IBM POWER9 and IBM POWER8 technology-based systems deliver hardware enhancements
IBM United States Hardware Announcement 119-059October 8, 2019
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Overview
Hardware enhancements are available for the IBM® POWER8® and IBM POWER9™ scale-out and scale-up family of servers, including:
- A new generation of enterprise 2.5-inch solid-state drives (SSD) that provides enhancements in the 387 GB, 775 GB, and 1550 GB capacity point for IBM Power® System E980, E950, L922, S914, S922, S924, H922, H924, S812L, S822L, S824L, S814, S812, S822, S824, E870, E870C, E880, E880C, E850, and E850C servers.
- PCIe3 x8 SSD NVMe adapters for IBM i operating system, providing 1.6 TB, 3.2 TB, and 6.4 TB capacity points for Power E980, S914, S924, and H924 servers.
- The Power S924 server delivers a new feature for 11-core or 22-core typical 3.45 - 3.9 GHz (max) configurations in a 19-inch rack-mount, 4U (EIA units) drawer configuration. All the cores are active.
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Feature exchange
Not applicable
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Planned availability date
- November 22, 2019, for all features except:
- October 18, 2019, for features EP1H and EP4H
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Description
Power servers are enhanced with the following:
Enterprise 387 GB, 775 GB, and 1550 GB capacity SSDs
The enterprise SAS SSDs are 2.5-inch SFF drives that can be installed either in the POWER9 or POWER8 system unit SAS bays (SFF-3) or in EXP24SX SAS bays (SFF-2) attached to a POWER9 or POWER8 server.
Power enterprise SSDs include the latest 3D NAND technology flash memory, which improves enterprise-class reliability, endurance, and capacity characteristics. The enterprise SSDs build upon a legacy of performance and endurance to provide a better value proposition to users of POWER9 and POWER8 servers.
The POWER9 and POWER8 servers that support the new enterprise SAS SSDs in their system unit are Power E950, L922, S914, S922, S924, H922, H924, S812L, S822L, S824L, S814, S812, S822, S824, E850, and E850C servers. The SFF-3 SAS bay in these servers uses an SFF-3 carrier/tray, on which the SAS drive is mounted. Other model POWER9 and POWER8 servers E980, E880, E880C, E870, and E870C do not have SAS bays in their system units and therefore cannot support enterprise SFF-3 SSDs. When attached to a POWER9 or a POWER8 server, the EXP24SX I/O drawers can hold up to 24 SAS SSDs. The EXP24SX SAS bays use an SFF-2 carrier/tray, on which the SAS drive is mounted.
The enterprise SSDs refresh the previously available 387 GB, 775 GB, and 1550 GB capacity points for POWER8 and POWER9 servers. These are 400 GB, 800 GB, and 1600 GB SSDs that are always formatted either to 4224 (4k) byte sectors or to 528 (5xx) byte sectors for additional protection, resulting in 387 GB, 775 GB, and 1550 GB capacities. The 4096 byte or 512 byte sectors or JBOD are not supported. The 4k drives are not supported on servers older than POWER8.
Multiple features are available for ordering SSDs to meet your business requirements.
Four key characteristics are differentiated in these features:
- Capacity: 387 GB, 775 GB, or 1550 GB
- Carrier/tray or SAS bay: SFF-3 or SFF-2
- Sector size: 5xx (528) or 4k (4224) byte
- Type server/OS: Multi-OS for IBM i or IBM AIX®/Linux®
Multi-OS server feature numbers
| SSD | For SFF-3 and 4k | For SFF-3 and 5xx | For SFF-2 and 4k | For SFF-2 and 5xx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387 GB | ESB8 and ESB9 1 | ESB0 | ESBA and ESBB 1 | ESB2 |
| 775 GB | ESBE and ESBF 1 | ESB4 | ESBG and ESBH 1 | ESB6 |
| 1550 GB | ESBJ and ESBK 1 | Not applicable 2 | ESBL and ESBM 1 | Not applicable 2 |
1 IBM i supported.
2 1550 GB capacity SSD is available as a 4k drive and is not available as a 5xx drive.
