SGI extends high-performance SGI Origin server lineMountain View 09 October 2001 The SGI Origin 300 base server module holds two or four MIPS 64-bit processors, up to 4 GByte of memory and two disk drives in only 3.5 inches of rack space, or about the size of a briefcase.
Optional components add I/O bandwidth, high-throughput SGI Total Performance
900 (TP900) storage arrays or additional system bandwidth for scalability up to
32 processors in a single, shared-memory system. Two 32-processor SGI Origin
300 systems fit into a single, industry-standard rack.
SGI Origin family servers are designed exclusively for technical and creative
users and offer scalability and performance beyond the capabilities of
enterprise computing platforms that are much more expensive.
With a base configuration of two processors, 512MB memory and two front-accessible system drives, the new SGI Origin 300 server starts under $24,000 (U.S. list price) and offers independent scalability of I/O bandwidth, in-rack storage and computational power. A fully configured SGI Origin 300 system with 32 processors, 32GB memory and over a terabyte of storage sells for approximately $500,000 (U.S. list price). Systems with up to eight processors and 8GB of memory are now shipping and are available through SGI direct and indirect sales channels and solution providers. Systems using more than eight processors or using the PCI expansion module will be available later this quarter.
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