PRIMERGY N70-40
4-way Compute Node
Hardware Product | Server
The reliable 4-way Compute Node
The innovative building block for
server farms and data centers
The PRIMERGY N70-40 Compute Node despite its
compactness it lacks none of the PRIMERGY family
characteristics that are so important for integration in a
computer center. The advantages are massive computing power concentrated and highest flexibility into a
small footprint. The PRIMERGY N70-40 is a ideal platform extension for today’s solution trends: complex,
enterprise-wide applications are increasingly exporting
subtasks to dedicated servers.
Multi-tier solutions such as SAP are characterized by
the strict separation of the individual processing layers.
The client software (SAPGUI), the application (SAP-XX)
and the data management system (SQL) run on independent instances. The PRIMERGY N70-40 is suited for
this too, particularly for the application layer. But it can
also be deployed as a database server if an external
disk subsystem is used.
Data warehousing is also a potential field of application
for the PRIMERGY N70-40. In order to perform complex
analyses on large data resources, a central instance
distributes subtasks to individual nodes having access
to the connected (enterprise-wide) subsystems.
For industrial scenarios where there is a heavy demand
on local computing power, the PRIMERGY N70-40
Compute Node is also tailored for standalone operation.
The internal disk capacity is often sufficient, and here
too, the modest amount of space required in an industry
standard rack is a decisive factor.
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Hardware description
The 550 MHz Intel Pentium® III Xeon™ processor with
100 MHz front-side-bus and slot 2 offers highest performance and excellent scalability. It features a 512 KB,
1 MB or 2 MB second-level-cache. There are up to 4
processors in the PRIMERGY N70-40 possible.
The minimum RAM configuration is 128 MB and this can
be upgraded to max. 4 GB.
An 2-channel LVD / U2W SCSI controller is integrated
onboard. Also is an LAN 10/100 Mbit/s controller and a
Cirrus GD 5446 PCI graphics controller with 2 MB of
video RAM integrated on the system board.
The PRIMERGY N70-40 has the flexibility to grow as
requirements change. For this purpose it features four
64-bit PCI slots, two 32-bit PCI slots and two shared
PCI/ISA slots. Six of the PCI slots are hot-plug PCIcompatible. This means that with the support of suitable
operating systems, certain PCI cards can be replaced
during live operation.
The PRIMERGY N70-40 is characterized by maximum
computing power housed in a minimum footprint and
combined with high availability. This server is configured
as a slide-in rack-mount module that takes up the minimum possible number of height units (4U). Up to 8 of
these nodes can be compactly combined in a 19-inch
rack (42 U) to provide an orderly, easily administered
server installation. The module is mounted on permanently installed telescopic rails, making it fully retractable
and easily accessible for maintenance work. The cable
rail mounted on the module serves for cable management. One floppy disk drive and one CD drive are
standard installation.
In the main areas of deployment for the PRIMERGY
N70-40, only drive configurations with limited internal
capacity are required. When it is used for compute intensive tasks, are 4 x 1,6 inch height bays, for internal
hot-replace disk drives, available. Therefore is a internal
disk capacity up to 144 GB possible. While in an environment working with large volumes of data the data
resource is exported to an external disk subsystem. This
also provides the backup function. With its 8 PCI expansion slots, the PRIMERGY N70-40 offers excellent
scalability.
PRIMERGY N70-40
4-way Compute Node
Hardware Product | Server
Server Management
The high availability of the server is a result, on the one
hand, of duplicated components such as fans, power
supplies (redundancy up to a certain system configuration). The nodes can be expanded in a flexible manner
an offer high levels of investment protection. In loadsharing scenarios, e.g. using the MS Windows Load
Balancing Service (WLBS), similar functions are provided on the individual nodes (e.g. Microsoft IIS).
Requests from the individual nodes to data storage
systems are then processed by dedicated nodes with
external disk subsystems. The clients are assigned to
the nodes on either a flexible or permanent basis.