Other feature codes order a quantity of 150 of the SFF-2 drives (#ESQ2, #ESQ6, #ESQA, #ESQB, #ESQG, #ESQH, #ESQL, and #ESQM) and no-charge load source specify features (#ESL9, #ESLB, #ESLF, #ESLH, #ESLK, and #ESLM).
The new enterprise SSDs are run either by the integrated SAS controllers in the POWER9 or POWER8 system unit or by PCIe3 SAS adapters.
The SSD configuration rules, maximums, limitations, and capabilities of these PCIe3 SAS adapters and integrated SAS controllers are unchanged, whether new enterprise SSDs are used or earlier SSDs are used. You can mix enterprise SSDs and earlier SSDs under the same controller or adapter, as well as mix them in the same array. This allows existing SSD investments to be leveraged and can provide more flexible growth.
Existing SSD rules are unchanged. For example:
- Do not mix different size capacities such as 387 GB and 775 GB in the same array or mix 775 GB and 1550 GB in the same array.
- Do not mix 4k and 5xx drives in the same array.
- The largest enterprise SSD supported in the 4-core Power S814 or S914 server is 387 GB.
- Do not mix SSDs and HDDs in the same array unless it is an Easy Tier® array.
- 4k drives are not supported on servers older than POWER8.
Software requirements (assuming the server supports this software level):
- AIX supported
- Linux supported
- IBM i supported (See each individual feature by MTM for specific OS levels supported by IBM i.)
See the Feature description section of the Sales Manual for specific software requirements.
I/O enhancements
The POWER9 scale-out and scale-up family of servers also support the following new I/O:
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 1.6 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter for IBM i (#EC6V, #EC6U)
The PCIe3 1.6 TB SSD NVMe Adapter (#EC6V) is available for Power S924, S914, and H924 servers, and the PCIe3 LP 1.6 TB SSD NVMe Adapter (#EC6U) is available for the Power E980 server.
The PCIe3 1.6 TB SSD NVMe Adapter:
- Features 1.6 TB of low write latency, nonvolatile flash memory on a PCIe Gen3 adapter
- Uses NVMe (nonvolatile memory express), which is a high-performance software interface to read or write this flash memory
- Adapter can be used in a x8 PCIe Gen3 slot in the system unit
- Can provide significantly more read or write IOPS and significantly larger throughput (GB/sec) compared to SAS/SATA SSD
- Can be used to satisfy minimum of SSD/DASD and backplane requirements when specified as a load source
At about 8,760 to 17,000 TB of writes to the adapter, it will be at its maximum projected write capability. The nature of the workload has a great impact on the maximum write capacity. If a high percentage of more sequentially oriented writes is used instead of random writes, the maximum write capacity will be closer to the larger value in the range. In the case of a high percentage of random writes, the maximum will be closer to the smaller value in the range. Writes past the adapter's maximum write capacity will continue to work for some period of time, but much more slowly. A Predictive Failure Analysis message will indicate that it is time to replace the adapter if enabled by the system administrator. Customers are recommended to monitor the smart log via their operating system where fuel gauge shows the percentage used.
IBM NVMe adapter failures will be replaced during the standard warranty and maintenance period for adapters that have not reached the maximum number of write cycles. Adapters that reach this limit may fail to operate according to specifications and must be replaced at the client's expense. Data protection is not implemented in the card; protection is provided by OS mirroring.
Features EC6V and EC6U are identical cards except that the tailstock bracket is different. Feature EC6U fits a low-profile PCIe slot, and feature EC6V fits a full-high PCIe slot. For a card with more memory, see features EC6X and EC6W.
