January 2008

IBM Power Systems facts and

features
Product line IBM System p5™ 505 Express IBM System p5 505Q Express
Machine type 9115-505 9115-505
System packaging 19" rack drawer (1U) 19" rack drawer (1U)
Microprocessor type 64-bit IBM POWER5+™ 64-bit POWER5+
# of processor cores/system 1 or 2 4
Clock rates available 1.9 GHz; 2.1 GHzc 1.65 GHz
System memorya (standard - maximum) 1 GB - 32 GB 1 GB - 32 GB
Data - instruction (L1) cacheb 32 KB - 64 KB 32 KB - 64 KB
Level 2 (L2) cache 1.9 MB 3.8 MB
Level 3 (L3) cache 0 or 36 MB 72 MB
Reliability, availability, serviceability
Chipkill™ memory X X
Service processor X X
Hot-swappable disks (internal and external) X X
Dynamic Processor Deallocation Xc X
Dynamic deallocation: PCI-X bus slots X X
Hot-plug slots - -
Blind-swap slots - -
Redundant hot-plug power O O
Redundant hot-plug cooling X X
EnergyScale™ - -
Capacity and expandability
Capacity on Demand (CoD) functions - -
PowerVM™ Express Edition - -
PowerVM Standard Edition O O
PowerVM Enterprise Edition - -
Maximum logical partitions/micro-partitions 20 40
Maximum available PCI-X slots 2g (64-bit) 2g (64-bit)
Maximum PCI-X bus speed (MHz) 266 266
Disk | media bays 2|1 2|1
Minimum | maximum internal disk storage 73.4 GB | 0.6 TB 73.4 GB | 0.6 TB
Required | optional I/O drawers - -
Connectivityn
10 Gigabit Ethernet O O
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel O O
4x GX O O
12x GX - -
RIO-2 - -
pSeries® High Performance Switch - -
Display adapter (maximum) GXT135P (1) GXT135P (1)
Benchmarks (AIX® V5.3) 2.1 GHz
SPECint2000 1,704 1,371
SPECfp2000 3,301 2,610
SPECint_rate2000 44.6 70.0
SPECfp_rate2000 73.4 100
SPECjbb2005 41,751 63,544
LINPACK HPC - -
rPerfh 4.10, 11.49 (1.9 GHz); 20.25
12.46 (2.1 GHz)
Benchmarks (Linux® - SLES10) 2.1 GHz
SPECint2000 1,655 -
SPECfp2000 3,293 -
SPECint_rate2000 43.5 -
SPECfp_rate2000 72.4 -

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Product line IBM System p5 510 Express IBM System p5 510Q Express
Machine type 9110-51A 9110-51A
System packaging 19" rack drawer (2U) 19" rack drawer (2U)
Microprocessor type 64-bit POWER5+ 64-bit POWER5+
# of processor cores/system 1 or 2 4
Clock rates available 2.1 GHz 1.65 GHz
System memorya (standard - maximum) 1 GB - 32 GB 1 GB - 32 GB
Data - instruction (L1) cacheb 32 KB - 64 KB 32 KB - 64 KB
Level 2 (L2) cache 1.9 MB 3.8 MB
Level 3 (L3) cache 36 MB 72 MB
Reliability, availability, serviceability
Chipkill memory X X
Service processor X X
Hot-swappable disks (internal and external) X X
Dynamic Processor Deallocation Xc X
Dynamic deallocation: PCI-X bus slots X X
Hot-plug slots - -
Blind-swap slots - -
Redundant hot-plug power O O
Redundant hot-plug cooling X X
EnergyScale - -
Capacity and expandability
Capacity on Demand (CoD) functions - -
PowerVM Express Edition - -
PowerVM Standard Edition O O
PowerVM Enterprise Edition - -
Maximum logical partitions/micro-partitions 20 40
Maximum available PCI-X slots 3 (64-bit) 3 (64-bit)
Maximum PCI-X bus speed (MHz) 266 266
Disk | media bays 4|1 4|1
Minimum | maximum internal disk storage 73.4 GB | 1.2 TB 73.4 GB | 1.2 TB
Required | optional I/O drawers - -
Connectivityn
10 Gigabit Ethernet O O
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel O O
4x GX O O
12x GX - -
RIO-2 - -
pSeries High Performance Switch - -
Display adapter (maximum) GXT135P (2) GXT135P (2)
Benchmarks (AIX V5.3)
SPECint2000 1,702 1,371
SPECfp2000 3,301 2,610
SPECint_rate2000 44.6 (2-core) 70.0
SPECfp_rate2000 73.4 (2-core) 100
SPECjbb2005 - -
LINPACK HPC - -
rPerfh 6.63, 12.46 20.25
Benchmarks (Linux - SLES10)
SPECint2000 1,655 -
SPECfp2000 3,293 -
SPECint_rate2000 43.5 (2-core) -
SPECfp_rate2000 72.4 (2-core) -

