IBM Power System E850 model E8E delivers unprecedented performance, scalability, reliability, and manageability for demanding commercial workloads
IBM United States Hardware Announcement 115-037May 11, 2015
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(Corrected on September 2, 2015)
The Power E850 system configuration information was revised in the Description section.
(Corrected on July 14, 2015)
The Warranty period section and CRU and
On-site Service section were revised.
(Corrected on June 30, 2015)
The Hardware requirements
section and System memory section of the Description section were
revised.
At a glance |
The Power® E850 (8408-E8E) provides:
- IBM® POWER8 processor
module with 8, 10, or 12 POWER8 processor cores
- 8-core processor modules provide up to 32 cores at 3.72 GHz.
- 10-core processor modules provide up to 40 cores at 3.35 GHz.
- 12-core processor modules provide up to 48 cores at 3.02 GHz.
- 128 GB to 2 TB high-performance double data rate (DDR) memory
- A two-processor module configuration provides 16 CDIMM slots.
- A three-processor module configuration provides 24 CDIMM slots.
- A four-processor module configuration provides 32 CDIMM slots and a server maximum of 2 TB.
- Gen3 PCIe slots
- System unit supports up to 11 PCIe Gen3 slots.
- PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawers support up to 40 additional PCIe Gen3 slots.
- Integrated system unit SAS controllers for integrated disk/SSD/DVD
bays
- Eight SFF-3 (2.5 in.) SAS bays for HDD or SSD plus four 1.8-inch SSD bays and a DVD bay
- Easy Tier® functionality for mixed HDD/SSD configurations
- Additional storage can be attached
- Up to 1,536 SFF-2 bays for HDD and SSD with 64 EXP24S I/O drawers
- Fibre Channel and LAN adapters
- Elastic capacity on demand for both cores and memory
- PowerVM® Standard and Enterprise
- Active Memory Expansion and Active Memory Mirroring for Hypervisor
- Designed and built to provide strong reliability, availability, and serviceability characteristics
- Packaged in a standard 19-inch rack-mount 4U drawer
- IBM AIX® and Linux operating systems
For ordering, contact your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information, contact the Americas Call Centers at: 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255).
Reference: YE001
Overview |
The Power System E850 server offers new levels of performance, price/performance, and function with POWER8 technology for clients using a 4-socket server. The Power E850 server impressively provides up to 48 POWER8 cores, up to 2 TB of DDR3 memory, up to 51 Gen3 PCIe slots, integrated SAS controllers for integrated disk/SSD/DVD bays, and up to over 1,500 SAS bays for disk/SSD with EXP24S I/O drawers.
In addition to extensive hardware configuration flexibility, the Power E850 server offers elastic capacity on demand for both cores and memory, Active Memory Expansion, and Active Memory Mirroring for Hypervisor. The E850 supports AIX and Linux operating systems and PowerVM Standard and Enterprise. The Power System E850 server is a logical follow on to the Power System 750 and 760 servers.
The Power E850 server uses high-performance, enterprise-class 1600 MHz DDR3 memory packaged as CDIMMs with L4 cache. CDIMM features are 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB. A two-processor module configuration provides 16 CDIMM slots. A three-processor module configuration provides 24 CDIMM slots. A four-processor module configuration provides 32 CDIMM slots and a maximum of 2 terabytes.
Capacity on demand (CoD) processor and memory allows additional resource to be physically installed at low cost. The additional resource can be very quickly activated, either temporarily or permanently, to meet changing business needs while avoiding downtime. Any temporary activations are paid for after it is used. A minimum of two processor modules of processor cores must be permanently activated, and a minimum of 50% of the physical memory must be permanently activated.
Up to 11 PCIe Gen3 slots are provided in the system unit. The number of PCIe slots depends on the number of processor modules. Two processor modules provide seven PCIe slots. Three processor modules provide nine PCIe slots. Four processor modules provide 11 PCIe slots. One of the slots contains an Ethernet LAN adapter. Up to 40 additional PCIe Gen3 slots can be added using PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawers. A two-processor module system can attach up to two PCIe Gen3 I/O drawers and provide up to 27 PCIe slots. A three-processor module system can attach up to three PCIe Gen3 I/O drawers and provide up to 39 PCIe slots. A four-processor module system can attach up to four PCIe Gen3 I/O drawers and provide up to 51 PCIe slots.
The E850 has been designed and built to provide strong reliability, availability, and serviceability characteristics. These include POWER8 chip capabilities, memory protection, multiple SAS storage protection options, hot plug SAS bays, hot plug PCIe slots, redundant and hot plug power supplies and cooling fans, redundant and spare internal cooling fans, hotplug Time of Day battery, and even highly resilient architecture for power regulators.
The Power E850 server supports the IBM Solution Editions for SAP HANA offering.
Feature exchange |
Not applicable.
Key prerequisites |
One of the following operating systems:
- IBM AIX
- Linux: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, or Ubuntu
For more information, refer to the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections.
Planned availability date |
June 5, 2015
Description |
Summary of features
The following is a summary of Power E850 features:
- The Power E850
server supports 16 to 48 processor cores with two to four POWER8 processor
modules:
- 8-core 3.72 GHz Processor Module (#EPV2)
- 10-core 3.35 GHz Processor Module (#EPV6)
- 12-core 3.02 GHz Processor Module (#EPV4)
- 128 GB to 2 TB high-performance DDR3 memory with L4 cache:
- 16 GB CDIMM Memory (#EM86)
- 32 GB CDIMM Memory (#EM87)
- 64 GB CDIMM Memory (#EM88)
- Optional Active Memory Expansion (#4798)
- Choice of three storage backplane features with different integrated
SAS RAID controller options. All backplane options have eight SFF-3
SAS bays, four 1.8-inch SSD bays, and one DVD bay. All backplane options
offer Easy
Tier function for mixed HDD/SSD arrays.
- Dual SAS Controller Backplane, with 7.2 GB write cache (#EPVN)
- Dual SAS Controller Backplane, without write cache (#EPVP)
- Split Disk Backplane (two single SAS controllers), without write cache (#EPVQ)
- Up to 11 hot-swap PCIe Gen3 slots in the system unit:
- Three adapter slots - x8 Gen3 full height, half length.
- Four, six, or eight x16 Gen3 full-height, half-length adapter slots.
- With two processor modules, there are seven PCIe slots; with three modules, there are nine PCIe slots; and with four modules, there are 11 PCIe slots in the system unit.
- One x8 PCIe slot is used for a LAN adapter.
- The PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer (#EMX0) expands the number
of full-high, hot-swap Gen3 slots:
- Up to two PCIe3 drawers with two processor modules (maximum 27 slots on the server)
- Up to three PCIe3 drawers with three processor modules (maximum 39 slots on the server)
- Up to four PCIe3 drawers with four processor modules (maximum 51 slots on the server)
- Up to 64 EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawers (#5887) can be attached, providing up to 1,536 SAS bays for disk or SSD.
- System unit I/O (integrated I/O)
- USB ports: four 3.0 (two front/two rear) for general use and 2.0 (rear) for limited use
- HMC ports: two 1 GbE RJ45
- System (serial) port: one RJ45
- Hot-plug, redundant power supplies, either ac or dc
- 4 - AC Power Supply 1400W (200-240 V) (#EN2M)
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The E850 has been designed and built to provide strong realiability, availability, and serviceability characteristics. These include POWER8 chip capabilities, memory protection, multiple SAS storage protection options, hot-plug SAS bays, hot-plug PCIe slots, redundant and hot-plug power supplies and cooling fans, and even highly resilient architecture for power regulators.
- Other features:
- Second-generation service processor
- Hot-plug SAS bays and PCIe slots
- Redundant and hot-plug power supplies and fans
- Optional Active Memory Mirroring for Hypervisor (#EM81)
- Highly resilient power regulator architecture
- System unit only 4U in a 19-inch rack-mount hardware
- Primary operating systems:
- AIX (#2146) (small tier licensing)
- Linux (#2147): RHEL, SLES, and Ubuntu
Processor modules
- The Power E850
server supports 16 to 48 processor cores:
- 8-core 3.72 GHz (#EPV2)
- 10-core 3.35 GHz (#EPV6)
- 12-core 3.02 GHz (#EPV4)
- A minimum of two and a maximum of four processor modules are required for each system. The third and fourth module can be added to a system at a later time through an MES order, but will require scheduled downtime to install. All processor modules in one server must be the same gigahertz (same processor module feature number). They cannot be mixed.
- Permanent CoD processor core activations are required for the
first two processor modules in the configuration and are optional
for the third and fourth modules. Specifically:
- Two, three, or four 8-core, 3.72 GHz processor modules (#EPV2) require 16 processor core activations (#EPV9) at a minimum.
- Two, three, or four 10-core, 3.35 GHz processor modules (#EPV6) require 20 processor core activations (#EPVH) at a minimum.
- Two, three, or four 12-core, 3.02 GHz processor modules (#EPV4) require 24 processor core activations (#EPVD) at a minimum.
- Temporary CoD capabilities are optionally used for processor cores
that are not permanently activated:
- 90 Days Elastic CoD Processor Core Enablement (#EP9T).
- 1 and 100 Processor Day Elastic CoD billing for #EPV2 (#EPJW, #EPJX).
- 1 and 100 Processor Day Elastic CoD billing for #EPV4 (#EPK0, #EPK1).
- 1 and 100 Processor Day Elastic CoD billing for #EPV6 (#EPK3, #EPK4).
- 100 Processor-minutes Utility CoD billing: for #EPV2 (#EPJY), for #EPV4 (#EPK2), or for #EPV4 (#EPK5).
- An HMC is required for temporary CoD.
System memory
- 128 GB to 2 TB high-performance 1600 MHz DDR3 ECC memory with
L4 cache:
- 16 GB CDIMM Memory (#EM86)
- 32 GB CDIMM Memory (#EM87)
- 64 GB CDIMM Memory (#EM88)
- As the customer memory requirements increase, the system capabilities
are increased as follows:
- With two processor modules installed, 16 CDIMM slots are available, minimum memory is 128 GB.
- With three modules, 24 CDIMM slots are available, minimum memory is 192 GB.
- With four modules, 32 CDIMM slots are available, minimum memory
is 256 GB. Four CDIMMs are available per socket. The more CDIMM slots
that are filled, the larger the available bandwidth available to the
server.
Permanent CoD memory activations are required for at least 50% of the physically installed memory and not less than 128 GB activated. For example, for a system with two processor modules installed, no less than 128 GB must be activated. A system with three processor modules installed, 50% of physically installed memory, but not less than 128 GB must be activated, whichever is larger. Use 1 GB activation (#EMAA) and 100 GB activation (#EMAB) features to order permanent memory activations.
- Memory is ordered in pairs of the same memory feature. Both CDIMMs of a CDIMM pair must be installed in the slots supporting one processor. Different size pairs can be mixed on the same processor module's slots. For optimal performance, all pairs would be the same size. Also for optimal performance, generally the amount of memory per processor module would be the same or about the same.
- Temporary CoD for memory is available for memory capacity that
is not permanently activated:
- 90 Days Elastic CoD Memory Enablement (#EM9T).
- 1, 100, and 999 GB-Day billing for Elastic CoD memory (#EMJA, #EMJB, #EMJC).
- An HMC is required.
I/O support
PCIe slots
The Power E850 server has up to 11 PCIe hot-plug Gen3 slots, providing excellent configuration flexibility and expandability. Eight adapter slots are x16 Gen3, and three adapter slots are x8 Gen3. All adapter slots are full height, half length.
The number of slots supported vary by the number of processor modules.
Processor modules | 2 socket | 3 socket | 4 socket |
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x16 Gen3 slots (CAPI capable) | 4 | 6 | 8 |
x8 Gen3 slots | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Notes:
- At least one PCIe Ethernet adapter is required on the server by IBM to ensure proper manufacture and test of the server. One of the x8 PCIe slots is used for this required adapter, identified as the C11 slot.
- Blind swap cassettes (BSC) are not used for adapters in the system unit.
- All PCIe slots in the system unit are SR-IOV capable.
The x16 slots can provide up to twice the bandwidth of x8 slots because they offer twice as many PCIe lanes. PCIe Gen3 slots can support up to twice the bandwidth of a PCIe Gen2 slot and up to four times the bandwidth of a PCIe Gen1 slot, assuming an equivalent number of PCIe lanes. PCIe Gen1 and PCIe Gen2 adapters can be plugged into a PCIe Gen3 slot, if that adapter is supported. x16 slots can be used to attach PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion drawers.
The new servers are smarter than earlier servers about energy efficiency for cooling the PCIe adapter environment. They can sense which IBM PCIe adapters are installed in their PCIe slots. If an adapter is known to require 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 "nonacoustic mode" command to speed up the fans. Note that faster fans increase the sound level of the server.
SAS bays and storage backplane options
Clients have a choice of three storage features with eight SFF disk bays, four x 1.8-inch disk bays and one DVD bay:
- Dual Controller Disk Backplane, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 5T2, 6T2, and 10T2 with write cache (#EPVN) . The pair of controllers handle all twelve integrated SAS bays and DVD bay.
- Dual Controller Disk Backplane, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 5T2, 6T2, and 10T2 without write cache (#EPVP) . The pair of controllers handle all twelve integrated SAS bays and DVD bay.
- Split Disk Backplane (two single controllers), RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and 10T2 without write cache (#EPVQ) (This is the e-config default.) Each one of the two controllers handles four SFF-3 and two 1.8-inch SAS bays. One of the controllers handles the DVD bay.
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 Gen3 tray or carrier. Thus the drives are designated for SFF-1, or SFF-2 bays do not fit in an SFF-3 bay. All SFF-3 bays support concurrent maintenance or hot-plug capability. 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 the Easy Tier function).
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. For the other controller pair with cache, 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 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.
All three backplanes offer 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). The split backplane option supports RAID 10T2 but does not support RAID 5T2 or 6T2.
Notes:
- Clients with I/O performance-sensitive workloads with an appreciable percentage of writes should strongly consider using the feature EPVN backplane with SAS controllers with write cache or use PCIe SAS controllers with write cache, especially for HDDs. 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, Linux, and 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. Scheduled downtime is required to remove the existing storage backplane and install a different backplane.
- Unlike the hot-plug PCIe slots and SAS bays, concurrent maintenance is not available for the integrated SAS controllers or storage backplane. Scheduled downtime is required if a service action is required for these integrated resources.
