IBM United States Hardware Announcement
110-009, dated February 9, 2010
IBM Power 750 Express server offers IBM POWER7 technology and large enterprise compute capability in small form factor
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Overview |
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Publications |
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Key prerequisites |
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Technical information |
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Planned availability date |
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Terms and conditions |
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Description |
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Prices |
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Statement of general direction |
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At a glance
The Power® 750 Express server is a powerful 1- to 4-socket server that supports up to 32 cores with the configuration flexibility to meet today's growth and tomorrow's processing needs. The server features:
•Powerful POWER7 processors that offer 6-core to 32-core configuration options
–6-, 12-, 18-, and 24-core 3.3 GHz configurations (6-core processor card)
–8-, 16-, 24-, and 32-core 3.0 or 3.3 GHz configurations (8-core processor card)
–32-core 3.55 GHz configuration
•Up to 512 GB of memory with four processor cards installed, optionally augmented with Active MemoryTM Expansion
•Up to four optional PCIe I/O drawers or up to eight optional PCI-X I/O drawers, with up to 41 PCIe slots or up to 50 PCI-X slots
•Rich I/O options in the system unit
–Five PCI slots in the system unit
–Eight disk/solid-state disk (SSD) SAS SFF (small form factor) bays -- up to 2.4 TB
–Slimline DVD-RAM
–Half-high bay for tape or removable drive
–Integrated SAS/SATA controller for disk/SSD/DVD
–Optional 175 MB RAID write cache for disk/SSD
–Integrated Virtual Ethernet ports (four 1 Gb or two 10 Gb)
•Rack-mount configuration
•EnergyScaleTM technology
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Overview
The Power 750 Express server (8233-E8B) supports up to four 3.3 GHz 6-core or four 8-core 3.0, 3.3, and 3.55 GHz POWER7 processor cards in a rack-mount drawer configuration. The POWER7 processors in this server are 64-bit, 6-core and 8-core modules packaged on dedicated processor cards with 4 MB of L3 cache/core and 256 KB of L2 cache/core.
The Power 750 Express server supports a maximum of 32 DDR3 DIMM slots, eight per processor card. Memory features (two memory DIMMs per feature) supported are 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB and run at speeds of 1066 MHz. A system with four processor cards installed has a maximum memory of 512 GB. Also, the optional Active Memory Expansion can allow the effective maximum memory capacity to be much larger than the true physical memory. Innovative compression/decompression of memory content using processor cycles can allow memory expansion up to 100%. A server with a maximum of 512 GB can effectively be expanded up to 1 TB. This can enhance virtualization and server consolidation by allowing a partition to do significantly more work with the same physical amount of memory or a server to run more partitions and do more work with the same physical amount of memory.
The Power 750 Express server provides great I/O expandability. For example, with 12X-attached I/O drawers, you can have up to 50 PCI-X slots or up to 41 PCIe slots. This combination can provide over 100 LAN ports or over 72 WAN ports, or up to 576 disk drives (over 240 TB disk storage). Extensive quantities of externally attached storage and tape drives and libraries can also be attached.
The Power 750 Express system unit without I/O drawers can contain a maximum of either eight SFF SAS disks or eight SFF SAS SSDs, providing up to 2.4 TB. All disks and SSDs are direct dock and hot pluggable. The eight SAS bays can be split into two sets of four bays for additional AIX/Linux configuration flexibility. The system unit also contains a slimline DVD-RAM, plus a half-high media bay for an optional tape drive or removable disk drive.
Also available in the Power 750 system unit is a choice of quad gigabit or dual 10 Gb integrated host Ethernet adapters. These native ports can be selected at the time of initial order. Virtualization of these integrated Ethernet adapters is supported.
Other integrated features include:
•Five expansion slots
–Three PCIe x8 (two short-length, one full-length)
–Two PCI-X DDR (full length)
–Two GX slots for 12X I/O loop or 4X connections
•Service Processor
•Integrated SAS/SATA controller for disk/SSD/DVD in system unit
–Optional 175 MB RAID write cache to augment disk/SSD performance and function
•EnergyScale technology
•Two system ports and three USB ports
•Two hardware management console (HMC) ports and two SPCN ports
•Redundant and hot-swap power
•Redundant and hot-swap cooling
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Key prerequisites
If installing the AIX® operating system (one of these):
•AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-04 Technology Level and Service Pack 2, or later
•AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-03 Technology Level and Service Pack 5, or later (planned availability: June 25, 2010)
•AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 8, or later (planned availability: June 25, 2010)
•AIX Version 5.3 with the 5300-11 Technology Level and Service Pack 2, or later (planned availability: March 16, 2010)
•AIX Version 5.3 with the 5300-10 Technology Level and Service Pack 4, or later (planned availability: May 28, 2010)
•AIX Version 5.3 with the 5300-09 Technology Level and Service Pack 7, or later (planned availability: May 28, 2010)
If installing the IBM i operating system:
•IBM i 6.1 with i 6.1.1 machine code, or later (planned availability: March 16, 2010)
If installing the Linux® operating system (one of these):
•SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for the Power 750 Express Server, or later, with current maintenance updates available from Novell to enable all planned functionality
•SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 3 for the Power 750 Express Server, with current maintenance updates available from Novell to enable all planned functionality
Users should also update their systems with the latest Linux for Power service and productivity tools available at
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/home.html
If installing VIOS:
• VIOS 2.1.2.11 with Fix Pack 22.1 and Service Pack 1, or later
JavaTM 1.4.2 on POWER7:
There are unique considerations when running Java 1.4.2 on POWER7. For best exploitation of the outstanding performance capabilities and most recent improvements of POWER7 technology, IBM recommends upgrading Java-based applications to Java 6 or Java 5 whenever possible.
For more information, visit
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/aix/service.html
Planned availability date
February 19, 2010, except for feature 4526, which is planned to be available on March 16, 2010.
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Description
Power 750
Summary of standard features:
•Rack-mount (4U) configuration
•6-, 12-, 18-, and 24-core design with one, two, three, or four 3.3 GHz processor cards; 8-, 16-, 24-, and 32-core design with one, two, three or four 3.0 or 3.3 GHz processor cards; or 32-core design with four 3.55 GHz processor cards
•8 GB of PC3-8500 1066 MHz ECC memory (error checking and correcting) memory, expandable to 128 GB per processor card (512 GB system maximum)
Note: The 8 GB memory feature (#4526) is planned to be available on March 15, 2010.
•8 x 2.5-inch DASD/SSD/Media backplane with an external SAS port
–1 to 8 SFF DASD or SSDs (mixing allowed)
•Choice of two integrated virtual Ethernet daughter cards:
–Quad-port 1 Gb IVE
–Dual-port 10 Gb IVE
•Two media bays:
–One slim bay for a DVD-RAM (required)
–One half-high bay for an optional tape drive or removable disk
•A maximum of five hot-swap slots:
–Two PCIe x8 slots, short card length (slots 1 and 2)
–One PCIe x8 slot, full card length (slot 3)
–Two PCIX DDR slots, full card length (slots 4 and 5)
–One GX+ slot (shares same space as PCIe x8 slot 2)
–One GX++ slot (shares same space as PCIe x8 slot 1)
•Integrated:
–Service Processor
–Quad-port 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet
–EnergyScale technology
–Hot-swap and redundant cooling
–Three USB ports; two system ports
–Two HMC ports; two SPCN ports
•Two Power Supplies, 1725 Watt AC, Hot-swap
The minimum Power 750 configuration must include a processor, processor activations, memory, two power supplies and power cords, one or two DASD, a DASD/SSD/Media backplanes, an operator panel cable, an Ethernet daughter card, a DVD-RAM, an operating system indicator, and a Language Group Specify.
The minimum defined configuration, if no choice is made, when AIX or Linux is the primary operating system is:
Feature number |
Description |
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8335 |
0/6 core |
3.3 GHz POWER7 Processor |
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6 x 7717 |
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Processor Activations |
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4526 |
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GB (2 x 4096 MB) Memory |
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1883 |
73.4 GB 15k SFF DASD |
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1878 |
Operator |
Panel Cable, Rack-mount drawer with |
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2.5-inch |
DASD Backplane |
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8340 |
DASD/Media Backplane for 2.5-inch DASD/SATA |
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DVD/Tape with External SAS Port |
5624 |
Quad-port 1 Gb Integrated Ethernet Daughter Card |
2 x 7740 |
Two Power Supplies, 1725 Watt AC, Base |
5762 |
SATA DVD-RAM |
9300/97xx) |
Language Group Specify |
2146 or 2147 |
Primary Operating System Indicator - IBM AIX (2146) |
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or Linux (2147) |
2 x 6xxx |
Two Power Cords |
Notes:
•The 8 GB memory feature (#4526) is planned to be available on March 16, 2010.
•No internal DASD is required if feature 0837 (Boot from SAN) is selected. A Fibre Channel adapter must be ordered if feature 0837 is selected.