Another example of dynamic load sharing is the CITRIX
server farm. Here, the clients always use 32-bit applications on that server of the server farm that can currently provide the best performance. In addition to load
balancing, both scenarios also offer high availability for
the respective functionality (application), as this is provided redundantly on several nodes.
A characteristic of all high-availability solutions currently
offered by Fujitsu Siemens (MS Cluster Server, Server
Shield, Novell NCS...) is that the user data is managed
in external storage units. This ensures that if a cluster
node fails, another node can take over the relevant data
as well as handling the crashed node’s tasks. The
PRIMERGY N70 is therefore a natural candidate for
these high-availability solutions.
An additional system monitoring is aid is provided by
LocalView™ – a LC display that is integrated in the
PRIMERGY N70-40:
• Display important messages directly on the server
• Output significant or critical messages from
ServerView
• Additional editable menu with important server
information
Security features
System access is controlled via password protection
in the BIOS for system start and setup. Inadvertent
modifications to the system setup can be prevented.
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Prefailure Detection and Analyzing technology (PDA)
warns the system administrator of impending system
faults or problems so that preventive action can be
taken. ASR&R (Automatic Server Reconfiguration &
Restart) takes defective system components offline
when an automatic system restart is performed.
The ServerStart software supplied as standard allows
quick, customized con-figuration of your PRIMERGY
server. User-friendly menus with success checks are
available for installation of the server operating systems
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Novell IntranetWare /
Net-Ware, SCO OpenServer, SCO UnixWare and IBM
OS/2 Warp Server.
ServerView enables all the PRIMERGY servers in the
network to be managed from a central console and is
included as part of the product shipment. ServerView
helps reduce server administration costs in the network
and, by avoiding expensive downtimes, leads to a
reduction in the total cost of ownership (TCO).
RemoteView is a component of the comprehensive
PRIMERGY server management concept. ServerView
provides automatic detection of malfunctions and allows
independent launching of the RemoteView software.
Remote maintenance and diagnostics can be initiated
immediately. RemoteView supports local management
directly on the server, as well as remotely controlled
operation via modem by a “remote administrator”.
Software support
On the PRIMERGY N70-40 running a choice of different
standard operating systems as MS Windows NT, Novell
NetWare/IntranetWare, SCO UnixWare or Linux.
In addition we offer Microsoft’s BackOffice components
and the backup software ARCserv for Windows NT and
NetWare.
PRIMERGY N70-40
4-way Compute Node
Hardware Product | Server
Upgrades, options
Processors:
• Pentium® III Xeon™ 550/100 MHz, 512 KB SLC
• Pentium® III Xeon™ 550/100 MHz, 1 MB SLC
• Pentium® III Xeon™ 550/100 MHz, 2 MB SLC
Main memory modules:
• 256 MB, 512 MB or 1 GB EDO-DIMM
Hard disk drives:
• 9, 18 GB (7,200 rpm)
• 9, 18 GB (10,000 rpm)
• max. 4 per system
Storage subsystems:
• PRIMERGY S40
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Connection via SCSI or Fibre Channel
1 to 3 internal SCSI channels
Up to 16 hard disks of 9, 18 or 36 GB
Up to 2 backup drives
Tape drives (PRIMERGY S40):
• DLT 7000
Mass storage controllers:
• SCSI controller, 1 channel
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LVD U2W SCSI (80 MB/s)
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Max. 2 per system
• RAID controller, 1 channels
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LVD U2W SCSI (80 MB/s)
4 or 16 MB cache (without BBU)
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max. 2 per system
• RAID controller, 3 channels
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LVD U2W SCSI (80 MB/s)
16 MB cache (without BBU)
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32 or 64 MB cache (with BBU)