Storage Backplane Integrated Easy Tier function
The Easy Tier function is provided with all three storage backplanes (#EPVN, #EPVP, #EPVQ). 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 and the integrated SAS bays. 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 the Power E850 server, the integrated SAS RAID controllers handle eight SFF-3 bays (either HDD or SDD), and four 1.8-inch SSD bays can leverage Easy Tier functionality. In addition, or alternatively, the previously announced PCIe Gen3 large cache SAS adapter (#EJOL) can provide additional capacity or configuration options for the Easy Tier function, with HDDs and SSDs located in EXP24s drawers.
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). HDDs and SSDs are combined in the same array, and the controller or adapter swaps 1M or 2M bands of data between HDDs and SSDs, automatically moving the hot data to SSDs and the cold data to SSDs. 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 both 387 GB SSD and 775 GB SSD, only 387 GB of the 775 GB SSD will be used. Note that the block size of the drives in the array must match, all 4k or all 5xx block drive.
DVD and boot devices
A slimline media bay that can hold a SATA DVD-RAM is included in the feature EPVN, EPVP, and EPVQ backplanes. The DVD drive is run by one of the integrated SAS controllers in the storage backplane, and a separate PCIe controller is not required.
A device capable of reading a DVD can be attached to the system and be available to perform operating system installation, maintenance, problem determination, and service actions such as maintaining system firmware and I/O microcode at their latest levels. Alternatively, the system must be attached to a network with software such as AIX NIM server or Linux Install Manager configured to perform these functions.
System boot is supported through three options:
- Disk or SSD located in an EXP24S drawer attached to a PCIe adapter
- A network through LAN adapters
- A SAN attached to Fibre Channel or FCoE adapters and indicated to the server by the 0837 specify code
Assuming option 1 above, the minimum system configuration requires at least one SAS disk drive in the system for AIX and Linux. If you are using option 2 or 3 above, a disk or SSD drive is not required.
I/O drawer attachment
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 Gen1 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.
Up to 64 EXP24S storage drawers can be attached to a Power E850 server. With 24 drives per drawer, this means up to 1536 SFF-2 drives are supported. A maximum of 16 EXP24S per PCIe Gen3 I/O drawer is supported due to cable management considerations.
The older 3.5-inch-based EXP12S SAS Disk Drawer (#5886) and EXP24 SCSI Disk Drawer (#5786) 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.
PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer
PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawers (#EMX0) can be attached to the system unit to expand the number of full-high, hot-swap Gen3 slots available to the server. The maximum number of PCIe Gen3 I/O drawers depends on the number of processor modules physically installed. The maximum is independent of the number of processor core activations.
- Up to two PCIe3 drawers with two processor modules
- Up to three PCIe3 drawers with three processor modules
- Up to four PCIe3 drawers with four processor modules
- The 19-inch 4 EIA (4U) PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer (#EMX0) and two PCIe FanOut Modules (#EMXF) provide 12 PCIe I/O full-length, full-height slots. One FanOut Module provides six PCIe slots labeled C1 through C6. C1 and C4 are x16 slots and C2, C3, C5, and C6 are x8 slots. Slots C1 and C4 of the 6-slot Fan-out Module in a PCIe Gen3 I/O drawer are SR-IOV enabled.
- An EMX0 drawer can be configured with one or two EMXF FanOut Modules. Adding a second FanOut Module is not a hot-plug operation and requires scheduled downtime.
- PCIe Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3 full-high adapter cards are supported. The set of full-high PCIe adapters that are supported is found in the Sales Manual, identified by feature number. See the PCI Adapter Placement manual for the 8408-E8E for details and rules associated with specific adapters supported and their supported placement in x8 or x16 slots.
- Each FanOut Module requires one PCIe Optical Cable Adapter (#EJ08), which is placed in a x16 PCIe slot of the system unit.
- An optical cable pair attaches the PCIe Optical Cable Adapter (#EJ08) to the FanOut Module. Feature ECC7 provides a pair of 3-meter cables with transceivers. Feature ECC8 provides a pair of 10-meter cables with transceivers. Two cables of identical length, or one feature, is required for each FanOut Module.
- The Optical Cable Adapter (#EJ08) can be placed in any of the system units' available x16 slots and attached to any FanOut Module in any of the server's PCIe Gen3 I/O drawers (#EMX0). The PCIe I/O drawer cannot be shared by two different servers.
- It is recommended that any attached PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer be located in the same rack as the POWER8 server for ease of service, but the drawers can be installed in separate racks if the application or other rack content requires it. It is recommended to use 3-meter cables for PCIe drawers in the same rack as the system unit and 10-meter cables for drawers located in a different rack.
- Concurrent repair and add/removal of PCIe adapter cards is done by HMC-guided menus or by operating system support utilities.
- A blind swap cassette (BSC) is used to house the full-high adapters that go into these slots. The BSC is the same BSC as used with the previous generation server's 12X attached I/O drawers (#5802, #5803, #5877, #5873). The drawer is shipped with a full set of BSCs, even if the BSCs are empty. A feature to order additional full-high BSCs is not required or announced.
- When the operating system is Linux, PowerVM is required for support of the I/O Expansion Drawer.
Cable management arm (CMA)
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 of cord/cable length is needed for the arm. One CMA is included with the server. It does not have a separate ordering feature.
Integrated I/O ports
In addition to the integrated SAS controllers associated with the storage backplane, there are two HMC ports, one system port, and six USB ports (four general purpose and two limited use).
The two HMC ports are located on the service processor in the rear of the server and are RJ45. These ports support 1Gb Ethernet connections leveraging the second-generation service processor technology called an FSP2 in some IBM publications.
The one integrated system or serial port has an RJ45 style connector 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.
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. 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.
Four USB-3 ports are 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 can be used for communications to a UPS. A converter cable, feature ECCF, provides a USB-to-9 pin D-Shell connection to some UPS. The IBM 9910 Uninterruptible Power Systems, models E66 and E67, are supported as purchase options with the 8408-E8E.
Racks
The Power E850 server is designed to fit a standard 19-inch rack. IBM Development has tested and certified the system for the following rack support:
- 7014-T00 (36U) (Manufacturing rack integration supported or #0551 MES support - defaulted on initial order)
- 7014-T42 (42U) (Manufacturing rack integration supported or #0553 MES support)
The client can choose to place the server in other racks if they are confident those racks have the strength, rigidity, depth, and hole pattern characteristics that are needed. The client should work with IBM Service to determine other racks' appropriateness. The Power E850 rails can adjust their depth to fit a rack that is 22.75 inches - 30.5 inches in depth based on the adjustable outer brackets going from the front rail to the rear rail. Racks from IBM include:
- 7014-B42 (42U) (Support only, cannot be ordered from IBM)
- 7965-94Y (42U) (Field merge support only)
The Power E850 IBM manufacturing rack integration can be ordered with a 36U (7014-T00) or a 42U (7014-T42) rack. A same serial-number model upgrade MES is placed in either feature 0551 or 0553 rack. This is done to ease and speed client installation, provide a more complete and higher quality environment for IBM Manufacturing system assembly and testing, and provide a more complete shipping package. IBM Manufacturing does not support the use of other racks with the Power E850 initial system order or model upgrade. The 7014-T00 or feature 0550 is a 1.8-meter enterprise rack providing 36U or 36 EIA of space. The 7014-T42 or feature 0553 is a 2-meter enterprise rack providing 42U or 42 EIA of space.
Additional E850 PCIe Gen3 I/O drawers (#EMX0) for an already installed server can be MES ordered with or without a rack. When clients want IBM Manufacturing to place these MES I/O drawers into a rack and ship them together (factory integration), then the racks should be ordered as features on the same order as the I/O drawers.
Typical good cable management practices apply. For example, it is usually a good practice to leave 1U or 2U open at the top or bottom of the rack for cables exiting the rack or to hold extra cable lengths. Or if you have more than four PCIe Gen3 I/O drawers in the same rack, carefully consider how many 4-port PCIe adapters have cables attached to all their ports. If you are not using something like the 8-inch extension for a 7014-T42 rack for extra space to lay the cables, service access can be a challenge, especially with thicker I/O cables. Or another example, if there are a lot of I/O cables in the rack, horizontally mounting the PDUs versus mounting them vertically in the side pockets eases service access.
Rack front door options supported are the acoustic door (#6248 or #6249), the attractive geometrically accented door (#ERG7), and the cost-effective plain front door (#6068 or #6069). The front trim kit is also supported (#6263 or #6272).
Supported PDUs are either feature 7109 or 7188.
- Feature 7109 -- Intelligent PDU with Universal UTG0247 Connector is for an intelligent ac power distribution unit (PDU+) that will allow the user to monitor the amount of power being used by the devices that are plugged in to this PDU+. This ac power distribution unit provides 12 C13 power outlets. It receives power through a UTG0247 connector. It can be used for many different countries and applications by varying the PDU to Wall Power Cord, which must be ordered separately. Each PDU requires one PDU to Wall Power Cord. Supported power cords include the following features: 6489, 6491, 6492, 6653, 6654, 6655, 6656, 6657, and 6658.
- Feature 7188 -- Power Distribution Unit mounts in a 19-inch rack and provides 12 C13 power outlets. Feature 7188 has six 16A circuit breakers, with two power outlets per circuit breaker. System units and expansion units must use a power cord with a C14 plug to connect to the feature 7188. One of the following line cords must be used to distribute power from a wall outlet to the feature 7188: feature 6489, 6491, 6492, 6653, 6654, 6655, 6656, 6657, or 6658.
Three to four service personnel are required to manually remove or insert a system node drawer into a rack, given its dimensions and weight and content. To avoid the need for this many people to assemble at a client site for a service action a lift tool can be very useful. Similarly, if the client has chosen to install this CSU (Customer Set Up) system, similar lifting considerations apply. The Power E850 has a maximum weight of 69 kg (152 lbs). However, by temporarily removing the power supplies, fans and RAID assembly; the weight is easily reduced to a maximum of 55 kg (121 lbs).
When lowering the Power E850 onto its rails in the rack, the server must be tilted on one end about 15 degrees so that the pins on the server enclosure fit onto the rails. This equates to lifting one end of the server about 4 cm (1.6 in). This can be done using a tip plate on a lift tool or manually adjusting the load on a lift tool or tilting during the manual lift.
PowerVM
PowerVM is available on the E850:
- PowerVM Editions are available as a hardware feature (#EPVU for Standard Edition, #EPVV for Enterprise Edition). Select the edition that provides the level of virtualization appropriate for your workloads.
- PowerVM Standard Edition (#EPVU) supports up to 20 partitions per core, VIOS, and multiple shared processor pools.
- PowerVM Enterprise Edition (#EPVV) adds support for Live Partition Mobility, Active Memory Sharing, and PowerVP performance monitoring.
Other PowerVM technologies include:
- System Planning Tool simplifies the process of planning and deploying Power Systems LPARs and virtual I/O.
- Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) is a single-function appliance that resides in an IBM Power partition. It facilitates the sharing of physical I/O resources between AIX, Linux, and client partitions within the server. VIOS provides shared Ethernet adapter (SEA) virtual I/O to client LPARs.
- Virtual SCSI (VSCSI) enables the sharing of physical storage adapters (Fibre Channel) and storage devices (disk and optical) between logical partitions.
- With virtual networking, a shared Ethernet adapter enables connectivity between internal and external virtual LANs (VLANs); virtual Ethernet provides high-speed connections between partitions.
- With Live Partition Mobility, available only with PowerVM Enterprise
Edition, you can move a running AIX or Linux VMs from one physical server
to another with no downtime. Use this capability to:
- Evacuate workloads from a system before performing scheduled maintenance.
- Move workloads across a pool of different physical resources as business needs shift.
- Move workloads away from underutilized machines so that they can be powered off to save on energy and cooling costs.
- Move your workloads to new POWER8 systems for upgrades without having to schedule an outage. With Active Memory Sharing, memory is dynamically moved between running partitions for optimal resource usage.
Active Memory Expansion
Active Memory Expansion is an innovative technology supporting the AIX operating system that allows the effective maximum memory capacity to be much larger than the true physical memory maximum. Sophisticated compression/decompression of memory content can allow memory expansion up to 100% or more. This can allow a partition to do significantly more work or support more users with the same physical amount of memory. Similarly, it can allow a server to run more partitions and do more work for the same physical amount of memory.
Active Memory Expansion uses CPU resource to compress/decompress the memory contents. The trade-off of memory capacity for processor cycles can be an excellent choice, but the degree of expansion varies on how compressible the memory content is. It also depends on having adequate spare CPU capacity available for this compression/decompression. Tests in IBM laboratories using sample workloads showed excellent results for many workloads in terms of memory expansion per additional CPU utilized. Other test workloads had more modest results.
POWER7+ and POWER8 chips include a hardware accelerator designed to boost Active Memory Expansion efficiency and use less POWER® core resource. The POWER8 accelerator includes some minor enhancements and also leverages POWER8 higher bandwidth and lower latency characteristics.
You have a great deal of control over Active Memory Expansion usage. Each individual AIX partition can turn on or turn off Active Memory Expansion. Control parameters set the amount of expansion desired in each partition to help control the amount of CPU used by the Active Memory Expansion function. An IPL is required for the specific partition that is turning on memory expansion. Once turned on, monitoring capabilities are available in standard AIX performance tools such as lparstat, vmstat, topas, and svmon.
A planning tool is included with AIX, allowing you to sample actual workloads and estimate both how expandable the partition's memory is and how much CPU resource is needed. Any Power Systems model can run the planning tool. In addition, a one-time, 60-day trial of Active Memory Expansion is available to enable more exact memory expansion and CPU measurements. You can request the trial using the Capacity on Demand web page
Active Memory Expansion is enabled by chargeable hardware feature 4798, which can be ordered with the initial order of the system node or as an MES order. A software key is provided when the enablement feature is ordered, which is applied to the system node. An IPL is not required to enable the system node. The key is specific to an individual system node and is permanent. It cannot be moved to a different server.
The additional CPU resource used to expand memory is part of the CPU resource assigned to the AIX partition running Active Memory Expansion. Normal licensing requirements apply.
Capacity on demand
Several types of capacity on demand (CoD) processors are optionally available for the Power E850 server. They help meet changing resource requirements in an on demand environment by using resources installed on the system but not activated.
Capacity upgrade on demand (CUOD) enables you to purchase additional permanent processor or memory capacity and dynamically activate it when needed.
