Power 755 4-Socket HPC System Power 755 4 Processor Sockets = 32 Cores POWER7 Architecture 8 Core @ 3.3 GHz DDR3 Memory 128 GB / 256 GB, 32 DIMM Slots System Unit Up to 8 disk or SSD SAS SFF Bays 73 / 146 / 300GB @ 15K (up to 2.4TB) 4U x 28.8” depth PCIe x8: 3 Slots (1 shared) System Unit PCI-X DDR: 2 Slots Up to 8.4 TFlops per Rack Expansion GX++ Bus ( 10 nodes per Rack ) Integrated Ports 3 USB, 2 Serial, 2 HMC Quad 1Gb Copper Integrated Ethernet (Opt: Dual 10Gb Copper or Fiber) System Unit Media Bay 1 DVD-RAM ( No supported tape bay ) Up to 64 nodes Cluster Ethernet or IB-DDR Yes (AC or DC Power) Redundant Power Single phase 240vac or -48 VDC Certifications (SoD) NEBS / ETSI for harsh environments Active Thermal Power Management 5.3 / 6.1 RHEL / SLES EnergyScale Dynamic Energy Save & Capping 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 23
Power 710, 720, 730 and 740 System Highlights Power 710 Power 720 4U - 1 2U - 1 Socket Socket 4, 6 or 8 cores 4, 6 or 8 cores Maximum Maximum memory: 64 GB memory: 128 GB PCIe: 4 low profile PCIe: 4 + 4 low profile (opt.) Virtual servers: 80 I/O drawer support: Yes - 4 Power: 100 – 240 VAC Virtual servers: 80 Power: 100 – 240 VAC Dense, attractively priced 1-socket server that fits seamlessly in your existing infrastructure Power 740 Power 730 2U - 2 4U - 2 Socket Socket 4, 6, 8, 12, or 16 cores 8, 12 or 16 cores Maximum memory: 256 GB Maximum memory: 128 GB PCIe: 4 + 4 low profile (opt.) PCIe: 4 low profile I/O drawer support: Yes - 8 Virtual servers: 160 Virtual servers: 160 Power: 200 – 240 VAC Power: 200 – 240 VAC High performance, energy efficient server ideal for running multiple High-performance, flexible, configurable and reliable midsize database and application and infrastructure workloads in a virtualized environment consolidation server 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 24
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Power 710 8231-E2B 4-,6-,8-core • 1 socket • Processor module – pick ONE – 4-core: #8350 3 GHz – 6-core: #8349 3.7 GHz – 8-core: #8359 3.55 GHz 2U • Can NOT change module For 4-core (1 socket) For 6-/8-core (1 socket) Zero 12X I/O loops Zero 12X I/O loops Max 1 4X IB Adapter Max 1 4X IB Adapter Max 64 GB memory Max 64 GB memory Disk-only drawers Zero disk-only drawers Fibre Channel cards ok Fibre Channel cards ok IBM i P05 tier (users) IBM i P10 tier (users) AIX small tier AIX small tier 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 26
Power 730 8231-E2B 8-,12-,16-core • 2 sockets • Processor module – pick TWO of the same feature – 4-core: #8350 3 GHz 2U – 4-core: #8348 3.7 GHz – 6-core: #8349 3.7 GHz – 8-core: #8359 3.55 GHz • Can NOT change module For 8-/12-/16-core Zero 12X I/O loops Max 2 4X IB Adapters Max 128 GB memory Disk-only drawers ok Fibre Channel cards ok IBM i P20 tier (5250) AIX small tier 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 27
Power 720 8202-E4B 4-,6-,8-core • 1 socket • Processor module – pick ONE – 4-core: #8350 3 GHz – 6-core: #8351 3 GHz 4U – 8-core: #8352 3 GHz • Can NOT change module For 4-core For 6-/8-core Zero 12X I/O loops Max 1 12X I/O loop Max 64 GB memory Max 128 GB memory Zero disk-only drawers Disk-only drawers Fibre Channel cards ok Fibre Channel cards ok IBM i P05 tier (users) IBM i P10 tier (users) AIX small tier AIX small tier 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 28
Power 740 8205-E6B 4-,6- & 8-,12-,16-core • 1 or 2 sockets • Pick processor modules – 1 or 2: 4-core: #8353 3.3 GHz – 1 or 2: 4-core: #8347 3.7 GHz 4U – 1 or 2: 6-core: #8354 3.7 GHz – 2: 8-core: #8355 3.55 GHz (just one 8-core module not supported) • Can NOT mix feat codes Can add 2 nd 3.3 or 3.7 GHz module later • Then 2 nd module’s activations all chargeable – For 4-,6-core (1 socket) For 8-,12-,16-core (2 socket) Max 1 12X I/O loop Max 2 12X I/O loops Max 128 GB memory Max 256 GB memory IBM i P20 tier IBM i P20 tier 5250 Entitlements 5250 Entitlements AIX small tier AIX small tier 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 29
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• 2010 POWER7 Milestones • POWER7 enhancements • The Complete POWER7 lineup • Power 5 and Power 6 to POWER7 System Comparisons • Editions • Memory, PCIe, Backplane, GX adapters, etc. • Upgrade paths • Misc 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 31
Power 710 through Power 750 deliver outstanding energy efficiency POWER7 based Express servers deliver improved performance per watt Up to 4X better than POWER5 based servers 2X to 3X better than POWER6 based servers POWER5 rPerf/kWatt POWER6 POWER7 180.0 150.0 120.0 90.0 60.0 30.0 0.0 p5-510Q p5-520Q p5-550Q Power 520 p5-560Q Power 550 Power 720 Power 710 Power 560 Power 730 Power 740 Power 750 4-cores 4-cores 8-cores 4-cores 16-cores 8-cores 8-cores 8-cores 16-cores 16-cores 16-cores 32-cores POWER5 POWER5 POWER5 POWER6 POWER5 POWER6 POWER7 POWER7 POWER6 POWER7 POWER7 POWER7 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 32
POWER7 CPW comparisons 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 33
POWER7 CPW comparisons Note: These are comparisons, not upgrade paths! 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 34
POWER7 CPW comparisons Note: These are comparisons, not upgrade paths! 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 35
