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== Pictures ==
 
<gallery>
 
File:ES40-cpucage.jpg|CPU and memory cage
 
File:ES40-memoryincage.jpg|Memory boards
 
File:ES40-cpuincage.jpg|Two CPUs
 
File:ES40-memoryboard.jpg|Closeup of memory board
 
File:ES40-cpu.jpg|CPU board
 
File:ES40-cpulabel.jpg|CPU board label
 
File:ES40-pcicage.jpg|PCI card cage
 
File:3X-PBXGG-AA-front.jpg|3X-PBXGG-AA VGA video card (front)
 
File:3X-PBXGG-AA-back.jpg|3X-PBXGG-AA video card (back)
 
File:DS-KGPSA-CX-1-front.jpg|DS-KGPSA-CX fibre channel card (1st) (front)
 
File:DS-KGPSA-CX-1-back.jpg|DS-KGPSA-CX fibre channel card (1st) (back)
 
File:3X-DEGXA-TB-1-front.jpg|3X-DEGXA-TB gigabit ethernet card (front)
 
File:3X-DEGXA-TB-1-back.jpg|3X-DEGXA-TB gigabit ethernet card (back)
 
File:SN-KZPCA-AX-front.jpg|SN-KZPCA-AX SCSI controller card (front)
 
File:SN-KZPCA-AX-back.jpg|SN-KZPCA-AX SCSI controller card (back)
 
File:DS-KGPSA-CX-2-front.jpg|DS-KGPSA-CX fibre channel card (2nd) (front)
 
File:DS-KGPSA-CX-2-back.jpg|DS-KGPSA-CX fibre channel card (2nd) (back)
 
File:3X-DEGXA-TR-front.jpg|3X-DEGXA-TR gigabit ethernet card (front)
 
File:3X-DEGXA-TR-back.jpg|3X-DEGXA-TR gigabit ethernet card (back)
 
File:ASC-39160-front.jpg|Adaptec ASC-39160 SCSI controller (front)
 
File:ASC-39160-back.jpg|Adaptec ASC-39160 SCSI controller (back)
 
File:ES40-serial.jpg|Model/Serial tag
 
File:ES40-rack.jpg|ES40 alive and well in the data centre
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
'''2013/01:''' The Compaq ES40 arrived in my collection after I made a Cisco router purchase from a computer recycling company in Duncan, BC.  During a discussion, my interest in antique DEC computers was mentioned, and I was offered this machine for little more than the cost of ground shipping.  From the dust and dirt, I'm sure it had been sitting around their warehouse for quite some time.
 
'''2013/01:''' The Compaq ES40 arrived in my collection after I made a Cisco router purchase from a computer recycling company in Duncan, BC.  During a discussion, my interest in antique DEC computers was mentioned, and I was offered this machine for little more than the cost of ground shipping.  From the dust and dirt, I'm sure it had been sitting around their warehouse for quite some time.

Revision as of 17:07, 9 November 2021

BOB:: and DOUG:: a pair of AlphaServer ES45s

Configuration

Node Name BOB::
Node Number 42.10
Machine AlphaServer ES45
Model DY-68AAA-BA
Serial 4216JSPZA094
Node Name DOUG::
Node Number 42.11
Machine AlphaServer ES45
Model DA-68DAA-AL
Serial 4144JSPZA085

Documentation

EK-ES240-PD.B01 Alpha ES40 Tower and Pedestal Basic Installation
EK-ES240-RG.B01 AlphaServer ES40 Rackmount System Installation Guide
EK-ES240-RN.C01 AlphaServer ES40 Release Notes
EK-ES240-SV.A01 AlphaServer ES40 Service Guide
EK-ES240-UG.B01 AlphaServer ES40 and AlphaStation ES40 Owner's Guide
EK-ES240-UI.B01 AlphaServer ES40 and AlphaStation ES40 User Interface Guide
EK-ES4M2-UP.A01 AlphaServer ES40 Model 1 to Model 2 Upgrade

Notes

2013/01: The Compaq ES40 arrived in my collection after I made a Cisco router purchase from a computer recycling company in Duncan, BC. During a discussion, my interest in antique DEC computers was mentioned, and I was offered this machine for little more than the cost of ground shipping. From the dust and dirt, I'm sure it had been sitting around their warehouse for quite some time.

I agreed to take the machine sight-unseen, so I wasn't sure what to expect when the crate arrived at the office. Surprisingly, after a good cleaning, the machine was in perfect working order. There were no drives in the machine, so I populated the drive cages with various sizes of drives I had lying around.

At 8U, the machine is a little large for my garage collection, so it's currently located in the data center I manage, where it will probably live until I need the rack space for a paying customer.

After learning about DEC's Galaxy system, I decided to experiment with hardware partitioning. The machine arrived with two of everything (CPUs, ethernet controllers, SCSI controllers, etc) so I'm sure this is how the machine was originally configured. It now lives as two HECnet nodes, FRICK:: and FRACK:: (named after the nick-names my wife has given to our two dogs).