Elastic capacity on demand (Elastic CoD) enables processors or memory to be temporarily activated in full-day increments as needed. Charges are based on usage reporting collected monthly. Processors and memory can be activated and turned off an unlimited number of times, whenever you want additional processing resources.
With this offering, system administrators have an interface at the HMC to manage the activation and deactivation of resources. A monitor that resides on the server logs the usage activity. You must send this usage data to IBM monthly. A bill is then generated based on the total amount of processor and memory resources utilized, in increments of processor and memory (1 GB) days. Before using temporary capacity on your server, you must enable your server. To do this, order an enablement feature (MES only) and sign the required contracts.
Use the following features to order activation features and support billing charges on the Power E850 (8408-E8E) server:
Processor module feature | Elastic CoD processor enablement feature | Elastic CoD AIX/Linux processor billing feature (1 and 100 proc-day) |
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EPV2 (8-core module) | EP9T | EPJW, EPJX |
EPV4 (12-core module) | EP9T | EPK0, EPK1 |
EPV6 (10-core mdule) | EP9T | EPK3, EPK4 |
Memory feature | Elastic CoD memory enablement feature | Elastic CoD memory billing feature (1, 100, and 999 GB-day) |
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EM86 (16 GB) | EM9T | EMJA, EMJB, EMJC |
EM87 (32 GB) | EM9T | EMJA, EMJB, EMJC |
EM88 (64 GB) | EM9T | EMJA, EMJB, EMJC |
Notes:
- After CoD contracts are in place, inactive processor cores and inactive memory can be enabled for Elastic CoD usage.
The Elastic CoD processor consists of three steps: enablement, activation, and billing
- Elastic CoD enablement: Description
Before requesting temporary capacity on a server, you must enable it for Elastic CoD. To do this, order a no-charge enablement feature (MES only) and sign the required contracts. IBM will generate an enablement code, mail it to you, and post it on the web for you to retrieve and enter on your server. A processor enablement code lets you request up to 90 processor days of temporary unused CoD processor capacity for all your processor cores that have not been permanently activated. For example, if you have 16 processor cores that are not permanently activated, the processor enablement code allows up to 1,440 processor days (16 x 90). If you have reached or are about to reach the limit of 90 processor days per nonactivated processor core, place an order for another processor enablement code to reset the number of days you can request. Similarly, a memory enablement code lets you request up to 90 days of temporary unused CoD memory capacity for all your gigabytes of memory that have not been permanently activated. For example, if you had 100 GB of memory that was not permanently activated, the memory enablement code allows up to 9000 GB memory days (100 x 90). If you have reached the limit of 90 memory days per nonactivated memory, place an order for another memory enablement code to reset the number of days you can request. Before ordering a new enablement code for either memory or processor temporary CoD, you must first process an MES delete order, deleting the current enablement code installed in the server configuration file.
Elastic CoD enablement: Step-by-step
Prerequisite 1: The sales channel (IBM Business Partner) must sign one of the following contracts, if applicable:
- IBM Business Partner Agreement, Distributor Attachment for Elastic Capacity on Demand
- IBM Business Partner Agreement for Solution Providers -- Attachment for Elastic Capacity on Demand
- IBM Business Partner Agreement -- Attachment for Elastic Capacity on Demand
Prerequisite 2: The sales channel (IBM Business Partner or IBM Direct) must register at
- Step 1: The client initiates the request for Elastic CoD use by asking the sales channel to enable the machine for temporary capacity.
- Step 2: The client must complete and sign the following contracts.
It is the sales channel's responsibility to return the signed contract
to the responsible CSO organization and fax a copy to IBM at
507-253-4553 or email a copy to cod@us.ibm.com
- Required: IBM Customer Agreement, Attachment for Elastic Capacity on Demand; IBM Supplement for On/Off Capacity on Demand
- Optional: IBM Addendum for Elastic Capacity on Demand Alternative Reporting
- Step 3: The sales channel places an order for processor or memory enablement features.
- Step 4: The sales channel updates the website registration data
(see prerequisite 2 above) with information about the client machine
being enabled for temporary capacity.
Note: The order for an enablement feature will not be fulfilled until this step is completed.
- Step 5: IBM generates an enablement code, mails it, and posts it.
- Step 6: The client retrieves the enablement code and applies it to the system node.
- Elastic activation requests: Description
When Elastic CoD temporary capacity is needed, simply use the HMC menu for Elastic CoD and specify how many of the inactive processors or how many gigabytes of memory you would like temporarily activated for some number of days. You will be billed for the days requested, whether the capacity is assigned to partitions or left in the shared processor pool. At the end of the temporary period (days you requested), you must ensure the temporarily activated capacity is available to be reclaimed by the server (not assigned to partitions) or you will be billed for any processor days not returned (per the contract you signed).
Elastic CoD activation requests: Step-by-step
When you need temporary capacity, use the Elastic CoD temporary capacity HMC menu for the server and specify how many of the inactive processors or how many gigabytes of memory you would like temporarily activated for some number of days. The user must assign the temporary capacity to a partition (whether or not the machine is configured for LPAR) to begin using temporary capacity.
- Elastic CoD billing: Description
The contract, signed by the client before receiving the enablement feature, requires the Elastic CoD user to report billing data at least once a month (whether there is activity or not). This data is used to determine the proper amount to bill at the end of each billing period (calendar quarter). Failure to report billing data for use of temporary processor or memory capacity during a billing quarter will result in default billing equivalent to 90 processor days of temporary capacity. The sales channel will be notified of client requests for temporary capacity. As a result, the sales channel must order a quantity of billing features (using the appropriate billing features for each billable processor and memory day reported less any outstanding credit balance of processor and memory days).
Elastic CoD billing: Step-by-step
The client must report billing data (requested and unreturned processor and memory days) at a minimum of once per month either electronically or by fax (stated requirement in the signed contract). At the end of each billing period (calendar quarter), IBM will process the accumulated data reported and notify the sales channel for proper billing. The sales channel places an order for the appropriate quantity of billing features (one processor billing feature ordered for each processor day used, or one memory day for each memory day utilized). IBM will ship a billing notice (notifies client of billing actions) to the ship-to address on the order as part of the fulfillment process. The client pays the sales channel and the sales channel pays IBM for the fulfillment of the billing features.
For more information regarding registration, enablement, and usage of Elastic CoD, visit
Note: Prior to CoD enhancements made in 2013, Elastic CoD was called On/Off CoD. Some documentation still refers to this capability as "On/Off."
Utility CoD
Utility CoD provides additional processor performance on a temporary basis within the shared processor pool. Utility CoD enables you to place a quantity of inactive processors into the system node's shared processor pool, which then becomes available to the pool's resource manager. When the system node recognizes that the combined processor utilization within the shared pool exceeds 100% of the level of base (purchased/active) processors assigned across uncapped partitions, then a Utility CoD Processor Minute is charged and this level of performance is available for the next minute of use. If additional workload requires a higher level of performance, the system will automatically enable the additional Utility CoD processors to be used. The system continuously monitors and charges for the performance needed above the base (permanent) level. Registration and usage reporting for Utility CoD is made using a public website, and payment is based on reported usage. Utility CoD requires PowerVM Enterprise Edition to be active on the 8408-E8E.
Processor module feature | Utility CoD billing feature 100 processor minutes |
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EPV2 (8-core module) | EPJY |
EPV4 (12-core module) | EPK1 |
EPV6 (10-core module) | EPK5 |
For more information regarding registration, enablement, and use of Utility CoD, visit
Trial capacity on demand (Trial CoD): You can request either a standard or an exception trial by visiting
Software licensing
For software licensing considerations with the various CoD offerings, refer to the latest revision of the Capacity on Demand Planning Guide at
IBM Solution Edition for SAP HANA
Power Systems Solution Editions for SAP HANA provide starting configurations that allow customers to quickly deploy HANA and grow with their business needs while meeting SAP design criteria. Power Systems servers are ideally suited to provide excellent SAP HANA performance and system reliability. The SAP HANA code running on the POWER architecture exploits the exceptional POWER8 memory bandwidth, SIMD parallelization, and simultaneous multithreading (SMT).
These solution edition offerings on POWER8 are available on the following servers:
Server / Processor | Usage |
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E824 / 24 cores at 3.5 GHz | Suitable for HANA db growing up to .5 TB |
E850 / 32 cores at 3.76 GHz | Suitable for HANA db growing up to 1 TB |
E870 / 40 cores at 4.19 GHz | Suitable for HANA db starting at .5 TB with expected growth beyond 1 TB |
E870 / 80 cores at 4.19 GHz | Suitable for HANA db starting at 1 TB with expected growth beyond 2 TB |
Note: Effective SAP database size (containing business data) is typically half the memory capacity of the server.
For more information on the IBM Solution Edition for SAP HANA, see Hardware Announcement 115-060, dated May 5, 2015.
Power E850 system configuration:
The Power E850 initial order for SAP HANA Solution Edition with 32 cores 3.76 GHz processor and 1 TB memory must include a minimum of the following items:
Feature number | Description |
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EPVL x 4 | 3.7 GHz, 8 Proc Act (Linux-only) + 256 GB Mem Act for HANA Solution |
EPVM x 32 | Power Processor Activation for #EPVL |
EMAJ x 4 | 256 GB Memory Activation for #EPVL |
EM88 x 16 | 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) CDIMMs, 1600 MHz, 4 Gb DDR3 DRAM |
EPVN x 1 | Dual Controller Disk Backplane with write cache |
EN0S x 2 | PCIe2 4-Port (10Gb+1GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter |
5729 x 2 | 8 GB 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter |
0837 x 1 | SAN Load Source Specify |
EB2M x 4 | AC Power Supply - 1400W for Server (200-240 V ac) |
and | |
6458 x 4 | Power Cord 4.3 m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU (250V/10A) |
9300/97xx | Language Group Specify |
2147 x 1 | Primary Operating System Indicator |
Notes:
- The minimum requirement of SLES 11 (5639-S11) is 4-socket based licenses.
- The required SLES 11 level is SP4.
- Five units of STG Lab Services (6911-300) (#0003 x 5) is defaulted as applicable.
- Order configurations may be increased over this minimum configuration to meet customer requirements.
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.
Redundant infrastructure
Considerable redundancy in the infrastructure of these systems is included so as to avoid failing components such as power supplies, fans, processor and memory leading to system outages. The front fans are redundant and support concurrent maintenance. The internal fans are redundant and also contain multiple integrated spares. Also, supporting redundant infrastructure is monitoring of components such as processor and memory with voltage regulation outputs. An enhancement over the Power 750/760, is that the E850 has redundant or spare voltage converters for all critical voltages.
Processor and memory availability functions
The Power Systems family continues to offer and introduce significant enhancements designed to increase system availability.
POWER8 processor functions
As previously provided in 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 such 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.
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. The POWER7/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 POWER7/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 the PowerVM environment. In addition, the L2 and L3 caches have 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 is designed to prevent 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.
Memory error correction and recovery
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 correction and for solid single-cell errors to be reported to the hypervisor, which supports operating system deallocation of a page associated with a hard single-cell fault.
Active memory mirroring for the hypervisor
The POWER8 memory subsystem is capable of mirroring sections of memory by writing to two different memory locations, and when an error is detected when reading from one location, taking data from the alternate location. This is used by the POWER hypervisor in these systems to mirror critical memory within the hypervisor so that a fault, even a solid uncorrectable error in the data, can be tolerated using the mirrored memory.
Dynamic processor and memory deallocation
When correctable solid faults occur in components of the processor and memory subsystem, the system will attempt to correct the problem by using spare capacity in the failing component, using a spare column in an L2 or L3 cache, for example, a spare data line in a memory or processor bus, or a spare DRAM in memory. Use of such spare capacity restores the system to full functionality without the need to take a repair action.
When such spare capacity is not available, the service processor and POWER hypervisor may request deallocation of the component experiencing the fault. When there are sufficient resources to continue running partitions at requested capacity, the system will continue to do so. This includes taking advantage of unlicensed capacity update on demand processor and memory resources as well as licensed but unallocated resources.
When such unlicensed or unused capacity is used in this manner, a request for service will be made.
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.
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 the 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.
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 the 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).
- Light path 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 HMC.
- CRU videos that are 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
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.
The I/O device and adapter diagnostics consists of stand-alone diagnostics, which are loaded from the DVD-RAM drive and online diagnostics. Online diagnostics, when installed, are resident with the AIX operating system on the disk or system. They can be booted in single-user mode (service mode), run in maintenance mode, or run concurrently (concurrent mode) with other applications. They have access to the AIX error log and the AIX configuration data.
- Service mode enables checking of system devices and features.
- Concurrent mode allows the normal system functions to continue while selected resources are being checked.
- Maintenance mode enables checking of devices and adapters.
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:
- Service Indicators
- 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
Some hardware components that fail will be able to be replaced using concurrent maintenance. These include power supplies, power cable, 80 MM fans, op panel, real-time clock battery, and PCIe adapters.
The system also supports updating firmware with service packages, typically concurrently. The determination of whether a firmware release can be updated concurrently is identified in the readme information file that is released with the firmware.
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 the system may not be required to be powered off to perform service to the FRU. This is dependent on system configuration and preparatory steps may be required before the service action is taken. Blue-colored touch points indicate that the procedure may require that the unit or system be shut down before servicing. This is dependent on system configuration, and preparatory steps may be required before the service action is taken.
- Tool-less design: Most FRUs 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 unlikely 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, an Error Log Analysis (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 the 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, if the system is properly configured for call home, 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 the error log data related to the failure, are sent to IBM Service.
Live Partition Mobility
With Live Partition Mobility, users can migrate an AIX or Linux 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.
When initially purchasing a system, the client needs to consider the effect on the workloads that servicing the system will make. Some system FRUs that fail will be replaced while the system is still powered on, using Concurrent Maintenance. For the remainder of the FRUs, the entire system must be powered off to service the FRU. For customers with critical workloads, which cannot afford to be stopped, the use of Live Partition Mobility needs to be planned for when the initial purchase of the system is made.