Limitations:
- The PCIe3 1.6 TB SSD NVMe Adapter is not supported in the PCIe Gen3 I/O drawer. Data protection is not implemented in the card; protection is provided by OS mirroring.
- At least one identical first NVMe Adapter pair is required; subsequent NVMe Adapter pairs can be different than the first pair; one NVMe Adapter of different capacity is allowed; NVMe Adapter in pairs is highly recommended.
- 1.6 TB NVMe Adapter is allowed in maximum of two for a S914 (9009-41A) server with 4-core processor module configuration. Mixing NVMe Adapter for IBM i and SAS drives is not allowed (ten maximum of SAS drives or two maximum of NVMe Adapters for IBM i).
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 3.2 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter for IBM i (#EC6X, #EC6W)
The PCIe3 3.2 TB SSD NVMe Adapter (#EC6X) is available for Power S924, S914, and H924 servers, and the PCIe3 LP 3.2 TB SSD NVMe Adapter (#EC6W) is available for the Power E980 server.
The PCIe3 3.2 TB SSD NVMe Adapter:
- Features 3.2 TB of low write latency, nonvolatile flash memory on a PCIe Gen3 adapter
- Uses NVMe, which is a high-performance software interface to read or write this flash memory
- Adapter can be used in a x8 PCIe Gen3 slot in the system unit
- Can provide significantly more read or write IOPS and significantly larger throughput (GB/sec) compared to SAS/SATA SSD
- Can be used to satisfy minimum of SSD/DASD and backplane requirements when specified as a load source
At about 8,760 to 17,000 TB of writes to the adapter, it will be at its maximum projected write capability. The nature of the workload has a great impact on the maximum write capacity. If a high percentage of more sequentially oriented writes is used instead of random writes, the maximum write capacity will be closer to the larger value in the range. In the case of a high percentage of random writes, the maximum will be closer to the smaller value in the range. Writes past the adapter's maximum write capacity will continue to work for some period of time, but much more slowly. A Predictive Failure Analysis message will indicate that it is time to replace the adapter if enabled by the system administrator. Customers are recommended to monitor the smart log via their operating system where fuel gauge shows the percentage used.
IBM NVMe adapter failures will be replaced during the standard warranty and maintenance period for adapters that have not reached the maximum number of write cycles. Adapters that reach this limit may fail to operate according to specifications and must be replaced at the client's expense. Data protection is not implemented in the card; protection is provided by OS mirroring.
Features EC6X and EC6W are identical cards except that the tailstock bracket is different. Feature EC6W fits a low-profile PCIe slot, and feature EC6X fits a full-high PCIe slot. For a card with more memory, see features EC6Z and EC6Y.
Limitations:
- The PCIe3 3.2 TB SSD NVMe Adapter is not supported in the PCIe Gen3 I/O drawer. Data protection is not implemented in the card; protection is provided by OS mirroring.
- At least one identical first NVMe Adapter pair is required; subsequent NVMe Adapter pairs can be different than the first pair; one NVMe Adapter of different capacity is allowed; NVMe Adapter in pairs is highly recommended.
- 3.2 TB NVMe Adapter is not allowed for a S914 (9009-41A) server with 4-core processor module configuration.
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 6.4 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter for IBM i (#EC6Z, #EC6Y)
The PCIe3 6.4 TB SSD NVMe Adapter (#EC6Z) is available for Power S924, S914, and H924 servers, and the PCIe3 LP 6.4 TB SSD NVMe Adapter (#EC6Y) is available for the Power E980 server.
