IBM Power System S824 server delivers improved performance and unmatched price/performance value for integrated Linux applications
IBM United States Hardware Announcement 114-059April 28, 2014
(Corrected on June 26, 2014)
In the Operating environment section, the noise level and sound power information was revised.
(Corrected on May 30, 2014)
In the Prices section, the information in the Initial/MES/Both/Support column was changed to "Both" for feature 2893.
(Corrected on May 23, 2014)
In the Description section, under Power S824 system configuration, the minimum defined initial order configuration was revised for feature EM8B. In the Product number section and Prices section , Feature 5289 was changed to no longer available.
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At a glance |
The IBM® Power® S824 (8286-42A) server is a powerful 2-socket server that ships with up to 24 activated cores and I/O configuration flexibility to meet today's growth and tomorrow's processing needs. The server features:
- The following fully activated IBM POWER8 dual-chip module (DCM) processor configurations in a 4U rack-mount form factor:
- 6-core or 12-core 3.89 GHz
- 8-core or 16-core 4.15 GHz
- 24-core 3.52 GHz
- High-performance 1600 Mbps DDR3 ECC memory
- 16 GB (#EM8B), 32 GB (#EM8C), or 64 GB (#EM8D) memory features
- Up to 1 TB memory with two Power Systems processor DCMs
- Up to 512 GB memory with one Power Systems processor DCM
- Choice of storage features:
- Twelve SFF-3 Bays/DVD Bay
- Eighteen SFF-3 Bays/ eight 1.8-inch SSD bays/DVD Bay/Dual IOA with Write Cache
- Split feature to 6+6 SFF-3 Bays: Add a second SAS Controller
- Hot-swap PCIe Gen 3 Slots
- Integrated:
- Service processor
- EnergyScale technology
- Hot-swap and redundant cooling
- Four USB 3.0 ports for general use
- Two USB 2.0 ports for non-general use
- Two HMC 1GbE RJ45 ports
- One system port with RJ45 connector
- Four hot plug, redundant power supplies
- 19-inch rack-mount hardware (4U)
For ordering, contact your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).
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Overview |
The new IBM Power S824 server is designed to put data to work. With a strong commitment to optimizing AIX® and IBM i workloads, these new systems deliver improved performance compared to the prior generation of systems and additionally offer unmatched price/performance value for integrated Linux applications.
IBM Power Systems based 1-socket and 2-socket servers provide the ideal foundation for private and public cloud infrastructure. The new Power S824 server, based on POWER8 processors, delivers superior throughput compared to Intel based offerings for comparable workloads and provides superior economics for scale-out deployments. For customers looking to deploy advanced analytics, Power can now deliver superior response time for sorting and querying unstructured big data sets and can deliver a superior number of business reports per hour for typical business analytics over competing solutions. For Java workloads, the new systems deliver unprecedented performance. Other scenarios for use of the Power S824 include:
- Consolidating of UNIX, IBM i, and Linux workloads
- Running analytics and small to midsize database applications on the same server
- Gaining faster insights with the POWER8 processor and smart acceleration enabled by Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) technologies
- Reducing energy consumption by utilizing advanced energy control
The Power S824 server (8286-42A) supports two processor sockets, offering 6-core or 12-core 3.89 GHz, 8-core or 16-core 4.15 GHz, or 24-core 3.52 GHz configurations in a 19-inch rack-mount, 4U (EIA units) drawer configuration. All the cores are active.
The Power S824 server supports a maximum of 16 DDR3 CDIMM slots. Memory supported are 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB and run at speeds of 1600 Mbps, allowing for a maximum system memory of 1024 GB.
- Rich I/O options in the system unit include:
- Four PCIe G3 x16 full-height, full-length slots (one CAPI controller per socket at direct PCIe x16 slot from each socket)
- Six PCIe G3 x8 full-height, half-length slots (1 of 4 PCIe G3 x8 LP slots will not be available if the high-function RAID controller installed.)
- Eighteen 2.5-in. HDD SFF bays and eight 1.8-in. SSDs
- RAID 0, 5, 6, 10, 5T2, 6T2, and 10T2 support
- One DVD
- One PCIe G3 x8 slot for 1GbE 4-port LAN controller integrated
- Two front and two rear USB 3.0 ports; one rear system port
- Service processor
- 2+2 Redundant hot-swap ac power supplies in each enclosure
- 19-inch rack-mount 4U configuration
- PowerVM®
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.5, or later; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 Service Pack 3, or later; AIX 6.1, 7.1, or later; or IBM i 7.1, 7.2, or later, operating system support
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Key prerequisites |
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, or later
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3, or later
- AIX 6.1, 7.1, or later
- IBM i 7.1, 7.2, or later
Refer to the Hardware requirements section and Software requirements section for details.
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Planned availability date |
- June 10, 2014, for all features except ESDS, ELSS, ESDU, ELSU, and EJ12
- July 25, 2014, for the following features:
- ESDS (283 GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i))
- ELSS (#ESDS Load Source Specify (283 GB 10k SAS SFF3 for IBM i))
- ESDU (139 GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i))
- ELSU (#ESDU Load Source Specify (139 GB 15k SAS SFF3 for IBM i))
- EJ12 (PCIe3 FPGA Accelerator Adapter)
Note: Feature EJ0N is required to be combined with feature EJ0S (Split #EJ0N to 6+6 SFF-3 Bays: Adds Second SAS Controller).
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Description |
Summary of standard features for Power S824:
- Power Systems server built with POWER8 processor modules
- 6-core or 12-core 3.89 GHz
- 8-core or 16-core 4.15 GHz
- 24-core 3.52 GHz
- High-performance 1600 Mbps DDR3 ECC memory
- 16 GB (#EM8B), 32 GB (#EM8C), or 64 GB (#EM8D) memory features
- Up to 1 TB memory with two Power System processor DCMs
- Up to 512 GB memory with one Power System processor DCM
- Choice of two storage features
- Choice one: twelve SFF bays, one DVD bay, one integrated SAS controller without cache, and JBOD, RAID 0, 5, 6, or 10
- Optionally, split the above SFF bays and add a second integrated SAS controller without cache.
- Choice two: eighteen SFF bays; one DVD bay, a pair of integrated SAS controllers with cache, RAID 0, 5, 6, 10, 5T2, 6T2, and 10T2; and a 8-bay 1.8-inch SSD cage
- Optionally, attach an EXP24S SAS HDD/SSD Expansion Drawer to the dual IOA.
- Choice one: twelve SFF bays, one DVD bay, one integrated SAS controller without cache, and JBOD, RAID 0, 5, 6, or 10
- Hot-swap PCIe Gen 3 Slots
- Eleven 1 slots with two Power Systems processor DCMs: four x16 slots and seven 2 x8 slots
- Seven 1 slots with one Power Systems processor DCM: two x16 slots and five 2 x8 slots
- Integrated:
- Service processor
- EnergyScale technology
- Hot-swap and redundant cooling
- Four USB 3.0 ports for general use
- Two USB 2.0 ports for non-general use
- Two HMC 1GbE RJ45 ports
- One system port with RJ45 connector
- Four hot plug, redundant power supplies
- 19-inch rack-mount hardware (4U)
- 1
- One fewer PCIe slot is available with the dual IOA storage backplane feature EJ0U.
- 2
- One x8 PCIe slot is used for integrated LAN adapter.
PowerVM
IBM PowerVM, which delivers industrial-strength virtualization for IBM AIX, IBM i, and Linux environments on IBM POWER® processor-based systems, has been enhanced with a virtualization-oriented performance monitor and performance statistics are available through the HMC. These performance statistics can be used to understand the workload characteristics and to prepare for capacity planning.
Capacity backup
The Power S824 server's CBU designation enables you to temporarily transfer IBM i processor license entitlements and IBM i user license entitlements purchased for a primary machine to a secondary CBU-designated system for HA/DR operations. Temporarily transferring these resources instead of purchasing them for your secondary system may result in significant savings. Processor activations cannot be transferred.
The CBU specify feature 0444 is available only as part of a new server purchase. Certain system prerequisites must be met and system registration and approval are required before the CBU specify feature can be applied on a new server. Standard IBM i terms and conditions do not allow either IBM i processor license entitlements or IBM i user license entitlements to be transferred permanently or temporarily. These entitlements remain with the machine they were ordered for. When you register the association between your primary and on-order CBU system, you must agree to certain terms and conditions regarding the temporary transfer. After a new CBU system is registered along with the proposed primary and the configuration is approved, you can temporarily move your optional IBM i processor license entitlement and IBM i enterprise enablement (#5250) entitlements from the primary system to the CBU system when the primary system is down or while the primary system processors are inactive. The CBU system can then support failover and role swapping for a full range of test, disaster recovery, and high availability scenarios. Temporary entitlement transfer means that the entitlement is a property transferred from the primary system to the CBU system and may remain in use on the CBU system as long as the registered primary and CBU system are in deployment for the high availability or disaster recovery operation. The intent of the CBU offering is to enable regular role-swap operations.
Before you can temporarily transfer 5250 entitlements, you must have more than one 5250 Enterprise Enablement entitlement on the primary server and at least one 5250 Enterprise Enablement entitlement on the CBU system. You can then transfer the entitlements that are not required on the primary server during the time of transfer and that are above the minimum of one entitlement. The minimum number of permanent entitlements on the CBU is one however you are required license all permanent workload such as replication workload. If for example, the replication workload consumes four processor cores at peak workload, then you are required to permanently license four cores on the CBU.
For example, if you have a 12-core Power 740 as your primary system with six IBM i processor license entitlements (five above the minimum) and two 5250 Enterprise Enablement entitlements (one above the minimum), you can temporarily transfer up to five IBM i entitlements and one 5250 Enterprise Enablement entitlement. During the temporary transfer, the CBU system's internal records of its total number of IBM i processor entitlements are not updated, and you may see IBM i license noncompliance warning messages from the CBU system.
The CBU specify feature 0444 is available only as part of a new server purchase. Certain system prerequisites must be met and system registration and approval are required before the CBU specify feature can be applied on a new server. Standard IBM i terms and conditions do not allow either IBM i processor license entitlements or 5250 enterprise enablement entitlements to be transferred permanently or temporarily. These entitlements remain with the machine they were ordered for. When you register the association between your primary and on-order CBU system, you must agree to certain terms and conditions regarding the temporary transfer.
The servers with P20 or higher software tiers do not have user entitlements that can be transferred, and only processor license entitlements can be transferred.
- 760 (9109-RMD)
- 770 (9117-MMB)
- 770 (9117-MMC)
- 770 (9117-MMD)
- 750 (8408-E8D)
- 740 (8205-E6B)
- 740 (8205-E6C)
- 740 (8205-E6D)
- 750 (8233-E8B)
- 730 (8231-E2D)
- S824 (8286-42A)
Power S824 system configuration
The minimum Power S824 initial order must include a processor module, 32 GB of memory, a storage backplane, one HDD or SSD DASD device, a PCIe2 4-port 1GbE controller, four power supplies and line cords, an operating system indicator, a cover set indicator, and a Language Group Specify.
The minimum defined initial order configuration, if no choice is made, when AIX or Linux is the primary operating system, is as follows:
Feature number Description EPXE 6-core 3.89 GHz POWER8 Processor module EPYE Processor core entitlement activations for EPYE to equal total processor cores ordered EM8B x 2 16 GB DDR3 Memory EJ0N Storage Backplane: 12 SFF-3 Bays and DVD Bay, JBOD, RAID 0, 5, 6, 10 ESDT x 1 146 GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive for AIX/Linux EB2L x 4 CEC AC Power Supply - 900W 5899 x 1 PCIe2 4-port 1GbE Adapter 6458 x 4 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU (250V/10A) 9300/97xx Language Group Specify EJTC Front Bezel for 12-Bay BackPlane 2146 Primary Operating System Indicator - AIX 2147 Primary Operating System Indicator - Linux
Notes :
- The racking approach for the initial order must be either a 7014-T00, 7014-T42, or 7953-94Y.
- If an additional rack is required for I/O expansion drawers as an MES to an existing system, either a feature 0551, 0553, or ER05 rack must be ordered.
- No internal HDD or SSD is required if feature 0837 (Boot from SAN) is selected. A Fibre Channel adapter must be ordered if feature 0837 is selected.
- Feature EJ0N is required to be combined with feature EJ0S.
- AIX is small tier licensing
The minimum defined initial order configuration, if no choice is made, when IBM i is the primary operating system, is:
Feature number Description EPXE 6-core 3.89 GHz POWER8 Processor card EPYE Processor core entitlement activations for EPYE to equal total processor cores ordered EM8B x 2 16 GB DDR3 Memory EJ0N Storage Backplane: 12 SFF-3 Bays and DVD Bay, JBOD, RAID 0, 5, 6, 10 ESDU x 2 139 GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive for IBM i EB2L x 4 CEC AC Power Supply - 900W 5899 x 1 PCIe2 4-port 1GbE Adapter 6458 x 4 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU (250V/10A) 9300/97xx Language Group Specify EJTC Front Bezel for 12-Bay BackPlane 2145 Primary Operating System Indicator - IBM i 0040 Mirrored System Disk Level Specify Code 0567 or EB72 IBM i 7.1 indicator or IBM i 7.2 indicator 5550 or 5557 System Console on HMC Indicator or System Console-Ethernet No IOP
Notes :
- The racking approach for the initial order must be either a 7014-T00, 7014-T42, or 7953-94Y.
- If an additional rack is required for I/O expansion drawers as an MES to an existing system, either a feature 0551, 0553, or ER05 rack must be ordered.
- No internal HDD or SSD is required if feature 0837 (Boot from SAN) is selected. A Fibre Channel adapter must be ordered if feature 0837 is selected.
- When IBM i is the primary operating system (#2145), a DVD device is not required to be ordered. A DVD device will be needed for normal system operations, but not required on all systems.
- Feature EJ0N is required to be combined with feature EJ0S.
- IBM i operating system performance: Clients with write-sensitive disk/HDD workloads should upgrade from the EJ0N backplane to the EJ0P backplane to gain the performance advantage of write cache.
- IBM i is tier 20 licensing, which does not have user based licensing and includes the 5250 features.
Processor modules
- A minimum of one processor is required on an order with six, eight, or twelve processor cores on the processor. A maximum of two processors is allowed on an order. A quantity of one or two of the processor features EPXE, EPXF, or EPXH can be ordered.
- All processor cores must be activated. The following defines the allowed quantities of processor activation entitlements:
- One 6-core, 3.89 GHz processor (#EPXE) requires that six processor activation codes be ordered. A maximum of six processor activation code feature EPYE is required.
- Two 6-core, 3.89 GHz processors (#EPXE) require that twelve processor activation codes be ordered. A maximum of twelve processor activation code feature EPYE is required.
- One 8-core, 4.15 GHz processor (#EPXF) requires that eight processor activation codes be ordered. A maximum of eight processor activation code feature EPYE is required.
- Two 8-core, 4.15 GHz processors (#EPXF) require that sixteen processor activation codes be ordered. A maximum of sixteen processor activation code feature EPYE is required.
- Two 12-core, 3.52 GHz processor (#EPXH) requires that twenty-four processor activation codes be ordered. A maximum of twenty-four processor activation code feature EPYE is required.
System memory
- A minimum 32 GB of memory is required on the Power S824 system.
- Memory is required to be ordered in pairs. Base memory is two 16 GB, 1600 Mbps DDR3 memory modules (#EM8B).
Plans for future memory upgrades should be taken into account when deciding which memory feature size to use at the time of initial system order.
Memory features Feature Minimum DIMM Maximum DIMM Feature number quantity quantity 16 GB 1600 Mbps EM8B 0 16 32 GB 1600 Mbps EM8C 0 16 64 GB 1600 Mbps EM8D 0 16
Power supply
Four power supplies: 2+2 900 Watt 100-127 V ac or 200-240 V ac options (4 x #EB2L)
Redundant fans
Redundant fans are standard.
Power cords
Four power cords are required. A maximum of four feature 6458 cords are allowed on the system unless a valid I/O drawer or tower is attached to the system. The Power S824 supports power cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU (250V/10A) in the base shipment group. Refer to the feature listing for other options.
