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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents The Value of Power Systems to Business Partners...... 16 YOUR SEVEN-STEP QUICK START...... 6 CHAPTER 2: Power Systems Resources ...... 18 IBM PartnerWorld Program...... 19 1. Check for Updated Editions...... 6 IBM Power Systems on PartnerWorld Web Site ...... 19 2. Apply for Your IBM PartnerWorld Membership...... 6 Power Systems Asset Index. 20 3. Plug in to IBM Product and Program Communications . 6 Incentives and Promotions . 20 4. Learn to Quickly Find IBM Product Information. 6 Power Systems Education . 20 5. Learn to Find Competitive Information . 7 Know Your IBM (KYI)...... 20 6. Try Out “Know Your IBM”...... 7 Required Certifications for Power Systems...... 21 7. Make Your Training and Certification Plan...... 7 IBM Systems College...... 21 INTRODUCTION...... 8. . . Sales Tools. 21 About This Guide...... 8 Power Systems Master Sales Kit...... 21 Products May Vary from Country to Country...... 8 “FindIT” Search Tool. 21 How to Use This Guide...... 8 Sales Conversations ...... 22 Reader Feedback...... 8 “Know on the Go”...... 22 CHAPTER 1: IBM and Power Systems Basics ...... 9 Vito Letters (templates)...... 22 Why Partner with IBM? . 10 Whiteboards (informal sales pitches). 22 Smarter Planet...... 10 Power Systems Quick Proposals . 23 Using Analytics, Not Instinct...... 11 Success Stories, References, Case Studies . 23 Social: The New Production Line ...... 12 Server Deal Closer Program (DCP) ...... 23 No Individual Is a “Segment”...... 13 Competitive Marketing Information...... 24 Finding Success on a Smarter Planet . 13 What Research Analysts are Saying. 24 Infrastructure Matters...... 13 What Power System Clients are Saying ...... 24 IBM Power Systems Moving Ahead...... 14 POWER8 Processor...... 25 Designed for Big Data...... 14 Power Systems Virtualization Advantages...... 25 Open Innovation Platform...... 15 Migrating Linux Applications from x86 to Power Systems . . 26 Superior Cloud Economics...... 15 Migrate to Power Systems with Help from IBM...... 26

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IBM COMP Web Site ...... 26 Power 750 Express...... 45 Power Systems Competitive Sales Tool ...... 27 Scale-out/Linux...... 46 Power Systems Solutions Selling ...... 27 S812L and S822L...... 47 Adding Value and Increasing the Sale...... 28 S824L w/NVIDA technology...... 48 Attaching Power Software to Your Proposals. 28 7R1/7R2 . 49 Attaching Storage to Your Proposals...... 28 7R4...... 51 Attaching Services to Your Proposals. 28 Enterprise Servers . 52 Attaching Training to Your Proposals. 29 Power 760. 52 IBM Global Financing ...... 29 Power 770. 53 Moving Your Business Forward. 30 Power 780. 55 Power Systems Specialty...... 30 Power 795. 56 IBM Digital Content Marketing (Web Content Syndication). 31 Power E870 . 58 Digital Event Resource Kit. 32 Power E880 . 59 Social Media Resources for IBM Business Partners. . . . . 32 POWER Compute Nodes for PureFlex. 60 Gauging Server Performance through Benchmarks ...... 32 p260-p460 Compute Nodes...... 60 IBM Workload Estimator...... 32 p270 Compute Node. 62 Getting Help...... 32 Power Systems Software. 63 Technical Support for Business Partners. 33 PowerVM...... 63 Solution Assurance . 33 PowerKVM...... 64 CHAPTER 3: Power Systems Quick Reference ...... 35 PowerVC. 65 S822...... 36 PowerHA...... 65 S814...... 37 PowerSC. 66 S824...... 38 PowerVP. 67 Power 710 Express...... 40 PureData System ...... 68 Power 720 Express...... 41 Smart Analytics System 7700. 69 Power 730 Express...... 42 Power 740 Express...... 44

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Your Seven-Step Quick Start More On The Web to Business Partners, customer success sto- ries, educational opportunities, and more. Take these seven steps to “hit the ground • Get your PartnerWorld user ID running” as a new IBM Business Partner. • Explore PartnerWorld 4 . Learn to Quickly Find IBM • PartnerWorld contact phone numbers Product Information 1 . Check for Updated Editions by country IBM maintains a search page that allows This guide has the ability to “phone you to quickly find detailed product infor- home” and check to see if there is a more mation from IBM announcement letters current edition than the one you have. support, product info, etc.). You will need (one of these is released for every product Simply click on the “More on the Web” link a user ID and a password to gain access IBM announces), the IBM Sales Manual provided here (or the link on the cover) to some areas of the site. If you have any (a comprehensive collection of detailed and this guide will automatically check to questions, call PartnerWorld for help. (Fol- info on all IBM products), and much more. see if you have the most current edition. low the link in the “More on the Web” box Give it a try so you will know how to find If you don’t, you will be able to download to get the right phone number for your what you need when you need it. the latest edition immediately. country.)

More on the Web More on the Web 3 . Plug in to IBM Product and Program Communications • Find detailed IBM product information quickly • Check for updated editions of this guide now Staying informed is one key to success. IBM has a special page on PartnerWorld that helps you do just that. Here you will 2 . Apply for Your IBM find new product announcements, letters PartnerWorld Membership

The IBM PartnerWorld Web site is your More on the Web source for information for all things relat- • ed to being an IBM Business Partner (e.g., Get plugged in to IBM product and program communications Business Partner relationships, guidelines,

6 5 . Learn to Find Competitive KYI is more general training that will give Information you a “high-level” view of IBM offerings. IBM consistently updates information The roadmaps provided by IBM will guide about the competitors you will encounter you to more-detailed training opportuni- and their products. Explore this valuable ties. tool so you will be ready when you need 7 . Make Your Training and it. You will need your user ID and pass- Certification Plan word. Certification is required for selling IBM

More on the Web Power Systems. IBM offers many oppor- tunities to learn and to demonstrate your • Competitive info on COMP knowledge through certification. Now is a good time to make your plans.

6 . Try Out “Know Your IBM” More on the Web IBM offers eligible Business Partners some • Power Systems Business Partner “quick-learn training modules” under the certification info name “Know Your IBM (KYI),” which can • Additional Power Systems training help you learn what you need to know opportunities about IBM offerings. You can earn points by completing these modules and then redeem the points for merchandise at par- ticipating retailers. You can earn additional points for reporting sales through KYI.

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7 INTRODUCTION

About This Guide Products May Vary from • Explore the links provided throughout This guide brings together—all in one Country to Country this guide (anywhere you see a “More on place—the resources you need to be suc- Keep in mind that the specific products the Web” box), which will lead you to ad- cessful as an IBM Power Systems Business and services offered by IBM sometimes ditional information related to the topic Partner. It contains information gathered vary from country to country. As such, at hand. In this way, this publication is and adapted with permission from mul- you will need to get into the details of a “three-dimensional guide” providing tiple IBM and non-IBM sources. Also, there your own country’s offerings by follow- you with information about the topics at are embedded links to more-detailed ing the “More on the Web” links provided the level of detail you choose. Note some information and news available on the throughout this guide with your country links will bring you to a password-pro- Internet, so you always have the most selected in the upper area of the screen. tected area (e.g., on the IBM PartnerWorld current information at your fingertips. We or COMP Web sites). You will be prompted are confident you will find this a useful How to Use This Guide to enter your IBM-issued user ID and reference tool. This guide has been specially designed to password before you are presented with be read on your computer screen using information. As we are always working to better help the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software you succeed, please forward any com- or a supporting Web browser. Alternately, Reader Feedback ments on or suggested improvements to you can print this guide on almost any We welcome your feedback on any aspect this guide to [email protected]. printer and read the material anywhere. of this guide, so please email your com- • We recommend that you copy this PDF ments or suggestions to info@maxpress. file to your desktop so it will always be com. only “one click away.” • Navigate through the guide using the bookmarks provided along the left side of the screen.

8 CHAPTER ONE IBM and Power Systems Basics

In this chapter, we will explore IBM’s overall direction and how IBM Power Systems is playing a pivotal role.

9 Why Partner with IBM? understanding and appreciation of chan- Now let’s take a look at IBM’s overall direc- tion and how IBM Power Systems fit in. If you are seeking to truly differentiate nel importance that translates into suc- yourself in the marketplace by extend- cess and prosperity for our partners. Smarter Planet ing your market reach with more profit- It is an exciting time to be involved with Since 2008, IBMers have been working able end-to-end solution offerings, IBM information technology. The worlds with companies, cities, and communities is uniquely positioned to help you make of business and computer systems are around the world to build a Smarter Plan- this happen. IBM provides you with a blending in ways that will result in pro- et. We’ve seen enormous advances, as broad portfolio of servers, software, ex- ductivity breakthroughs greater than the leaders have begun using the vast supply pert integrated systems, and services, sum of their parts. Teaming with IBM will of big data to transform their enterprises coupled with a rich array of channel pro- allow you to provide the insight, solu- and institutions through analytics, mo- grams that enable you to take your busi- tions, and innovation that matter to help bile technology, social business, and the ness wherever you want it to go. your customers succeed. By providing innovative technology that delivers flexibility and high performance, easy to administer programs, and flexible financing options, IBM has an unmatched

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IBM History (13:19)

10 cloud. Big data has changed how these every company, every city, every country, leaders work, how they make decisions, every individual is increasingly intercon- and how they serve their customers. And nected with millions of others, the cost of the ability to harness big data is giving a bad call can be devastating. But analyt- their enterprises a new competitive edge ics is increasingly helping business and in today’s era of “smart.” government leaders look beyond their own biases to discern real patterns and Using Analytics, Not Instinct anticipate events. Executives have traditionally regarded experience and intuition as the keys to A decade ago, a police department de- formulating strategy and assessing risk. veloped an analytics platform that cre- That type of thinking may have worked in ated multi-layer maps and spreadsheets an earlier time of information scarcity— to identify and verify patterns of criminal but not in the time of big data. When activity—visualizing knowledge about

Social networks shift value in the workplace from knowledge that people possess to knowledge that they can communicate.

Police departments have used big data and analytics to verify patterns of criminal activity, which has led to changes in their strategy.

11 where, when, and how violent crime takes A $15 billion cement maker wanted to More on the Web place. The police department changed its create its first global brand of concrete, • A Smarter Planet info on IBM.com patrolling strategy as a result—and re- which required a coordination of stake- duced crime by 24 percent. holders from each country. The company didn’t build a new lab. It built a social Social: The New Production Line business network. Employees in 50 coun- In today’s knowledge economy, the ex- tries formed one global active community change of ideas has become the new whose collaboration helped launch the Play video means of production. The advent of so- brand in a third of the anticipated time. cial and mobile technology is shifting A Smarter Planet (2:14) employers’ competitive edge from hiring workers who gather knowledge to hiring workers who communicate it.

Effective marketing no longer aims publicity at broad demographic groups—it opens conversations Play video with individuals.

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty on IBM Smarter Planet (58:17)

12 No Individual Is a “Segment” Infrastructure Matters More on the Web In the age of mass production and mass A hallmark of the IBM Power Systems media, marketers generally understood Family has always been the ability to and served broad population “segments.” help businesses quickly adapt to chang- But the age of big data and analytics is ing business needs. Today, this need is revealing customers not as demographic greater than ever as businesses and entire slices—based on age, income, job title, industries are being transformed by the Play video hobby, and the like—but as individuals. growth of big data, social, mobile, and Why Innovate on Power (2:35) And this change is already underway. cloud technologies. With new levels of Call centers were once evaluated by how business insights, organizations are able to deliver personalized experiences and quickly they could get employees to Each of these business and industry services to match the rising expectation spend more time with customers to learn transformations is being driven by big levels of their end users. Customers now about their needs. Advertising used to be data and analytics and requires a new expect personalized shopping experienc- only about selling. Now, smarter market- generation of applications that can drive es, evidence-based healthcare, and real- ing starts conversations and delivers use- specific business outcomes. These next time access to information and services. ful services—to one individual at a time. generation applications leverage busi- In the retail industry, the need to deliver ness and predictive analytics (analyzing Finding Success on a Smarter Planet personalized offers to individuals based large amounts of both structured and Organizations that adopt these principles, on their unique preferences and needs unstructured data) and cognitive (natural as thousands have, are smarter enter- drives higher conversion rates and repeat language learning) capabilities to provide prises. But using technology is only part business. real-time, data-driven business insights of the story. The other challenge now is in unprecedented ways. Today more than culture: using this emerging technology The banking industry is embracing multi- ever before, infrastructure matters. to change entrenched work practices. channel bank transformation to extend personalized and unique product bundles and services across all banking channels.

