Athena Workstation and Server Configurations: Life-Cycle Summary
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Life-Cycle Summary
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| Vendor |
Type |
Description |
Status |
First Deploy |
End of Life |
| DELL |
W |
TBA Still under Test. (as of 6/6/07) |
NEW |
7/2006 (estimated) |
6/30/2012 (estimated) |
| IBM |
S |
xSeries 335, 2.8GHz Pentium IV w/512K L2 Cache, 512 GB DDR SDRAM (expandable to 8 GB), 2 (two)
36GB 10000 RPM Ultra320 Hot Swap SCSI, 24x CDRom Drive, Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet, ATI Rage XL with 8MB video
RAM, max resolution 1600x1200, Requires 6P4792 xSeries Cable Chain Technology Cable Kit. |
NEW |
5/2004 |
6/30/2007 (estimated) |
| Sun |
W |
SunBlade 1500 (single) 1GHz UltraSPARC IIIi Processor w/1MB L2 Cache, Sun XVR-600 Graphics Accelerator,
1GB DDR Memory (2 * 512MB DIMMS), 1 (one) 80GB 7200 rpm IDE Hard Disk, 16X DVD-ROM, 10/100/1000 BaseT Ethernet
port, 2 (two) Serial ports, 1 (one) Parallel port, 4 (four) USB1.1 ports, 3 (three) USB2.0 ports, 2 (two)
IEEE1394a ports, SmartCard Reader |
NEW |
6/2004 |
6/30/2009 |
| Sun |
S |
Sun Fire V210 (single) 1 GHz UltraSPARC IIIi processor (expandable to 2) w/1 MB L2 cache per
processor, 512 MB RAM (expandable to 8GB), 1 (one) 73 GB 10000 RPM Ultra 3 SCSI LVD Disk Drive (expandable
to 2) 4 (four) 10/100/1000-Mbps Ethernet Ports, optional DVD-ROM Drive |
NEW |
6/2004 |
6/30/2007 |
| Sun |
S |
Sun Fire V440 (quad) 1.28 GHz UltraSPARC IIIi processors w/ 1 MB L2 cache per processor, 8 GB
RAM (expandable to 16GB), 4 (four) 73-GB 10000 RPM Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drives, 2 (two) 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet
Ports, DVD-ROM Drive |
NEW |
6/2004 |
6/30/2007 |
| Sun |
S |
Sun Fire V480 (quad) 1.2-GHz UltraSPARC III Cu Processors w/ 8 MB L3 cache per processor, 16
GB RAM (expandable to 32 GB), 2 (two) 73-GB 10000 RPM FC-AL Disk Drives, 2 (two) Gigabit Ethernet Ports, DVD-ROM
Drive |
NEW |
7/2003 |
6/30/2007 |
| Sun |
S |
Sun Fire V120 650 MHz Ultrasparc IIe processor, 512 KB L2 cache, 1 GB memory, 2 (two) 73 GB
Ultra SCSI disks, 2 (two) 10/100 Ethernet Ports, serial console required, optional 24X CD-ROM |
CURR |
7/2003 |
6/30/2007 (estimated) |
| Sun |
S |
Sun Fire V100 550 MHz Ultrasparc IIe processor, 512 KB L2 cache, 1 GB memory, 40 GB EIDE disk,
24X CD-ROM, serial console required |
CURR |
7/2003 |
6/30/2007 (estimated) |
| Sun |
W |
SunBlade 150 650MHz UltraSPARC-IIe, 512KB L2 cache 512MB SDRAM, Drives: 40GB EIDE disk, CD-ROM,
1.44MB floppy, Onboard PGX64 |
CURR |
11/2002 |
12/31/2007 |
| Sun |
W |
SunBlade 150 650MHz UltraSPARC-IIe, 512KB L2 cache 512MB SDRAM, Drives: 40GB EIDE disk, CD-ROM,
1.44MB floppy. XVR-500 Graphics |
CURR |
11/2002 |
12/31/2007 |
| DELL |
W |
Dell GX620 Small Form Factor, 3.4GHz Pentium IV 650, 800MHz FSB, 1 GB Non-ECC 533MHz DDR2 RAM,
160GB SATA, 16x DVD+/-RW, Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet, 128MB Radeon X600SE Graphics Card. |
SUPD |
7/2006 |
6/30/2011 (estimated) |
| HP |