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Product line IBM System p5 520 Express IBM System p5 520Q Express
Machine type 9131-52A 9131-52A
System packaging deskside or 19" rack drawer (4U) deskside or 19" rack drawer (4U)
Microprocessor type 64-bit POWER5+ 64-bit POWER5+
# of processor cores/system 1 or 2 4
Clock rates available 2.1 GHz 1.65 GHz
System memorya (standard - maximum) 1 GB - 32 GB 1 GB - 32 GB
Data - instruction (L1) cacheb 32 KB - 64 KB 32 KB - 64 KB
Level 2 (L2) cache 1.9 MB 3.8 MB
Level 3 (L3) cache 36 MB 72 MB
Reliability, availability, serviceability
Chipkill memory X X
Service processor X X
Hot-swappable disks (internal and external) X X
Dynamic Processor Deallocation Xc X
Dynamic deallocation: PCI-X bus slots X X
Hot-plug slots X X
Blind-swap slots -j -j
Redundant hot-plug power O O
Redundant hot-plug cooling X X
EnergyScale - -
Capacity and expandabilityn
Capacity on Demand (CoD) functions - -
PowerVM Express Edition - -
PowerVM Standard Edition O O
PowerVM Enterprise Edition - -
Maximum logical partitions/micro-partitions 20 40
Maximum available PCI-X slots 4 (64-bit), 2 (32-bit) 4 (64-bit), 2 (32-bit)
Maximum available PCI-X slots with I/O drawers 32 (64-bit), 2 (32-bit) 32 (64-bit), 2 (32-bit)
Maximum PCI-X bus speed (MHz) 266 266
Disk | media bays 8|3 8|3
Minimum | maximum internal disk storage 73.4 GB | 2.4 TB 73.4 GB | 2.4 TB
Required | optional I/O drawers 0|4 0|4
Maximum disk bays | disk storage with max. I/O drawers 56 | 16.8 TB 56 | 16.8 TB
Connectivityn
10 Gigabit Ethernet O O
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel O O
4x GX O O
12x GX - -
RIO-2 O O
pSeries High Performance Switch - -
Display adapter (maximum) GXT135P (2) GXT135P (2)
Benchmarks (AIX V5.3)
SPECint2000 1,704 1,371
SPECfp2000 3,301 2,610
SPECint_rate2000 44.6 (2-core) 70.0
SPECfp_rate2000 73.4 (2-core) 100
SPECjbb2005 - -
LINPACK HPC - -
rPerfh 6.63, 12.46 20.25
Benchmarks (Linux - SLES10)
SPECint2000 1,655 1,302
SPECfp2000 3,283 2,580
SPECint_rate2000 43.6 (2-core) 68.2
SPECfp_rate2000 71.7 (2-core) 99.0

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Product line IBM System p 520 Express IBM System p 550 Express
Machine type 8203-E4A 8204-E8A
System packaging deskside or 19" rack drawer (4U) deskside or 19" rack drawer (4U)
Microprocessor type 64-bit IBM POWER6™ 64-bit POWER6
# of processor cores/system 1, 2 or 4 2, 4, 6 or 8
Clock rates available 4.2 GHz 3.5 GHz, 4.2 GHz
System memorya (standard - maximum) 1 GB - 64 GBaa 1 GB - 256 GBy
Data - instruction (L1) cacheb 64 KB - 64 KB 64 KB - 64 KB
Level 2 (L2) cache 4 MBb 8 MBd
Level 3 (L3) cache - 32 MBd
Reliability, availability, serviceability
Chipkill memory X X
Service processor X X
Hot-swappable disks (internal and external) X X
Dynamic Processor Deallocation Xc X
Dynamic deallocation: PCI-X bus slots X X
Hot-plug slots X X
Blind-swap slots - -j
Redundant hot-plug power O O
Redundant hot-plug cooling X X
EnergyScale X X
Capacity and expandabilityn
Capacity on Demand (CoD) functions - -
PowerVM Express Edition O O
PowerVM Standard Edition O O
PowerVM Enterprise Edition O O
Maximum logical partitions/micro-partitions 40 80
Maximum available PCI-X slots 2 PCI-X (64-bit), 3 PCIe 8x 2 PCI-X (64-bit), 3 PCIe 8x
Maximum available PCI-X slots with max. I/O drawers 58 PCI-X (64-bit), 2 PCIe 8x 58 PCI-X (64-bit), 1 PCIe 8x
Maximum PCI-X bus speed (MHz) 266 266
Disk | media bays 6|2 6|2
Minimum | maximum internal disk storage 73.4 GB | 1.8 TB 73.4 GB | 1.8 TB
Required | optional I/O drawers 0|8 0|8
Maximum disk bays | disk storage with max. I/O drawers 102 | 30.6 TB 102 | 30.6 TB
Connectivityn
10 Gigabit Ethernet O O
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel O O
4x GX - -
12x GX O O
RIO-2 O O
pSeries High Performance Switch - -
Display adapter (maximum) GXT135P (2), GXT145 (3)x GXT135P (2), GXT145 (3)x
Benchmarks (AIX V5.3) 4.2 GHz
SPECint2006 - -
SPECfp2006 - -
SPECint_rate2006 90.6* (4-core) 212* (8-core)
SPECfp_rate2006 80.8* (4-core) 178* (8-core)
SPECjbb2005 - 333,779* (8-core)
LINPACK HPC 53,600 (4-core) 104,600 (8-core)
rPerfh 8.39, 15.95, 31.48 15.85, 31.27, 45.04, 58.80 (3.5 GHz);
18.38, 36.28, 52.24, 68.20 (4.2 GHz)
Benchmarks (Linux) SLES10 4.2 GHz; RHEL5.1
SPECint2006 - -
SPECfp2006 - -
SPECint_rate2006 89.2* (4-core) 213* (8-core)
SPECfp_rate2006 79.7* (4-core) 176* (8-core)
SPECjbb2005 - 328,343* (8-core)
LINPACK HPC 51,500 (4-core) 104,200 (8-core)