I/O support
PCIe slots
The Power S824 has up to 11 PCIe hot plug Gen 3 slots, providing excellent configuration flexibility and expandability. For even more PCIe slots, see the Statement of general direction section for an I/O drawer with PCIe slots.
With two POWER8 processor DCMs, 11 PCIe Gen 3 slots are available. Four are x16 full-height and full-length slots. Seven are x8 Gen 3 full-height, half-length slots.
With one POWER8 processor DCM, seven PCIe Gen 3 slots are available. Two are x16 full-height and full-length slots. Five are x8 Gen 3 full-height, half-length slots. Four other PCIe slots are physically present, but are not available for use until a second processor DCM is installed.
The x16 slots can provide up to twice the bandwidth of x8 slots because they offer twice as many PCIe lanes. PCIe Gen 3 slots can support up to twice the bandwidth of a PCIe Gen 2 slot and up to four times the bandwidth of a PCIe Gen 1 slot, assuming an equivalent number of PCIe lanes.
At least one PCIe Ethernet adapter is required on the server by IBM to ensure proper manufacture, test, and support of the server. One of the x8 PCIe slots is used for this required adapter, identified as the C10 slot.
The new servers are smarter about energy efficiency for cooling the PCIe adapter environment. They sense which IBM PCIe adapters are installed in their PCIe slots, and if an adapter requires higher levels of cooling, they automatically speed up fans to increase airflow across the PCIe adapters. In contrast, POWER7® servers required the user to enter a "non-acoustic mode" command to speed up the fans. Note that faster fans increase the sound level of the server. Higher wattage PCIe adapters include the PCIe3 SAS adapters, PCIe2 SAS adapters, and SSD/flash PCIe adapters (#EJ0J, #EJ0M, #EL3B, #EJ0L, #ESA1, #ESA2, #ESA3, and #5913).
IBM is also introducing a gzip acceleration adapter (#EJ12). This PCIe adapter incorporates the latest in FPGA technology to provide significant performance improvements for customers running workloads such as IBM WebSphere®, which require frequent gzip compressions and decompressions. Customers running Java workloads using java/util/gzip will also see impressive performance improvements. This feature is particularly effective for workloads requiring transfer of large buffers. Utilizing this adapter can reduce both storage requirements and network congestion in a customer's environment. This feature is only supported in AIX.
SAS bays and storage backplane options
Three backplane options provide a great deal of flexibility and capability. One of these three must be configured:
- Storage Backplane 12 SFF-3 Bays/DVD Bay (#EJ0N)
- Features EJ0N and EJ0S (split backplane)
- Storage Backplane 18 SFF-3 Bays/eight 1.8-inch SSD bays/DVD Bay/Dual IOA with Write Cache and Easy Tier® functionality (#EJ0P)
Each of the three backplane options provides SFF-3 SAS bays in the system unit. These 2.5-inch or small form factor (SFF) SAS bays can contain SAS drives (HDD or SSD) mounted on a Gen 3 tray or carrier. Thus the drives are designated SFF-3. SFF-1 or SFF-2 drives do not fit in an SFF-3 bay. All SFF-3 bays support concurrent maintenance or "hot plug" capability.
Each of the three backplane options uses leading-edge, integrated SAS RAID controller technology designed and patented by IBM. A custom-designed PowerPC® based ASIC chip is the basis of these SAS RAID controllers and provides industry-leading RAID 5 and RAID 6 performance levels, especially for SSD. Internally, 13 (no cache) or 16 (with cache) 6Gb SAS ports are implemented and provide plenty of bandwidth. Similar SAS RAID technology was first introduced with the PCIe Gen 3 SAS controllers, features EJ0J and EJ0L. The integrated SAS controllers are placed in dedicated slots and do not reduce the number of available PCIe slots.
The feature EJ0N storage backplane option provides twelve SFF-3 bays, one SAS controller with zero write cache, and a DVD drive bay.
By optionally adding the feature EJ0S split backplane feature, a second integrated SAS controller with no write cache is provided and the twelve SSF-3 bays are logically divided into two sets of six bays. Each SAS controller independently runs one of the six-bay sets of drives.
The feature EJ0P storage backplane option has expanded function compared to the feature EJ0N backplane. Feature EJ0P provides eighteen SSF-3 bays; a pair of integrated SAS controllers, each with 1.8 GB physical (effectively up to 7.2 GB with compression) write cache; a DVD bay; two SAS ports enabled for attaching an external feature 5887 EXP24S Disk Drawer; an eight-bay, 1.8-inch SSD Cage; and Easy Tier functionality. The SAS ports are indicated by the EJ0Z feature and must be ordered with feature EJ0P. The SAS ports are physically mounted on the rear of the server and use up one PCIe x8 slot. The SSD cage is indicated by feature EJTM feature and must also be ordered with feature EJ0P.
The dual SAS controllers provide both performance and protection advantages. Patented Active-Active capabilities enhance performance when there is more than one array configured. Each of the dual controllers has access to all the backplane SAS bays and can back up the other controller if there were to be a problem with the other controller. Each controller mirrors the other's write cache, providing redundancy protection. Integrated flash memory for the write cache content provides protection against electrical power loss to the server and avoids the need for write cache battery protection and battery maintenance.
All three of these backplane options support HDDs or SSDs or a mixture of HDDs and SSDs in the SFF-3 bays. If mixing HDDs and SSDs, they must be in separate arrays (unless using Easy Tier function).
All three of these backplane options can offer different drive protection options: RAID 0, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10. RAID 5 requires a minimum of three drives of the same capacity. RAID 6 requires a minimum of four drives of the same capacity. RAID 10 requires a minimum of two drives. Hot spare capability is supported with RAID 5 or RAID 6. The high-performance, expanded-function dual-IOA backplane also proves Easy Tier functionality, which is also called RAID 5T2 (2-tiered RAID 5), RAID 6T2 (2-tiered RAID 6), and RAID 10T2 (2-tiered RAID 10).
Note: I/O performance-sensitive workloads with an appreciable percentage of writes should strongly consider using the feature EJ0P backplane with SAS controllers with write cache or use PCIe SAS controllers with write cache, especially for HDD. Note also that RAID 5 and RAID 6 result in more drive write activity than mirroring or than unprotected drives.
All three of these backplane options are supported by AIX, IBM i, Linux, and VIOS. If used by IBM i, to be a supported configuration, the drives must be protected by methods such as RAID 5, RAID 6, or mirroring. If used by AIX, Linux, or VIOS, it is highly recommended that the drives be protected, but not required.
If the client needs a change after the server is already installed, the backplane option can be changed. For example, the feature EJ0S split backplane can be added to an existing feature EJ0N backplane. Or the feature EJ0N can be removed and replaced by the expanded-function dual IOA feature EJ0P backplane. Or a feature EJ0P backplane could be replaced by a feature EJ0N and EJ0S backplane.
Unlike the hot plug PCIe slots and SAS bays, concurrent maintenance is not available for the integrated SAS controllers. Scheduled downtime is required if a service action is required for these integrated resources.
SSD cage
In addition to supporting HDDs and SSDs in the SFF-3 SAS bays, the expanded-function feature EJ0P supports a mandatory 8-bay, 1.8-inch SSD Cage (#EJTM). All eight bays are accessed by both of the integrated SAS controllers. The bays support concurrent maintenance (hot plug). SSD 1.8-inch drives such as the 387 GB capacity feature ES16 or ES17 are supported.
DVD drive bay
Included in the feature EJ0N or EJ0P backplanes is a slimline media bay that can optionally house a SATA DVD-RAM (#5771). The DVD drive is run by the integrated SAS controllers, and a separate PCIe controller is not required.
Storage Backplane Integrated Easy Tier function
The Easy Tier function is provided with the dual IOA, high-performance storage backplane (#EJ0P). Conceptually, this function is like the Easy Tier function found in the IBM Storage products such as the DS8000®, Storwize® V7000, or SVC, but implemented just within the integrated Power Systems SAS controllers, the integrated SAS bays, and, optionally, an EXP24S I/O drawer. Hot data is automatically moved to SSDs, and cold data is automatically moved to disk (HDD) in an AIX, Linux, or VIOS environment. No user application coding is required.
Clients commonly have this hot/cold characteristic for their data. It is typical for 10% - 20% of the data to be accessed 80% - 90% of the time. This is called the hot data . If you can get the hot data onto SSDs, it can dramatically improve the performance of I/O-bound applications. And by keeping the cold data on HDDs, the total cost per gigabyte of the solution can be minimized. You can end up with high I/O performance at a very reasonable price. By avoiding the need for lots of HDD arms for performance, you can reduce the number of I/O drawers, maintenance, rack/floor space, and energy.
On a 4U server, up to 26 internal HDD/SSD SAS bays, and, optionally, with the EXP24S drawer, an additional 24 SAS bays are supported with the integrated Easy Tier function. In addition or alternatively on 4U servers, the previously announced PCIe Gen 3 large cache SAS controllers (#EJOL) can provide additional capacity or configuration options for the Easy Tier function.
Easy Tier function is configured using RAID 5T2 (2-tiered RAID 5), RAID 6T2 (2-tiered RAID 6), or RAID 10T2 (2-tiered RAID 10). HDD and SSD are combined in the same array and the controller or adapter swaps 1M or 2M bands of data between HDD and SSD, automatically moving the hot data to SSD and the cold data to SSD. The HDD and SSD can be different capacities in this array. If an array has multiple capacity points, for example, 300 GB HDD and 600 GB HDD, only 300 GB of the larger 600 GB HDD will be used. Similarly, if the array has 387 GB SSD and 775 GB SSD, only 387 GB of the 775 GB will be used. Note that the block size of the drives in the array must match. All drives must be 5xx byte sectors or all must be 4k byte sectors.
Easy Tier function requires AIX V7.1 TL3 SP3, or later; AIX V6.1 TL9 SP3, or later; RHEL 6.5, or later; SLES 11 SP3, or later; or VIOS 2.2.3.3, or later.
I/O drawer attachment
The EXP24S SAS HDD/SSD Expansion Drawer (#5887) is attached to SAS ports on either a PCIe SAS adapter located in the server or to the SAS ports on the rear of the server. Two SAS ports on the rear of the server are enabled with the expanded-function storage backplane with dual IOA support.
- One feature 5887 EXP24S drawer in mode 1 can be attached to the two SAS ports on the rear of the server using two SAS YO cables such as feature ECBT, ECBU, ECBV, or ECBW. Either SSDs or HDDs can be placed in this drawer, but SSDs and HDDs cannot be mixed in this drawer.
- The feature 5887 EXP24S drawer can be attached to SAS ports of PCIe SAS adapters using SAS YO or X cables. Up to 14 EXP24S drawers can be attached. The specific SAS cables used will depend on the specific adapter selected and drawer mode selected. Either SSDs or HDDs can be placed in the drawer, depending on the capabilities of the adapter running the bays. Note that longer distance SAS cables are thicker and can fill the Cable Management Arm more quickly.
Clients migrating from earlier generation servers may have been using I/O drawers such as the GX++ attached feature 5802 or 5877 PCIe 12X I/O Drawers with PCIe Gen 1 slots. Though most PCIe adapters in the feature 5802 or 5877 drawers can be moved to this server, and its disk drives converted and moved to the feature 5887 EXP24S drawer, the feature 5802 and 5877 drawers are not supported on this newer Power Systems technology-based server. Similarly, the GX++ attached EXP30 Ultra SSD Drawer (#EDR1 or #5888) is not supported.
The older 3.5-inch-based feature 5886 EXP12S SAS Disk Drawer and feature 5786 EXP24 SCSI Disk Drawer are not supported.
IBM offers a 1U multimedia drawer that can hold one or more DVDs, tape drive, or RDX docking stations. The 7226-1U3 is the most current offering. The earlier 7216-1U2 and 7214-1U2 are also supported. Up to six of these multimedia drawers can be attached.
Cable management arm
A folding arm is attached to the server's rails at the rear of the server. The server's power cords and the cables from the PCIe adapters or integrated ports run through the arm and into the rack. The arm enables the server to be pulled forward on its rails for service access to PCIe slots, memory, processors, and so on without disconnecting the cables from the server. Approximately 1 meter or 3 feet of cord/cable length is needed for the arm.
Integrated I/O ports
In addition to the integrated SAS controllers and SAS ports associated with the storage backplane, there are two HMC ports, one system port, and six USB ports. The two HMC ports are RJ45 supporting 1Gb Ethernet connections.
The one system port is RJ45 and is supported by AIX and Linux for attaching serial devices such as an asynchronous device like a console. If the device does not have a RJ45 connection, a converter cable such as feature 3930 can provide a 9-pin D-shell connection. Note that serial devices can have very individual characteristics (different pin outs) and the feature 3930 may not be appropriate for all possible devices. In this case, the user should acquire an OEM converter cable appropriate for their device.
Four USB-3 ports available for general client use and two USB-2 ports are available for limited client use. Two USB-3 ports are located on the front of the server, and the other four USB ports (two USB-3 and two USB-2) are on the rear. The USB-2 ports are on the service processor card and there primarily for IBM use; however, IBM i can use one of the USB-2 ports for communicating the status of a UPS (uninterruptible power supply). A converter cable, feature ECCF, provides a USB-to-9-pin D-Shell connection for this function. Connection to a serial port for this UPS communication function for IBM i is not supported.
Accessibility by people with disabilities
A US Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) containing details on accessibility compliance can be requested at
Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act
IBM Power S824 server is capable as of June 10, 2014, when used in accordance with associated IBM documentation, of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product properly interoperates with it. A US Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) can be requested at
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Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability |
Reliability, fault tolerance, and data correction
The reliability of systems starts with components, devices, and subsystems that are designed to be highly reliable. During the design and development process, subsystems go through rigorous verification and integration testing processes. During system manufacturing, systems go through a thorough testing process to help ensure the highest level of product quality.
Memory subsystem RAS
The memory has error detection and correction circuitry designed such that the failure of any one specific memory module within an ECC word by itself can be corrected absent any other fault.
In addition, a spare DRAM per rank on each memory port provides for dynamic DRAM device replacement during runtime operation. Also, dynamic lane sparing on the DMI link allows for repair of a faulty data lane.
Other memory protection features include retry capabilities for certain faults detected at both the memory controller and the memory buffer. Memory is also periodically scrubbed to allow for soft errors to be corrected and for solid single-cell errors reported to the hypervisor, which supports operating system deallocation of a page associated with a hard single-cell fault.
Mutual surveillance
The service processor monitors the operation of the firmware during the boot process and also monitors the hypervisor for termination. The hypervisor monitors the service processor and reports service reference code when it detects surveillance loss. In the PowerVM environment, it will perform a reset/reload if it detects the loss of the service processor.
Environmental monitoring functions
The Power Systems family does ambient and over temperature monitoring and reporting.
Availability enhancement functions
The Power Systems family continues to offer and introduce significant enhancements designed to increase system availability.
POWER8 processor functions
As in POWER6®, POWER7, and POWER7+, the POWER8 processor has the ability to do processor instruction retry for some transient errors and alternate processor recovery for a number of core-related faults. This significantly reduces exposure to both hard (logic) and soft (transient) errors in the processor core. Soft failures in the processor core are transient (intermittent) errors, often due to cosmic rays or other sources of radiation, and generally are not repeatable. When an error is encountered in the core, the POWER8 processor will first automatically retry the instruction. If the source of the error was truly transient, the instruction will succeed and the system will continue as before. On IBM systems prior to POWER6, this error would have caused a checkstop.
Hard failures are more difficult, being true logical errors that will be replicated each time the instruction is repeated. Retrying the instruction will not help in this situation. As in POWER6, POWER7, and POWER7+ technology, processors have the ability to extract the failing instruction from the faulty core and retry it elsewhere in the system for a number of faults, after which the failing core is dynamically deconfigured and called out for replacement in the PowerVM environment. These features are designed to avoid a full system outage.
As in POWER6 and POWER7+, the POWER8 processor includes single processor check stopping for certain faults that cannot be handled by the availability enhancements described in the preceding section. This significantly reduces the probability of any one processor affecting total system availability.
