The Continuum 600/1200 Series systems are the first Stratus RISC systems based on the Hewlett Packard PA-RISC
HP7100 microprocessor and a new system bus architecture. The Series 600 is an entry-level to mid-range system
designed around a 6-slot backplane in the Central Electronic Cabinet (CEC). The Series 1200 version is an
expandable high-end system featuring a 12-slot CEC backplane.
The CEC cabinet main chassis boards in the 600/1200 Series include the following:
CPU-Memory Board
physical CPUs) and twin processor (two logical/four physical CPUs). Both are available in 72 or 96 MHz
versions with 256 KB instruction cache (Icache) and 256 KB data cache (Dcache) or 1 MB Icache and 1 MB
Dcache. Memory sizes range from 128 MB to 512 MB using 128-MB (M702) memory modules, or 512 MB to
2 GB using 512-MB (M713) memory modules. For the most current information on available memory refer to
the Continuum Memory Subsystem Technical Reference. The document is also available in PDF format.at
- The CPU-Memory board is available in two designs: uniprocessor (one logical/ two
SCSI-ENET Controller
and Ethernet I/O devices. It contains four differential SCSI interface ports (used for interfacing with mass
storage devices such as the D700 disk/tape subsystem and T204/T403 tape drives) and one Ethernet port. Each
pair of SCSI-ENET controllers can support up to 48 physical disk drives.
- The SCSI-ENET controller is the interface between the system bus and the SCSI
IO Processor
certain peripheral devices. It interfaces the system bus to two 8-bit IO busses. Each pair of IO processors can
support two IOA chassis.
K470 PMC I/O Controller
(PCI) bus. It provides interconnect to the system backplane for up to three PCI I/O adapters in PMC (PCI
Mezzanine Card) form factor.
CPU-Memory boards reside in four dedicated slots in the backplane. The remaining slots are configured with
SCSI-ENET controllers or IO processors. Recommended slot assignments for various models are shown later in this
document.
The CEC cabinet in an AC system contains an AC/DC power system that provides 3600 watts of N+1 DC power.
The AC/DC power system residing in each expansion cabinet (except the AC peripheral cabinet, which has no power)
provides 2400 watts of N + 1 DC power.
Continuum systems are also designed to be fully Central Office (CO) installable utilizing -48 V DC input power. Each
CEC cabinet and DC expansion cabinet in a CO system contains two DC power controllers.
There is no physical control panel on Continuum 600/1200 Series systems. Operating commands are entered at the
system console which is connected to the system via the Console Controller card in the CEC cabinet.
- The IO processor manages IO operations, primarily to IOA communications adapters and
- High-speed I/O subsystem based on the Peripheral Component Interconnect
2. Operating System Requirements
FTX VOS System
Minimum release 3.0 Minimum release 13.0 AC systems
Minimum release 3.0 Minimum release 14.0.1 DC systems
3. Hardware Components
NOTE:
approved for operation at the time of publication. For current revision requirements and complete revision
history, refer to the HQ Service Support Rev Dir.
3.1 Main Chassis Boards
NOTE:
memory modules.
NOTE:
compatible with models G731 thru G748 (sub model 20). If used together, a sub model mismatch
failure will be generated.
The hardware components shown in the following tables are at the base minimum revisions