Note: These are comparisons, not upgrade paths! 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 36
Note: These are comparisons, not upgrade paths! 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 37
Power Systems Express Note: These are comparisons, not upgrade paths! 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 38
Power Systems Express Note: These are comparisons, not upgrade paths! 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 39
• 2010 POWER7 Milestones • POWER7 enhancements • The Complete POWER7 lineup • Power 5 and Power 6 to POWER7 System Comparisons • Editions • Memory, PCIe, Backplane, GX adapters, etc. • Upgrade paths • Misc 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 40
IBM Editions – Power Express 710 - 740 • Get 50% of the processor core activations at no-charge – Remember … 100% processor core activations required • Initial purchase of a new box (or in an upgrade from 520 to 720) – Later MES orders adding cores do NOT qualify for no-charge activations – Recommend buy more now to save on later purchase Minimum requirements to qualify for edition Mdl Memory* I/O 710 2 GB per core 2 disk or 2 FC or 2 FCoE or 2 SSD 720 2 GB per core 2 disk or 2 FC or 2 FCoE or 2 SSD 730 4 GB per core 2 disk or 2 FC or 2 FCoE or 2 SSD 740 4 GB per core 2 disk or 2 FC or 2 FCoE or 2 SSD * “Rounded up” if needed. In some cases, the actual memory required to be ordered may be higher than 2 or 4 GB per core. Th is could happen if for example with a 6-core 720 which according to the formula requires 12GB on the server. However, there is no way to order 12GB, and you end up ordering a minimum of 16GB 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 41
Power 720 IBM i Edition Offerings 720 IBM i Editions supersede regular Express Editions Power 720 Express #0778 #0774 720 6-,8-core Express Edition for IBM i 720 4-core Express Edition for IBM i • 50% processor core activations at no charge • 50% processor core activations at no charge • 5 no charge IBM i user entitlements • 1 IBM Service Voucher • Unlimited users for IBM i Access Family • Unlimited users for IBM i Access Family • Reduced price development tools • Reduced price development tools ----OR --- #4971 Power 720 Solution Edition for IBM i 6 or 8-core Power 720 Express • 5 no charge processor core activations • IBM i users @ only $70 • 1 IBM Service voucher • Unlimited users for IBM i Access Family, • Reduced price development tools 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 42
Power 740 IBM i Edition Offerings 740 IBM i Solution Edition can be used with 740 IBM Express Editions and/or with IBM i Value Pack (5722-IVP) (5722-IVP) (#4972) IBM i Value Pack Power 740 Solution Edition for IBM i • 1 IBM i P20 processor license entitlement at reduced price Power 740 Express: 4 to 16-core • 2 no charge P20 IBM i processor license entitlements • Unlimited users for IBM i Access Family • 1 IBM Service voucher • Service and/or education voucher(s) – quantity depends of server model 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 43
CBU for i Power 720 / Power 740 Offering essentially provides the same benefits and has the same requirements as CBU for i offerings have provided for some time for High Availability/Disaster Recovery environments. IBM i processor license entitlement • Power 720 Temporary transfers IBM i user entitlements #0444 4-core (P05) CBU Power 720 6/8-core (P10) Primary for 4-core = Power 720 or 520* ----------------------------------------- Primary for 6/8-core = Power 720, 740, 750, 520* 550* or 560 IBM i processor license entitlement Temporary transfers Power 740 5250 Enterprise Enablements (P20) Primary = Power 740, 750, 770, CBU Power 740 No CBU for i option for Power 550**, 560 or 570 #0444 710/730 * POWER6 520/550, NOT POWER5 520/525/550. ** POWER5 or POWER6 550 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 44
• 2010 POWER7 Milestones • POWER7 enhancements • The Complete POWER7 lineup • Power 5 and Power 6 to POWER7 System Comparisons • Editions • Memory, PCIe, Backplane, GX adapters, etc. • Upgrade paths • Misc 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 45
• Memory 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 46
Power 710/730 – Memory Riser Cards 1-4 cards per 730 4 Memory 1-2 cards per 710 DIMM slots Memory riser card or Memory card Min qty Max qty Max qty risers risers optional 710: 4-/6-/8-core 1 2 1 730: 8-/12-/16-core 1 4 3 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 47
Power 710/730 Optional Memory Riser Card #5265 One base memory riser included with all 710/730 (no feat code) Optional #5265 are in addition to the base riser 4 Memory Max Qty #5265 DIMM slots 710: 4-/6-/8-core 1 1 x 8350/8349/8359 730: 8-/12-/16-core 3 2 x 8350/8348/8349/8359 #5265 Memory riser card or Memory card 4 memory DIMM slots per riser card Up to 2 memory features per riser card Up to 32 GB memory per riser card 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 48
