Operating System & Alpha Update Finance Industry Business Manager OpenVMS Business Group Compaq Computer Corporation Robert Watson

Agenda  Alpha  Compaq Tru64 UNIX and OpenVMS Highlight : Clusters Highlight : Clusters Exploiting Alpha - Beyond Clusters Exploiting Alpha - Beyond Clusters

Compaq NonStop ® eBusiness Products Services Continuous operations Assurance of data integrity Scalability Uninterrupted growth Management capabilities Continuous operations Assurance of data integrity Scalability Uninterrupted growth Management capabilities Applications

Investment Protection with Rapidly Evolving IT Demands

Compaq’s Platforms for NonStop eBusiness Solutions Fault Tolerant available environments NonStop Himalaya Database and Software Ultra-high available environments Tru64 UNIX AlphaClusters OpenVMS Clusters StorageWorks RTR Highly available industry-standard environments Netware, Windows NTAppliance Servers DISA WebsitesStorageWorks

Alpha Roadmap

 Alpha remains clear 64-bit choice as lead over Merced extended  64-bit capability on Windows NT over 2 years before other vendors get their first 64-bit processors SPECint95 peak MHz u EV7 IA-64 (Merced) MHz EV8 EV

Next Generation AlphaServer Family 1- 2 Processors Up to 8GB of memory 6 PCI slots Switched based system - 64-bit PCI I/O subsystems - Very Large Memory Scalable clusters on Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS & Windows NT Modular system packaging - advanced systems management Processors Up to GB of memory Up to PCI slots 1- 4 Processors Up to 32GB of memory Up to 10 PCI slots ES Series DS Series GS Series 1- 8 Processors Up to 32GB of memory up to 56 PCI slots GS Series AlphaBrick

Next Generation High-End System  SMP systems up to 32 CPUs Supports multiple Alpha chip generations Supports multiple Alpha chip generations Scalable memory and I/O BW Scalable memory and I/O BW  Transparent Memory Hierarchy Avoids complexity of traditional NUMA systems by providing: Avoids complexity of traditional NUMA systems by providing: Small latency penalty for non-local memory access (<3:1) Small latency penalty for non-local memory access (<3:1) Large global memory bandwidth Large global memory bandwidth Maintains desirable characteristics of bus-based SMP systems, while providing scalability Maintains desirable characteristics of bus-based SMP systems, while providing scalability  Modular design for investment protection and easy growth

Next Generation AlphaServers High-End Server Building Block EV6 Mem I/O Switch  One to four CPUs per building block  Four 2GB/sec switched CPU/memory connections simultaneously  8GB/sec aggregate memory bandwidth  Up to 4GB per memory board, 16GB per building block  2 to 8 PCI buses (28 slots) per building block  2GB/sec I/O BW (full-duplex)  No slot trade-offs for CPUs, memory, or I/O

EV6 Global Port EV6 Global Port EV6 Global Port EV6 Mem I/O Switch Global Port EV6 Global Port EV6 Global Port EV6 Global Port EV6 Mem I/O Switch Global Port Global Switch Next Generation AlphaServers High-End System Architecture  Modular growth 32 CPUs in single cabinet 32 CPUs in single cabinet Up to 256 CPUs in future Up to 256 CPUs in future Clusterable to CPUs Clusterable to CPUs  Bandwidth, memory, and I/O scale with processors: 2GB/s memory bandwidth/CPU 2GB/s memory bandwidth/CPU Up to 256GB of memory Up to 256GB of memory Up to 64 PCI buses Up to 64 PCI buses Up to 16GB/sec I/O bandwidth Up to 16GB/sec I/O bandwidth Up to 224 PCI slots Up to 224 PCI slots  Alleviate “NUMA-ness” Low remote latency Low remote latency Large global bandwidth Large global bandwidth Global ordering Global ordering

Compaq Tru64™ UNIX ® Setting the UNIX Standard

V4.0f Hardware partitioning Fibrechannel support Advanced printing Asynchronous hardware delivery V4.0e EV6 system support Gigabit Ethernet Euro currency enabled ODBC/JDBC libraries bundled V4.0e EV6 system support Gigabit Ethernet Euro currency enabled ODBC/JDBC libraries bundled V4.0d Full Y2K ready RAS 99.99% Class scheduler V4.0d Full Y2K ready RAS 99.99% Class scheduler V4.X Future Releases Support for new EV67-based systems Wildfire support Compaq Tru64 UNIX Operating System Roadmap -V4.*

