IBM Power Expert Care extends services and support options for additional IBM Power10 scale-out servers
IBM Canada Services Announcement A22-0221July 12, 2022
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Modification made to the Overview.
At a glance
IBM® Power® Expert Care is a service approach that integrates and prepackages hardware and software support services into a tiered support model. It easily integrates into an organization's cloud and cognitive strategy and supports industry-leading price and performance for mission-critical workloads.
Now, IBM adds a three-year, four-year, and five-year option to acquire this simplified, standardized support for the IBM Power S1022 (9105-22A), IBM Power S1024 (9105-42A), IBM Power S1022s (9105-22B), IBM Power S1014 (9105-41B), IBM Power L1022 (9786-22H), and IBM Power L1024 (9786-42H) technology-based, scale-out servers.
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Overview
When it comes to maintaining your systems and devices, you want to procure critical services as easily as possible. With the Power Expert Care service tiers, you have easy access to IT services that can help you avoid longer acquisition and contracting processes by enabling the procurement of your chosen tier during the product purchase transaction.
There are three tiers of Power Expert Care:
Power Expert Care Basic
- IBM Software Maintenance coverage is a prerequisite and must be aligned with the same number of years selected for the Power Expert Care Basic tier.
- Predictive support, using Call Home Connect Cloud, is also available for 9x5 coverage and response from remote technical support specialists. Predictive support features are built into the reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) package of an IBM Power10 server and provide service action recommendations when applicable. Additional predictive support capabilities are developed and improved constantly within IBM's support service strategy.
Power Expert Care Advanced
Hardware maintenance support is provided with 24x7 coverage, same-day onsite repair.
- IBM Software Maintenance coverage is a prerequisite and must be aligned with the same number of years selected for the Power Expert Care Advanced tier.
- Predictive support, using Call Home Connect Cloud, is available for 24x7 coverage and response from remote technical support specialists.
Power Expert Care Premium
Hardware maintenance support is provided with 24x7 coverage, same-day onsite repair.
- IBM Software Maintenance services coverage is a prerequisite and must be aligned with the same number of years selected for the Power Expert Care Premium tier.
- Predictive support, using Call Home Connect Cloud, is available for 24x7 coverage and response from remote technical support specialists.
- Enhanced response time available:
- Enhanced response time is the elapsed time between when IBM technical support receives your problem submission and IBM's acknowledgment of the submission. When you purchase Power Expert Care Premium, you are entitled to a 30-minute response time on severity one and severity two problems only.
- Access to Technical Account Manager:
- IBM provides a Technical Account Manager to serve as your key interface for in-scope hardware and software, delivering partnership and consultancy as well as direct engagement on high-priority support cases.
- Code Load capability:
- Code Load allows system firmware and Hardware Management Console (HMC) updates for your Power10 system.
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Statement of general direction
IBM intends to provide Remote Code Load (RCL) capability in 4Q, 2022.
- RCL will enable clients to remotely upgrade code on their entitled IBM Power products. Both efficient and secure, RCL will be the preferred code delivery method. Remote Code Load can only be performed on Hardware Management Console (HMC)-managed systems.
- Experienced IBM technical staff will oversee the RCL process end-to-end, avoiding the need to plan and schedule a service support representative (SSR) to be available onsite.
- RCL will be available to IBM Power Expert Care Premium clients.
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Planned availability date
- July 22, 2022
Availability within a country is subject to local legal requirements.
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Description
Power Expert Care is designed to simplify and standardize support for the Power S1022 (9105-22A), Power S1024 (9105-42A), Power S1022s (9105-22B), Power S1014 (9105-41B), Power L1022 (9786-22H), and Power L1024 (9786-42H) servers. The three service tiers of support---Basic, Advanced, and Premium---enable you to choose the group of selected hardware and software services that better fits your needs.
The following tables include tier information.
Note: See configurator aid ECMPWR for approved IBM Hardware Maintenance Services - Committed Maintenance availability in the announced countries.
Note: 9618, 9619, 9620, 9669 type models are SAP HANA models.