The minimum defined configuration, if no choice is made, when IBM i is the primary operating system is:
Feature number |
Description |
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8335 |
0/6 core |
3.3 GHz POWER7 Processor |
6 x 7717 |
6 Processor Activations |
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4526 |
8 GB (2 x 4096 MB) Memory |
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2 x 1884 |
69.7 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive |
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1878 |
Operator |
Panel Cable, Rack-mount drawer with |
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2.5-inch |
DASD Backplane |
8340 |
DASD/Media Backplane for 2.5-inch DASD/SATA |
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DVD/Tape |
with External SAS Port |
5624 |
Quad-port 1 Gb Integrated Ethernet Daughter Card |
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2 x 7740 |
Power Supply, 1725 Watt AC, Base |
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5762 |
SATA DVD-RAM |
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9300/97xx) |
Language |
Group Specify |
2145 |
Primary Operating System Indicator - IBM i |
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0040 |
Mirrored |
System Disk Level Specify Code |
0566 |
IBM i 6.1 with 6.1.1 Machine Code Specify Code |
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2 x 6xxx |
Two Power Cords |
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Notes:
•The 8 GB memory feature (#4526) is planned to be available on March 16, 2010.
•No internal DASD is required if feature 0837 (Boot from SAN) is selected. A Fibre Channel adapter must be ordered if feature 0837 is selected.
IBM Editions
IBM Editions are available only as initial order.
If you order a Power 750 Express server IBM Edition as defined below, you can qualify for half the initial configuration's processor core activations at no addition charge.
The total memory (based on the number of cores) and the quantity/size of disk, SSD, Fibre Channel adapters, or Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adapters shipped with the server are the only features that determine if a customer is entitled to a processor activation at no additional charge.
Specifically, with an IBM Edition, processor activations for the processor card options are:
•3.3 GHz 6-core processor cards
–3 x #7717 (chargeable) and 3 x #2327 (no-charge) with 6-core (1 x #8335) configuration
–6 x #7717 (chargeable) and 6 x #2327 (no-charge) with 12-core (2 x #8335) configuration
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–9 x #7717 (chargeable) and 9 x #2327 (no-charge) with 18-core (3 x #8335) configuration
–12 x #7717 (chargeable) and 12 x #2327 (no-charge) with 24-core (4 x #8335) configuration
•3.0 GHz 8-core processor cards
–4 x #7714 (chargeable) and 4 x #2324 (no-charge) with 8-core (1 x #8334) configuration
–8 x #7714 (chargeable) and 8 x #2324 (no-charge) with 16-core (2 x #8334) configuration
–12 x #7714 (chargeable) and 12 x #2324 (no-charge) with 24-core (3 x #8334) configuration
–16 x #7714 (chargeable) and 16 x #2324 (no-charge) with 32-core (4 x #8334) configuration
•3.3 GHz 8-core processor cards
–4 x #7715 (chargeable) and 4 x #2325 (no-charge) with 8-core (1 x #8332) configuration
–8 x #7715 (chargeable) and 8 x #2325 (no-charge) with 16-core (2 x #8332) configuration
–12 x #7715 (chargeable) and 12 x #2325 (no-charge) with 24-core (3 x #8332) configuration
–16 x #7715 (chargeable) and 16 x #2325 (no-charge) with 32-core (4 x #8332) configuration
•3.55 GHz 8-core processor cards
–16 x #7716 (chargeable) and 16 x #2326 (no-charge) with 32-core (4 x #8336) configuration
When you purchase an IBM Edition, you can purchase an AIX, IBM i, or Linux operating system license, or you may choose to purchase the system with no operating system. The AIX, IBM i, or Linux operating system is processed via a feature number on AIX 5.4 or 6.1, IBM i 6.1.1, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. If you choose AIX 5.4 or 6.1 for your primary operating system, you can also order IBM i 6.1.1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. The converse is true if you choose an IBM i or Linux subscription as your primary operating system.
These sample configurations can be changed as needed and still qualify for processor entitlements at no additional charge. However, selection of total memory or DASD/SSD/Fibre Channel/FCoE adapter quantities smaller than the totals defined as the minimums disqualifies the order as an IBM Edition and the no-charge processor activations are then removed.
Processor activations are only available to Solution Delivery Integration (SDIs) as MES orders.
Processor cards ordered separately after the initial order are not eligible for nocharge processor activations.
Edition minimum memory definition details:
A minimum of 4 GB memory per core is needed to qualify for the IBM Edition, except on the 6-core IBM Edition where there is a 32 GB minimum memory requirement. For example, a 6-core minimum is 32 GB, an 8-core minimum is 32 GB, and a 12core minimum is 48 GB. There can be many different valid memory configurations that meet the minimum 4 GB per core requirement. For example:
• 6-core (32 GB minimum) -- 4 x 8 GB (2 x 4 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4526)
Also, 2 x 16 GB (2 x 8 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4527)
Also, 1 x 32 GB (2 x 16 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4528)
• 8-core (32 GB minimum) -- 4 x 8 GB (2 x 4 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4526)
Also, 2 x 16 GB (2 x 8 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4527)
Also, 1 x 32 GB (2 x 16 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4528)
• 12-core (48 GB minimum) -- 6 x 8 GB (2 x 4 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4526)
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Also, 3 x 16 GB (2 x 8 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4527)
Also, 2 x 32 GB (2 x 16 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4528)
• 16-core (64 GB minimum) -- 8 x 8 GB (2 x 4 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4526)
Also, 4 x 16 GB (2 x 8 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4527)
Also, 2 x 32 GB (2 x 16 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4528)
• 18-core (72 GB minimum) -- 9 x 8 GB (2 x 4 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4526)
Also, 5 x 16 GB (2 x 8 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4527)
Also, 3 x 32 GB (2 x 16 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4528)
• 24-core (96 GB minimum) -- 12 x 8 GB (2 x 4 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4526)
Also, 6 x 16 GB (2 x 8 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4527)
Also, 3 x 32 GB (2 x 16 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4528)
• 32-core (128 GB minimum) -- 16 x 8 GB (2 x 4 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4526)
Also, 8 x 16 GB (2 x 8 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4527)
Also, 4 x 32 GB (2 x 16 GB DIMMs) Memory (#4528)
Note: The 8 GB memory feature (#4526) is planned to be available on March 16, 2010.
Note: You can also mix different size memory features on the same server and meet the minimum memory requirements for the IBM Edition benefit as long as at least 4 GB per core is attained. For example, the 1 x 16 GB memory feature (#4527) can replace the 2 x 8 GB feature (#4526). However, all memory features on an individual processor card must be identical.
Edition minimum Disk/SSD/Fibre Channel/FCoE definition details:
•Minimum of: Two DASD, or two SSD, or two Fibre Channel adapters, or two FCoE adapters. You only need to meet one of this disk/SSD/FC/FCoE criteria. Partial criteria cannot be combined.
–Two SAS disk drives -- Any capacity drives located in the system unit, feature 5802 I/O drawer, or feature 5886 disk drawer qualify.
–Two SAS SSDs -- Drives located in the system unit, feature 5802 I/O drawer, or feature 5886 disk drawer qualify.
–Two Fibre Channel adapters -- Either PCI-X or PCI-E adapters located in the system unit or 12X-attached I/O drawer.
–Two Fibre Channel over Ethernet adapters -- Either PCI-X or PCI-E adapters located in the system unit or 12X-attached I/O drawer.
Multiple sample POWER7 IBM Edition configurations are provided in the IBM internal configurator tool, including:
•Four 3.3 GHz 6-core processor card configurations (6-core, 12-core, 18-core, and 24-core)
•Four 3.0 GHz 8-core processor card configurations (8-core, 16-core, 24-core, and 32-core)
•Four 3.3 GHz 8-core processor card configurations (8-core, 16-core, 24-core, and 32-core)
•Four 3.5 GHz 8-core processor card configurations (32-core)
Dynamic logical partitioning
The dynamic logical partitioning (LPAR) function provides enhanced resource management for the Power 750 Express server. Dynamic LPAR allows available system resources to be quickly and easily configured across multiple logical partitions to meet the rapidly changing needs of your business.
Dynamic LPAR also allows you to add new system resources such as new hot-plug PCI adapters into your system's configuration without requiring a reboot. Without
the optional PowerVMTM Standard Edition (#7794) or PowerVM Enterprise Edition
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(#7795) feature, as many as 32 LPARs are supported in a 32-core Power 750. If the PowerVM Standard or Enterprise Edition feature is installed in the system, a maximum of 10 dynamic LPARs for each physical processor can be defined, with a system maximum of 160 dynamic LPARs.
An HMC or IVM is required to manage POWER7 processor-based servers implementing partitioning. Multiple POWER7 processor-based servers can be supported by a single HMC.
If an HMC is used to manage any POWER7 processor-based server, the HMC must be a CR3, or later, model rack-mount HMC or C05, or later, deskside HMC.
When IBM Systems Director is used to manage an HMC or if the HMC manages more than 254 partitions, the HMC should have 3 GB of RAM minimum and be CR3 model, or later, rack-mount or C06, or later, deskside.
PowerVM Editions (optional)
Three optional PowerVM Edition features are now available on the Power 750: PowerVM Express Edition, PowerVM Standard Edition, and PowerVM Enterprise Edition. These are managed using built-in Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) software or optionally through use of an HMC.
PowerVM Standard Edition (#7794) and PowerVM Enterprise Edition (#7795) allow customers to create partitions in units of less than 1 CPU (sub-CPU LPARs) and allow the same system I/O to be virtually added to these partitions. The optional features, available for a fee, also include a software component that provides cross-partition workload management.