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 the HMC or most non-HMC managed systems through Electronic Service Agent running on top of the 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 through 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
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 System E850 is capable as of June 5, 2015, when used in accordance with IBM's associated 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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IBM plans to enhance the Power E850 server to support a maximum of 4 TB of memory.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
IBM intends to continue working with SUSE to support the Power E850 system with an upcoming SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 service pack release. For additional questions about the availability of this release and supported Power systems, consult
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The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 8408 machine type:
Machine Feature Description type Model number
IBM Power E850 8408 E8E Active Memory Expansion Enablement 8408 E8E 4798 QSFP+ 40GBase-SR Transceiver 8408 E8E EB27 1m (3.3-ft), IBM Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cable (DAC) 8408 E8E EB2B 3m (9.8-ft), IBM Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cable (DAC) 8408 E8E EB2H 10m (30.3-ft), IBM Passive QSFP+ MTP Optical Cable 8408 E8E EB2J 30m (90.3-ft), IBM Passive QSFP+ MTP Optical Cable 8408 E8E EB2K AC Power Supply - 1400W for Server (200-240 VAC) 8408 E8E EB2M CAPI Activation 8408 E8E EC17 PCIe3 2-port 10GbE NIC&RoCE SR Adapter 8408 E8E EC2N PCIe3 2-port 10GbE NIC&RoCE SFP+ Copper Adapter 8408 E8E EC38 PCIe3 2-Port 40GbE NIC RoCE QSFP+ Adapter 8408 E8E EC3B PCIe2 3D Graphics Adapter x1 8408 E8E EC42 PCIe2 4-Port USB 3.0 Adapter 8408 E8E EC46 5m (16.4-ft), IBM Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cable (DAC) 8408 E8E ECBN 3M Optical Cable Pair for PCIe3 Expansion Drawer 8408 E8E ECC7 10M Optical Cable Pair for PCIe3 Expansion Drawer 8408 E8E ECC8 System Port Converter Cable for UPS 8408 E8E ECCF PCIe3 Optical Cable Adapter for PCIe3 Expansion Drawer 8408 E8E EJ08 Power IFL Processor Activation 8408 E8E ELJK Power IFL Processor Activation 8408 E8E ELJL Power IFL Processor Activation 8408 E8E ELJM Power Integrated Facility for Linux Package 8408 E8E ELJN Power IFL Memory Activation 8408 E8E ELJP Power IFL PowerVM for Linux 8408 E8E ELJQ Active Memory Mirroring 8408 E8E EM81 16 GB CDIMM, 1600 MHZ, DDR3 Memory 8408 E8E EM86 32 GB CDIMM, 1600 MHz, DDR3 Memory 8408 E8E EM87 64 GB CDIMM, 1600 MHz, DDR3 Memory 8408 E8E EM88 90 Days Elastic CoD Memory Enablement 8408 E8E EM9T 1GB Memory Activation 8408 E8E EMAA Quantity of 100 1GB Memory Activations 8408 E8E EMAB 256GB Memory Activation for #EPVL 8408 E8E EMAJ Five Hundred and Twelve Memory Activations for IFL 8408 E8E EMB9 1 GB-Day Billing for Elastic CoD Memory 8408 E8E EMJA 100 GB-Day Billing for Elastic CoD Memory 8408 E8E EMJB 999 GB-Day Billing for Elastic CoD memory 8408 E8E EMJC PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer 8408 E8E EMX0 AC Power Supply Conduit for PCIe3 Expansion Drawer 8408 E8E EMXA PCIe3 6-Slot Fanout Module for PCIe3 Expansion Drawer 8408 E8E EMXF PCIe2 4-port(10Gb FCoE & 1GbE) LR&RJ45 Adapter 8408 E8E EN0M PCIe3 4-port 10GbE SR Adapter 8408 E8E EN15 PCIe3 4-port 10GbE SFP+ Copper Adapter 8408 E8E EN17 90 Days Elastic CoD Processor Core Enablement 8408 E8E EP9T 1 Processor-Day Elastic CoD Billing for #EPV2, AIX/Linux 8408 E8E EPJW 100 Processor-Days Elastic CoD Billing for #EPV2. AIX/Linux 8408 E8E EPJX 100 Processor-Minutes Utility CoD Billing for #EPV2, AIX/Linux 8408 E8E EPJY 1 Processor-Day Elastic CoD Billing for #EPV4, AIX/Linux 8408 E8E EPK0 100 Processor-Days Elastic CoD Billing for #EPV4. AIX/Linux 8408 E8E EPK1 100 Processor-Minutes Utility CoD Billing for #EPV4, AIX/Linux 8408 E8E EPK2 1 Processor-Day Elastic CoD Billing for #EPV6, AIX/Linux 8408 E8E EPK3 100 Processor-Days Elastic CoD Billing for #EPV6. AIX/Linux 8408 E8E EPK4 100 Processor-Minutes Utility CoD Billing for #EPV6, AIX/Linux 8408 E8E EPK5 3.72 GHz, 8-core POWER8 Processor Module 8408 E8E EPV2 3.02 GHz, 12-core POWER8 Processor Module 8408 E8E EPV4 3.35 GHz, 10-core POWER8 Processor Module 8408 E8E EPV6 1 Core Processor Activation for #EPV2 8408 E8E EPV9 1 Core Processor Activation for #EPV4 8408 E8E EPVD 1 Core Processor Activation for #EPV6 8408 E8E EPVH Power Package of 3.72GHz Processor and 256GB Memory for HANA Solution 8408 E8E EPVL Power Processor Activation for #EPVL 8408 E8E EPVM Storage Backplane with Dual RAID Controllers with Write Cache 8408 E8E EPVN Storage Backplane with Dual RAID Controller without Write Cache 8408 E8E EPVP Split Storage Backplane with Two RAID Controllers without Write Cache 8408 E8E EPVQ PowerVM -Standard Edition 8408 E8E EPVU PowerVM - Enterprise Edition 8408 E8E EPVV Quantity 150 of #ES0Q 387GB SFF-2 4k SSD (AIX/ Linux) 8408 E8E EQ0Q Quantity 150 of #ES0S 775GB SFF-2 4k SSD (AIX/ Linux) 8408 E8E EQ0S Quantity 150 of #ESEV (600GB 10k SFF-2) 8408 E8E EQEV Quantity 150 of #ESEZ (300GB SFF-2) 8408 E8E EQEZ Quantity 150 of #ESF3 (1.2TB 10k SFF-2) 8408 E8E EQF3 Quantity 150 of #ESFP (600GB SFF-2) 8408 E8E EQFP Quantity 150 of #ESFT (1.8TB 10k SFF-2) 8408 E8E EQFT Optional Origami Front Door for 2.0m Rack 8408 E8E ERG7 387GB SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux 8408 E8E ES0L 775GB SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux 8408 E8E ES0N 387GB SFF-2 4K SSD for AIX/Linux 8408 E8E ES0Q 775GB SFF-2 4k SSD for AIX/Linux 8408 E8E ES0S 387GB SFF-3 4k SSD AIX/Linux 8408 E8E ES0U 775GB SFF-3 4k SSD for AIX/Linux 8408 E8E ES0W 177 GB 1.8" 4k SSD Read Intensive for AIX/Linux 8408 E8E ES0Y 177 GB 1.8" SSD Read Intensive for AIX/Linux (528 byte) 8408 E8E ES0Z 387GB 1.8" SSD for AIX/Linux 8408 E8E ES16 600GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E ESD5 1.2TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E ESD9 300GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E ESDB 600GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive - 5xx Block (Aix/Linux) 8408 E8E ESDF 300GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E ESDR 146GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E ESDT 600GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive 4K Block - 4096 8408 E8E ESEV 300GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive 8408 E8E ESEZ 1.2TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive 4K Block - 4096 8408 E8E ESF3 600GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive 4K Block - 4096 8408 E8E ESF5 1.2TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive 4K Block - 4096 8408 E8E ESF9 300GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive 8408 E8E ESFB 600GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive 8408 E8E ESFF 600GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive 8408 E8E ESFP 1.8TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive 4K Block - 4096 8408 E8E ESFT 1.8TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive 4K Block - 4096 8408 E8E ESFV
The following are features already announced for the IBM Power Systems 8408 machine type:
Machine Feature Description type Model number
One CSC Billing Unit 8408 E8E 0010 Ten CSC Billing Units 8408 E8E 0011 AIX Partition Specify 8408 E8E 0265 Linux Partition Specify 8408 E8E 0266 V.24/EIA232 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable 8408 E8E 0348 V.35 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable 8408 E8E 0353 X.21 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable 8408 E8E 0359 UPS Factory Integration Specify 8408 E8E 0373 HMC Factory Integration Specify 8408 E8E 0374 Display Factory Integration Specify 8408 E8E 0375 Reserve Rack Space for UPS 8408 E8E 0376 Reserve Rack Space for HMC 8408 E8E 0377 Reserve Rack Space for Display 8408 E8E 0378 Customer Specified Placement 8408 E8E 0456 SSD Placement Indicator - 5887, EL1S 8408 E8E 0465 19 inch, 1.8 meter high rack 8408 E8E 0551 19 inch, 2.0 meter high rack 8408 E8E 0553 Rack Filler Panel Kit 8408 E8E 0599 Power Cloud Integrated Solution Indicator For Order Routing 8408 E8E 0712 Load Source Not in CEC 8408 E8E 0719 EXP24S SFF Gen2 Load Source Specify (#5887 or #EL1S) 8408 E8E 0728 SAN Load Source Specify 8408 E8E 0837 US TAA Compliance Indicator 8408 E8E 0983 Product assembled in USA manufacturing plant 8408 E8E 0984 Modem Cable - US/Canada and General Use 8408 E8E 1025 USB 500 GB Removable Disk Drive 8408 E8E 1107 3m, Blue Cat5e Cable 8408 E8E 1111 10m, Blue Cat5e Cable 8408 E8E 1112 25m, Blue Cat5e Cable 8408 E8E 1113 Custom Service Specify, Rochester Minn, USA 8408 E8E 1140 900GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E 1752 Quantity 150 of #1964 8408 E8E 1818 Quantity 150 of #1917 8408 E8E 1866 Quantity 150 of #1925 8408 E8E 1869 146GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E 1917 300GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E 1925 Quantity 150 of #1953 8408 E8E 1929 300GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E 1953 600GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E 1964 Primary OS - AIX 8408 E8E 2146 Primary OS - Linux 8408 E8E 2147 2M LC-SC 50 Micron Fiber Converter Cable 8408 E8E 2456 2M LC-SC 62.5 Micron Fiber Converter Cable 8408 E8E 2459 3M Asynchronous Terminal/Printer Cable EIA-232 8408 E8E 2934 Asynchronous Cable EIA-232/V.24 3M 8408 E8E 2936 Serial-to-Serial Port Cable for Drawer/Drawer- 3.7M 8408 E8E 3124 Serial-to-Serial Port Cable for Rack/Rack- 8M 8408 E8E 3125 1m, (3.3-ft) IB 40G Copper Cable QSFP/QSFP 8408 E8E 3287 3m, (9.8-ft.) IB 40G Copper Cable QSFP/QSFP 8408 E8E 3288 5m QDR IB/E'Net Copper Cable QSFP/QSFP 8408 E8E 3289 10 meter Quad Data Rate InfiniBand Optical Cable, QSFP/QSFP 8408 E8E 3290 30 meter Quad Data Rate InfiniBand Optical Cable, QSFP/QSFP 8408 E8E 3293 Widescreen LCD Monitor 8408 E8E 3632 SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual Controller/Dual Path 3M: 8408 E8E 3661 SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual Controller/Dual Path 6M: 8408 E8E 3662 SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual Controller/Dual Path 15M: 8408 E8E 3663 SAS Cable (AE) Adapter to Enclosure, single controller/single path 3M 8408 E8E 3684 SAS Cable (AE) Adapter to Enclosure, single controller/single path 6M 8408 E8E 3685 SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 1.5 M 8408 E8E 3691 SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 3 M 8408 E8E 3692 SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 6 M 8408 E8E 3693 SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 15 M 8408 E8E 3694 0.3M Serial Port Converter Cable, 9-Pin to 25-Pin 8408 E8E 3925 Serial Port Null Modem Cable, 9-pin to 9-pin, 3.7M 8408 E8E 3927 Serial Port Null Modem Cable, 9-pin to 9-pin, 10M 8408 E8E 3928 System Serial Port Converter Cable 8408 E8E 3930 1.8 M (6-ft) Extender Cable for Displays (15-pin D-shell to 15-pin D-shell) 8408 E8E 4242 Extender Cable - USB Keyboards, 1.8M 8408 E8E 4256 VGA to DVI Connection Converter 8408 E8E 4276 One and only one rack indicator feature is required on all orders (#4650 to #4666). Rack Indicator- Not Factory Integrated 8408 E8E 4650 Rack Indicator, Rack #1 8408 E8E 4651 Rack Indicator, Rack #2 8408 E8E 4652 Rack Indicator, Rack #3 8408 E8E 4653 Rack Indicator, Rack #4 8408 E8E 4654 Rack Indicator, Rack #5 8408 E8E 4655 Rack Indicator, Rack #6 8408 E8E 4656 Rack Indicator, Rack #7 8408 E8E 4657 Rack Indicator, Rack #8 8408 E8E 4658 Rack Indicator, Rack #9 8408 E8E 4659 Rack Indicator, Rack #10 8408 E8E 4660 Rack Indicator, Rack #11 8408 E8E 4661 Rack Indicator, Rack #12 8408 E8E 4662 Rack Indicator, Rack #13 8408 E8E 4663 Rack Indicator, Rack #14 8408 E8E 4664 Rack Indicator, Rack #15 8408 E8E 4665 Rack Indicator, Rack #16 8408 E8E 4666 Software Preload Required 8408 E8E 5000 PCIe2 2-Port 4X IB QDR Adapter 40Gb 8408 E8E 5285 PCIe2 2-port 10GbE SR Adapter 8408 E8E 5287 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI Express® Adapter 8408 E8E 5717 PCIe2 8Gb 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter 8408 E8E 5729 8 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter 8408 E8E 5735 PCIe2 4-Port 10GbE&1GbE SR&RJ45 Adapter 8408 E8E 5744 POWER GXT145 PCI Express Graphics Accelerator 8408 E8E 5748 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI Express Adapter 8408 E8E 5767 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI Express Adapter 8408 E8E 5768 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI Express Adapter 8408 E8E 5769 SATA Slimline DVD-RAM Drive 8408 E8E 5771 EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer 8408 E8E 5887 PCIe2 4-port 1GbE Adapter 8408 E8E 5899 PCIe Dual-x4 SAS Adapter 8408 E8E 5901 Opt Front Door for 1.8m Rack 8408 E8E 6068 Opt Front Door for 2.0m Rack 8408 E8E 6069 1.8m Rack Acoustic Doors 8408 E8E 6248 2.0m Rack Acoustic Doors 8408 E8E 6249 1.8m Rack Trim Kit 8408 E8E 6263 2.0m Rack Trim Kit 8408 E8E 6272 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU (250V/10A) 8408 E8E 6458 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer To OEM PDU (125V, 15A) 8408 E8E 6460 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (250V/15A) U. S. 8408 E8E 6469 Power Cord 1.8m (6-ft), Drawer to Wall (125V/15A) 8408 E8E 6470 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (125V/15A) 8408 E8E 6471 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (250V/16A) 8408 E8E 6472 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (250V/10A) 8408 E8E 6473 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/13A) 8408 E8E 6474 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/16A) 8408 E8E 6475 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A) 8408 E8E 6476 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/16A) 