W |
dc5100 Small Form Factor, 3.2GHz Pentium IV 540, 800MHz FSB, 1 GB PC2-3200 DDR-2 400 RAM, 40GB
7200RPM SATA, 48x/32x CDRW-DVD Combo, Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet, On-board Intel Media Accelerator
900 Graphics. |
SUPD |
7/2005 |
6/30/2010 (estimated) |
| IBM |
W |
ThinkCentre S50 8183-Y2E, 3.2GHz Pentium IV, 800MHz FSB, 1 GB DDR SDRAM, 40GB EIDE, 48x/24x/48x/16x
CDRW-DVD Combo, Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet, On-board Intel 865G Extreme Graphics. |
SUPD |
7/2004 |
6/30/2009 (estimated) |
| IBM |
W |
ThinkCentre S50 8183-LU3, 2.8GHz Pentium IV, 800MHz FSB, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 40GB EIDE, 48x/24x/48x/16x
CDRW-DVD Combo, Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet, On-board Intel 865G Extreme Graphics. |
SUPD |
7/2003 |
6/30/2008 (estimated) |
| IBM |
W |
Intellistation EPro 6216-40U, 2.4GHz Pentium IV, 512 MB SDRAM, 40GB EIDE hard drive, 24x10x40
CD-RW, Matrox G450 DVI video card. |
SUPD |
1/2003 |
6/30/2007 (estimated) |
| IBM |
W |
Intellistation EPro 620441U, 2.0GHz Pentium IV, 512 MB SDRAM, 40GB EIDE hard drive, 24x10x40
CD-RW, Matrox G450 DVI video card. |
SUPD |
7/2002 |
6/30/2007 (estimated) |
| Sun |
S |
Sun Fire 280R (dual) 1.2GHz UltraSPARC III processors, 8MB cache each, 2 GB memory, 2 (two)
73 GB internal FC-AL disk, 1 10x DVD-ROM drive, with dual redundant 560 watt power supplies |
SUPD |
7/2003 |
6/30/2006 (estimated) |
| Sun |
S |
Sun Fire 280R (single) 1.2 GHz UltraSPARC III processor, 8MB cache, 1 GB memory, 1 (one) 73
GB internal FC-AL disk, 1 10x DVD-ROM drive, with dual redundant 560 watt power supplies |
SUPD |
7/2003 |
6/30/2006 (estimated) |
| Sun |
S |
Sun Fire 280R (dual) 900 MHz UltraSPARC III processors, 8MB cache each, 2 GB memory, 2 (two)
36 GB internal FC-AL disk, 1 10x DVD-ROM drive, with dual redundant 560 watt power supplies |
SUPD |
7/2002 |
6/30/2006 |
| Sun |
S |
Sun Fire 280R (single) 900 MHz UltraSPARC III processor, 8MB cache, 1 GB memory, 1 (one) 36
GB internal FC-AL disk, 1 10x DVD-ROM drive, with dual redundant 560 watt power supplies |
SUPD |
7/2002 |
6/30/2006 |
| Sun |
S |
Sun Fire V100 500 MHz Ultrasparc IIe processor, 256 KB cache, 512 MB memory, 40 GB EIDE disk,
24X CD-ROM, serial console required |
SUPD |
7/2002 |
6/30/2007 (estimated) |
| Sun |
S |
Netra X1 500 Mhz UltraSPARC IIe processor w/256 KB cache 512 MB memory, 40GB EIDE disk Serial
console required. |
SUPD |
09/2001 |
06/30/2006 |
| Sun |
S |
Sun Fire 280R, dual 750 Mhz UltraSPARC III processors w/8 MB cache 4GB memory, 2 36GB FC-AL
disks, 10x DVD-ROM drive Serial console or graphics card. |
SUPD |
08/2001 |
06/30/2006 |
| Sun |
W |
SunBlade 100 500MHz UltraSPARC-IIe, 256KB L2 cache 512MB SDRAM, Drives: 15GB EIDE disk, CD-ROM,
1.44MB floppy, Onboard PGX64 |
DEAD |
07/2001 |
06/30/2006 |
| Sun |
W |
SunBlade 100 500MHz UltraSPARC-IIe, 256KB L2 cache 512MB SDRAM, Drives: 15GB EIDE disk, CD-ROM,
1.44MB floppy. Expert 3D-Lite graphics |
DEAD |
07/2001 |
06/30/2006 |
| DEC |
W |
DECStation 5000 |
DEAD |
07/1991 |