Power 710 Memory DIMMs • DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs • 4 DIMM slots per memory riser card, up to 8 DIMM slots for 710 • DIMMS: 4 GB or 8 GB • Plugged in quads*** of DIMMs. 1 feature code = 1 pair DIMMs – **Exception to quad rule is for very minimum config to have one #4526 or one #4527. But first additional memory must pair to create a quad. • Can NOT MIX different size DIMMs on same riser. Different risers can have different size DIMMs. GB Memory Capacity with Feature Feature DIMM size 1 Pair 2 Pair 3 Pair 4 Pair Code GB 1 Quad 2 Quad #4526 8 All 4 GB 8*** 16 n/a 32 All 8 GB 16*** 32 n/a 64 #4527 16 1 riser card 2 riser cards *** For entry configurations. Next memory increment must pair this #4526 or pair this #4527. All other memory features are two pairs (quads). Note: with 1 riser with 4GB DIMMs and another riser with 8GB DIMMS, then have 48GB memory (16+32) 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 49
Power 730 Memory DIMMs • DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs • Up to 16 DIMM slots for 730 Feature Feature GB • DIMMS: 4 GB or 8 GB Code • Plugged in quads** of DIMMs. 1 feature code = 1 pair DIMMs #4526 8 – **Exception to quad rule is for very minimum config to have one #4526 or one #4527. #4527 16 • Can NOT MIX different size DIMMs on same riser. Different risers can have different size DIMMs GB Memory Capacity with DIMM size 1 Pair 2 Pair 3 Pair 4 Pair 5 Pair 6 Pair 7 Pair 8 Pair 1 Quad 2 Quad 3 Quad 4 Quad All 4 GB 8** 16 n/a 32 n/a 48 n/a 64 All 8 GB 16** 32 n/a 64 n/a 96 n/a 128 3 riser cards 1 riser card 4 riser cards 2 riser cards ** For entry configuration. Next memory increment must pair this #4526 or #4527 and all other memory features are plugged with two pairs (quads) Note with two risers, one with 4GB DIMMs and one with 8GB DIMMS, then have 48GB (16+32). Or with three risers, one with 4GB DIMMS and two with 8GB DIMMs, then have 80GB (16+32+32). 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 50
Power 720/740 – Memory Riser Cards 1-4 cards per 740 1-2 cards per 720 8 Memory 8 DIMM DIMM slots slots Memory riser card or Memory card Min qty Max qty Max qty risers risers optional 720: 4-/6-/8-core 1 2 1 1 x #8350/#8351/#8352 740: 4-/6-/8-core 1 2 1 1 x #8353/#8347/#8354 740: 8-/12-/16-core 1 4 3 Need 2 proc modules for max #5604 2 x #8353/#8347/#8354/#8355 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 51
Power 720/740 Optional Memory Riser Card #5604 • One base memory riser card included with all 720/740 (no feat code) • Optional #5604 memory cards are in addition to the base riser Max Qty #5604 720: 4-/6-/8-core 1 8 Memory 1 x #8350/#8351/#8352 DIMM slots 740: 4-/6-core 1 1 x #8353/#8347/#8354 740: 8-/12-/16-core 3 Need 2 proc modules for max #5604 #5604 2 x #8353/#8347/#8354/#8355 8 memory DIMM slots per riser card 0, 1*, 2 or 4 memory features per riser card *1 memory feature only with very minimal configuration Up to 64 GB memory per riser card (up to 32 GB with 4-core #8350) 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 52
Power 720 Memory DIMMs • DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs Feature Feature GB • Up to 16 DIMM slots for 720 Code • DIMMS: 4 GB or 8* GB (*8 GB not available on 4-core 720) #4526 8 • Plugged in quads** of DIMMs. 1 feature code = 1 pair DIMMs #4529* 16* – **Exception to quad rule is for very minimum config to have one #4526 • CAN MIX different size DIMMs on same riser GB Memory Capacity with DIMM size 1 Pair 2 Pair 3 Pair 4 Pair 5 Pair 6 Pair 7 Pair 8 Pair 1 Quad 2 Quad 3 Quad 4 Quad All 4 GB 8** 16 n/a 32 n/a 48 n/a 64 All 8* GB n/a 32 n/a 64 n/a 96 n/a 128 ½4+½8 GB n/a n/a n/a 48 n/a n/a n/a 96 1 riser card 2 riser cards * 8GB DIMM or 16GB feature not available on 4-core 720 ** For entry configuration. Next memory increment must pair this #4526 and all other memory features are two pairs (quads) 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 53
Power 740 Memory DIMMs • DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs • Up to 32 DIMM slots for 740 Feature Feature GB • DIMMS: 4 GB or 8 GB Code • Plugged in quads** of DIMMs. 1 feature code = 1 pair DIMMs #4526 8 – **Exception to quad rule is for very minimum config to have one #4526 #4529 16 • CAN MIX different size DIMMs (quads) on same riser GB Memory Capacity with DIMM size 2 Pair 4 Pair 6 Pair 8 Pair 10 Pair 12 Pair 14 Pair 16 Pair 1 Quad 2 Quad 3 Quad 4 Quad 5 Quad 6 Quad 7 Quad 8 Quad All 4 GB ** 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 All 8 GB 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 256 ½4+½8 GB 24 48 72 96 120 144 168 192 3* riser cards 1 riser card 4* riser cards 2 riser cards * Two processor modules (two sockets) are required for 3 rd and 4 th riser. Not available with 1 x #8353/#8347/#8354 ** For entry configuration. Next memory increment must pair this #4526 and all other memory features are two pairs (quads) 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 54
• PCIe Slots 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 55
Power 710/730 PCIe Slots 4 PCIe slots in base Low profile, short, Gen 1 Not hot plug No 12X I/O drawers to add more slots 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 56
Power 720/740 PCIe Slots in System Unit • 4 PCIe slots in base – Full high, short, Gen 1 – Not hot plug 4 Optional PCIe slots Low profile, short #5610 PCIe Riser Card (Gen 1) Plugs into GX slot instead of GX adapter Like a “mini I/O” drawer Not hot plug 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 57
