IBM Power Systems virtual capacity features for direct orders of Elastic Capacity on Demand (CoD)

IBM Japan Hardware Announcement JG22-0049
May 3, 2022

Table of contents

	Overview		Publications
	Key requirements		Technical information
	Planned availability date		Terms and conditions
	Product number		Prices

Overview

Virtual capacity features are available for direct orders of Elastic CoD placed on the Entitled Systems Support (ESS) website or mobile app. Clients can continue to order directly through the ESS website with no changes to the Elastic CoD resources available. However, features used on the Elastic CoD order invoices will be changed to reflect these virtual capacity features, identical to the prior features they are replacing.

Key requirements

An IBM® Power® server with an IBM AIX®, Linux®, or IBM i operating system. See the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections for detailed requirements.

Planned availability date

May 20, 2022.

Availability within a country is subject to local legal requirements.

Product number

The following are newly announced features for the IBM Power Systems 4586 machine type:

Description                                       MT    Model   Feature

Processor Days HE Digital Order - IBM i           4586  COD     ECJ0 
Processor Days HE Digital Order - IBM AIX/Linux   4586  COD     ECK0 
Memory MidHigh Systems Digital Order              4586  COD     ECM0 
Processor Days Mid Digital Order - IBM AIX/Linux  4586  COD     ECN0 
10,000 units Processor Days HE Digital 
Order - IBM i                                     4586  COD     ECJ8 
10,000 units Processor Days HE Digital 
Order - IBM AIX/Linux                             4586  COD     ECK8
10,000 units Memory days MidHigh Systems 
Digital Order                                     4586  COD     ECM8
10,000 units Processor Days Mid Digital
Order - IBM AIX                                   4586  COD     ECN8

Publications

To access the IBM Publications Center Portal, go to the IBM Publications Center website.

The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product publications and marketing material with a catalog of 70,000 items. Extensive search facilities are provided. A large number of publications are available online in various file formats, which can currently be downloaded.

National language support

Not Applicable

Services

IBM Systems Lab Services

Systems Lab Services offers infrastructure services to help build hybrid cloud and enterprise IT solutions. From servers to storage systems and software, Systems Lab Services can help deploy the building blocks of a next-generation IT infrastructure to empower a client's business. Systems Lab Services consultants can perform infrastructure services for clients online or onsite, offering deep technical expertise, valuable tools, and successful methodologies. Systems Lab Services is designed to help clients solve business challenges, gain new skills, and apply best practices.

Systems Lab Services offers a wide range of infrastructure services for IBM Power servers, IBM Storage systems, IBM Z®, and IBM LinuxONE. Systems Lab Services has a global presence and can deploy experienced consultants online or onsite around the world.

For assistance, contact Systems Lab Services at ibmsls@us.ibm.com.

To learn more, see the IBM Systems Lab Services website.

IBM Consulting™

As transformation continues across every industry, businesses need a single partner to map their enterprise-wide business strategy and technology infrastructure. IBM Consulting is the business partner to help accelerate change across an organization. IBM specialists can help businesses succeed through finding collaborative ways of working that forge connections across people, technologies, and partner ecosystems. IBM Consulting brings together the business expertise and an ecosystem of technologies that help solve some of the biggest problems faced by organizations. With methods that get results faster, an integrated approach that is grounded in an open and flexible hybrid cloud architecture, and incorporating technology from IBM Research® and IBM Watson® AI, IBM Consulting enables businesses to lead change with confidence and deliver continuous improvement across a business and its bottom line.

For additional information, see the IBM Consulting website.

IBM Technology Support Services (TSS)

Get preventive maintenance, onsite and remote support, and gain actionable insights into critical business applications and IT systems. Speed developer innovation with support for over 240 open-source packages. Leverage powerful IBM analytics and AI-enabled tools to enable client teams to manage IT problems before they become emergencies.

TSS offers extensive IT maintenance and support services that cover more than one niche of a client's environment. TSS covers products from IBM and OEMs, including servers, storage, network, appliances, and software, to help clients ensure high availability across their data center and hybrid cloud environment.

For details on available services, see the Technology support for hybrid cloud environments website.

IBM Expert Labs

Expert Labs can help clients accelerate their projects and optimize value by leveraging their deep technical skills and knowledge. With more than 20 years of industry experience, these specialists know how to overcome the biggest challenges to deliver business results that can have an immediate impact.

Expert Labs' deep alignment with IBM product development allows for a strategic advantage as they are often the first in line to get access to new products, features, and early visibility into roadmaps. This connection with the development enables them to deliver First of a Kind implementations to address unique needs or expand a client's business with a flexible approach that works best for their organization.

For additional information, see the IBM Expert Labs website.