The PCIe3 6.4 TB SSD NVMe Adapter:
- Features 6.4 TB of low write latency, nonvolatile flash memory on a PCIe Gen3 adapter
- Uses NVMe, which is a high-performance software interface to read or write this flash memory
- Adapter can be used in a x8 PCIe Gen3 slot in the system unit
- Can provide significantly more read or write IOPS and significantly larger throughput (GB/sec) compared to SAS/SATA SSD
- Can be used to satisfy minimum of SSD/DASD and backplane requirements when specified as a load source
At about 8,760 to 17,000 TB of writes to the adapter, it will be at its maximum projected write capability. The nature of the workload has a great impact on the maximum write capacity. If a high percentage of more sequentially oriented writes is used instead of random writes, the maximum write capacity will be closer to the larger value in the range. In the case of a high percentage of random writes, the maximum will be closer to the smaller value in the range. Writes past the adapter's maximum write capacity will continue to work for some period of time, but much more slowly. A Predictive Failure Analysis message will indicate that it is time to replace the adapter if enabled by the system administrator. Customers are recommended to monitor the smart log via their operating system where fuel gauge shows the percentage used.
IBM NVMe adapter failures will be replaced during the standard warranty and maintenance period for adapters that have not reached the maximum number of write cycles. Adapters that reach this limit may fail to operate according to specifications and must be replaced at the client's expense. Data protection is not implemented in the card; protection is provided by OS mirroring.
Features EC6Z and EC6Y are identical cards except that the tailstock bracket is different. Feature EC6Y fits a low-profile PCIe slot, and feature EC6Z fits a full-high PCIe slot.
Limitations:
- The PCIe3 LP 6.4 TB SSD NVMe Adapter is not supported in the PCIe Gen3 I/O drawer. Data protection is not implemented in the card; protection is provided by OS mirroring.
- At least one identical first NVMe Adapter pair is required; subsequent NVMe Adapter pairs can be different than the first pair; one NVMe Adapter of different capacity is allowed; NVMe Adapter in pairs is highly recommended.
- 6.4 TB NVMe Adapter is not allowed for a S914 (9009-41A) server with 4-core processor module configuration.
The IBM Power System S924 server offers new features for IBM POWER9 processor modules to address unique IBM POWER9 scale-out market requirements.
The Power S924 server delivers a new feature for 11-core or 22-core typical 3.45 - 3.9 GHz (max) configurations in a 19-inch rack-mount, 4U (EIA units) drawer configuration. All the cores are active.
The new features for POWER9 processor modules include:
- 11-core typical 3.45 to 3.9 GHz (max) POWER9 Processor (#EP1H)
- One Processor Core Activation for #EP1H (#EP4H)
The 11-core typical 3.45 to 3.9 GHz (max) POWER9 Processor card is available in a quantity of one or two.
This feature is in addition to the existing processor module configurations in a 19-inch rack-mount, 4U (EIA units) form factor:
- 8-core typical 3.8 to 4.0 GHz (max)
- 10-core typical 3.5 to 3.9 GHz (max)
- 12-core typical 3.4 to 3.9 GHz (max)
The IBM i QPRCFEAT value for feature EP1H is EP1H.