8408 E8E 6477 Power Cord 2.7 M(9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU, (250V, 16A) 8408 E8E 6478 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (125V/15A or 250V/10A ) 8408 E8E 6488 4.3m (14-Ft) 3PH/24A 380-415V Power Cord 8408 E8E 6489 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/48A 200-240V Power Cord 8408 E8E 6491 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/48-60A 200-240V Power Cord 8408 E8E 6492 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A) 8408 E8E 6493 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A) 8408 E8E 6494 Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU, (250V, 10A) 8408 E8E 6496 Power Cable - Drawer to IBM PDU, 200-240V/10A 8408 E8E 6577 Optional Rack Security Kit 8408 E8E 6580 Modem Tray for 19-Inch Rack 8408 E8E 6586 Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU, (125V, 15A) 8408 E8E 6651 4.3m (14-Ft) 3PH/16A 380-415V Power Cord 8408 E8E 6653 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/24-30A Pwr Cord 8408 E8E 6654 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/24-30A WR Pwr Cord 8408 E8E 6655 4.3m (14-Ft)1PH/24A Power Cord 8408 E8E 6656 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/24A Power Cord 8408 E8E 6657 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/24A Pwr Cd-Korea 8408 E8E 6658 Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU, (250V, 15A) 8408 E8E 6659 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (125V/15A) 8408 E8E 6660 Power Cord 2.8m (9.2-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU, (250V/10A) 8408 E8E 6665 4.3m (14-Ft) 3PH/32A 380-415V Power Cord-Australia 8408 E8E 6667 Power Cord 4.3M (14-foot), Drawer to OEM PDU, (250V, 15A) 8408 E8E 6669 Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), Drawer to IBM PDU, 250V/10A 8408 E8E 6671 Power Cord 2M (6.5-foot), Drawer to IBM PDU, 250V/10A 8408 E8E 6672 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A) 8408 E8E 6680 Intelligent PDU+, 1 EIA Unit, Universal UTG0247 Connector 8408 E8E 7109 Environmental Monitoring Probe 8408 E8E 7118 Power Distribution Unit 8408 E8E 7188 Ethernet Cable, 15m, Hardware Management Console to System Unit 8408 E8E 7802 Linux Software Preinstall 8408 E8E 8143 Linux Software Preinstall (Business Partners) 8408 E8E 8144 USB Mouse 8408 E8E 8845 Order Routing Indicator- System Plant 8408 E8E 9169 Language Group Specify - US English 8408 E8E 9300 specify mode-1 & (1)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887/ EL1S 8408 E8E 9359 Specify mode-1 & (2)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887/ EL1S 8408 E8E 9360 Specify mode-2 & (2)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887/ EL1S 8408 E8E 9361 Specify mode-4 & (4)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887/ EL1S 8408 E8E 9365 Specify mode-2 & (4)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887/ EL1S 8408 E8E 9366 New AIX License Core Counter 8408 E8E 9440 New Red Hat License Core Counter 8408 E8E 9442 New SUSE License Core Counter 8408 E8E 9443 Other AIX License Core Counter 8408 E8E 9444 Other Linux License Core Counter 8408 E8E 9445 3rd Party Linux License Core Counter 8408 E8E 9446 VIOS Core Counter 8408 E8E 9447 Other License Core Counter 8408 E8E 9449 Month Indicator 8408 E8E 9461 Day Indicator 8408 E8E 9462 Hour Indicator 8408 E8E 9463 Minute Indicator 8408 E8E 9464 Qty Indicator 8408 E8E 9465 Countable Member Indicator 8408 E8E 9466 Language Group Specify - Dutch 8408 E8E 9700 Language Group Specify - French 8408 E8E 9703 Language Group Specify - German 8408 E8E 9704 Language Group Specify - Polish 8408 E8E 9705 Language Group Specify - Norwegian 8408 E8E 9706 Language Group Specify - Portuguese 8408 E8E 9707 Language Group Specify - Spanish 8408 E8E 9708 Language Group Specify - Italian 8408 E8E 9711 Language Group Specify - Canadian French 8408 E8E 9712 Language Group Specify - Japanese 8408 E8E 9714 Language Group Specify - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) 8408 E8E 9715 Language Group Specify - Korean 8408 E8E 9716 Language Group Specify - Turkish 8408 E8E 9718 Language Group Specify - Hungarian 8408 E8E 9719 Language Group Specify - Slovakian 8408 E8E 9720 Language Group Specify - Russian 8408 E8E 9721 Language Group Specify - Simplified Chinese (PRC) 8408 E8E 9722 Language Group Specify - Czech 8408 E8E 9724 Language Group Specify -- Romanian 8408 E8E 9725 Language Group Specify - Croatian 8408 E8E 9726 Language Group Specify -- Slovenian 8408 E8E 9727 Language Group Specify - Brazilian Portuguese 8408 E8E 9728 Language Group Specify - Thai 8408 E8E 9729 Rack Front Door (Black) 8408 E8E EC01 Rack Rear Door 8408 E8E EC02 Rack Side Cover 8408 E8E EC03 Rack Suite Attachment Kit 8408 E8E EC04 Rear Door Heat Exchanger for 2.0 Meter Slim Rack 8408 E8E EC15 PCIe2 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SR Adapter 8408 E8E EC30 0.6m (2.0-ft), Blue CAT5 Ethernet Cable 8408 E8E ECB0 1.5m (4.9-ft), Blue CAT5 Ethernet Cable 8408 E8E ECB2 SAS X Cable 3m - HD Narrow 6Gb 2-Adapters to Enclosure 8408 E8E ECBJ SAS X Cable 6m - HD Narrow 6Gb 2-Adapters to Enclosure 8408 E8E ECBK SAS X Cable 10m - HD Narrow 6Gb 2-Adapters to Enclosure 8408 E8E ECBL SAS X Cable 15m - HD Narrow 3Gb 2-Adapters to Enclosure 8408 E8E ECBM SAS YO Cable 1.5m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8408 E8E ECBT SAS YO Cable 3m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8408 E8E ECBU SAS YO Cable 6m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8408 E8E ECBV SAS YO Cable 10m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8408 E8E ECBW SAS YO Cable 15m - HD Narrow 3Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8408 E8E ECBX SAS AE1 Cable 4m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8408 E8E ECBY SAS YE1 Cable 3m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8408 E8E ECBZ SAS AA Cable 0.6m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Adapter 8408 E8E ECC0 SAS AA Cable 1.5m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Adapter 8408 E8E ECC2 SAS AA Cable 3m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Adapter 8408 E8E ECC3 SAS AA Cable 6m - HD Narrow 6Gb Adapter to Adapter 8408 E8E ECC4 Custom Service Specify, Mexico 8408 E8E ECSM Custom Service Specify, Poughkeepsie, USA 8408 E8E ECSP SPSS on Power Solution Indicator 8408 E8E EHSS PCIe3 RAID SAS Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 8408 E8E EJ0J PCIe3 12GB Cache RAID SAS Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 8408 E8E EJ0L PCIe3 SAS Tape/DVD Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 8408 E8E EJ10 PCIe Crypto Coprocessor Gen3 BSC 4765-001 8408 E8E EJ28 Specify mode-2 (1)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 or #EL1S 8408 E8E EJPJ Specify mode-2 (2)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 or #EL1S 8408 E8E EJPK Specify mode-4 (1)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 or #EL1S 8408 E8E EJPL Specify mode-4 (2)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 or #EL1S 8408 E8E EJPM Specify mode-4 (3)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 or #EL1S 8408 E8E EJPN Specify Mode-1 & (1)EJ0J/EJ0M/EL3B for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJR1 Specify Mode-1 & (2)EJ0J/EJ0M/EL3B for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJR2 Specify Mode-2 & (2)EJ0J/EJ0M/EL3B for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJR3 Specify Mode-2 & (4)EJ0J/EJ0M/EL3B for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJR4 Specify Mode-4 & (4)EJ0J/EJ0M/EL3B for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJR5 Specify Mode-2 & (1)EJ0J/EJ0M/EL3B for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJR6 Specify Mode-2 & (2)EJ0J/EJ0M/EL3B for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJR7 Specify Mode-2 & (1)EJ0J/EJ0M/EL3B for EXP24S (#5887/El1S) 8408 E8E EJRA Specify Mode-2 & (2)EJ0J/EJ0M/EL3B for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJRB Specify Mode-4 & (1)EJ0J/EJ0M/EL3B for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJRC Specify Mode-4 & (2)EJ0J/EJ0M/EL3B for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJRD Specify Mode-4 & (3)EJ0J/EJ0M/EL3B for EXP24S (#5888/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJRE Specify Mode-1 & (2)EJ0L for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJRP Specify Mode-2 & (2)EJ0L for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJRS Specify Mode-2 & (2)EJ0L for EXP24S (#5887/EL1S) 8408 E8E EJRT Non-paired Indicator EJ0L PCIe SAS RAID Adapter 8408 E8E EJRU Full Width Keyboard -- USB, US English, #103P 8408 E8E EK51 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, French, #189 8408 E8E EK52 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Italian, #142 8408 E8E EK53 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, German/Austrian, #129 8408 E8E EK54 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, UK English, #166P 8408 E8E EK55 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Spanish, #172 8408 E8E EK56 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Japanese, #194 8408 E8E EK57 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Brazilian Portuguese, #275 8408 E8E EK58 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Hungarian, #208 8408 E8E EK59 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Korean, #413 8408 E8E EK60 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Chinese, #467 8408 E8E EK61 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, French Canadian, #445 8408 E8E EK62 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Belgian/UK, #120 8408 E8E EK64 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Swedish/Finnish, #153 8408 E8E EK65 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Danish, #159 8408 E8E EK66 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Bulgarian, #442 8408 E8E EK67 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Swiss/French/German, #150 8408 E8E EK68 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Norwegian,#155 8408 E8E EK69 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Dutch, #143 8408 E8E EK70 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Portuguese, #163 8408 E8E EK71 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Greek, #319 8408 E8E EK72 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Hebrew, #212 8408 E8E EK73 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Polish, #214 8408 E8E EK74 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Slovakian, #245 8408 E8E EK75 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Czech, #243 8408 E8E EK76 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Turkish, #179 8408 E8E EK77 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, LA Spanish, #171 8408 E8E EK78 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Arabic, #253 8408 E8E EK79 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Thai, #191 8408 E8E EK80 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Russian, #443 8408 E8E EK81 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Slovenian, #234 8408 E8E EK82 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, US English Euro, #103P 8408 E8E EK83 PDU Access Cord 0.38m 8408 E8E ELC0 Trial PowerVM Live Partition Mobility 8408 E8E ELPM 1m (3.3-ft), 10GbE'Net Cable SFP+ Act Twinax Copper 8408 E8E EN01 3m (9.8-ft), 10Gb E'Net Cable SFP+ Act Twinax Copper 8408 E8E EN02 5m (16.4-ft), 10Gb E'Net Cable SFP+ Act Twinax Copper 8408 E8E EN03 PCIe2 16Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter 8408 E8E EN0A PCIe2 4-port (10Gb FCoE & 1GbE) SR&RJ45 8408 E8E EN0H PCIe2 4-port (10Gb FCoE & 1GbE) SFP+Copper&RJ45 8408 E8E EN0K PCIe2 4-Port (10Gb+1GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter 8408 E8E EN0S PCIe2 4-port (10Gb+1GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter 8408 E8E EN0U PCIe2 2-port 10/1GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter 8408 E8E EN0W 2 Port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter 8408 E8E EN27 Quantity of 150 #ES0C 8408 E8E EQ0C Quantity 150 of #ES0G (775GB SSD SFF-2) 8408 E8E EQ0G Quantity 150 of #ES19 (387GB SSD SFF-2) 8408 E8E EQ19 Quantity 150 of #1752 (900GB SFF-2 disk) 8408 E8E EQ52 Power Cable - Drawer to IBM PDU, 200-240V/10A 8408 E8E EQ77 Quantity 150 of #ESD3 (1.2TB 10k SFF-2) 8408 E8E EQD3 Quantity 150 of #ESDP (600GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 for AIX/LINUX) 8408 E8E EQDP 42U Slim Rack 8408 E8E ER05 RFID Tags for Servers, Compute Nodes, Chassis, Racks, and HMCs 8408 E8E ERF1 387GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux with eMLC 8408 E8E ES0C 775GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux 8408 E8E ES0G 387GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux 8408 E8E ES19 S&H - No Charge 8408 E8E ESC0 S&H 8408 E8E ESC7 1.2TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E ESD3 600GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive - 5xx Block (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E ESDP 1TB Removable Disk Drive Cartridge 8408 E8E EU01 RDX USB External Docking Station for Removable Disk Cartridge 8408 E8E EU04 RDX 320 GB Removable Disk Drive 8408 E8E EU08 1.5TB Removable Disk Drive Cartridge 8408 E8E EU15 2TB Removable Disk Drive Cartridge (RDX) 8408 E8E EU2T Software preload define 8408 E8E EUC0 Software preload define 8408 E8E EUC1 Software preload define 8408 E8E EUC2 Software preload define 8408 E8E EUC3 Core Use HW Feature 8408 E8E EUC6 Core Use HW Feature 10X 8408 E8E EUC7
The following is a newly announced feature on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 7014 and 7965 machine type:
New feature available June 5, 2015
Machine Feature Description type Model number
Rack Content Specify: 8408-E8E 7014 T00 ER17 7014 T42 7965 94Y
Model conversions
Not applicable.
Feature conversions
Not applicable.