IBM Security® Expert Labs

With extensive consultative expertise on IBM Security software solutions, Security Expert Labs helps clients and partners modernize the security of their applications, data, and workforce. With an extensive portfolio of consulting and learning services, Expert Labs provides project-based and premier support service subscriptions.

These services can help clients deploy and integrate IBM Security software, extend their team resources, and help guide and accelerate successful hybrid cloud solutions, including critical strategies such as zero trust. Remote and on-premises software deployment assistance is available for IBM Cloud Pak® for Security, IBM Security QRadar®/QRoC, IBM Security SOAR/Resilient®, IBM i2®, IBM Security Verify, IBM Security Guardium®, and IBM Security MaaS360®.

For more information, contact Security Expert Labs at sel@us.ibm.com.

For additional information, see the IBM Security Expert Labs website.

IBM support

For installation and technical support information, see the IBM Support Portal.

Additional support

IBM Client Engineering for Systems

Client Engineering for Systems is a framework for accelerating digital transformation. It helps you generate innovative ideas and equips you with the practices, technologies, and expertise to turn those ideas into business value in weeks. When you work with Client Engineering for Systems, you bring pain points into focus. You empower your team to take manageable risks, adopt leading technologies, speed up solution development, and measure the value of everything you do. Client Engineering for Systems has experts and services to address a broad array of use cases, including capabilities for business transformation, hybrid cloud, analytics and AI, infrastructure systems, security, and more. Contact Client Engineering at sysgarage@ibm.com.

Technical information

Specified operating environment

Hardware requirements

This Elastic CoD offering is available for use with the following Power Systems:

Supported IBM Power midrange systems: 8408-E8E, 8408-44E, 9040-MR9 for features ECM0, ECN0, ECM8 and ECN8
Supported IBM Power high-end systems: 9080-HEX, 9080-MHE, 9080-MME, 9080-M9S, 9119-MHE, 9119-MME for features ECM0, ECJ0, ECK0, ECJ8, ECK8, and ECM8

Software requirements

Power E950 (9040-MR9) server

If installing the AIX operating system LPAR with any I/O configuration (one of these):

AIX 7.3 with the 7300-00 Technology Level, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-02-02-1832, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-04 Technology Level, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-03 Technology Level, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-01 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-01-05-1845, or later
AIX 7.1 with the 7100-05 Technology Level and Service Pack 7100-05-02-1832, or later
AIX 7.1 with the 7100-04 Technology Level and Service Pack 7100-04-07-1845, or later
AIX 6.1 with the 6100-09 Technology Level and Service Pack 6100-09-12-1838, or later (AIX 6.1 service extension required)

If installing the AIX operating system Virtual I/O only LPAR (one of these):

AIX 7.3 with the 7300-00 Technology Level, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-04 Technology Level, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-03 Technology Level, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-02-01-1732, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-01 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-01-01-1642, or later
AIX 7.1 with the 7100-05 Technology Level and Service Pack 7100-05-01-1731, or later
AIX 7.1 with the 7100-04 Technology Level and Service Pack 7100-04-02-1614, or later
AIX 6.1 with the 6100-09 Technology Level and Service Pack 6100-09-07-1614, or later (AIX 6.1 service extension required)

See the IBM Prerequisite website for compatibility information for hardware features and the corresponding AIX and IBM i Technology Levels.

If installing the Linux operating system (one of these):

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 7.6 for Power LE (p8compat), or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 for Power LE, or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 for Power LE, or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 4 , or later (LTSS required)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 5, or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 5, or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack 1, or later

Note: The previous list applies to the installation of the Linux operating system LPAR in nonproduction SAP HANA implementations. See the IBM Power System E950 (9040-MR9) for SAP HANA Production UseStatement of Direction for production support.

If installing VIOS:

VIOS 2.2.5.50, or later
VIOS 2.2.6.31, or later
VIOS 3.1.0.10, or later
VIOS 3.1.1.10, or later

Java™ is supported on POWER9™ servers. For best use of the performance capabilities and the most recent improvements of POWER9 technology, IBM recommends upgrading Java-based applications to Java 7, Java 8, or later, whenever possible. For those clients who want to run Java in AIX environments, see the AIX Download and service information website.

For Linux (including PowerLinux), see the Linux Download information website.

Recommendation: Clients are strongly encouraged to move to a more current supported version: Java 7, Java 7.1, Java 8, or later.

