Wang VS Models
Wang VS ModelsVisitor No. 1647 since 11-Jan-04 (created 05-Feb-96) | Last updated: 05-Nov-05
VS System Characteristics
(CP = Central Processor)
(FAST = relative CP performance rating)
Bus Width
----------- VS
Processor Sys Mem I/O Model Year FAST Users Comments
--------- --- --- --- ------ ---- ----- ----- --------------------------
CP3 16 16 16 80 1977 100 4-32 First VS, in use through
1980's
CP4 32 64 16 85 1983 400 80 Short single-bus VS100
90 1980 400 ? Single-bus VS100
100 1979 400 128 Dual I/O bus architecture
CP5 16 16 16 5 1986 100 16
15 1984 100 16
25 1984 100 16
45 1984 100 16
CP7 16 32 16 6 1986 300 16
6E 1987 300 16
65 1986 300 30-48 Good, popular workhorse
75E 1987 300 64
CP8 64 64 32 150 1987 750
300 1985 750
7010 1987 450
7030 1987 750
7110 1987 450
7120 1987 560
7150 1987 750
7310 1985 750
8220 1987 560
8230 1987 750
8430 1987 750
CP9 32 32 16 5430 1988 390 8 | Introduced at a starting
5440 1988 390 16 | price of $8,800 and featuring
5450 1988 450 32 | SCSI disks, the VS5000 systems
5460 1988 520 64 | quickly became popular the
| world over. Perhaps the largest-
| selling VS.
CP9E 32 32 16 6110 1991 390 16-64
6120 1991 520 16-256
CP10 64 128 32 10050 1988 900 100+ Large-format machine for big
10075 1988 1200 125+ jobs. Lots of I/O capacity
10100 1988 1460 150+ and connectivity. Upgradable
to VS12550.
CP11 32 32 32 6230 1993 1150 -256 Like a VS12000 in a VS6000
6230T 1994 2025 256 cabinet. The T (Turbo) is
a *killer* machine!
CP12 64 64 32 7060 1989 900 100+
7160 1989 900 100+
7170 1989 1200 125+
7180 1989 1500 150+
7360 1989 900 100+
7360A 1989 900 100+
7370 1989 1200 125+
7370A 1989 1200 125+
7380 1989 1500 150+
7380A 1989 1500 150+
8260 1989 900 100+
8280 1989 1500 150+
8460 19?? 900 100+
8470 19?? 1200 125+
8480 19?? 1500 150+
9460 1992 900 125+ 128mb supported
9480 1992 1500 175+ 128mb supported
CP14 64 64 32 12450 1993 1950 200+ Upgradable to VS16000
12550 1992 2409 300+ Board upgrade from
VS10000 models
12650 1993 2475 300+ Upgradable to VS16000
CP15 32 32 32 6760 2000 2950 150+ Up to 128 MB of memory
6780 2000 4250 200+ Up to 128 MB of memory
CP16 64 64 32 16750 1995 2475 300+ VS16000 unveiled Oct 18,
1995
VS16750 replaces VS12650
Up to 512mb RAM
16850 1995 3700 500+ The new star performer
1st delivered on schedule,
Q2 1996
Up to 512mb RAM
CP18 64 64 32 18950 1999 6300 1000+ Released Mar 1999
Up to 2GB RAM
1-hr field upgrade from large VS
New VS -- -- -- 22110 2005 600 64+ | Released May 2005
22120 2005 1200 128+ | Uses Dell PowerEdge 1850 1U rackmount hardware, Linux
22130 2005 2200 250+ | Up to 12 GB of physical memory
22140 2005 4000 500+ | Up to 300 GB of fault-tolerant internal RAID storage
22160 2005 7300 1000+ |
22180 2005 12000 1000+ |
New VS -- -- -- 22210 2005 600 64+ | Released May 2005
22220 2005 1200 128+ | Uses Dell PowerEdge 2850 2U rackmount hardware, Linux
22230 2005 2200 250+ | Up to 12 GB of physical memory
22240 2005 4000 500+ | Up to 1500 GB of fault-tolerant internal RAID storage
22260 2005 7300 1000+ |
22280 2005 12000 1000+ |
New VS -- -- -- 22410 2005 600 64+ | Released May 2005
22420 2005 1200 128+ | Uses Dell PowerEdge 2800 Tower
22430 2005 2200 250+ | or 2U rackmount hardware, Linux
22440 2005 4000 500+ | Up to 12 GB of physical memory
22460 2005 7300 1000+ | Up to 2100 GB of fault-tolerant internal RAID storage
22480 2005 12000 1000+ |
Note: Starting with the VS5000, Wang adopted new model naming conventions. One of the results was possibly different designations for the box, the processor as configured in a box, and the model as it would be selected in GENEDIT for configuring the OS. The table above has been ordered by CP Type, then by Processor Model. Model designations not appearing in the foregoing table are most likely ones that describe processor/cabinet configurations or OS license scope. The following table may help clarify VS5000/6000 model designations:
Cabinet Size CPU System GENEDIT (configuration)
------- ------- ---- ------ ------------------------------------------
5300 5-slot 5430 5330 5430
5440 5340 5440
5450 5350 5450
5460 5360 5460
5600 10-slot 5430 5630 5430
5440 5630 5440
5450 5650 5450
5460 5660 5460
6005 5-slot 6110 6110 6016, 6032, 6064
