VAX 7000 series - Revision history

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	The '''VAX 7000 series''' were high-end [[VAX]] systems, the last VAX systems produced. They were tightly-coupled [[multi-processor]]s built around an [[Laser System Bus\|LSB Bus]] system [[bus]]; the [[Central Processing Unit\|CPUs]] (up to 6), [[main memory]] units, and an 'I/O port' (IOP) module attached to the LSB. The IOP was an adaptor which provided up to 4 [[Extended Memory Interconnect\|XMI]] buses, and also up to 6 [[VAX Bus Interconnect\|VAXBI]] buses, and 8 [[~~VME~~]] buses; at least one XMI bus was required.		The '''VAX 7000 series''' were high-end [[VAX]] systems, the last VAX systems produced. They were tightly-coupled [[multi-processor]]s built around an [[Laser System Bus\|LSB Bus]] system [[bus]]; the [[Central Processing Unit\|CPUs]] (up to 6), [[main memory]] units, and an 'I/O port' (IOP) module attached to the LSB. The IOP was an adaptor which provided up to 4 [[Extended Memory Interconnect\|XMI]] buses, and also up to 6 [[VAX Bus Interconnect\|VAXBI]] buses, and 8 [[VMEbus]] buses; at least one XMI bus was required.

	All could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in this case only 3.5GB would actually be used by [[OpenVMS]] (the remaining 0.5GB of physical address space being required for I/O).		All could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in this case only 3.5GB would actually be used by [[OpenVMS]] (the remaining 0.5GB of physical address space being required for I/O).

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	The '''VAX 7000 series''' were high-end [[VAX]] systems, the last ~~VAXen~~ produced. They were tightly-coupled [[multi-processor]]s built around an [[Laser System Bus\|LSB Bus]] system [[bus]]; the [[Central Processing Unit\|CPUs]] (up to 6), [[main memory]] units, and an 'I/O port' (IOP) module attached to the LSB. The IOP was an adaptor which provided up to 4 [[Extended Memory Interconnect\|XMI]] buses, and also up to 6 [[VAX Bus Interconnect\|VAXBI]] buses, and 8 [[VME]] buses; at least one XMI bus was required.		The '''VAX 7000 series''' were high-end [[VAX]] systems, the last VAX systems produced. They were tightly-coupled [[multi-processor]]s built around an [[Laser System Bus\|LSB Bus]] system [[bus]]; the [[Central Processing Unit\|CPUs]] (up to 6), [[main memory]] units, and an 'I/O port' (IOP) module attached to the LSB. The IOP was an adaptor which provided up to 4 [[Extended Memory Interconnect\|XMI]] buses, and also up to 6 [[VAX Bus Interconnect\|VAXBI]] buses, and 8 [[VME]] buses; at least one XMI bus was required.

	All could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in this case only 3.5GB would actually be used by [[OpenVMS]] (the remaining 0.5GB of physical address space being required for I/O).		All could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in this case only 3.5GB would actually be used by [[OpenVMS]] (the remaining 0.5GB of physical address space being required for I/O).
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	All could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in this case only 3.5GB would actually be used by [[OpenVMS]] (the remaining 0.5GB of physical address space being required for I/O).		All could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in this case only 3.5GB would actually be used by [[OpenVMS]] (the remaining 0.5GB of physical address space being required for I/O).

	They shared much of their cabinetry and components with the [[DEC Alpha\|Alpha]]-based [[7000 AXP series]] systems, and also with the [[VAX 10000 series]]. The intention was that customers could purchase the VAX systems they were used to, but then perform a relatively simple in-cabinet upgrade, replacing the VAX [[KA7A CPU]] modules with Alpha CPU ones, as they became comfortable with Alpha-based systems.		They shared much of their cabinetry and components with the [[DEC Alpha\|Alpha]]-based [[7000 AXP series]] systems, and also with the [[VAX 10000 series]]. The intention was that customers could purchase the VAX systems they were used to, but then perform a relatively simple in-[[cabinet]] upgrade, replacing the VAX [[KA7A CPU]] modules with Alpha CPU ones, as they became comfortable with Alpha-based systems.

	==Models==		==Models==
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	[[Category: ~~Mainframe~~ VAX ~~Computers~~]]		[[Category: VAX Mainframes]]
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	The final members of the series, and the last high-end VAX series, the [[VAX 7000 Model 800]] systems, were announced in November 1995.		The final members of the series, and the last high-end VAX series, the [[VAX 7000 Model 800]] systems, were announced in November 1995.

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	==External links==		==External links==

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	The '''VAX 7000 series''' was ~~announced in July 1992~~.		The '''VAX 7000 series''' were high-end [[VAX]] systems, the last VAXen produced. They were tightly-coupled [[multi-processor]]s built around an [[Laser System Bus\|LSB Bus]] system [[bus]]; the [[Central Processing Unit\|CPUs]] (up to 6), [[main memory]] units, and an 'I/O port' (IOP) module attached to the LSB. The IOP was an adaptor which provided up to 4 [[Extended Memory Interconnect\|XMI]] buses, and also up to 6 [[VAX Bus Interconnect\|VAXBI]] buses, and 8 [[VME]] buses; at least one XMI bus was required.