#5610 PCIe Riser Card for Power 720/740 • Very cost and space efficient if need just a few more PCIe slots – Only $1800 for #5610 • $450 per slot • Plus zero additional rack space – Compare to #5877 12X PCIe I/O drawer at $9900 + GX adapter at $1750 + two 12X cables at $800 + #5877 maint • $1245 per slot plus maint • Plus 4 EIA rack space • Note that 4-core Power 720 can not attach a 12X I/O drawer, but can use #5610 PCIe Riser Card 4 Optional PCIe slots Low profile, short #5610 PCIe Riser Card Plugs into GX slot Like a “mini I/O” drawer Prices are USA suggested list prices as of August 2010. Prices and are subject to change without notice. Reseller prices may vary. 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 58
PCIe Low Profile vs Full High Adapters Full High/Full Height Full High/Full Height Low Profile C B A • Important planning point --- order the right adapter • Low profile adapters required for low profile slots (A) • Full high adapters required for full high slots (B or C) • Can not convert a LP adapter to a FH adapter, even if card surface area is the same (A B or B A) – Tailstock replacement not offered • As of 2H 2010, LP slots found in Power 710/730 and optionally in the Power 720/740 system unit. All other PCIe slots in POWER6 system units, Power 750/755/770/780 system unit, or #5802/5877/5803/5877 PCIe I/O drawers are FH slots. 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 59
PCIe Low Profile Adapters August 2010 • Eleven LP (Low Profile) adapters announced Low Profile • #2053 PCIe LP RAID & SSD SAS Adapter 3Gb (#2054/2055) • #5269 PCIe LP POWER GXT145 Graphics Accelerator (#5748) • #5270 PCIe LP 10Gb FCoE 2-port Adapter (#5708) • #5271 PCIe LP 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet Adapter (#5717) • #5272 PCIe LP 10GbE CX4 1-port Adapter (#5732) • #5273 PCIe LP 8Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (#5735) • #5274 PCIe LP 2-Port 1GbE SX Adapter (#5768) • #5275 PCIe LP 10GbE SR 1-port Adapter (#5769) • #5276 PCIe LP 4Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (#5774) • #5277 PCIe LP 4-Port Async EIA-232 Adapter (#5785) • #5278 PCIe LP 2-x4-port SAS Adapter 3Gb (#5901) • NOTE: ALL above adapters have Full High equivalents (#xxxx) which are electronically identical in function and even have the same CCIN as the LP adapter being announced. The only difference is the tailstock attached to the adapter. 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 60
PCIe Adapters (as of August 2010) • LAN – 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI Express Adapter (#5271/5717, AIX/Linux) – 10 Gigabit Ethernet-CX4 PCI Express Adapter (#5272/5732 AIX/Linux – IBM i via VIOS) – 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI Express Adapter (#5767, AIX/Linux) – 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI Express Adapter (#5274/5768, AIX/IBM i/Linux) – 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI Express Adapter (#5275/5769, AIX/Linux – IBM i via VIOS) – 10 Gigabit Ethernet-LR PCI Express Adapter (#5772, AIX/IBM i/Linux) • WAN/Async – PCIe 2-Line WAN w/ with Modem (#2893, IBM i) – PCIe 2-Line WAN w/ with Modem CIM (#2894, IBM i) – 4 Port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter (#5277/5785, AIX/Linux) • SAS – PCIe Dual-x4 SAS Adapter (#5278/5901, AIX/IBM i/Linux) – PCIe 380MB 380 MB Cache Dual-x4 3Gb SAS RAID Adapter (#5903, AIX/Linux/IBM i ) • Fibre Channel – 8 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter (#5273/5735, AIX/IBM i/Linux) – 4 Gigabit PCI Express Single Port Fibre Channel Adapter (#5773, AIX/Linux) – 4 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter (#5276/5774, AIX/IBM i/Linux) • Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE, FCoEE, CNA) – 10Gb FCoE PCIe Dual Port Adapter (#5270/5708, AIX/Linux, IBM i via VIOS) • Graphics – POWER GXT145 PCI Express Graphics Accelerator (#5269/5748, AIX/Linux) • USB – 4 Port USB PCIe Adapter (#2728, AIX/Linux) • Crypto – Cryptographic Coprocessor Adapter 4765-001 (#4807/4808/4809 AIX, IBM i) • SSD * PCIe 8x adapter – PCIe LP RAID & SSD SAS Adapter 3Gb (#2053/2054/2055) 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 61
IBM i PCI Adapters (as of August 2010) Type adapter PCI-X PCIe LAN (Ethernet) 1 Gb & 10 Gb 1 Gb & 10 Gb LR 2-port & 4-port 2-port WAN (SNA only with IOP) (No SNA) SCSI • Tape/disk 0 cache • Y • No plans • Disk medium cache • Y 90 MB • No plans • Disk big cache • Y 1500 MB • No plans SAS • Tape/disk 0 cache • Y • Yes • Disk medium cache • No 175 MB • Yes 380 MB • Disk big cache • Y 1500 MB • Not in 2010 Fibre Channel 4 Gb 4 Gb & 8 Gb New Aug FCoE (or FCoEE) N Y (VIOS) Twinax Y, with IOP No plans iSCSI Y No adapter plans Int xSeries Card (IXS) Y with IOP No adapter plans New Aug Crypto Y Y SSD on Adapter N Y New Aug All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only. 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 62
• Storage Backplane 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 63