* Submitted to SPEC; awaiting approval

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Product line IBM System p5 550 Express IBM System p5 550Q Express
Machine type 9133-55A 9133-55A
System packaging deskside or 19" rack drawer (4U) deskside or 19" rack drawer (4U)
Microprocessor type 64-bit POWER5+ 64-bit POWER5+
# of processor cores/system 2 or 4 4 or 8
Clock rates available 1.9 GHz; 2.1 GHz 1.65 GHz
System memorya (standard - maximum) 1 GB - 64 GBe 1 GB - 64 GBe
Data - instruction (L1) cacheb 32 KB - 64 KB 32 KB - 64 KB
Level 2 (L2) cache 1.9 MB or 3.8 MB 3.8 MB or 7.6 MB
Level 3 (L3) cache 36 MB or 72 MB 72 MB or 144 MB
Reliability, availability, serviceability
Chipkill memory X X
Service processor X X
Hot-swappable disks (internal and external) X X
Dynamic Processor Deallocation X X
Dynamic deallocation: PCI-X bus slots X X
Hot-plug slots X X
Blind-swap slots -j -j
Redundant hot-plug power O O
Redundant hot-plug cooling X X
EnergyScale - -
Capacity and expandabilityn
Capacity on Demand (CoD) functions - -
PowerVM Express Edition - -
PowerVM Standard Edition O O
PowerVM Enterprise Edition - -
Maximum logical partitions/micro-partitions 40 40
Maximum available PCI-X slots 5 (64-bit) 5 (64-bit)
Maximum available PCI-X slots with max. I/O drawers 59 (64-bit) 59 (64-bit)
Maximum PCI-X bus speed (MHz) 266 266
Disk | media bays 8|3 8|3
Minimum | maximum internal disk storage 73.4 GB | 2.4 TB 73.4 GB | 2.4 TB
Required | optional I/O drawers 0|8 0|8
Maximum disk bays | disk storage with max. I/O drawers 104 | 31.2 TB 104 | 31.2 TB
Connectivityn
10 Gigabit Ethernet O O
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel O O
4x GX O O
12x GX - -
RIO-2 O O
pSeries High Performance Switch - -
Display adapter (maximum) GXT135P (1) GXT135P (1)
Benchmarks (AIX V5.3) 2.1 GHz
SPECint2000 1,743 1,367
SPECfp2000 3,321 2,612
SPECint_rate2000 90.0 (4-core) 140 (8-core)
SPECfp_rate2000 149 (4-core) 202 (8-core)
SPECjbb2005 61,789 (4-core; 1.9 GHz) 127,851 (8-core)
LINPACK HPC 31,500 (4-core) 48,960 (8-core)
rPerfh 11.16, 22.26 (1.9 GHz); 20.25, 38.34
12.46, 24.86 (2.1 GHz)
Benchmarks (Linux – SLES10) 2.1 GHz
SPECint2000 1,656 1,303
SPECfp2000 3,282 2,573
SPECint_rate2000 86.7 (4-core) 136 (8-core)
SPECfp_rate2000 143 (4-core) 196 (8-core)

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Product line IBM System p5 560Q Expressp IBM System p5 575
Machine type 9116-561 9118-575
System packaging 19" rack drawer (4U) 24" system frame
Microprocessor type 64-bit POWER5+ 64-bit POWER5+
# of processor cores/system 4, 8 or 16 8 or 16
Clock rates available 1.8 GHz 1.9 GHz (16-core); 2.2 GHz (8-core)
System memorya (standard – maximum) 2 GB - 128 GBo 2 GB - 256 GB
Data - instruction (L1) cacheb 32 KB - 64 KB 32 KB - 64 KB
Level 2 (L2) cache 3.8 MB per QCM 15.2 MB
Level 3 (L3) cache 72 MB per QCM 288 MB
Reliability, availability, serviceability
Chipkill memory X X
Service processor X X
Hot-swappable disks (internal and external) X X
Dynamic Processor Deallocation X X
Dynamic deallocation: PCI-X bus slots X X
Hot-plug slots X X
Blind-swap slots X X
Redundant hot-plug power X X
Redundant hot-plug cooling X X
EnergyScale - -
Capacity and expandabilityn
Capacity on Demand (CoD) functions - -
PowerVM Express Edition - -
PowerVM Standard Edition O O
PowerVM Enterprise Edition - -
Maximum logical partitions/micro-partitions 160 80 or 160
Maximum available PCI-X slots 12 (64-bit) 4 (64-bit)
Maximum available PCI-X slots with I/O drawers 68 (64-bit) 24 (64-bit)
Maximum PCI-X bus speed (MHz) 133 133
Disk | media bays 12 | 4 2|-
Minimum | maximum internal disk storage 73.4 GB | 3.6 TB 73.4 GB | 0.6 TB
Required | optional I/O drawers 0|8 0|1
Maximum disk bays | disk storage with max. I/O drawers 108 | 32.4 TB 18 | 2.9 TB
Connectivityn
10 Gigabit Ethernet O O
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel O O
4x GX O O
12x GX - -
RIO-2 X O
pSeries High Performance Switch - O
Display adapter (maximum) GXT135P (8) GXT135P (8)
Benchmarks (AIX V5.3) 8-, 16-core
SPECint2000 - 1,765, 1,526
SPECfp2000 - 3,513, 3,042
SPECint_rate2000 - 200, 314
SPECfp_rate2000 - 382, 571
SPECjbb2005 257,789 -
(16-core)
LINPACK HPC 104,200 66,440, 111,400
(16-core)
TPC-C: tpmC; $/tpmC - -
rPerfh 21.72, 41.12, 75.58 -
Benchmarks (Linux – SLES10) 8-, 16-core
SPECint2000 - 1,730, 1,501
SPECfp2000 - 3,418, 2,979
SPECint_rate2000 - 199, 311
SPECfp_rate2000 - 370, 541
LINPACK HPC 104,700 (16-core) 56,780 (RHEL4.5), -