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The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 9009 machine type:
New features available on October 18, 2019
Machine Model Feature
Description type number number
11-core typical 3.45 to 3.9 GHz (max) POWER9 Processor 9009 42A EP1H One Processor Core Activation for EP1H 9009 42A EP4H
The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 8247, 8284, 8286, 8408, 9008, 9009, 9040, 9080, 9119, 9223 machine type:
New features available November 22, 2019
Machine Model Feature
Description type number number
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 1.6 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter for
IBM i 9080 M9S EC6U
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 1.6 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter for
IBM i 9009 41A EC6V
9009 42A
9223 42H
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 3.2 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter for
IBM i 9080 M9S EC6W
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 3.2 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter for
IBM i 9009 41A EC6X
9009 42A
9223 42H
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 6.4 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter for
IBM i 9080 M9S EC6Y
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 6.4 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter for
IBM i 9009 41A EC6Z
9009 42A
9223 42H
188 GB IBM i NVMe Load Source Name Space size 9009 41A ENS1
9009 42A
9080 M9S
393 GB IBM i NVMe Load Source Name Space size 9009 41A ENS2
9009 42A
9080 M9S
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux 8247 21L ESB0
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 21A
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9223 22H
9223 42H
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux 8247 21L ESB2
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 21A
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 22H
9223 42H
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux 8247 21L ESB4
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 21A
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9223 22H
9223 42H
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xx SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux 8247 21L ESB6
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 21A
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 22H
9223 42H
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux 8247 21L ESB8
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 21A
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9223 22H
9223 42H
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i 8284 21A ESB9
8286 41A
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9223 42H
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux 8247 21L ESBA
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 21A
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 22H
9223 42H
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i 8286 41A ESBB
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 42H
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux 8247 21L ESBE
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 21A
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9223 22H
9223 42H
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i 8286 41A ESBF
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9223 42H
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux 8247 21L ESBG
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 21A
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 22H
9223 42H
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i 8286 41A ESBH
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 42H
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux 8247 21L ESBJ
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 21A
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9223 22H
9223 42H
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-3 SSD for IBM i 8286 41A ESBK
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9223 42H
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux 8247 21L ESBL
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 21A
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 22H
9223 42H
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF-2 SSD for IBM i 8286 41A ESBM
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 42H
ESB9 Load Source Specify (387GB SSD SFF-3) 8284 21A ESL9
8286 41A
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
ESBB Load Source Specify (387GB SSD SFF-2) 8286 41A ESLB
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
ESBF Load Source Specify (775GB SSD SFF-3) 8286 41A ESLF
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
ESBH Load Source Specify (775GB SSD SFF-2) 8286 41A ESLH
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
ESBK Load Source Specify (1.55TB SSD SFF-3) 8286 41A ESLK
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
ESBM Load Source Specify (1.55TB SSD SFF-2) 8286 41A ESLM
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
Load Source Specify for EC6U (1.6TB SSD NVMe
adapter for IBM i) 9080 M9S ESLU
Load Source Specify for EC6V (NVMe 1.6 TB SSD
for IBM i) 9009 41A ESLV
9009 42A
Load Source Specify for EC6W (3.2TB SSD NVMe
adapter for IBM i) 9080 M9S ESLW
Load Source Specify for EC6X (NVMe 3.2 TB SSD
for IBM i) 9009 41A ESLX
9009 42A
Load Source Specify for EC6Y (6.4TB SSD NVMe
adapter for IBM i) 9080 M9S ESLY
Load Source Specify for EC6Z (NVMe 6.4 TB SSD
for IBM i) 9009 41A ESLZ
9009 42A
Quantity 150 of ESB2 387GB SAS 4k 8247 21L ESQ2
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 22H
9223 42H
Quantity 150 of ESB6 775GB SAS 4k 8247 21L ESQ6
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 22H
9223 42H
Quantity 150 of ESBA 387GB SAS 4k 8247 21L ESQA
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 22H
9223 42H
Quantity 150 of ESBB 387GB SAS 4k 8286 41A ESQB
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 42H
Quantity 150 of ESBG 775GB SAS 4k 8247 21L ESQG
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 22H
9223 42H
Quantity 150 of ESBH 775GB SAS 4k 8286 41A ESQH
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 42H
Quantity 150 of ESBL 1.55TB SAS 4k 8247 21L ESQL
8247 22L
8247 42L
8284 22A
8286 41A
8286 42A
8408 44E
8408 E8E
9008 22L
9009 22A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9040 MR9
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 22H
9223 42H
Quantity 150 of ESBM 1.55TB SAS 4k 8286 41A ESQM
8286 42A
9009 41A
9009 42A
9080 M9S
9080 MHE
9080 MME
9119 MHE
9119 MME
9223 42H
The following is an existing re-announced feature on the specific model of the IBM Power Systems 7316 machine type:
Feature available on October 8, 2019
Machine Model Feature
Description type number number
Cable, USB Conversion Option - 1.5 meters 7316 TF4 4269
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Security, auditability, and control
This product uses the security and auditability features of host hardware, host software, and application software.