PowerVM Standard and Enterprise Editions offer:
•Micro-PartitioningTM (up to 10 partitions per processor, 160 per system)
•Virtualized disk and optical devices (VIOS)
•Automated CPU reconfiguration
•Real-time partition configuration and load statistics
•Support for dedicated and shared processor LPAR groups
•Support for manual provisioning of resources
At initial order entry, selecting feature number 7994 or 7995 will result in MicroPartitioning to be enabled during manufacture and the enabling software media and publications to be shipped to the customer. When ordering feature number 7994
or 7995 as an MES, an activation key will be posted on an IBM Web site, and the customer must retrieve it and install it on the system.
The IBM Web site is
http://www-912.ibm.com/pod/pod
Other features of PowerVM Editions:
•If any processors in a system have the Virtualization feature, all active processors must have it.
•Once the Virtualization feature is installed in a system, it cannot be removed.
•Virtual Ethernet and Virtual Storage are part of PowerVM Editions.
PowerVM Enterprise Edition also includes Live Partition Mobility, which allows for the
movement of a logical partition from one POWER6TM or POWER7 server to another with no application downtime, and Active Memory Sharing, which dynamically reallocates memory between running logical partitions on a server. Also available is PowerVM Express (#7793), designed for users looking for an introduction to more advanced virtualization features at a highly affordable price. With PowerVM Express and IVM, users can create up to three partitions on the server, leverage (VIOS), utilize Shared Dedicated Capacity to help optimize use of processor cycles, and even
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try out the Shared Processor Pool. With its intuitive browser-based interface, IVM is easy to use and helps reduce the time and effort required to manage virtual devices, processors, and partitions. An HMC is not required.
Notes:
•PowerVM 2.1.2.11 with Fix Pack 22.1 and Service Pack 1, or later, and a supported AIX or Linux operating system level are minimum requirements for performing Live Partition Mobility functions on POWER7. Refer to the Software requirements section for more information on minimum AIX and Linux OS levels.
•Active Memory Sharing is planned to be supported with the availability of SLES 11 SP1.
Customers can upgrade from PowerVM Express to either PowerVM Standard or PowerVM Enterprise, or they can upgrade from PowerVM Standard to PowerVM Enterprise.
By upgrading to PowerVM Standard or PowerVM Enterprise, users gain the ability to create up to 160 logical partitions on the Power System 750. Users also gain the ability to manage their PowerVM enabled machine with either an HMC or the Integrated Virtualization Manager.
By upgrading to PowerVM Enterprise, users can leverage Live Partition Mobility and Active Memory Sharing.
Active Memory Expansion (optional)
Active Memory Expansion is an innovative POWER7 technology that allows the effective maximum memory capacity to be much larger than the true physical memory maximum. Sophisticated compression/decompression of memory content can allow memory expansion up to 100%. This can allow a partition to do significantly more work or support more users with the same physical amount of
memory. Similarly, it can allow a server to run more partitions and do more work for the same physical amount of memory.
Active Memory Expansion is available for partitions running AIX 6.1, or later. Technology Level 4 with SP2 is needed.
Active Memory Expansion uses CPU resource to compress/decompress the memory contents. The trade-off of memory capacity for processor cycles can be an excellent choice, but the degree of expansion varies, depending on how compressible the memory content is, and it also depends on having adequate spare CPU capacity available for this compression/decompression. Tests in IBM laboratories using sample workloads showed excellent results for many workloads in terms of memory expansion per additional CPU utilized. Other test workloads had more modest results.
Clients have a great deal of control over Active Memory Expansion usage. Each individual AIX partition can turn on or turn off Active Memory Expansion. Control parameters set the amount of expansion desired in each partition to help control the amount of CPU used by the Active Memory Expansion function. An IPL is required for the specific partition that is turning memory expansion on or off. Once turned on, there are monitoring capabilities in standard AIX performance tools such as lparstat, vmstat, topas, and svmon.
A planning tool is included with AIX 6.1 TL4, allowing you to sample actual workloads and estimate both how expandable the partition's memory is and how much CPU resource is needed. Any Power Systems model can run the planning tool. In addition, a one-time, 60-day trial of Active Memory Expansion is available to provide more exact memory expansion and CPU measurements. The trial can be requested using the Capacity on Demand Web page
http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/cod/
Active Memory Expansion is enabled by a chargeable hardware feature (#4792), which can be ordered with the initial order of the server or as an MES order. A
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software key is provided when the enablement feature is ordered, which is applied to the server. An IPL is not required to enable the server. The key is specific to an individual server and is permanent. It cannot be moved to a different server.
The additional CPU resource used to expand memory is part of the CPU resource assigned to the AIX partition running Active Memory Expansion. Normal licensing requirements apply.
Power 750 Capacity BackUp (CBU) capability
(Applies to IBM i only)
The Power 750 systems' CBU designation can help meet your requirements for a second system to use for backup, high availability, and disaster recovery. It enables you to temporarily transfer IBM i processor license entitlements and 5250 Enterprise Enablement entitlements purchased for a primary machine to a secondary CBUdesignated system. Temporarily transferring these resources instead of purchasing them for your secondary system may result in significant savings. Processor activations cannot be transferred.
The CBU specify feature 0444 is available only as part of a new server purchase. Certain system prerequisites must be met and system registration and approval are required before the CBU specify feature can be applied on a new server. Standard IBM i terms and conditions do not allow either IBM i processor license entitlements or 5250 OLTP (Enterprise Enablement) entitlements to be transferred permanently or temporarily. These entitlements remain with the machine they were ordered for. When you register the association between your primary and on-order CBU system, you must agree to certain terms and conditions regarding the temporary transfer.
After a CBU system designation is approved and the system is installed, you can temporarily move your optional IBM i processor license entitlement and 5250 Enterprise Enablement entitlements from the primary system to the CBU system when the primary system is down or while the primary system processors are inactive. The CBU system can then better support failover and role swapping for a full range of test, disaster recovery, and high availability scenarios. Temporary entitlement transfer means that the entitlement is a property transferred from the primary system to the CBU system and may remain in use on the CBU system as long as the registered primary and CBU system are in deployment for the high availability or disaster recovery operation.
The primary system for a Power 750 (8233-E8B) server can be:
9179-MHB
9117-MMB
8233-E8B
9117-MMA
9406-MMA
9406-570
8234-EMA
8204-E8A
9409-M50
9406-550
These systems have IBM i software licenses with an IBM i P20 or P30 software tier. The primary machine must be in the same enterprise as the CBU system.
Before you can temporarily transfer IBM i processor license entitlements from the registered primary system, you must have more than one IBM i processor license on the primary machine and at least one IBM i processor license on the CBU server. An activated processor must be available on the CBU server to use the transferred entitlement. You can then transfer any IBM i processor entitlements above the minimum one, assuming the total IBM i workload on the primary system does
not require the IBM i entitlement you would like to transfer during the time of the transfer. During this temporary transfer, the CBU system's internal records of its
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total number of IBM i processor license entitlements are not updated, and you may see IBM i license noncompliance warning messages from the CBU system. These warning messages in this situation do not mean you are not in compliance. Before you can temporarily transfer 5250 entitlements, you must have more than one 5250 Enterprise Enablement entitlement on the primary server and at least one 5250 Enterprise Enablement entitlement on the CBU system. You can then transfer the entitlements that are not required on the primary server during the time of transfer and that are above the minimum of one entitlement.
For example, if you have a 6-core Power 750 as your primary system with two IBM i processor license entitlements (one above the minimum) and two 5250 Enterprise Enablement entitlements (one above the minimum), you can temporarily transfer only one IBM i entitlement and one 5250 Enterprise Enablement entitlement. During the temporary transfer, the CBU system's internal records of its total number of IBM i processor entitlements is not updated, and you may see IBM i license noncompliance warning messages from the CBU system.
If your primary or CBU machine is sold or discontinued from use, any temporary entitlement transfers must be returned to the machine on which they were originally acquired. For CBU registration and further information, visit
http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/cbu
I/O drawer availability
Four 12X attached I/O drawers are supported on the Power 750, providing extensive capability to expand the overall server expandability and connectivity.
•Feature 5802 provides PCIe slots and SSF SAS disk slots.
•Feature 5877 provides PCIe slots.
•Feature 5796 provides PCI-X slots.
•The 7314-G30 provides PCI-X slots (supported but not orderable).
Three disk-only I/O drawers are also supported, providing large storage capacity and multiple partition support:
•Feature 5886 EXP12S holds 3.5-inch SAS disk or SSD.
•Feature 5786 EXP24 holds 3.5-inch SCSI disk (used for migrating existing SCSI drives).
•The 7031-D24 holds 3.5-inch SCSI disk (supported but not orderable).
TotalStorage® EXP24 Disk Drawer (#5786)(supported only -- not orderable)
The TotalStorage EXP24 (#5786) is a 4 EIA unit drawer and mounts in a 19-inch rack. The front of the IBM TotalStorage EXP24 Ultra320 SCSI Expandable Storage Disk Enclosure has bays for up to 12 disk drives organized in two SCSI groups of up to six drives. The rear also has bays for up to 12 disk drives organized in two additional SCSI groups of up to six drives plus slots for the four SCSI interface
cards. Each SCSI drive group can be connected by either a Single Bus Ultra320 SCSI Repeater Card (#5741) or a Dual Bus Ultra320 SCSI Repeater Card (#5742). This allows the EXP24 to be configured as four sets of six bays, two sets of 12 bays, or two sets of six bays plus one set of 12 bays.
The EXP24 feature 5786 has three cooling fans and two power supplies to provide redundant power and cooling. The SCSI disk drives contained in the EXP24 are controlled by PCI-X SCSI adapters connected to the EXP24 SCSI repeater cards via SCSI cables. The PCI-X adapters are located in the Power 750 system unit or in an attached I/O drawer with PCI-X slots.