Partition availability priority
Also available is the ability to assign availability priorities to partitions. In the PowerVM environment if an alternate processor recovery event requires spare processor resources in order to protect a workload, when no other means of obtaining the spare resources is available, the system will determine which partition has the lowest priority and attempt to claim the needed resource. On a properly configured POWER8 processor-based server, this allows that capacity to be first obtained from, for example, a test partition instead of a financial accounting system.
Cache availability
The L2 and L3 caches in the POWER8 processor and L4 cache in the memory buffer chip are protected with double-bit detect, single-bit correct error detection code (ECC). In addition, a threshold of correctable errors detected on cache lines can result in the data in the cache lines being purged and the cache lines removed from further operation without requiring a reboot in PowerVM environment. In addition, the L3 cache has the ability to dynamically substitute a spare bit-line for a faulty bit-lane, allowing an entire faulty "column" of cache, impacting multiple cache lines, to be repaired. An ECC uncorrectable error detected in these caches can also trigger a purge and delete of cache lines. This results in no loss of operation if the cache lines contained data unmodified from what was stored in system memory.
Modified data would be handled through Special Uncorrectable Error handling. L1 data and instruction caches also have a retry capability for intermittent errors and a cache set delete mechanism for handling solid failures.
Special Uncorrectable Error handling
Special Uncorrectable Error (SUE) handling prevents an uncorrectable error in memory or cache from immediately causing the system to terminate. Rather, the system tags the data and determines whether it will ever be used again. If the error is irrelevant, it will not force a check stop. If the data is used, termination may be limited to the program/kernel or hypervisor owning the data; or the I/O adapters controlled by an I/O hub controller would freeze if data were transferred to an I/O device.
PCI extended error handling
PCI extended error handling (EEH)-enabled adapters respond to a special data packet generated from the affected PCI slot hardware by calling system firmware, which will examine the affected bus, allow the device driver to reset it, and continue without a system reboot. For Linux, EEH support extends to the majority of frequently used devices, although some third-party PCI devices may not provide native EEH support.
Predictive failure and dynamic component deallocation
Servers with Power processors have long had the capability to perform predictive failure analysis on certain critical components such as processors and memory. When these components exhibit certain symptoms that may indicate a failure is imminent, the system can dynamically deallocate and call home, when enabled, about the failing part before the error is propagated system-wide. In many cases, the system will first attempt to reallocate resources in such a way that will avoid unplanned outages. In the event that insufficient resources exist to maintain full system availability, these servers will attempt to maintain partition availability by user-defined priority.
Uncorrectable error recovery
When the auto-restart option is enabled, the system can automatically restart following an unrecoverable software error, hardware failure, or environmentally induced (ac power) failure.
Serviceability
The purpose of serviceability is to efficiently repair the system while attempting to minimize or eliminate impact to system operation. Serviceability includes system installation, MES (system upgrades/downgrades), and system maintenance/repair. Depending upon the system and warranty contract, service may be performed by the customer, an IBM representative, or an authorized warranty service provider.
The serviceability features delivered in this system provide a highly efficient service environment by incorporating the following attributes:
- Design for Customer Set Up (CSU), Customer Installed Features (CIF), and Customer Replaceable Units (CRU)
- Detection and Fault Isolation (ED/FI)
- First Failure Data Capture (FFDC)
- Lightpath service indicators:
- Service labels and service diagrams available on the system and delivered through IBM Knowledge Center
- Step-by-step service procedures documented in IBM Knowledge Center or available through the Hardware Management Console
- CRU videos planned to be available on the web at general availability
- Mobile access to important customer service functions available by scanning a QR label
Service environment
In the PowerVM environment, the HMC is a dedicated server that provides functions for configuring and managing servers for either partitioned or full-system partition using a GUI or command-line interface (CLI). An HMC attached to the system allows support personnel (with client authorization) to remotely log in to review error logs and perform remote maintenance if required.
The POWER8 processor-based platforms support two main service environments:
- Attachment to one or more HMCs is a supported option by the system with PowerVM. This is the default configuration for servers supporting logical partitions with dedicated or virtual I/O. In this case, all servers have at least one logical partition.
- No HMC. There are two service strategies for non-HMC systems.
- Full-system partition with PowerVM : A single partition owns all the server resources and only one operating system may be installed.
- Partitioned system with PowerVM : In this configuration, the system can have more than one partition and can be running more than one operating system. In this environment, partitions are managed by the Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM), which provides some of the functions provided by the HMC.
Service interface
The service interface allows support personnel to communicate with the service support applications in a server using a console, an interface, or a terminal. Delivering a clear, concise view of available service applications, the service interface allows the support team to manage system resources and service information in an efficient and effective way. Applications available through the service interface are carefully configured and placed to give service providers access to important service functions.
Different service interfaces are used, depending on the state of the system, hypervisor, and operating environment. The primary service interfaces are:
- LEDs
- Operator Panel
- Service Processor menu
- Operating system service menu
- Service Focal Point on the HMC with PowerVM
- Service Focal Point Lite on IVM with PowerVM
In the light path LED implementation, the system can clearly identify components for replacement by using specific component-level LEDs, and can also guide the servicer directly to the component by signaling (turning on solid) the amber system fault LED, enclosure fault LED, and component FRU fault LED. The servicer can also use the identify function to blink the FRU-level LED. When this function is activated, a roll-up to the blue enclosure locate and system locate LEDs will occur. These LEDs will turn on solid and can be used to follow the light path from the system to the enclosure and down to the specific FRU in the PowerVM environment.
First Failure Data Capture and error data analysis
First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) is a technique that helps ensure that when a fault is detected in a system, the root cause of the fault will be captured without the need to re-create the problem or run any sort of extending tracing or diagnostics program. For the vast majority of faults, a good FFDC design means that the root cause can also be detected automatically without servicer intervention.
FFDC information, error data analysis, and fault isolation are necessary to implement the advanced serviceability techniques that enable efficient service of the systems and to help determine the failing items.
In the rare absence of FFDC and Error Data Analysis, diagnostics are required to re-create the failure and determine the failing items.
Diagnostics
General diagnostic objectives are to detect and identify problems so they can be resolved quickly. Elements of IBM's diagnostics strategy include:
- Provide a common error code format equivalent to a system reference code with PowerVM, system reference number, checkpoint, or firmware error code.
- Provide fault detection and problem isolation procedures. Support remote connection ability to be used by the IBM Remote Support Center or IBM Designated Service.
- Provide interactive intelligence within the diagnostics with detailed online failure information while connected to IBM's back-end system.
Automatic diagnostics
Because of the FFDC technology designed into IBM servers, it is not necessary to perform re-create diagnostics for failures or require user intervention. Solid and intermittent errors are designed to be correctly detected and isolated at the time the failure occurs. Runtime and boot-time diagnostics fall into this category.
Stand-alone diagnostics with PowerVM
As the name implies, stand-alone or user-initiated diagnostics requires user intervention. The user must perform manual steps, including:
- Booting from the diagnostics CD, DVD, USB, or network
- Interactively selecting steps from a list of choices
Concurrent maintenance
The determination of whether a firmware release can be updated concurrently is identified in the readme information file that is released with the firmware. An HMC is required for the concurrent firmware update with PowerVM. In addition, hot plugging of PCIe adapters is supported with PowerVM. Concurrent maintenance of the Operator Panel is supported through ASMI.
Service labels
Service providers use these labels to assist them in performing maintenance actions. Service labels are found in various formats and positions and are intended to transmit readily available information to the servicer during the repair process. Following are some of these service labels and their purpose:
- Location diagrams: Location diagrams are located on the system hardware, relating information regarding the placement of hardware components. Location diagrams may include location codes, drawings of physical locations, concurrent maintenance status, or other data pertinent to a repair. Location diagrams are especially useful when multiple components such as DIMMs, CPUs, processor books, fans, adapter cards, LEDs, and power supplies are installed.
- Remove/replace procedures: Service labels that contain remove/replace procedures are often found on a cover of the system or in other spots accessible to the servicer. These labels provide systematic procedures, including diagrams, detailing how to remove or replace certain serviceable hardware components.
- Arrows: Numbered arrows are used to indicate the order of operation and the serviceability direction of components. Some serviceable parts such as latches, levers, and touch points need to be pulled or pushed in a certain direction and in a certain order for the mechanical mechanisms to engage or disengage. Arrows generally improve the ease of serviceability.
Packing for service
The following service enhancements are included in the physical packaging of the systems to facilitate service:
- Color coding (touch points): Terracotta-colored touch points indicate that a component (FRU/CRU) can be concurrently maintained. Blue-colored touch points delineate components that are not concurrently maintained -- those that require the system to be turned off for removal or repair.
- Tool-less design: Selected IBM systems support tool-less or simple tool designs. These designs require no tools or simple tools such as flathead screw drivers to service the hardware components.
- Positive retention: Positive retention mechanisms help to assure proper connections between hardware components such as cables to connectors, and between two cards that attach to each other. Without positive retention, hardware components run the risk of becoming loose during shipping or installation, preventing a good electrical connection. Positive retention mechanisms like latches, levers, thumb-screws, pop Nylatches (U-clips), and cables are included to help prevent loose connections and aid in installing (seating) parts correctly. These positive retention items do not require tools.
Error handling and reporting
In the event of system hardware or environmentally induced failure, the system runtime error capture capability systematically analyzes the hardware error signature to determine the cause of failure. The analysis result will be stored in system NVRAM. When the system can be successfully restarted either manually or automatically, or if the system continues to operate, the error will be reported to the operating system. Hardware and software failures are recorded in the system log. When an HMC is attached in the PowerVM environment, an ELA routine analyzes the error, forwards the event to the Service Focal Point (SFP) application running on the HMC, and notifies the system administrator that it has isolated a likely cause of the system problem. The Service Processor event log also records unrecoverable checkstop conditions, forwards them to the SFP application, and notifies the system administrator.
The system has the ability to call home through OS to report platform recoverable errors and errors associated with PCI adapters/devices.
In the IVM environment, call home is supported through an IVM partition.
In the HMC managed environment, a call home service request will be initiated and the pertinent failure data with service parts information and part locations will be sent to an IBM service organization. Customer contact information and specific system-related data such as the machine type, model, and serial number, along with error log data related to the failure, are sent to IBM Service.
Live Partition Mobility
With Live Partition Mobility, users can migrate an AIX, Linux, or IBM i partition running on one POWER partition system to another POWER system without disrupting services. The migration transfers the entire system environment, including processor state, memory, attached virtual devices, and connected users. It provides continuous operating system and application availability during planned partition outages for repair of hardware and firmware faults.
Service processor
The service processor provides the capability to diagnose, check the status of, and sense the operational conditions of a system. It runs on its own power boundary and does not require resources from a system processor to be operational to perform its tasks.
Under PowerVM the service processor supports surveillance of the connection to the HMC and to the system firmware (hypervisor). It also provides several remote power control options, environmental monitoring, reset, restart, remote maintenance, and diagnostic functions, including console mirroring. The service processors menus (ASMI) can be accessed concurrently with system operation, allowing nondisruptive abilities to change system default parameters.
Call home
Call home refers to an automatic or manual call from a customer location to the IBM support structure with error log data, server status, or other service-related information. Call home invokes the service organization in order for the appropriate service action to begin. Call home can be done through HMC or most non-HMC managed systems through Electronic Service Agent running on top of operating system. While configuring call home is optional, clients are encouraged to implement this feature in order to obtain service enhancements such as reduced problem determination and faster and potentially more accurate transmittal of error information. In general, using the call home feature can result in increased system availability. The Electronic Service Agent application can be configured for automated call home. Refer to the next section for specific details on this application.
IBM Electronic Services
Electronic Service Agent and the IBM Electronic Services web portal comprise the IBM Electronic Services solution, which is dedicated to providing fast, exceptional support to IBM customers. IBM Electronic Service Agent is a no-charge tool that proactively monitors and reports hardware events such as system errors, performance issues, and inventory. Electronic Service Agent can help focus on the customer's company business initiatives, save time, and spend less effort managing day-to-day IT maintenance issues.
System configuration and inventory information collected by Electronic Service Agent also can be viewed on the secure Electronic Services web portal and used to improve problem determination and resolution between the customer and the IBM support team. As part of an increased focus to provide even better service to IBM customers, Electronic Service Agent tool configuration and activation comes standard with the system. In support of this effort, a new HMC External Connectivity security whitepaper has been published, which describes data exchanges between the HMC and the IBM Service Delivery Center (SDC) and the methods and protocols for this exchange. To read the whitepaper and prepare for Electronic Service Agent installation, go to the "Security" section at
Select your country. Click " IBM Electronic Service Agent Connectivity Guide."
Benefits: increased uptime
Electronic Service Agent is designed to enhance the warranty and maintenance service by providing faster hardware error reporting and uploading system information to IBM Support. This can optimize the time monitoring the symptoms, diagnosing the error, and manually calling IBM Support to open a problem record. And 24x7 monitoring and reporting means no more dependency on human intervention or off-hours customer personnel when errors are encountered in the middle of the night.
Security: The Electronic Service Agent tool is designed to be secure in monitoring, reporting, and storing the data at IBM. The Electronic Service Agent tool is designed to securely transmit either via the Internet (HTTPS or VPN) or modem to provide customers a single point of exit from their site. Communication is one way. Activating Electronic Service Agent does not enable IBM to call into a customer's system.
For additional information, refer to IBM Electronic Service Agent
More accurate reporting
Because system information and error logs are automatically uploaded to the IBM Support Center in conjunction with the service request, customers are not required to find and send system information, decreasing the risk of misreported or misdiagnosed errors. Once inside IBM, problem error data is run through a data knowledge management system and knowledge articles are appended to the problem record.
Customized support
Using the IBM ID entered during activation, customers can view system and support information in the "My Systems" and "Premium Search" sections of the Electronic Services website.
The Electronic Services web portal is a single Internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry points traditionally used to access IBM Internet services and support. This web portal enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in resolving technical problems. The newly improved My Systems and Premium Search functions make it even easier for Electronic Service Agent-enabled customers to track system inventory and find pertinent fixes.
My Systems provides valuable reports of installed hardware and software using information collected from the systems by IBM Electronic Service Agent. Reports are available for any system associated with the customer's IBM ID. Premium Search combines the function of search and the value of Electronic Service Agent information, providing advanced search of the technical support knowledgebase. Using Premium Search and the Service Agent information that has been collected from the system, customers are able to see search results that apply specifically to their systems.
For more information on how to utilize the power of IBM Electronic Services, visit the following website or contact an IBM Systems Services Representative
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Product positioning |
IBM Power S824 server solutions and services, designed for midsized businesses, help your business capitalize on new opportunities, manage business risk while meeting high service levels, and keep within tight budget constraints.
Mobile
Worklight® on Power provides a mobile application platform to speed development and ongoing management of mobile applications, enabling our clients to extend their business to mobile devices. It includes a comprehensive development environment, mobile-optimized runtime middleware, a private enterprise application store, and an integrated management and analytics console. Worklight on Power enables clients to:
- Simplify operations and reduce complexity by co-locating applications on a more scalable and reliable server
- Streamline access to data and applications, with secure, high-performance virtual networking
- Grow seamlessly and accelerate deployment of new applications and services
- Reduce overhead by leveraging existing production and disaster recovery infrastructure
Analytics
IBM Power Analytics solutions give organizations with high volumes of data the building blocks they need to implement capabilities that enable them to quickly make data-driven business decisions. Each solution can be implemented separately or in combination to deliver a reliable and high-performance infrastructure for business intelligence (BI) and predictive analytics. The software is installed and configured on the server before being shipped, reducing the time and effort required to gain the benefits of the solution. These analytics solutions are available for any new POWER8 processor-based system:
- IBM Solution for Analytics Power Systems Edition
- IBM BLU Acceleration Power Systems Edition
IBM Solution for Analytics Power Systems Edition is a flexible, integrated solution that provides options to preload and configure one or more IBM analytics applications with data warehouse acceleration. IBM Solution for Analytics Power Systems Edition delivers Cognos® Business Intelligence capabilities on POWER8 processor-based servers running AIX or Linux. Cognos Business Intelligence is designed to help business users, executives, and analysts in an organization understand the business and make smarter decisions. The solution offers a full range of BI capabilities, including reports, analysis, dashboards, scorecards, mobile BI, and more.