13 IBM Power Systems Moving applications into smaller footprints with More on the Web up to 2 TB of installed memory on Power Ahead • Power Systems big data and analytics Power Systems with POWER8, the first Systems scale-out servers on IBM.com processor designed for big data, are built • Support the bigger data demands and with open innovation to accelerate big consolidate large databases of complex data insights and hybrid cloud deploy- mission-critical applications securely, ment. A growing open server ecosystem confidently, and with resilience with up to 16 TB of memory on new Power Systems continuously infuses innovation into Play video Power Systems with new capabilities so E870 and E880 Enterprise Systems clients are better equipped for Cloud, • Achieve 24X infrastructure consolidation Maximizing the value of enterprise data: IBM Power Systems (2:14) analytics, and mobile workloads as well as vs. x86, with energy and cost reduction, handling complex, mission-critical appli- in a single POWER8-based system and up cations with confidence. to 40 TB of CAPI-attached flash memory, simplifying mobile, social, and web in- IBM Power Systems leverage open in- frastructures that leverage NoSQL/KVS novation to put data to work across the in-memory databases enterprise. • 3X less storage infrastructure with the new integrated IBM Data Engine for Ana- Designed for Big Data lytics—Power Systems Edition, built on IBM Power Systems provide a personal- POWER8 Scale-out systems, Elastic Stor- ized, engaging client experience with age Server, and Platform Computing. Power Systems and OpenPOWER inno- vations that accelerate big data insights with big memory. IBM Power Systems allow clients to: • Speed access to data with larger in-mem- ory databases and consolidate more

14 Open Innovation Platform More on the Web IBM Power Systems deliver simplified Clients benefit from continuous innova- cloud management and a secure path • Open platform of choice on IBM.com tions delivered in an open server ecosys- to hybrid cloud via Cloud Manager with tem based on POWER8, providing best- OpenStack providing a single point of of-breed services and applications in an control. On Power Systems enterprise open and collaborative community. servers, enhanced template-based de- ployment and large configuration man- IBM Power Systems run analytics work- agement reduces the risk and improves Play video loads that extract patterns from large efficiency for large-scale VM consolida- amounts of data 8X faster with the Power The Value of OpenPOWER from tion. IBM Systems Magazine (2:51) System S824L scale-out server, leverag- ing NVIDIA GPU technology to quickly Dynamic resource sharing among POW- discover fresh opportunities. This is the ER8 and POWER7+ systems handles the first solution borne of the OpenPOWER peaks and valleys of workload demands Foundation, now with seven active work via Enterprise Pools and advanced virtual- groups focused on innovating across ization. the full hardware and software stack and Play video PowerKVM and PowerVC enhancements increasing investments in opening the The new IBM Power Systems built with open and increased support for OpenStack POWER architecture. innovation to put data to work (1:28) integration help clients manage a wider In addition, Power Systems allow clients range of systems, storage, networking to develop, build, and migrate applica- devices, and Linux versions. Superior Cloud Economics tions and services on Linux on Power The result is superior economics for cloud Systems from x86 environments with Flexible, cloud-based private, public, and infrastructures. ease. And newly introduced (and faster) hybrid offerings with Power Systems sup- Power IFLs (Integrated Facility for Linux) port open standards and technologies Infrastructure matters. allow simplified operation of client-facing for maximum flexibility while delivering Linux applications and critical back-office price/performance advantages. applications.

15 More on the Web The Value of Power Systems compatibility so your clients can integrate what they have today with what’s coming • Cloud on Power Systems info on IBM.com to Business Partners tomorrow. Power allows organizations to • IBM Power Systems Linux Center assets on The IBM Power Systems family offers IBM run their mission critical workloads and PartnerWorld Business Partners a large and growing op- next generation applications while taking • $1B investment in Linux on Power portunity to increase revenue by helping (press release) customers meet a wide range of tradi- advantage of superior cloud economics. • IBM offers POWER technology for open tional and emerging business needs. development (press release) Businesses have consistently chosen • IT-Informatik GmbH case study Whether it’s industry standard Linux, AIX, Power over its competitors… making or IBM i, Power Systems provide your Power #1 in UNIX revenue share for nearly clients with the freedom and flexibil- a decade. Why? Because clients find their ity of choice to respond to their unique applications and databases run best on business needs quickly and efficiently. Power. And, as proven by IBM Watson and Power Systems’ unique open innovation Sequoia (one of the top supercomputers in the world today), Power is the ultimate Play video platform allows your clients to expand their options for faster technology devel- system for today’s compute and data- North Carolina State University case study (3:46) opment and IT integration with existing intensive workloads that drive businesses’ resources and ecosystem technologies. need to improve business performance, Today’s big data and mobile environment revenue, and customer loyalty. IBM Power requires flexible options and industry Business Partners can take advantage of

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IBM PowerLinux—backed by the Linux community (4:38)

16 this market opportunity and conquer the more markets and into high-growth areas that have made us a leader for more than competition with Power Systems, Soft- such as cloud, analytics, and expert inte- 100 years. ware and Solutions that address today’s grated systems. If you are not an IBM Business Partner, emerging business needs. Today, IBM offers more support and re- sign up today. If you are already an IBM And IBM continues to invest in Power in- sources than ever to help our Business Business Partner, we thank you and look novations today. These innovations and Partners succeed. When you go to market forward to working with you to grow your continued investments in R&D ensure with IBM, you can tap into the strengths business. that there will be continuing demand for Power Systems in the marketplace, which translates into continued revenue oppor- “IBM is an important part of Canonical’s Server and Cloud partner ecosys- tunity for IBM Business Partners. tem. We believe IBM’s launch of POWER8, with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu IBM is committed to helping Business OpenStack and Juju will deliver the scale, reliability, and performance cus- Partners do more, sell more, and cultivate tomers are looking for. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on IBM’s new POWER8 architecture more skills that extend your reach across will give clients access to a broad ecosystem with hundreds of next genera- tion cloud based applications.”

—Mark Shuttleworth, Founder, Canonical, Ltd. More on the Web

• Business Partner programs and benefits “Our customers are focused on leveraging their infrastructure to help them • Join IBM PartnerWorld respond to business needs. They require a low touch and reliable infrastruc- ture automation solution. Our solution provides a programmatic approach to infrastructure automation that is scalable, agile, stable, and secure. These features, in combination with IBM Power Systems built with innovative POWER8 technology, running Linux, will provide an outstanding platform Play video on which to continue to meet and exceed those key customer requirements.”

IBM Systems ISV YouTube channel —Adrian Hall, CEO, CFEngine

17 CHAPTER TWO Power Systems Resources

This chapter provides you with general information and valuable resources that will help you be successful marketing, selling, and supporting IBM Power Systems solutions.

18 IBM PartnerWorld Program ment according to a point system. Points More on the Web are earned by acquiring skills, developing The IBM PartnerWorld Program provides • Power Systems portal on PartnerWorld and selling solutions, driving IBM reve- IBM Business Partners with the support • IBM PartnerWorld Web site home page nue, and achieving customer satisfaction. they need to understand general market • IBM PartnerWorld news and newsletters trends, plan market and business strate- The IBM PartnerWorld program publishes • PartnerWorld membership levels gies, and generate demand for IBM hard- a blog for IBM Business Partners called • Join PartnerWorld ware, software, or services. “Partner Voices.”

Business Partners who invest the most Once you are an IBM Business Partner, The as competitive information, consultant in IBM receive higher-value benefits IBM PartnerWorld Web Site is your central reports, IBM white papers, education and resources from the PartnerWorld source for information and tools to help and events, tools, technical support, and program. This investment is recognized you succeed. much more. through three PartnerWorld membership levels: Member, Advanced, and Premier. IBM Power Systems on There is an IBM Power Systems portal on Qualification for these membership levels PartnerWorld Web Site PartnerWorld, which serves as a central is based on the Business Partner’s attain- The IBM PartnerWorld Web site has a repository of much Power Systems infor- great deal of information of use to all IBM mation of interest to Business Partners More on the Web Business Partners worldwide. On the site (see the “More on the Web” box). you will find the latest presentations and • Partner Voices YouTube channel In this guide, we have summarized and marketing materials (such as brochures, • Partner Voices on Twitter provided direct links to a great deal of data sheets, and case studies) as well PartnerWorld information of interest to Power Systems Business Partners. As such, this publication is your personal “guide” to the PartnerWorld Web site. Just the same, we encourage you to spend some time browsing the PartnerWorld site so you can get a feel for the full scope of resourc- es available to you.

19 You will need your IBM-assigned user ID Minimizing Costs and Risks for Large Power Systems Education and password to access some areas of Business) As with almost any endeavor, time spent PartnerWorld. If you don’t have your user • Management Solutions for Power educating yourself and your team on ap- ID and password, you can contact IBM • Special offerings and incentives propriate topics such as selling techniques PartnerWorld for help. • Freshly updated Power Systems Quick and Power Systems solutions will help you Proposals Power Systems Asset Index succeed. In fact, IBM Business Partners are • Client Webcasts (e.g., IBM Power Systems required to achieve certification prior to There is a great deal of information avail- Announcement Overview) selling IBM Power Systems. In this section able on the PartnerWorld Web site. The • Client presentations (e.g., Power Systems we discuss options for you to obtain the Power Systems Asset Index can help you Cloud Solutions) education and certifications you need. find what you need. This downloadable • ROI Tools spreadsheet contains direct links to key • Proof of Concept Know Your IBM (KYI) PartnerWorld assets. It is organized by • Competitive assets (e.g., Power Systems Know Your IBM is a permission-based asset type (sales kits, presentations, white Competitive x86/VMware sales kit). interactive marketing and selling resource papers, etc.). designed for you, our Business Partner Incentives and Promotions Here are just a few examples of the many sellers. It provides net, customized, online IBM offers many incentives and promo- asset types available: education modules focusing on strategic tions for both Business Partners and your • Executive briefings product and solution areas while reward- clients to help drive sales. You can find • Solution briefs ing our business partners for taking the a list of the most current incentives and • Data sheets time to learn and then to sell selected promotions by following the “More on the • Analyst papers: (e.g., Value Proposition for products. Web” links. IBM Power Systems Servers and IBM i:

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• Power Systems Asset Index • Incentives and promotions

20 More on the Web new products from IBM or a distributor) Sales Tools are required to meet these certification • Know Your IBM training modules Through the PartnerWorld Web site, IBM requirements throughout their contract offers Business Partners a wide range of period and no later than six months from sales tools to help you succeed with IBM their contract and/or product start date. The education helps increase your un- Power Systems. Here we will look at a few derstanding and awareness of the key IBM Systems College key examples. features and business benefits of IBM IBM Systems College is your one-stop Power Systems Master Sales Kit products, solutions, and offerings. Incen- education resource for all STG brands tives offered in conjunction with Know The IBM Power Systems Master Sales Kit including System z, Power, Storage, Sys- Your IBM are designed to encourage you is a central repository for a wide variety of tem x, BladeCenter, and Retail Store Solu- to complete the education modules and assets that can help you sell Power Sys- tions. Find the most current education as provide you rewards for performance. tems. The Master Sales Kit includes bench- well as roadmaps, certification informa- Incentives are awarded at the individual marks, brochures, competitive info, lead- tion, tools, resources, and much more by rep level, not to the firm. passing guidelines, proposal inserts, sales platform or job role. With hundreds of on plays, sales tools, white papers, and more. Required Certifications for demand learning opportunities, there is More on the Web Power Systems sure to be something that will help you be successful today and over the long IBM requires that all IBM Power Systems • Power Systems Master Sales Kit term. The IBM Systems College also pro- Business Partners maintain a minimum vides information on IBM skills mastery, number of sales and technical certifica- mastery tests, and certifications. “FindIT” Search Tool tions in order to be authorized to sell Power products. All new Business Part- FindIT is a Web-accessible application optimized for desktops, laptops, iPad, ners (or existing Business Partners adding More on the Web and Android tablets. The intelligent filters • IBM Systems College on FindIT let you pull assets for any sales More on the Web • Power Systems Sales situation in seconds, without having to • Power Systems certification requirements • Power Systems Technical search PartnerWorld, IBM.com or YouTube. You can filter by product, client role, and

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• FindIT search tool • Power Systems sales conversations • “Know on the Go” support page on PartnerWorld industry and save assets to an electronic Sales conversations cover many topics briefcase. The application allows you to including: Power Enterprise Workload Ex- Vito Letters (templates) switch between roles and products to in- pansion, Competitive Protect and Attack Vito letters are templates you can custom- stantly change the sales discussion focus. for Power, Winning New Linux Workloads ize and use to generate and advance leads. on scale out Power Systems, Cloud on IBM has created a set of Vito letters which Sales Conversations Power for Enterprise Private Cloud (EPC) you can access on IBM Partnerworld. IBM has assembled a set of sales con- Solutions, etc. Follow the “More on the versations to help sellers advance more Web” link for detail. More on the Web rapidly through the stages of prepare, • Power Systems vito letters engage, and pursue as they identify “Know on the Go” and progress opportunities. They are Know on the Go (formerly Sell IT) deliv- designed to guide meaningful solution- ers key assets and enablement for client oriented discussions with your customers. sales conversations (plays) in one place. Whiteboards (informal sales pitches) The sales conversations assets are aligned Content is targeted to platform, solution, IBM has developed as set of “whiteboard” with the sales cycle—Prepare, Engage, and specific job role. You can even hide presentations designed to allow you to and Pursue. Each conversation includes: internal content and use the app directly have a conversation with a client execu- (a) Buyer and role-based targeted assets, with your clients. tive on the specific topic. The goal is for (b) Best practices to help start conversa- the client to agree to the considerations, Know on the Go (KotG) is available as a tions and progress/win deals, (c) Targeted their importance, and the need to explore mobile application for download on iPad client references, (d) Relevant videos, them further with the appropriate experts. and Android tablets. demos, and client presentations.