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- Power Hardware Information DVD SK5T-7087
- Installing the IBM Power E850
- Important Notices
- Warranty Information
- License Agreement for Machine Code
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Specified operating environment
Physical specifications
IBM Power E850-E8E
System node
- Width: 448 mm (17.6 in.)
- Depth: 776 mm (30.6 in.)
- Height: 175 mm (6.9 in.), 4 EIA units
- Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer
- Width: 482 mm (19 in.)
- Depth: 802 mm (31.6 in.)
- Height: 175 mm (6.9 in.), 4 EIA units
- Weight: 54.4 kg (120 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:
- 1° - 60°C (34° - 140°F) nonoperating
- 18° - 27°C (64° - 80°F) recommended operating
- 5° - 40°C (41° - 104°F) allowable operating
- Derate maximum allowable dry-bulb temperature 1°C (1.8°F) per 175 m (574 ft) above 950 m (3117 ft)
- Relative humidity (noncondensing):
- 5% to 80% RH nonoperating
- 8% to 80% operating
- Maximum dew point:
- 27°C (80°F) nonoperating
- 24°C (75°F) operating
- Operating voltage: 200 to 240 V ac
- Operating frequency: 50 to 60 Hz +/- 3 Hz
- Power consumption: 3,500 watts maximum (per system node)
- Power source loading: 3.57 kVA maximum (per system node)
- Thermal output: 11,940 Btu/hr maximum (per system node)
- Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
- Noise level:
- One typically configured 2-socket enclosure:
- 7.2 bels (operating/idle: A-Weighted Upper-Limit Sound Power Level)
- One maximally configures 4-socket enclosure:
- 7.4 bels (operating/idle: A-Weighted Upper-Limit Sound Power Level)
- 8.1 bels (heavy workload: A-Weighted Upper-Limit Sound Power Level)
- One typically configured 2-socket enclosure:
The Power E850 server must be installed in a rack with a rear door and side panels for EMC compliance. The native HMC Ethernet ports must use shielded Ethernet cables.
Note: Government regulations (such as those prescribed by OSHA or European Community Directives) may govern noise level exposure in the workplace and may apply to you and your server installation. This IBM system is available with an optional acoustical door feature that can help reduce the noise emitted from this system. The actual sound pressure levels in your installation depend upon a variety of factors, including the number of racks in the installation; the size, materials, and configuration of the room where you designate the racks to be installed; the noise levels from other equipment; the room ambient temperature, and employees' location in relation to the equipment. Further, compliance with such government regulations also depends upon a variety of additional factors, including the duration of employees' exposure and whether employees wear hearing protection. IBM recommends that you consult with qualified experts in this field to determine whether you are in compliance with the applicable regulations.
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 CFR, Title 47, Part 15, EMI Class A3
- EEA, Turkey: EU Council Directive 2004/108/EC, EMI Class A3
- Japan: VCCI Council, EMI Class A3
- Korea: KCC, EMI Class A3
- China (PRC): CPCS, EMI Class A3
- Taiwan: Taiwan BSMI, EMI Class A3
- Australia\New Zealand: ACMA, EMI Class A3
- Canada: ICES-003, EMI Class A3
- Russia: GOST R, EMI Class A3
- Saudi Arabia: MoCI, EMI Class A3
- Vietnam: MPT, EMI Class A3
Homologation -- Telecom type approval
Homologation approval for specific countries has been initiated with the IBM Homologation and Type Approval (HT&A) organization in LaGaude, France.
The Power E850 system nodes or system control unit or PCIe Gen3 Expansion units are not certified for connection 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 and for information on PCIe adapters that can be used in the system and which are certified.
Product safety/country testing/certification
- UL 60950-1:2007 Underwriters Laboratory
- CAN/CSA22.2 No. 60950-1-07
- EN60950-1:2006 European Norm
- IEC 60950-1 2nd Edition + all National Differences
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
The Power E850 system nodes or system control unit or PCIe Gen3 Expansion units are not certified for direct connection 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 and for information on PCIe adapters that can be used in the system and which are certified.
Hardware requirements
Minimum configuration
The minimum Power E850 initial order must include a processor module, 128 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, and a Language Group Specify.
The minimum defined initial order configuration, if no choice is made, is as follows:
Feature number | Description |
---|---|
#EPV2 x 2 | 8-core 3.72 GHz POWER8 Processor module |
and | |
#EPV9 | Processor core entitlement activations for #EPV2 to equal total processor cores ordered |
#EM86 x 8 | 16 GB CDIMM, 1600 MHz DDR3 Memory and memory activation features. All memory ordered in pairs. |
#EPVN x 1 | Dual Controller Disk Backplane with write cache |
#ESDB x 1 | 300 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive |
or | |
#0837 x 1 | SAN Load Source Specify |
#5899 x 1 | PCIe2 4-port 1GbE Adapter |
#EB2M x 4 | AC Power Supply - 1400W for Server (200-240 V ac) |
and | |
#6458 x 4 | Power Cord 4.3 m (14 ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU (250V/10A) |
#9300/97xx | Language Group Specify |
#2146 | Primary Operating System Indicator - AIX |
or | |
#2147 x 1 | Primary Operating System Indicator - Linux |
Notes:
- Feature-coded racks are allowed for I/O expansion only.
- A machine type/model rack, if desired, should be ordered as the primary rack.
- The 7014-T00 (36U) rack is defaulted for manufacturing rack integration.
- A minimum number of 16 processor activations must be ordered per system.
- A minimum of four memory features per system node is required.
- At least 50% of available memory must be activated through a combination of features EMAA, EMAB, and EMAC.
- If SAN Load Source Specify (#0837) is ordered, features 0040, 0041, 0043, 0047, and 0308 are not supported.
- The language group is auto-selected based on geographic rules.
- One HMC is required for every 8408-E8E; however, a communal HMC is acceptable. HMCs supported on POWER8 hardware are 7042-CR5 through 7042-CR8.
Hardware Management Console (HMC) machine code
If 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. To determine the HMC machine code level required for the firmware level on any server, go to the following website 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 at a minimum to the server with the most recent firmware level. All prior levels of server firmware are supported with the latest HMC machine code level.
Multiple POWER8 processor-based system nodes can be supported by a single HMC.
If an HMC is used to manage any POWER8 processor-based system node, the HMC must be 7042 -- CR5 through CR8 rack models -- or 7042-C08 deskside model, or later.
When PowerVC is enabled, 4 GB of RAM is recommended. To use the Enhanced login mode, 8 GB is recommended. HMC 7042-CR5 ships with a default of 2 GB RAM.
Software requirements
If installing the AIX operating system LPAR with any I/O configuration (one of these):
- AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-03 Technology Level Service Pack 5, and APAR IV68444, or later
- AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-02 Technology Level Service Pack 7, or later (planned availability September 30, 2015)
- AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-09 Technology Level Service Pack 5, and APAR IV68443, or later
- AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-08 Technology Level Service Pack 7, or later (planned availability September 30, 2015)
If installing the AIX operating system Virtual I/O only LPAR (one of these):
- AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-02 Technology Level Service Pack 1, or later
- AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-03 Technology Level Service Pack 1, or later
- AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-08 Technology Level Service Pack 1, or later
- AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-09 Technology Level Service Pack 1, or later
If installing VIOS:
- VIOS 2.2.3.51, or later
If installing the Linux operating system (one of these):
- Big endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, or later
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6, or later
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 (IBM Power Systems Solution Editions for SAP HANA clients only)
- Little endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, or later
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and later Service Packs
- Ubuntu 15.04
Java is supported on POWER8 servers. For best exploitation of the outstanding performance capabilities and most recent improvements of POWER8 technology, IBM recommends upgrading Java-based applications to Java 7 or Java 6, whenever possible. For those clients who want to run Java in AIX environments, refer to
For Linux (including POWER® Linux), visit
Clients are strongly encouraged to move to a more current supported version: Java 6, Java 7, or Java 7.1.
Limitations
DASD supported internal to CEC :
- HDD DASD
- 600 GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#ESD5)
- 1.2 TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#ESD9)
- 300 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#ESDB)
- 600 GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive - 5xx Block (AIX/Linux) (#ESDF)
- 300 GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#ESDR)
- 146 GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#ESDT)
- 600 GB 10K RPM 4K SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#ESF5)
- 1.2 TB 10K RPM 4K SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#ESF9)
- 300 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive (#ESFB)
- 600 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive (#ESFF)
- 1.8 TB 10K RPM 4K SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#ESFV)
- SDD (2.5 inch) DASD
- 387 GB SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux (#ES0L)
- 775 GB SFF-3 SSD for AIX/Linux (#ESON)
- 387 GB SFF-3 4k SSD AIX/Linux (#ES0U)
- 775 GB SFF-3 4k SSD for AIX/Linux (#ES0W)
- SDD (1.8 inch) modules
- 177 GB 1.8" 4k SSD Read Intensive for AIX/Linux (#ES0Y)
- 177 GB 1.8" SSD Read Intensive for AIX/Linux (528 byte) (#ES0Z)
- 387 GB 1.8" SSD for AIX/Linux (#ES16)
DASD supported external to CEC :
- HDD DASD
- 1.2 TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#ESD3)
- 600 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive - 5xx Block (AIX/Linux) (#ESDP)
- 600 GB 10K RPM 4K SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#ESEV)
- 300 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive (#ESEZ)
- 1.2 TB 10K RPM 4K SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#ESF3)
- 600 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-2 4K Block - 4096 Disk Drive (#ESFP)
- 1.8 TB 10K RPM 4K SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#ESFT)
- 900 GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#1752)
- 146 GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#1917)
- 300 GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#1925)
- 300 GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#1953)
- 600 GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) (#1964)
- SDD (2.5 inch) DASD
- 775 GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux (#ES0G)
- 775 GB SFF-2 4k SSD for AIX/Linux (#ES0S)
- 387 GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux (#ES19)
- 387 GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux with eMLC (#ES0C) (Support only)
- 387 GB SFF-2 4K SSD for AIX/Linux (#ES0Q)
PCIe adapters supported internal to CEC and PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer:
- PCIe2 4-port 1GbE Adapter (#5899)
- PCIe2 4-port (10Gb+1GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter (#EN0S)
- PCIe2 4-port (10Gb+1GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter (#EN0U)
- PCIe2 2-port 10/1GbE BaseT RJ45 Adapter (#EN0W)
- PCIe3 4-port 10GbE SR Adapter (#EN15)
- PCIe3 4-port 10GbE SFP+ Copper Adapter (#EN17)
- PCIe3 2-port 10GbE NIC&RoCE SR Adapter (#EC2N)
- PCIe3 2-port 10GbE NIC&RoCE SFP+ Copper Adapter (#EC38)
- PCIe3 2-port 40GbE NIC RoCE QSFP+ Adapter (#EC3B)
- PCIe3 Optical Cable Adapter for 4U CEC (#EJ08)
- PCIe2 16Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (#EN0A)
- PCIe2 8Gb 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter (#5729)
- PCIe2 4-port 10GbE&1GbE SR&RJ45 Adapter (#5744)
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI Express® Adapter (#5769)
- PCIe2 4-port (10Gb FCoE & 1GbE) SR&RJ45 (#EN0H)
- PCIe2 4-port (10Gb FCoE & 1GbE) SFP+Copper&RJ45 (#EN0K)
- PCIe2 4-port(10Gb FCoE & 1GbE) LR&RJ45 Adapter (#EN0M)
- PCIe2 4-port (10Gb+1GbE) SR+RJ45 Adapter (#EN0S)
- PCIe2 4-port (10Gb+1GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter (#EN0U)
- PCIe2 2-port 10GbE SFN6122F Adapter (#EC2J)
- PCIe2 2-port 10GbE RoCE SR Adapter (#EC30)
- PCIe2 2-port 10GbE RoCE SFP+ Adapter (#EC28)
- PCIe2 2-port 4X IB QDR Adapter 40Gb (#5285)
- PCIe2 2-port 10GbE SR Adapter (#5287) 10Gb FCoE
- PCIe Dual Port Adapter (#5708)
- PCIe3 12 GB Cache RAID SAS Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 (#EJ0L)
- PCIe3 RAID SAS Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 (#EJ0J)
- PCIe3 SAS Tape/DVD Adapter Quad-port 6Gb x8 (#EJ10)
- PCIe 380 MB Cache Dual - x4 3Gb SAS RAID Adapter (#5805)
- PCIe Dual-x4 SAS Adapter (#5901)
- 8 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter (#5735)
- 4 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter (#5774)
- PCIe Crypto Coprocessor Gen3 BSC 4765-001 (#EJ28)
- 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI Express Adapter (#5717)
- 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI Express Adapter (#5767)
- 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI Express Adapter (#5768)
- 2 Port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter (#EN27)
- 4 Port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter (#5785)
- PCIe2 3D Graphics Adapter x1 (#EC42)
- POWER GXT145 PCI Express Graphics Accelerator (#5748)
- PCIe2 4-port USB 3.0 Adapter (#EC46)
Note: Feature EJ12 is not supported in the PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer.
Features EC38 and EC2N are not available in the following countries: Abu Dhabi, Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Dubai, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
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.
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, visit
Terms and conditions |
Volume orders
Contact your IBM representative.
IBM Global Financing
Yes
Products -- terms and conditions
Warranty period
This product is provided with a one-year standard warranty. For your convenience, IBM has provided two additional years of extended warranty services plus an upgrade to 24x7 coverage to make this offering. Consult with your advisors about the appropriate financial treatment for this offering. See your sales representative for other available service options.
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 services
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 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. 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-tieme objectives 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 1 CRUs are those parts which require minimal effort, skill, or experience in order to service. Tier 1 items are mandatory CRUs when base 9 x 5 next-business-day warranty or maintenance is specified in the terms and conditions contract and is in force. However, if the customer elects not to perform Tier 1 service, an IBM SSR may be contracted at an additional service charge to perform the service. If the customer has 7x24 warranty or maintenance in force, then all parts, Tier 1 and Tier2, may be replaced or serviced by a SSR without an additional charge.
The following parts have been designated as Tier 1 CRUs:
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Display
- Mounting hardware
- Fans
- Line power cord
- Power supply
- DASD - HDD/SDD (disk drives and solid-state drives)
- Ethernet adapters
- Control panel
- FSP card and cable
- PCIe Adapters
- PCIe Optional Adapter Card
- Accelerator Cards
- Rear USB Cable
- DVD
- TOD battery Card
- DDR3 memory DIMMs
- I/O Voltage regulator module
- Processor Voltage regulator module
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 2 CRUs:
- SAS DASD / Media Backplane
- Processor and Memory Backplane
- Processor modules
CRU and 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.
