===== AlphaServer GS60, GS60E, and GS140 ===== ^ AlphaServer GS60, GS60E, GS140 ^^ ^ Codename | TurboLaser | ^ CPU | [[wp>Alpha_21264|21264]], [[wp>Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264A|21264A]] | ^ Processors | 2 to 6 (GS60), 2 to 14 (GS140) | ^ Memory | Up to 12 GiB (GS60), 28 GiB (GS140) | ^ Buses | TLSB system bus; PCI, EISA, XMI | ^ Firmware | SRM (last V6.6), AlphaBIOS | ^ Kernel option | None | ^ Linux | Never | The AlphaServer GS60, GS60E, and GS140 are [[hardware:systems:turbolaser|AlphaServer 8200 and 8400]] systems with 21264 CPUs: two to six in the GS60 and two to 14 in the GS140. [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_gs60:alphaserver_gs60_gs140_product_profile.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60 and GS140 Series with Alpha 21264 Processor}}, Product Profile, Compaq, June 1999)] An AlphaServer 8200 could be upgraded to a GS60 and an 8400 to a GS140. [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_8400:alphaserver_8200_8400_dec_7000_upgrades_catalog.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer 8200/8400 and VAX/DEC 7000 Upgrades}}, Systems and Options Catalog, June 1999, p. 2.211)] The three share one firmware kit, built for the E2063-DA and E2067-DA CPU modules, which cannot be used on AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 systems. [(>{{wiki:software:firmware:alphaserver_gs140_v6.6_firmware_release_notes.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60/GS60E/GS140 V6.6 Firmware Update Procedures}}, p. 1-1)] ==== Specifications ==== Except where noted, the following comes from the product profile. [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_gs60:alphaserver_gs60_gs140_product_profile.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60 and GS140 Series with Alpha 21264 Processor}}, Product Profile, Compaq, June 1999)] * Two to six [[wp>Alpha_21264|21264]] CPUs in the GS60 and two to 14 in the GS140, each with 4 MiB of ECC protected onboard cache; the GS60 was sold as the 6/525 model [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_gs60:alphaserver_gs60_8200_tru64_openvms_systems_catalog.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer GS60 and AlphaServer 8200 Tru64 UNIX and OpenVMS Systems}}, Systems and Options Catalog, April 1999, p. 2.1)] * Up to 12 GiB of memory in the GS60 and 28 GiB in the GS140 * Up to 132 PCI slots in the GS60 and 144 in the GS140, on an I/O architecture with multiple high-speed channels for PCI, EISA, or XMI * Integral UltraSCSI (40 MB/s) adapter for internal and external storage * 40 or 48 internal storage slots, up to 720 GB of internal storage in the GS60 and 864 GB in the GS140 * Hot swap disks, RAID, N+1 redundant power supplies, ECC memory, heat, fan, and power supply sensors * Tru64 UNIX and OpenVMS only; Windows NT was promised but never shipped, although the firmware includes AlphaBIOS [(>{{wiki:software:firmware:alphaserver_gs140_v6.4_firmware_release_notes.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60/GS60E/GS140 Systems V6.4 Firmware Update Procedures and Release Notes}}, p. 2-3)] * CPU upgrades use dual-CPU modules; one dual 500 MHz EV6 module replaces two 625 MHz EV56 modules, without a change of backplane [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/tru64-unix-managers-mbox/2000-April.mbox#L10203|"Summary EV67 processors in a AS840"]], Gwen Pettigrew, tru64-unix-managers, 17 Apr 2000)] ==== Linux ==== No Linux kernel has supported these systems; a kernel loaded by aboot halts as soon as it starts. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/debian-alpha-mbox/2003-September.mbox#L12103|"Re: AlphaServer GS140 (8400)"]], Pasi Pirhonen, debian-alpha, 24 Sep 2003)] ==== Known issues ==== * **Power:** the GS60 was sold with a universal single-phase power supply, [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_gs60:alphaserver_gs60_8200_tru64_openvms_systems_catalog.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer GS60 and AlphaServer 8200 Tru64 UNIX and OpenVMS Systems}}, Systems and Options Catalog, April 1999, p. 2.123)] but the GS60E system cabinet's three power supplies need three-phase AC, 120/208 V wye in North America, and the cabinet draws up to 2,450 W. [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_gs60:alphaserver_gs60e_operations_manual.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60E Operations Manual}}, EK-GS60E-OP.A01, pp. 2-3, 2-15)] ==== Documentation ==== ^ Document ^ Part number ^ Date ^ | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_gs60:alphaserver_gs60_gs140_product_profile.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60 and GS140 Series with Alpha 21264 Processor Product Profile}} | EC-F9528-10 | June 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_gs60:alphaserver_gs60_8200_tru64_openvms_systems_catalog.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaServer GS60 and AlphaServer 8200 Tru64 UNIX and OpenVMS Systems and Options Catalog, V3.4}} | | April 1999 | | {{wiki:software:firmware:alphaserver_gs140_v6.6_firmware_release_notes.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60/GS60E/GS140 V6.6 Firmware Update Procedures and Release Notes}} | | November 2003 | | {{wiki:software:firmware:alphaserver_gs140_v6.4_firmware_release_notes.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60/GS60E/GS140 Systems V6.4 Firmware Update Procedures and Release Notes}} | | December 2002 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_gs60:alphaserver_gs140_getting_started_with_logical_partitions.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS140 Getting Started with Logical Partitions}} | EK-TUNLP-SF | May 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_8400:alphaserver_gs60_8200_installation_guide.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60 and 8200 Installation Guide}} | EK-T8230-IN.B01 | October 1998 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_8400:alphaserver_gs60_140_8200_8400_release_notes.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60/140 and 8200/8400 Release Notes}} | EK-T8284-RN.G01 | November 1998 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_8400:alphaserver_gs60_140_8200_8400_operations_manual.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60/140 and 8200/8400 Operations Manual}} | EK-T8030-OP.C01 | November 1998 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_8400:alphaserver_gs60_140_8200_8400_site_preparation_guide.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60/140 and 8200/8400 Site Preparation Guide}} | EK-T8030-SP.B01 | 1998 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_gs60:alphaserver_gs60e_installation_guide.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60E Installation Guide}} | EK-GS60E-IN.A01 | August 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_gs60:alphaserver_gs60e_operations_manual.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60E Operations Manual}} | EK-GS60E-OP.A01 | August 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphaserver_gs60:alphaserver_gs60e_release_notes.pdf?linkonly|AlphaServer GS60E Release Notes}} | EK-GS60E-RN.A01 | August 1999 | {{tag>hardware system 21264 compaq}}