Alpha & Merced Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.x Ultra-Scalable Alpha Systems 100+ processors Application Partitioning First IA-64 Systems Integrated TruCluster and NonStop Clusters enhanced RAS Goal: %+2000 Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5 Enterprise & scalability – >10TB Storage – 28GB memory support – 4B UID/GID Event Manager Web-enabled system and event management SCSI -3 Device support USB - bus support Compaq Tru64 UNIX Operating System Roadmap - 5.*

V1.6 Fibre channel support (campus clusters) Cluster MIB (easier system management) Disaster Tolerance Wave 4 Clusters (V5.0) SSI (Single System Image) Cluster Alias Cluster File System (with root) Cluster management DT enhancements V1.5 Supports EV6 systems 8 node support Wave 5 Clusters Multiple interconnects memory channel Servernet More fault tolerant characteristics Process migration Larger configurations Integration with NonStop Clusters Tru64 UNIX TruCluster Software

Easier management…Single System Image  Cluster wide shared File System  Cluster Alias / /usr /var/... TruCluster Software V5.0

Easier management…Cluster File System / /usr /var/... TruCluster Software V5.0  Simple user administration  Install once for entire cluster  Clusterwide services  External clients see single namespace  Uses existing on disk format  Automated Failover  Shared root

Cluster File System  Single cluster-wide namespace with a single shared root Same view from all cluster members Same view from all cluster members CDSLs used to address member-specific files CDSLs used to address member-specific files  Full X/OPEN, POSIX semantics for binary compatibility Cluster-wide coherency Cluster-wide coherency  Transparent file system failover and recovery  Layers on existing file system types AdvFS, UFS, CDFS, NFS AdvFS, UFS, CDFS, NFS

TruCluster Software V5.0  Cluster appears as single system to network  Single host name to clients  Quicker failure recovery  Dynamic load balancing  Network services  Efficient forwarding over cluster interconnect AlphaServer jaguar AlphaServer panther AlphaServer cheetah AlphaServer cougar Cluster - feline Client Router Easier management…Cluster Alias

TruCluster Solutions   Supports IA 64   Extends Clusters to smaller systems   Cost Effective solution   Supports AlphaServers   High performance, highly scalable and available cluster

OpenVMS Strategy Development Directions

OpenVMS Market Leadership # 1 in Healthcare Makes 90% of the world’s CPU chips 50% + of cell phones billed in the world 66% of the world’s funds transfers 90% of world’s exchanges between OpenVMS and Tandem Dominance in lottery systems # 1 in Healthcare Makes 90% of the world’s CPU chips 50% + of cell phones billed in the world 66% of the world’s funds transfers 90% of world’s exchanges between OpenVMS and Tandem Dominance in lottery systems

OpenVMS Investments  Operating System  AlphaServer Systems  Networking & Infrastructure  Compilers & Tools  Transaction Processing  Mail & Messaging  Operating System  AlphaServer Systems  Networking & Infrastructure  Compilers & Tools  Transaction Processing  Mail & Messaging $250+ Million Investment 400+ OpenVMS Engineers Services OpenVMS/Unix Engineers $20 Million ISV Program

Healthcare Manufacturing Finance Telecommunications OpenVMS Key Targeted Industries Public Sector

Extend OpenVMS Commercial Strength Speed Total Cost of Ownership Availability Reliability Scalability OpenVMS Development Strategy Continued support for: OpenVMS VAX DECnet IPv4 IBM Interconnect PATHWORKS Client Mixed VAX/Alpha Clusters DECwindows MOTIF NT/Web Integration Base Infrastructure Enterprise File and Print Application Integration Web Enabled Applications Data Access Network and System Management Customers Focused Markets Customer Programs Partnerships Proactive engagement Program Investment

… OpenVMS Software Five Year Strategic Direction  Over the next five years and beyond We will enhance our OpenVMS leadership position in business-critical system software by focusing our investments on ultra high availability capabilities. We will enhance our OpenVMS leadership position in business-critical system software by focusing our investments on ultra high availability capabilities. We will deliver a functional Operating System release every months (V7.3, V7.4,V7.5, etc) We will deliver a functional Operating System release every months (V7.3, V7.4,V7.5, etc)

