NEC ExpressA1160 - Manual (Page 23)

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Section 1
Introduction
This document describes how to operate and administer the Express5800/A1160
system.
1.1. Documentation Updates
This document contains all the information that was available at the time of publication.
The latest version of the document may be found in the Product Support Web Site:
http://support.necam.com/servers/Enterprise/
1.2. Scalable Symmetric Multiprocessing Servers
Express5800/A1160 systems are the next generation of symmetric multiprocessing
(SMP) servers that support multi-core Intel Xeon processors.
Figure 1-1 Express5800/A1160 Cell
Basic Building Block
Express5800/A1160 systems employ a modular building-block design. The basic
building block is a cell—a standard 19-inch 4U rack-mounted server. A cell contains four
processor sockets, six Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) slots, 32
dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets that support 2-GB or 4-GB fully buffered
DIMMs, and all the other components it needs to function as a self-contained computer
system.