12/31/1997 |
| DEC |
W |
VAXStation 3100 |
DEAD |
07/1989 |
12/31/1995 |
| DEC |
W |
VAXStation 2000 |
DEAD |
01/1986 |
12/31/1993 |
| DEC |
W |
Microvax II |
DEAD |
01/1985 |
12/31/1992 |
| Dell |
W |
GX150 1.0GHz/133MHz Pentium III with 256K L2 cache 512 MB Non-ECC PC133 SDRAM, Drives: 20GB
7200RPM EIDE hard drive, 32X CD-RW, 1.44MB floppy. Integrated 10/100MB Ethernet. 16MB NVIDIA PCI graphics
card |
DEAD |
07/2001 |
6/30/2006 |
| Dell |
W |
Optiplex GX110/L, 800MHz Pentium III, 256MB SDRAM, 15GB 7200rpm EIDE hard drive |
DEAD |
04/2000 |
6/30/2005 |
| Dell |
W |
Optiplex GX1/L, 550MHz Pentium III, 256MB SDRAM, 13.6GB 7200rpm EIDE hard drive |
DEAD |
02/2000 |
06/30/2001 |
| IBM |
W |
RS/6000 |
DEAD |
07/1991 |
12/31/1997 |
| IBM |
W |
RTPC |
DEAD |
01/1985 |
12/31/1992 |
| SGI |
W |
O2, 300MHz R5000, with 128MB RAM and 9GB SCSI disk |
DEAD |
07/1999 |
6/30/2003 |
| SGI |
W |
O2, 300 MHz, with 128MB RAM and 4GB SCSI disk |
DEAD |
07/1999 |
6/30/2003 |
| SGI |
W |
O2, 180 and 200 MHz, with 64MB RAM and 4GB SCSI disk |
DEAD |
07/1998 |
6/30/2003 |
| SGI |
W |
Indy R5000PC 150MHz, 1.05G SCSI disk and floppy, external CDROM, 64MB memory (128M recommended)
(options: XZ graphics, 24-bit XL graphics, 8-bit XL graphics) |
DEAD |
07/1996 |
12/31/2001 |
| SGI |
W |
Indy |
DEAD |
02/1995 |
12/31/2001 |
| SGI |
W |
Indy R4600SC, 1.05G SCSI disk, external CDROM and floppy, 64MB memory (128M recommended) (options:
XZ graphics, 24-bit XL graphics, 8-bit XL graphics) |
DEAD |
07/1995 |
12/31/2001 |
| Sun |
W |
ULTRA 10, 440MHz, 256MB DRAM, 9GB/7200-rpm EIDE disk |
DEAD |
07/2000 |
06/30/2005 |
| Sun |
W |
ULTRA 5, 400MHz, with 128MB RAM and 9GB EIDE disk |
DEAD |
07/2000 |
06/30/2005 |
| Sun |
S |
Enterprise 220R 1 450 Mhz UltraSPARC II processor w/4 MB cache 512 MB memory, 18GB SCSI disk,
10x DVD-ROM drive Serial console or graphics card. |
DEAD |
07/2001 |
10/31/2004 |
| Sun |
W |
ULTRA 10, 333MHz, 128MB DRAM, 9GB/7200-rpm EIDE disk |
DEAD |
07/1999 |
06/30/2004 |
| Sun |
W |
ULTRA 5, 333MHz, with 128MB RAM and 9GB EIDE disk |
DEAD |
07/1999 |
06/30/2004 |
| Sun |
S |
Ultra 60: 360 Mhz UltraSPARC II, 4 MB L2 cache, 256 or 512 MB SDRAM Drives: 4, 9, or 18GB int
SCSI drive, optional CD-ROM, optional 1.44 MB floppy, Creator 3D video or PGX32 PCI card. |
DEAD |
01/1999 |
01/01/2004 |
| Sun |
W |
ULTRA 10, 300 MHz, with 128 MB RAM and 4.3GB EIDE disk |
DEAD |
07/1998 |
06/30/2003 |
| Sun |
W |
ULTRA 5, 270 MHz, with 128MB RAM and 4.3 GB EIDE disk |
DEAD |
07/1998 |
06/30/2003 |
| Sun |
W |
ULTRA 1 or ULTRA 1 Creator with 2G SCSI disk |
DEAD |
01/1998 |
06/30/2001 |
| Sun |
W |
ULTRA 2 or ULTRA 2 Creator with 2 or 4G SCSI disk |
DEAD |
06/1998 |
06/30/2001 |
| Sun |
W |
Sparc 5/170, 2G SCSI disk, and floppy, internal CD-ROM |
DEAD |
07/1997 |
6/30/2002 |
| Sun |
W |
SparcStation 5/110Mhz, 1.05G SCSI disk and floppy, CD-ROM |
DEAD |
07/1996 |
12/31/2001 |
| Sun |
W |
SparcStation 4/110Mhz, 1.05G SCSI disk and floppy, CD-ROM |
DEAD |
07/1995 |
12/31/2001 |
| Sun |
W |
SparcStation 5/85MHz |
DEAD |
07/1995 |
6/30/2001 |
| Sun |
W |