IBM Solution for Analytics Power Systems Edition also delivers SPSS® predictive analytics combined with business rules capabilities on a Power server platform running AIX. SPSS Modeler, SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services, and Analytical Decision Management help empower organizations to make the right decision each time for high-demand, mission-critical business requirements. This solution combines and integrates predictive analytics, rules, scoring, and optimization techniques into an organization's processes to deliver recommended actions at the point of impact.
BLU Acceleration Power Systems Edition is updated to deliver DB2® dynamic in-memory, columnar data warehouse acceleration on a POWER8 processor-based server running AIX. BLU Acceleration is an integral part of DB2 Advanced Workgroup Edition and Advanced Enterprise Edition, enabling organizations to use both row-based and columnar data storage simultaneously. With BLU Acceleration, organizations can dramatically reduce the time to get analytic query results and reports from existing data warehouses. Time and effort to set up analytics is reduced by eliminating the need for aggregates, indexes, tuning, and partitions. InfoSphere® DataStage® is also a preload option for providing extract, transform, and load (ETL) capabilities from an existing data warehouse to the BLU Acceleration warehouse. A separate purchase of the DB2 and InfoSphere software is required to meet license use requirements.
For details, refer to Software Announcement 114-057, dated April 28, 2014.
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Statement of general direction |
POWER8 I/O Planning Insights:
IBM plans to introduce an I/O drawer which will expand the number of PCIe Gen3/Gen2 slots available on POWER8 processor-based Power Systems
FPGA CAPI Capability:
IBM plans to enable Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) technology capabilities for all POWER8 processor-based Power Systems using industry standard accelerator technologies as a priced feature. IBM intends to build solutions with its partners in order to further increase performance through faster computational efficiency and by requiring fewer resources to accomplish tasks through direct integration of workload accelerator(s) in the system.
IBM intends to continue working with Red Hat to support the Power S822, Power S814, Power S824, Power S822L, and Power S812L servers with an upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 release. For additional questions about the availability of this release and supported Power servers, consult the Red Hat Hardware Catalog at
IBM intends to continue working with SUSE to support the Power S822, Power S814, Power S824, Power S822L, and Power S812L servers with an upcoming SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V12 release. For additional questions about the availability of this release and supported Power servers, consult
Enterprise Power :
IBM plans to bring POWER8 capability to the full Power Systems portfolio, with the intent to deliver the most scalable, highest performing enterprise-class Power System with an advanced version of the POWER8 processor. These enterprise systems are designed to deliver the industry's best per-core performance and will support AIX, Linux and IBM i applications, concurrently. The new system architecture incorporates the resiliency characteristics of IBM's Power 795 with the intent to drive substantial improvements in energy efficiency and floor space utilization for mid-sized and large enterprises. These systems will use IBM's modular design to enable clients to leverage the innovations in POWER8 processor technology and the latest advancements in enterprise-class systems and Capacity on Demand, to help enable growth seamlessly and affordably.
IBM also plans to provide upgrade paths from the current POWER7+ Power 770 and 780 servers to enterprise-class POWER8 processor-based servers. It is intended that clients with multiple systems can leverage PowerVM Live Partition Mobility to help maintain application availability during the upgrade process.
IBM plans to preserve client investment in Power Systems by enabling POWER8 processor-based Power Systems to interoperate and share Mobile Capacity on Demand (COD) resources with POWER7 and POWER7+ processor-based Power Systems servers in a single Power Enterprise Pool, at no additional charge. IBM also plans to offer clients an option to permanently transfer their Mobile CoD processor and memory activation features from a Power 770, 780 or 795 to a designated POWER8 processor-based Power System within the same Power Enterprise Pool.
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Product number |
The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 8286 machine type:
Machine Feature Description type Model number
IBM Power System S824 8286 42A One CSC Billing Unit 8286 42A 0010 Ten CSC Billing Units 8286 42A 0011 Mirrored System Disk Level, Specify Code 8286 42A 0040 Device Parity Protection-All, Specify Code 8286 42A 0041 Mirrored System Bus Level, Specify Code 8286 42A 0043 Device Parity RAID-6 All, Specify Code 8286 42A 0047 RISC-to-RISC Data Migration 8286 42A 0205 AIX Partition Specify 8286 42A 0265 Linux Partition Specify 8286 42A 0266 IBM i Operating System Partition Specify 8286 42A 0267 Specify Custom Data Protection 8286 42A 0296 Mirrored Level System Specify Code 8286 42A 0308 RAID Hot Spare Specify 8286 42A 0347 V.24/EIA232 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable 8286 42A 0348 V.35 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable 8286 42A 0353 X.21 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable 8286 42A 0359 CBU Specify 8286 42A 0444 Customer Specified Placement 8286 42A 0456 SSD Placement Indicator - 5887, EL1S 8286 42A 0465 19 inch, 1.8 meter high rack 8286 42A 0551 19 inch, 2.0 meter high rack 8286 42A 0553 IBM i 7.1 Specify Code 8286 42A 0567 Rack Filler Panel Kit 8286 42A 0599 Load Source Not in CEC 8286 42A 0719 Specify #5887 or #EL1S Load Source placement 8286 42A 0728 SAN Load Source Specify 8286 42A 0837 #1947 Load Source Specify (139GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive for IBM i) 8286 42A 0871 #1948 Load Source Specify (283GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk) 8286 42A 0872 #1956 Load Source Specify (283GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk) 8286 42A 0874 #1962 Load Source Specify (571GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk) 8286 42A 0875 #1738 Load Source Specify (856GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk) 8286 42A 0880 #ES0D Load Source Specify (387GB SFF-2 SSD for IBM i) 8286 42A 0894 #ESD2 Load Source Specify (1.1TB 10k SFF-2) 8286 42A 0911 US TAA Compliance Indicator 8286 42A 0983 Modem Cable - US/Canada and General Use 8286 42A 1025 USB 500 GB Removable Disk Drive 8286 42A 1107 Custom Service Specify, Rochester Minn, USA 8286 42A 1140 900GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8286 42A 1752 Quantity 150 of #1962 8286 42A 1817 Quantity 150 of #1964 8286 42A 1818 Quantity 150 of #1956 8286 42A 1844 Quantity 150 of #1917 8286 42A 1866 Quantity 150 of #1947 8286 42A 1868 Quantity 150 of #1925 8286 42A 1869 146GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8286 42A 1917 300GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8286 42A 1925 Quantity 150 of #1948 8286 42A 1927 Quantity 150 of #1953 8286 42A 1929 139GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (IBM i) 8286 42A 1947 283GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (IBM i) 8286 42A 1948 300GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8286 42A 1953 283GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (IBM i) 8286 42A 1956 571GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (IBM i) 8286 42A 1962 600GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8286 42A 1964 Primary OS - IBM i 8286 42A 2145 Primary OS - AIX 8286 42A 2146 Primary OS - Linux 8286 42A 2147 Factory Deconfiguration of 1-core 8286 42A 2319 2M LC-SC 50 Micron Fiber Converter Cable 8286 42A 2456 2M LC-SC 62.5 Micron Fiber Converter Cable 8286 42A 2459 PCIe 2-Line WAN w/Modem 8286 42A 2893 3M Asynchronous Terminal/Printer Cable EIA-232 8286 42A 2934 Asynchronous Cable EIA-232/V.24 3M 8286 42A 2936 Serial-to-Serial Port Cable for Drawer/Drawer- 3.7M 8286 42A 3124 Serial-to-Serial Port Cable for Rack/Rack- 8M 8286 42A 3125 1m, (3.3-ft) IB 40G Copper Cable QSFP/QSFP 8286 42A 3287 3m, (9.8-ft.) IB 40G Copper Cable QSFP/QSFP 8286 42A 3288 5m QDR IB/E'Net Copper Cable QSFP/QSFP 8286 42A 3289 10 meter Quad Data Rate InfiniBand Optical Cable, QSFP/QSFP 8286 42A 3290 30 meter Quad Data Rate InfiniBand Optical Cable, QSFP/QSFP 8286 42A 3293 Widescreen LCD Monitor 8286 42A 3632 SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual Controller/Dual Path 3M: 8286 42A 3661 SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual Controller/Dual Path 6M: 8286 42A 3662 SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual Controller/Dual Path 15M: 8286 42A 3663 3M SAS CABLE, ADPTR TO ADPTR (AA) 8286 42A 3681 SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 1.5 M 8286 42A 3691 SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 3 M 8286 42A 3692 SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 6 M 8286 42A 3693 SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 15 M 8286 42A 3694 0.3M Serial Port Converter Cable, 9-Pin to 25-Pin 8286 42A 3925 Serial Port Null Modem Cable, 9-pin to 9-pin, 3.7M 8286 42A 3927 Serial Port Null Modem Cable, 9-pin to 9-pin, 10M 8286 42A 3928 System Serial Port Converter Cable 8286 42A 3930 1.8 M (6-ft) Extender Cable for Displays (15-pin D-shell to 15-pin D-shell) 8286 42A 4242 Extender Cable - USB Keyboards, 1.8M 8286 42A 4256 VGA to DVI Connection Converter 8286 42A 4276 Rack Integration Services: BP only 8286 42A 4648 Rack Integration Services 8286 42A 4649 Rack Indicator- Not Factory Integrated 8286 42A 4650 Rack Indicator, Rack #1 8286 42A 4651 Rack Indicator, Rack #2 8286 42A 4652 Rack Indicator, Rack #3 8286 42A 4653 Rack Indicator, Rack #4 8286 42A 4654 Rack Indicator, Rack #5 8286 42A 4655 Rack Indicator, Rack #6 8286 42A 4656 Rack Indicator, Rack #7 8286 42A 4657 Rack Indicator, Rack #8 8286 42A 4658 Rack Indicator, Rack #9 8286 42A 4659 Rack Indicator, Rack #10 8286 42A 4660 Rack Indicator, Rack #11 8286 42A 4661 Rack Indicator, Rack #12 8286 42A 4662 Rack Indicator, Rack #13 8286 42A 4663 Rack Indicator, Rack #14 8286 42A 4664 Rack Indicator, Rack #15 8286 42A 4665 Rack Indicator, Rack #16 8286 42A 4666 Power Active Memory Expansion Enablement 8286 42A 4794 PCIe Crypto Coprocessor No BSC 4765-001 8286 42A 4807 One Processor of 5250 Enterprise Enablement 8286 42A 4970 Full 5250 Enterprise Enablement 8286 42A 4974 Software Preload Required 8286 42A 5000 PowerVM Standard Edition 8286 42A 5227 PowerVM Enterprise Edition 8286 42A 5228 PCIe2 2-Port 4X IB QDR Adapter 40Gb 8286 42A 5285 PCIe2 2-port 10GbE SR Adapter 8286 42A 5287 2 Port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter 8286 42A 5289 (No Longer Available) Sys Console On HMC 8286 42A 5550 System Console-Ethernet No IOP 8286 42A 5557 PCIe2 8Gb 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter 8286 42A 5729 8 Gigabit PCI Express® Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter 8286 42A 5735 PCIe2 4-Port 10GbE&1GbE SR&RJ45 Adapter 8286 42A 5744 POWER GXT145 PCI Express Graphics Accelerator 8286 42A 5748 SATA Slimline DVD-RAM Drive 8286 42A 5771 10 Gigabit Ethernet-LR PCI Express Adapter 8286 42A 5772 EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer 8286 42A 5887 PCIe2 4-port 1GbE Adapter 8286 42A 5899 PCIe Dual-x4 SAS Adapter 8286 42A 5901 SAS AA Cable 3m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Adapter 8286 42A 5915 SAS AA Cable 6m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Adapter 8286 42A 5916 SAS AA Cable 1.5m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Adapter 8286 42A 5917 SAS AA Cable 0.6m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Adapter 8286 42A 5918 Opt Front Door for 1.8m Rack 8286 42A 6068 Opt Front Door for 2.0m Rack 8286 42A 6069 1.8m Rack Acoustic Doors 8286 42A 6248 2.0m Rack Acoustic Doors 8286 42A 6249 1.8m Rack Trim Kit 8286 42A 6263 2.0m Rack Trim Kit 8286 42A 6272 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU (250V/10A) 8286 42A 6458 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer To OEM PDU (125V, 15A) 8286 42A 6460 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (250V/15A) U. S. 8286 42A 6469 Power Cord 1.8m (6-ft), Drawer to Wall (125V/15A) 8286 42A 6470 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (125V/15A) 8286 42A 6471 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (250V/16A) 8286 42A 6472 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (250V/10A) 8286 42A 6473 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/13A) 8286 42A 6474 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/16A) 8286 42A 6475 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A) 8286 42A 6476 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/16A) 8286 42A 6477 Power Cord 2.7 M(9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU, (250V, 16A) 8286 42A 6478 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (125V/15A or 250V/10A ) 8286 42A 6488 4.3m (14-Ft) 3PH/24A 380-415V Power Cord 8286 42A 6489 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/48A 200-240V Power Cord 8286 42A 6491 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/48-60A 200-240V Power Cord 8286 42A 6492 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A) 8286 42A 6493 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A) 8286 42A 6494 Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU, (250V, 10A) 8286 42A 6496 Power Cable - Drawer to IBM PDU, 200-240V/10A 8286 42A 6577 Optional Rack Security Kit 8286 42A 6580 Modem Tray for 19-Inch Rack 8286 42A 6586 Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU, (125V, 15A) 8286 42A 6651 4.3m (14-Ft) 3PH/16A 380-415V Power Cord 8286 42A 6653 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/24-30A Pwr Cord 8286 42A 6654 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/24-30A WR Pwr Cord 8286 42A 6655 4.3m (14-Ft)1PH/24A Power Cord 8286 42A 6656 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/24A Power Cord 8286 42A 6657 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/24A Pwr Cd-Korea 8286 42A 6658 Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU, (250V, 15A) 8286 42A 6659 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (125V/15A) 8286 42A 6660 Power Cord 2.8m (9.2-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU, (250V/10A) 8286 42A 6665 4.3m (14-Ft) 3PH/32A 380-415V Power Cord-Australia 8286 42A 6667 Power Cord 4.3M (14-foot), Drawer to OEM PDU, (250V, 15A) 8286 42A 6669 Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), Drawer to IBM PDU, 250V/10A 8286 42A 6671 Power Cord 1.5M (5-foot), Drawer to IBM PDU, 250V/10A 8286 42A 6672 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A) 8286 42A 6680 Intelligent PDU+, 1 EIA Unit, Universal UTG0247 Connector 8286 42A 7109 Environmental Monitoring Probe 8286 42A 7118 Power Distribution Unit 8286 42A 7188 SDI Software Pre-Install Indicator 8286 42A 7305 Ethernet Cable, 15m, Hardware Management Console to System Unit 8286 42A 7802 Linux Software Preinstall 8286 42A 8143 Linux Software Preinstall (Business Partners) 8286 42A 8144 USB Mouse 8286 42A 8845 Order Routing Indicator- System Plant 8286 42A 9169 Language Group Specify - US English 8286 42A 9300 specify mode-1 & (1)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887/ EL1S 8286 42A 9359 Specify mode-1 & (2)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887/ EL1S 8286 42A 9360 Specify mode-2 & (2)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887/ EL1S 8286 42A 9361 Specify mode-4 & (4)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887/ EL1S 8286 42A 9365 Specify mode-2 & (4)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887/ EL1S 8286 42A 9366 Specify mode-1 & CEC SAS port for EXP24 #5887/ EL1S 8286 42A 9387 New AIX License Core Counter 8286 42A 9440 New IBM i License Core Counter 8286 42A 9441 New Red Hat License Core Counter 8286 42A 9442 New SUSE License Core Counter 8286 42A 9443 Other AIX License Core Counter 8286 42A 9444 Other Linux License Core Counter 8286 42A 9445 3rd Party Linux License Core Counter 8286 42A 9446 VIOS Core Counter 8286 42A 9447 Other License Core Counter 8286 42A 9449 Month Indicator 8286 42A 9461 Day Indicator 8286 42A 9462 Hour Indicator 8286 42A 9463 Minute Indicator 8286 42A 9464 Qty Indicator 8286 42A 9465 Countable Member Indicator 8286 42A 9466 Language Group Specify - Dutch 8286 42A 9700 Language Group Specify - French 8286 42A 9703 Language Group Specify - German 8286 42A 9704 Language Group Specify - Polish 8286 42A 9705 Language Group Specify - Norwegian 8286 42A 9706 Language Group Specify - Portuguese 8286 42A 9707 Language Group Specify - Spanish 8286 42A 9708 Language Group Specify - Italian 8286 42A 9711 Language Group Specify - Canadian French 8286 42A 9712 Language Group Specify - Japanese 8286 42A 9714 Language Group Specify - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) 8286 42A 9715 Language Group Specify - Korean 8286 42A 9716 Language Group Specify - Turkish 8286 42A 9718 Language Group Specify - Hungarian 8286 42A 9719 Language Group Specify - Slovakian 8286 42A 9720 Language Group Specify - Russian 8286 42A 9721 Language Group Specify - Simplified Chinese (PRC) 8286 42A 9722 Language Group Specify - Czech 8286 42A 9724 Language Group Specify -- Romanian 8286 42A 9725 Language Group Specify - Croatian 8286 42A 9726 Language Group Specify -- Slovenian 8286 42A 9727 Language Group Specify - Brazilian Portuguese 8286 42A 9728 Language Group Specify - Thai 8286 42A 9729 QSFP+ 40GBase-SR Transceiver 8286 42A EB27 1m (3.3-ft), IBM Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cable (DAC) 8286 42A EB2B 3m (9.8-ft), IBM Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cable (DAC) 8286 42A EB2H 10m (30.3-ft), IBM Passive QSFP+ MTP Optical Cable 8286 42A EB2J 30m (90.3-ft), IBM Passive QSFP+ MTP Optical Cable 8286 42A EB2K AC Power Supply - 900W 8286 42A EB2L IBM i 7.2 Indicator 8286 42A EB72 Rack Front Door (Black) 8286 42A EC01 Rack Rear Door 8286 42A EC02 Rack Side Cover 8286 42A EC03 Rack Suite Attachment Kit 8286 42A EC04 Rear Door Heat Exchanger for 2.0 Meter Slim Rack 8286 42A EC15 PCIe2 2-port 10GbE SFN6122F Adapter 8286 42A EC2J PCIe2 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SR Adapter 8286 42A EC30 PCIe3 2-Port 40GbE NIC RoCE QSFP+ Adapter 8286 42A EC3B PCIe2 4-Port USB 3.0 Adapter 8286 42A EC46 SAS X Cable 3m - HD Narrow 6Gb 2-Adapters to Enclosure 8286 42A ECBJ SAS X Cable 6m - HD Narrow 6Gb 2-Adapters to Enclosure 8286 42A ECBK SAS X Cable 10m - HD Narrow 6Gb 2-Adapters to Enclosure 8286 42A ECBL SAS X Cable 15m - HD Narrow 3Gb 2-Adapters to Enclosure 8286 42A ECBM 5m (16.4-ft), IBM Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cable (DAC) 8286 42A ECBN SAS YO Cable 1.5m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8286 42A ECBT SAS YO Cable 3m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8286 42A ECBU SAS YO Cable 6m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8286 42A ECBV SAS YO Cable 10m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8286 42A ECBW SAS YO Cable 15m - HD Narrow 3Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8286 42A ECBX SAS AE1 Cable 4m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8286 42A ECBY SAS YE1 Cable 3m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8286 42A ECBZ SAS AA Cable 0.6m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Adapter 8286 42A ECC0 SAS AA Cable 1.5m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Adapter 8286 42A ECC2 SAS AA Cable 3m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Adapter 8286 42A ECC3 SAS AA Cable 6m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Adapter 8286 42A ECC4 System Port Converter Cable for UPS 8286 42A ECCF Custom Service Specify, Shenzhen, China 8286 42A ECSC Custom Service Specify, Mexico 8286 42A ECSM Custom Service Specify, Poughkeepsie, USA 8286 42A ECSP IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 8286 42A EHCE InfoSphere Information Server (IIS) / Data Stage 8286 42A EHDS SPSS on Power Solution Indicator 8286 42A EHSS PCIe3 RAID SAS Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 8286 42A EJ0J PCIe3 12GB Cache RAID SAS Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 8286 42A EJ0L Storage Backplane 12 SFF-3 Bays/DVD Bay 8286 42A EJ0N Storage Backplane 18 SFF-3 Bays/eight 1.8-inch SSD bays/DVD Bay/Dual IOA with Write Cache 8286 42A EJ0P Split #EJ0N to 6+6 SFF-3 Bays: Add 2nd SAS Controller 8286 42A EJ0S SAS Ports/Cabling for Dual IOA BackPlane 8286 42A EJ0Z PCIe3 SAS Tape/DVD Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 8286 42A EJ10 PCIe3 FPGA Accelerator Adapter 8286 42A EJ12 Specify mode-2 (1)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 or #EL1S 8286 42A EJPJ Specify mode-2 (2)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 or #EL1S 8286 42A EJPK Specify mode-4 (1)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 or #EL1S 8286 42A EJPL Specify mode-4 (2)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 or #EL1S 8286 42A EJPM Specify mode-4 (3)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 or #EL1S 8286 42A EJPN Specify Mode-1 & (1)EJ0J for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJR1 Specify Mode-1 & (2)EJ0J for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJR2 Specify Mode-2 & (2)EJ0J for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJR3 Specify Mode-2 & (4)EJ0J for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJR4 Specify Mode-4 & (4)EJ0J for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJR5 Specify Mode-2 & (1)EJ0J for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJR6 Specify Mode-2 & (2)EJ0J for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJR7 Specify Mode-2 & (1)EJ0J for EXP24S (#5887/El1S) 8286 42A EJRA Specify Mode-2 & (2)EJ0J for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJRB Specify Mode-4 & (1)EJ0J for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJRC Specify Mode-4 & (2)EJ0J for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJRD Specify Mode-4 & (3)EJ0J for EXP24S (#5888/EL1S) 8286 42A EJRE Specify Mode-1 & (2)EJ0L for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJRP Specify Mode-2 & (2)EJ0L for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJRS Specify Mode-2 & (2)EJ0L for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8286 42A EJRT Non-paired Indicator EJ0L PCIe SAS RAID Adapter 8286 42A EJRU Front Bezel for 12-Bay BackPlane 8286 42A EJTC Front Bezel for 18-Bay BackPlane 8286 42A EJTD Front OEM Bezel for 12-Bay BackPlane 8286 42A EJTE Front OEM Bezel for 18-Bay BackPlane 8286 42A EJTF Eight-bay 1.8-inch SSD Cage 8286 42A EJTM Full Width Keyboard -- USB, US English, #103P 8286 42A EK51 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, French, #189 8286 42A EK52 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Italian, #142 8286 42A EK53 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, German/Austrian, #129 8286 42A EK54 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, UK English, #166P 8286 42A EK55 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Spanish, #172 8286 42A EK56 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Japanese, #194 8286 42A EK57 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Brazilian Portuguese, #275 8286 42A EK58 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Hungarian, #208 8286 42A EK59 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Korean, #413 8286 42A EK60 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Chinese, #467 8286 42A EK61 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, French Canadian, #445 8286 42A EK62 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Belgian/UK, #120 8286 42A EK64 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Swedish/Finnish, #153 8286 42A EK65 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Danish, #159 8286 42A EK66 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Bulgarian, #442 8286 42A EK67 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Swiss/French/German, #150 8286 42A EK68 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Norwegian,#155 8286 42A EK69 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Dutch, #143 8286 42A EK70 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Portuguese, #163 8286 42A EK71 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Greek, #319 8286 42A EK72 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Hebrew, #212 8286 42A EK73 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Polish, #214 8286 42A EK74 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Slovakian, #245 8286 42A EK75 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Czech, #243 8286 42A EK76 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Turkish, #179 8286 42A EK77 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, LA Spanish, #171 8286 42A EK78 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Arabic, #253 8286 42A EK79 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Thai, #191 8286 42A EK80 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Russian, #443 8286 42A EK81 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Slovenian, #234 8286 42A EK82 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, US English Euro, #103P 8286 42A EK83 PDU Access Cord 0.38m 8286 42A ELC0 #ESD4 Load Source Specify (571GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 for IBM i) 8286 42A ELS4 #ES17 Load Source Specify (387GB 1.8" SSD for IBM i) 8286 42A ELS7 #ESD8 Load Source Specify (1.1TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 for IBM i) 8286 42A ELS8 #ESDA Load Source Specify (283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 for IBM i) 8286 42A ELSA #ES0H Load Source Specify (775GB SSD SFF-2) 8286 42A ELSH #ES0M Load Source Specify (387GB SFF-3 SSD for IBM i) 8286 42A ELSM #ES0P Load Source Specify (775GB SFF-3 SSD for IBM i) 8286 42A ELSP #ESDS Load Source Specify (283GB 10k SAS SFF3 for IBM i) 8286 42A ELSS #ESDU Load Source Specify (139GB 15k SAS SFF3 for IBM i) 8286 42A ELSU #ESFA Load Source Specify (283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4224) 8286 42A ELTA #ESFE Load Source Specify (571GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4224) 8286 42A ELTE #ESFN Load Source Specify (571GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4224) 8286 42A ELTN #ESEY Load Source Specify (283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4224) 8286 42A ELTY 16 GB DDR3 Memory 8286 42A EM8B 32 GB DDR3 Memory 8286 42A EM8C 64 GB DDR3 Memory 8286 42A EM8D 1m (3.3-ft), 10GbE'Net Cable SFP+ Act Twinax Copper 8286 42A EN01 3m (9.8-ft), 10Gb E'Net Cable SFP+ Act Twinax Copper 8286 42A EN02 5m (16.4-ft), 10Gb E'Net Cable SFP+ Act Twinax Copper 8286 42A EN03 PCIe2 16Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter 8286 42A EN0A PCIe2 4-port (10Gb FCoE & 1GbE) SR&RJ45 8286 42A EN0H PCIe2 4-Port (10Gb+1GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter 8286 42A EN0S PCIe2 4-port (10Gb+1GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter 8286 42A EN0U PCIe2 2-port 10/1GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter 8286 42A EN0W PCIe 1-port Bisync Adapter 8286 42A EN13 6-core 3.89 GHz POWER8 Processor Card 8286 42A EPXE 8-core 4.15 GHz POWER8 Processor Card 8286 42A EPXF 12-core 3.52 GHz POWER8 Processor Card 8286 42A EPXH One Processor Core Activation for #EPXE 8286 42A EPYE One Processor Core Activation for #EPXF 8286 42A EPYF One Processor Core Activation for #EPXH 8286 42A EPYH Quanity 150 of #3452 SAS YO Cable 6m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8286 42A EQ02 Quantity 150 of #3453 SAS YO Cable 10m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8286 42A EQ03 Quantity of 150 #ES0C 8286 42A EQ0C Quantity of 150 #ES0D 8286 42A EQ0D Quantity 150 of #ES0G (775GB SSD SFF-2) 8286 42A EQ0G Quantity 150 of #ES0H (775GB SSD SFF-2) 8286 42A EQ0H Quantity 150 of #ES19 (387GB SSD SFF-2) 8286 42A EQ19 Quantity 150 of #ES1A (387GB SSD SFF-2) 8286 42A EQ1A Quantity 150 of #1738 (856GB SFF-2 disk) 8286 42A EQ38 Quantity 150 of #1752 (900GB SFF-2 disk) 8286 42A EQ52 Quantity 150 of #ESD2 (1.1TB 10k SFF-2) 8286 42A EQD2 Quantity 150 of #ESD3 (1.2TB 10k SFF-2) 8286 42A EQD3 Quantity 150 of #ESEY (283 GB SFF-2) 8286 42A EQEY Quantity 150 of #ESEZ (300GB SFF-2) 8286 42A EQEZ Quantity 150 of #ESFN (571GB SFF-2) 8286 42A EQFN Quantity 150 of #ESFP (600GB SFF-2) 8286 42A EQFP 42U Slim Rack 8286 42A ER05 RFID Tags for Servers, Compute Nodes, Chassis, Racks, and HMCs 8286 42A ERF1 387GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux with eMLC 8286 42A ES0C 387GB SFF-2 SSD for IBM i with eMLC 8286 42A ES0D 775GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux 8286 42A ES0G 775GB SFF-2 SSD for IBM i 8286 42A ES0H 387GB SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux 8286 42A ES0L 387GB SFF-3 SSD for IBM i 8286 42A ES0M 775GB SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux 8286 42A ES0N 775GB SFF-3 SSD for IBM i 8286 42A ES0P 387GB 1.8" SSD for AIX/Linux 8286 42A ES16 387GB 1.8" SSD for IBM i 8286 42A ES17 387GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux 8286 42A ES19 387GB SFF-2 SSD for IBM i 8286 42A ES1A S&H - No Charge 8286 42A ESC0 S&H-b 8286 42A ESC6 1.1TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (IBMi) 8286 42A ESD2 1.2TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8286 42A ESD3 571GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i) 8286 42A ESD4 600GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8286 42A ESD5 1.1TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 DIsk Drive (IBM i) 8286 42A ESD8 1.2TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8286 42A ESD9 283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i) 8286 42A ESDA 300GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8286 42A ESDB 300GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8286 42A ESDR 283GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i) 8286 42A ESDS 146GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8286 42A ESDT 139GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (IBM i) 8286 42A ESDU 283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4224 Disk Drive 8286 42A ESEY 300GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive 8286 42A ESEZ 283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4224 Disk Drive 8286 42A ESFA 300GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive 8286 42A ESFB 571GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4224 Disk Drive 8286 42A ESFE 600GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive 8286 42A ESFF 571GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4224 Disk Drive 8286 42A ESFN 600GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive 8286 42A ESFP 1TB Removable Disk Drive Cartridge 8286 42A EU01 RDX USB External Docking Station for Removable Disk Cartridge 8286 42A EU04 RDX 320 GB Removable Disk Drive 8286 42A EU08 1.5TB Removable Disk Drive Cartridge 8286 42A EU15 BLU Acceleration Solution Edition Indicator 8286 42A EU2B Software preload define 8286 42A EUC0 Software preload define 8286 42A EUC1 Software preload define 8286 42A EUC2 Software preload define 8286 42A EUC3 Core Use HW Feature 8286 42A EUC6 Core Use HW Feature 10X 8286 42A EUC7
Feature conversions
The existing components being replaced during a model or feature conversion become the property of IBM and must be returned.
Feature conversions are always implemented on a "quantity of one for quantity of one" basis. Multiple existing features may not be converted to a single new feature. Single existing features may not be converted to multiple new features.
The following conversions are available to customers:
Feature conversions for 8286-42A virtualization engine features
Return From FC: To FC: parts
5227 - PowerVM Standard 5228 - PowerVM Enterprise No Edition Edition
Business Partner information
If you are a Direct Reseller - System Reseller acquiring products from IBM, you may link directly to Business Partner information for this announcement. A PartnerWorld® ID and password are required (use IBM ID).
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Publications |
IBM Power Systems hardware documentation provides clients with the following topical information:
- Licenses, notices, safety, and warranty information
- Planning for the system
- Installing and configuring the system
- Troubleshooting, service, and support
- Installing, configuring, and managing consoles, terminals, and interfaces
- Installing operating systems
- Creating a virtual computing environment
- Enclosures and expansion units
- Glossary
You can access the product documentation at
Product documentation is also available on DVD (SK5T-7087).
The following information is shipped with the 8286-42A:
- Power Hardware Information DVD SK5T-7087
- Installing the 8286-42A
- Important Notices
- Warranty Information
- License Agreement for Machine Code
Hardware documentation such as installation instructions, user's information, and service information is available to download or view at
You can access IBM i documentation at
You can access AIX documentation at
You can access documentation about Linux on IBM systems at
The IBM Systems Information Center provides you with a single information center where you can access product documentation for IBM systems hardware, operating systems, and server software. Through a consistent framework, you can efficiently find information and personalize your access. Visit the IBM Systems Information Center, at
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Services |
Global Technology Services®
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These services help you learn about, plan, install, manage, or optimize your IT infrastructure to be an on-demand business. They can help you integrate your high-speed networks, storage systems, application servers, wireless protocols, and an array of platforms, middleware, and communications software for IBM and many non-IBM offerings. IBM is your one-stop shop for IT support needs.