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• Power Systems whiteboards • Power Systems Quick Proposals • Power Systems client references on PartnerWorld • Power Systems success stories on IBM.com Although these presentations are deliv- Success Stories, References, Case ered via a whiteboard, you could deliver Studies it in any form, preferably a conversation It is often helpful to make prospective with a client. In fact, during the develop- customers aware of other businesses that ment of one of our whiteboards, we even have successfully implemented solutions Play video tested the whiteboard with an IBM cli- based on Power Systems. For this rea- ent over lunch and on a napkin, and we son, IBM maintains a database of existing YouTube Channel: IBM Client Voices received the client’s commitment for the customer success stories, complete with recommended next steps. company profiles, identified needs, solu- tions, and resulting benefits. IBM Business Server Deal Closer Program (DCP) Power Systems Quick Proposals Partners can use these success stories with Use the Server Deal Closer Program (DCP) Creating a high-quality proposal can be customers to advance the sell cycle. To see client offers for Pre or Post-Sales Services difficult and time consuming. To help what is available, simply follow the links to accelerate and close deals. The DCP is streamline this process for you, the IBM provided in the “More on the Web” box. an umbrella program for WW funding of Americas Techline team has designed services to help close or accelerate clo- “Quick Proposal” templates you can use sure of specific deals. to prepare comprehensive proposals for your sales opportunities. Simply down- More on the Web load the QP Content Document and cus- tomize it for your specific opportunity. • Server Deal Closer Program

23 Competitive Marketing Information What Research Analysts are Saying “Organizations virtualizing industry-standard Linux images (e.g., Red Hat, SLES) on The strengths of IBM Power Systems solu- Power Systems have seen utilization rates climb from an average of 34% to over 70%, tions will help you beat the competition. resulting in more cost-efficient and reliable operations.” This section provides you with basic in- —IBM PowerLinux Servers: Leveraging Virtualization for Operational Efficiency, formation and tools you can use to hone IDC, (All rights reserved), January 2013 your competitive edge. “For example, for the three SAP users for which IT costs are calculated, ‘costs of down- Let’s start by looking at what analysts and time’ range from 53 to 63 percent less, and average 59 percent less for use of Power customers are extolling about the Power Systems than for Windows servers.” platform when compared to commodity —Value Proposition for IBM Power Systems: Platform Choices for the Enterprise SAP x86 systems. Infrastructure, ITG, (All rights reserved), January 2012

What Power System Clients are Saying “The highly virtualized and automated IBM infrastructure will give us the flexibility to enable this and deliver services faster with minimal administrative overhead.” —Dave Haseman, Director of the CTI, University of Wisconsin “The greater efficiency when administering and backing up the centralized systems, the optimal price/performance ratio and the improvement of the productivity parameters are also appreciable advantages.” —Martin Poláèek, IT Manager at Agrofert Holding “With IBM Power Systems, we’ve seen a clear 20 percent improvement in our transaction processing performance, and we’ve been able to extend our service period by an hour a day—that’s a big deal for our sales force. We’ve also improved batch performance by 40 percent minimum, and by up to 300 percent for the largest jobs. We no longer need to shut down transactions to handle our two large annual jobs, so the sales force can continue to serve client needs during that time.” —François Tapin, Director of IT and Central Services, Thélem Assurances

24 POWER8 Processor POWER8 gives IBM Power Systems a pow- rapid progress on your journey to smarter The IBM POWER8 microprocessor repre- erful competitive advantage over servers computing. sents a significant advance in processing built on x86 or other processors. Follow Unlike commodity servers that utilize power for the IBM Power Systems family. the “More on the Web” link for a detailed off-the-shelf virtualization software add- POWER8 is designed to be a massively presentation reviewing the many POW- on piece parts from third parties, Power multithreaded chip, capable of handling ER8 competitive advantages. Systems servers are designed with em- up to 96 hardware threads simultane- Power Systems Virtualization bedded virtualization called PowerVM. ously. The chip makes use of very large Advantages Designed together from the silicon up, amounts of on- and off-chip eDRAM Security and compliance challenges and Power servers and PowerVM have the caches, and on-chip memory controllers data center inefficiencies from x86 based DNA to deliver efficient virtualization that enable very high bandwidth to memory technologies can leave your business is as dynamic as your business. PowerVM and system I/O. with increased risk and less than ideal enables you to deploy, add, remove, and return on your IT investment. IBM Power redeploy resources to match your busi- Systems’ virtualized infrastructure and ness needs without business interruption. More on the Web industry workload solutions can help you The Power Systems virtualization advan- • POWER8 Competitive Claims (PowerPoint) drive greater efficiency and improved tages over virtualized x86 include: • Battlecard:POWER8 Scale-Out Servers for business benefits from IT infrastructures. Enterprise Private and Hybrid Cloud (pdf) • Up to 58 percent faster time-to-market Power Systems servers help your busi- for new IT initiatives ness deliver services faster, with higher • Increased availability—up to 5.5 times quality and superior economics, making better than x86 • Superior security—No reported VM secu- More on the Web rity breaches Play video • Power workload simulator tool • Up to 71.4 percent lower TCO • Webcast: Virtualization and Cloud on Power • Easier to manage—less staff to operate Is the x86 architecture the best choice? DIscover IBM Power Systems. (3:53) (registration) • Improved efficiency—up to 105 percent more efficient VM resource usage

25 Migrating Linux Applications from with the IBM mainframe. With each new reduce risk and get the best return on your x86 to Power Systems Power Systems generation, IBM continues investment. Experienced IBM experts will With IBM Power Systems servers and blades to grow its virtualization offerings beyond help you develop a high-level technical and based on the IBM POWER processor ar- just the hypervisor, using features such as financial roadmap that identifies optimiza- chitecture, IBM has significantly elevated Live Partition Mobility and Active Memory tion opportunities within your server envi- system performance, throughput, and resil- Sharing. Reducing costs, improving ser- ronment and the best targets for migration. iency. These servers are capable of running vice, and managing risk are three focus IBM COMP Web Site your choice of operating systems (Linux, IBM areas of interest to virtualization custom- AIX, and IBM i) in whatever combination you ers. Deploying virtualization can maximize COMP is IBM’s worldwide portal for com- choose. Most importantly, the new architec- scalability to reduce IT costs. petitive information on hardware, soft- ture also integrates IBM PowerVM virtual- ware, and services. COMP is updated daily Migrate to Power Systems with ization to provide extreme scalability, flex- with documents from a number of exter- Help from IBM ibility, and robustness. As a result, enterprise nal suppliers (works made for hire and off- workloads deployed in PowerVM virtual IBM Power Systems support the applica- the-shelf reports). Reports from IBM com- machines (VMs) not only run faster on POW- tions your business depends on. Whether petitive specialists are also made available ER-based platforms, but they can also scale you need AIX (UNIX), Linux, or IBM i op- via COMP as well as links to competitive further and be optimized more efficiently. erating systems, you can gain significant tools from third parties. advantages for your business with a Power Through COMP you can also download PowerVM is a complete virtualization solu- Systems migration. However, you may be the “IBM Power Systems Competitive Sales tion that is integrated and packaged with concerned about the challenge of migrat- Tool” which is updated regularly and is Power Systems. This is a very robust imple- ing your applications from your current the most extensive source of competitive mentation of virtualization developed by x86 infrastructure. The IBM Migration Fac- information. Be sure you also sign up to IBM, based on best practices learned over tory can help you plan your migration to the course of four decades of experience automatically receive email notification when a new version of the tool is posted. More on the Web More on the Web More on the Web • Migrating to IBM Power Systems • White paper “Migrating Linux applications from x86 to IBM Power Systems” • Compare Power on IBM.com • IBM “Comp” Web site

26 Power Systems Competitive Sales Power Solution area Description Tool • Big data and analytics solutions

The IBM Power Systems Competitive Sales • AIX Solution Edition for Analytical Decision Unlock the value of data and deliver faster insights Tool is designed to give you the help you Management (client presentation) with IBM systems and solutions optimized for big data and analytics applications. need in competitive situations. It pro- • BigInsights & Streams: Why Linux on Power is the System of Choice (analyst whitepaper pdf) vides quick head-to-head comparisons • Cloud computing solutions between IBM storage offerings and major • Realize the True Potential of Cloud Designed to help deliver on the promise of cloud and competitive products. It is a stand-alone take advantage of superior cloud economics for scale- (client presentation) out infrastructures. tool which can be downloaded and used • Power Systems for MSPs (client presentation) anywhere, any time. Linux Solutions tuned to extend the performance • Linux on Power solutions of POWER to key emerging workloads running on industry-standard Linux. More on the Web Industry solutions Power Systems enable organizations to gain greater • IBM Power Systems Competitive Sales Tool • Healthcare industry solutions actionable insights for competitive advantage through industry solutions with leading analytics capabilities. • Retail industry solutions

Solution providers IBM, with our technology partners, provides innova- • ISV Solutions tive solutions while offering flexibility and choice to Power Systems Solutions deliver value to organizations of all sizes. Selling • Business Partner application showcase With Watson’s leading cognitive computing capabili- IBM Power Systems, built as an open in- • Cognitive computing solutions ties, IBM Power Systems enable industries to transform their business with the novation platform for organizations of all next generation of cognitive applications. sizes, provide solutions to transform big • All IBM Power Systems Solutions on IBM.com data and analytics, cloud and mobile into competitive advantage—in ways never before possible.

IBM offers a growing collection of solu- tions based on IBM Power Systems in areas shown in the table.

27 Adding Value and Increas- tions, achieving better cost/performance More on the Web than with competitive offerings. ing the Sale • Storage products for Power Systems Once an IBM Power Systems solution Attaching Storage to Your Proposals begins to take shape for your customer, Whenever you are proposing the sale of a consider what other products and servic- Power Systems server, it only makes sense Attaching Services to Your Proposals es can be added to the deal to bring more to include the needed storage devices in Attaching IBM Global Technology Services value to the customer and increase your the original proposal. Selling storage with to your IBM solution sales gives you a way sales revenue. Let’s look at a few ideas to servers is known as “clothing” the servers to enhance your productivity, accelerate help fuel your thinking. with storage devices. Properly clothing sales, and increase deal size today while Attaching Power Software to Your a server allows you to offer a complete creating ongoing revenue opportunities Proposals solution while also increasing your profits. for the future—creating offerings that are more attractive to your clients than ever Including IBM Software to your solu- IBM’s line of storage devices falls under before. tion sales gives you a way to enhance the System Storage brand and includes your productivity, accelerate sales, and disk storage, tape storage, and storage CIOs, IT directors, and business leaders in increase deal size today while creating management software. IBM System Stor- client organizations of all sizes across all offerings that are more attractive to your age offers storage solutions that are ar- clients than ever before. The IBM Software chitected and tested to provide critical portfolio automatically exploits available data on demand for IBM Power Systems threads on POWER8 to improve perfor- applications. mance and value. IBM Business Partners and their clients can leverage processing power without rewriting their applica-

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• IBM Power Software

28 More on the Web Attaching Training to Your Proposals doesn’t have to go back for another PO When selling servers to your clients, don’t for the skills transfer. It’s included in the • Service offerings for Power Systems forget to ask them about their skills, espe- deal up front. Tier 1 partners buy directly cially if they are buying new technology. from IBM. Tier 2 partners buy from their You want your clients to have the latest distributor. More information about Ed- industries see tremendous value in IBM skills so they can implement solutions Packs can be found online. Global Technology Services. Our offer- faster and see a shorter ROI. Clients with ings can provide powerful supplements IBM Global Financing skills are more loyal to the brand and will to their internal resources, opportunities Help your customers get the most out be in a better position to take advantage to save money, and programs to enhance of your Power Systems investment with of upgrades and new technology in the the effectiveness of their technology IBM Global Financing. With competitive future. investments. And IBM gives you a way to rates and flexible terms your customers complement your resources and capabili- When you create a proposal, add an IBM can take full advantage of big data and ties. The result is that IBM Global Technol- Education Pack to the deal. The EdPack al- analytics, mobile and cloud on the new ogy Services can help increase your client lows a client to train anyone (or everyone) Power technology to affordably grow satisfaction because you can offer a more in their company and they have up to their business and drive innovation for complete solution. one year after activation to take the IBM competitive advantage. Technical Training. EdPacks can be used IBM Global Services provides structured IBM Global Financing offers promotions for our online classes, face-to-face classes, and standardized approaches backed by from time to time that can help you close technical conferences, and private classes industry-leading experts who can help the sale. For example, you can offer credit (either F2F or online). The advantage to plan, design, install, configure, tune, test, qualified customers 24 months financing adding it to the deal is that the client and support solutions; speed time to at 0% interest rate for select POWER8 and value; reduce risk; and minimize disrup- POWER7+ servers including systems soft- More on the Web tion to IT and business operations. ware and systems software maintenance. • IBM Training info on IBM.com With Power Systems Exchange, you can • Training Paths for AIX offer your clients increased performance • Training Paths for IBM i

29 More on the Web Power Systems Specialty Two achievement categories are offered The IBM Power Systems Specialty recog- in select geographies: Specialty and Spe- • Presentation: IBM Global Financing solutions for POWER8 BPs nizes and rewards IBM Business Partners cialty Elite. For those Business Partners • IBM Global Financing for Power Systems who have made a significant investment who demonstrate more proficient skills, info on IBM.com in skills and certifications, have acquired showcase more client references, and and completed client references, and meet higher revenue targets, the Power have achieved market differentiation by Systems Specialty Elite offering is avail- successfully selling and deploying solu- able in North America. These Business Partners will be offered greater levels of Play video tions based on IBM Power Systems. support and benefits. The Power Systems Specialty is for autho- Side-by-side migrations through Power Systems Exchange (1:51) rized Power Systems Business Partners You must apply for the specialty to partic- who want to improve their success in sell- ipate. Your company must meet the speci- ing IBM Power Systems solutions. Meeting fied criteria through eligible certifications and verified client references, and achieve and functionality with minimal downtime the eligibility criteria gives you access to a the minimum annual IBM Power Systems when they migrate to select POWER Sys- comprehensive set of benefits that can be revenue requirements. tems servers. leveraged to help drive significant growth in your IBM Power Systems revenues. Moving Your Business Forward As an IBM Business Partner, you have the opportunity to leverage IBM Partner- World program benefits to help build your capabilities and effectiveness in the marketplace. In this section, we look at just a few ways you can add value to your business to the benefit of your customers and your bottom line.

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• Power Systems Specialty

The Power Systems Specialty enrollment is open and is currently available to Business Partners in Europe and North America.

IBM Digital Content Marketing (Web Content Syndication) IBM’s Digital Content Marketing benefit is an integrated suite of marketing tools— web content syndication, email market- ing and social automation—designed to help you generate leads, while saving you time and money. Use one, two, or all three capabilities to create digital marketing campaigns to increase your visibility in the marketplace.

Ninety three percent of business-to- business purchases start with an online search. You can use Web site syndication Power Systems content includes syndicat- to unlock more leads: ed analyst papers, POWER8 System de- More on the Web • Help clients find you in the digital world tails, and info on the latest Power Systems • Attract new buyers and new clients Software and operating systems. • Digital Content Marketing assets on PartnerWorld • Put the power of digital marketing to • Digital Content Marketing registration work.

