IBM Redbooks

Scott Vetter

Cesar Diniz Maciel

Dave Freeman

Volker Haug

Carlo Costantini

John T Schmidt

An Ding Chen

Breno Henrique Leitao

James Cruickshank

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM Power 795 server that supports IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. The goal of this paper is to introduce the innovative Power 795 offering and its major functions: IBM POWER7® processor, available at frequencies of 3.7 GHz and 4.0 GHz with TurboCore options of 4.25 GHz and 4.31 GHz Specialized POWER7 Level 3 cache that provides greater bandwidth, capacity, and reliability IBM PowerVM® virtualization, including PowerVM Live Partition Mobility and PowerVM IBM Active MemoryTM Sharing TurboCore mode that delivers the highest performance per core Enhanced reliability, accessibility, and serviceability (RAS) features that are designed for maximum availability Active Memory Expansion that provides more usable memory than what is physically installed on the system IBM EnergyScaleTM technology that provides features such as power trending, power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement Professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power SystemsTM products can benefit from reading this paper. This paper complements the available set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power 795 system. This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM Power 795 (9119-FHB) Technical Overview and Introduction

Alexandre Bicas Caldeira

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM Power® System E870C (9080-MME) and IBM Power System E880C (9080-MHE) servers that support IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. The objective of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power E870C and Power E880C offerings and their relevant functions. The new Power E870C and Power E880C servers with OpenStack-based cloud management and open source automation enables clients to accelerate the transformation of their IT infrastructure for cloud while providing tremendous flexibility during the transition. In addition, the Power E870C and Power E880C models provide clients increased security, high availability, rapid scalability, simplified maintenance, and management, all while enabling business growth and dramatically reducing costs. The systems management capability of the Power E870C and Power E880C servers speeds up and simplifies cloud deployment by providing fast and automated VM deployments, prebuilt image templates, and self-service capabilities, all with an intuitive interface. Enterprise servers provide the highest levels of reliability, availability, flexibility, and performance to bring you a world-class enterprise private and hybrid cloud infrastructure. Through enterprise-class security, efficient built-in virtualization that drives industry-leading workload density, and dynamic resource allocation and management, the server consistently delivers the highest levels of service across hundreds of virtual workloads on a single system. The Power E870C and Power E880C server includes the cloud management software and services to assist with clients' move to the cloud, both private and hybrid. The following capabilities are included: Private cloud management with IBM Cloud PowerVC Manager, Cloud-based HMC Apps as a service, and open source cloud automation and configuration tooling for AIX Hybrid cloud support Hybrid infrastructure management tools Securely connect system of record workloads and data to cloud native applications IBM Cloud Starter Pack Flexible capacity on demand Power to Cloud Services This paper expands the current set of IBM Power SystemsTM documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power E870C and Power E880C systems. This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as another source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM Power Systems E870C and E880C Technical Overview and Introduction

Bartlomiej Grabowski

Young Hoon Cho

Gareth Coates

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power System L922 (9008-22L) server, which was designed for data-intensive workloads such as databases and analytics in the Linux operating system. The objective of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power L922 offering and its relevant functions: The new IBM POWER9TM processor, available at frequencies of 2.7 - 3.8 GHz, 2.9 - 3.8 GHz, and 3.4 - 3.9 GHz. Significantly strengthened cores and larger caches. Two integrated memory controllers that allow double the memory footprint of IBM POWER8® processor-based servers. An integrated I/O subsystem and hot-pluggable Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) Gen4 and Gen3 I/O slots. I/O drawer expansion options offer greater flexibility. Support for Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) 2.0. New feature IBM EnergyScaleTM technology provides new variable processor frequency modes that provide a significant performance boost beyond the static nominal frequency. This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power SystemsTM products. The intended audience includes the following roles: Clients Sales and marketing professionals Technical support professionals IBM Business Partners Independent software vendors (ISVs) This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power L922 system. This paper does not replace the current marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an extra source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM Power System L922 Technical Overview and Introduction