For details on available services, contact your IBM representative or visit
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Technical information |
Specified operating environment
Physical specifications
- Width: 443 mm (17.5 in.)
- Depth: 756 mm (29.8 in.)
- Height: 173 mm (6.9 in.)
- Weight: 43.8 kg (97 lb)
To assure installability and serviceability in non-IBM industry-standard racks, review the installation planning information for any product-specific installation requirements.
Operating environment
- Temperature: (nonoperating) 5° to 45°C (41° to 113°F); recommended temperature (operating) 18° to 27°C (64° to 80°F); allowable operating temperature 5° to 35°C (41° to 95°F)
- Relative humidity: Nonoperating 8% to 80%; recommended 5.5°C (42°F) dew point to 60% RH and 15°C (59°F) dew point
- Maximum dew point: 28°C (84°F)(operating)
- Operating voltage: 900 W PSU: 100-127 V ac or 200-240 V ac
- Operating frequency: 47/63 Hz
- Maximum measured power consumption: 2,300 watts (maximum)
- Power factor: 0.98
- Thermal output: (7,848 Btu/hour) (maximum)
- Power-source loading
- 2.38 kVa (maximum configuration)
- Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
Note: The maximum measured value is the worst case power consumption expected from a fully populated server under an intensive workload. The maximum measured value also accounts for component tolerance and non-ideal operating conditions. Power consumption and heat load vary greatly by server configuration and utilization. The IBM Systems Energy Estimator should be used to obtain a heat output estimate based on a specific configuration
Noise level and sound power
- Rack-mount system: 6.8 bels operating; 6.8 bels idling
EMC conformance classification:
This equipment is subject to FCC rules and shall comply with the appropriate FCC rules before final delivery to the buyer or centers of distribution.
- US: FCC Class A
- Europe: CISPR 22 Class A
- Japan: VCCI-A
- Korea: Korean Requirement Class A
- China: People's Republic of China commodity inspection law Class A
Homologation -- Telecom environmental testing (Safety and EMC):
Homologation approval for specific countries has been initiated with the IBM Homologation and Type Approval (HT&A) organization in LaGaude, France. This Power Systems model and applicable features meet the environmental testing requirements of the country telecom and have been designed and tested in compliance with the Full Quality Assurance Approval (FQAA) process as delivered by the British Approval Board for Telecom (BABT), the UK Telecom regulatory authority.
This product is not certified for connection by any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks. Certification may be required by law prior to making any such connection. Contact an IBM representative or reseller for any questions.
Product safety/Country testing/Certification
- UL 60950 Underwriters Laboratory, Safety Information
- CSA C22.2 No. 60950-00, Canadian Standards Association
- EN60950 European Norm
- IEC 60950, Edition 1, International Electrotechnical Commission, Safety Information
- Nordic deviations to IEC 60950-1 1st Edition
General requirements
The product is in compliance with IBM Corporate Bulletin C-B 0-2594-000 Statement of Conformity of IBM Product to External Standard (Suppliers Declaration).
Homologation
This product is not certified for direct connection by any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks. Certification may be required by law prior to making any such connection. Contact an IBM representative or reseller for any questions.
Hardware requirements
The Power S824 offers 6-core, 8-core, and 12-core configurations with one or two processor modules. The system can contain up to 1024 GB of system memory, storage backplane options of twelve or eighteen SFF-3 disk/SSD bays and eight 1.8-inch SSD modules, four PCIe x 16 Gen 3 adapters (full-height, full-length slots), six PCIe x 8 Gen 3 adapters (full-height, half-length slots), and multiple media devices, as desired. This flexibility is made available through the many optional features for the Power S824.
One system central electronics complex (CEC) enclosure with the following items:
- Choose one or two processor modules from:
- One or two 6-core 3.89 GHz Processor module (#EPXE)
- One or two 8-core 4.15 GHz Processor module (#EPXF)
- Two 12-core 3.52 GHz Processor module (#EPXH)
Notes :
- If two processor modules are ordered, they must be the same feature number.
- The total number of processor activation features must equal to the total number of cores on the system.
- Choose 32 GB minimum memory from:
- 16 GB CDIMM, 1600 Mbps, 4 Gb DDR3 DRAM (#EM8B)
- 32 GB CDIMM, 1600 Mbps, 4 Gb DDR3 DRAM (#EM8C)
- 64 GB CDIMM, 1600 Mbps, 4 Gb DDR3 DRAM (#EM8D)
- Choose storage backplane from:
- Twelve SFF-3 Bays/DVD Bay (#EJ0N).
- Eighteen SFF-3 Bays/ eight 1.8-inch SSD bays/DVD Bay/Dual IOA with Write Cache (#EJ0P).
- Split feature EJ0N to 6+6 SFF-3 Bays: Add a second SAS Controller (#EJ0S).
- One PCIe2 4-port 1 GbE Adapter (#5899).
Note: The adapter takes up one PCIe slot. - Choose HDDs and SSDs from any orderable SFF HDD or SSD. The defaults are 283 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 for IBM i (2 x #ESDA) and 300 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 for AIX/Linux (#ESDB).
Notes :
- When feature 2145, the IBM i operating system, is selected, a minimum of two HDDs or SSDs is required.
- No internal HDD or SSD is required if feature 0837 (Boot from SAN) is selected. In this case, a Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over Ethernet adapter must also be ordered.
- Choose the Primary Operating System Indicator from:
- IBM i (#2145 -- requires #0566 or #0567, and #0040)
- AIX (#2146)
- Linux (#2147)
- One Language Group, Specify (#9300 or #97xx)
- Four 900 watt AC power supplies (4 x #EB2L)
- Four PDU power cords (#6665, #6458, #6672, #6671, #6577, #6660, #6460, #6469, or 6669)
- Choose a cover set from:
- IBM Rack-mount Drawer Bezel and Hardware (#EJTC, used with #EJ0N backplane)
- IBM Rack-mount Drawer Bezel and Hardware (#EJTD, used with #EJ0P backplane)
- OEM Rack-mount Drawer Bezel and Hardware (#EJTE, used with #EJ0N backplane)
- OEM Rack-mount Drawer Bezel and Hardware (#EJTF, used with #EJ0P backplane)
Hardware Management Console (HMC) machine code
An HMC or IVM is required to manage the Power S824 (8286-42A) implementing partitioning with PowerVM. Multiple POWER6, POWER7, and POWER8 processor-based servers can be supported by a single HMC. If an HMC is used to manage the Power S824, the HMC code level V8.810 can only be loaded on a rack-mount model CR5, or later, or deskside model C08.
If you are attaching an HMC to a new server or adding function to an existing server that requires a firmware update. The HMC machine code may need to be updated because HMC code must always be equal to or higher than the managed server's firmware. Access to firmware and machine code updates is conditioned on entitlement and license validation in accordance with IBM policy and practice. IBM may verify entitlement through customer number, serial number, electronic restrictions, or any other means or methods employed by IBM at its discretion.
To determine the HMC machine code level required for the firmware level on any server, go to the following web page to access the Fix Level Recommendation Tool (FLRT) on or after the planned availability date for this product. FLRT will identify the correct HMC machine code for the selected system firmware level
If a single HMC is attached to multiple servers, the HMC machine code level must be updated to be at or higher than the server with the most recent firmware level. All prior levels of server firmware are supported with the latest HMC machine code level.
The HMC code level V8.810 contains the following:
- Support for managing IBM Power System S824, S822, S814, S812L and S822L systems.
- Support for the new HMC model 7042-CR8.
- Support for PowerVM functions such as new HMC GUI interface for VIOS management.
- GUI for HMC's Performance and Capacity Monitoring function.
- A new HMC command to initiate a Remote Restart operation. This removes the requirement of VMControl for the PowerVM Remote Restart function.
- For PowerVM GUI functions, VIOS V2.2.3.3 is recommended.
Software requirements
The Power S824 supports:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, or later
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3, or later
- AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-03 Technology Level and Service Pack 3, with APAR IV56367, or later
- AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-09 Technology Level and Service Pack 3, with APAR IV56366, or later
- These additional AIX levels are supported in an LPAR using virtualized I/O only:
- AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-03 Technology Level and Service Pack 1, or later
- AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 1, or later
- AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-01 Technology Level and Service Pack 6, or later
- AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-09 Technology Level and Service Pack 1, or later
- AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-08 Technology Level and Service Pack 1, or later
- AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-07 Technology Level and Service Pack 6, or later
- IBM i 7.1 with TR8, or later, 7.2, or later
- VIOS 2.2.3.3 with interim fix IV56366, or later
System limitations
- Integrated system port is not supported under AIX or Linux when the HMC ports are connected to an HMC. Either the HMC ports or the integrated system ports can be used, but not both. FSP2 USB 2.0 port is used for communication to a UPS.
- The integrated system port is supported for modem and TTY terminal connections by AIX or Linux. Any other application using serial ports requires a serial port adapter to be installed in a PCI slot. The integrated system port does not support HACMP configurations.
Boot requirements
- If IBM i (#2145) is selected as the primary operating system and SAN boot is not selected (#0837), one of the following Load Source specify codes must be specified.
- #0871 Load Source Specify for 139 GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive for IBM i (#1947)
- #0872 Load Source Specify for 283 GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk (#1948)
- #0874 Load Source Specify for 283 GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk (#1956)
- #0875 Load Source Specify for 571 GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk (#1962)
- #0880 Load Source Specify for 856 GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk (#1738)
- #0894 Load Source Specify for 387 GB SFF-2 SSD for IBM i (#ES0D)
- #0911 Load Source Specify for 1.1 TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk (#ESD2)
- #ELS4 Load Source Specify for 571 GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 for IBM i (#ESD4)
- #ELS8 Load Source Specify for 1.1 TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 for IBM i (#ESD8)
- #ELSA Load Source Specify for 283 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 for IBM i (#ESDA)
- #ELSK Load Source Specify for 387 GB 1.8" SSD for IBM i (#ES0K)
- #ELSM Load Source Specify for 387 GB SFF-3 SSD for IBM i (#ES0M)
- #ELSP Load Source Specify for 775 GB SFF-3 SSD for IBM i (#ES0P)
- #ELTA Load Source Specify for 283 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4224 (#ESFA)
- #ELTE Load Source Specify for 571 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4224 (#ESFE)
- #ELTN Load Source Specify for 571 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4224 (#ESFN)
- #ELTY Load Source Specify for 283 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4224 (#ESEY)
- If IBM i (#2145) is selected and the load source disk unit is not in the CEC (system unit), one of the following specify codes must also be selected:
- #0719 Load Source Not in CEC and are to be placed in I/O drawers or in external SAN-attached disk.
- #0728 Load Source Specifies DASD are placed in an EXP24S SFF Gen 2 bay Drawer (#5887 or #EL1S)
- #0837 SAN Operating System Load Source Specify
- If IBM i (#2145) is selected, one of the following system console specify codes must be selected:
- #5550 -- System Console on HMC
- #5557 -- System Console - Internal LAN
Planning information
Cable orders
No additional cables are required.
Security, auditability, and control
This product uses the security and auditability features of host software and application software.
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities.
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IBM Electronic Services |
Electronic Service Agent and the IBM Electronic Support web portal are dedicated to providing fast, exceptional support to IBM Systems customers. The IBM Electronic Service Agent tool is a no-additional-charge tool that proactively monitors and reports hardware events, such as system errors, performance issues, and inventory. The Electronic Service Agent tool can help you stay focused on your company's strategic business initiatives, save time, and spend less effort managing day-to-day IT maintenance issues.
System configuration and inventory information collected by the Electronic Service Agent tool also can be viewed on the secure Electronic Support web portal, and used to improve problem determination and resolution by you and the IBM support team. To access the tool main menu, simply type "smitty esa_main", and select "Configure Electronic Service Agent." In addition, ESA now includes a powerful web user interface, giving the administrator easy access to status, tool settings, problem information, and filters. For more information and documentation on how to configure and use Electronic Service Agent, refer to
The IBM Electronic Support portal is a single Internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry points traditionally used to access IBM Internet services and support. This portal enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in resolving technical problems. The My Systems and Premium Search functions make it even easier for Electronic Service Agent tool-enabled customers to track system inventory and find pertinent fixes.
Benefits
Increased uptime: The Electronic Service Agent tool is designed to enhance the Warranty or Maintenance Agreement by providing faster hardware error reporting and uploading system information to IBM Support. This can translate to less wasted time monitoring the "symptoms," diagnosing the error, and manually calling IBM Support to open a problem record. Its 24x7 monitoring and reporting mean no more dependence on human intervention or off-hours customer personnel when errors are encountered in the middle of the night.
Security: The Electronic Service Agent tool is designed to be secure in monitoring, reporting, and storing the data at IBM. The Electronic Service Agent tool is designed to securely transmit either via the Internet (HTTPS or VPN) or modem to provide customers a single point of exit from their site. Communication is one way. Activating Electronic Service Agent does not enable IBM to call into a customer's system.
For additional information, refer to IBM Electronic Service Agent
More accurate reporting: Since system information and error logs are automatically uploaded to the IBM Support center in conjunction with the service request, customers are not required to find and send system information, decreasing the risk of misreported or misdiagnosed errors. Once inside IBM, problem error data is run through a data knowledge management system and knowledge articles are appended to the problem record.
Customized support: Using the IBM ID entered during activation, customers can view system and support information in the "My Systems" and "Premium Search" sections of the Electronic Support website at
My Systems provides valuable reports of installed hardware and software using information collected from the systems by Electronic Service Agent. Reports are available for any system associated with the customer's IBM ID. Premium Search combines the function of search and the value of Electronic Service Agent information, providing advanced search of the technical support knowledgebase. Using Premium Search and the Electronic Service Agent information that has been collected from your system, customers are able to see search results that apply specifically to their systems.
For more information on how to utilize the power of IBM Electronic Services, contact your IBM Systems Services Representative, or visit
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Terms and conditions |
Volume orders
Contact your IBM representative.
IBM Global Financing
Yes
Products -- terms and conditions
Warranty period
Three years.
Alternative warranty options are available on a special bid basis from your IBM representative or Business Partner.
An IBM part or feature installed during the initial installation of an IBM machine is subject to a full warranty effective on the date of installation of the machine. An IBM part or feature that replaces a previously installed part or feature assumes the remainder of the warranty period for the replaced part or feature. An IBM part or feature added to a machine without replacing a previously installed part or feature is subject to a full warranty effective on its date of installation. Unless specified otherwise, the warranty period, type of warranty service, and service level of a part or feature are the same as those for the machine in which it is installed.
Warranty service
If required, IBM provides repair or exchange service depending on the types of warranty service specified for the machine. IBM will attempt to resolve your problem over the telephone, or electronically through an IBM website. IBM may request Electronic Service Agent (ESA) activation and you must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies. Scheduling of service will depend the time of your call and is subject to parts availability. If applicable to your product, parts considered Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs) will be provided as part of the machine's standard warranty service.
Service levels are response-time objectives, may be limited in some areas, and are not guaranteed. The specified level of warranty service may not be available in all worldwide locations. Additional charges may apply outside IBM's normal service area. Contact your local IBM representative or your reseller for country-specific and location-specific information.
CRU Service
IBM provides replacement CRUs to you for you to install. CRU information and replacement instructions are shipped with your machine and are available from IBM upon your request. CRUs are designated as being either a Tier 1 (mandatory) or a Tier 2 (optional) CRU.
Tier 1 (mandatory) CRU
Installation of Tier 1 CRUs, as specified in this announcement, is your responsibility. If IBM installs a Tier 1 CRU at your request, you will be charged for the installation.
Tier 2 (optional) CRU
You may install a Tier 2 CRU yourself or request IBM to install it, at no additional charge.
Based upon availability, CRUs will be shipped for next-business-day (NBD) delivery. IBM specifies, in the materials shipped with a replacement CRU, whether a defective CRU must be returned to IBM. When return is required, return instructions and a container are shipped with the replacement CRU. You may be charged for the replacement CRU if IBM does not receive the defective CRU within 15 days of your receipt of the replacement.