The client is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities.
IBM Systems Lab Services
For details on available services, contact your IBM representative or go to the IBM Systems Lab Services website.
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IBM Electronic Services
IBM has transformed its delivery of hardware and software support services to help you achieve higher system availability. Electronic Services is a web-enabled solution that offers an exclusive, no-additional-charge enhancement to the service and support available for IBM servers. These services are designed to provide the opportunity for greater system availability with faster problem resolution and preemptive monitoring. Electronic Services comprises two separate, but complementary, elements: Electronic Services news page and Electronic Services Agent.
The Electronic Services news page is a single internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry points traditionally used to access IBM Internet services and support. The news page enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in resolving technical problems.
The Electronic Service Agent is no-additional-charge software that resides on your server. It monitors events and transmits system inventory information to IBM on a periodic, client-defined timetable. The Electronic Service Agent automatically reports hardware problems to IBM. Early knowledge about potential problems enables IBM to deliver proactive service that may result in higher system availability and performance. In addition, information collected through the Service Agent is made available to IBM service support representatives when they help answer your questions or diagnose problems. Installation and use of IBM Electronic Service Agent for problem reporting enables IBM to provide better support and service for your IBM server.
To learn how Electronic Services can work for you, go to the IBM Electronic Service Agent website.
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Terms and conditions
Yes, except feature EP1H.
To obtain copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, contact your reseller or IBM. An IBM part or feature installed during the initial installation of an IBM machine is subject to the full warranty period specified by IBM. 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. 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.
New NVMe Flash adapters for IBM i
The IBM NVMe adapter for IBM i is rated at 5 DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) calculated over a 5-year period. IBM NVMe adapter failures will be replaced during the standard warranty and maintenance period for adapters that have not reached the maximum number of write cycles. Adapters that reach this limit may fail to operate according to specifications and must be replaced at the client's expense. Data protection is not implemented in the card; protection is provided by OS mirroring.
IBM solid-state device
The IBM SSD drive is rated at 10 DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) calculated over a 5-year period. IBM solid-state device failures will be replaced during the standard warranty and maintenance period for devices that have not reached the maximum number of write cycles. Devices that reach this limit may fail to operate according to specifications and must be replaced at the client's expense.
Yes, except feature EP1H
Same license terms and conditions as base machine
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Prices
For additional information and current prices, contact your local IBM representative or IBM Business Partner.
The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 8247, 8284, 8286, 8408, 9008, 9009, 9040, 9080, 9119, and 9223 machine type:
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine type 8247 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
21L ESB0 MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
21L ESB2 MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
21L ESB4 MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
21L ESB6 MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
21L ESB8 MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
21L ESBA MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
21L ESBE MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
21L ESBG MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF3
21L ESBJ MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
21L ESBL MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB2 387GB
21L ESQ2 MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB6 775GB
21L ESQ6 MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBA 387GB
21L ESQA MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBG 775GB
21L ESQG MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBL 1.55TB
21L ESQL MES Yes No
22L MES Yes No
42L MES Yes No
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine type 8284 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
21A ESB0 MES Yes No
22A MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
21A ESB2 MES Yes No
22A MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
21A ESB4 MES Yes No
22A MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
21A ESB6 MES Yes No
22A MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
21A ESB8 MES Yes No
22A MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
21A ESB9 MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
21A ESBA MES Yes No
22A MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
21A ESBE MES Yes No
22A MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
21A ESBG MES Yes No
22A MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF3
21A ESBJ MES Yes No
22A MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
21A ESBL MES Yes No
22A MES Yes No
ESB9 Load Source Specify
21A ESL9 MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB2 387GB
22A ESQ2 MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB6 775GB
22A ESQ6 MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBA 387GB
22A ESQA MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBG 775GB
22A ESQG MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBL 1.55TB
22A ESQL MES Yes No
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine type 8286 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
41A ESB0 MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
41A ESB2 MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
41A ESB4 MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
41A ESB6 MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
41A ESB8 MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
41A ESB9 MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
41A ESBA MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