Three 710/730 Storage Backplane Options Required for IBM i #5263 #5268 #5267 • Must select one 6 SAS bays 3 SAS bays 6 SAS bays - - Cache*/RAID - - SAS port*** - HH Media bay - DVD bay DVD bay DVD bay AIX / Linux support yes yes yes IBM i support no/yes** no/yes** yes JBOD / RAID 0 yes yes yes RAID 5/6/10 no no yes Split backplane no no no USA list price $ 799 $ 836 $1700 * Dual 175MB write cache adds RAID-5/6 & add’l performance ** supported only through VIOS *** SAS port not supported on 710 4-core server Prices are USA suggested list prices as of August 2010. Prices and are subject to change without notice. Reseller prices may vary. 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 64
710/730 Backplane with 6 SAS SFF Bays #5267/5268 6 SFF SAS bays DVD-RAM #5762 6 SFF SAS Bays run by integrated SAS controller For HDD or SSD No split backplane With #5268 (entry function, no cache, no RAID-5/6/10) JBOD, RAID 0 by imbedded controller, or mirrored by operating system With #5268 (higher function, dual write cache, RAID, SAS port) RAID 0, 5, 6, 10 or mirrored by operating system 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 65
710/730 Backplane with 3 SAS SFF Bays + HH Bay #5263 HH media bay 3 SFF SAS bays DVD-RAM #5762 • Two HH Media Bay Options – #1124 80/160GB DAT160 Tape drive NEW feat code Aug 2010 • Drive small enough to fit in 710/730 • Uses existing DAT72 or DAT160 cartridges – #1123 USB Removable Disk Drive (RDX) NEW feat code Aug 2010 • Drive small enough to fit in 710/730 • Uses existing 160 or 500GB drives (RDX) #1106/1107 – No LTO drive, no DAT72 or DAT320 drive in 710/730 CEC – use external • 3 SFF SAS Bays run by integrated SAS controller (zero write cache) – For HDD or SSD – JBOD, RAID 0 by imbedded controller, or mirrored by operating system 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 66
Required Three 720/740 Storage Backplane Options for IBM i #5618+5631 #5618 #5630 • Must select one 8 SAS bays 6 SAS bays 3+3 SAS bays - Cache*/RAID - SAS port - - HH Media bay HH media bay HH media bay DVD bay DVD bay DVD bay AIX / Linux support yes yes yes IBM i support no/yes** no/yes** yes JBOD, RAID 0 yes yes yes RAID 10 no yes/no*** yes RAID 5/6 no no yes Split backplane no yes no USA list price $799 $799+799 $1800 * Dual 175MB write cache adds RAID-5/6 & add’l performance Entry price, ** supported only through VIOS Entry function *** RAID 10 only on the 3 drives associated with #5631 Prices are USA suggested list prices as of August 2010. Prices and are subject to change without notice. Reseller prices may vary. 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 67
720/740 Backplane with 8 SAS SFF Bays SAS port For #5886 EXP12S Disk Drawer #5630 HH media bay 8 SFF SAS bays DVD-RAM • HH Media Bay Options #5762 – #1103 USB Removable Disk Drive (RDX) – #5619 80/160GB DAT160 Tape drive SAS – #5661 160/320GB DAT320 Tape drive SAS – #5673 160/320GB DAT320 Tape drive USB New Aug 2010 – #5746 800GB/1.6TB LTO4 tape drive SAS – #5638 1.5TB/3TB LTO5 tape drive SAS New Aug 2010 • SFF SAS Bays run by dual integrated SAS controllers (dual 175MB write cache) – For HDD or SSD – JBOD, RAID 0/5/6/10 by imbedded controller, or mirrored by operating system – No split backplane 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 68
SAS SFF HDD Options – August 2010 • New RAID formatted drive for IBM i • First SFF 10k drive for IBM i HDD SFF HDD AIX/Linux formatted IBM i formatted Price* (front/back) 10k 146 GB #1882 n/a 650 10k 300 GB #1885 283 GB #1911 1050 15k 73 GB #1883 69 GB #1884 498 15k 146 GB #1886 139 GB #1888 798 • IBM i 6.1 or later • For Power 710/720/730/740/750/770/780/795 or their #5802/5803 I/O drawers • Also supported as load source drives Note 3.5-inch SAS drives not shown Prices are USA suggested list prices as of August 2010 when ordered with the 8024 server. Prices and are subject to change without notice. Reseller prices may vary. 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 69
• GX Adapters 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 70
710/730 GX++ Adapter (4X – not 12X) • #5266 GX++ Dual-port 4x Channel Attach • Use 4X connection to 4X IB Switch – HPC • No 12X I/O loops available on Power 710/730 1 st GX slot 710 or 730 2 nd GX slot 730 Rear view 730 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 71
Power 720 4-Core GX Slot & Adapter 2 nd GX++ slot 1 st GX++ slot Not present on 1 socket Optionally use for PCIe riser server • No 12X I/O drawers and no disk-only drawers on 4-core Power 720 • #5615 GX++ Dual-port 12x Channel Attach – Can attach 12X to 4X converter cable for connection to 4X IB Switch (AIX/Linux) – Does NOT attach 12X I/O loop for #5802/5877 (PCIe) or #5796 (PCI-X) 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 72
Power 720/740 GX Slot & Adapter 2 nd GX++ slot 1 st GX++ slot 740 only with 2 sockets Optionally use for either a GX adapter or Not 720, not 740 w/ 1 socket PCIe riser • #5615 GX++ Dual-port 12x Channel Attach – Attaches 12X I/O loop for #5802/5877 (PCIe) or #5796 (PCI-X) – Attaches 12X to 4X converter cable for connection to 4X IB Switch – Note, can order a 5615 even on a 4-core 720 which has no I/O drawers supported in order to support HPC attachment using 12X to 4X converter cables 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 73
19-inch I/O Drawer Attachment & Configuration model Max loops #5802 or #5802 or 12X PCIe 710 or 730 0 5877 5877 Max 2 per loop 720 4-core 0 10 slots per drawer 720 6/8-core 1 740 2 • Using a 12X GX adapter to drive I/O drawers 750 2 No mixing PCI-X 12X and PCIe 12X on same loop 770 8 If server limited on number of loops, I/O 12X PCI-X DDR #5796 #5796 drawer selection can be impacted #5796 #5796 Max 4 per loop 5714-G30 5714-G30 5714-G30 5714-G30 6 slots per drawer Note: • No RIO/HSL • No IOPs (IBM i) 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 74
