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Engineering Evaluation Lab
Open Source Center of Excellence
Tredyffrin, Pennsylvania

If you are a client, prospect, partner or Unisys representative interested in technical information and benchmarking, our staff is ready to help you plan and schedule your visit. 

 

Our lab is equipped with ClearPath Servers and associated storage products and networking.  We can configure each to meet your particular requirements.

 

ClearPath Plus for MCP Libra Model 680/690
Financial Services Series FS1800

  • Up to 4 Modules (or "Cells") per Cabinet
  • Up to 16 MCP CMOS processors
  • From one to four partitions (MCP images)
  • 50 to 4,900 MIPS per partition (1,215 to 119,000 RPM)
  • Up to 96 GB of MCP memory per partition 
  • Expanded I/O, SCSI appliance, Cryptographic Co-processor
  • Metered (Libra 690, FS1800) or non-metered (Libra 680)
  • Minimum Software Level: ClearPath MCP Release 10.1

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ClearPath Plus for MCP Libra Model 400

Financial Services Series FS1700

All supported configurations and performance models

  • Dual-processor, Quad-core 2.66GHz Intel Xeon processors MP
  • Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
  • One to two MCP CPMs (30 - 350 MIPs)
  • Up to 16GB memory
  • Up to 8 internal hard drive (Lab has 146GB drives)
  • 2Gb or 4Gb fibre I/O connections for external disk and tape
  • Minimum Software Level: MCP 11.1 / Virtual Machine level: 9.0

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ClearPath Plus for MCP Libra Model 300
Financial Services Series FS1300

All supported configurations and performance models

  • Up to 4 x 3.66 GHz 1MB Cache (or 4 x 3.16 GHz) Intel Xeon processors MP
    • as 1 to 4 MCP CPMs
  • Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
  • Dual 677 MHz front side bus
  • 4GB memory installed (1GB usable by MCP) - Up to 64GB memory supported
  • DDR II 400MHz technology
  • 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports
  • Up to 3 PCI-X and 4 PCI-express slots
  • Dual Gigabit LAN connections imbedded on Motherboard
  • 2 Optional Gigabit LAN connections via PCI-e cards
  • Optional internal DVD / CD R/W / Floppy drives
  • Up to 10 internal hard drive bays, Hot-plug Splitable backplane
    • Optional 73GB and 146GB 15K RPM hard drives, w/ RAID1 controller
    • 36GB drives, RAID5 and RAID0 also supported
  • Up to four 2GB fibre I/O connections for external disk and tape
  • Optional DRAC4 management card
  • Minimum Software Level: MCP 9.1 / 50.1,  Virtual Machine level: 5.2  

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Storage Products

These storage products are available in all supported configuations on all our ClearPath servers.

 

Fibre Channel Disk

EMC DMX1000, EMC DMX800, EMC/CLARiiON CX3-40, Brocade SAN switches.

Tape

StorageTek SL500 Library, LTO HP Gen2, LTO HP Gen3, SuperDLT 320, CTS9840-C, CTS9840-B, and CTS9840-A, StorageTek L180 Library, DLT7000, DLT8000, OST5136, 4mm DAT.

 

Networking (Standard and Custom)

Standard network

Includes a switched Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet network and up to 6 Windows workstations with connectivity to the Unisys Intranet. Each workstation is set up with full administrator privileges to the server(s) under test. Aside from the 6 Windows workstations, several PCs, 2-way, 4-way, and 8-way servers are available as transaction drivers to the server(s) under test. 

 

The standard network includes up to four dial-in lines for remote access to the benchmark system. The work environment includes access to a file server for temporary storage and data exchange, laser and color printers, phone lines for laptop dial-out and network connections for laptop connectivitiy.

Custom networkIf required for the benchmark, may include an isolated LAN between servers and workstations, or the configuration of a simulated Wide Area Network (WAN).

For more information about our Tredyffrin Engineering Evaluation Lab or to arrange a visit, contact Tammy Werner.
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