1 Galaxy S peed T otal Cost of Ownership A vailability R eliability S calability Technology Overview...

2 Consolidation Cost of ownership Avoid downtime Long-Term Viability Changing business environments Risk avoidance Data availability Application availability In-House Strategic Plans Service “one stop shopping” Manageability Scalability Availability Flexibility Application life extension Mixed workload support 3 Major Categories Expansion Business Flexibility Consolidation Customer Needs -- by category

3 Different Approaches to Same Problem  Isolationist Multiple instances of operating system Hard partitioning  Monolithic Single instance of operating system Soft or application partitioning  Virtual machine monitor Multiple instances of operating system Only the monitor directly controls resources  OpenVMS Galaxy: soft partitions, multiple cooperating instances, each directly controls hardware

4  Adaptive Partitioned Multi-Processing (APMP)  An OpenVMS Galaxy will provide: High commercial application performance Dynamic resource balancing Improved availability over single instance All existing OpenVMS applications can run unchanged Ability to consolidate distributed cluster applications Ability for mixed versions and rolling upgrades  Galaxy solves High-End Server (multi-cpu, memory & I/O) scaling and cluster interconnect bottlenecks APMP with Galaxy Software Architecture Instance A Private Memory Instance A CPUs CPUs I/O CPUs CPUs I/O CPUs CPUs I/O Shared Memory Instance B Private Memory Instance C Private Memory Instance CInstance B Compaq Galaxy Software Architecture

5 Application OpenVMSOpenVMSOpenVMS Adaptive Partitioned Multiprocessing (APMP) Multiple Instances of OpenVMS in a Single Computer Application

6 CPUs CPUs CPUs I/O Instance AInstance CInstance B “Shared Nothing” Computing with ability to reassign CPUs from one instance to another Instance A Private Memory Instance C Private Memory Instance B Private Memory Storage Interconnect Network Interconnect Inter-Instance Communication to Manage System Resources

7 CPUs CPUs CPUs I/O Instance AInstance CInstance B Shared Memory Instance A Private Memory Instance C Private Memory Instance B Private Memory Galaxy-Wide Global Section Storage Interconnect Network Interconnect Inter-Instance Communication to Manage System Resources “Shared Partial” Computing with ability to reassign CPUs from one instance to another and each instance has access to shared memory

8 CPUs CPUs CPUs I/O Instance AInstance CInstance B Storage Interconnect Cluster Interconnect Network Interconnect Shared Memory Instance A Private Memory Instance C Private Memory Instance B Private Memory Cluster Interconnect Inter-Instance Communication to Manage System Resources “Shared Everything” Computing with ability to reassign CPUs, shared memory, and all the attributes of OpenVMS Clusters in a single system

9 CPUs CPUs CPUs Storage Interconnect Cluster Interconnect Network Interconnect System Resources Partitioned by Software Shared Memory Instance A Private Memory Instance C Private Memory Instance B Private Memory Cluster Interconnect Adaptive Dynamic Resource Partitioning Instance AInstance CInstance B I/O

10 Galaxy Configuration Utility

11 Single-instance OpenVMS Galaxy  On any OpenVMS Alpha system  GCU creates a configuration file  System parameter GALAXY set to 1  System boots as single-instance OpenVMS Galaxy complete with “shared memory”  It is not a simulator: it is the real code  Allows OpenVMS Galaxy application development and testing

12 Compatibility  No software changes are needed to run in an OpenVMS Galaxy instance  Existing command procedures run unchanged  Existing applications run unchanged

13 Availability  Instances can be rebooted independently upgrade software versions AUTOGEN expand system capacity  The entire system never needs to be down

14 Scalability  multiple instances can make better use of the machine’s resources  CPUs - distribute the SMP overhead  I/O - distribute the interrupt processing

15 Adaptivity  physical resources are dynamically reassigned CPUs some memory

16 Cost of Ownership  multiple instances means fewer systems, reducing management requirements floor space licenses

17 OpenVMS Version 7.2 Galaxy Features  AlphaServer 8400 (3 instances), 8200 (2), 4100 (2)  Reassignment of CPUs (a.k.a. migration)  GUI for configuration management  Cluster interconnect over shared memory  Cluster instances with non-Galaxy systems  APIs: shared memory global sections, locking for synch, CPU management, event notification, configuration info  Single-instance OpenVMS Galaxy on any Alpha system  OpenVMS Galaxy Guide

