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IBM Power Systems E870 and E880 Technical Overview and Introduction

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power System E870 (9119-MME) and IBM Power System E880 (9119-MHE) servers that support IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. The objective of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power E870 and Power E880 offerings and their relevant functions:

  • The new IBM POWER8 processor, available at frequencies of 4.024 GHz, 4.190 GHz, and 4.350 GHz.
  • Up to 16 TB of memory in the E870 and 32 TB in the E880
  • Significantly strengthened cores and larger caches
  • Two integrated memory controllers with improved latency and bandwidth
  • Integrated I/O subsystem and hot-pluggable PCIe Gen3 I/O slots
  • I/O drawer expansion options offers greater flexibility
  • Improved reliability, serviceability, and availability (RAS) functions
  • IBM EnergyScale™ technology that provides features such as power trending, power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement

This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power Systems™ products.

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IBM Power Systems E870 and E880 Technical Overview and Introduction

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power System E870 (9119-MME) and IBM Power System E880 (9119-MHE) servers that support IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. The objective of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power E870 and Power E880 offerings and their relevant functions:

  • The new IBM POWER8 processor, available at frequencies of 4.024 GHz, 4.190 GHz, and 4.350 GHz.
  • Up to 16 TB of memory in the E870 and 32 TB in the E880
  • Significantly strengthened cores and larger caches
  • Two integrated memory controllers with improved latency and bandwidth
  • Integrated I/O subsystem and hot-pluggable PCIe Gen3 I/O slots
  • I/O drawer expansion options offers greater flexibility
  • Improved reliability, serviceability, and availability (RAS) functions
  • IBM EnergyScale™ technology that provides features such as power trending, power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement

This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power Systems™ products.

Please consider providing the information requested on the right. It will help us to create better materials in the future to support your needs.

I don't want to provide any input at this time, but let me download the publication anyway. 

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