Power 720/740 19-inch IO and Storage Drawers • Note: no RIO/HSL drawers • Note: tape/removable media not shown Order Max Max Description Status Interface Number 720* 740 #5796 PCI-X I/O Drwr Available 12X 4 8 PCIe I/O Drwr #5802 Available 12X 2 4 (w/ SFF Bays) PCIe I/O Drwr #5877 Available 12X 2 4 (No SFF Bays) #5886 EXP12S SAS Disk Drwr Available SAS 28 28 7314-G30 PCI-X I/O Drwr Supported 12X 4 8 #5786 EXP24 SCSI Disk Drwr Supported SCSI 14 24 7031-D24 EXP24 SCSI Disk Drwr Supported SCSI 14 24 7031-T24 EXP24 SCSI Disk Tower * 4-core max = 0 Max number shown assumes 1 or 2 12X loops used and treats each maximum separately. If combined, one max can reduce another max. 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 75
• HEA – IVE • IVE - HEA 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 76
Power 710/730 Host Ethernet Adapter (IVE) • Must choose one of three Host Ethernet Adapter (HEA) daughter cards: (you can change your mind and order a different one later with MES order) • #1832 Quad-port 1 Gb HEA Daughter Card Excellent – Four RJ-45 ports virtualization – Up to 100m cable length resource • #1833 Dual-port 10 Gb HEA Daughter Card (Fiber) – Two 10Gb SFP+ SR optical transceiver ports – 850 nm multimode fiber – 62.5 micron OM1 up to 33 meter – 50 micron OM2 up to 82 meter – 50 micron OM3 up to 300 meter#1837 #1832 $301 • #1837 Dual-port 10 Gb HEA Daughter Card (Copper) #1833 $1710 – Two 10Gb SFP+ active copper twinax ports – Copper twinax up to 5 meter cables #1837 $440 – SFP+ twinax copper is NOT AS/400 5250 twinax or CX4 or 10 GBASE-T Note that HEA is not hot-swap Note – HEAs designed/tested for attachment in the data center. Not tested/certified for attachment to external public telecommunications networks Prices are USA suggested list price . Prices and are subject to change without notice. Reseller prices may vary. 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 77
Power 720/740 Host Ethernet Adapter (IVE) • Must choose one of three Host Ethernet Adapter (HEA) daughter cards: Excellent (you can change your mind and order a different one later with MES order) virtualization • #1824 Quad-port 1 Gb HEA Daughter Card resource – Four RJ-45 ports – Up to 100m cable length • #1825 Dual-port 10 Gb HEA Daughter Card (Fiber) – Two 10Gb SFP+ SR optical transceiver ports – 850 nm multimode fiber – 62.5 micron OM1 up to 33 meter – 50 micron OM2 up to 82 meter – 50 micron OM3 up to 300 meter#1837 • #1826 Dual-port 10 Gb HEA Daughter Card (Copper) #1824 $301 – Two 10Gb SFP+ active copper twinax ports #1825 $1750 – Copper twinax up to 5 meter cables – #1826 $350 SFP+ twinax copper is NOT AS/400 5250 twinax or CX4 or 10 GBASE-T • Note that HEA is not hot-swap • Note – HEAs designed/tested for attachment in the data center. Not tested/certified for attachment to external public telecommunications networks Prices are USA suggested list price . Prices and are subject to change without notice. Reseller prices may vary. 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 78
• New PCIe-based SSD 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 79
Power Systems SSD Configuration Options • SAS-bay-based – Option introduced 2009 SAS Bays PCI SAS SSD SSD SSD SSD SSD SSD SSD SSD controller 69 GB SSD Can include imbedded SAS controller PCIe SAS SSD SSD SSD controller SSD “Additional” Does not replace SAS- • PCIe-based bay-based in all – situations Introduction August 2010 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 80
PCIe-Based SSD 177GB 177GB SSD SSD SAS 177GB 177GB Cntrl SSD SSD PCIe SAS Adapter / Double-wide card 4 SSD bays on card / 1, 2 or 4 SSD modules per adapter 177 GB per SSD module / Up to 708 GB per card Supported OS: AIX 5.3 or later, IBM i 7.1 or later, REHL 5.5 or later, SLES 10 or later Supported servers: 710/720/730/740/750/770/780 (not 795) 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 81
eMLC – Enterprise Multi-Level Cell - Technology eMLC IBM is the first server vendor to offer • enterprise class performance and reliability • PLUS more cost effective MLC Flash technology • Compared to the 2009 69GB SSD offering from Power Systems – Better cost on a per GB basis, – More dense physical packaging on a per GB basis – About 50% less energy consumption and heat per drive – Comparable performance 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 82
• 2010 POWER7 Milestones • POWER7 enhancements • The Complete POWER7 lineup • Power 5 and Power 6 to POWER7 System Comparisons • Editions • Memory, PCIe, Backplane, GX adapters, etc. • Upgrade paths • Misc 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 83
740 520 Upgrade Paths No upgrade paths 4/6/8/12/16 core into 2S/4U POWER7 520 4-core 720 No upgrade paths into 4-core 8203-E4A 6/8-core POWER6 POWER6 POWER7 withdrawn 525 520 2-core 520 2-core * withdrawn 9406-525 8203-E4A 9408-M25 POWER5 POWER6 POWER6 520 720 9406-520 No upgrade paths into 1S/4U 4-core POWER5 withdrawn * POWER7 515 520 1-core 520 1-core No upgrade 9407-515 9407-M15 8203-E4A paths POWER5 POWER6 POWER6 No upgrade 520 paths 9405-520 * conversion to 8203 POWER5 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 84