31 Digital Event Resource Kit More on the Web More on the Web The Digital Event Resource Kit provides • Follow on Twitter (#powersystems, #aix, • Power Systems performance benchmarks event execution enablement and tools #ibmi, #powerlinux) for IMT-executed events. It helps you • Follow on LinkedIn host your own events raising the profile • Power Systems YouTube channel benchmark testing and the latest bench- of your business and engage both exist- • IBM Power Systems forums, wikis, mark testing results for Power Systems ing customers and prospects. Event-in-a- communities by following the link in the “More on the Box provides presentation materials and • IBM Champions for Power Systems Web” box. introductory videos. Demand generation • Power Systems RSS feed offers such as analyst reports, brochures, • IBM PartnerWorld communities IBM Workload Estimator and infographics are also provided. The IBM Systems Workload estimator is a tool for sizing IBM Servers for specific More on the Web needs. • Ditial Event Resource Kit Gauging Server • Event-in-a-Box Performance through More on the Web Benchmarks • Workload Estimator Trying to judge the performance of serv- Social Media Resources for IBM ers by comparing the individual compo- Business Partners nent specifications (processor, disk, mem- Getting Help ory, etc.) can be misleading. A better way Social media is quickly growing in impor- Everyone benefits when Business Partners to compare the performance of servers tance for businesses of all sizes. Whether can quickly find answers to questions that is to run specially designed software that you are already involved in social media inevitably arise during the sales cycle. To simulates various types of workloads and or just getting interested, the “More on this end, the IBM PartnerWorld program measures the time it takes to complete the Web” box provides some links that and your distributor stand ready to help tasks. This is known as benchmark test- will be of interest to you. Join the Power you. Following are a few of the most use- ing. You can find detailed information on Systems conversation! ful resources the IBM PartnerWorld pro-

32 gram provides to Business Partners—with More on the Web All Solution Assurance collateral such as the goal of identifying, proposing, and checklists, user guides, and installation • Contact Techline ultimately installing solutions that will guides are available through the Solution • Technical Sales Library provide value for your clients. Assurance Library. • PartnerWorld technical resources and support Technical Support for Business More on the Web Partners Technical sales support from IBM pro- • Competitive product information • Solution Assurance vides Business Partners with extensive • Sales strategy information pre-sales support through the Partner- • Solution assurance assistance. World program online via the Web and by Follow the links in the “More on the Web” voice. Voice support can be accessed via box to access Technical Sales Support PartnerWorld Contact Services, the single online (region selectable). point of entry to all key support organiza- tions. PartnerWorld Contact Services pro- Solution Assurance vides access to Techline for hardware and Business Partners are responsible for hav- software technical sales support, as well ing their own equivalent Solution Assur- as Competeline for win strategies and ance Quality Practice and for conducting competitive information. Power Systems their own technical reviews. Solution Business Partners entitled through the Assurance support and education should PartnerWorld program have access to: be provided by the Distributors. In some • Remote solution design assistance/ cases, IBM may conduct these reviews or review provide assistance. Please contact your • Technical marketing assistance local IBM Sales team for geo-specific • Product and promotion information offerings. • Configuration assistance

33 CHAPTER THREE Power Systems Quick Reference

In this chapter, we explore the IBM Power Systems you will be selling and offer some resources that will help you succeed.

35 More on the Web S822 Here are some quick S822 facts: IBM Power System S822 server is ideal • Ideal for consolidation of multiple ap- • Power Systems info on IBM.com for consolidation of multiple applica- plications and infrastructure workloads • Customer brochure: Power Systems brochure for large enterprises (pdf) tions and infrastructure workloads in a in a virtualized environment, bringing • Customer brochure: Power Systems brochure virtualized environment, bringing to- together business transaction processing for midmarket (pdf) gether business transaction processing with infrastructure for social and mobile with infrastructure for social and mobile solutions solutions in UNIX and Linux operating • Consolidation of UNIX and x86 Linux environments. A two-socket 2U system, workloads which can be ordered with the flexibility • Gain faster insights with the IBM POWER8 Play video of either one or two processor sockets processor and smart acceleration en- populated, provides growth capacity for abled by Coherent Accelerator Processor The Value of OpenPOWER from IBM Systems Magazine (2:51) customers who need it. Interface (CAPI) technologies • Reduce energy consumption utilizing It provides the benefits of greater perfor- advanced energy control. mance per core as well as per socket with Scale-out Servers POWER8 processors, new I/O capabilities, More on the Web Power Systems S class servers are afford- higher internal storage and PCIe capacities able, easy-to-deploy, and energy efficient and performance, the capability to sup- • S822 assets on PartnerWorld application servers, consolidation servers, port CAPI accelerator devices, and greater • S822 info on IBM.com or standalone servers for Linux, UNIX, and RAS including hot-plug PCIe capability. • S822 client overview slide (PowerPoint) IBM i workloads. Available with up to 24 • S822 Competitive Insights cores, these one- and two-socket servers • S822 blog search offer better cloud economics and security • S822 Twitter search for businesses that need smaller or scale- out deployment options for data-centric applications.

36 S814 The IBM Power System S814 is designed to be a highly secure architecture provid- ing a stable database and middleware platform for efficient deployment of busi- ness processing applications. A 1-socket system with a 6-core POWER8 processor S822 Specifications

System configurations Model 8284-22A is available in either a rack or tower con- One or two 6 core 3.89 GHz POWER8 processor cards or Processors figuration. The higher performance 8-core One or two 10 core 3.42 GHz POWER8 processor cards Level 2 (L2) cache 512 KB L2 cache per core system is available in a rack configuration Level 3 (L3) cache 8 MB L3 cache per core and supports new I/O capabilities includ- Level 4 (L4) cache 16 MB per DIMM Memory Min/Max 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 module 16 to 512 GB (1S) 32 to 1 TB (2S) ing CAPI accelerators, higher internal disk Processor-to-memory 192 GBps per socket and SSD capacities, and hot plug PCIe bandwidth Standard backplane 12 SFF Hard Disk Drive/Solid State Disk Gen3 slots. With dual IOA higher 8 SFF HDD/SSD plus 6 1.8-inch bays for SSD function backplane Media bays One slimline DVD Here are some quick S814 facts: Integrated SAS Standard RAID 0,5,6,10. optional: 7200 MB cache & easy tier function • Provides a highly secure architecture and controller Included one x8 PCIe slots must contain a 4-port 1 Gb Ethernet LAN available for client use stable platform for deploying business Adapter slots Nine PCIe Gen3 slots with concurrent maintenance: four x16 plus five PCIe Gen3 x8 1 CAPI adapter per processor card processing applications I/O bandwidth 96 GBps per socket • Facilitates consolidation of UNIX, IBM i, Power supply 200 V to 240 V Processor instruction retry, alternate processor recovery, selective dynamic firmware updates, and Linux workloads for mid-size busi- chipkill memory ECC L2 cache, L3 cache, service processor with fault monitoring, hot-swappable RAS features nesses disk bays, hot-plug concurrent maintenance PCIe slots, hot-plug and redundant power supplies and cooling fans, dynamic processor deallocation, extended error handling on PCI slots • Helps you gain faster insights with the Operating systems AIX and Linux for POWER System dimensions 427.5 W x 86.5 H x747.5 D mm IBM POWER8 processor 3 year limited warranty, on site for selected components; CRU (customer replaceable unit) for all • Includes smart acceleration enabled by Warranty other units (varies by country), next business day 9x5 (excluding holidays), warranty service up- grades and maintenance are available Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) technologies

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• S814 assets on PartnerWorld • S814 info on IBM.com • S814 client overview (PowerPoint) • S814 Competitive Insights • S814 blog search • S814 Twitter search S814 Specifications

System configurations Model 8286-41A One 4- core 3.02 GHz POWER8 processor card (rack and tower) or Microprocessors One 6- core 3.02 GHz POWER8 processor card (rack and tower) or • Helps reduce energy consumption using One 8- core 3.72 GHz POWER8 processor card (rack only) Level 2 (L2) cache 512 KB L2 cache per core advanced energy control. Level 3 (L3) cache 8 MB L3 cache per core Level 4 (L4) cache 16 MB per DIMM One, two or four 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 module (4- core configuration only) S824 Memory Min/Max 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 module, 16/ 512 GB (for 6- core or 8- core configuration) Active Memory Sharing IBM’s newest Power S824 server for exist- Processor-to-memory 192 GBps per socket ing customers is designed to put data to bandwidth Standard backplane Eight (4- core) or twelve (6- or 8-core) SFF bays for Hard Disk Drive (HDD)/ Solid State Disk (SSD) work. With a strong commitment to op- With dual IOA higher 18 SFF bays for HDD/ SSD (6- or 8- core only) timizing AIX and IBM i workloads, these function backplane Media bays One slimline DVD new systems deliver better performance Integrated SAS Standard RAID 0,5,6,10. optional: 7200 MB cache & Easy Tier function controller than our prior generation of systems and Included one x8 PCIe slots must contain a 4- port 1 Gb Ethernet LAN available for client use additionally offer unmatched price/per- Adapter slots Seven PCIe Gen3 slots with concurrent maintenance: two x16 plus five PCIe Gen3 x 8 One CAPI adapter formance value for integrated Linux ap- I/O bandwidth 96 GBps per socket plications. Power supply Tower: 100 V to 240 V; Rack: 200 V to 240 V Processor instruction retry, Alternate processor recovery, Selective dynamic firmware updates, Chip- kill memory, ECC L2 cache, L3 cache, Service processor with fault monitoring, Hot- swappable disk RAS features IBM Power Systems based one- and two- bays, Hot- plug concurrent maintenance PCIe slots, Hot- plug and redundant power supplies and cooling fans, Dynamic processor deallocation, Extended error handling on PCI slots socket servers provide the ideal founda- Operating systems AIX, IBM i and Linux on POWER tion for private and public cloud infrastruc- 3 year Limited Warranty, on site for selected components; CRU (customer replaceable unit) for all Warranty other units (varies by country), Next business day 9x5 (excluding holidays), warranty service up- ture. The new Power S824 server based grades and maintenance are available on POWER8 processors delivers superior

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• S824 assets on PartnerWorld • S824 info on IBM.com • S824 client overview slide (PowerPoint) • S824 Competitive Insights • S824 blog search S824 Specifications • S824 Twitter search System configurations Model 8286-42A One or Two 6-core 3.89 GHz POWER8 processor cards or Microprocessors One or Two 8-core 4.15 GHz POWER8 processor cards or Two 12-core 3.52 GHz POWER8 processor cards Level 2 (L2) cache 512 KB L2 cache per core throughput of Intel based offerings for Level 3 (L3) cache 8 MB L3 cache per core Level 4 (L4) cache 16 MB per DIMM comparable workloads and provides supe- 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 module, 32 to 512 GB (1S) 32 to 1 TB (2S) Memory Min/Max rior economics for scale-out deployments. Active Memory Sharing Processor-to-memory 192 GBps per socket For customers looking to deploy advanced bandwidth Standard backplane 12 SFF Hard Disk Drive/Solid State Disk analytics, Power can now deliver superior With dual IOA higher 18 SFF bays for HDD/SSD response time for sorting and querying function backplane Media bays One slimline DVD unstructured big data sets and deliver a Included one x8 PCIe slots must contain a 4-port 1 Gb Ethernet LAN available for client use Integrated SAS Nine PCIe Gen3 slots with concurrent maintenance: four x16 plus five PCIe Gen3 x8 1 CAPI controller superior number of business reports per adapter per processor card hour for typical business analytics over Included one x8 PCIe slots must contain a 4-port 1 Gb Ethernet LAN available for client use Adapter slots 11 PCIe Gen3 slots with concurrent maintenance: four x16 plus seven PCIe Gen3 x 8 competing solutions built on x86. One CAPI adapter per processor card I/O bandwidth 96 GBps per socket Here are some quick S824 facts: Power supply 100 V to 240 V Processor instruction retry, Alternate processor recovery, selective dynamic firmware updates, chip kill memory, ECC L2 cache/L3 cache, service processor with fault monitoring, hot-swappable disk • Consolidation of UNIX, IBM i and Linux RAS features bays, hot-plug concurrent maintenance PCIe slots, hot-plug and redundant power supplies and workloads and ideal for virtualized appli- cooling fans, dynamic processor deallocation, extended error handling on PCI slots cation servers Operating systems AIX, IBM i, and Linux on POWER System dimensions 427.5 W x 173 H x 750.5 D mm • Analytics application and small to mid- 3 year limited warranty, on site for selected components; CRU (customer replaceable unit) for all Warranty other units (varies by country), next business day 9x5 (excluding holidays), warranty service up- size database can run on the same server grades and maintenance are available

39 • Gain faster insights with the IBM POWER8 processor and smart acceleration en- abled by Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) technologies • Reduce energy consumption utilizing advanced energy control.

Power 710 Express 710 Specifications POWER7 processor 4-core 3.6 GHz or 6-core 4.2 GHz or 8-core 4.2 GHz Built on the leadership performance of modules (one per system) the POWER7+ processor, the Power 710 Sockets 1 Express is a one-socket server that sup- Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per core ports up to eight POWER7+ cores in a Level 3 (L3) cache 10 MB per core Memory 8 GB to 256 GB of RDIMM DDR3 Active Memory Expansion dense, rack-optimized form factor. As a Solid-state drives (SSD) Up to 6 SFF drives high-performance infrastructure or ap- Disk drives Up to 6 SFF SAS drives plication server, the Power 710 Express Disk capacity Up to 5.4 TB Media bays Slimline for DVD-RAM, Half height for tape drive or removable disk contains innovative workload-optimizing PCI adapter slots 5 PCI Express Generation2 8x low profile technologies that improve performance Standard Ethernet 4 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps ports 1 controller for SAS DASD/SSD w/ RAID 10 and DVD-RAM based on client computing needs. Integrated SAS controller Optional protected 175 MB cache with RAID 5, 6 8 Gigabit Fibre Channel; 2-port 16 Gbps Fibre Channel In addition, it includes Intelligent Energy High-performance PCI 2-port 10 GbE RoCE; Dual port 10 Gigabit Ethernet features that help increase performance adapters Dual port 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet Dual port QDR Infiniband; 6 Gbps SAS RAID controller and optimize energy efficiency, resulting Other integrated ports 3 USB, 2 HMC, 2 system ports in one of the most cost-efficient solutions GX slots 1 GX++ (not available with 4-core processor) for UNIX, IBM i, and Linux deployments. Operating systems AIX, IBM i, Linux for POWER And, with solutions from thousands of ISVs, you can make the choices that set your business apart from the competition.

