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Intel Itanium Processor 9100 Series
The Dual-Core Intel Itanium 9100 series 64-bit processor delivers scalable performance with two high-
performance cores per processor, memory addressability up to 1024 TB, 24 MB of on-die cache, and a
667 MHz front-side bus. It also includes multi-threading capability (two threads per core) and support
for virtualization in the silicon.
Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) technology is designed to enable parallel throughput on
a enormous scale, with up to six instructions per clock cycle, large execution resources
(128 general-purpose registers, 128 floating point registers and 8 branch registers) and advanced
capabilities for optimizing parallel throughput.
The processors deliver mainframe-class reliability, availability, and serviceability features with advanced
error detection and correction and containment across all major data pathways and the cache
subsystem. They also feature integrated, standards-based error handling across hardware, firmware,
and the operating system.
Bridge
Intel
1
PCIe to PCI-X bridge
South Bridge
Intel
1
South bridge — connects legacy devices
SIO
SMSC
1
Super I/O chip — contains the COM port
and other legacy devices
FW ROM
ATMEL/
STMicro
8 MB
A flash ROM storing the images of system
firmware
Also used as NVRAM under the control of
the system firmware
Gigabit
Ethernet
Intel
1
Gigabit Ethernet interface controller, two
ports, SerDes connection
Wake on LAN supported
TagVLAN supported
PXE Boot supported
USB controller
VIA
1
Compatible to UHCI and EHCI
BMC
Renesas
1
Management processor
BMC SRAM
Renesas
2 MB, with
parity
Main memory for management processor
FPGA
Xilinx
1
Controls the BMC bus, decodes addresses
and functions as a bridge for LPC
Flash ROM
Fujitsu
16 MB
Backs up BMC codes and SAL
BUS SW
switching over
BMC-SVP
1
Reserved for the SVP duplex (future)
Table 2: Main components of the Intel Itanium Server Blade
Component
Manufacturer
Quantity
Description