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Product line IBM System p5 570 IBM System p 570
Machine type 9117-570 9117-MMA
System packaging 19" rack drawer (4U) 19" rack drawer (4U)
Microprocessor type 64-bit POWER5+ 64-bit POWER6
# of processor cores/system 2, 4, 8, 12, 16 2, 4, 8, 12, 16
Clock rates available 1.9 GHz; 2.2 GHz 3.5 GHz ; 4.2 GHz; 4.7 GHz
System memorya (standard – maximum) 2 GB - 512 GBk 2 GB - 768 GBt
Data - instruction (L1) cacheb 32 KB - 64 KB 64 KB - 64 KB
Level 2 (L2) cache 1.9 MBd 8 MBd
Level 3 (L3) cache 36 MBd 32 MBd
Reliability, availability, serviceability
Chipkill memory X X
Service processor X Xs
Hot-swappable disks (internal and external) X X
Dynamic Processor Deallocation X X
Dynamic deallocation: PCI bus slots X X
Hot-plug slots X X
Blind-swap slots X X
Redundant hot-plug power X X
Redundant hot-plug cooling X X
EnergyScale - X
Capacity and expandabilityn
Capacity on Demand (CoD) functions P, Mm, R, OOP, OOMm P, Mm, U, OOP, OOMm
PowerVM Express Edition - -
PowerVM Standard Edition O O
PowerVM Enterprise Edition - O
Maximum logical partitions/micro-partitions 160 160
Maximum available PCI slots 24 PCI-X (64-bit) 8 PCI-X (64-bit); 16 PCIe 8x
Maximum available PCI slots with I/O drawers 163 (64-bit) 212
Maximum PCI-X bus speed (MHz) 133 266
Disk | media bays 24 | 8 24 | 4
Minimum | maximum internal disk storage 73.4 GB | 7.2 TB 73.4 GB | 7.2 TB
Required | optional I/O drawers 0 | 20 0 | 32f
Maximum disk bays | disk storage with max. I/O drawers 264 | 79.2 TB 264 | 79.2 TB
Connectivityn
10 Gigabit Ethernet O O
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel O O
4x GX O -
12x GX - O
RIO-2 X O
pSeries High Performance Switch - -
Display adapter (maximum) GXT135P (8) GXT135P (8), GXT145 (8)
Benchmarks (AIX V5.3) 2.2 GHz 4.7 GHz
SPECint2006 - 21.6
SPECfp2006 - 22.3
SPECint_rate2006 - 478 (16-core)
SPECfp_rate2006 - 426 (16-core)
SPECjbb2005 326,651 (16-core) 691,975 (16-core)
LINPACK HPC - 239,400 (16-core)
TPC-C: tpmC; $/tpmC 1,025,169.69; 4.42 (16-core) 1,616,162.84; 3.54 (16-core)
rPerfh 12.27, 24.18, 46.36, 66.55, 85.20 15.85, 31.69, 58.95, 83.35, 105.75
(1.9 GHz); 13.83, 27.58, 52.21, 74.95, (3.5 GHz); 18.38, 36.76, 68.38, 96.68,
95.96 (2.2 GHz) 122.67 (4.2 GHz); 20.13, 40.26, 74.89,
105.89, 134.35 (4.7 GHz)
Benchmarks (Linux) 2.2 GHz; SLES10 4.7 GHz; RHEL5.1
SPECint2006 - 21.7
SPECfp2006 - 22.5
SPECint_rate2006 - 484 (16-core)
SPECfp_rate2006 - 430 (16-core)
SPECjbb2005 - 664,167 (16-core)
LINPACK HPC - 235,100 (16-core; SLES10)
TPC-C: tpmC; $/tpmC 236,271; 2.56 (4-core) -

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Product line IBM System p5 590 IBM System p5 595
Machine type 9119-590 9119-595
System packaging 24" system frame (+expansion frame) 24" system frame (+expansion frames)
Microprocessor type 64-bit POWER5+ 64-bit POWER5+
# of processors cores/system 8 - 32 16 - 64
Clock rates available 2.1 GHz 2.1 GHz; 2.3 GHz
System memorya (standard - maximum) 8 GB - 1 TBq 8 GB - 2 TBr
Data - instruction (L1) cacheb 32 KB - 64 KB 32 KB - 64 KB
Level 2 (L2) cache 7.6 MB per MCM 7.6 MB per MCM
Level 3 (L3) cache 144 MB per MCM 144 MB per MCM
Reliability, availability, serviceability
Chipkill memory X X
Service processor Xs Xs
Hot-swappable disks (internal and external) X X
Dynamic Processor Deallocation X X
Dynamic deallocation: PCI-X bus slots X X
Hot-plug slots X X
Blind-swap slots X X
Redundant hot-plug power X X
Redundant hot-plug cooling X X
EnergyScale - -
Capacity and expandability
Capacity on Demand (CoD) functions P, M, R, B, OOP, OOM P, M, R, B, OOP, OOM
PowerVM Express Edition - -
PowerVM Standard Edition X X
PowerVM Enterprise Edition - -
Maximum logical partitions/micro-partitions 254 254
Maximum available PCI-X slots 20 (64-bit) 20 (64-bit)
Maximum available PCI-X slots with I/O drawers 160 (64-bit) 240 (64-bit)
Maximum PCI-X bus speed (MHz) 133 133
Disk | media bays 16 | 3 16 | 3
Minimum | maximum internal disk storage 146.8 GB | 2.3 TB 146.8 GB | 2.3 TB
Required | optional I/O drawers 1|7 1 | 11
Maximum disk bays | disk storage with max. I/O drawers 128 | 18.7 TB 192 | 28.1 TB
Connectivityn
10 Gigabit Ethernet O O
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel O O
4x GX - -
12x GX O O
RIO-2 X X
pSeries High Performance Switch O O
Display adapter (maximum) GXT135P (16) GXT135P(16)
Benchmarks (AIX V5.3) - 2.3 GHz
SPECint2000 - 1,900
SPECfp2000 - 3,642
SPECint_rate2000 - 1,513 (64-core)
SPECfp_rate2000 - 2,406 (64-core)
SPECjbb2005 - -
LINPACK HPC - -
TPC-C: tpmC; $/tpmC - 4,033,378.00; 2.97 (64-core)
rPerfh 55.74, 108.13, 155.51, 202.88 108.13, 155.51, 202.88, 243.46, 284.04,
324.61, 365.19 (2.1 GHz);
116.53, 167.58, 218.64, 262.37, 306.10,
349.83, 393.55 (2.3 GHz)