Power 520 to Power 720 Upgrade Economics 720 6/8-core 8202-E4B 520 2/4-core 8203-E4A • 720 upgrade economics differ from Power 570 to 770/780 or Power 595 to 795 upgrade economics – 770/780/795 upgrades have hardware & activation “trade - in” value resulting in lower hardware purchase price – POWER5 520 to POWER6 520 do not have hardware/activation savings -- savings is in the licensing • POWER6 520 to POWER7 720 Upgrades – Like POWER5 520 to POWER6 520 upgrades, no hardware/activation savings -- savings is in the licensing – Get same 50% no-charge processor core activations as IBM Edition if qualify – All 8203 2/4-core systems eligible to do upgrades. IBM i clients probably most interested due to IBM licensing transfer rules – Warranty handled just like normal upgrades with the exception that the 720 has 3 year warranty and the 8203-E4A has 1 year warranty. On the upgrade 720 would receive two years warranty in addition to any of the 8203 1 year warranty remaining. 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 85
Model Upgrades (Same Serial Number) 795 780 595 595 770 570 750 570 560 N/A 740 4/6/8/12/16 core 550 550 N/A 720 6/8 core 520 4 core 720 4 core 520 2 core 520/525 N/A 520 1-core 730 8/12/16 core 520/515 710 4/6/8 core POWER6 510 POWER7 POWER5 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 86
I/O Upgrade Considerations • All the newer IBM I/O drawers (12X), disk, SSD and PCI adapters used on POWER6 supported on POWER7 servers (non-Blade statement) – May need to move 3.5-inch SAS drives and PCI-X adapters • Older I/O on POWER6 servers, but not on POWER7 servers – RIO/HSL I/O drawers – SCSI disk smaller than 69GB or SCSI drives slower than 15k rpm – QIC tape drives – IOPs and IOP-based PCI adapters (IBM i) 2749, 5702, 5712, 2757, 5581, 5591, 2790, 5580, 5590, 5704, 5761, 2787, 5760, 4801, 4805, 3709, 4746, 4812, 4813 – Older LAN adapters: #5707, 1984, 5718, 1981, 5719, 1982 – Older SCSI adapters: #5776, 5583, 5777 – Telephony adapter: #6412 – See planning web page www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/sod2.html 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 87
• 2010 POWER7 Milestones • POWER7 enhancements • The Complete POWER7 lineup • Power 5 and Power 6 to POWER7 System Comparisons • Editions • Memory, PCIe, Backplane, GX adapters, etc. • Upgrade paths • Misc 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 88
9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 89
7216-1U2 Multi-Media Storage Enclosure • New Storage Enclosure 1U 19-inch rack mount drawer Holds 1 or 2 HH removable media drives Holds max 3 drives (1 tape + 2 DVD) Announce 17 Aug 2010 GA 10 Sept 2010 AIX 5.3 or later, IBM i 6.1 or later, SUSE 10 or later, RHEL 5.5 or later On POWER7 servers (not POWER6 servers) Drives supported: • DAT320 (SAS & USB*), • DVD, • USB Removable Disk (RDX)*, • LTO-5 * USB interface not supported by IBM i 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 90
7216-1U2 Multi-Media Storage Enclosure Follow-on enclosure to the 7214-1U2 Probably lower price enclosure than 7214 Supports newer media than 7214 HH LTO5 RDX- HH LTO4 IDE DVD DAT320 DAT320 SAS SATA DVD Removable DAT160 SAS & Sled SAS USB Disk -USB SAS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes NA NA NA 7216-1U2 7214-1U2 Yes NA NA NA NA Yes Yes Yes 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 91
#5903 PCIe 380MB Cache SAS RAID Adapter • New Feat code #5805 for 720/740 • Same CCIN • Same price • Same electronics/function • “Skinny battery” • New Power 720/740 PCIe slots a little tighter than other models • New #5805 feature designates a skinnier battery has been used • Can use #5805 anywhere that a #5903 is used • Will eventually introduce #5805 onto all models besides 720/740, but no hurry until “fat” batteries used up and all service parts are “thin” • With upgrades into Power 720, existing #5903 converted to #5805 (replacing battery) even if card located in #5802/5877 I/O drawer 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 92
IBM i Enhanced I/O Support 1. LTO-5 tape support • Internal - Sept GA on Power 720/740, IBM i 6.1 or later • External TS2250 & TS2350 - available now with PTF IBM i 6.1 or later • Future external tape libraries with LTO-5 via PTF (not 3Q 2010) 2. IOP-less ProtecTIER support • Available now with PTF IBM i 6.1 or later 3. New 283 GB disk drive (10k RPM) 4. FCoE Support (through VIOS) - FC, NIC, NPIV 5. PCIe Cryptographic Adapter Support • IBM i 7.1 announced. No announcement in August of IBM i 6.1. 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 93
PCIe Cryptographic Coprocessor 4765-001 • IBM i support announced August 2010 Announced April 2010 for AIX – IBM i 7.1 announced. IBM i 6.1 not announced • PCIe follow on to PCI-X Crypto adapter • Faster, more reliable, more function than PCI-X 4764 – Up to 7x faster for PKCS#11 (AIX) – Up to 2X faster for CCA (IBM i and AIX) RSA functions than PCI-X 4764 – Runs two processors in parallel to help guarantee accurate results Feat codes: #4807/4808/4809 • AIX support: 6.1 with TL 6100-05 or later or 5.3 with TL 5300-12 or 3 feats for same adapter denote different later BSC (blind swap cassette) usages – No Linux support, • Can mix PCIe and PCI-X Crypto adapter in same IBM i partition CCIN = 4765 • Can not mix PCIe and PCI-X Crypto adapters in same AIX partition (Can mix on same system) Pricing in USA is higher for PCIe vs PCI-X, but justified by higher performance and • For clients with banking, credit card, or finance applications – potential for using fewer PCIe adapters especially those who want hardware designed to meet FIPS 140-2 level 4 security 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 94