40 Here are some quick Power 710 Express • An easy-to-buy, install, and manage The Power 720 Express with IBM i pro- facts: server that can seamlessly fit into your vides a technology foundation with prov- • A high-performance, energy efficient, existing infrastructure, resulting in faster en reliability and security for the small or reliable, and secure infrastructure and deployment time and time to value for mid-size company seeking a complete, application server in a compact 2U applications running on AIX, IBM i, and integrated business system. The Power package. With IBM POWER7+ workload- Linux operating systems. 720 allows you to avoid increased spend- optimizing technologies, the Power 710 ing and staffing requirements while be- Express server is designed to handle Power 720 Express coming more responsive to your custom- today’s compute-intensive combination As a distributed application server, the ers, improving productivity, and keeping of business transactions along with social IBM Power 720 Express is designed with data secure. IBM i integrates features to and mobile activity. POWER7+ technology, providing capa- simplify your IT environment and delivers bilities to deliver leading-edge applica-

tion availability and enable more work More on the Web More on the Web to be processed with less operational • Power 720 Express assets on PartnerWorld • Power 710 Express assets on PartnerWorld disruption for branch office and in-store • Power 720 Express details on IBM.com • Power 710 Express details on IBM.com applications. As a consolidation server, • Power 720 Express Competitive Insights • Power 710 Express Competitive Insights PowerVM Editions provide the flexibility • Power 720 Express blog search • Power 710 Express blog search to use leading-edge AIX, IBM i, and Linux • Power 720 Express Twitter search • Power 710 Express Twitter search applications and offer comprehensive virtualization technologies designed to aggregate and manage resources while helping to simplify and optimize your IT Play video Play video infrastructure and deliver one of the most Power 720 Express virtual tour Power 710 Express virtual tour cost-efficient solutions for UNIX, IBM i, and Linux deployments.

41 a complete, cost-effective business sys- tem that can grow with a business. And the Power 720 delivers the performance and capacity to run new and existing core business applications on a single server, to greatly integrate and simplify your IT environment.

Here are some quick Power 720 Express facts: 720 Specifications • Reliable, secure distributed application POWER7 processor modules 4-core 3.6 GHz or 6-core 3.6 GHz or 8-core 3.6 GHz (one per processor card) server or consolidation server that is Sockets 1 designed to handle today’s compute-in- Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per core Level 3 (L3) cache 10 MB per core tensive combination of business transac- Memory 8 GB to 512 GB of RDIMM DDR3 Active Memory Expansion tions along with social and mobile activ- Solid-state drives (SSD) Up to 8 SFF drives Disk drives Up to 8 SFF SAS drives ity for UNIX, IBM i, and Linux operating Disk capacity Up to 7.2 TB environments Media bays Slimline for DVD-RAM, Half height for tape drive or removable disk PCI adapter slots 5 PCI Express 8x Generation 2 plus optional 4 PCI Express Generation 2 low profile • IBM i delivers a highly scalable and virus- Standard Ethernet 4 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps ports resistant architecture with a stable da- 1 controller for SAS DASD/SSD with RAID 10, and DVD-RAM Integrated SAS controller Optional protected 175 MB cache with RAID 5,6 tabase and middleware foundation for 4-port 8 Gb Fibre Channel; 2-port 16 Gb Fibre Channel High-performance PCI adapters 2-port 10 GbE RoCE; 10 Gigabit Ethernet efficiently deploying business processing (optional) 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet; Dual Port Quad Data Rate IB applications. 6 Gbps SAS RAID Controller Up to 2 PCIe 12X I/O drawers – 20 PCIe slots I/O expansion (available with Up to 4 PCI-X DDR 12X I/O drawers – 24 PCIx slots 6-core or 8-core processors) Power 730 Express Up to 380 SFF disk slots Other integrated ports 3 USB, 2 HMC, 2 system ports, 2 SPCN The IBM Power 730 Express server deliv- GX slots 1 GX++ Other PCI adapters supported SAS, SCSI, WAN/Async, USB, Crypto, iSCS ers the outstanding performance of the Operating systems AIX, IBM i, Linux for POWER POWER7+ processor in a dense, rack-opti- mized form factor and is ideal for running multiple application and infrastructure

42 workloads in a virtualized environment. Take advantage of the Power 730 Express server’s scalability and capacity by lever- aging the industrial strength PowerVM technology to fully utilize the server’s capability. PowerVM offers this capability to dynamically adjust system resources to partitions based on workload demands, 730 Specifications POWER7 processor 8-core 4.3 GHz or 12-core 4.2 GHz or 16-core 3.6 GHz enabling a dynamic infrastructure that modules (two per system) or 16-core 4.2 GHz can dramatically reduce server sprawl via Sockets 2 consolidation of applications and servers. Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per core Level 3 (L3) cache 10 MB per core Memory 8 GB to 512 GB of RDIMM DDR3 Active Memory Expansion The Power 730 Express server is a two- Solid-state drives (SSD) Up to 6 SFF drives socket high-performance, reliable, and Disk drives Up to 6 SFF SAS drives energy-efficient server supporting up to Disk capacity Up to 5.4 TB Media bays Slimline for DVD-RAM, Half height for tape drive or removable disk PCI adapter slots 5 PCI Express 8x Generation2 low profile More on the Web Standard Ethernet 4 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps ports 1 controller for SAS DASD/SSD with RAID 10, and DVD-RAM Integrated SAS controller Optional protected 175 MB cache with RAID 5, 6 • Power 730 Express assets on PartnerWorld 4-port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel; 2-port 16 Gbps Fibre Channel • Power 730 Express details on IBM.com High performance PCI 2-port 10 GbE RoCE; Dual port 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapter Dual port 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet • Power 730 Express Competitive Insights Dual port QDR Infiniband; 6 Gbps SAS RAID controller • Power 730 Express blog search Expansion features (optional) Storage expansion up to 378 total SFF bays; Up to 20 PCIe slots Other integrated ports 3 USB, 2 HMC, 2 system ports, 2 SPCN • Power 730 Express Twitter search GX slots 1 GX++ Operating systems AIX, IBM i, Linux for POWER

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43 16 POWER7+ cores and a choice of AIX, IBM i, or Linux operating systems. Com- bine the outstanding performance with PowerVM and the workload-optimizing capabilities of POWER7+ and you are now ready to run multiple application and infrastructure workloads in a virtualized environment while driving higher utiliza- tion and reducing costs. 740 Specifications Here are some quick Power 730 Express POWER7 processor modules 6-core or 12-core 4.2 GHz or 8-core or 16-core 3.6 GHz or (one or two per system) 8-core or 16-core 4.2 GHz facts: Sockets 1 or 2 • High-performance, dense, and energy- Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per core Level 3 (L3) cache 10 MB per core efficient server ideal for running multiple 8 GB to 512 GB of RDIMM DDR3 - 1 processor Memory 8 GB to 1024 GB of RDIMM DDR3 - 2 processors application and infrastructure workloads Active Memory Expansion available in a virtualized environment—including Solid-state drives (SSD) Up to 8 SFF drives today’s compute-intensive combination Disk drives Up to 8 SFF SAS drives Disk capacity Up to 7.2 TB of business transactions along with social Media bays Slimline for DVD-RAM, Half height for tape drive or removable disk 5 PCI Express 8x Generation2 PCI adapter slots and mobile activity for UNIX, IBM i, and plus optional four PCI Express Generation2 low profile Linux operating environments Standard Ethernet 4 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps ports 1 controller for SAS DASD/SSD with RAID 10, and DVD-RAM Integrated SAS controller • Consolidation of UNIX and x86 Linux Optional protected 175 MB cache with RAID 5, 6 workloads. 4-port 8 Gigabit Fibre Channel; 2-port 16 Gigabit Fibre Channel 2-port 10 GbE RoCE; 10 Gigabit Ethernet High-performance PC 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet; Dual Port Quad Data Rate IB adapters (optional) Power 740 Express 6 Gbps SAS RAID controller; 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet Dual Port Quad Data Rate IB As a small to mid-size database server, Other integrated ports 3 USB, 2 HMC, 2 system ports, 2 SPCN the Power 740 Express server is fueled GX slots (12x) 1 GX++ Operating systems AIX, IBM i, Linux for POWER by the outstanding performance of the POWER7+ processor, making it possible for applications to run faster with fewer

44 More on the Web strength PowerVM virtualization for AIX, As a consolidation server, the Power 750 IBM i, and Linux. The Power 740 Express is Express offers tremendous configuration • Power 740 Express assets on PartnerWorld designed with large memory and I/O ca- flexibility to meet demanding capacity • Power 740 Express details on IBM.com pacity to satisfy even the most demand- and growth requirements. Utilize the full • Power 740 Express Competitive Insights ing processing environments and can capability of the system by leveraging • Power 740 Express blog search deliver business advantages and higher industrial-strength PowerVM virtualiza- • Power 740 Express Twitter search client satisfaction. tion for AIX, IBM i, and Linux.

Here are some quick Power 740 Express PowerVM offers the capability to dynami- facts: cally adjust system resources based on Play video • For small to mid-size database servers workload demands so that each partition • Ideal for running today’s compute-inten- gets the resources it needs. Active Mem- Power 740 Express virtual tour sive combination of business transac- ory Expansion with hardware assist is a tions along with social and mobile activ- new POWER7+ technology that enables ity for UNIX, IBM i, and Linux operating the effective maximum memory capacity processors, which can result in lower per environments core software licensing costs. The Power • For consolidation of UNIX, IBM i, and x86 740 Express also supports innovative More on the Web Linux workloads and virtualized applica- workload-optimizing and energy man- • Power 750 Express assets on PartnerWorld tion servers. agement technologies to help clients get • Power 750 Express details on IBM.com the most out of their systems, running ap- Power 750 Express • Power 750 Express Competitive Insights plications quickly and energy efficiently The IBM Power 750 Express server has • Power 750 Express blog search to reduce costs. been completely redesigned to lever- • Power 750 Express Twitter search As a consolidation server, businesses age the leadership performance of the can further reduce costs and energy POWER7+ processor. The resulting combi- consumption by combining the Power nation of secure, reliable computing, and Play video 740 Express performance, capacity, and energy efficient virtualization make it an configuration flexibility with industrial- ideal system for application consolidation Power 750 Express virtual tour or transaction processing.

45 to be much larger than the true physical memory. Innovative compression/decom- pression of memory content can enable memory expansion up to 125 percent. This can enable a partition to do signifi- cantly more work or enable a server to run more partitions with the same physi- cal amount of memory.

Here are some quick Power 750 Express 750 Specifications facts: POWER7 processor modules (one per 4-core 3.7 GHz or 6-core 3.7 GHz or 8-core 3.2 GHz or 8-core 3.6 GHz • Ideal for both application and database processor card) workloads Sockets 1 or 4 Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per core • Designed for secure application Level 3 (L3) cache 4 MB per core availability Memory 8 GB to 512 GB of RDIMM DDR3 Active Memory Expansion • Compact, economically efficient design Solid-state drives (SSD) Up to 8 SFF drives • Virtualized from within for better Disk drives Up to 8 SFF SAS drives Disk capacity Up to 2.4 TB integration. Media bays Slimline for DVD-RAM, Half height for tape drive or removable disk PCI adapter slots 2 PCI-X 2.0; Three PCI Express 8x Scale-out/Linux Integrated Virtual 4 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps ports (or) 2 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports Ethernet Linux is supported on every Power Sys- Integrated SAS controller 1 controller for SAS DASD/SSD and DVD-RAM, optional protected 175 MB cache tems server IBM makes. These systems Other integrated ports 3 USB, 2 HMC, 2 system ports, 2 SPCN are designed exclusively for Linux de- GX slots (12x) 2 Operating systems AIX, IBM i, Linux for POWER ployments. With industry standard Linux from Canonical, Red Hat, and SUSE along with PowerVM and PowerKVM hypervi- sors, you can optimize your workloads for emerging business challenges.

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System configurations Model 8247-21L and 8247-22L S812L: One 10-core 3.42 GHz or 12-core 3.02 GHz POWER8 processor card Microprocessors S822L: Two 10-core 3.42 GHz or 12-core 3.02 GHz POWER8 processor cards S812L and S822L Level 2 (L2) cache 512 KB L2 cache per core IBM Power Systems servers running Linux Level 3 (L3) cache 8 MB L3 cache per core Level 4 (L4) cache 16 MB per DIMM provide the ideal foundation for private 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 module Memory Min/Max and public cloud infrastructure. The 16 GB/512 GB (S812L) 32 GB/1 TB (S822L) Processor-to-memory 192 GBps per socket Power S812L and S822L servers based bandwidth HDD/SSD Bays in system on POWER8 processors deliver superior Standard: 12 SFF or 8 SFF Plus optional 6 1.8-inch SSD bays unit throughput over x86 based offerings Media bays One slimline DVD for comparable workloads and provide Integrated SAS controller Standard RAID 0,5,6,10. optional: 7200 MB cache & easy tier function superior economics for scale-out deploy- Included one x8 PCIe slots must contain a 4-port 1 Gb Ethernet LAN available for client use S812L: Six PCIe Gen3 slots with concurrent maintenance: Two x16 plus four PCIe Gen3 x 8 Adapter slots ments. S822L: Nine PCIe Gen3 slots with concurrent maintenance: Four x16 plus five PCIe Gen3 x 8 One CAPI adapter per processor card For customers looking to deploy ad- I/O bandwidth 96 GBps per socket Power supply S812L: 100 V to 240 V; S822L: 200 V to 240 V vanced analytics, Power delivers superior Live partition mobility, machine check error handling, alternate processor recovery, concurrent response time for sorting and querying RAS features firmware update, hot-swappable disk bays, hot-plug concurrent maintenance PCIe slots, hot- plug and redundant power supplies and cooling fans, dynamic processor deallocation unstructured big data sets, and a superior Operating systems Linux on POWER number of business reports per hour for System dimensions 427.5 W x 86.5 H x 747.5 D mm (2U in. 19-inch rack) typical business analytics over compet- 3 year limited warranty, on site for selected components; CRU (customer replaceable unit) for Warranty all other units (varies by country), next business day 9x5 (excluding holidays), warranty service ing solutions built on x86. Designed to upgrades and maintenance are available empower the ecosystem of open source development, these systems support an

47 expanded Linux OS ecosystem (RHEL, More on the Web S824L w/NVIDA technology SLES, and Ubuntu Server) and support The Power System S824L server is the first • S812L assets on PartnerWorld open source virtualization technology server to leverage OpenPOWER Founda- • S822L assets on PartnerWorld with PowerKVM. tion technology. It offloads highly paral- • S812L and S822L info on IBM.com lel operations to a GPU accelerator and Here are some quick S812L and S822L • S812L and S822L client overview slide boosts workload performance to dramati- facts: (PowerPoint) cally accelerate Java, big data, and tech- • Optimized for Big Data & Analytics, the • S812L Competitive Insights nical computing applications. With the Power Systems Linux servers provide the • S822L Competitive Insights Power System S824L server, clients can ideal foundation for scale-out data and • S812L blog search deliver faster query acceleration for Java cloud environments in a compact 2U • S822L blog search applications with OpenPOWER Founda- package • S812L Twitter search tion member NVIDIA’s GPU. • Gain faster insights with the IBM POWER8 • S822L Twitter search processor and smart acceleration en- Here are some quick S824L facts: abled by Coherent Accelerator Processor • Revolutionize IT with the first server to Interface (CAPI) technologies leverage OpenPOWER Foundation tech- • Choice of Linux distributions: Red Hat nology to dramatically accelerate Java, Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enter- big data, and technical computing appli- prise Server (SLES) or Ubuntu Server cations • Choice between industry recognized • Offload highly parallel operations to a enterprise virtualization with PowerVM or GPU accelerator and boost workload open virtualization with PowerKVM performance • Reduce energy consumption utilizing • Help realize competitive advantages at a advanced energy control. lower cost.