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Product line IBM BladeCenter® JS21 Express IBM BladeCenter JS22 Express
Machine type 7988-J21 7998-61X
System packaging Chassis mount Chassis mount
Chassis type supported
BladeCenter E X -
BladeCenter T X -
BladeCenter H X X
BladeCenter HT X X
BladeCenter S X X
Chassis slots required 1 1
Microprocessor type 64-bit IBM PowerPC® 970MP 64-bit POWER6
# of processor cores/blade 2; 4 4
Clock rates available 2.7 GHzz; 2.5 GHzz 4.0 GHz
System memorya (standard - maximum) 2 GB - 16 GB; 4 GB - 16 GB 4 GB - 32 GB
Data - instruction (L1) cacheb 32 KB - 64 KB 64 KB - 64 KB
Level 2 (L2) cacheb 1 MB 4 MB
Level 3 (L3) cache - -
Reliability, availability, serviceability
Chipkill memory X X
Integrated management processor X X
Redundant hot-plug power O (at chassis level) O (at chassis level)
Redundant hot-plug cooling O (at chassis level) O (at chassis level)
LED diagnostics X X
EnergyScale - X
Capacity and expandability
Capacity on Demand (CoD) functions - -
PowerVM Express Edition - -
PowerVM Standard Edition Xw Xw
PowerVM Enterprise Edition - O
Maximum logical partitions/micro-partitions 40 40
Available expansion slots 2 2
Maximum PCI-X bus speed (MHz) 133 133
Maximum disk bays 2 1
Minimum | maximum internal disk storage 73 GBu | 292 GB 73 GBv | 146 GB
Storage interface Serial Attached SCSI Serial Attached SCSI
RAID support Integrated controller for RAID 0/10 mirroring -
Connectivityn
Daughter Cards (CFFv or CFFh) O O
Dual Gigabit Ethernet X X
4 Gigabit Fibre Channel O (QLogic: Linux or AIX, Emulex: Linux) O (QLogic: Linux or AIX, Emulex: Linux)
4X InfiniBand® O O
Benchmarks (AIX V5.3)
SPECint2006 - -
SPECfp2006 - -
SPECint_rate2006 -, - 84.7
SPECfp_rate2006 - 75.6
SPECjbb2005 - -
LINPACK HPC - -
rPerfn 5.31, 8.72 30.26
Benchmarks (Linux - SLES10)
SPECint2006 - -
SPECfp2006 - -
SPECint_rate2006 - 84.7
SPECfp_rate2006 - 75.0
SPECjbb2005 - -
LINPACK HPC -, - -

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X = Standard; Supported
O = Optionally Available; Supported
- = Not Applicable
P = Processor Capacity Upgrade on Demand option
B = Capacity BackUp offering
M = Memory Capacity Upgrade on Demand option
OOP = On/Off Capacity on Demand for Processors option
OOM = On/Off Capacity on Demand for Memory option
R = Reserve Capacity on Demand option
U = Utility Capacity on Demand option
SOD = Statement of General Direction announced
DDR = Double Data Rate
SLES = SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
RHEL = Red Hat Enterprise Linux

a Shared memory
b Per processor core
c Not available on 1-core systems
d Per processor card or processor book
e Maximum memory on smallest system is 32 GB
f A maximum of 32 7314-G30 or 20 7311-D11 or D20 I/O drawers are supported
g PCI-X 2.0 DDR slots
h rPerf values using AIX V5.2 can be obtained by dividing by 1.3 and rounding down to nearest hundredth
j PCI-X slots on I/O drawers are blind-swap
k Figures for DDR2 memory running at 400 MHz on 2.2 GHz systems; For DDR2 memory running at 533 MHz, range is 32 GB to 256 GB
m Not supported on 400 MHz DDR2 memory
n For details on I/O features and adapters which can be attached, go to ibm.com/systems/p/hardware/factsfeatures.html
o Maximum memory on 4-core system is 32 GB; on 8-core system, maximum is 64 GB
p 16-core system is not called Express
q Figures for DDR1 memory or DDR2 memory running at 400 MHz; For DDR2 memory running at 533 MHz, range is 8 GB to 512 GB
r Figures for DDR1 memory or DDR2 memory running at 400 MHz; For DDR2 memory running at 533 MHz, range is 8 GB to 1 TB
s Redundant service processor
t Maximum memory is 384 GB on 3.5 GHz systems
u Non-Express configurations need not have internal disk storage and may have a maximum of 292 GB of internal disk storage
v Non-Express configurations need not have internal disk storage
w Requires one year of VIOS SWMA
x Maximum graphics adapters per system is four
y Maximum memory is 128 GB on 3.5 GHz system
z Maximum clock speed when installed in BladeCenter H chassis; lower clock speeds when installed in BladeCenter E or BladeCenter T chassis
aa Maximum memory on 1-core system is 16 GB and 32 GB on 2-core system

