white paper next generation hp AlphaServer systems table of contents system description  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 EV7 and IO7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 switch-less mesh architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 dual processor module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2-pr ocessor drawer for entr y-level and mid-range servers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8-processor drawer for scalable enterprise systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 hp AlphaServer ES47 and ES80 systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 hp AlphaServer GS1280 system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 standard and high performance I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 system reli ability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 server management and system flexibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 system performance   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 internal system performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 industr y standard benchmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 application performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 compatibility/interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 third-party references   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 for more information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 This white paper describes the next generation HP AlphaServer systems with the EV7 processor. HP AlphaServer customers will realize immediate benefits from deploying these new systems as they take this next step in the evoluti on to HP Itanium^® architecture-based systems. The HP AlphaServer ES47, ES80 and GS1280 systems are a major advancement in performance, capacity, reliability and manageability for AlphaServer customers. Evolutionary in nature from the customer’s perspective, they are revolutionary in the underlying technologies HP has invested in to drive customer value while providing operational continuity. This next generation of AlphaServer systems provides a clear proof statement that HP is committed to meeting its customers’ current and future IT requirements, protecting their past investments and helping them to move seamlessly forward. Based on a major enhancement to the Alpha microprocessor – the EV7 – the next-generation of AlphaServer systems delivers performance and scalability that will satisfy the most demanding customer requirements and provide immediate benefit and value to those in need of more capacity or wanting to consolidate environments . Compared to comparably configured hp servers january 2003 1 next generation hp AlphaServer systems