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System configurations Model 8287-42L Two 10-core 3.42 GHz POWER8 processor cards or 7R1/7R2 Microprocessors Two 12-core 3.02 GHz POWER8 processor cards The IBM PowerLinux 7R1 server is de- Level 2 (L2) cache 512 KB L2 cache per core Level 3 (L3) cache 8 MB L3 cache per core signed specifically as an economical foun- Level 4 (L4) cache 16 MB per DIMM dation for emerging and traditional scale- Memory Min/Max 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 module, 32 GB to 1 TB out workloads. IBM PowerLinux workload Processor-to-memory 192 GBps per socket bandwidth optimized solutions, each tuned to a Standard backplane 12 SFF bays for Hard Disk Drive specific task, are affordable for businesses Media bays One slimline DVD of all sizes. Integrated SAS controller Standard RAID 0, 5, 6, 10 Included one x8 PCIe, slots must contain a 1 Gb Ethernet LAN available for client use 11 PCIe Gen3 slots: four x16 plus seven PCIe Gen3 x 8 The IBM PowerLinux 7R2 server is de- Adapter slots One NVIDIA adapter included signed specifically as an economical foun- Two CAPI slots available I/O bandwidth 96 GBps per socket dation for emerging and traditional scale- Power supply 100 V to 240 V out workloads. IBM PowerLinux workload Processor instruction retry, Chip kill memory, ECC L2 cache, L3 cache, Service processor with RAS features fault monitoring, Hot-swappable disk bays Hot-plug and redundant power supplies and cooling optimized solutions, each tuned to a fans, Dynamic processor deallocation, Extended error handling on PCI slots specific task, are affordable for businesses Operating systems Ubuntu 14.10 or later for IBM Power of all sizes. System dimensions Ubuntu 14.10 or later for IBM Power 3 year limited warranty, on site for selected components; CRU (customer replaceable unit) Warranty for all other units (varies by country), Next business day 9x5 (excluding holidays), warranty service upgrades and maintenance are available

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• Power 7R1 assets on PartnerWorld • Power 7R2 assets on PartnerWorld • Power 7R1 details on IBM.com • Power 7R2 details on IBM.com • Power 7R1 Competitive Insights • Power 7R2 Competitive Insights Specifications 7R1 7R2 • Power 7R1 blog search Configuration options Models 8246-L1D, 8246-L1T Models 8246-L2D & 8246-L2T • Power 7R2 blog search 8-core 4.3 GHz or 4-core 3.6 GHz or POWER7+ processor 12-core 4.2 GHz or 6-core 4.2 GHz or • Power 7R1 Twitter search modules - one per system 16-core 3.6 GHz or 8-core 4.2 GHz 16-core 4.2 GHz • Power 7R2 Twitter search Sockets 1 2 Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per core 256 KB per core Level 3 (L3) cache 10 MB per core 10 MB per core 32 GB to 256 GB of RDIMM DDR3 32 GB to 512 GB of RDIMM DDR3 Memory With solutions ranging from Virtualized Active Memory Sharing Active Memory Sharing Open Source Infrastructure services to Solid State Drives (SSD) Up to 6 SFF drives Up to 6 SFF drives Disk drives Up to 6 SFF SAS drives Up to 6 SFF SAS drives IBM Watson-inspired big data analytics, Disk capacity Up to 5.4 TB Up to 5.4 TB companies that previously relied on x86- Slimline for DVD-RAM Slimline for DVD-RAM Media bays Half height for tape drive or removable disk Half height for tape drive or removable disk based servers can now enjoy the advan- PCI Adapter slots 5 PCI Express 8x Gen2 low profile 5 PCI Express 8x Gen2 low profile tages the Power Architecture has brought Standard Ethernet 4 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps ports 4 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps ports to large enterprises, including more 1 controller for SAS DASD/SSD with RAID 10 1 controller for SAS DASD/SSD with RAID 10 Integrated SAS controller and DVD-RAM and DVD-RAM throughput per server, superior reliabil- Optional protected 175 MB cache with RAID 5, 6 Optional protected 175 MB cache with RAID 5, 6 ity and security, and end-to-end system Other integrated ports 3 USB, two HMC, two system ports 3 USB, 2 HMC, 2 system ports, 2 SPCN GX slots 2 GX++ (not available with 4-core processor) 2 GX++ optimization.

50 7R4 The IBM PowerLinux 7R4 server has been designed to leverage the leadership per- formance of the POWER7+ processor. The resulting combination of secure, reliable computing and energy efficient virtual- ization make it an ideal server for data- intense workload applications. 7R4 Specifications

The PowerLinux 7R4 is a two- or four- POWER7+ processor 8 x 3.5 GHz POWER7+ processor cores or socket server that supports 16 or 32 cores modules—one per system 8 x 4.0 GHz POWER7+ processor cores Sockets 2 or 4 (16 or 32 cores) with outstanding energy efficiency and Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per core diagnostic features in a 5U (EIA Units) Level 3 (L3) cache 10 MB L3 per core (eDRAM) package. The PowerLinux 7R4 with POW- Memory Up to 1 TB of 1066 MHz DDR3 Active Memory Sharing Integrated SAS bays for Solid ER7+ Intelligent Energy management fea- State Drives (SSD) or Hard Disk Six SFF SAS drive bays tures is designed to help clients become Drives Integrated media bays One slimline for SATA DVD-RAM more energy efficient. And the Power- Integrated PCI adapter slots Six PCIe (8x) Gen2 slots Linux 7R4 also implements Light Path Dual 10 Gb plus a choice of two additional 10 Gb or Standard Ethernet ports diagnostics, which provide an obvious two additional 1 Gb Integrated SAS controller Two SAS DASD/SSD controllers and intuitive means to positively identify Other integrated ports Three USB, two HMC, two SPCN, one serial port failing components. GX slots (12X) Two

Here are some quick 7R4 facts: • The Power behind IBM Watson • A high-performance, open technology server for data-intense workload solu- tion in a 5U package. With IBM POWER7+ workload-optimizing technologies

51 More on the Web More on the Web offers the capability to dynamically ad- just system resources based on workload • Power 7R4 assets on PartnerWorld • Power Enterprise servers on IBM.com demands so that each partition gets the • Power 7R4 details on IBM.com resources it needs. Active Memory Ex- • Power 7R4 Client Presentation (PowerPoint) pansion with hardware assist is a new • Power 7R4 Competitive Insights data capabilities, security, performance, POWER7+ technology that enables the ef- • Power 7R4 blog search and scalability in its class. A totally inte- fective maximum memory capacity to be • Power 7R4 Twitter search grated approach to the design, develop- much larger than the true physical mem- ment, and testing of each and every Pow- ory. Innovative compression/decompres- er server ensures the resiliency required sion of memory content can enable mem- for today’s enterprise IT infrastructure. • Cloud ready data-intense workloads ory expansion up to 125 percent. This can consolidation server for applications, Power 760 enable a partition to do significantly more industry solutions, departmental OLTP work or enable a server to run more parti- The IBM Power 760 server is completely and emerging workloads like big data, tions with the same physical amount of new and designed to leverage the leader- analytics memory. Capacity on Demand options ship performance of the POWER7+ proces- • Virtualized from within for better integra- include Processor CUoD and Trial Proces- sor. The resulting combination of secure, tion with compact, economically efficient sor CoD. reliable computing and energy efficient design. virtualization make it an ideal system for Here are some quick Power 760 facts: virtualized application consolidation. Enterprise Servers • Ideal for both application and database workloads IBM understands that applications and As a consolidation server, the Power 760 • Instant, on-demand growth capabilities business processes have differing de- offers tremendous configuration flex- • Designed for secure application mands and that one size does not fit all. ibility to meet demanding capacity and availability To ensure that technology aligns to busi- growth requirements. Utilize the full • Compact, economically efficient design ness rather than the other way around, capability of the system by leveraging • Virtualized from within for better IBM offers a full range of Power Systems industrial-strength PowerVM virtualiza- integration. servers, each of which delivers leadership tion for AIX, IBM i, and Linux. PowerVM

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12 x 3.1 GHz POWER7+ processor cores or POWER7+ processor options 12 x 3.4 GHz POWER7+ processor cores Power 760 Express virtual tour Sockets 1 or 4 Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per core Level 3 (L3) cache 10 MB per core Up to 2 TB of 1066 MHz DDR3 plus Power 770 Memory Active Memory Expansion with hardware assist Designed for virtualized consolidation Integrated SAS bays for Solid State Drives (SSD) 6 SFF SAS drive bays of business-critical workloads, the IBM or Hard Disk Drives Integrated media bays 1 slimline for SATA DVD-RAM Power 770 delivers on performance, avail- Integrated PCI adapter slots 6 PCIe (8x) Gen2 slots ability, efficiency, and virtualization in a Standard Ethernet ports Dual 10 Gb plus a choice of 2 additional 10 Gb or 2 additional 1 Gb way that is unique in the industry. Pow- Integrated SAS controller 2 SAS DASD/SSD controllers erVM virtualization enables continuous, Other integrated ports 3 USB, 2 HMC, 2 SPCN, 1 serial port GX slots (12x) 2 dynamic resource adjustments across all Capacity on Demand features Processor CUoD (optional) Trial Processor CoD partitions and operating environments to Processor CUoD (optional) optimize performance and enable higher Operating systems AIX, IBM i, Linux for POWER utilization levels while optimizing energy usage. Supported environments include AIX, IBM i, Linux for Power applications, all on the same system.

53 Ever increasing numbers of IBM Power clients are reporting enormous savings from faster provisioning using cloud en- abled technologies. Of course this comes in addition to the more traditional savings of reduced software costs, energy, floor space, and administrative overhead. Addi- tional benefits include increased applica- tion performance, operational availability, and security that can only come from IBM. All of this is delivered on the latest tech- nology from a vendor you can trust. No wonder more and more companies are Power 770 Specifications switching to IBM Power Systems. Configuration options Per Building Block System Maximum 16 x 3.8 GHz POWER7+ processor cores 64 x 3.8 GHz POWER7 processor cores or Processors or 12 x 4.2 GHz POWER7+ processor 48 x 4.2 GHz POWER7 processor cores Here are some quick Power 770 Express cores facts: Sockets 4 16 Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per core 256 KB per core • Cloud enabled for fast implementation of Level 3 (L3) cache 10 MB per core (eDRAM) 10 MB per core (eDRAM) Up to 1 TB of 1066 MHz DDR3 Up to 4 TB of 1066 MHz DDR3 new workloads Enterprise Memory Active Memory Expansion Active Memory Expansion • Designed for secure, application avail- Integrated SAS bays for Up to 6 SFF SAS drive bays Up to 24 SFF SAS drive bays ability SSDs or HDDs Integrated media bays 1 slimline for SATA DVD-RAM 4 slimline for SATA DVD-RAM • Modular, economically efficient design Integrated PCI adapter slots 6 PCIe Gen2 slots 24 PCIe Gen2 slots Up to 1 per enclosure: Up to 4 per system: • Virtualized from within for better integra- Integrated multifunction card Dual 10 Gb + Dual 1 Gb Dual 10 Gb + Dual 1 Gb tion 2 SAS DASD/SSD controllers 8 SAS DASD/SSD controllers Integrated SAS controller • Supports your growth, without disrupting 1 SATA media controller 4 SATA media controllers Other integrated ports 3 USB; 2 HMC; 2 SPCN 9 USB; 4 HMC; 4 SPCN your business. GX slots (12x) 2 8 Operating systems AIX, IBM i, Linux for POWER AIX, IBM i, Linux for POWER