The following parts have been designated as Tier 1 CRUs:
- DASD SFF Drive
- DASD SSD Drive
- DVD Drive
- Fan
- Fan Cage
- All PCI Adapters
- High-Function RAID Card Cable
- Memory DIMMs
- Native USB Serial Card
- Operator Panel
- Operator Panel Cable
- Power Supply
- Line/power cord
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- External cables
- Power Bus Signal Cable
- Display
- GXP adapter
- Time of Day (TOD) Battery
On-site Service
At IBM's discretion, you will receive specified CRU service, or IBM will repair the failing machine at your location and verify its operation. You must provide a suitable working area to allow disassembly and reassembly of the IBM machine. The area must be clean, well-lit, and suitable for the purpose.
Service level is:
- 9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, next-business-day response. Calls must be received by 5:00 p.m. local time in order to qualify for next-business-day response.
Warranty service
IBM is now shipping machines with selected non-IBM parts that contain an IBM field replaceable unit (FRU) part number label. These parts are to be serviced during the IBM machine warranty period. IBM is covering the service on these selected non-IBM parts as an accommodation to their customers, and normal warranty service procedures for the IBM machine apply.
Warranty service upgrades
During the warranty period, warranty service upgrades provide an enhanced level of On-site Service for an additional charge. Service levels are response-time objectives and are not guaranteed. See the Warranty services section above for additional details.
IBM will attempt to resolve your problem over the telephone or electronically by access to an IBM website. Certain machines contain remote support capabilities for direct problem reporting, remote problem determination, and resolution with IBM. You must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies. Following problem determination, if IBM determines on-site service is required, scheduling of service will depend upon the time of your call, machine technology and redundancy, and availability of parts.
CRU and On-site Service
At IBM's discretion you will receive CRU service or IBM will repair the failing machine at your location and verify its operation. You must provide a suitable working area to allow disassembly and reassembly of the IBM machine. The area must be clean, well lit, and suitable for the purpose. The following on-site response-time objectives are available as warranty service upgrades for your machine. Available offerings are:
- 9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, 4-hour average, same business day response
- 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 4-hour average response, same day
- 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 2-hour average response, same day
Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs) may be provided as part of the machine's standard warranty CRU Service except that you may install a CRU yourself or request IBM installation, at no additional charge, under the CRU and On-site Service level specified above. For additional information on the CRU Service, see the warranty information.
Maintenance services
If required, IBM provides repair or exchange service depending on the types of maintenance service specified for the machine. IBM will attempt to resolve your problem over the telephone or electronically, via an IBM website. Certain machines contain remote support capabilities for direct problem reporting, remote problem determination, and resolution with IBM. You must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies. Following problem determination, if IBM determines on-site service is required, scheduling of service will depend upon the time of your call, machine technology and redundancy, and availability of parts. Service levels are response-time objectives and are not guaranteed. The specified level of maintenance service may not be available in all worldwide locations. Additional charges may apply outside IBM's normal service area. Contact your local IBM representative or your reseller for country-specific and location-specific information. The following service selections are available as maintenance options for your machine type.
On-site Service
IBM will repair the failing machine at your location and verify its operation. You must provide a suitable working area to allow disassembly and reassembly of the IBM machine. The area must be clean, well-lit, and suitable for the purpose.
Service levels are:
- 9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, next-business-day response
- 9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, 4-hour average response, same business day
- 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 4-hour average response, same day
- 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 2-hour average response, same day
Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) Service
If your problem can be resolved with a CRU (for example, keyboard, mouse, speaker, memory, or hard disk drive), and depending upon the maintenance service offerings in your geography, IBM will ship the replacement CRU to you for you to install. CRU information and replacement instructions are shipped with your machine and are available from IBM upon your request.
Based upon availability, CRUs will be shipped for next-business-day delivery. IBM specifies, in the materials shipped with a replacement CRU, whether a defective CRU must be returned to IBM. When return is required, 1) return instructions and a container are shipped with the replacement CRU, and 2) you may be charged for the replacement CRU if IBM does not receive the defective CRU within 15 days of your receipt of the replacement.
CRUs may be provided as part of the machine's standard maintenance service except that you may install a CRU yourself or request IBM installation, at no additional charge, under any of the On-site Service levels specified above.
Non-IBM parts service
Under certain conditions, IBM provides services for selected non-IBM parts at no additional charge for machines that are covered under warranty service upgrades or maintenance services.
This service includes hardware problem determination (PD) on the non-IBM parts (for example, adapter cards, PCMCIA cards, disk drives, memory) installed within IBM machines and provides the labor to replace the failing parts at no additional charge.
If IBM has a Technical Service Agreement with the manufacturer of the failing part, or if the failing part is an accommodations part (a part with an IBM FRU label), IBM may also source and replace the failing part at no additional charge. For all other non-IBM parts, customers are responsible for sourcing the parts. Installation labor is provided at no additional charge, if the machine is covered under a warranty service upgrade or a maintenance service.
Usage plan machine
No
IBM hourly service rate classification
Two
When a type of service involves the exchange of a machine part, the replacement may not be new, but will be in good working order.
General terms and conditions
Field-installable features
Yes
Model conversions
No
Machine installation
Customer setup. Customers are responsible for installation according to the instructions IBM provides with the machine.
Graduated program license charges apply
Yes. The applicable processor tier is: Small
Licensed machine code
IBM Machine Code is licensed for use by a customer on the IBM machine for which it was provided by IBM under the terms and conditions of the IBM License Agreement for Machine Code, to enable the machine to function in accordance with its specifications, and only for the capacity authorized by IBM and acquired by the customer. You can obtain the agreement by contacting your IBM representative or visiting
Machine using LMC Type Model: 8286-42A
Access to Machine Code updates is conditioned on entitlement and license validation in accordance with IBM policy and practice. IBM may verify entitlement through customer number, serial number, electronic restrictions, or any other means or methods employed by IBM in its discretion.
If the machine does not function as warranted and your problem can be resolved through your application of downloadable machine code, you are responsible for downloading and installing these designated machine code changes as IBM specifies. If you would prefer, you may request IBM to install downloadable machine code changes; however, you may be charged.
Machine Code License Acceptance Requirement
Acceptance-By-Use Machine: No, the LIC license requires signed acceptance by the machine's end user directly with IBM, applicable to orders for a new machine, machine type conversion MES, and to machines transferred to another user.
Educational allowance
A reduced charge is available to qualified education customers. The educational allowance may not be added to any other discount or allowance.
The educational allowance is 8% for the products in this announcement.
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For additional information and current prices, contact your local IBM representative.
The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 8286 machine type:
Minimum Initial/ Monthly MES/ Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP Description number number Price Charge Support CSU MES
IBM Power System S824 42A Yes One CSC Billing Unit 42A 0010 Both Yes No Ten CSC Billing Units 42A 0011 Both Yes No Mirrored System Disk Level, Sp 42A 0040 Both Yes No Device Parity Protection All 42A 0041 Both Yes No Mirrored System Bus Level 42A 0043 Both Yes No Device Parity RAID 6 All 42A 0047 Both Yes No RISC to RISC Data Migration 42A 0205 Initial N/A No AIX Partition Specify 42A 0265 Both Yes No Linux Partition Specify 42A 0266 Both Yes No IBM i Partition Specify 42A 0267 Both Yes No Specify Custom Data Protection 42A 0296 Both Yes No Mirrored Level System Specify 42A 0308 Both Yes No RAID Hot Spare Specify 42A 0347 Both Yes No V.24/EIA232 6.1m (20 Ft) PCI C 42A 0348 Both Yes No V.35 6.1m (20 Ft) PCI Cable 42A 0353 Both Yes No X.21 6.1m (20 Ft) PCI Cable 42A 0359 Both Yes No CBU Specify 42A 0444 Initial N/A No Customer Specified Placement 42A 0456 Initial N/A No SSD Placement Ind 5887,EL1S 42A 0465 Initial N/A No 19 inch, 1.8 meter high rack 42A 0551 MES Yes No 19 inch, 2.0 meter high rack 42A 0553 MES Yes No IBM i 7.1 Specify Code 42A 0567 Both Yes No Rack Filler Panel Kit 42A 0599 Both Yes No Load Source Not in CEC 42A 0719 Both Yes No #5887/EL1S Load Source Specify 42A 0728 Both Yes No SAN Load Source Specify 42A 0837 Both Yes No #1947 Load Source Specify 42A 0871 Both Yes No #1948 Load Source Specify 42A 0872 Both Yes No #1956 Load Source Specify 42A 0874 Both Yes No #1962 Load Source Specify 42A 0875 Both Yes No #1738 Load Source Specify 42A 0880 Both Yes No #ES0D Load Source Specify 42A 0894 MES Yes No #ESD2 Load Source Specify 42A 0911 Both Yes No US TAA Compliance Indicator 42A 0983 Both Yes No Modem Cable US/Canada and GU 42A 1025 Both Yes No USB 500 GB Removable Disk Dr 42A 1107 Both Yes No Custom Serv. Specify, Roch 42A 1140 Both Yes No 856GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk 42A 1738 Both Yes No 900GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk 42A 1752 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1962 42A 1817 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1964 42A 1818 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1956 42A 1844 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1917 42A 1866 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1947 42A 1868 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1925 42A 1869 Both Yes No 146GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk 42A 1917 Both Yes No 300GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk 42A 1925 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1948 42A 1927 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1953 42A 1929 Both Yes No 139GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk 42A 1947 Both Yes No 283GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk 42A 1948 Both Yes No 300GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk 42A 1953 Both Yes No 283GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk 42A 1956 Both Yes No 571GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk 42A 1962 Both Yes No 600GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk 42A 1964 Both Yes No Primary OS - IBM i 42A 2145 Both Yes No Primary OS AIX 42A 2146 Both Yes No Primary OS Linux 42A 2147 Both Yes No Factory Deconfiguration of 1 c 42A 2319 Initial N/A No LC-SC 50 Micron Fiber Conv Cab 42A 2456 Both Yes No LC-SC 62.5 Mic.Fib.Conv.Cable 42A 2459 Both Yes No PCIe 2 Line WAN w/Modem 42A 2893 Both Yes No Asynch.Termin/Print.Cbl EIA232 42A 2934 Both Yes No Asynchronous Cable EIA 232/V 42A 2936 Both Yes No Ser to Ser Port Cab Draw/Draw 42A 3124 Both Yes No Serial to Se.Port Cbl Rack 8M 42A 3125 Both Yes No 1m, QDR IB Copper Cable 42A 3287 Both Yes No 3m, QDR IB Copper Cable 42A 3288 Both Yes No 5m QDR IB/E'Net Copper Cable 42A 3289 Both Yes No 10m QDR IB Optic Cable 42A 3290 Both Yes No 30m QDR IB Optic Cable 42A 3293 Both Yes No NOTE: The monitor or display features are subject to a $8 Electronic Waste Recycling Fee (15-INCH TO 34-INCH VIDEO DEVICE.) Widescreen LCD Monitor 42A 3632 Both Yes No SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS E 42A 3661 Both Yes No SAS Cbl X Adp SAS Enclosure 6M 42A 3662 Both Yes No SAS Cbl X Adp SAS Encl 15M 42A 3663 Both Yes No 3M SAS CABLE, ADPTR TO ADPTR ( 42A 3681 Both Yes No SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS1.5M 42A 3691 Both Yes No SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS 3M 42A 3692 Both Yes No SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS 6M 42A 3693 Both Yes No SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS 15M 42A 3694 Both Yes No 0.3M Serial Prt Converter Cbl 42A 3925 Both Yes No Serial Port Null Mod Cab 3.7M 42A 3927 Both Yes No Ser.Port Null Modem Cable,10M 42A 3928 Both Yes No System Serial Port Converter C 42A 3930 Both Yes No 6Foot Extend.Cbl for Displays 42A 4242 Both Yes No Extender Cable USB Keybo 1.8M 42A 4256 Initial N/A No VGA to DVI Connection Converte 42A 4276 Both Yes No Rack Integration Services: BP 42A 4648 Initial N/A No Rack Integration Services 42A 4649 Initial N/A No One and only one rack indicator feature is required on all orders (#4650 to #4666). No Factory Integration Ind. 42A 4650 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 1 42A 4651 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 2 42A 4652 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 3 42A 4653 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 4 42A 4654 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 5 42A 4655 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 6 42A 4656 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 7 42A 4657 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 8 42A 4658 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 9 42A 4659 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 10 42A 4660 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 11 42A 4661 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 12 42A 4662 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 13 42A 4663 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 14 42A 4664 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 15 42A 4665 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 16 42A 4666 Initial N/A No Power Active Memory Expansion 42A 4794 Both Yes No PCIe Crypto Coprocessor No B 42A 4807 Both Yes No One Processor of 5250 Enterpri 42A 4970 Both Yes No Full 5250 Enterprise Enablemen 42A 4974 Both Yes No Software Preload Required 42A 5000 Initial N/A No PowerVM Standard Edition 42A 5227 Both Yes No PowerVM Enterprise Edition 42A 5228 Both Yes No PCIe 2-Port 4X IB QDR Adapt 42A 5285 Both Yes No PCIe2 2-port 10GbE SR Adapter 42A 5287 Both Yes No 2 Port Async EIA 232 PCIe Adap 42A 5289 Both Yes No (No Longer Available) Sys Console On HMC 42A 5550 Both Yes No Sys Console-Ethernet No IOP 42A 5557 Initial N/A No PCIe2 8Gb 4-port Fibre Channel 42A 5729 Both Yes No 8 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Por 42A 5735 Both Yes No PCIe2 4-Port 10GbE&1GbE SR&RJ4 42A 5744 Both Yes No POWER GXT145 PCI Express Graph 42A 5748 Both Yes No SATA Slimline DVD-RAM Drive 42A 5771 Both Yes No 10 Gigabit Ethernet LR PCI 42A 5772 Both Yes No EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer 42A 5887 Both Yes No PCIe2 4-port 1GbE Adapter 42A 5899 Both Yes No PCIe Dual x4 SAS Adapter 42A 5901 Both Yes No SAS AA Cable 3m - HD 6Gb Adapt 42A 5915 Both Yes No SAS AA Cable 6m - HD 6Gb Adapt 42A 5916 Both Yes No SAS AA Cable 1.5m - HD 6Gb Ada 42A 5917 Both Yes No SAS AA Cbl 0.6m - HD 6Gb Adapt 42A 5918 Both Yes No Opt Front Door for 1.8m Rack 42A 6068 MES Yes No Opt Front