Gustavo Santos

Ritesh Nohria

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM Power SystemsTM LC921 and LC922 (9006-12P and 9006-22P)) servers that use the current IBM POWER9TM processor-based technology and supports Linux operating systems (OSes). The objective of this paper is to introduce the offerings and their capacities and available features. These new Linux scale-out systems provide differentiated performance, scalability, and low acquisition cost, and include the following features: Superior throughput and performance for high-value Linux workloads. Low acquisition cost through system optimization (industry-standard memory and industry-standard three-year warranty). Rich I/O options in the system unit. There are 12 large form factor (LFF)/small form factor (SFF) bays for 12 SAS/SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs), and four bays that are available for Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) Gen3 adapters. Includes Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Nuvoton NPCT650ABAWX through I2C (for secure boot and trusted boot). Integrated MicroSemi PM8069 SAS/SATA 16-port Internal Storage Controller Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) 3.0 x8 with RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 support (no write cache). Integrated Intel XL710 Quad Port 10 GBase-T PCIe 3.0 x8 UIO built-in local area network (LAN) (one shared management port). Dedicated 1 Gb Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) port. This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power Systems products. The intended audience includes: Clients Sales and marketing professionals Technical support professionals IBM Business Partners Independent software vendors (ISVs)

IBM Power Systems LC921 and LC922: Technical Overview and Introduction

Monica Sanchez

Bartłomiej Grabowski

Marc-Eric Kahle

Andrew Laidlaw

Seulgi Yoppy Sung

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power System S814 (8286-41A) and IBM Power System S824 (8286-42A) servers that support IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. The objective of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power S814 and Power S824 offerings and their relevant functions: The new IBM POWER8TM processor, available at frequencies of 3.02 GHz, 3.52 GHz, 3.72 GHz, 3.89 GHz, and 4.15 GHz Significantly strengthened cores and larger caches Two integrated memory controllers with improved latency and bandwidth Integrated I/O subsystem and hot-pluggable PCIe Gen3 I/O slots Improved reliability, serviceability, and availability (RAS) functions IBM EnergyScaleTM technology that provides features such as power trending, power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power SystemsTM products. This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power S814 and Power S824 systems. This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM Power Systems S814 and S824 Technical Overview and Introduction

YoungHoon Cho

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power System E870 (9119-MME) and IBM Power System E880 (9119-MHE) servers that support IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. The objective of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power E870 and Power E880 offerings and their relevant functions: The new IBM POWER8 processor, available at frequencies of 4.024 GHz, 4.190 GHz, and 4.350 GHz. Up to 16 TB of memory in the E870 and 32 TB in the E880 Significantly strengthened cores and larger caches Two integrated memory controllers with improved latency and bandwidth Integrated I/O subsystem and hot-pluggable PCIe Gen3 I/O slots I/O drawer expansion options offers greater flexibility Improved reliability, serviceability, and availability (RAS) functions IBM EnergyScaleTM technology that provides features such as power trending, power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power SystemsTM products. This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power E870 and Power E880 systems. This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM Power Systems E870 and E880 Technical Overview and Introduction

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power System S822 (8284-22A) server that supports the IBM AIX® and Linux operating systems (OSes) running on bare metal, and the IBM i OS running under the VIOS. The objective of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power S822 offerings and their relevant functions: The new IBM POWER8TM processor, which is available at frequencies of 3.42 GHz, and 3.89 GHz Significantly strengthened cores and larger caches Two integrated memory controllers with improved latency and bandwidth Integrated I/O subsystem and hot-pluggable PCIe Gen3 I/O slots Improved reliability, serviceability, and availability (RAS) functions IBM EnergyScaleTM technology that provides features such as power trending, power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power SystemsTM products. This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power S822 system. This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM Power System S822 Technical Overview and Introduction

