Gs160 Block Diagram - Compaq AlphaServer GS80 Site Preparation Manual

Figure 1–3 shows a block diagram of a GS160 with two system boxes. A
hierarchical switch makes the interconnect between the QBBs in the two
system boxes through their global ports.
Figure 1–3 GS160 Block Diagram
Modem
PCI Box
Standard
I/O SCM
System Storage
Management
Console
PCI Box
Storage
PCI Box
Storage
PCI Box
Storage
System Box 1
CPU CPU CPU CPU
I/O Switch GP
MEM MEM MEM MEM
CPU CPU CPU CPU
I/O Switch GP
MEM MEM MEM MEM
System Box 2
CPU CPU CPU CPU
I/O Switch GP
MEM MEM MEM MEM
CPU CPU CPU CPU
I/O Switch GP
MEM MEM MEM MEM
Hierarchical
Switch
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