Door for 2.0m Rack 42A 6069 MES Yes No 1.8m Rack Acoustic Doors 42A 6248 MES Yes No 2.0m Rack Acoustic Doors 42A 6249 MES Yes No 1.8m Rack Trim Kit 42A 6263 MES Yes No 2.0m Rack Trim Kit 42A 6272 MES Yes No Pwr Crd 4.3m 14ft Wall IBM PDU 42A 6458 Both Yes No Pwr Crd (14FT), Drwr - OEM PDU 42A 6460 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 4.3m 14ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6469 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 1.8m 6ft Wall 125V/15A 42A 6470 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6471 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6472 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6473 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6474 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6475 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6476 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6477 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6478 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6488 Both Yes No 4.3m (14 Ft) 3PH/24A Power Cor 42A 6489 MES Yes No 4.3m (14 Ft) 1PH/48A Pwr Cord 42A 6491 MES Yes No 4.3m (14 Ft) 1PH/48 60A Pwr Co 42A 6492 MES Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6493 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6494 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall 250V,10A 42A 6496 Both Yes No Power Cable Drawer to IBM PD 42A 6577 Both Yes No Optional Rack Security Kit 42A 6580 MES Yes No Modem Tray for 19-Inch Rack 42A 6586 MES Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall 125V,15A 42A 6651 Both Yes No 4.3m 3PH/16A Power Cord 42A 6653 MES Yes No 4.3m 1PH/24-30A Pwr Cord 42A 6654 MES Yes No 4.3m 14Ft 1PH/24 30A WR Pwr 42A 6655 MES Yes No 4.3m 14Ft 1PH/24A Power Cord 42A 6656 MES Yes No 4.3m 14Ft 1PH/24A Power Cord 42A 6657 MES Yes No 4.3m 14Ft 1PH/24A Pwr Cd Kor 42A 6658 MES Yes No Pwr.Cord(9ft),To Wall/OEM PDU 42A 6659 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 14ft 4.3m WallOEM PDU 42A 6660 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.8m 9.2ft Wall PDU 42A 6665 Both Yes No 4.3m 14Ft 3PH/32A Pwr Cd Aus 42A 6667 MES Yes No Pwr Crd 4.3M, Drwr - OEM PDU 42A 6669 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m, Drwr - IBM PDU 42A 6671 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 1.5M, Drwr - IBM PDU 42A 6672 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU 42A 6680 Both Yes No IIntelligent PDU+ 1 EIA Unit 42A 7109 MES Yes No Environmental Monitoring Probe 42A 7118 Both Yes No Power Distribution Unit 42A 7188 MES Yes No AAP Software Pre-Inst.Indic. 42A 7305 Initial N/A No Eth Cbl 15M HW Management 42A 7802 Both Yes No Linux Software Preinstall 42A 8143 Initial N/A No Linux Software Preinstall BP 42A 8144 Initial N/A No USB Mouse 42A 8845 Both Yes No Order Routing Indicator Syste 42A 9169 Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-US Eng 42A 9300 NC Initial N/A No specify mode-1 & (1)5901/5278 42A 9359 Both Yes No Specify mode-1 & (2)5901/5278 42A 9360 Both Yes No Specify mode-2 & (2)5901/5278 42A 9361 Both Yes No Specify mode-4 & (4)5901/5278 42A 9365 Both Yes No Specify mode-2 & (4)5901/5278 42A 9366 Both Yes No Specify mode-1 & CEC SAS port 42A 9387 Both Yes No New AIX License Core Counter 42A 9440 NC Initial N/A No New IBM i Lic Core Counter 42A 9441 NC Initial N/A No New Red Hat Lic Core Counter 42A 9442 NC Initial N/A No New SUSE Lic Core Counter 42A 9443 NC Initial N/A No Other AIX Lic Core Counter 42A 9444 NC Initial N/A No Other Linux Lic Core Counter 42A 9445 NC Initial N/A No 3rd Party Linux Lic Core Cnt 42A 9446 NC Initial N/A No VIOS Core Counter 42A 9447 NC Initial N/A No Other License Core Counter 42A 9449 NC Initial N/A No Month Indicator 42A 9461 Initial N/A No Day Indicator 42A 9462 Initial N/A No Hour Indicator 42A 9463 Initial N/A No Minute Indicator 42A 9464 Initial N/A No Qty Indicator 42A 9465 Initial N/A No Countable Member Indicator 42A 9466 Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Dutch 42A 9700 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-French 42A 9703 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-German 42A 9704 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Polish 42A 9705 NC Initial N/A No Lang Group Specify - Norwegian 42A 9706 NC Initial N/A No Lang.Group Spcf-Portuguese 42A 9707 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Spanish 42A 9708 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Italian 42A 9711 NC Initial N/A No Langua Gr Speci Canadian Frenc 42A 9712 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Japanese 42A 9714 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Specify Tr Chin 42A 9715 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Korean 42A 9716 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Turkish 42A 9718 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Hungarian 42A 9719 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Slovakian 42A 9720 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Russian 42A 9721 NC Initial N/A No Lang Group Spcf Simpl Chinese 42A 9722 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Czech 42A 9724 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Romanian 42A 9725 NC Initial N/A No Lang Group Specify - Croatian 42A 9726 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Slovenian 42A 9727 NC Initial N/A No Lang Group Specify - Braz Port 42A 9728 NC Initial N/A No Lang Group Specify - Thai 42A 9729 NC Initial N/A No QSFP+ 40G Transceiver 42A EB27 Both Yes No 1m Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cbl 42A EB2B Both Yes No 3m Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cbl 42A EB2H Both Yes No 10m QSFP+ MTP Optical Cable 42A EB2J Both Yes No 30m QSFP+ MTP Optical Cable 42A EB2K Both Yes No AC Power Supply - 900W 42A EB2L Initial N/A No IBM i 7.2 Indicator 42A EB72 Both N/A No Rack Front Door (Black) 42A EC01 MES Yes No Rack Rear Door 42A EC02 MES Yes No Rack Side Cover 42A EC03 MES Yes No Rack Suite Attachment Kit 42A EC04 MES Yes No Rear Door Heat Exchanger 42A EC15 MES Yes No PCIe2 2-port 10GbE SFN6122F 42A EC2J Both Yes No PCIe2 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SR Ada 42A EC30 Both Yes No PCIe3 2-Port 40GbE NIC RoCE 42A EC3B Both Yes No PCIe2 4-Port USB 3.0 Adapter 42A EC46 Both Yes No SAS X Cable 3m - HD Narrow 42A ECBJ Both Yes No SAS X Cable 6m - HD Narrow 42A ECBK Both Yes No SAS X Cable 10m - HD Narrow 42A ECBL Both Yes No SAS X Cable 15m -HD Narrow 3Gb 42A ECBM Both Yes No 5m Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cbl 42A ECBN Both Yes No SAS YO Cable 1.5m - HD Narrow 42A ECBT Both Yes No SAS YO Cable 3m - HD Narrow 42A ECBU Both Yes No SAS YO Cable 6m - HD Narrow 42A ECBV Both Yes No SAS YO Cable 10m - HD Narrow 42A ECBW Both Yes No SAS YO Cable 15m-HD Narrow 3Gb 42A ECBX Both Yes No SAS AE1 Cable 4m - HD Narrow 42A ECBY Both Yes No SAS YE1 Cable 3m - HD Narrow 42A ECBZ Both Yes No SAS AA Cable 0.6m - HD Narrow 42A ECC0 Both Yes No SAS AA Cable 1.5m - HD Narrow 42A ECC2 Both Yes No SAS AA Cable 3m - HD Narrow 42A ECC3 Both Yes No SAS AA Cable 6m - HD Narrow 42A ECC4 Both Yes No Port Converter Cable for UPS 42A ECCF Initial N/A No Custom Serv. Specify, Shen 42A ECSC Both Yes No Custom Serv. Specify, Mexico 42A ECSM Both Yes No Custom Serv. Spec Poughkeepsie 42A ECSP Both Yes No Cognos Business Intelligence 42A EHCE Initial N/A No IIS / Data Stage 42A EHDS Initial N/A No SPSS on Pwr Sol Ind 42A EHSS Initial N/A No PCIe3 RAID SAS Adapter 4-port 42A EJ0J Both Yes No PCIe3 12GB Cache RAID SAS Adap 42A EJ0L Both Yes No Backplane 12 SFF & DVD Bays 42A EJ0N Both No No Backplane 18 SFF & Dual IOA 42A EJ0P Both No No Split#EJ0N: Add 2nd Control 42A EJ0S Both No No SAS Ports: Dual IOA Backplane 42A EJ0Z Both Yes No PCIe3 SAS Tape/DVD Adapter 42A EJ10 Both Yes No PCIe3 FPGA Accelerator Adapter 42A EJ12 Both Yes No Mode-2 (1)5901/5278 42A EJPJ Both Yes No Mmode-2(2)5901/5278 42A EJPK Both Yes No Mode-4 (1)5901/5278 42A EJPL Both Yes No Mode-4 (2) 5901/5278 42A EJPM Both Yes No Mode-4 (3) 5901/5278 42A EJPN Both Yes No Specify Mode1 & (1)EJ0J-EXP24S 42A EJR1 Both Yes No Specify Mode1 &1(2)EJ0J-EXP24S 42A EJR2 Both Yes No Specify Mode1 & (2)EJ0J-EXP24S 42A EJR3 Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (4)EJ0J-EXP24S 42A EJR4 Both Yes No Specify Mode4 & (4)EJ0J-EXP24S 42A EJR5 Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (1)EJ0J-EXP24S 42A EJR6 Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (2)EJ0J-EXP24S 42A EJR7 Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (1)EJ0J-EXP24S 42A EJRA Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (2)EJ0J-EXP24S 42A EJRB Both Yes No Specify-Mode4 & (1)EJ0J-EXP24S 42A EJRC Both Yes No Specify-Mode4 & (2)EJ0J-EXP24S 42A EJRD Both Yes No Specify-Mode4 & (3)EJ0J-EXP24S 42A EJRE Both Yes No Specify Mode1 & (2)EJ0L-EXP24S 42A EJRP Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (2)EJ0L-EXP24S 42A EJRS Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (2)EJ0L-EXP24S 42A EJRT Both Yes No Non-paired Indicator EJ0L PCIe 42A EJRU Both Yes No Front Bezel - 12-Bay BackPlane 42A EJTC Both Yes No Front Bezel - 8-Bay BackPlane 42A EJTD Both Yes No Front Bezel - 12-Bay BackPlane 42A EJTE Both Yes No Front Bezel - 8-Bay BackPlane 42A EJTF Both Yes No Eight-bay 1.8-inch SSD Cage 42A EJTM Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, US English 42A EK51 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, French 42A EK52 Both Yes No Full WidthKey USB,Italian 42A EK53 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, German/Aus 42A EK54 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, UK English 42A EK55 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Spanish 42A EK56 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Japanese 42A EK57 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, BrazilianP 42A EK58 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Hungarian 42A EK59 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Korean 42A EK60 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Chinese 42A EK61 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, French Can 42A EK62 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Belgian/UK 42A EK64 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Swedish/Fi 42A EK65 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Danish 42A EK66 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Bulgarian 42A EK67 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Swiss/Fr/G 42A EK68 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Norwegian 42A EK69 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Dutch 42A EK70 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Portuguese 42A EK71 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Greek 42A EK72 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Hebrew 42A EK73 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Polish 42A EK74 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Slovakian 42A EK75 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Czech 42A EK76 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Turkish 42A EK77 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, LA Spanish 42A EK78 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Arabic 42A EK79 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Thai 42A EK80 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Russian 42A EK81 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Slovenian 42A EK82 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, US English 42A EK83 Both Yes No PDU Access Cord 0.38m 42A ELC0 MES Yes No #ESD4 Load Source Specify 42A ELS4 Both Yes No #ES17 Load Source Specify 42A ELS7 Both Yes No #ESD8 Load Source Specify 42A ELS8 Both Yes No #ESDA Load Source Specify 42A ELSA Both Yes No #ES0H Load Source Specify 775G 42A ELSH Both Yes No #ES0M Load Source Specify 42A ELSM Both Yes No #ES0P Load Source Specify 42A ELSP Both Yes No #ESDS Load Source Specify 42A ELSS Both Yes No #ESDU Load Source Specify 42A ELSU Both Yes No #ESFA Load Source Specify 42A ELTA Both Yes No #ESFE Load Source Specify 42A ELTE Both Yes No #ESFN Load Source Specify 42A ELTN Both Yes No #ESEY Load Source Specify 42A ELTY Both Yes No 16 GB DDR3 Memory 42A EM8B Both Yes No 32 GB DDR3 Memory 42A EM8C Both Yes No 64 GB DDR3 Memory 42A EM8D Both Yes No 1m 10GbE Cable SFP+ Act Twinax 42A EN01 Both Yes No 3m 10GbE Cable SFP+ Act Twinax 42A EN02 Both Yes No 5m 10GbE Cable SFP+ Act Twinax 42A EN03 Both Yes No PCIe2 16Gb 2-port Fibre Channe 42A EN0A Both Yes No PICe2 4-port 10Gb FCoE & 1GbE 42A EN0H Both Yes No PCIe2 4-pt(10+1 GbE)SR+RJ45 42A EN0S Both Yes No PCIe2 4-pt(10+1GbE)CRSR+RJ45 42A EN0U Both Yes No PCIe2 2-pt 10/1GbE BaseT RJ45 42A EN0W Both Yes No PCIe 1-port Bisync Adapter 42A EN13 Both Yes No 6-core 3.89 GHz Proc Card 42A EPXE Both No No 8-core 4.15 GHz Proc Card 42A EPXF Both No No 12-core 3.52 GHz Proc Card 42A EPXH Both No No One Proc Activation for #EPXE 42A EPYE Both Yes No One Proc Activation for #EPXF 42A EPYF Both Yes No One Proc Activation for #EPXH 42A EPYH Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #3452 SAS Cabl 42A EQ02 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #3453 SAS YO 42A EQ03 Both Yes No Quantity of 150 #ES0C 42A EQ0C Support Yes No Quantity of 150 #ES0D 42A EQ0D Support Yes No Quantity 150 # ES0G 775G SSD 42A EQ0G Both Yes No Quantity 150 #ES0H 775GB SSD 42A EQ0H Both Yes No Quantity 150 #ES19 387GB SSD 42A EQ19 Both Yes No Quantity 150 #ES1A 387GB SSD 42A EQ1A Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1738 42A EQ38 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1752 42A EQ52 Both Yes No Quantity 150 #ESD2 1.1TB Disk 42A EQD2 Both Yes No Quantity 150 #ESD3 1.2TB Disk 42A EQD3 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #ESEY 283 GB S 42A EQEY Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #ESEZ 300GB 42A EQEZ Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #ESFN 571GB 42A EQFN Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #ESFP 600GB 42A EQFP Both Yes No 42U Slim Rack 42A ER05 MES Yes No RFID Tags for Compute Nodes 42A ERF1 Initial N/A No 387GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux 42A ES0C Support Yes No 387GB SFF-2 SSD for IBM i 42A ES0D Support Yes No 775GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux 42A ES0G Both Yes No 775GB SFF-2 SSD for IBM i 42A ES0H Both Yes No 387GB SFF-3 SSD (AIX/Linux) 42A ES0L Both Yes No 387GB SFF-3 SSD (IBM i) 42A ES0M Both Yes No 775GB SFF-3 SSD (AIX/Linux) 42A ES0N Both Yes No 775GB SFF-3 SSD (IBM i) 42A ES0P Both Yes No 387GB 1.8" SSD for AIX/Linux 42A ES16 Both Yes No 387GB 1.8" SSD for IBM i 42A ES17 Both Yes No 387GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux 42A ES19 Both Yes No 387GB SFF-2 SSD for IBM i 42A ES1A Both Yes No S&H - No Charge 42A ESC0 Initial N/A No S&H-b 42A ESC6 Initial N/A No 1.1TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk 42A ESD2 Both Yes No 1.2TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 (AIX/ 42A ESD3 Both Yes No 571GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk 42A ESD4 Both Yes No 600GB 10K RPM SAS SFF3 Disk 42A ESD5 Both Yes No 1.1TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk 42A ESD8 Both Yes No 1.2TB 10K RPM SAS SFF3 Disk 42A ESD9 Both Yes No 283GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk 42A ESDA Both Yes No 300GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk 42A ESDB Both Yes No 300GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk 42A ESDR Both Yes No 283GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk 42A ESDS Both Yes No 146GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk 42A ESDT Both Yes No 139GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk 42A ESDU Both Yes No 283GB 15K SAS SFF-2 4K BLK HDD 42A ESEY Both Yes No 300GB 15K SAS SFF-2 4K BLK HDD 42A ESEZ Both Yes No 283GB 15K SAS SFF-3 4K BLK HDD 42A ESFA Both Yes No 300GB 15K SAS SFF-3 4K BLK HDD 42A ESFB Both Yes No 571GB 15K SAS SFF-3 4K BLK HDD 42A ESFE Both Yes No 600GB 15K SAS SFF-3 4K BLK HDD 42A ESFF Both Yes No 571GB 15K SAS SFF-2 4K BLK HDD 42A ESFN Both Yes No 600GB 15K SAS SFF-2 4K BLK HDD 42A ESFP Both Yes No 1TB Removable Disk Cartridge 42A EU01 Both Yes No RDX USB External Docking 42A EU04 Both Yes No RDX 320 GB Removable Disk Driv 42A EU08 Both Yes No 1.5TB Removable Disk Cartridge 42A EU15 Both Yes No BLU Accelerationi Solution Ed 42A EU2B Initial N/A No Software preload define 42A EUC0 Initial N/A No Software preload define 42A EUC1 Initial N/A No Software preload define 42A EUC2 Initial N/A No Software preload define 42A EUC3 Initial N/A No Core Use HW Feature 42A EUC6 MES Yes No Core Use HW Feature 10 42A EUC7 MES Yes No
Feature conversions
Feature conversions for 8286-42A virtualization engine features:
Parts Purchase From FC: To FC: returned price 5227 - PowerVM Standard 5228 - PowerVM No Edition Enterprise Edition
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