Power E980 (9080-M9S) servers

If installing the AIX operating system LPAR with any I/O configuration (one of these):

AIX 7.3 with the 7300-00 Technology Level, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-04 Technology Level, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-03 Technology Level, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-01 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-01-05-1845, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-02-03-1845, or later
AIX 7.1 with the 7100-05 Technology Level and Service Pack 7100-05-03-1838, or later
AIX 7.1 with the 7100-04 Technology Level and Service Pack 7100-04-07-1845, or later
AIX 6.1 with the 6100-09 Technology Level and Service Pack 6100-09-12-1838, or later (AIX 6.1 service extension required)

If installing the AIX operating system Virtual I/O only LPAR (one of these):

AIX 7.3 with the 7300-00 Technology Level, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-04 Technology Level, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-03 Technology Level, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-02-01-1732, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-01 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-01-01-1642, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-00 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-00-02-1614, or later
AIX 7.1 with the 7100-05 Technology Level and Service Pack 7100-05-01-1731, or later
AIX 7.1 with the 7100-04 Technology Level and Service Pack 7100-04-02-1614, or later
AIX 6.1 with the 6100-09 Technology Level and Service Pack 7100-09-07-1614, or later (AIX 6.1 service extension required)

If installing the IBM i operating system (one of these):

IBM i 7.4, or later
IBM i 7.3 TR5, or later
IBM i 7.2 TR9, or later
IBM i 7.1 TR11, or later, with latest PTFs

Note: IBM i 7.1 requires VIOS, the IBM i 7.1 partitions must be set to restricted I/O mode, and requires hardware feature EB3V - IBM i 7.1 Activation for E980.

See the IBM Prerequisite website for compatibility information for hardware features and the corresponding AIX and IBM i Technology Levels.

If installing the Linux operating system (one of these):

RHEL 8.0 for Power LE, or later
RHEL for SAP with RHEL 8 for Power LE, or later
RHEL 7.5 for Power LE (p8compat), or later
RHEL for SAP with RHEL 7 for Power LE 7.5, or later
SLES 12 Service Pack 3, or later
SLES for SAP with SLES 12 Service Pack 3, or later
SLES with SLES 11 Service Pack 4, or later
SLES 15, or later

Note: The above list applies to the installation of the Linux operating system LPAR in nonproduction SAP HANA implementations.

If installing VIOS:

VIOS 2.2.5.50, or later
VIOS 2.2.6.31, or later
VIOS 3.1.0.10, or later

Java is supported on POWER9 servers. For those clients who want to run Java in AIX environments, see the AIX Download and service information website.

Recommendation: For the best use of the performance capabilities and the most recent improvements of POWER9 technology, IBM recommends upgrading Java-based applications to Java 7, Java 8, or later, whenever possible.

For Linux (including Linux on Power), see the Linux download information website.

For those clients who want to run Java in IBM i environments, read the following planning statements:

Java 6 is not a supported environment for IBM i 7.3 and is no longer supported in IBM i 7.2.
For those clients who want to run Java on IBM i, see the Java on IBM i website.

Power E1080 (9080-HEX) servers

If installing the AIX operating system LPAR with any I/O configuration (one of these):

AIX 7.2 with the 7200-05 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-05-03-2136, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-04 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-04-05-2148 (planned availability February 11, 2022)

If installing the AIX operating system Virtual I/O only LPAR (one of these):

AIX 7.2 with the 7200-05 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-05-01-2038, or later
AIX 7.2 with the 7200-04 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-04-01-1939, or later
AIX 7.1 with the 7100-05 Technology Level and Service Pack 7100-05-05-1937, or later

If installing the IBM i operating system (one of these):

IBM i 7.3 TR11, or later
IBM i 7.4 TR5, or later

See the IBM Prerequisites website for compatibility information for hardware features and the corresponding AIX, IBM i and Linux Technology Levels.

If installing the Linux operating system (one of these):

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, Service Pack 3, or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, Service Pack 5, or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, Service Pack 3, or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for Power LE version 8.4, or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for Power LE, version 8.4, or later

If installing VIOS:

VIOS 3.1.3.10, or later

The AIX System to Maps website should be referenced to identify the most recent information on recommended AIX levels for Power.

Java is supported on Power10 processor-based system. For the best use of the performance capabilities and the most recent improvements of Power10 technology, IBM recommends upgrading Java-based applications to Java 7, Java 8, or later, whenever possible. For those clients who want to run Java in AIX environments, see the AIX Download and service information website.

For those clients who want to run Java in Linux environments, see the Linux Download information website.

For those clients who want to run Java in IBM i environments, read the following planning statements:

Java 6 is not a supported environment for IBM i 7.3 and is no longer supported in IBM i 7.2.
For those clients who want to run Java on IBM i, see the Java on IBM website.

Planning information

Cable orders

No additional cables are required.

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.

Terms and conditions

MES discount applicable

Field installable feature

Client setup

Yes

Machine code

Same license terms and conditions as base machine

Prices

For all local charges, contact your local IBM representative.

Trademarks

POWER9 and IBM Consulting are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.

IBM, Power, AIX, IBM Z, IBM Research, IBM Watson, IBM Security, IBM Cloud Pak, QRadar, Resilient, i2, Guardium and MaaS360 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.

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