| Feature | Machine Type/Model (MTM) | Warranty ID | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXB3 | 9670-B03 | WTYCB03 | 9105-22A 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB4 | 9670-B04 | WTYCB04 | 9105-22A 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB5 | 9670-B05 | WTYCB05 | 9105-22A 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXA3 | 9670-A03 | WTYCA03 | 9105-22A 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA4 | 9670-A04 | WTYCA04 | 9105-22A 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA5 | 9670-A05 | WTYCA05 | 9105-22A 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXP3 | 9670-P03 | WTYCP03 | 9105-22A 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP4 | 9670-P04 | WTYCP04 | 9105-22A 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP5 | 9670-P05 | WTYCP05 | 9105-22A 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXB3 | 9675-B03 | WTYCB03 | 9105-22B 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB4 | 9675-B04 | WTYCB04 | 9105-22B 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB5 | 9675-B05 | WTYCB05 | 9105-22B 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXA3 | 9675-A03 | WTYCA03 | 9105-22B 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA4 | 9675-A04 | WTYCA04 | 9105-22B 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA5 | 9675-A05 | WTYCA05 | 9105-22B 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXP3 | 9675-P03 | WTYCP03 | 9105-22B 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP4 | 9675-P04 | WTYCP04 | 9105-22B 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP5 | 9675-P05 | WTYCP05 | 9105-22B 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXB3 | 9676-B03 | WTYCB03 | 9105-42A 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB4 | 9676-B04 | WTYCB04 | 9105-42A 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB5 | 9676-B05 | WTYCB05 | 9105-42A 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXA3 | 9676-A03 | WTYCA03 | 9105-42A 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA4 | 9676-A04 | WTYCA04 | 9105-42A 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA5 | 9676-A05 | WTYCA05 | 9105-42A 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXP3 | 9676-P03 | WTYCP03 | 9105-42A 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP4 | 9676-P04 | WTYCP04 | 9105-42A 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP5 | 9676-P05 | WTYCP05 | 9105-42A 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXB3 | 9677-B03 | WTYCB03 | 9105-41B 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB4 | 9677-B04 | WTYCB04 | 9105-41B 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB5 | 9677-B05 | WTYCB05 | 9105-41B 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXA3 | 9677-A03 | WTYCA03 | 9105-41B 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA4 | 9677-A04 | WTYCA04 | 9105-41B 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA5 | 9677-A05 | WTYCA05 | 9105-41B 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXP3 | 9677-P03 | WTYCP03 | 9105-41B 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP4 | 9677-P04 | WTYCP04 | 9105-41B 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP5 | 9677-P05 | WTYCP05 | 9105-41B 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXB3 | 9618-B03 | WTYCB03 | 9786-22H 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB4 | 9618-B04 | WTYCB04 | 9786-22H 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB5 | 9618-B05 | WTYCB05 | 9786-22H 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXA3 | 9618-A03 | WTYCA03 | 9786-22H 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA4 | 9618-A04 | WTYCA04 | 9786-22H 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA5 | 9618-A05 | WTYCA05 | 9786-22H 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXP3 | 9618-P03 | WTYCP03 | 9786-22H 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP4 | 9618-P04 | WTYCP04 | 9786-22H 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP5 | 9618-P05 | WTYCP05 | 9786-22H 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXB3 | 9669-B03 | WTYCB03 | 9786-42H 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB4 | 9669-B04 | WTYCB04 | 9786-42H 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB5 | 9669-B05 | WTYCB05 | 9786-42H 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXA3 | 9669-A03 | WTYCA03 | 9786-42H 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA4 | 9669-A04 | WTYCA04 | 9786-42H 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA5 | 9669-A05 | WTYCA05 | 9786-42H 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXP3 | 9669-P03 | WTYCP03 | 9786-42H 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP4 | 9669-P04 | WTYCP04 | 9786-42H 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP5 | 9669-P05 | WTYCP05 | 9786-42H 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXB3 | 9619-B03 | WTYCB03 | 9105-22A 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB4 | 9619-B04 | WTYCB04 | 9105-22A 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB5 | 9619-B05 | WTYCB05 | 9105-22A 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXA3 | 9619-A03 | WTYCA03 | 9105-22A 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA4 | 9619-A04 | WTYCA04 | 9105-22A 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA5 | 9619-A05 | WTYCA05 | 9105-22A 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXP3 | 9619-P03 | WTYCP03 | 9105-22A 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP4 | 9619-P04 | WTYCP04 | 9105-22A 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP5 | 9619-P05 | WTYCP05 | 9105-22A 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXB3 | 9620-B03 | WTYCB03 | 9105-42A 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB4 | 9620-B04 | WTYCB04 | 9105-42A 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXB5 | 9620-B05 | WTYCB05 | 9105-42A 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Basic |
| EXA3 | 9620-A03 | WTYCA03 | 9105-42A 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA4 | 9620-A04 | WTYCA04 | 9105-42A 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXA5 | 9620-A05 | WTYCA05 | 9105-42A 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Advanced |
| EXP3 | 9620-P03 | WTYCP03 | 9105-42A 3 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP4 | 9620-P04 | WTYCP04 | 9105-42A 4 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
| EXP5 | 9620-P05 | WTYCP05 | 9105-42A 5 year, IBM Power Expert Care Premium |
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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 clients. 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. Servers enabled with this tool can be monitored remotely around the clock by IBM Support, all at no additional cost to you.
Now integrated into the base operating system of AIX® V5.3, AIX V6.1, and AIX V7.1, Electronic Service Agent is designed to automatically and electronically report system failures and utilization issues to IBM, which can result in faster problem resolution and increased availability. 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, go to the IBM Electronic Service Agent website.
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 clients 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 human intervention is not required to report errors.
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 through either the internet (HTTPS or VPN) or modem to provide clients a single point of exit from their site. Communication is one way. Activating Electronic Service Agent does not enable IBM to call into a client's system.
For additional information, go to the IBM Electronic Service Agent website.
More accurate reporting: Because system information and error logs are automatically uploaded to the IBM Support Center in conjunction with the service request, you 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 IBMid entered during activation, you can view system and support information in the My Systems and Premium Search sections of the IBM Electronic Support page.
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 your IBMid. 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, you are able to see search results that apply specifically to your systems.
For more information on how to utilize the power of IBM Electronic Services, contact your IBM Systems Services Representative, go to the IBM Electronic Support website.
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Prices
For pricing information, contact your IBM representative.
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Country availability
| Country | Planned availability date |
|---|---|
| Aruba | July 22, 2022 |
| Bahamas | July 22, 2022 |
| Barbados | July 22, 2022 |
| Bermuda | July 22, 2022 |
| Cayman Islands | July 22, 2022 |
| Curacao | July 22, 2022 |
| Guyana | July 22, 2022 |
| Jamaica | July 22, 2022 |
| Saint Lucia | July 22, 2022 |
| Suriname | July 22, 2022 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | July 22, 2022 |
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