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System unit details System p5 System p5 System p5 System p 520 System p5 System p 550
505/505Q 510/510Q 520/520Q Express 550/550Q Express
Express Express Express Express
Standard internal disk bays 2 4 4 6 4 6
Optional internal disk bays - - 4 - 4 -
Optional I/O drawer disk bays - - 48 96 96 96
Available media bays 1 1 3 2 3 2
— Standard size 1 - 1 1 1 1
— Slimline size - 1 2 1 2 1
Standard DVD-ROM - - - - - -
System ports 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
Integrated USB ports 2 2 2 3 2 3
HMC ports 2 2 2 2 2 2
Integrated 10/100/1000 2/1 2/1 2/1 4/1 2/1 4/1
Ethernet ports/controller
Integrated SCSI 2/1 2/1 2/1 - 2/1 -
ports/controller
— Max SCSI speed (Mbps) 320 320 320 - 320 -
Integrated SAS ports/controller - - - 8/1 - 8/1
Max SAS speed (Gbps) - - - 3.0/lane, 8 lanes - 3.0/lane, 8 lanes
PCI slots 2
2 3 6 5 5 5
— Short 32-bit 66 MHz - - 2 PCI-X - - -
— Long 64-bit 100 MHz - - - - - -
— Long 64-bit 133 MHz - 1 PCI-X 2 PCI-X 1 PCIe 2 PCI-X 1 PCI-X
— Short 64-bit 133 MHz - - 1 PCI-X 2 PCIe 2 PCI-X 2 PCIe
— Long 64-bit 266 MHz 1 PCI-X 2 PCI-X 1 PCI-X 2 PCI-X 1 PCI-X 2 PCI-X
— Short 64-bit 266 MHz 1 PCI-X - - - - -
RJ-4x connector X X X X X X
Rack light indicator X X X X X X
LED diagnostics X X X X X X

X = Available; - = Not Available

1
Used only for modem and async terminal connections. Not supported when HMC ports are connected to Hardware Management Console.
2
Assuming optional I/O drawers are not installed.

Bus Signaling Rate (Peak System p5 System p5 System p5 System p 520 System p5 System p 550
bandwidth) 505/505Q 510/510Q 520/520Q Express 550/550Q Express
Express Express Express Express
Memory to processor 21.1 21.1 21.1 32.0 42.2 128.0
(GB/second)
L2 to L3 cache (GB/second) 33.6/52.8 33.6/52.8 33.6/52.8 - 67.2/105.6 33.6
GX+ I/O subsystem 5.6/4.4 5.6/4.4 5.6/4.4 14.0 11.2/8.8 14.0
(GB/second)

N/A = Not Applicable

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System unit details System p5 System p5 570 System p 570 System p5 575 System p5 590 System p5 595
560Q Express;
System p5
560Q
Standard internal disk bays 6; 12 242 242 2 161 161
Optional internal disk bays - - - - - -
Optional I/O drawer disk bays 48; 96 240 2
240 2
16 112 176
Available media bays 2; 4 82 42 - 3 3
— Standard size - - - - 3 3
— Slimline size 2; 4 82 42 - - -
Standard DVD-ROM - X X - - -
System ports 4
2 2 2 - - -
Integrated USB ports 2; 4 8 2
82
- - -
HMC ports 2 2 4 2 2 2
Integrated 10/100/1000 2/1; 4/2 8/42 16/42 4/2 - -
Ethernet ports/controller
Integrated SCSI 2/2; 4/4 8/82 - 2/1 4/41 4/41
ports/controller
— Max SCSI speed (Mbps) 320 320 - 160 160 160
Integrated SAS ports/controller - - 20/42 - - -
— Max SAS speed (Gbps) - - 3.0/lane, 8 lanes - - -
PCI slots3 6/building block 6/building block 6/building block
— Long 64-bit 133 MHz 5 PCI-X 5 PCI-X 3 PCIe 4 PCI-X 20 PCI-X 20 PCI-X
— Short 64-bit 133 MHz 1 PCI-X 1 PCI-X 1 PCIe - - -
— Long 64-bit 266 MHz - - 2 PCI-X - - -
RJ-4x connector X X X - - -
Rack light indicator X X - - - -
LED diagnostics X X X X X X

X = Available; - = Not Available

1
Assuming single I/O drawer.
2
Assuming maximum building blocks installed.
3
Assuming optional I/O drawers are not installed.
4
Used only for modem and async terminal connections. Not supported when HMC ports are connected to Hardware Management Console.

Bus Signaling Rate (Peak bandwidth) System p5 570 System p 570 System p5 575 System p5 590 System p5 595
Memory to processor (GB/second) 202.7* 256.0 202.7 405.5* 811.0*
L2 to L3 cache (GB/second) 281.6 300.8 281.6 537.6 1,177.6
GX+ I/O subsystem (GB/second) 40.5 62.7 46.9 89.6 196.2