Sorin Hanganu

Stephen Lutz

Marco Vallone

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power 710 (8231-E1D) and Power 730 (8231-E2D) servers that support IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. This paper also describes the IBM PowerLinuxTM 7R1 (8246-L1D and 8246-L1T) and the PowerLinux 7R2 (8246-L2D and 8246-L2T) servers that support the Linux operating system. The goal of this paper is to introduce the innovative Power 710, Power 730, PowerLinux 7R1, and PowerLinux offerings and their major functions: IBM POWER7+TM processor is available at frequencies of 3.6 GHz, 4.2 GHz, and 4.3 GHz. Larger IBM POWER7+ Level 3 cache provides greater bandwidth, capacity, and reliability. Integrated SAS/SATA controller for HDD, SSD, tape, and DVD supports built-in hardware RAID 0, 1, and 10. New IBM PowerVM® V2.2.2 features, such as 20 LPARs per core. Improved IBM Active MemoryTM Expansion technology provides more usable memory than is physically installed in the system. Professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power SystemsTM products can benefit from reading this paper. This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power 710 and Power 730 systems. This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM Power 710 and 730 Technical Overview and Introduction

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power 720 and Power 740 servers that support IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. The goal of this paper is to introduce the innovative Power 720 and Power 740 offerings and their major functions: The IBM POWER7+TM processor is available at frequencies of 3.6 GHz, and 4.2 GHz. The larger IBM POWER7+ Level 3 cache provides greater bandwidth, capacity, and reliability. The 4-port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI Express adapter is included in base configuration and installed in a PCIe Gen2 x4 slot. The integrated SAS/SATA controller for HDD, SSD, tape, and DVD supports built-in hardware RAID 0, 1, and 10. New IBM PowerVM® V2.2.2 features, such as 20 LPARs per core. The improved IBM Active MemoryTM Expansion technology provides more usable memory than is physically installed in the system. High-performance SSD drawer. Professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power SystemsTM products can benefit from reading this paper. This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power 720 and Power 740 systems. This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM Power 720 and 740 Technical Overview and Introduction

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power 710 and Power 730 servers supporting AIX®, IBM i, and Linux® operating systems. The goal of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power 710 and 730 offerings and their prominent functions, including these: The POWER7TM processor available at frequencies of 3.0 GHz, 3.55 GHz, and 3.7 GHz The specialized POWER7 Level 3 cache that provides greater bandwidth, capacity, and reliability The 1 Gb or 10 Gb Integrated Virtual Ethernet adapter, included with each server configuration, and providing native hardware virtualization PowerVMTM virtualization including PowerVM Live Partition Mobility and PowerVM Active MemoryTM Sharing Active Memory Expansion that provides more usable memory than what is physically installed on the system EnergyScaleTM technology that provides features such as power trending, power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement. Professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power Systems products can benefit from reading this paper. This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power 710 and Power 730 systems. This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM Power 710 and 730 (8231-E2B) Technical Overview and Introduction

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power 750 and Power 760 servers supporting IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. The goal of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power 750 and Power 760 offerings and their prominent functions: The IBM POWER7+TM processor is available at frequencies of 3.1 GHz, 3.4 GHz, 3.5 GHz, and 4.0 GHz. The larger IBM POWER7+ Level 3 cache provides greater bandwidth, capacity, and reliability. The newly introduced POWER7+ dual chip module (DCM). New 10GBase-T options for the Integrated Multifunction Card that provides two USB ports, one serial port, and four Ethernet connectors for a processor enclosure and does not require a PCI slot. New IBM PowerVM® V2.2.2 features, such as 20 LPARs per core. The improved IBM Active MemoryTM Expansion technology provides more usable memory than is physically installed in the system. Professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power SystemsTM products should read this paper. This Redpaper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the 750 and 760 systems. This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, may be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions. For additional reading: A Technote is availalble that explains the performance architecture of this server. It is of interest to those migrating workloads from existing Power 750 servers. It can be found at: Architecture of the IBM POWER7+ Tecnology-Based IBM Power 750 and IBM Power 760 Technote