The EXP24S SCSI Disk Drawer is an earlier technology drawer compared to the later SAS EXP12S drawer. It is used to house the older SCSI disk drives that are supported but no longer orderable.
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The following feature number I/O drawers are available for order on the Power 750.
PCI-X DDR 12X Expansion Drawer (#5796)
The PCI-X DDR 12X Expansion Drawer (#5796) is a 4 EIA unit tall drawer and mounts in a 19-inch rack. Feature 5796 is 8.8 inches wide and takes up half the width of the 4 EIA rack space. Feature 5796 requires the use of a feature 7314 drawer-mounting enclosure. The 4 EIA tall enclosure can hold up to two feature 5796 drawers mounted side by side in the enclosure. The PCI-DDR 12X Expansion Drawer has six 64-bit, 3.3 V, PCI-X DDR slots running at 266 MHz that use blindswap cassettes and support hot plugging of adapter cards. The drawer includes redundant hot-plug power and cooling. The client must select one of the two available interface adapters for use in the feature 5796 drawer, either the Dual-Port 12X Channel Attach Adapter -- Long Run (#6457) or the Dual-Port 12X Channel Attach Adapter Short Run (#6446). The adapter selection is based on how close the host system or the next I/O drawer in the loop is physically located.
A maximum of four feature 5796 drawers can be placed on the same 12X loop. Mixing features 5802 or 5877 and 5796 on the same loop is not supported. Mixing feature 5796 and the 7314-G30 on the same loop is supported with a maximum of four drawers total per loop. A minimum configuration of two 12X cables (either SDR or DDR) and two ac power cables and two SPCN cables is required to ensure proper redundancy. The drawer attaches to the host CEC enclosure with a 12X adapter in a GX slot via 12X SDR or DDR cables.
The Power 750 uses GX Dual-port 12X Channel Attach (#5609) or GX Dualport 12X Channel Attach (#5616) to attach a feature 5796 12X I/O Drawer using SDR speed, no matter which GX adapter is used.
PCI-X DDR 12X Expansion Drawer (7314-G30) (supported, not orderable)
The 7314-G30 is equivalent to the feature 5796 described above with one key difference -- IBM i does not support this I/O drawer. Otherwise, it provides the same six PCI-X DDR slots per unit and has the same configuration rules/considerations as feature 5796.
12X I/O Drawer PCIe, SFF disk (#5802)
This feature provides a 4U high 19-inch I/O drawer containing 10 PCIe 8x I/O adapter slots and 18 SAS hot-swap SFF SAS disk bays, which can be used for either disk drives or SSDs. Using 146 GB disk drives, the feature 5802 provides up to 2.6 TB of storage.
The 18 disk bays can be organized either into one group of 18 bays (AIX/Linux), two groups of nine slots (AIX/IBM i/Linux), or four groups of four or five bays AIX/ Linux). Selecting either one, two, or four groups of drive bays is done with a mode switch on the drawer.
A maximum of two feature 5802 drawers can be placed on the same 12X loop. Mixing feature 5802 and feature 5796 and the 7314-G30 on the same loop is not supported. Mixing feature 5802 and feature 5877 on the same loop is supported with a maximum of two drawers total per loop. The PCIe adapter slots use Gen 3 blind-swap cassettes and support hot plugging of adapter cards. A minimum
configuration of two 12X DDR cables and two ac power cables and two SPCN cables is required to ensure proper redundancy. 12X SDR cables are not supported. The drawer attaches to the host CEC enclosure with a 12X adapter in a GX slot via 12X DDR cables (#1861/#1862/#1864/#1865).
The Power 750 uses GX Dual-port 12X Channel Attach (#5609) or GX Dual-port 12X Channel Attach (#5616) to attach a feature 5802 12X I/O Drawer. The feature 5609 provides the higher capacity bandwidth (DDR).
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12X I/O Drawer PCIe, No disk (#5877)
This feature provides a 4U high 19-inch I/O drawer containing 10 PCIe 8x I/O adapter slots.
A maximum of two feature 5877 drawers can be placed on the same 12X loop. Mixing features 5877 and 5796/7314-G30 on the same loop is not supported. Mixing features 5802 and 5877 on the same loop is supported with a maximum of two drawers total per loop. The PCIe adapter slots use Gen 3 blind-swap cassettes and support hot plugging of adapter cards. A minimum configuration of two 12X DDR cables and two ac power cables and two SPCN cables is required to ensure proper redundancy. 12X SDR cables are not supported. The drawer attaches to the host CEC enclosure with a 12X adapter in a GX slot via 12X DDR cables (#1861/#1862/ #1864/#1865).
The Power 750 uses GX Dual-port 12X Channel Attach (#5609) or GX Dual-port 12X Channel Attach (#5616) to attach a feature 5877 12X I/O Drawer. Feature 5609 provides the higher capacity bandwidth (DDR).
Note that conversions between a diskless feature 5877 and a feature 5802 with disk bays are not available.
EXP 12S SAS Drawer (#5886)
The EXP 12S SAS drawer (#5886) is a 2 EIA drawer and mounts in a 19 inch-rack. The drawer can hold either SAS disk drives or SSD. The EXP 12S SAS drawer has twelve 3.5-inch SAS disk bays with redundant data paths to each bay. The drawer supports redundant hot-plug power and cooling and redundant hot-swap SAS expanders (Enclosure Services Manager-ESM). Each ESM has an independent SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) diagnostic processor.
The SAS disk drives or SSD contained in the EXP12S are controlled by one or two PCIe or PCI-X SAS adapters connected to the EXP12S via SAS cables. The SAS cable will vary, depending upon the adapter being used, the operating system being used, and the protection desired.
•The large cache PCI-X feature 5904/5908 uses a SAS Y cable when a single port is running the EXP12S. A SAS X cable is used when a pair of adapters are used for controller redundancy.
•The medium cache PCI-X feature 5902 and PCIe feature 5903 adapters are always paired and use a SAS X cable to attach the feature 5886 I/O drawer.
•The zero cache PCI-X feature 5912 and PCIe feature 5901 use a SAS Y cable when a single port is running the EXP12S. A SAS X cable is used for AIX/Linux environments when a pair of adapters are used for controller redundancy.
In all of the above configurations, all 12 SAS bays are controlled by a single controller or a single pair of controllers.
A second EXP12S drawer can be attached to another drawer using two SAS EE cables, providing 24 SAS bays instead of 12 bays for the same SAS controller port. This is called cascading. In this configuration, all 24 SAS bays are controlled by a single controller or a single pair of controllers.
The feature 5886 can also be directly attached to the SAS port on the rear of the Power 750, providing a very low cost disk storage solution. When used this way, the imbedded SAS controllers augmented by the 175 MB write cache RAID enabler feature 5679 in the system unit drive the disk drives in EXP12S. A second unit cannot be cascaded to a feature 5886 attached in this way.
19-inch racks
The Model 8233-E8B and its I/O drawers are designed to mount in the 25U 7014S25 (#0555), 36U 7014-T00 (#0551), or the 42U 7014-T42 (#0553) rack. These racks are built to the 19-inch EIA standard. When you order a new 8233 system, you can also order the appropriate 7014 rack model with the system hardware on
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the same initial order. IBM is making the racks available as features of the 8233E8B when you order additional I/O drawer hardware for an existing system (MES order). The rack feature number should be used if you want IBM to integrate the newly ordered I/O drawer in a 19-inch rack before shipping the MES order.
1.3-Meter Rack (#0555)
The 1.3-Meter Rack (#0555) is a 25 EIA unit rack. The rack that is delivered as feature 0555 is the same rack delivered when you order the 7014-S25 rack. Order the feature 0555 only when required to support rack integration of MES orders prior to shipment from IBM.
1.8-Meter Rack (#0551)
The 1.8-Meter Rack (#0551) is a 36 EIA unit rack. The rack that is delivered as feature 0551 is the same rack delivered when you order the 7014-T00 rack; the included features may be different. Some features that are delivered as part of the 7014-T00 must be ordered separately with the feature 0551. Order the feature 0551 only when required to support rack integration of MES orders prior to shipment from IBM.
2.0-Meter Rack (#0553)
The 2.0-Meter Rack (#0553) is a 42 EIA unit tall rack. The rack that is delivered as feature 0553 is the same rack delivered when you order the 7014-T42 rack; the included features may be different. Some features that are delivered as part of the
7014-T42 must be ordered separately with the feature 0553. Order the feature 0553 only when required to support rack integration of MES orders prior to shipment from IBM.
IBM Power Systems Deployment-ready Services
IBM offers a portfolio of integration, configuration, and customization services for IBM Power Systems. These Deployment-ready Services are designed to accelerate customer solution deployment and reduce related resources and cost. Offerings include:
•Integration
–Component integration
–Rack integration
–Operating system preinstallation
–Unit personalization
–Third-party hardware/software installation
–Customer Specified Placement
•Asset tagging: Standard tagging Radio Frequency Item Device (RFID)
•Special packaging: Box consolidation
•System customization: Remote access Partitioning Customized operating system/ firmware
For more information on Deployment-ready Services, refer to
http://www.ibm.com/power/deploymentreadyservices/
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) features
Reliability, fault tolerance, and data correction
The reliability of systems starts with components, devices, and subsystems that are designed to be fault-tolerant. POWER7 uses lower voltage technology, improving reliability with stacked latches to reduce soft error (SER) susceptibility. During the design and development process, subsystems go through rigorous verification and
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integration testing processes. During system manufacturing, systems go through a thorough testing process to help ensure the highest level of product quality.