* Using DDR2 memory running at 533 MHz

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Server I/O attachment
Server Maximum Slots per Maximum Disk bays Maximum Maximum Maximum
I/O drawers drawer slots per per drawer disk bays per I/O drawer disk capacity
per system system system disk capacity per system
System p5 520 Express 43 34 56 16.8 TB
7311-D20 drawer2 7 PCI-X 12 14.4 TB
System p5 520Q Express 43 34 56 16.8 TB
7311-D20 drawer2 43 7 PCI-X 12 14.4 TB
System p 520 Express 83,7 60 102 30.6 TB
7311-D20 drawer2 7 PCI-X 12 28.8 TB
7314-G30 drawer6 6 PCI-X
System p5 550 Express 85 59 104 31.2 TB
7311-D20 drawer2 7 PCI-X 12 28.8 TB
System p5 550Q Express 85 59 104 31.2 TB
7311-D20 drawer2 7 PCI-X 12 28.8 TB
System p 550 Express 85 59 102 30.6 TB
7311-D20 drawer2 7 PCI-X 12 28.8 TB
7314-G30 drawer6 6 PCI-X
System p5 560Q Express 4 34 54 16.2 TB
7311-D11 drawer 6 PCI-X
7311-D20 drawer2 7 PCI-X 12 14.4 TB
System p5 560Q 8 68 108 32.4 TB
7311-D11 drawer 6 PCI-X
7311-D20 drawer2 7 PCI-X 12 28.8 TB
System p5 570 20 163 264 79.2 TB
7311-D11 drawer 6 PCI-X
7311-D20 drawer2 7 PCI-X 12 72.0 TB
System p 570 212 264 79.2 TB
7311-D11 drawer 20 6 PCI-X
7311-D20 drawer2 20 7 PCI-X 12 72.0 TB
7314-G30 drawer6 328 6 PCI-X
System p5 575 1 24 18 2.9 TB4
F/C 5791 (internal drawer) 20 PCI-X 16 2.3 TB
F/C 5794 (internal drawer) 20 PCI-X 8 1.1 TB
System p5 5901 8 160 128 18.7 TB4
F/C 5791 (internal drawer) 20 PCI-X 16 18.7 TB
F/C 5794 (internal drawer) 20 PCI-X 8 9.3 TB
System p5 5951 12 240 192 28.1 TB4
F/C 5791 (internal drawer) 20 PCI-X 16 28.1 TB
F/C 5794 (internal drawer) 20 PCI-X 8 14.0 TB
1
At least one drawer is required
2
Ultra320 disk drives enabled
3
Maximum optional I/O drawers require use of one PCI slot
4
Using internal I/O drawers
5
Maximum optional I/O drawers requires use of two PCI slots
6
PCI-X slots in 7314-G30 I/O Drawer are DDR (266 MHz); PCI-X slots in all other drawers are 133 MHz
7
I/O drawers may not be installed on a 1-core system; Only four I/O drawers may be installed on a 2-core system
8
Maximum optional I/O drawers requires use of four PCI slots

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Physical planning characteristics
Server System p5 System p5 System p System p System p System p
505/505Q 510/510Q 520 Express 520 Express 550 Express 550 Express
Express Express
Packaging 19" rack 19" rack 19" rack Deskside 19" rack Deskside
drawer (1U) drawer (2U) drawer (4U) drawer (4U)
Number of processor cores 1 or 2 1, 2; 4 1, 2, 4 1, 2, 4 2, 4, 6, 8 2, 4, 6, 8
Maximum KVA 0.421 0.658 0.876 0.876 1.443 1.443
Maximum watts 400 625 850 850 1400 1400
Maximum BTU/hour 1365 2133 2901 2901 4778 4778
Noise (bels) 6.1 6.1 6.8 6.5 7.0 7.0
Voltage (AC) 100 - 127, 100 - 127, 100 - 127, 100 - 127, 100 - 127, 100 - 127,
200 - 240 200 - 240 200 - 240 200 - 240 200 - 240 200 - 240
1-phase 1-phase 1-phase 1-phase 1-phase 1-phase
Power supply N +1 optional N + 1 optional N +1 optional N +1 optional N +1 optional N +1 optional
Height
— inches 1U - 1.7 2U - 3.5 4U - 6.8 21.3 4U - 6.9 21.3
— millimeters 43 89 173 540 175 540
Width
— inches 17.3 19.0 17.3 12.9 17.3 11.1
— millimeters 440 483 440 329 440 283
Depth
— inches 28.0 27.0 21.2 24.7 28.7 30.6
— millimeters 710 686 538 628 730 778
Operating temperature (°C) 5 - 35 5 - 35 5 - 35 5 - 35 5 - 35 5 - 35
Operating humidity 8% - 80% 8% - 80% 8% - 80% 8% - 80% 8% - 80% 8% - 80%
Maximum altitude
— feet 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000
— meters 3048 3048 3048 3048 3048 3048
Weight
— pounds 37 - 51 37 - 51.6 70 40.8 120 120
— kilograms 16.8 - 23.2 16.8 - 23.2 31.8 90 54.4 54.4

Note: The physical planning characteristics of System p servers are estimates and are intended for planning purposes only. More comprehensive information may be found in
the IBM Sales Manual at ibm.com/common/ssi.