any w/ 1 Gig Hardrive or smaller |
DEAD |
07/1995 |
12/31/2001 |
| Sun |
S |
SPARC 20 |
DEAD |
07/1994 |
12/31/1998 |
| Sun |
W |
SPARC Classic |
DEAD |
07/1993 |
12/31/1999 |
| DEC |
W |
DECStation 3100 |
DEAD |
07/1990 |
12/31/1996 |
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Definitions
VENDOR: Who sells this.
Values: Sun, SGI, Dell, IBM, DEC
TYPE: What type of system is this.
Values:
WORKSTATION (W): We buy workstations in quantity, and deploy them on a four year renewal
cycle. If you buy a "WORKSTATION" type of system you can expect that hardware support will be comparatively inexpensive
and time to repair will be quick because we probably have spares on hand.
SERVER (S):We buy servers on a two year renewal cycle. We buy a few of them, and work closely
with the vendor for service. If you buy a "SERVER" type of system you should expect to purchase your own hardware
support, and you should expect that software support will be excellent for the first 36 months of ownership, but
after that, it will be "BEST EFFORT".
DESCRIPTION: For example "ULTRA 10, 440MHz, 256MB DRAM, 9GB/7200-rpm EIDE disk"
STATUS: Current status of support.
Values:
NEW (NEW): The configuration that is new this year. This is the configuration we most strongly advise
you to buy. It is the one we are buying ourselves, and the one we fix bugs in most quickly.
CURRENT (CURR): The
configuration is known working, available from the vendor, and you can expect a full 4 years of life from the "WORKSTATION" type or a full 2 years of life from the "SERVER" type of system labeled "CURRENT".
SUPPORTED (SUPD): This configuration is known working, but because the vendor no longer sells
it, we don't label it as CURRENT. If you acquire one of these systems, expect hardware and software support
until the End of Life date.
BEST EFFORT (BE): This configuration
has not been rigorously tested by us, and something may happen where it stops working. Often the "First Deploy" date is "NEVER".
But in the interests of alerting you to configurations we think probably work, and which we will try not
to break, we have listed the system here.
UNSUPPORTED (UNS): This configuration has not been tested, and we expect it will not work. Perhaps
it has reached its end of life. If you wish to make use of this configuration, you are ON YOUR OWN.
DEAD (DEAD): This is a configuration that has reached its End of Life. The Athena release no
longer supports this platform.
NOT WORKING (NW): This is a configuration that we have been asked about which we do not plan
to support, but for some reason we know enough about it to label it explicitly as known not to work. This is a
public service announcement to stay away from this configuration.
FIRST DEPLOY: Date systems first deployed to the field. Exp.: "07/2001"
END OF LIFE: Date systems are slated to have support end. The date at which
support for that hardware configuration stops. Athena releases after the End of Life date should be expected to lack support
for that configuration.
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