The system cache and memory offer ECC (error checking and correcting) faulttolerant features. ECC is designed to correct environmentally induced, single-bit, intermittent memory failures and single-bit hard failures. With ECC, the likelihood of memory failures will be substantially reduced. ECC also provides double-bit memory error detection that helps protect data in the event of a double-bit memory failure.
The AIX and IBM i operating systems provide disk drive mirroring and disk drive controller duplexing. The Linux operating system supports disk drive mirroring (RAID 1) through software, while other RAID protection schemes are provided via hardware RAID adapters.
The Journaled File System, also known as JFS or JFS2, helps maintain file system consistency and reduces the likelihood of data loss when the system is abnormally halted due to a power failure. JFS, the recommended file system for 32-bit kernels, now supports extents on the Linux operating system. This feature is designed
to substantially reduce or eliminate fragmentation. Its successor, JFS2, is the recommended file system for 64-bit kernels.
With 64-bit addressing, a maximum file system size of 32 TB and maximum file size of 16 TB, JFS2 is highly recommended for systems running the AIX operating system.
Memory error correction extensions
The memory has single-bit-error correction and double-bit-error detection ECC circuitry. The ECC code is also designed such that the failure of any one specific memory module within an ECC word by itself can be corrected absent any other fault.
Memory protection features include scrubbing to detect errors, a means to call for the deallocation of memory pages for a pattern of correctable errors detected, and signaling deallocation of a logical memory block when an error occurs that cannot be corrected by the ECC code.
Redundancy for array self-healing
Although the most likely failure event in a processor is a soft single-bit error in one of its caches, other events can occur, and they need to be distinguished from one another. For caches and their directories, hardware and firmware keep track of whether errors are being corrected beyond a threshold. If exceeded, a deferred repair error log is created.
Caches and directories on the POWER7 chip are manufactured with spare bits in their arrays that can be accessed via programmable steering logic to replace
faulty bits in the respective arrays. This is analogous to the redundant bit steering employed in main storage as a mechanism that is designed to help avoid physical repair, and is also implemented in POWER7 systems. The steering logic is activated during processor initialization and is initiated by the built-in system-test (BIST) at power-on time.
When correctable error cache exceeds a set threshold, systems using the POWER7 processor invoke a dynamic cache line delete function, which enables them to stop using bad cache and eliminates exposure to greater problems.
Fault monitoring functions
•When a POWER7 processor-based system is powered on, BIST and POST (poweron self-test) check processor, cache, memory, and associated hardware required for proper booting of the operating system. If a noncritical error is detected or if the errors occur in resources that can be removed from the system configuration, the restarting process is designed to proceed to completion. The errors are logged in the system nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM).
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•Disk drive fault tracking is designed to alert the system administrator of an impending disk drive failure before it impacts customer operation.
Mutual surveillance
The Service Processor monitors the operation of the firmware during the boot
process, and also monitors the HypervisorTM for termination. The Hypervisor monitors the Service Processor and will perform a reset/reload if it detects the loss of the Service Processor. If the reset/reload does not correct the problem with the Service Processor, the Hypervisor will notify the operating system and the operating system can take appropriate action, including calling for service.
Environmental monitoring functions
POWER7-based servers include a range of environmental monitoring functions:
•Temperature monitoring warns the system administrator of potential environmental-related problems by monitoring the air inlet temperature. When the inlet temperature rises above a warning threshold, the system initiates an orderly shutdown. When the temperature exceeds the critical level or if the temperature remains above the warning level for too long, the system will shut down immediately.
•Fan speed is controlled by monitoring actual temperatures on critical components and adjusting accordingly. If internal component temperatures reach critical levels, the system will shut down immediately, regardless of fan speed. When a redundant fan fails, the system calls out the failing fan and continues running. When a nonredundant fan fails, the system shuts down immediately.
Availability enhancement functions
The POWER7 family of systems continues to offer and introduce significant enhancements designed to increase system availability.
POWER7 processor functions
As in POWER6, the POWER7 processor has the ability to do processor instruction retry and alternate processor recovery for a number of core-related faults. This significantly reduces exposure to both hard (logic) and soft (transient) errors in the processor core. Soft failures in the processor core are transient (intermittent) errors, often due to cosmic rays or other sources of radiation, and generally are not repeatable. When an error is encountered in the core, the POWER7 processor will
first automatically retry the instruction. If the source of the error was truly transient, the instruction will succeed and the system will continue as before. On IBM systems prior to POWER6, this error would have caused a checkstop.
Hard failures are more difficult, being true logical errors that will be replicated each time the instruction is repeated. Retrying the instruction will not help in this situation because the instruction will continue to fail. As in POWER6, POWER7 processors have the ability to extract the failing instruction from the faulty core and retry it elsewhere in the system for a number of faults, after which the failing core is dynamically deconfigured and called out for replacement. The entire process is transparent to the partition owning the failing instruction. These systems are designed to avoid a full system outage.
POWER7 single processor checkstopping
As in POWER6, POWER7 provides single processor checkstopping. This significantly reduces the probability of any one processor affecting total system availability.
Partition availability priority
Also available is the ability to assign availability priorities to partitions. If an alternate processor recovery event requires spare processor resources in order to protect a workload, when no other means of obtaining the spare resources is available, the system will determine which partition has the lowest priority and
attempt to claim the needed resource. On a properly configured POWER7 processor-
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based server, this allows that capacity to be first obtained from, for example, a test partition instead of a financial accounting system.
POWER7 cache availability
The POWER® processor-based line of servers continues to be at the forefront of cache availability enhancements. The L3 cache is now integrated on the POWER7 processor. The POWER7 processor provides both L2 and L3 cache line delete functions.
Special uncorrectable error handling
Uncorrectable errors are difficult for any system to tolerate, although there are some situations where they can be shown to be irrelevant. For example, if an uncorrectable error occurs in cached data that will never again be read or where a fresh write of the data is imminent, it would be unwise to "protect" the user by forcing an immediate reboot.
Special Uncorrectable Error (SUE) handling was an IBM innovation introduced for
POWER5TM processors, where an uncorrectable error in memory or cache does not immediately cause the system to terminate. Rather, the system tags the data and determines whether it will ever be used again. If the error is irrelevant, it will not force a checkstop.
PCI extended error handling
PCI extended error handling (EEH) enabled adapters respond to a special data packet generated from the affected PCI slot hardware by calling system firmware, which will examine the affected bus, allow the device driver to reset it, and continue without a system reboot. For Linux, EEH support extends to the majority of frequently used devices, although some third-party PCI devices may not provide native EEH support.
Predictive failure and dynamic component deallocation
Servers with POWER processors have long had the capability to perform predictive failure analysis on certain critical components such as processors and memory. When these components exhibit symptoms that would indicate a failure is imminent, the system can dynamically deallocate and call home about the failing part before the error is propagated system-wide. In many cases, the system will first attempt to reallocate resources in such a way that will avoid unplanned outages. In the event that insufficient resources exist to maintain full system availability, these servers will attempt to maintain partition availability by user-defined priority.
Uncorrectable error recovery
When the auto-restart option is enabled, the system can automatically restart following an unrecoverable software error, hardware failure, or environmentally induced (ac power) failure.
Serviceability
The purpose of serviceability is to repair the system while attempting to minimize or eliminate service cost (within budget objectives), while maintaining high customer satisfaction. Serviceability includes system installation, MES (system upgrades/downgrades), and system maintenance/repair. Depending upon the system and warranty contract, service may be performed by the customer, an IBM representative, or an authorized warranty service provider.
The serviceability features delivered in this system provide a highly efficient service environment by incorporating the following attributes
•Design for Customer Set Up (CSU), Customer Installed Features (CIF), and Customer Replaceable Units (CRU)
•Error detection and Fault Isolation (ED/FI)
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•First Failure Data Capture (FFDC)
•Converged service approach across multiple IBM server platforms
Service environments
The HMC is a dedicated server that provides functions for configuring and managing servers for either partitioned or full-system partition using a GUI or command-line interface (CLI). An HMC attached to the system allows support personnel (with client authorization) to remotely log in to review error logs and perform remote maintenance if required.
The POWER7 processor-based platforms support two main service environments:
•Attachment to one or more HMCs is a supported option by the system. This is the default configuration for servers supporting logical partitions with dedicated or virtual I/O. In this case, all servers have at least one logical partition.
•No HMC. There are two service strategies for non-HMC systems
–Full system partition: A single partition owns all the server resources and only one operating system may be installed.
–Partitioned system: In this configuration, the system can have more than one partition and can be running more than one operating system. In this
environment, partitions are managed by the Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM), which provides some of the functions provided by the HMC.
Service Interface
The Service Interface allows support personnel to communicate with the service support applications in a server using a console, interface, or terminal. Delivering a clear, concise view of available service applications, the Service Interface allows the support team to manage system resources and service information in an efficient and effective way. Applications available via the Service Interface are
carefully configured and placed to give service providers access to important service functions.