41A ESBB MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
41A ESBE MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
41A ESBF MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
41A ESBG MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
41A ESBH MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF3
41A ESBJ MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF3
41A ESBK MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
41A ESBL MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
41A ESBM MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
ESB9 Load Source Specify
41A ESL9 MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
ESBB Load Source Specify
41A ESLB MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
ESBF Load Source Specify
41A ESLF MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
ESBH Load Source Specify
41A ESLH MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
ESBK Load Source Specify
41A ESLK MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
ESBM Load Source Specify
41A ESLM MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB2 387GB
41A ESQ2 MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB6 775GB
41A ESQ6 MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBA 387GB
41A ESQA MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBB 387GB
41A ESQB MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBG 775GB
41A ESQG MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBH 775GB
41A ESQH MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBL 1.55TB
41A ESQL MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBM 1.55TB
41A ESQM MES Yes No
42A MES Yes No
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine type 8408 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
44E ESB0 MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
44E ESB2 MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
44E ESB4 MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
44E ESB6 MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
44E ESB8 MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
44E ESBA MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
44E ESBE MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
44E ESBG MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF3
44E ESBJ MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
44E ESBL MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB2 387GB
44E ESQ2 MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB6 775GB
44E ESQ6 MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBA 387GB
44E ESQA MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBG 775GB
44E ESQG MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBL 1.55TB
44E ESQL MES Yes No
E8E MES Yes No
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine type 9008 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
22L ESB0 Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
22L ESB2 Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
22L ESB4 Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
22L ESB6 Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
22L ESB8 Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
22L ESBA Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
22L ESBE Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
22L ESBG Both Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF3
22L ESBJ Both Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
22L ESBL Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB2 387GB
22L ESQ2 Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB6 775GB
22L ESQ6 Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBA 387GB
22L ESQA Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBG 775GB
22L ESQG Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBL 1.55TB
22L ESQL Both Yes No
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine type 9009 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 1.6TB SSD IBMi
41A EC6V Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 3.2TB SSD IBMi
41A EC6X Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 6.4TB SSD IBMi
41A EC6Z Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Load Source Name Space size
41A ENS1 Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Load Source Name Space size
41A ENS2 Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
11-core 3.45/3.9 GHz POWER9
42A EP1H Both No No
One Proc Activation for EP1H
42A EP4H Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
22A ESB0 Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
22A ESB2 Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
22A ESB4 Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
22A ESB6 Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
22A ESB8 Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
41A ESB9 Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
22A ESBA Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
41A ESBB Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
22A ESBE Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
41A ESBF Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
22A ESBG Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
41A ESBH Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF3
22A ESBJ Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF3
41A ESBK Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
22A ESBL Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
41A ESBM Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
ESB9 Load Source Specify
41A ESL9 Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
ESBB Load Source Specify
41A ESLB Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
ESBF Load Source Specify
41A ESLF Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
ESBH Load Source Specify
41A ESLH Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
ESBK Load Source Specify
41A ESLK Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
ESBM Load Source Specify
41A ESLM Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Load Source Specify for EC6V
41A ESLV Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Load Source Specify for EC6X
41A ESLX Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Load Source Specify for EC6Z
41A ESLZ Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB2 387GB
22A ESQ2 Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB6 775GB
22A ESQ6 Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBA 387GB
22A ESQA Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBB 387GB
41A ESQB Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBG 775GB
22A ESQG Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBH 775GB
41A ESQH Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBL 1.55TB
22A ESQL Both Yes No