New Product: IBM 7042-CR6 Rack-Mounted HMC • 1U rack-mount HMC – 4 built-in Ethernet ports 2.53 GHz quad-core Xeon CPU 1 PCIe & 1 PCI-X slot – 4GB memory DVD-RAM – 500GB hard drive • Supports all POWER5, POWER6 and POWER7 servers – Except Blades • Available September 2010 • Shipped with MLC V7R720 • Normal refresh of HMC technology – follow on to 7042-CR5 – Pricing of CR6 same USA list price – Can provide more performance over previous models, especially under heavy HMC workloads • Note: No new deskside HMC models are planned to be announced. Will focus on the much more popular rack-mount HMC 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 95
Hardware Withdrawals • No hardware withdrawals announced in August • Remember: July 2010 hardware withdrawals: – Effective 29 October 2010 • Misc features – Effective 26 November 2010 • #6312 Quad Digital Trunk Telephony PCI Adapter • Misc features & feature conversions – Effective 7 January 2011 • IBM 8234-EMA (Power 560) • IBM 9117-MMA (Power 570) • Misc feature conversions 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 96
#6312 Quad Digital Trunk Telephony PCI Adapter • If your POWER5 or POWER6 system uses this DTTA and may need additional adapters for future growth -- ORDER NOW • This PCI-X adapter being withdrawn from marketing & there is no PCIe follow on. – Announced withdrawal 2010 July – Withdrawal effective 2010 November – After November use Order Withdrawn Products Process assuming any supply is left • For the past year or so, usage of this adapter controlled via RPQ #8A1766 to best use the limited supply of adapters and 7311-D20 I/O drawer • RPQ being withdrawn to ease ordering of remaining inventory 6312 • 7311-D20 is already withdrawn from marketing • Strategic follow on product is WebSphere Voice Systems • #6312 not supported on POWER7 servers 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 97
REMEMBER: April 2010 Announce Withdrawal from Marketing IBM i client highlights: • Effective Jan 2011 POWER5 570 to POWER6 570 upgrades … No announcements made for other POWER5 models in April • Effective November 2010 – #2844/2847 IOPs – #5760/5761 IOP-based Fibre Channel Controllers (tape/disk) • Note – for IOP-less FC adapters need IBM i 6.1 or later – #5790 I/O drawer – last HSL/RIO-attached drawer being sold • (withdrawal from marketing announced earlier – delayed until November – but for some servers required feature withdrawn – use withdrawn products ordering process to order in that case ) – #5786 EXP24 SCSI disk drawer • If want to reuse SCSI disk on POWER7 servers, they need to be in this drawer – #578x 1.5GB EXP24 SCSI Controllers • If want to reuse SCSI disk on POWER7 servers, this is the controller for EXP24 – POWER5 595 memory 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 98
REMEMBER: April 2010 Announce Withdrawal from Marketing AIX/Linux client highlights: • Effective Jan 2011 POWER5 570 to POWER6 570 upgrades … No announcements made for other POWER5 models in April • Effective 30 Jul 2010 – POWER5 510 9110-51A (alternative 2U server not announced April 2010) – POWER6 575 9125-F2A (use POWER7 755 instead) – And many 510/575 specific features • Effective November 2010 – Various POWER5 595 features including • Memory features • Processor book features • POWER5 595 powered expansion rack (#5792) – 146.8 GB 10k RPM SAS SFF disk drives (#1882) – PCI-X SAS RAID Adapter (#5902) (use PCIe #5903 instead) 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 99
Supported Expansion Units on POWER7 • Supported Expansion Units • Expansion units on 12x loops • 5796 PCI-X I/O Expansion (max 4 per loop) • Expansion units on 12x DDR loops • 5802 PCIe I/O W/Disk Drawer (max 2 per loop) • 5877 PCIe I/O NoDisk Drawer (max 2 per loop) • Disk Expansion Drawers • 5786 EXP24 Disk Drawer (SCSI) • No new SCSI disk drives available • 5886 EXP12S Disk Drawer (SAS) • No HSL loop available on POWER7 systems • Common expansion units NOT supported • 5094 • 5294 • 5088/0588 • 5095/0595 • 5790 • This means NO IOPs supported • No IOA adapter cards that require an IOP are supported • Common IOA cards that requite an IOP • 4746 Twinax • 2749 tape/3995/3996 • 2742/4745/2793 2-line WAN • 5702/5712/5736/571A SCSI (most commonly used for SCSI LTO tape drives) • 5761 and 5760 Fibre Channel (tape / disk) • 2849 10/100 Ethernet • 5700/5701 1B Ethernet • 2757/2780/5580/5590 (etc) SCSI Disk adapters • More… • SCSI devices attached to adapters that require an IOP will not be able to migrate • LTO LVD and HVD SCSI tape drives will not migrate • SAS or fibre attached tape drives can be used (will require V6R1 or higher) • Only IOP-less adapters are supported 9/9/2010 IBM August 2010 POWER7 Announcements 100
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