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IBM Power 550 Technical Overview Front cover IBM Power 550 Technical Overview Covering model 8204-E8A supporting the AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems POWER6 processor-based PowerVM virtualization technology Delivers IBM POWER6 efficiency Giuliano Anselmi YoungHoon Cho Jim Cook Gregor Linzmeier Marcos Quezada John T Schmidt Guido Somers ibm.com/redbooks Redpaper International Technical Support Organization IBM Power 550 Technical Overview May 2009 REDP-4404-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page vii. First Edition (May 2009) This edition applies to the IBM Power Systems 550 8204-E8A server. The following IBM operating systems are included: AIX 5.3 (product number 5765-G53), AIX 6.1 (product number 5765-G62), IBM i operating system releases 5.4 (5722-SS1) and 6.1 (5761-SS1). © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2009. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Notices . vii Trademarks . viii Preface . xi The team that wrote this paper . xii Become a published author . xiii Comments welcome. xiii Chapter 1. General description . 1 1.1 System unit specifications. 7 1.2 Physical package . 7 1.2.1 Deskside model . 7 1.2.2 Rack-mount model . 8 1.3 Minimum and optional system unit features . 10 1.3.1 Processor card features . 12 1.3.2 Memory features . 13 1.3.3 System unit disk and media features . 13 1.3.4 AIX, IBM i, Linux I/O considerations . 17 1.3.5 I/O enclosure attachment using 12x or RIO-2 I/O loop adapters . 18 1.4 External disk subsystems . 19 1.4.1 IBM System Storage N3000, N5000, N6000, N7000, and N Series Gateway . 20 1.4.2 IBM TotalStorage Storage DS3000 Series . 20 1.4.3 IBM TotalStorage Storage DS4000 Series . 21 1.4.4 IBM TotalStorage Storage DS5000 Series . 22 1.4.5 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server . 22 1.4.6 IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) . 23 1.4.7 IBM XIV Storage System . 23 1.5 Hardware Management Console models . 24 1.6 Build-to-order . 25 1.7 Express Product Offerings and Express Editions . 25 1.7.1 IBM Power Systems Solution Editions . 41 1.7.2 IBM i Express Editions and Solution Editions . 46 1.7.3 Power 550 Capacity BackUp capability . 48 1.8 Upgrades. 50 1.9 System racks. 51 1.10 AC power distribution unit and rack content . 51 1.10.1 Power Distribution Unit Plus (PDU+) . 53 1.10.2 Rack-mounting rules . 56 1.10.3 Useful rack additions. 56 1.10.4 OEM rack . 58 1.11 Operating system support . 60 1.11.1 IBM i AIX 5.3 . 61 1.11.2 IBM AIX 6.1. 61 1.11.3 IBM i 5.4 (formerly IBM i5/OS V5R4) . 62 1.11.4 IBM i 6.1 . 63 1.11.5 Linux systems summary . 63 1.11.6 Supported virtualization features with Linux . 65 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. iii Chapter 2. Architecture and technical overview . 67 2.1 The POWER6 processor. 68 2.1.1 Decimal floating point . 70 2.1.2 AltiVec and Single Instruction, Multiple Data . 71 2.2 IBM EnergyScale technology . 72 2.2.1 Thermal power management device (TPMD) . 73 2.2.2 Hardware and software requirements. 74 2.3 Processor cards . 75 2.3.1 Processor clock rate . 76 2.4 Memory subsystem . 77 2.4.1 Memory placements rules. 77 2.4.2 OEM memory . 78 2.4.3 Memory throughput. 79 2.5 I/O capabilities. 80 2.6 Internal I/O subsystem . 80 2.6.1 System ports . 81 2.7 Integrated Virtual Ethernet adapter . 81 2.7.1 Physical ports and system integration. 83 2.7.2 Feature code port and cable support . 83 2.7.3 IVE subsystem . 84 2.8 PCI adapters supported in the system unit . 85 2.8.1 LAN adapters . 87 2.8.2 WAN adapters. 88 2.8.3 SCSI and SAS adapters . 88 2.8.4 iSCSI adapters . 90 2.8.5 Fibre Channel adapters . 90 2.8.6 Graphic accelerators. ..
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