NEC 1080Xd User Manual page 16

Overview
Your Express5800/1080Xd server is a modular, multiprocessing server based on the
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Intel Itanium
along with your server's innovative crossbar switch and high-speed memory access
technology, provides for massive power and scalability using the latest available
operating systems. Your server is ideal for large-scale applications as well as compute
intensive environments. Your server is conveniently housed in a rack-mount cabinet
(see Figure 1-1).
Advanced features of your Express5800/1080Xd server include:
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High-speed processing and high scalability
High-speed processing is realized through a combination of the new Intel CPU
and NEC crossbar switch and high-speed memory access technologies. In
addition to support for up to 8 CPUs, the server employs the advanced PCI-X bus
to connect peripheral and network devices and can be configured with up to 26
I/O slots, demonstrating the high scalability ideal for large-scale configurations.
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Partitioning functionality for flexible system operation
Your server can be partitioned at the hardware level, enabling each subsystem to
operate as an independent computer system. It is possible to divide an 8 CPU
system configuration into two subsystems, each of which has 4 CPUs, and let
them each operate separately. In this way, it's possible to allocate processor
capacity according to workload status, resulting in flexible system operation and
guaranteed security.
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High reliability and availability
Many hardware components allow redundancy, and the CPU/memory cell board
and I/O card hardware are hot-swap compliant. Easy system recovery is possible
even at the time of failure.
1-2 System Overview
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2 64-bit processor. The combination of Intel Itanium 2 architecture,
Figure 1-1. Express5800/1080Xd Server