product details
Built on the 64-bit IBM POWER™ processor and tuned for the Linux environment, IBM(r) OpenPower™ systems meet the requirements of clients today by delivering the performance, reliability features, high availability and computing power you expect from IBM-at a breakthrough price.
The performance, reliability features and low operating costs of OpenPower systems make them particularly well suited to support initiatives such as IT infrastructure simplification and server consolidation projects, mission-critical business applications and strategic migrations to Linux. In addition, OpenPower servers offer optional enterprise-class virtualization and dynamic logical partitioning (LPAR) features to help companies reduce IT costs by deploying multiple applications on a single server-which can significantly improve business continuity, performance or security.
Tuned for the Linux OS
OpenPower systems offer a flexible platform that is specifically tuned for the Linux OS and built on open industry standards. These servers give clients the freedom and choice to support future growth while maintaining business flexibility. With OpenPower systems, you are free to choose the applications and operating environment you need to support the evolution of your business strategies-and meet ever-rising client expectations.
Advanced functionality, designed to reduce operating costs
Optional virtualization features afford the flexibility to share physical resources and communications-including processors, memory, disk, Ethernet LANs and network adapter resources-to achieve greater system utilization and lower costs. Using dynamic LPAR, clients can create virtual servers within a physical server and dynamically add and remove processors and I/O slots from active partitions-each securely isolated from other partitions and running its own instance of the Linux OS-without the need to reboot.
And optional micro-partitioning brings virtualization to an entirely new level. Through the activation of up to 10 partitions in a single POWER5 processor, this feature allows administrators to fine-tune system resource allocations to meet changing business requirements. High-end OpenPower servers can create virtual servers as small as a tenth of a processor in increments as small as 1/100th of a processor. By allowing physical processors to be shared between LPARs, micro-partitioning promotes flexible and efficient use of the system's hardware resources.
Hardware summary:
The performance, reliability features and low operating costs of OpenPower systems make them particularly well suited to support initiatives such as IT infrastructure simplification and server consolidation projects, mission-critical business applications and strategic migrations to Linux. In addition, OpenPower servers offer optional enterprise-class virtualization and dynamic logical partitioning (LPAR) features to help companies reduce IT costs by deploying multiple applications on a single server-which can significantly improve business continuity, performance or security.
Tuned for the Linux OS
OpenPower systems offer a flexible platform that is specifically tuned for the Linux OS and built on open industry standards. These servers give clients the freedom and choice to support future growth while maintaining business flexibility. With OpenPower systems, you are free to choose the applications and operating environment you need to support the evolution of your business strategies-and meet ever-rising client expectations.
Advanced functionality, designed to reduce operating costs
Optional virtualization features afford the flexibility to share physical resources and communications-including processors, memory, disk, Ethernet LANs and network adapter resources-to achieve greater system utilization and lower costs. Using dynamic LPAR, clients can create virtual servers within a physical server and dynamically add and remove processors and I/O slots from active partitions-each securely isolated from other partitions and running its own instance of the Linux OS-without the need to reboot.
And optional micro-partitioning brings virtualization to an entirely new level. Through the activation of up to 10 partitions in a single POWER5 processor, this feature allows administrators to fine-tune system resource allocations to meet changing business requirements. High-end OpenPower servers can create virtual servers as small as a tenth of a processor in increments as small as 1/100th of a processor. By allowing physical processors to be shared between LPARs, micro-partitioning promotes flexible and efficient use of the system's hardware resources.
Hardware summary:
- Processors in 1-, 2- or 4-way configuration
- Available in 1.50GHz 1-way and 1.65GHz 2-way and 4-way POWER5 processor(s)
- Up to 64GB of memory
- Rack-mount or deskside form factor
- Four standard and four optional hot-swappable Ultra320 SCSI drive bays for more than 1.1TB of storage
- Five Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended (PCI-X) slots
- Dual Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps ports
- Hot-plug auto-ranging power supplies with optional redundancy
- Redundant and hot-plug cooling
- Extensive array of I/O options: memory, multiple disk drives and speeds, communications adapters and media devices
- Service processor
- First Failure Data Capture (FFDC)
- Dynamic Processor Deallocation
- LPAR error containment
- Concurrent firmware updates
- Hot-plug and front-access drives
- Hot-plug and enhanced error handling on all PCI-X slots
- Error checking and correcting (ECC) memory, IBM Chipkill™ memory, bit steering and resilience
- Hot-plug auto-ranging power (optional redundancy)
- Redundant and hot-plug cooling
product compatibility
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
architecture
- IBM System p
regional availability
- Asia Pacific
- Europe, Middle East & Africa
- Japan
- Latin America
- North America
language availability
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
warranty information
8 A.M. to 5 P.M., next-business-day for three years (limited) at no additional cost; on-site for selected components; CRU (customer replaceable unit) for all other units (varies by country). Warranty upgrades and maintenance are available.
certification
This product has demonstrated compatibility by successfully completing Novell's stringent product certification requirements.
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