Different service interfaces are used, depending on the state of the system and its operating environment. The primary service interfaces are:
•LEDs
•Operator Panel
•Service Processor menu
•Operating system service menu
•Service Focal Point on the HMC
•Service Focal Point Lite on IVM
In the light path LED implementation, when a fault condition is detected on the POWER7 system, an amber FRU fault LED will be illuminated, which will be rolled up to the system fault LED. The light path system pinpoints the exact part by turning on the amber FRU fault LED associated with the part to be replaced.
The system can clearly identify components for replacement by using specific component-level LEDs, and can also guide the servicer directly to the component by signaling (turning on solid) the system fault LED, enclosure fault LED, and the
component FRU fault LED. The servicer can also use the identify function to blink the FRU-level LED. When this function is activated, a roll-up to the blue enclosure locate and system locate LEDs will occur. These LEDs will turn on solid and can be used to follow the light path from the system to the enclosure and down to the specific FRU.
First Failure Data Capture and Error Data Analysis
First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) is a technique that helps ensure that when a fault is detected in a system, the root cause of the fault will be captured without the need to re-create the problem or run any sort of extending tracing or diagnostics
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program. For the vast majority of faults, a good FFDC design means that the root cause can also be detected automatically without servicer intervention.
First Failure Data Capture FFDC information, error data analysis, and fault isolation are necessary to implement the advanced serviceability techniques that enable efficient service of the systems and to help determine the failing items.
In the rare absence of FFDC and Error Data Analysis, diagnostics are required to recreate the failure and determine the failing items.
Diagnostics
General diagnostic objectives are to detect and identify problems such that they can be resolved quickly. Elements of IBM's diagnostics strategy include:
•Provide a common error code format equivalent to a system reference code, system reference number, checkpoint, or firmware error code.
•Provide fault detection and problem isolation procedures. Support remote connection ability to be used by the IBM Remote Support Center or IBM Designated Service.
•Provide interactive intelligence within the diagnostics with detailed online failure information while connected to IBM's back-end system.
Automatic diagnostics
Because of the FFDC technology designed into IBM Servers, it is not necessary to perform re-create diagnostics for failures or require user intervention. Solid and intermittent errors are designed to be correctly detected and isolated at the time the failure occurs. Runtime and boot-time diagnostics fall into this category.
Stand-alone diagnostics
As the name implies, stand-alone or user-initiated diagnostics require user intervention. The user must perform manual steps, including:
•Compact disk-based diagnostics
•Keying in commands
•Interactively selecting steps from a list of choices
Concurrent maintenance
The system will continue to support concurrent maintenance of power, cooling, PCI adapters, DASD, DVD, and firmware updates (when possible). The determination of whether a firmware release can be updated concurrently is identified in the readme information file released with the firmware.
Service labels
Service providers use these labels to assist them in performing maintenance actions. Service labels are found in various formats and positions, and are intended to transmit readily available information to the servicer during the repair process. Following are some of these service labels and their purpose:
Location diagrams
Location diagrams are strategically located on the system hardware, relating information regarding the placement of hardware components. Location diagrams may include location codes, drawings of physical locations, concurrent maintenance status, or other data pertinent to a repair. Location diagrams are especially useful when multiple components are installed such as DIMMs, CPUs, processor books, fans, adapter cards, LEDs, and power supplies.
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Remove/replace procedures
Service labels that contain remove/replace procedures are often found on a cover of the system or in other spots accessible to the servicer. These labels provide systematic procedures, including diagrams, detailing how to remove/replace certain serviceable hardware components.
Arrows
Numbered arrows are used to indicate the order of operation and serviceability direction of components. Some serviceable parts such as latches, levers, and touch points need to be pulled or pushed in a certain direction and certain order for the mechanical mechanisms to engage or disengage. Arrows generally improve the ease of serviceability.
Packaging for service
The following service enhancements are included in the physical packaging of the systems to facilitate service:
•Color coding (touch points): Terracotta colored touch points indicate that a component (FRU/CRU) can be concurrently maintained. Blue colored touch points delineate components that are not concurrently maintained -- those that require the system to be turned off for removal or repair.
•Tool-less design: Selected IBM systems support tool-less or simple tool designs. These designs require no tools or simple tools such as flathead screwdrivers to service the hardware components.
•Positive retention: Positive retention mechanisms help to assure proper connections between hardware components such as cables to connectors, and between two cards that attach to each other. Without positive retention, hardware components run the risk of becoming loose during shipping or installation, preventing a good electrical connection. Positive retention mechanisms like latches, levers, thumb-screws, pop Nylatches (U-clips), and cables are included to help prevent loose connections and aid in installing (seating) parts correctly. These positive retention items do not require tools.
Error Handling and Reporting
In the unlikely event of system hardware or environmentally induced failure, the system runtime error capture capability systematically analyzes the hardware error signature to determine the cause of failure. The analysis result will be stored in system NVRAM. When the system can be successfully restarted either manually or automatically, the error will be reported to the operating system. Error Log Analysis (ELA) can be used to display the failure cause and the physical location of the failing hardware.
With the integrated Service Processor, the system has the ability to automatically send out an alert via phone line to a pager or call for service in the event of a critical system failure. A hardware fault will also turn on the amber system fault LED located on the system unit to alert the user of an internal hardware problem. The indicator may also be set to blink by the operator as a tool to allow system identification.
For identification, the blue locate LED on the enclosure and at the system level will turn on solid. The amber system fault LED will be on solid when an error condition occurs.
On POWER7 processor-based servers, hardware and software failures are recorded in the system log. When an HMC is attached, an ELA routine analyzes the error, forwards the event to the Service Focal Point (SFP) application running on the HMC, and notifies the system administrator that it has isolated a likely cause of the system problem. The Service Processor event log also records unrecoverable
checkstop conditions, forwards them to the SFP application, and notifies the system administrator. Once the information is logged in the SFP application, if the system is properly configured, a call home service request will be initiated and the pertinent failure data with service parts information and part locations will be sent to an IBM Service organization. Customer contact information and specific system-related
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data such as the machine type, model, and serial number, along with error log data related to the failure are sent to IBM Service.
Service Processor
The Service Processor provides the capability to diagnose, check the status of, and sense the operational conditions of a system. It runs on its own power boundary and does not require resources from a system processor to be operational to perform its tasks.
The Service Processor supports surveillance of the connection to the HMC and to the system firmware (Hypervisor). It also provides several remote power control options, environmental monitoring, reset, restart, remote maintenance, and diagnostic functions, including console mirroring. The Service Processors menus (ASMI) can be accessed concurrently with system operation allowing nondisruptive abilities to change system default parameters.
Call Home
Call Home refers to an automatic or manual call from a customer location to IBM support structure with error log data, server status, or other service-related
information. Call Home invokes the service organization in order for the appropriate service action to begin. Call Home can be done through HMC or non-HMC managed systems. While configuring Call Home is optional, clients are encouraged to implement this feature in order to obtain service enhancements such as reduced problem determination and faster and potentially more accurate transmittal of error information. In general, using the Call Home feature can result in increased
system availability. The Electronic Service AgentTM application can be configured for automated call home. Refer to the next section for specific details on this application.
IBM Electronics Services
Electronic Service Agent and the IBM Electronic Services Web portal comprise the IBM Electronic Services solution -- dedicated to providing fast, exceptional support to IBM customers. IBM Electronic Service Agent is a no-charge tool that proactively monitors and reports hardware events such as system errors, performance issues, and inventory. Electronic Service Agent can help focus on the customer's company strategic business initiatives, save time, and spend less effort managing day-to-day IT maintenance issues.
Integrated in the operating system in addition to the HMC, Electronic Service Agent is designed to automatically and electronically report system failures and customerperceived issues to IBM, which can result in faster problem resolution and increased availability. System configuration and inventory information collected by Electronic Service Agent also can be viewed on the secure Electronic Services Web portal and used to improve problem determination and resolution between the customer and the IBM support team. As part of an increased focus to provide even better service to IBM customers, Electronic Service Agent tool configuration and activation comes standard with the system. In support of this effort, a new HMC External Connectivity security whitepaper has been published, which describes data exchanges between the HMC and the IBM Service Delivery Center (SDC) and the methods and protocols for this exchange. To read the whitepaper and prepare for Electronic Service Agent installation, go to the Reference Guide section at
http://www.ibm.com/support/electronic
Select your country.
Click on "IBM Electronic Service Agent Connectivity Guide."
Benefits
Increased uptime: Electronic Service Agent is designed to enhance the warranty and maintenance service by providing faster hardware error reporting and uploading system information to IBM Support. This can optimize the time
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monitoring the symptoms, diagnosing the error, and manually calling IBM Support to open a problem record. And 24 x 7 monitoring and reporting means no more dependency on human intervention or off-hours customer personnel when errors are encountered in the middle of the night.
Security: Electronic Service Agent is secure in monitoring, reporting, and storing the data at IBM. Electronic Service Agent securely transmits via the Internet (HTTPS or VPN) and can be configured to communicate securely through gateways to provide customers a single point of exit from their site. Communication between the customer and IBM only flows one way; activating Service Agent does not enable IBM to call into a customer's system. System inventory information is stored in a secure database, which is protected behind IBM firewalls. The customer's business applications or business data is never transmitted to IBM.
More accurate reporting: Because system information and error logs are automatically uploaded to the IBM Support Center in conjunction with the service request, customers are not required to find and send system information, decreasing the risk of misreported or misdiagnosed errors. Once inside IBM, problem error data is run through a data knowledge management system and knowledge articles are appended to the problem record.