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max. 2 per system
• Fibre Channel, 1 channel
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CU or MMF interface
max. 2 per system
LAN controllers:
• Various Fast Ethernet adapters
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Partially with WOL (wake on LAN)
max. 4 per system
• Token Ring adapters (MK3)
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Partially with WOL (wake on LAN)
max. 2 per system
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35 GB / 70 GB
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Once per S40
• SLR50
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3
25 GB
Twice per S40
WAN controllers:
• ISDN adapter
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S0 active 2B+D
S2M active 30B+D
PRIMERGY N70-40
4-way Compute Node
Hardware Product | Server
Technical Data PRIMERGY N70-40
Type
Intel Pentium III Xeon™
4-way compute node
System board
Processor
No. of processors
Data width
Cache / host bus clock speed
Higher clock speed
Second-level cache
RAM
Access time
Bus system
Flash EPROM
Slots
Electrical values
Power supply
Intel Pentium III Xeon™
with 550 MHz
max. 4
32/64-bit /internal / external)
550 / 100 MHz
Upon availability
512 KB; 1 MB or 2 MB
with ECC (standard)
256 MB - 4 GB EDO-DIMM
with ECC (standard)
50 ns
PCI 64-bit, PCI 32-bit, ISA
BIOS update per floppy disk
or via LAN
max. apparent power
System nominal voltage
Frequency
Ambient temperature
Sound pressure level LpAm
(standard configuration)
Dimensions (H x W x D)
Rack mounting
Weight
Processor upgrade
Standards
Product safety
Interfaces
4 x RS-232-C (serial, 9-pin), 1 x Centronics (parallel, 25-pin,
EPP/ECP-compatible), 2 x PS/2 (keyboard and mouse),
1x VGA (15 pin), 1 x CAN Bus, 2 x USB (internal and external), 1 x
SCSI LVD 68-pol UHD, 1 x RJ45 LAN
Onboard controllers
1.44 MB
2-channel Ultra2-LVD/SE
SYM53C826 (2-channel LVD)
onboard on ISA bus
10/100 MBit/s
Graphic processor onboard
Cirrus GD 5446
PCI graphic with 2 MB
Floppy disk drive
CD-ROM drive
Hard disk drives
3.5 inch, 1.44 MB
Net capacity
Access time
Hard disk capacity internal
5.25 inch, 40-speed SCSI
3.inch (1.6 inch high)
9 / 18 GB 7200 rpm
9 7 18 / 36 GB 10000 rpm
10 ms
max. 144 GB
Bays
for HD drives
for test and diagnostic
for accessible drives
4 x 3.5 inch (1.6 inch high)
1 x intern IDE
1 x 5.25 inch (1.6 inch high)
1 x 3.5 inch (1 inch high)
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1 - 2 hot-plug modules
with 400 W (output power)
(redundancy dependent on system
configuration)
700 VA
100 - 240 V autosense
50 - 60 Hz
Temperatures / Noise / Dimensions / Weight
Future Intel Pentium® III Xeon™ processors with slot 2 (IA32) at
higher clock rates
Floppy disk drive
Hard disks
Accessible drives
IDE hard disks (RemoteView)
LAN
4 x 64-bit PCI hot-plug
2 x 32-bit PCI hot-plug
2 x PCI / ISA
Electromagnetic
compatibility
CE-certification
15°C to 35°C (acc. to IEC 721)
≤ 45 dB acc. to ISO 9296
178 x 483 x 820 mm
4 height units
ca. 40 kg (dependent on
configuration)
EN 60 950/ IEC 950
UL 1950, CSA 22.2 No. 950
EN 55 022 and
EN 50 082-1 FCC Class A
to EU directrives:
89/336/EWG (EMV) and
73/23/EWG (product safety)
Approvals
The safety standards of all European countries and North America are
complied with. National approvals required as a result of specific
legislation or for other reasons (e.g. in Canada and USA, Eastern
European countries, Norway) can be applied for upon request.
NEMKO for Norway
Operating systems/software
In PRIMERGY server
Obtainable
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0;
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Enterprise Edition; Microsoft Windows NT
Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition; SCO
UnixWare 7.1.0; Novell NetWare/
IntranetWare; Linux (SuSE and
Red Hat > 6.0)
Standard:
ServerStart and ServerView
References: (HCL= Hardware Compatibility List)
Microsoft software products
(HC test and HCL entry,
cluster HCL with ongoing
supplements
Novell NetWare
certified for server
SCO UnixWare
HCL entry from SCO
SAP R/3
Certificate for servers,
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