HP AlphaServer DS10

If you are standardized on Alpha and looking for a high performance and yet affordable server option, the HP AlphaServer DS10 system should definitely make your list of potential purchases. Starting with a list of pro’s and con’s is always helpful when making an important decision, and with all of the features and technologies offered in HP DS10 servers it’s easy to see how the pro side outweighs the con by a landslide. For example, HP Alpha Server DS10’s are equipped with a 600 Megahertz (MHz) 64-bit Alpha processor, as well as an advanced cross-bar switch architecture that allows each port to connect to all the other ports by way of the backplane. The cross-bar switch architecture of a HP DS10 server boasts a peak bandwidth of 1.3 Gigabytes per second (GB/s). Furthermore, HP DS10 AlphaServers feature support for the OpenVMS, Tru64 Unix and Linux operating systems (OS) that are running on your current Alpha equipment.

HP AlphaServer DS10 systems also offer many other advantages that should factor heavily into your consideration. As an example of one of these oh-so-important features, HP Alpha Server DS10’s can be outfitted with up to 2 Gigabytes (GB) of Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory, up to 4 Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) I/O expansion slots (3 of which are 64-bit while the other is 32-bit), and dual on-board 10/100 Ethernet ports. Additionally, there are many optional features available for HP DS10 servers, which include the choice of an Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) or a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) with PCI adapter system disk, as well as the option of a desktop or rackmount configuration depending on the space requirements of your IT environment. And just to re-iterate, HP Alpha Server DS10’s are extremely affordable, despite what one might imagine given their amazing feature set.