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Power 780 Specifications Power 780 Configuration options Per Building Block System Maximum Four 3.72 GHz POWER7+ processor mod- Sixteen 3.72 GHz POWER7+ processor Designed for virtualized consolidation ules with eight cores each or four 4.42 GHz modules with eight cores each or Processors POWER7+ processor modules with 4 cores sixteen 4.42 GHz POWER7+ processor of business-critical workloads, the IBM each modules with 4 cores each Power 780 delivers on performance, avail- Sockets 4 16 Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per core 256 KB per core ability, efficiency, and virtualization in a Level 3 (L3) cache 10 MB per core (eDRAM) 10 MB per core (eDRAM) Up to 1 TB of 1066 MHz DDR3 Up to 4 TB of 1066 MHz DDR3 Active way that is unique in the industry. Pow- Enterprise Memory Active Memory Expansion Memory Expansion erVM virtualization enables continuous, Integrated SAS bays for: - Solid State Drives (SSD) Up to 6 SFF SAS drive bays Up to 24 SFF SAS drive bays dynamic resource adjustments across all - Hard Disk Drives (HDD) partitions and operating environments, Disk drives Up to 6 SFF SAS drives Up to 24 SFF SAS drives Integrated media bays 1 slimline for SATA DVD-RAM 4 slimline for SATA DVD-RAMs independent of physical placement, to IntegratedPCI adapter slots 6 PCIe Gen2 slots 24 PCIe Gen2 slots Integrated multifunction 1 per enclosure: Up to 4 per system: optimize performance while minimizing card Dual 10 Gb + Dual 1 Gb Dual 10 Gb + Dual 1 Gb 2 SAS DASD/SSD controllers 8 SAS DASD/SSD controllers energy usage. Supported environments Integrated SAS controller 1 SATA media controller 4 SATA media controllers include AIX, IBM i, Linux for Power appli- Other integrated ports 3 USB; 2 HMC; 2 SPCN 9 USB; 4 HMC; 4 SPCN cations, all on the same system. GX slots (12x) 2 8 Operating systems AIX, IBM i, Linux for POWER AIX, IBM i, Linux for POWER

55 IBM Power clients continuously report Here are some quick Power 780 Express ty, and bandwidth to efficiently and con- savings from reduced hardware, software, facts: currently support a full range of complex, energy, floor space, and administrative • Delivers the utmost in infrastructure ef- mission-critical applications. overhead. Additional benefits include ficiency at enterprise scale, with flexible Equipped with up to 256 POWER7 pro- faster provisioning, increased application delivery models and dynamic resource cessors, the Power 795 server can scale performance, and an operational avail- management that can increase utiliza- rapidly and seamlessly to address the ability that can only come from IBM. All of tion while reducing operational costs changing needs of today’s business cli- this is delivered on the latest technology • Delivers trusted information across the mate. Equipped with industry-leading from a vendor you can trust. No wonder enterprise, ensuring continuous transac- PowerVM virtualization, EnergyScale more and more companies are switching tion availability and enabling real-time technology, and affordable Capacity on to IBM Power Systems. business analytics Demand (CoD) options (including a spe- • Provides the highest levels of security, en- cific number of Elastic CoD processors More on the Web suring the integrity of critical information and memory days, dependent on the while mitigating risk and meeting regula- configurations that come standard with • Power 780 assets on PartnerWorld tory compliance mandates all new Power 795s), the Power 795 helps • Power 780 details on IBM.com • Ideal platform for private cloud deploy- enterprises increase their productivity • Power 780 Competitive Insights ments. • Power 780 blog search and effectively consolidate multiple UNIX, • Power 780 Twitter search Power 795 IBM i, and Linux workloads onto a single The Power 795 supports large-scale trans- system.Extensive mainframe-inspired action processing and database applica- reliability, availability, and serviceability tions within a highly virtualized system (RAS) features in the Power 795 help en- Play video infrastructure, enabling new levels of sure that mission-critical applications run Power 780 Express virtual tour workload consolidation, resource utili- reliably around the clock. IBM clients with zation, resiliency, and efficiency. As the installed Power 595 systems may lever- most powerful member of the IBM Power age their current investment in Power Systems family, this server provides ex- technology by upgrading their POWER6 ceptional performance, massive scalabili- system to a Power 795 to increase capac- ity and improve performance.

56 Here are some quick Power 795 Express facts: • For large-scale server consolidation to increase flexibility and lower operational and energy cost • For enterprises requiring the highest lev- els of resiliency for their mission-critical applications • For data centers supporting the largest UNIX and IBM i transaction processing and database applications.

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More on the Web Processor cores 192 POWER7 3.72 GHz processors; 256 POWER7 4.00 GHz processors; (maximum) 128 POWER7 4.25 GHz processors (TurboCore) • Power 795 assets on PartnerWorld Processor books Up to 8 Sockets Up to 32 • Power 795 details on IBM.com Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per core • Power 795 Competitive Insights Level 3 (L3) cache 4 MB L3 cache per core (eDRAM) or 8 MB L3 cache per core (eDRAM) • Power 795 blog search RAM (memory) 32 DIMMs per processor book; up to 16 TB of 1066 MHz DDR3 " • Power 795 Twitter search PCIe I/O drawers 24 ; 1–32 26 SAS Small Form Factor bays in each 24" PCIe I/O drawer; up to 832 Internal disk bays maximum per system in 24" drawers; up to 2,220 bays in 19" drawers Adapter slots 20 PCIe in each 24" I/O drawer; 640 maximum per system I/O ports 4 GX++ adapter ports per processor book, 32 per system Hardware management 2 pairs via redundant Ethernet hubs Play video console ports POWER Hypervisor LPAR, Dynamic LPAR, Virtual LAN Power 795 Express virtual tour PowerVM Standard Micro-partitioning with up to 20 micro-partitions per processor (1,000 maximum); Multiple Edition (optional) Shared Processor Pools; Virtual I/O Server; Shared Dedicated Capacity; PowerVM Lx86 PowerVM Enterprise PowerVM Standard Edition plus Live Partition Mobility and Active Memory Sharing Edition (optional) Operating systems AIX, IBM i, and Linux for Power

57 Power E870 The IBM Power E870 is a high-performance, secure, enterprise system optimized for the compute-intensive performance demands of large-scale, mission-critical transaction, database, and analytics applications. With up to 80 IBM POWER8 processors, an ef- ficient modular design, built-in IBM Pow- erVM virtualization technologies, and Ca- pacity on Demand innovation, the Power E870 server can consistently sustain high service levels across hundreds of virtual workloads on a single system. Power E870 Specifications Configuration options Per Building Block System Maximum 32 x 4.02 GHz POWER8 40 x 4.19 GHz 64 x 4.02 GHz POWER8 80 x 4.19 GHz Here are some quick Power E870 Express Processor cores POWER8 POWER8 facts: Sockets 4 16 • Delivers twice the performance per core Level 2 (L2) cache 512 KB 512 KB Level 3 (L3) cache 8 MB eDRAM shared L3 8 MB eDRAM shared L3 of competitors, with enterprise scalability Level 4 (L4) cache Up to 128 MB eDRAM L4 (off-chip) per socket Up to 128 MB eDRAM L4 (off-chip) per socket 32 CDIMMs - 1600 MHz DDR3 32 CDIMMs - 1600 MHz DDR3 Enterprise memory for the most demanding data-centric ap- Up to 2 TB, increasing to 4 TB in 2015 Up to 2 TB, increasing to 4 TB in 2015 plications Integrated PCIe adapter slots 24”: 1–32 16 PCIe Gen3 x16

More on the Web • Manages fluctuating business demands • Streamlines deployment and increase re- with dynamic, private cloud capacity sponsiveness with built-in virtualization • Power E870 assets on PartnerWorld • Minimizes risk with secure delivery of and innovative resource sharing • Power E870 details on IBM.com data and services on a proven, reliable • Increases energy efficiency with more • Power E870 Competitive Insights platform performance-per-watt • Power E870 blog search • Opens innovation for Linux, AIX, and IBM i. • Power E870 Twitter search

58 Power E880 The IBM Power E880 enterprise server is designed to provide the highest levels of reliability, availability, flexibility, and performance in order to provide clients with 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 Power E880 server consistently delivers the high- Power E880 Specifications est levels of service across hundreds of Configuration options Per Building Block System Maximum 32 x 4.35 GHz POWER8 48 x POWER8 128 x 4.35 GHz POWER8 192 x POWER8 Processor cores virtual workloads on a single system. processor cores processor cores Sockets 4 8 increasing to 16 Level 2 (L2) cache 512 KB 512 KB Level 3 (L3) cache 8 MB eDRAM shared L3 8 MB eDRAM shared L3 ore on the eb M W Level 4 (L4) cache Up to 128 MB eDRAM L4 (off-chip) per socket Up to 128 MB eDRAM L4 (off-chip) per socket Initially 64 increasing to 128 CDIMMs 32 CDIMMs • Power E880 assets on PartnerWorld Enterprise memory Initially 8 TBs increasing to 16 TBs of 1600 Up to 4 TB of 1600 MHz DDR3 MHz DDR3 • Power E880 details on IBM.com Integrated PCIe adapter slots 8 PCIe Gen3 x16 Initially 16 increasing to 32 PCIe Gen3 x16 • Power E880 Competitive Insights • Power E880 blog search • Power E880 Twitter search Here are some quick Power E880 Express with dynamic, on-demand private cloud facts: capacity • Delivers twice the performance per core • Minimizes risk with secure delivery of versus the competition, with enterprise data and services on a proven, reliable scalability for the most demanding data platform centric applications • Enables open innovation and choice for • Manages fluctuating business demands AIX, IBM i, and Linux.

59 POWER Compute Nodes for p260-p460 Compute Nodes POWER7+ processor, industrial-strength PureFlex IBM Flex System p260 and p460 Compute virtualization, and workload-optimizing IBM PureFlex System is a complete, flex- Nodes are POWER7 and POWER7+-based capabilities. ible cloud infrastructure system with servers optimized for virtualization, per- More on the Web integrated expertise. The system inte- formance, and extraordinary efficiency. grates and optimizes all compute, stor- The nodes support IBM AIX, IBM i, or • p260 assets on PartnerWorld age and networking resources to deliver Linux operating environments and are • p460 assets on PartnerWorld infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) out of designed to run a wide variety of work- • p260 and p460 info on IBM.com the box. These fully integrated, optimized loads in your IBM PureFlex System or IBM • p260 Competitive Insights solutions can be configured for your spe- Flex System solution. • p460 Competitive Insights cific business need and may be comple- • p260 blog search The IBM Flex System p260 compute node mented by a package of support services. • p460 blog search is a two-socket server that supports up to • p260 Twitter search In this section, we will look at some com- 16 cores with outstanding energy effi- • p460 Twitter search pute nodes for IBM PUreFlex Systems that ciency and flexibility in a standard-width are based on the POWER processor. form factor. With two PCIe expansion slots, support for Dual VIOS and a choice of internal drives, it is the ideal choice More on the Web for running multiple application and Play video • IBM PureFlex System POWER Compute Node infrastructure workloads in a virtualized info on IBM.com p260 virtual tour environment—including today’s com- • IBM PureSystems Business Partner Guide eBook and iPhone/iPad application pute-intensive combination of business transactions along with social and mobile activity for UNIX, IBM, and Linux operat- Play video ing environments. The IBM Flex System

p260 compute node offers large memory p460 virtual tour capacity, outstanding performance of the

60 The IBM Flex System p460 compute node is a four-socket server that supports up to 32 cores and is an outstanding of- fering for mid-market clients desiring a high-performance, reliable, secure sys- tem that is cloud-enabled and has room for handling their business growth. With excellent virtualization capabilities and Specifications the flexibility to run proven solutions Specifications Flex System p260 Flex System p460 Form factor Flex System standard node Flex System double-wide node from thousands of ISVs that support the 2, 4, 8 or 16 cores, POWER7+, 64-bit proces- 16 or 32 cores, POWER7 64-bit processors with AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems, sors with VSX, Memory Expansion acceleration AltiVec SIMD and Hardware Decimal Floating- and Encryption Point acceleration the Flex System p460 enables companies acceleration 16 or 32 cores, POWER7+, 64-bit processors Configuration Options: with VSX, Memory Expansion acceleration and to get the most out of their systems by Processor cores 2-core 4.0 GHz Encryption acceleration 4-core 4.0 GHz Options: increasing utilization and performance 8-core 3.6 GHz 4-core 3.3 GHz or 4.0 GHz while reducing costs. 8-core 4.1 GHz 8-core 3.2 GHz or 3.6 GHz 256 KB per processor core 8-core 3.5 GHz or 4.1 GHz Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per processor core 256 KB per processor core Here are some quick p260 and p460 facts: 4 MB per processor core on 3.3, 3.2 and 3.5 GHz P7 offerings; • IBM POWER7+ technology brings faster Level 3 (L3) cache 10 MB per processor core on P7+ offerings 10 MB per processor core on 3.6, 4.0 and 4.1 GHz P7+ offerings frequencies and larger L3 cache sizes, 8 GB up to 512 GB, 16 DIMM slots, ECC IBM 16 GB up to 1 TB node, 32 DIMM slots, ECC which helps improve performance by Chipkill DDR3 SDRAM running at 1066 MHz IBM Chipkill DDR3 SDRAM running at 1066 Memory (min/max) plus Active Memory Expansion with hardware MHz plus over 20 percent on most workloads and assist Active Memory Expansion with hardware assist Up to two 2.5-inch Hard Disks or two 1.8-inch Up to two 2.5-inch Hard Disks or two 1.8-inch hardware assisted memory compression Internal disk storage Solid State Drives Solid State Drives helps reduce memory requirements with- Expansion Two PCIe Expansion Slots Four PCIe Expansion Slots AIX 6.1, AIX 7.1 AIX 6.1, AIX 7.1 out penalizing performance Operating systems IBM i 6.1 and 7.1 IBM i 6.1 and 7.1 RHEL 5.7, 6.2; SLES11 SP2 RHEL 5.7, 6.2; SLES11 SP2 • Offers tremendous configuration flex- Energy management EnergyScale energy management EnergyScale energy management ibility to meet demanding capacity and growth requirements; Utilizes the full