41A Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBM 1.55TB
41A ESQM Both Yes No
42A Both Yes No
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine type 9040 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
MR9 ESB0 Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
MR9 ESB2 Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
MR9 ESB4 Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
MR9 ESB6 Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
MR9 ESB8 Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
MR9 ESBA Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
MR9 ESBE Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
MR9 ESBG Both Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF3
MR9 ESBJ Both Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
MR9 ESBL Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB2 387GB
MR9 ESQ2 Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB6 775GB
MR9 ESQ6 Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBA 387GB
MR9 ESQA Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBG 775GB
MR9 ESQG Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBL 1.55TB
MR9 ESQL Both Yes No
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine type 9080 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 1.6TB SSD IBMi
M9S EC6U Both Yes No
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 3.2TB SSD IBMi
M9S EC6W Both Yes No
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 6.4TB SSD IBMi
M9S EC6Y Both Yes No
Load Source Name Space size
M9S ENS1 Both Yes No
Load Source Name Space size
M9S ENS2 Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
M9S ESB2 Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
M9S ESB6 Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
M9S ESBA Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
M9S ESBB Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
M9S ESBG Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
M9S ESBH Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
M9S ESBL Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
M9S ESBM Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
ESBB Load Source Specify
M9S ESLB Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
ESBH Load Source Specify
M9S ESLH Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
ESBM Load Source Specify
M9S ESLM Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Load Source Specify EC6U
M9S ESLU Both Yes No
Load Source Specify EC6W
M9S ESLW Both Yes No
Load Source Specify EC6Y
M9S ESLY Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB2 387GB
M9S ESQ2 Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB6 775GB
M9S ESQ6 Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBA 387GB
M9S ESQA Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBB 387GB
M9S ESQB Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBG 775GB
M9S ESQG Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBH 775GB
M9S ESQH Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBL 1.55TB
M9S ESQL Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBM 1.55TB
M9S ESQM Both Yes No
MHE MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine type 9119 number numbers price Charge Support CSU MES
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
MHE ESB2 MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
MHE ESB6 MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
MHE ESBA MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
MHE ESBB MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
MHE ESBG MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
MHE ESBH MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
MHE ESBL MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
MHE ESBM MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
ESBB Load Source Specify
MHE ESLB MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
ESBH Load Source Specify
MHE ESLH MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
ESBM Load Source Specify
MHE ESLM MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB2 387GB
MHE ESQ2 MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB6 775GB
MHE ESQ6 MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBA 387GB
MHE ESQA MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBB 387GB
MHE ESQB MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBG 775GB
MHE ESQG MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBH 775GB
MHE ESQH MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBL 1.55TB
MHE ESQL MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBM 1.55TB
MHE ESQM MES Yes No
MME MES Yes No
Minimum Initial/
Monthly MES/
Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP
Machine type 9223 number numbers Price charge Support CSU MES
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 1.6TB SSD IBMi
42H EC6V Both Yes No
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 3.2TB SSD IBMi
42H EC6X Both Yes No
PCIe3 x8 NVMe 6.4TB SSD IBMi
42H EC6Z Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
22H ESB0 Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
22H ESB2 Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF3
22H ESB4 Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 5xxSFF2
22H ESB6 Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
22H ESB8 Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
42H ESB9 Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
22H ESBA Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
387GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
42H ESBB Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
22H ESBE Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF3
42H ESBF Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
22H ESBG Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
775GB Enterprise SAS 4k SFF2
42H ESBH Both Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF3
22H ESBJ Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF3
42H ESBK Both Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
22H ESBL Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
1.55TB Enterprise SAS 4kSFF2
42H ESBM Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB2 387GB
22H ESQ2 Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESB6 775GB
22H ESQ6 Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBA 387GB
22H ESQA Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBB 387GB
42H ESQB Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBG 775GB
22H ESQG Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBH 775GB
42H ESQH Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBL 1.55TB
22H ESQL Both Yes No
42H Both Yes No
Quantity 150 of ESBM 1.55TB
42H ESQM Both Yes No
- CSU = Customer setup
- RP MES = Return parts, miscellaneous equipment specifications
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