18 AlphaServer Platforms of Today AlphaServer 8400 AlphaServer 8200 AlphaServer 4100

19 Continued Enhancements to Mid-Range Server Family CY’97CY’98 Technology Implementation EV6 Upgrades & Systems EV6 Upgrades & Systems Power 466 MHz 533 MHz 600 MHz Faster Cache New Memory New Rack Now Now CY’99 The Best Keeps Getting Better Early ‘99 “00” EV6 Technology Program Coverage EV6 EV68

20 New AlphaServer Product Concept Common Components Range of Servers + PCI Bus CPUs Memories 2 Backplanes Seamless Upgrades Existing AlphaServer Applications New HPTC and Enterprise Apps New Scalable NT Enterprise Apps  Up to 72 ( to 120)CPUs  Up to 288 GB memory  Up to 144 PCI buses  Up to 32 CPUs  Up to 128 GB memory  Up to 64 PCI buses  Up to 8 CPUs  Up to 32GB memory  Up to 16 PCI buses  Up to 16 CPUs  Up to 64 GB memory  Up to 32 PCI buses

21 OpenVMS Galculator

22 OpenVMS Galaxy SW Licensing  License by Galaxy System not by each instance  Which means: One OpenVMS Base Operating System License required (BAU) One SMP Extension License for each CPU after the first (BAU) One OpenVMS Galaxy License for each CPU No change to how Compaq layered products are licensed  One capacity license per system (BAU)  One user license per use required (BAU)  So to create an OpenVMS Galaxy on an existing system: Just add one OpenVMS Galaxy license for each CPU  Simple… NEWNEW

23 3 OpenVMS Base o/s Licenses 1 OpenVMS Galaxy Licensing 8400 Consolidation Example 3 OpenVMS Cluster Licenses 1 7 SMP Extension Licenses 9 OpenVMS Galaxy Licenses CPU’s 10 3 Compaq Layered Prod. Licenses 1 Galaxy Software Architecture Private A Instance A CPUs Instance B CPUs Instance C CPUs CPUs CPUs CPUs Shared Memory Private B Private C 3 AlphaServer 8400 systems 1

24 OpenVMS Galaxy Pricing OpenVMS Galaxy License Price: $4500 per CPU!!! Order No. Description U.S. List QL-66XAA-3B Galaxy OpenVMS 1 CPU license $4,500 QL-66XAA-3C Galaxy OpenVMS 2 CPU license $9,000 QL-66XAA-3D Galaxy OpenVMS 4 CPU license $18,000 QL-66XAA-3E Galaxy OpenVMS 8 CPU license $36,000  Economic…

25 Galaxy Cost of Ownership Example ISS System Cost System Configuration s with 10 cpus with 10 cpus VMS Cluster Software OpenVMS Galaxy Plus Lower Costs For: SoftwareSoftware ServicesServices ManagementManagement 39% Lower ISS Costs

26 OpenVMS Galaxy Future Directions  Support OpenVMS Galaxy on new AlphaServer platforms and new hardware features when introduced  Insure OpenVMS Galaxy will Scale as the size of the OpenVMS AlphaServer systems increase  Allow additional OpenVMS Alpha components to take advantage of the Galaxy Software Architecture on OpenVMS  Allow existing applications to scale with OpenVMS Galaxy and the AlphaServer platforms without changes

OpenVMS Galaxy Futures Roadmap Galaxy EFT Galaxy Phase I VMS 7.2 support 8400/8200/ VMS Instances CPU Reassignment Shared Memory Cluster Interconnect Galaxy Phase II 32 processor next generation hardware CPU Hot Swap Memory In-Swap Up to 8 VMS instances LAN over shared memory RAMdisk in shared memory Galaxy Phase III Self healing tools ie: Memory reconfiguration Distributed Lock Manager data in shared memory More Instances

28 Target Applications  OpenVMS Galaxy is ideal for commercial applications: Database servers Transaction processing systems Data warehousing Data mining Internet servers

29 Some Examples of OpenVMS Galaxy  Stock Exchanges handling unexpected trading volumes - revenue opportunities  Unanticipated Telesales Order Volumes in a retail operation - revenue opportunities  Call Center Operations handling sudden demands for support - customer satisfaction  Hospital Emergency Admission Systems responding to unforeseeable events - saving lives

30 Getting More Information  OpenVMS Alpha Galaxy Guide Describes how to create, manage, and use an OpenVMS Galaxy computing environment  See for updates:

31 Compaq Computer Corporation © 1998