	~~The [[VAX 7000 Model 600]] systems shared much of their cabinetry and components~~ with ~~the [[DEC Alpha\|Alpha]]-based~~ [[~~DEC 7000 Model 600~~]] ~~systems;~~ the ~~intention was that customers could purchase the VAX systems they were used to, but then perform a relatively simple in-cabinet upgrade, as they became comfortable with Alpha-based systems~~.		All could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in this case only 3.5GB would actually be used by [[OpenVMS]] (the remaining 0.5GB of physical address space being required for I/O).

	The [[VAX 7000 Model 700]] systems came along two years later in August 1994.		They shared much of their cabinetry and components with the [[DEC Alpha\|Alpha]]-based [[7000 AXP series]] systems, and also with the [[VAX 10000 series]]. The intention was that customers could purchase the VAX systems they were used to, but then perform a relatively simple in-cabinet upgrade, replacing the VAX [[KA7A CPU]] modules with Alpha CPU ones, as they became comfortable with Alpha-based systems.

			==Models==

			The [[VAX 7000 Model 600]] systems were announced in July 1992; the [[VAX 7000 Model 700]] systems came along two years later in August 1994.

	The final members of the series, and the last high-end VAX series, the [[VAX 7000 Model 800]] systems, were announced in November 1995.		The final members of the series, and the last high-end VAX series, the [[VAX 7000 Model 800]] systems, were announced in November 1995.

	~~All these systems could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in this case only 3~~.~~5GB would actually be used by~~ [[~~OpenVMS~~]] (~~the remaining 0~~.~~5GB of physical address space being required for I/O~~).		==External links==

			* [http://manx-docs.org/collections/mds-199909/cd1/vax/71xeaova.pdf DEC 7000/10000 AXP VAX 7000/10000 Systems Overview] (EK-71XEA-OV.A01)
			* [http://manx-docs.org/collections/mds-199909/cd1/vax/7000atm1.pdf DEC 7000/10000 AXP VAX 7000/10000 Platform Technical Manual] (EK-7000A-TM.001)
			* [http://manx-docs.org/collections/mds-199909/cd1/vax/7000bop2.pdf DEC 7000 AXP VAX 7000 System Operations Manual] (EK-7000B-OP.002)
			* [http://manx-docs.org/collections/mds-199909/cd1/vax/ka7aatm1.pdf VAX 7000/10000 KA7AA CPU Technical Manual] (EK-KA7AA-TM.001)

	{{Nav VAX}}		{{Nav VAX}}

	[[Category: VAXen]]		[[Category: VAXen]]

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	== VAX 7000 ~~systems ==~~		The '''VAX 7000 series''' was announced in July 1992.

	The [[VAX 7000 Model 600]] systems ~~were announced in July 1992. These~~ shared much of their cabinetry and components with the Alpha-based [[DEC 7000 Model 600]] systems~~. The~~ intention was that customers could purchase the VAX systems they were used to but then perform a relatively simple in-cabinet upgrade as they became comfortable with Alpha-based systems.		The [[VAX 7000 Model 600]] systems shared much of their cabinetry and components with the [[DEC Alpha\|Alpha]]-based [[DEC 7000 Model 600]] systems; the intention was that customers could purchase the VAX systems they were used to, but then perform a relatively simple in-cabinet upgrade, as they became comfortable with Alpha-based systems.

	The [[VAX 7000 Model 700]] systems came along two years later in August 1994.		The [[VAX 7000 Model 700]] systems came along two years later in August 1994.

	The final members of the series and the last high-end VAX series, the [[VAX 7000 Model 800]] systems, were announced in November 1995.		The final members of the series, and the last high-end VAX series, the [[VAX 7000 Model 800]] systems, were announced in November 1995.

	All these systems could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in ~~thise~~ case only 3.5GB would actually be used by OpenVMS (the remaining 0.5GB of physical address space being required for I/O).		All these systems could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in this case only 3.5GB would actually be used by [[OpenVMS]] (the remaining 0.5GB of physical address space being required for I/O).

			{{Nav VAX}}

	[[Category: VAXen]]		[[Category: VAXen]]

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	All these systems could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in thise case only 3.5GB would actually be used by OpenVMS (the remaining 0.5GB of physical address space being required for I/O).		All these systems could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in thise case only 3.5GB would actually be used by OpenVMS (the remaining 0.5GB of physical address space being required for I/O).

			[[Category: VAXen]]

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== VAX 7000 systems ==

The [[VAX 7000 Model 600]] systems were announced in July 1992. These shared much of their cabinetry and components with the Alpha-based [[DEC 7000 Model 600]] systems. The intention was that customers could purchase the VAX systems they were used to but then perform a relatively simple in-cabinet upgrade as they became comfortable with Alpha-based systems.

The [[VAX 7000 Model 700]] systems came along two years later in August 1994.

The final members of the series and the last high-end VAX series, the [[VAX 7000 Model 800]] systems, were announced in November 1995.

All these systems could be configured with two 2GB memory boards, but in thise case only 3.5GB would actually be used by OpenVMS (the remaining 0.5GB of physical address space being required for I/O).