Customized support: Using the IBM ID entered during activation, customers can view system and support information in the "My Systems" and "Premium Search" sections of the Electronic Services Web site.
The Electronic Services Web portal is a single Internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry points traditionally used to access IBM Internet services and support. This Web portal enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in resolving technical problems. The newly improved My Systems and Premium Search functions make it even easier for Electronic Service Agent-enabled customers to track system inventory and find pertinent fixes.
My Systems provides valuable reports of installed hardware and software using information collected from the systems by IBM Electronic Service Agent. Reports are available for any system associated with the customer's IBM ID. Premium Search combines the function of search and the value of Electronic Service Agent information, providing advanced search of the technical support knowledgebase. Using Premium Search and the Service Agent information that has been collected from the system, customers are able to see search results that apply specifically to their systems.
For more information on how to utilize the power of IBM Electronic Services, visit the following Web site or contact an IBM Systems Services Representative
http://www.ibm.com/support/electronic
Accessibility by people with disabilities
A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) containing details on accessibility compliance can be requested at
http://www.ibm.com/able/product_accessibility/index.html
Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act
IBM Power 750 Express server is capable as of February 19, 2010, when used in accordance with associated IBM documentation, of satisfying the applicable
requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product properly interoperates with it. A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) can be requested via the IBM web site
http://www-03.ibm.com/able/product_accessibility/index.html
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Statement of general direction
IBM plans for PowerVM to support up to 320 logical partitions on the Power 750 server and up to 640 logical partitions on the Power 770 and 780 servers. For future POWER7 systems, IBM plans for PowerVM to support up to 1,000 logical partitions per server.
IBM is working with Red Hat on POWER7 support. Red Hat plans to support the Power 750, 755, 770, and 780 models in an upcoming release targeted for
availability during first half 2010. For additional questions on the availability of this release, contact Red Hat.
IBM plans for PowerVM Lx86 to support POWER7 systems in second quarter 2010.
All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only. Any reliance on these Statements of Direction is at the relying party's sole risk and will not create liability or obligation for IBM.
The information on the new product is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information on the new product is for informational purposes only and may not be incorporated into any contract. The information on the new product is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or
functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion.
Product number
The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 8233 machine type:
Description |
MT |
Model Feature |
|
IBM Power 750 |
8233 |
E8B |
|
Specify Code for External High Speed Modem |
8233 |
E8B |
0032 |
Mirrored System Disk Level, Specify Code |
8233 |
E8B |
0040 |
Device Parity Protection-All, Specify Code |
8233 |
E8B |
0041 |
Mirrored System Bus Level, Specify Code |
8233 |
E8B |
0043 |
Device Parity RAID-6 All, Specify Code |
8233 |
E8B |
0047 |
RISC-to-RISC Data Migration |
8233 |
E8B |
0205 |
AIX Partition Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0265 |
Linux Partition Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0266 |
IBM i Operating System Partition Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0267 |
CSC Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0275 |
Specify Custom Data Protection |
8233 |
E8B |
0296 |
Mirrored Level System Specify Code |
8233 |
E8B |
0308 |
RAID Hot Spare Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0347 |
V.24/EIA232 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
0348 |
V.24/EIA232 15.2m (50-Ft) PCI Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
0349 |
V.35 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
0353 |
V.35 15.2m (50-Ft) PCI Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
0354 |
V.36 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
0356 |
X.21 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
0359 |
X.21 15.2m (50-Ft) PCI Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
0360 |
V.24/EIA232 (80-Ft) PCI Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
0365 |
CBU Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0444 |
Customer Specified Placement |
8233 |
E8B |
0456 |
SSD Placement Indicator - CEC |
8233 |
E8B |
0462 |
SSD Placement Indicator (5802/5803) |
8233 |
E8B |
0463 |
SSD Placement Indicator - 5886 |
8233 |
E8B |
0464 |
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19 inch, 1.8 meter high rack |
8233 |
E8B |
0551 |
|||
19 inch, 2.0 meter high rack |
8233 |
E8B |
0553 |
|||
19 inch, 1.3 meter high rack |
8233 |
E8B |
0555 |
|||
IBM i 6.1 |
with 6.1.1 Machine Code Specify Code |
8233 |
E8B |
0566 |
||
Rack Filler Panel |
Kit |
8233 |
E8B |
0599 |
||
Load Source Not in CEC |
8233 |
E8B |
0719 |
|||
Specify Load Source in #5786 |
8233 |
E8B |
0725 |
|||
Specify Load Source in #5802/5803 |
8233 |
E8B |
0726 |
|||
Specify #5886 Load Source placement |
8233 |
E8B |
0727 |
|||
#4327 Load Source |
Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0835 |
||
#4328 Load Source |
Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0836 |
||
SAN Load Source Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0837 |
|||
#3676 Load Source |
Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0838 |
||
#3677 Load Source |
Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0839 |
||
#3678 Load Source |
Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0840 |
||
#4329 Load Source |
Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0841 |
||
#3658 Load Source |
Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0844 |
||
#1884 Load Source |
Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0851 |
||
#1888 Load Source |
Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0853 |
||
#1909 Load Source |
Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0854 |
||
#3587 Load Source |
Specify |
8233 |
E8B |
0855 |
||
US TAA Compliance |
Indicator |
8233 |
E8B |
0983 |
||
Modem Cable - US/Canada and General Use |
8233 |
E8B |
1025 |
|||
USB Internal Docking Station for Removable Disk |
|
|
|
|||
Drive |
|
|
|
8233 |
E8B |
1103 |
USB External Docking Station for Removable Disk |
|
|
|
|||
Drive |
|
|
|
8233 |
E8B |
1104 |
USB 160 GB Removable Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
1106 |
|||
USB 500 GB Removable Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
1107 |
|||
200V |
16A 4.3m (14-Ft) TL Line Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1406 |
||
125V |
4.3m |
(14-Ft) |
Line Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1413 |
200V |
1.8m |
(6-Ft) Locking Line Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1414200V 1.8m (6-Ft) Watertight Line Cord |
|
4.3m |
200V/16A Power Cord S. Africa |
8233 |
E8B |
1418 |
||
4.3m |
200V/16A Power Cord Israel |
8233 |
E8B |
1419 |
||
4.3m |
200V/16A Power Cord EU/Asia |
8233 |
E8B |
1420 |
||
4.3m |
200V/16A Power Cord CH/DK |
8233 |
E8B |
1421 |
||
200V |
1.8m |
(6-Ft) Locking Line Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1424 |
|
200V |
1.8m |
(6-Ft) Watertight Line Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1425 |
|
200V |
4.3m |
(14-Ft) |
Locking Line Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1426 |
200V |
4.3m |
(14-Ft) |
Watertight Line Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1427 |
4.3m |
200V/10A Power Cord EU/Asia |
8233 |
E8B |
1439 |
||
4.3m |
200V/10A Power Cord Denmark |
8233 |
E8B |
1440 |
||
4.3m |
200V/10A Power Cord S. Africa |
8233 |
E8B |
1441 |
||
4.3m |
200V/10A Power Cord Swiss |
8233 |
E8B |
1442 |
||
4.3m |
200V/10A Power Cord UK |
8233 |
E8B |
1443 |
||
4.3m |
200V/10A Power Cord Israel |
8233 |
E8B |
1445 |
||
4.3m |
200V/32A Power Cord EU 1-PH |
8233 |
E8B |
1449 |
||
4.3m |
200V/16A Power Cord EU 2-PH |
8233 |
E8B |
1450 |
||
200V |
(6-Ft) 1.8m Line Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1451 |
||
200V |
(14-Ft) 4.3m |
Line Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1452 |
|
200V |
(6-Ft) 1.8m Locking Line Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1453 |
||
200V |
12A (14-Ft) 4.3m TL Line Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1454200V (6-Ft) 1.8m Watertight Line Cord |
||
200V |
(6-Ft) 1.8m Upper Locking Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1458 |
||
200V |
(6-Ft) 1.8m Upper Locking Cord |
8233 |
E8B |
1459 |
||
4.3m |
200V/12A Pwr |
Cd UK |
8233 |
E8B |
1476 |
|
4.3m |
200V/16A Pwr |
Cd |
8233 |
E8B |
1477 |
|
System port/UPS Conversion Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
1827 |
|||
1.5 Meter |
12X to 4X Channel Conversion Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
1828 |
||
0.6 Meter |
12X Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
1829 |
||
1.5 Meter |
12X cable |
8233 |
E8B |
1830 |
||
8.0 Meter |
12X Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
1834 |
||
3.0 Meter |