Non-IBM parts 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 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.
Maintenance service options
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.
Customer replaceable unit service and on-site service for other selected parts
Customer replacement parts
Tier 1 CRUs are those parts which require minimal effort, skill, or experience in order to service. Tier 1 items are mandatory CRUs when base 9 x 5 next-business-day warranty or maintenance is specified in the terms and conditions contract and is in force. However, if the customer elects not to perform Tier 1 service, an IBM SSR may be contracted at an additional service charge to perform the service. If the customer has 7x24 warranty or maintenance in force, then all parts, Tier 1 and Tier2, may be replaced or serviced by a SSR without an additional charge.
The following parts have been designated as Tier 1 CRUs:
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Display
- Mounting hardware
- Fan
- Line power cord
- Power supply
- DASD
- Ethernet adapters
- RAID battery card and battery
- Slim line DVD
- FSF Card and cable
- Internal to External SAS Cable
- PCI Adapter and Adapter Cassette
- DVD
- TOD Battery
- Clock Pass-thru card
- DDR3 Memory DIMMs
Tier 2 CRUs require more effort than Tier 1 CRUs and also require a higher level of skill and experience when being serviced by the customer. As with Tier 1 parts, if the customer elects not to perform Tier service, an IBM SSR may be contracted at an additional service charge to perform the service. If the customer has 7x24 warranty or maintenance in force, then all parts will be replaced or serviced by an SSR without an additional charge.
The following parts have been designated as Tier 2 CRUs:
- FSF Cable
- SAS DASD / Media Backplane
- Processor & Memory Backplane
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
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
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 for that service.
Machine Code License Acceptance Requirement
B.) Acceptance-By-Use Machine: No, the Machine Code 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.
Prices |
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 8408 machine type:
Minimum Initial/ Monthly MES/ Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP Description number number price Charge Support CSU MES
IBM Power E850 E8E Yes One CSC Billing Unit E8E 0010 Both Yes No Ten CSC Billing Units E8E 0011 Both Yes No AIX Partition Specify E8E 0265 Both Yes No Linux Partition Specify E8E 0266 Both Yes No V.24/EIA232 6.1m (20 Ft) PCI C E8E 0348 Both Yes No V.35 6.1m (20 Ft) PCI Cable E8E 0353 Both Yes No X.21 6.1m (20 Ft) PCI Cable E8E 0359 Both Yes No UPS Factory Integration Spcfy E8E 0373 MES Yes No HMC Factory Integration Spcfy E8E 0374 MES Yes No Display Factory Int. Specify E8E 0375 MES Yes No Rack Space for UPS E8E 0376 MES Yes No Reserve Rack for HMC E8E 0377 MES Yes No Reserve Rack Space for Display E8E 0378 MES Yes No Customer Specified Placement E8E 0456 Initial Yes No SSD Placement Ind 5887,EL1S E8E 0465 Initial N/A No 19 inch, 1.8 meter high rack E8E 0551 MES Yes No 19 inch, 2.0 meter high rack E8E 0553 MES Yes No Rack Filler Panel Kit E8E 0599 Both Yes No Power Cloud Solution Indicator E8E 0712 Initial N/A No Load Source Not in CEC E8E 0719 Both Yes No #5887/EL1S Load Source Specify E8E 0728 Both Yes No SAN Load Source Specify E8E 0837 Both Yes No US TAA Compliance Indicator E8E 0983 Both N/A No Asm in USA manufacturing plant E8E 0984 Both N/A No Modem Cable US/Canada and GU E8E 1025 Both Yes No USB 500 GB Removable Disk Dr E8E 1107 Both Yes No 3m, Blue Cat5e Cable E8E 1111 Both Yes No 10m, Blue Cat5e Cable E8E 1112 Both Yes No 25m, Blue Cat5e Cable E8E 1113 Both Yes No Custom Serv. Specify, Roch E8E 1140 Both Yes No 900GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk E8E 1752 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1964 E8E 1818 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1917 E8E 1866 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1925 E8E 1869 Both Yes No 146GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk E8E 1917 Both Yes No 300GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk E8E 1925 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1953 E8E 1929 Both Yes No 300GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk E8E 1953 Both Yes No 600GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk E8E 1964 Both Yes No Primary OS AIX E8E 2146 Both Yes No Primary OS Linux E8E 2147 Both Yes No LC-SC 50 Micron Fiber Conv Cab E8E 2456 Both Yes No LC-SC 62.5 Mic.Fib.Conv.Cable E8E 2459 Both Yes No Asynch.Termin/Print.Cbl EIA232 E8E 2934 Both Yes No Asynchronous Cable EIA 232/V E8E 2936 Both Yes No Ser to Ser Port Cab Draw/Draw E8E 3124 Both Yes No Serial to Se.Port Cbl Rack 8M E8E 3125 Both Yes No 1m, QDR IB Copper Cable E8E 3287 Both Yes No 3m, QDR IB Copper Cable E8E 3288 Both Yes No 5m QDR IB/E'Net Copper Cable E8E 3289 Both Yes 10m QDR IB Optic Cable E8E 3290 Both Yes No 30m QDR IB Optic Cable E8E 3293 Both Yes No NOTE: The monitor or display features are subject to an $8 Electronic Waste Recycling Fee (15-INCH TO 34-INCH VIDEO DEVICE.) Widescreen LCD Monitor E8E 3632 Both Yes No SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS E E8E 3661 Both Yes No SAS Cbl X Adp SAS Enclosure 6M E8E 3662 Both Yes No SAS Cbl X Adp SAS Encl 15M E8E 3663 Both Yes No SAS Cab (AE) Adapter to En 3M E8E 3684 Both Yes No SAS Cable(AE) Adapter to En 6M E8E 3685 Both Yes No SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS1.5M E8E 3691 Both Yes No SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS 3M E8E 3692 Both Yes No SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS 6M E8E 3693 Both Yes No SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS 15M E8E 3694 Both Yes No 0.3M Serial Prt Converter Cbl E8E 3925 Both Yes No Serial Port Null Mod Cab 3.7M E8E 3927 Both Yes No Ser.Port Null Modem Cable,10M E8E 3928 Both Yes No System Serial Port Converter C E8E 3930 Both Yes No 6Foot Extend.Cbl for Displays E8E 4242 Both Yes No Extender Cable USB Keybo 1.8M E8E 4256 Both Yes No VGA to DVI Connection Converte E8E 4276 Both Yes No One and only one rack indicator feature is required on all orders (#4650 to #4666). No Factory Integration Ind. E8E 4650 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 1 E8E 4651 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 2 E8E 4652 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 3 E8E 4653 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 4 E8E 4654 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 5 E8E 4655 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 6 E8E 4656 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 7 E8E 4657 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 8 E8E 4658 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 9 E8E 4659 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 10 E8E 4660 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 11 E8E 4661 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 12 E8E 4662 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 13 E8E 4663 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 14 E8E 4664 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 15 E8E 4665 Initial N/A No Rack Indicator, Rack 16 E8E 4666 Initial N/A No Active Memory Expansion Enable E8E 4798 Both Yes No Software Preload Required E8E 5000 Initial N/A No PCIe 2-Port 4X IB QDR Adapt E8E 5285 Both Yes No PCIe2 2-port 10GbE SR Adapter E8E 5287 Support Yes No 4 Port 10/100/1000 Base TX PCI E8E 5717 Support Yes No PCIe2 8Gb 4-port Fibre Channel E8E 5729 Both Yes No 8 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Por E8E 5735 Both Yes No PCIe2 4-Port 10GbE&1GbE SR&RJ4 E8E 5744 Both Yes No POWER GXT145 PCI Express Graph E8E 5748 Both Yes No 2 Port 10/100/1000 Base TX Eth E8E 5767 Support Yes No 2 Port Gigabit Ethernet SX PCI E8E 5768 Both Yes No 10 Gb Eth SR PCI Express Adp E8E 5769 Both Yes No SATA Slimline DVD-RAM Drive E8E 5771 Both Yes No EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer E8E 5887 Both Yes No PCIe2 4-port 1GbE Adapter E8E 5899 Both Yes No PCIe Dual x4 SAS Adapter E8E 5901 Both Yes No Opt Front Door for 1.8m Rack E8E 6068 MES Yes No Opt Front Door for 2.0m Rack E8E 6069 MES Yes No 1.8m Rack Acoustic Doors E8E 6248 MES Yes No 2.0m Rack Acoustic Doors E8E 6249 MES Yes No 1.8m Rack Trim Kit E8E 6263 MES Yes No 2.0m Rack Trim Kit E8E 6272 MES Yes No Pwr Crd 4.3m 14ft Wall IBM PDU E8E 6458 Both Yes No Pwr Crd (14FT), Drwr - OEM PDU E8E 6460 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 4.3m 14ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6469 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 1.8m 6ft Wall 125V/15A E8E 6470 Support Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6471 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6472 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6473 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6474 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6475 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6476 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6477 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6478 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6488 Both Yes No 4.3m (14 Ft) 3PH/24A Power Cor E8E 6489 MES Yes No 4.3m (14 Ft) 1PH/48A Pwr Cord E8E 6491 MES Yes No 4.3m (14 Ft) 1PH/48 60A Pwr Co E8E 6492 MES Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6493 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6494 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall 250V,10A E8E 6496 Both Yes No Power Cable Drawer to IBM PD E8E 6577 Both Yes No Optional Rack Security Kit E8E 6580 MES Yes No Modem Tray for 19-Inch Rack E8E 6586 MES Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall 125V,15A E8E 6651 Both Yes No 4.3m 3PH/16A Power Cord E8E 6653 MES Yes No 4.3m 1PH/24-30A Pwr Cord E8E 6654 MES Yes No 4.3m 14Ft 1PH/24 30A WR Pwr E8E 6655 MES Yes No 4.3m 14Ft 1PH/24A Power Cord E8E 6656 MES Yes No 4.3m 14Ft 1PH/24A Power Cord E8E 6657 MES Yes No 4.3m 14Ft 1PH/24A Pwr Cd Kor E8E 6658 MES Yes No Pwr.Cord(9ft),To Wall/OEM PDU E8E 6659 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 14ft 4.3m WallOEM PDU E8E 6660 MES Yes No Pwr Crd 2.8m 9.2ft Wall PDU E8E 6665 Both Yes No 4.3m 14Ft 3PH/32A Pwr Cd Aus E8E 6667 MES Yes No Pwr Crd 4.3M, Drwr - OEM PDU E8E 6669 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m, Drwr - IBM PDU E8E 6671 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2M, Drwr - IBM PDU E8E 6672 Both Yes No Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU E8E 6680 Both Yes No IIntelligent PDU+ 1 EIA Unit E8E 7109 MES Yes No Environmental Monitoring Probe E8E 7118 Both Yes No Power Distribution Unit E8E 7188 MES Yes No Eth Cbl 15M HW Management E8E 7802 Both Yes No Linux Software Preinstall E8E 8143 Initial N/A No Linux Software Preinstall BP E8E 8144 Initial N/A No USB Mouse E8E 8845 Both Yes No Order Routing Indicator Syste E8E 9169 Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-US Eng E8E 9300 NC Initial N/A No specify mode-1 & (1)5901/5278 E8E 9359 Both Yes No Specify mode-1 & (2)5901/5278 E8E 9360 Both Yes No Specify mode-2 & (2)5901/5278 E8E 9361 Both Yes No Specify mode-4 & (4)5901/5278 E8E 9365 Both Yes No Specify mode-2 & (4)5901/5278 E8E 9366 Both Yes No New AIX License Core Counter E8E 9440 NC Initial N/A No New Red Hat Lic Core Counter E8E 9442 NC Initial N/A No New SUSE Lic Core Counter E8E 9443 NC Initial N/A No Other AIX Lic Core Counter E8E 9444 NC Initial N/A No Other Linux Lic Core Counter E8E 9445 NC Initial N/A No 3rd Party Linux Lic Core Cnt E8E 9446 NC Initial N/A No VIOS Core Counter E8E 9447 NC Initial N/A No Other License Core Counter E8E 9449 NC Initial N/A No Month Indicator E8E 9461 Initial N/A No Day Indicator E8E 9462 Initial N/A No Hour Indicator E8E 9463 Initial N/A No Minute Indicator E8E 9464 Initial N/A No Qty Indicator E8E 9465 Initial N/A No Countable Member Indicator E8E 9466 Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Dutch E8E 9700 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-French E8E 9703 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-German E8E 9704 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Polish E8E 9705 NC Initial N/A No Lang Group Specify - Norwegian E8E 9706 NC Initial N/A No Lang.Group Spcf-Portuguese E8E 9707 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Spanish E8E 9708 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Italian E8E 9711 NC Initial N/A No Langua Gr Speci Canadian Frenc E8E 9712 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Japanese E8E 9714 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Specify Tr Chin E8E 9715 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Korean E8E 9716 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Turkish E8E 9718 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Hungarian E8E 9719 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Slovakian