61 capability of the system by leveraging industrial-strength PowerVM virtualiza- tion for AIX, IBM i, and Linux • IBM provides the integration and con- figuration expertise up front so you can get your system deployed faster and get

faster time-to-value. p270 Specifications

Form factor Flex System standard node p270 Compute Node 24 cores, POWER7+, 64- bit processors with VSX, Memory Expansion acceleration and Encryp- Processor cores tion acceleration IBM Flex System p270 compute node is Configuration Options: completely new and designed to lever- 12 x 3.1 GHz POWER7+ processor cores or 12 x 3.4 GHz POWER7+ processor cores Level 2 (L2) cache 256 KB per core age the leadership performance of the Level 3 (L3) cache 10 MB per processor core 8 GB up to 512 GB, 16 DIMM slots, ECC IBM Chipkill DDR3 SDRAM running at 1066 MHz plus POWER7+ processor. The resulting combi- Memory (min/max) Active Memory Expansion with hardware assist Internal disk storage Up to two 2.5-inch Hard Disks or two 1.8-inch Solid State Drives Two PCIe Expansion Slots ore on the eb M W Networking/Expansion One ETE adapter card slot (provides dedicated Dual VIOS on internal drives with optional adapter) • p270 assets on PartnerWorld Integrated systems management processor, light path diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis, • p270 details on IBM.com Systems management Cluster Systems Management (CSM), Serial Over LAN, IPMI compliant • p270 Competitive Insights Chassis redundant/ hot- plug power and cooling Front Panel and FRU/ CRU LEDs • p270 blog search Concurrent code update and Processor deallocation Compute node hot plug and Dual VIOS support • p270 Twitter search RAS features Dual AC Power Supply Auto reboot on power loss Internal and chassis- external temperature monitors System management alerts IBM Chipkill ECC detection and correction POWER Hypervisor LPAR, Dynamic LPAR, Virtual LAN AIX 6.1, AIX 7.1 Play video Operating systems IBM i 6.1, IBM i 7.1 RHEL 6.4, SLES11 SP2 Energy management EnergyScale energy management p270 virtual tour

62 nation of secure, reliable computing and • IBM provides the integration and con- The Power Systems family of scale-out energy-efficient virtualization make it an figuration expertise up front so you can and scale-up servers includes proven ideal solution for virtualized application get your system deployed faster and get workload consolidation platforms that consolidation and workload environ- faster time-to-value. help clients control costs while improv- ments that need tremendous configura- ing overall performance, availability and tion flexibility to meet demanding capac- Power Systems Software energy efficiency. With these servers and ity and growth requirements. The node In this section, we will take a look at some PowerVM virtualization solutions, an or- supports IBM AIX, IBM i, or Linux operating of the system-level software for Power ganization can consolidate large numbers environments and is designed to run a Systems that enables businesses to fully of applications and servers, fully virtual- wide variety of workloads in your IBM Flex exploit Power Systems servers. ize its system resources, and provide a System and PureFlex System solution. more flexible, dynamic IT infrastructure.

More on the Web In other words, Power Systems with Pow- Here are some quick p270 facts: erVM deliver the benefits of virtualization • IBM POWER7+ technology brings faster • Power Systems Software info on IBM.com without limits. frequencies, larger L3 cache sizes, and more processor cores, which helps im- PowerVM also offers a secure and resilient prove performance by over 20 percent on PowerVM virtualization environment, built on the most workloads and with hardware as- advanced RAS (reliability, availability, and IBM PowerVM provides the industrial- sisted memory compression helps reduce serviceability) features, extreme scalabil- strength virtualization solution for IBM memory requirements without penaliz- ity, and leadership performance of the Power Systems servers and blades that ing performance Power Systems platform, based on the run IBM AIX, IBM i, and Linux workloads. • Easily handles virtualized consolidation outstanding Power processors. Based on more than a decade of evolu- of multiple applications and business tion and innovation, PowerVM repre- Here are some quick PowerVM facts: workloads, is designed for secure appli- sents the state-of-the-art in enterprise • Deliver services with superior economics cation availability, and delivers reduced virtualization and is broadly deployed in by consolidating virtualized workloads requirement for space, cooling, and soft- production environments worldwide by • Deliver services built for the cloud faster ware costs most Power Systems owners. by automating deployment of virtual machines (VMs) and storage

63 More on the Web PowerKVM More on the Web IBM PowerKVM provides an open virtu- • PowerVM assets on PartnerWorld • PowerKVM assets on PartnerWorld alization choice for IBM scale-out Linux • PowerVM info on IBM.com • PowerKVM info on IBM.com systems based on the POWER8 technol- • Compare PowerVM to Sun and HP • PowerKVM blog search ogy. This solution includes the Linux • PowerVM Group on FaceBook • PowerKVM Twitter search open source technology of KVM virtual- • PowerVM blog search ization, and is designed to complement • PowerVM Twitter search the performance, scalability, and security • PowerVM on the IBM Technology Made ing” with a choice of 1, 2, 4, or 8 threads Simple wiki qualities of Linux. This provides an open per core, providing more flexibility in extendable solution for running VMs on resource allocation and enhanced per- Linux scale-out servers that enables cloud formance. Using PowerKVM’s processor deployments, scale-out processing, and virtualization allows businesses to reduce big data solutions, reducing complexity costs by deploying fewer systems to run and cost. Play video more workloads, sharing resources, and Using the combination of PowerKVM improving service levels PowerVM overview (1:50) virtualization and Power scale-out Linux Here are some quick PowerKVM facts: servers, you have the performance and • Open source server virtualization for IBM flexibility to address the requirements of • Optimize utilization of server and stor- scale-out Linux servers multiple differing Linux workloads while age resources to control costs and boost • Optimize Linux workload consolidation reducing cost. PowerKVM supports run- return on investment (ROI) at a lower cost of ownership ning a large number of VMs on a single • Scale out or scale up your virtualized • Exploit the advantage of performance, scale-out Linux server. Processor resourc- deployments without paying underlying scalability, and security built into Linux es are scheduled out of a shared pool performance penalties and the Kernel-based Virtual Machine of resources for the VMs running on the • Eliminate scheduled downtime by de- (KVM) hypervisor virtualized host. Processor virtualization ploying live mobility between servers • Avoids high cost proprietary x86 virtual- also exploits POWER8 features like “micro- • Deliver higher quality services by improv- ization threading” and “symmetric multi-thread- ing virtual resource management.

64 • Managed just like any other KVM host— PowerVC helps Power Systems customers PowerHA OpenStack, libvirt, and open Linux tools lower their total cost of ownership with PowerHA SystemMirror Standard Edition help you avoid vendor lock-in a simplified user experience that allows and PowerHA SystemMirror Enterprise • KVM enables single cross platform virtu- simple deployment and movement of Edition with Cluster Aware AIX (CAA), ker- alization which simplifies management. workloads and policies to maximize re- nel-based health management, Graphical source utilization. PowerVC has been built Management, HyperSwap, and other in- PowerVC to require little or no training to accel- tegrated features are designed to provide IBM PowerVC Virtualization Center is an erate virtualization on Power Systems. a robust HA/DR environment focused on advanced virtualization management of- PowerVC has the capability to manage ease of implementation and ease of use. fering, built on OpenStack, that provides the existing infrastructure by automati- simplified virtualization management for cally capturing information, such as exist- PowerHA SystemMirror V7 represents IBM AIX, IBM i and Linux virtual machines ing VM definitions, storage, network, and the next generation of solutions for high (VMs) running on IBM Power Systems. server configuration information. availability and disaster recovery. This of- PowerVC is designed to improve admin- fering integrates core clustering technol- istrator productivity and simplify the Here are some quick PowerVC facts: ogy into the kernel and the OS, enabling management of VMs and LPARs on Power • Simplified virtualization management for our customers to be more productive and Systems servers. PowerVC provides the IBM Power Systems deliver higher quality IT services while foundation for Power Systems scalable • Easily replicate virtual machines for con- enjoying a more robust and easier-to- cloud management, including integration sistency and fast deployment manage clustering environment. to higher-level cloud managers based on • Automated configuration of I/O resources The IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX OpenStack technology. enable mobility and highly available con- figurations Standard Edition features Cluster Aware • Policy-based workload placement sim- AIX, which provides the strategic foun- More on the Web plify and automate administration dation for Power Systems Software. It • PowerVC assets on PartnerWorld • Virtual image management, including enables PowerHA to do kernel level mes- • PowerVC info on IBM.com virtual machine capture, deployment and saging, event management, and monitor- • PowerVC blog search catalog. ing in coordination with AIX. PowerHA • PowerVC Twitter search features a Director-based management interface, a set of Smart Assists and a

65 number of other enhancements that will is integrated with cluster-aware AIX and PowerSC make the solution more robust and self- exploits the operating system features by With its simple administration interface managing. extending them across the cluster, en- and preconfigured compliance profiles, abling efficient centralized management. PowerSC is designed to simplify the PowerHA SystemMirror monitors numer- administrative effort associated with ous soft and hard errors within the cluster Here are some fast PowerHA facts: complying with some of the most com- from various event sources, including • Graphical Management—IBM Director mon external standards for security and problems that are severe enough to im- Plug-in for both data center and disaster compliance. PowerSC security and com- mobilize the system (such as a process recovery deployments pliance automation provides profiles for failure or exhaustion of system resources). • Multichannel cluster communications for the Payment Card Industry Data Security With PowerHA V7, monitoring and event data center configurations with support Standard (PCI DSS), the Health Insurance management have been moved into for multicast or unicast network configu- Portability and Accountability Act Privacy the kernel of the operating system (OS), rations and Security Rules (HIPAA) and U.S. De- which provides a robust foundation not • HyperSwap for active-active two site partment of Defense Security Technical prone to job scheduling issues or other configurations with the IBM DS8800 and Implementation Guide for UNIX (DoD events related to OS operations. Cluster DS8870 storage servers STIG) standards, as well as supporting the awareness enables operating-system- • Operator managed manual failover implementation of best practices speci- based functions to operate harmoniously policy for multi-site linked clusters fied by the Control Objectives for Infor- with PowerHA. PowerHA SystemMirror • Federated Security for cluster wide secu- mation and related Technology (COBIT) rity management standard. Public companies that are More on the Web • Enhanced High Availability management subject to the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of support for SAP. • PowerHA assets on PartnerWorld 2002 often adopt the COBIT best practic- • PowerHA info on IBM.com es. PowerSC also provides a security auto- • PowerHA blog search mation profile to automate configuration • PowerHA Twitter search of optimal security for database servers. • PowerHA on the IBM Technology Made Simple wiki

66 More on the Web • Ensure virtualized environments meet tions of health of the system, green for same security levels as physical servers normal, yellow for caution, red for warn- • PowerSC assets on PartnerWorld • Improve the audit capabilities for virtual- ing, and white for unused. The thresh- • PowerSC info on IBM.com ized systems olds are customizable to meet the needs • PowerSC blog search • Reduce time and skills required for prepa- of a particular installation. The color • PowerSC Twitter search ration of security audits thresholds are applied to each of the • PowerSC on the IBM Technology Made Simple wiki • Improve detection of security exposures components monitored, which includes in virtualized environments. compute, memory, storage, and network resources. PowerVP Since all external security standards in- As benefits of server virtualization contin- When the PowerVP user interface is ac- clude aspects outside the realm of system ues to be realized it becomes even more tive, the performance data displayed on configuration settings, the use of the important to be able to monitor virtual- the screen is also saved to a historical file security and compliance automation will ized workloads. VM placement of virtual- so it can be replayed later for further anal- not, by itself, ensure standards compli- ized workloads becomes an important ysis. There is also a mode which allows ance. Nonetheless, PowerSC security and part of the equation for optimal perfor- performance data to be captured with- compliance automation does significantly mance. PowerVP provides a rich real-time out the user interface so that data can be simplify systems configuration settings continuous graphical display which allows viewed historically in case an operator or management, allowing security admin- monitoring of Power Systems virtualized performance analyst isn’t present during istrators the time to focus on the other by the PowerVM hypervisor. This monitor a performance problem. aspects of standards compliance. provides detailed resource data directly

Here are some quick PowerSC facts: from the PowerVM hypervisor which has More on the Web • Simplify security management and com- the most accurate information on re- • PowerVP assets on PartnerWorld pliance measurement source utilization for the Power server. • PowerVP info on IBM.com • Reduce administration costs of meeting The PowerVP monitor has the ability • PowerVP blog search compliance regulations to set various thresholds to control the • PowerVP Twitter search display. These include color coded indica-

67 Here are some quick PowerVP facts: Codified data management best practices • Optimize your virtualized IBM Power Sys- are provided for each workload. PureData tems System delivers automated pattern-based • Understand current workloads perfor- deployment and management of highly mance from virtual machine to physical reliable and scalable database services. hardware Hardware, storage and software capabili- • Simple real-time graphical performance ties are designed and optimized for spe- information highlighting overcommitted cific high performance data workloads resources such as patented data filtering using pro- • Ability to replay saved performance data grammable hardware (FPGAs) for ultrafast to analyze historical performance data execution of analytic queries without the • Accelerate the resolution of performance need for indices. issues. The PureData System provides single PureData System part procurement with no assembly With the challenge of growing data vol- required (ready to load data in hours), ume and the need for fast business an- More on the Web open integration with third party soft-

swers, using a multi-purpose system for • IBM PureSystems Business Partner Guide, ware, integrated management console for all data workloads is often not the most Mobile Edition for iPhone/iPad the entire system, single line of support, cost effective or low risk approach, and • IBM PureSystems Business Partner Guide, integrated system upgrades and mainte- eBook edition definitely not the fastest to deploy. The nance. • PureData System assets on PartnerWorld PureData System is optimized exclusively • PureData System info on IBM.com The new PureData System comes in dif- for delivering data services to today’s • PureData System blog search ferent models that have been designed, demanding analytic applications. Each of • PureData System Twitter search integrated, and optimized to deliver data the IBM PureSystems offers built-in exper- services to today’s demanding applica- tise, integration by design, and a simpli- tions with simplicity, speed, and lower fied experience throughout its life cycle. cost.

68 Smart Analytics System Here are some quick Smart Analytics Sys- More on the Web tem 7700 facts: 7700 Smart Analytics System 7700 info on IBM.com • Integrated software, server, and storage • IBM Smart Analytics System 7700 is inte- Smart Analytics System 7700 assets on hardware—centralizes your information • grated, full-featured analytics software PartnerWorld • Advanced data warehousing and busi- built on IBM POWER7 technology. The • Smart Analytics System 7700 Competitive enterprise platform is optimized for op- ness intelligence—for high availability, Insights erational analytics workloads, using IBM scalability, and performance for opera- • Smart Analytics System 7700 blog search data warehousing and business intelli- tional analytics • Smart Analytics System 7700 Twitter search gence software to transform information • Business-ready software—engineered into insight you can act on. for rapid deployment, peak performance, and ease of management.

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