12X Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
1840 |
||
3 Meter 12X to 4X |
Channel Conversion Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
1841 |
||
10 Meter 12X to 4X Enhanced Channel Conversion |
|
|
|
|||
Cable |
|
|
|
8233 |
E8B |
1854 |
0.6 Meter |
12X DDR |
Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
1861 |
|
1.5 Meter |
12X DDR |
Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
1862 |
|
8.0 Meter |
12X DDR |
Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
1864 |
|
3.0 Meter |
12X DDR |
Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
1865 |
|
Op Panel Cable for Rack-mount Drawer w/2.5" DASD |
8233 |
E8B |
1878 |
|||
146.8GB 10K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
1882 |
|||
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73.4 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
1883 |
69.7 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
1884 |
300GB 10K RPM SFF SAS Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
1885 |
146GB 15K RPM SFF SAS Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
1886 |
139GB 15K RPM SFF SAS Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
1888 |
69GB SFF SAS Solid State Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
1890 |
4 GB Single-Port Fibre Channel PCI-X 2.0 DDR |
|
|
|
Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
1905 |
69GB SFF SAS Solid State Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
1909 |
4 GB Dual-Port Fibre Channel PCI-X 2.0 DDR |
|
|
|
Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
1910 |
PCI-X DDR Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
1912 |
4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
1954 |
73.4 GB 15,000 RPM Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drive |
|
|
|
Assembly |
8233 |
E8B |
1971 |
146.8 GB 15,000 RPM Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drive |
|
|
|
Assembly |
8233 |
E8B |
1972 |
2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI-X Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
1977 |
IBM Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
1978 |
IBM 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
1979 |
POWER GXT135P Graphics Accelerator with Digital |
|
|
|
Support |
8233 |
E8B |
1980 |
IBM 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI-X |
|
|
|
Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
1983 |
1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI-X on Copper Media Adapter 8233 |
E8B |
1986 |
|
1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI-X on Optical Media |
|
|
|
Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
1987 |
Converter Cable, VHDCI to P, Mini-68 pin to 68 |
|
|
|
pin, 0.3M |
8233 |
E8B |
2118 |
Ultra 320 SCSI Cable 1 Meter |
8233 |
E8B |
2124 |
Ultra 320 SCSI Cable 3 Meter |
8233 |
E8B |
2125 |
Ultra 320 SCSI Cable 5 Meter |
8233 |
E8B |
2126 |
Ultra 320 SCSI Cable 10 Meter |
8233 |
E8B |
2127 |
Ultra 320 SCSI Cable 20 Meter |
8233 |
E8B |
2128 |
0.55 Meter Ultra 320 SCSI Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
2138 |
Primary OS - IBM i |
8233 |
E8B |
2145 |
Primary OS - AIX |
8233 |
E8B |
2146 |
Primary OS - Linux |
8233 |
E8B |
2147 |
Zero-priced Processor Activation for #8334 |
8233 |
E8B |
2324 |
Zero-priced Processor Activation for #8332 |
8233 |
E8B |
2325 |
Zero-priced Processor Activation for #8336 |
8233 |
E8B |
2326 |
Zero-priced Processor Activation for #8335 |
8233 |
E8B |
2327 |
2M LC-SC 50 Micron Fiber Converter Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
2456 |
2M LC-SC 62.5 Micron Fiber Converter Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
2459 |
4 port USB PCIe Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
2728 |
2-Port USB PCI Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
2738 |
POWER GXT135P Graphics Accelerator with Digital |
|
|
|
Support |
8233 |
E8B |
2849 |
ARTIC960Hx 4-Port EIA-232 Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
2861 |
ARTIC960Hx 4-Port X.21 Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
2863 |
ARTIC960Hx 4-Port V.35 (DTE) Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
2864 |
PCIe 2-Line WAN w/Modem |
8233 |
E8B |
2893 |
3M Asynchronous Terminal/Printer Cable EIA-232 |
8233 |
E8B |
2934 |
Asynchronous Cable EIA-232/V.24 3M |
8233 |
E8B |
2936 |
8-Port Asynchronous Adapter EIA-232/RS-422, PCI |
|
|
|
bus |
8233 |
E8B |
2943 |
IBM ARTIC960Hx 4-Port Multiprotocol PCI Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
2947 |
Cable, V.24 / EIA-232 |
8233 |
E8B |
2951 |
Cable, V.35 |
8233 |
E8B |
2952 |
Cable, V.36 / EIA-499 |
8233 |
E8B |
2953 |
Cable, X.21 |
8233 |
E8B |
2954 |
2-Port Multiprotocol PCI Adapter |
8233 |
E8B |
2962 |
Serial-to-Serial Port Cable for Drawer/Drawer- |
|
|
|
3.7M |
8233 |
E8B |
3124 |
Serial-to-Serial Port Cable for Rack/Rack8M |
8233 |
E8B |
3125 |
73.4 GB 15,000 RPM Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drive |
|
|
|
Assembly |
8233 |
E8B |
3278 |
146.8 GB 15,000 RPM Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drive |
|
|
|
Assembly |
8233 |
E8B |
3279 |
300 GB 15K RPM SCSI Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
3585 |
69GB 3.5" SAS Solid State Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
3586 |
69GB 3.5" SAS Solid State Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
3587 |
Widescreen LCD Monitor |
8233 |
E8B |
3632 |
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IBM T541H /L150p 15" TFT Color Monitor |
8233 |
E8B |
3637 |
IBM ThinkVision® L170p Flat Panel Monitor |
8233 |
E8B |
3639 |
ThinkVision L171p Flat Panel Monitor |
8233 |
E8B |
3640 |
IBM T115 Flat Panel Monitor |
8233 |
E8B |
3641 |
ThinkVision L191p Flat Panel Monitor |
8233 |
E8B |
3642 |
IBM T120 Flat Panel Monitor |
8233 |
E8B |
3643 |
IBM T119 Flat Panel Monitor |
8233 |
E8B |
3644 |
IBM T117 Flat Panel Monitor |
8233 |
E8B |
3645 |
73GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
3646 |
146GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
3647 |
300GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
3648 |
450GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
3649 |
SAS Cable (EE) Drawer to Drawer 1M |
8233 |
E8B |
3652 |
SAS Cable (EE) Drawer to Drawer 3M |
8233 |
E8B |
3653 |
SAS Cable (EE) Drawer to Drawer 6M |
8233 |
E8B |
3654 |
SAS SFF Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
3656 |
Right Angle SAS Tape Drive Cable |
8233 |
E8B |
3657 |
428GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
3658 |
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual |
|
|
|
Controller/Dual Path 3M: |
8233 |
E8B |
3661 |
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual |
|
|
|
Controller/Dual Path 6M: |
8233 |
E8B |
3662 |
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual |
|
|
|
Controller/Dual Path 15M: |
8233 |
E8B |
3663 |
SAS Cable, DASD Backplane to Rear Bulkhead |
8233 |
E8B |
3668 |
SAS Cable, DASD Backplane (Split) to Rear |
|
|
|
Bulkhead) |
8233 |
E8B |
3669 |
69.7GB 15k rpm SAS Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
3676 |
139.5GB 15k rpm SAS Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
3677 |
283.7GB 15k rpm SAS Disk Drive |
8233 |
E8B |
3678 |
SAS Cable (AI)- Adapter to Internal drive 1M |
8233 |
E8B |
3679 |
3M SAS CABLE, ADPTR TO ADPTR (AA) |
8233 |
E8B |
3681 |
6M SAS CABLE, ADPTR TO ADPTR (AA) |
8233 |
E8B |
3682 |
SAS Cable (AE) Adapter to Enclosure, single |
|
|
|
controller/single path 3M |
8233 |
E8B |
3684 |
SAS Cable (AE) Adapter to Enclosure, single |
|
|
|
controller/single path 6M |
8233 |
E8B |
3685 |
SAS Cable (YI) System to SAS Enclosure, Single |
|
|
|
Controller/Dual Path 1.5M |
8233 |
E8B |
3686 |
SAS Cable (YI) System to SAS Enclosure, Single |
|
|
|
Controller/Dual Path 3M |
8233 |
E8B |
3687 |
SAS Cable (AT) 0.6 Meter |
8233 |
E8B |
3688 |
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single |
|
|
|
Controller/Dual Path 1.5 M |
8233 |
E8B |
3691 |
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single |
|
|
|
Controller/Dual Path 3 M |
8233 |
E8B |
3692 |
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single |
|
|
|
Controller/Dual Path 6 M |
8233 |
E8B |
3693 |
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single |
|
|
|
Controller/Dual Path 15 M |
8233 |
E8B |
3694 |
0.3M Serial Port Converter Cable, 9-Pin to 25-Pin 8233 |
E8B |
3925 |
|
Asynch Printer/Terminal Cable, 9-pin to 25-pin, |
|
|
|
4M |
8233 |
E8B |
3926 |
Serial Port Null Modem Cable, 9-pin to 9-pin, |
|
|
|
3.7M |
8233 |
E8B |
3927 |
Serial Port Null Modem Cable, 9-pin to 9-pin, 10M 8233 |
E8B |
3928 |
|
1.8 M (6-ft) Extender Cable for Displays (15-pin |
|
|
|
D-shell to 15-pin D-shell) |
8233 |
E8B |
4242 |
Extender Cable - USB Keyboards, 2M |
8233 |
E8B |
4256 |
VGA to DVI Connection Converter |
8233 |
E8B |
4276 |
70.56GB 15k rpm Disk Unit |
8233 |
E8B |
4327 |
141.12GB 15k rpm Disk Unit |
8233 |
E8B |
4328 |
282.25GB 15k rpm Disk Unit |
8233 |
E8B |
4329 |
8GB (2x4GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 2Gb DDR3 DRAM 8233 |
E8B |
4526 |
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16GB (2x8GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 2Gb DDR3 |
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DRAM |
8233 |
E8B |
4527 |
32GB (2x16GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 2Gb DDR3 |
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DRAM |
8233 |
E8B |
4528 |
Rack IndicatorNot Factory Integrated |
8233 |
E8B |
4650 |
Rack Indicator, Rack #1 |
8233 |
E8B |
4651 |
Rack Indicator, Rack #2 |
8233 |
E8B |
4652 |
Rack Indicator, Rack #3 |
8233 |
E8B |
4653 |
Rack Indicator, Rack #4 |
8233 |
E8B |
4654 |
Rack Indicator, Rack #5 |
8233 |
E8B |
4655 |
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