E8E 9720 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Russian E8E 9721 NC Initial N/A No Lang Group Spcf Simpl Chinese E8E 9722 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Czech E8E 9724 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Romanian E8E 9725 NC Initial N/A No Lang Group Specify - Croatian E8E 9726 NC Initial N/A No Language Group Spcf-Slovenian E8E 9727 NC Initial N/A No Lang Group Specify - Braz Port E8E 9728 NC Initial N/A No Lang Group Specify - Thai E8E 9729 NC Initial N/A No QSFP+ 40G Transceiver E8E EB27 Both Yes No 1m Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cbl E8E EB2B Both Yes No 3m Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cbl E8E EB2H Both Yes No 10m QSFP+ MTP Optical Cable E8E EB2J Both Yes No 30m QSFP+ MTP Optical Cable E8E EB2K Both Yes No Power Supply 1400W 200-240 VAC E8E EB2M Both Yes No Rack Front Door (Black) E8E EC01 MES Yes No Rack Rear Door E8E EC02 MES Yes No Rack Side Cover E8E EC03 MES Yes No Rack Suite Attachment Kit E8E EC04 MES Yes No Rear Door Heat Exchanger E8E EC15 MES Yes No CAPI Activation E8E EC17 Both Yes No PCIe3 2-port 10GbE NIC&RoCE SR E8E EC2N Both Yes No PCIe2 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SR Ada E8E EC30 Both Yes No PCIe3 2-port 10GbE NIC&RoCE Cu E8E EC38 Both Yes No PCIe3 2-Port 40GbE NIC RoCE E8E EC3B Both Yes No PCIe2 3D Graphics Adapterx1 E8E EC42 Both Yes No PCIe2 4-Port USB 3.0 Adapter E8E EC46 Both Yes No 0.6m Blue CAT5 Ethernet Cable E8E ECB0 Both Yes No 1.5m Blue CAT5 Ethernet Cable E8E ECB2 Both Yes No SAS X Cable 3m - HD Narrow E8E ECBJ Both Yes No SAS X Cable 6m - HD Narrow E8E ECBK Both Yes No SAS X Cable 10m - HD Narrow E8E ECBL Both Yes No SAS X Cable 15m -HD Narrow 3Gb E8E ECBM Both Yes No 5m Passive QSFP+ to QSFP+ Cbl E8E ECBN Both Yes No SAS YO Cable 1.5m - HD Narrow E8E ECBT Both Yes No SAS YO Cable 3m - HD Narrow E8E ECBU Both Yes No SAS YO Cable 6m - HD Narrow E8E ECBV Both Yes No SAS YO Cable 10m - HD Narrow E8E ECBW Both Yes No SAS YO Cable 15m-HD Narrow 3Gb E8E ECBX Both Yes No SAS AE1 Cable 4m - HD Narrow E8E ECBY Both Yes No SAS YE1 Cable 3m - HD Narrow E8E ECBZ Both Yes No SAS AA Cable 0.6m - HD Narrow E8E ECC0 Both Yes No SAS AA Cable 1.5m - HD Narrow E8E ECC2 Both Yes No SAS AA Cable 3m - HD Narrow E8E ECC3 Both Yes No SAS AA Cable 6m - HD Narrow E8E ECC4 Both Yes No 3M Optical Cable Pair E8E ECC7 Both Yes No 10M Optical Cable Pair E8E ECC8 Both Yes No Port Converter Cable for UPS E8E ECCF Both N/A No Custom Serv. Specify, Mexico E8E ECSM Both Yes No Custom Serv. Spec Poughkeepsie E8E ECSP Both Yes No SPSS on Pwr Sol Ind E8E EHSS Initial N/A No PCIe3 Optical Cable Adapter E8E EJ08 Both Yes No PCIe3 RAID SAS Adapter 4-port E8E EJ0J Both Yes No PCIe3 12GB Cache RAID SAS Adap E8E EJ0L Both Yes No PCIe3 SAS Tape/DVD Adapter E8E EJ10 Both Yes No PCIe Crypto Coprocessor G3 BSC E8E EJ28 Both Yes No Mode-2 (1)5901/5278 E8E EJPJ Both Yes No Mmode-2(2)5901/5278 E8E EJPK Both Yes No Mode-4 (1)5901/5278 E8E EJPL Both Yes No Mode-4 (2) 5901/5278 E8E EJPM Both Yes No Mode-4 (3) 5901/5278 E8E EJPN Both Yes No Specify Mode1 & (1)EJ0J-EXP24S E8E EJR1 Both Yes No Specify Mode1 &1(2)EJ0J-EXP24S E8E EJR2 Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (2)EJ0J-EXP24S E8E EJR3 Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (4)EJ0J-EXP24S E8E EJR4 Both Yes No Specify Mode4 & (4)EJ0J-EXP24S E8E EJR5 Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (1)EJ0J-EXP24S E8E EJR6 Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (2)EJ0J-EXP24S E8E EJR7 Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (1)EJ0J-EXP24S E8E EJRA Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (2)EJ0J-EXP24S E8E EJRB Both Yes No Specify-Mode4 & (1)EJ0J-EXP24S E8E EJRC Both Yes No Specify-Mode4 & (2)EJ0J-EXP24S E8E EJRD Both Yes No Specify-Mode4 & (3)EJ0J-EXP24S E8E EJRE Both Yes No Specify Mode1 & (2)EJ0L-EXP24S E8E EJRP Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (2)EJ0L-EXP24S E8E EJRS Both Yes No Specify Mode2 & (2)EJ0L-EXP24S E8E EJRT Both Yes No Non-paired Indicator EJ0L PCIe E8E EJRU Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, US English E8E EK51 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, French E8E EK52 Both Yes No Full WidthKey USB,Italian E8E EK53 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, German/Aus E8E EK54 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, UK English E8E EK55 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Spanish E8E EK56 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Japanese E8E EK57 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, BrazilianP E8E EK58 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Hungarian E8E EK59 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Korean E8E EK60 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Chinese E8E EK61 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, French Can E8E EK62 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Belgian/UK E8E EK64 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Swedish/Fi E8E EK65 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Danish E8E EK66 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Bulgarian E8E EK67 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Swiss/Fr/G E8E EK68 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Norwegian E8E EK69 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Dutch E8E EK70 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Portuguese E8E EK71 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Greek E8E EK72 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Hebrew E8E EK73 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Polish E8E EK74 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Slovakian E8E EK75 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Czech E8E EK76 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Turkish E8E EK77 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, LA Spanish E8E EK78 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Arabic E8E EK79 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Thai E8E EK80 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Russian E8E EK81 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, Slovenian E8E EK82 Both Yes No Full Width Key USB, US English E8E EK83 Both Yes No PDU Access Cord 0.38m E8E ELC0 MES Yes No Power IFL Processor Activation E8E ELJK Both Yes No Power IFL Processor Activation E8E ELJL Both Yes No Power IFL Processor Activation E8E ELJM Both Yes No Power Int Fac For Linux Packag E8E ELJN Both Yes No Power IFL Memory Activation E8E ELJP Both Yes No Power IFL PowerVM for Linux E8E ELJQ Both Yes No Trial Live Partition Mobility E8E ELPM Both Yes No Active Memory Mirroring E8E EM81 Both Yes No 16 GB CDIMM DDR3 Memory E8E EM86 Both Yes No 32 GB CDIMM DDR3 Memory E8E EM87 Both Yes No 64 GB CDIMM DDR3 Memory E8E EM88 Both Yes No 90 Days Elastic CoD Mem Enable E8E EM9T MES Yes No 1GB Memory Activation E8E EMAA Both Yes No QTY 100 1GB Memory Activations E8E EMAB Both Yes No 256GB Mem Actvtn for #EPVL E8E EMAJ Initial Yes No 512 Memory Activations for IFL E8E EMB9 Both Yes No 1 GB-Day Billing CoD memory E8E EMJA Both Yes No 100 GB-Day Billing CoD memory E8E EMJB Both Yes No 999 GB-Day Billing CoD memory E8E EMJC Both Yes No PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer E8E EMX0 Both Yes No AC Power Supply Conduit E8E EMXA Both Yes No PCIe3 6-Slot Fanout Module E8E EMXF Both Yes No 1m 10GbE Cable SFP+ Act Twinax E8E EN01 Both Yes No 3m 10GbE Cable SFP+ Act Twinax E8E EN02 Both Yes No 5m 10GbE Cable SFP+ Act Twinax E8E EN03 Both Yes No PCIe2 16Gb 2-port Fibre Channe E8E EN0A Both Yes No PICe2 4-port 10Gb FCoE & 1GbE E8E EN0H Both Yes No PCIe2 4-port 10GB FCoE & 1GbE E8E EN0K Both Yes No PCIe2 4-port 10Gb FCoE & 1GbE E8E EN0M Both Yes No PCIe2 4-pt(10+1 GbE)SR+RJ45 E8E EN0S Both Yes No PCIe2 4-pt(10+1GbE)CRSR+RJ45 E8E EN0U Both Yes No PCIe2 2-pt 10/1GbE BaseT RJ45 E8E EN0W Both Yes No PCIe3 4-port 10GbE SR Adapter E8E EN15 Both Yes No PCIe3 4-port 10GbE SFP+ Adapte E8E EN17 Both Yes No 2 Port Async EIA 232 PCIe Adap E8E EN27 Both Yes No 90 Days Elastic CoDProc Enable E8E EP9T MES Yes No 1 Proc-day Billing for #EPV2 E8E EPJW Both Yes No 100 Proc-day Billing for #EPV2 E8E EPJX Both Yes No 100 Util Miin Billing for#EPV2 E8E EPJY Both Yes No 1 Proc-day Billing for #EPV4 E8E EPK0 Both Yes No 100 Proc-day Billing for#EPV4 E8E EPK1 Both Yes No 100 Util Miin Billing for#EPV4 E8E EPK2 Both Yes No 1 Proc-day Billing for #EPV6 E8E EPK3 Both Yes No 100 Proc-day Billing for#EPV6 E8E EPK4 Both Yes No 100 Util Miin Billing for#EPV6 E8E EPK5 Both Yes No 3.72 GHz, 8-core Proc Module E8E EPV2 Both No No 3.02 GHz, 12-core Proc Module E8E EPV4 Both No No 3.35 GHz, 10-core Proc Module E8E EPV6 Both No No 1 Core Activation for #EPV2 E8E EPV9 Both Yes No 1 Core Activation for #EPV4 E8E EPVD Both Yes No 1 Core Activation for #EPV6 E8E EPVH Both Yes No Power Package for HANA SOL E8E EPVL Initial No No Power Proc Actvtn for #EPVL E8E EPVM Initial Yes No Storage Backplane Dual Cache E8E EPVN Both No No Storage Backplane w/out Cache E8E EPVP Both No No Split Storage Backplane E8E EPVQ Both No No PowerVM Standard Edition E8E EPVU Both Yes No PowerVM Enterprise Edition E8E EPVV Both Yes No Quantity of 150 #ES0C E8E EQ0C Support Yes No Quantity 150 # ES0G 775G SSD E8E EQ0G Both Yes No Qty 150 of #ES0Q 387GB 4k SSD E8E EQ0Q Both Yes No QTY 150 of #ES0S 775GB 4k SSD E8E EQ0S Both Yes No Quantity 150 #ES19 387GB SSD E8E EQ19 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #1752 E8E EQ52 Both Yes No Power Cable Drawer to IBM PD E8E EQ77 Both Yes No Quantity 150 #ESD3 1.2TB Disk E8E EQD3 Both Yes No Qty 150 of #ESDP 600GB 15k HDD E8E EQDP Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #ESEV 600GB E8E EQEV Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #ESEZ 300GB E8E EQEZ Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #ESF3 1.2TB E8E EQF3 Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #ESFP 600GB E8E EQFP Both Yes No Quantity 150 of #ESFT 1.8TB E8E EQFT Both Yes No 42U Slim Rack E8E ER05 MES Yes No RFID Tags for Compute Nodes E8E ERF1 Initial N/A No Origami Front Door 2m Rack E8E ERG7 MES Yes No 387GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux E8E ES0C Support Yes No 775GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux E8E ES0G Both Yes No 387GB SFF-3 SSD (AIX/Linux) E8E ES0L Both Yes No 775GB SFF-3 SSD (AIX/Linux) E8E ES0N Both Yes No 387GB SFF-2 4k SSD AIX/Linux E8E ES0Q Both Yes No 775GB SFF-2 4k SSD AIX/Linux E8E ES0S Both Yes No 387GB SFF-3 4k SSD AIX/Linux E8E ES0U Both Yes No 775GB SFF-3 4k SSD AIX/Linux E8E ES0W Both Yes No 177GB 1.8" 4k SSD Read Intense E8E ES0Y Both Yes No 177 GB 1.8" SSD Read Intensive E8E ES0Z Both Yes No 387GB 1.8" SSD for AIX/Linux E8E ES16 Both Yes No 387GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux E8E ES19 Both Yes No S&H - No Charge E8E ESC0 Initial N/A No S&H E8E ESC7 Initial N/A No 1.2TB 10K RPM SAS SFF-2 (AIX/ E8E ESD3 Both Yes No 600GB 10K RPM SAS SFF3 Disk E8E ESD5 Both Yes No 1.2TB 10K RPM SAS SFF3 Disk E8E ESD9 Both Yes No 300GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk E8E ESDB Both Yes No 600GB 15k SAS SFF-3 Disk Drive E8E ESDF Both Yes No 600GB 15k SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive E8E ESDP Both Yes No 300GB 10K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk E8E ESDR Both Yes No 146GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 Disk E8E ESDT Both Yes No 600GB 10K RPM SFF-2 Disk 4K E8E ESEV Both Yes No 300GB 15K SAS SFF-2 4K BLK HDD E8E ESEZ Both Yes No 1.2TB 10K RPM SFF-2 Disk 4K E8E ESF3 Both Yes No 600GB 10K RPM SFF-3 Disk 4K E8E ESF5 Both Yes No 1.2TB 10K RPM SFF-3 Disk 4K E8E ESF9 Both Yes No 300GB 15K SAS SFF-3 4K BLK HDD E8E ESFB Both Yes No 600GB 15K SAS SFF-3 4K BLK HDD E8E ESFF Both Yes No 600GB 15K SAS SFF-2 4K BLK HDD E8E ESFP Both Yes No 1.8TB 10K RPM SFF-2 Disk 4K E8E ESFT Both Yes No 1.8TB 10K RPM SFF-3 Disk 4K E8E ESFV Both Yes No 1TB Removable Disk Cartridge E8E EU01 Both Yes No RDX USB External Docking E8E EU04 Both Yes No RDX 320 GB Removable Disk Driv E8E EU08 Both Yes No 1.5TB Removable Disk Cartridge E8E EU15 Both Yes No 2TB Removable Disk Cartrdg-RDX E8E EU2T Both Yes No Software preload define E8E EUC0 Initial N/A No Software preload define E8E EUC1 Initial N/A No Software preload define E8E EUC2 Initial N/A No Software preload define E8E EUC3 Initial N/A No Core Use HW Feature E8E EUC6 Both Yes No Core Use HW Feature 10 E8E EUC7 MES Yes No
The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 7014 and 7965 machine type:
Minimum Initial/ Monthly MES/ Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP Machine type 7014 number number price Charge Support CSU MES
Rack Content Specify: 8408-E8E T00 ER17 Initial N/A No T42 Initial N/A No
Minimum Initial/ Monthly MES/ Description Model Feature Purchase Maint. Both/ RP Machine type 7965 number number price Charge Support CSU MES
Rack Content Specify: 8408-E8E 94Y ER17 Initial Yes No
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