IBM Power 750 and 760 Technical Overview and Introduction

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power 720 and Power 740 servers supporting AIX®, IBM i, and Linux® operating systems. The goal of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power 720 and 740 offerings and their prominent functions, including these: The POWER7TM processor available at frequencies of 3.0 GHz, 3.55 GHz, and 3.7 GHz The specialized POWER7 Level 3 cache that provides greater bandwidth, capacity, and reliability The 1 Gb or 10 Gb Integrated Virtual Ethernet adapter, included with each server configuration, and providing native hardware virtualization The latest PowerVMTM virtualization including PowerVM Live Partition Mobility and PowerVM Active MemoryTM Sharing. Active Memory Expansion that provides more usable memory than what is physically installed on the system EnergyScaleTM technology that provides features such as power trending, power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement. Professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power Systems products can benefit from reading this paper. This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power 720 and Power 740 systems. This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM Power 720 and 740 (8202-E4B, 8205-E6B) Technical Overview and Introduction

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM Power System S922 (9009-22A), IBM Power System S914 (9009-41A), and IBM Power System S924 (9009-42A) servers that support IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. The objective of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power S914, Power S922, and Power 924 offerings and their relevant functions: The new IBM POWER9TM processor, which is available at frequencies of 2.3 - 3.8 GHz, 2.8 - 3.8 GHz, 2.9 - 3.8 GHz, 3.4 - 3.9 GHz, 3.5 - 3.9 GHz, and 3.8 - 4.0 GHz. Significantly strengthened cores and larger caches. Two integrated memory controllers that double the memory footprint of IBM POWER8® servers. Integrated I/O subsystem and hot-pluggable Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) Gen4 and Gen3 I/O slots. I/O drawer expansion options offer greater flexibility. Support for Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) 2.0. New IBM EnergyScaleTM technology offers new variable processor frequency modes that provide a significant performance boost beyond the static nominal frequency. This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power SystemsTM products. The intended audience includes the following roles: Clients Sales and marketing professionals Technical support professionals IBM Business Partners Independent software vendors (ISVs) This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power S914, Power S922, and Power S924 systems. This paper does not replace the current marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an extra source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM Power Systems S922, S914, and S924 Technical Overview and Introduction

Craig Watson

Steve Harnett

Fabien Willmann

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power 770 (9117-MMC) and Power 780 (9179-MHC) servers supporting IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. The goal of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power 770 and 780 offerings and their prominent functions, including: The IBM POWER7TM processor available at frequencies of 3.3 GHz, 3.44 GHz, 3.72 GHz, and 3.92 GHz, and 4.14 GHz The specialized IBM POWER7TM Level 3 cache that provides greater bandwidth, capacity, and reliability The 1 Gb or 10 Gb Integrated Multifunction Card provides two USB ports, one serial port, and four Ethernet connectors for a processor enclosure and does not require a PCI slot The new Active MemoryTM Mirroring (AMM) for Hypervisor feature that mirrors the main memory used by the firmware IBM PowerVMTM virtualization including PowerVM Live Partition Mobility and PowerVM Active MemoryTM Sharing Active Memory Expansion that provides more usable memory than what is physically installed on the system IBM EnergyScaleTM technology that provides features such as power trending, power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement Enterprise-ready reliability, serviceability, and availability Professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power SystemsTM products should read this paper. This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the 770 and 780 systems. This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

IBM Power 770 and 780 (9117-MMC, 9179-MHC) Technical Overview and Introduction

Shivaji D Bhosale

Chuck Graham

Alexander D Hames

Manjunath N Mangalur

This IBM® RedpaperTM publication describes the adapter-based virtualization capabilities that are being deployed in high-end IBM POWER7+TM processor-based servers. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) is a virtualization technology on IBM Power Systems servers. SR-IOV allows multiple logical partitions (LPARs) to share a PCIe adapter with little or no run time involvement of a hypervisor or other virtualization intermediary. SR-IOV does not replace the existing virtualization capabilities that are offered as part of the IBM PowerVM® offerings. Rather, SR-IOV compliments them with additional capabilities. This paper describes many aspects of the SR-IOV technology, including: A comparison of SR-IOV with standard virtualization technology Overall benefits of SR-IOV Architectural overview of SR-IOV Planning requirements SR-IOV deployment models that use standard I/O virtualization Configuring the adapter for dedicated or shared modes Tips for maintaining and troubleshooting your system Scenarios for configuring your system This paper is directed to clients, IBM Business Partners, and system administrators who are involved with planning, deploying, configuring, and maintaining key virtualization technologies.

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