OpenVMS Version 7.2 Currently Shipping  Seamless OpenVMS and Windows NT integration  Break-through SMP scalability and performance  Enhanced cluster performance and functionality  Reduced cost of ownership  System availability enhancements  Most up-to-date Internet technology  Year 2000 readiness

OpenVMS Systems Detailed Two Year Roadmap V7.1-2 (Alpha only) AlphaServer GS60 AlphaServer GS140 CompactPCI CS1000 V7.2 system support: AlphaServer GS140/GS60 (5/99) AlphaServer DS20 (5/99) V7.1-2 system support: AlphaServer DS20 (4/99) AlphaServer ES40 (5/99) AlphaServer DS10 (5/99) AlphaStation for VMS VS10 (5/99) AlphaServer GS60E (7/99) V7.1-2 system support: AlphaStation for VMS VS10, full sound & graphics (8/99) AlphaServer DS20E (9/99) EV67 systems V7.2-1 (Alpha only,7/99) AlphaServer ES40 AlphaServer DS10 AlphaServer GS140/GS60 AlphaServer GS60E AlphaServer DS20E (10/99) AlphaStation for VMS (10/99) EV67 systems Version V7.3 EV68 follow-ons AlphaStation VS10 follow-ons with Graphics follow-ons DECwindows maintenance 1999-H H H H1 V7.2-x (Alpha only) AlphaServer GSxxx

OpenVMS Operating System Detailed Two Year Roadmap V7.1-2 (Alpha only) EV6 support Gigabit Ethernet Maintenance Alpha/VAX Version 7.2 COM V1.0 Galaxy V1.0 Multi-path failover (direct path only) TCP/IP V5.0 Advanced Server V7.2 Netscape FastTrack V3.01 Java V1.1.6 V7.2-1 (Alpha only, 7/99) COM V1.1 More Fibre Channel Multi-path failover with Shadowing V7.2 HW01 support Maintenance TCP/IP V5.0A Advanced Server V7.2A Version 7.3 High Availability: FRS = H2CY00 See Storage, cluster, and Galaxy roadmaps V7.2-x (Alpha only, Late 1999) AlphaServer GSxxx Galaxy Phase II 1999-H H H H1 V7.2 HW01-Remedial Kit (Alpha only, 5/99) AlphaServer GS60 AlphaServer GS140 AlphaServer DS20 Fibre Channel Gigabit Ethernet Memory Channel V2.0

Alpha System Support Storage & Network Solutions OpenVMS Galaxy OpenVMS Clusters File Systems Networks OpenVMS Operating System Extending OpenVMS Commercial Strengths

OpenVMS Galaxy Software Architecture  Dynamically adapts system resources to meet changing business needs  High commercial application performance  Supports mixed versions within a single system and rolling upgrades  Dramatic improvements in OpenVMS single system availability  Ability to consolidate distributed cluster applications  Solves high end server scaling and cluster interconnect bottlenecks Enables enterprise IT infrastructures to respond to business demands with unheard of flexibility at a fraction of the cost!

An OpenVMS Galaxy Configuration Adaptive Partitioned Multi Processing INSTANCE A I/O SHARED MEMORY CPUs INSTANCE B I/O CPUs INSTANCE C I/O INSTANCE A Private Memory INSTANCE A Private Memory INSTANCE B Private Memory INSTANCE B Private Memory INSTANCE C Private Memory INSTANCE C Private Memory CPUs 7 8 9

V7.x V7.z V7.y I/O I/O I/O Instance A Instance C Instance B Storage Interconnect Cluster Interconnect Network Interconnect System Resources Partitioned by Software System Resources Partitioned by Software Shared Memory Instance A Private Memory Instance C Private Memory Instance B Private Memory Cluster Interconnect (Code & data) ( data only) New Version Testing Current Production Version Previous Production Version Mixed Versions and Rolling Upgrades Availability : Just one example of what GALAXY can do...

Mixing it all together… Performance&Scalability Tru64 V4.0 VMS Galaxy WinNT V4.0 Compaq Multiprocessor System Hardware Enforced “firewalls” Tru64 V4.0 VMS Galaxy APP  Physical isolation between instances  Multiple System semantics  Test new or incompatible applications  Application consolidation  Inter-partition communication requires use of standard networking APIs and interconnects

In Summary  Next Generation Alpha leads the way  OpenVMS and Compaq Tru64 UNIX and Windows NT Continue to Exploit Alpha today Continue to Exploit Alpha today  Tandem NSK porting to Alpha

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