6120 6120 6016, 6032, 6064, 6096, 6128, 6192, 6256
6230 6230 6016, 6032, 6064, 6096, 6128, 6192, 6256
6230T 6230T 6256 (usually)
6010 10-slot 6110 6110 6016, 6032, 6064
6120 6120 6016, 6032, 6064, 6096, 6128, 6192, 6256
6230 6230 6016, 6032, 6064, 6096, 6128, 6192, 6256
6230T 6230T 6256 (usually)
6760 6760 6256 (usually) (might have higher limit)
6780 6780 6256 (usually) (might have higher limit)
While it is possible to find a 6230 or 6230T in a 5-slot cabinet, it is not the norm. Both are sold in 10-slot cabinets and upgrades normally include a replacement 10-slot cabinet. While the 6230T could be keyed for any of the license levels, it is normally sold with a 256-user license.
5-slot cabinets may be expanded to 10 slots by the use of a 5-slot expansion cabinet. 10-slot cabinets may be expanded to 20 slots by the use of a 10-slot expansion cabinet. Expanded VS5000/6000's are "joined at the hip" by crossover cables that extend the motherboard backplane into the expansion cabinet. The crossover cables should be removed before moving such paired cabinets.
The New VS utilizes standard server hardware, not proprietary Wang hardware. The principal platform is the Dell PowerEdge 2850 rackmount server, with alternatives of the PowerEdge 2800 tower/rackmount server and the slim PowerEdge 1850 server.
Assuming that the VS22000 designation will eventually be adopted, the first two digits signify the VS generation, the third digit signifies the host platform type and cabinet or enclosure type, and the last two digits signify the virtual VS CPU speed.
Virtual
Cabinet Size CPU System GENEDIT (configuration)
------- ------- ----- ------- ------------------------------------------
22100 1U 22110 VS22110 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
rack 22120 VS22120 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
mount 22130 VS22130 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
22140 VS22140 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
22160 VS22160 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
22180 VS22180 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
22200 2U 22210 VS22210 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
rack 22220 VS22220 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
mount 22230 VS22230 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
22240 VS22240 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
22260 VS22260 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
22280 VS22280 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
22400 tower 22410 VS22410 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
or 22420 VS22420 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
5U 22430 VS22430 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
rack 22440 VS22440 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
22460 VS22460 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
22480 VS22480 Any 300, 7K, 8K, 9K, 10K, 12K, 16K, 18K
Note: The "FAST" measure is a special Wang expert system benchmark of relative CPU performance over a broad range of tests and simulated application types. It cannot be used to estimate relative system performance or relative performance of a given application, since systems have different I/O capacities and throughput, and applications may employ machine instructions differently than the test programs. In addition, any given application may have performance dependencies on file I/O throughput, which can be affected by CPU speed but can also be limited by disk drive throughput.
Note: Wang stresses the fact that their VS software licenses are non-transferrable. Anyone who acquires a VS must obtain an OS license from Wang and licenses for all optional VS software they wish to run. The good side of this is that it puts you in a position to get the current OS with all the normally bundled utilities and microcode up to current rev levels and in sync with each other.
Two exceptions to the strict license rule are the PACE 2.20 Runtime, which is freely downloadable from the VS WebCenter, and the VS Web Server, which is free open source, also freely downloadable from the VS WebCenter.
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