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Physical planning characteristics (continued)
Server System p System p5 System p System p5 System p5 System p5
550 Express 570 570 575 590 595
Packaging 19" rack 19" rack 19" rack 24" system 24" system 24" system
drawer (4U)** drawer (4U)** drawer (4U)** frame frame frame
(+expansion (+expansion
frame) frames)
Number of processor cores 4, 8, 16* 2, 4, 8, 12, 16 2, 4, 8, 12, 16 8 8 - 32 16 - 64
Maximum KVA 1.37 1.37 1.428 41.5 16.7 22.7
Maximum watts 1300 1300 1400 41600 16700 22710
Maximum BTU/hour 4437 4437 4778 142000 57000 77500
Noise (bels) 6.8 6.8 6.7 - 7.4 - 7.6 - 8.3 7.6 - 8.3
Voltage (AC) 200 - 240 200 - 240 200 - 240 200 - 240, 200 - 240, 200 - 240,
1-phase 1-phase 1-phase 380 - 415, 380 - 415, 380 - 415,
480 3-phase 480 3-phase 480 3-phase
Power supply N+1 standard N+1 standard N+1 standard N+1 standard N+1 standard N+1 standard
IBB optional IBB optional IBB optional
Height
— inches 4U - 6.85 4U - 6.85 4U - 6.85 42U - 79.7 42U - 79.7 42U - 79.7
— millimeters 174 174 174 2025 2025 2025
Width
— inches 19.0 19.0 19.0 30.9 30.9 - 62.0 30.9 - 62.0
— millimeters 483 483 483 785 785 - 1575 785 - 1575
Depth
— inches 31.1 31.1 32.4 60.2 - 74.2 52.2 - 66.2 52.2 - 66.2
— millimeters 790 790 824 1530 - 1885 1326 - 1681 1326 - 1681
Operating temperature (°C) 5 - 35 5 - 35 5 - 35 10 - 32 10 - 32 10 - 32
Operating humidity 8% - 80% 8% - 80% 8% - 80% 8% - 80% 8% - 80% 8% - 80%
Maximum altitude
— feet 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000
— meters 3048 3048 3048 3048 3048 3048
Weight
— pounds 140 140 140 3095 - 2735 - 4956 2735 - 5420
3479***
— kilograms 63.6 63.6 63.6 1406 - 1581 1241 - 2248 1241 - 2458

* 16-core system is not called Express

** Figures are for a 4-core (single building block) system
*** Assuming 12 nodes and one I/O drawer
Note: The physical planning characteristics of System p servers are estimates and are intended for planning purposes only. More comprehensive information may be found in
the IBM Sales Manual at ibm.com/common/ssi.

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Physical planning characteristics (continued)
Drawer 7311-D11 (4U) 7311-D20 (4U) 7314-G30 (4U)
Packaging 19" rack drawer 19" rack drawer 19" rack drawer
Maximum KVA 0.24 0.358 0.275
Maximum watts 225 340 250
Maximum BTU/hour 765 1161 853
Noise (bels) 5.6 6.1 6.1
Voltage (AC) 200 - 240 100 - 127, 200 - 240 200 - 240
Power supply N+1 standard N+1 optional N+1 standard
Height
— inches 4U - 6.9 4U - 7.0 4U - 7.0
— millimeters 175 178 178
Width
— inches 17.5 19.0 17.5
— millimeters 445 482 445
Depth
— inches 28.0 24.0 24.0
— millimeters 711 610 610
Operating temperature (°C) 10 - 38 5 - 35 10 - 38
Operating humidity 8% - 80% 8% - 80% 8% - 80%
Maximum altitude
— feet 10000 10000 10000
— meters 3048 3048 3048
Weight
— pounds 86 101 44
— kilograms 39.1 45.9 20

Rack 7014-S11 7014-S25 7014-T00 7014-T42 7014-B42

11U 25U 36U 42U 42U
Height
— inches 24.0 49.0 71.0 - 75.8 79.3 79.3
— millimeters 612 1344 1804 - 1926 2015 2015
Width
— inches 20.5 23.8 24.5 - 25.4 24.5 - 25.4 24.5 - 25.4
— millimeters 520 605 623 - 644 623 - 644 623 - 644
Depth
— inches 34.4 39.4 41.0 - 45.2 41.0 - 45.2 41.0 - 55.5
— millimeters 874 1001 1042 - 1098 1043 - 1098 1042 - 1409
Weight
— pounds 75 221 535 575 575
— kilograms 37 100.2 244 261 261

Note: The physical planning characteristics of System p, BladeCenter racks and I/O drawers are estimates and are intended for planning purposes only. More comprehensive
information may be found in the IBM Sales Manual at ibm.com/common/ssi.

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Physical planning characteristics (continued)
Server BladeCenter BladeCenter BladeCenter S BladeCenter H BladeCenter BladeCenter T
JS21 Express JS22 Express chassis chassis HT chassis chassis
Machine type (AC model) 7988-J21 7998-61X 8886-EPY 7989-BCH 8750-1RX 8730-1RX
Machine type (DC model) - - - - 8740-1RX 8720-1RX
Packaging Chassis mount Chassis mount 19" rack blade 19" rack blade 19" rack blade 19" rack blade
cabinet (7U) cabinet (9U) cabinet (12U) cabinet (8U)
Number of processor 2 or 4 4 Up to 6 blades Up to 14 blades Up to 12 blades Up to 8 blades
cores/blades
Maximum KVA - - 3.5 8.0 7.8 2.6
Maximum watts 376 396 3500 8000 7773 2600
Maximum BTU/hour 1150 1467 11942 27280 26552 8880
Noise (bels) - maximum - - 6.3 - 6.9 7.5/7.9* 7.5 6.5
Voltage (AC) - - 110 - 127; 200 - 240 200 - 240 200 - 240
200 - 240
Voltage (DC) - - - - -48 - -60** -48 - -60***
Power supply - - N+1 standard N+1 standard N+1 standard N+1 standard
Height
— inches 9.65 9.65 7U - 12.0 9U - 15.75 12U - 21.0 8U - 13.75
— millimeters 245 245 306 400 528 349
Width
— inches 1.14 1.14 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.4
— millimeters 29 29 444 444 441 441
Depth
— inches 17.55 17.55 28.9 28.0 27.8 21.9
— millimeters 445 445 733 711 706 556
Operating temperature (°C) 10 - 35 10 - 35 10 - 35 10 - 32 5 - 40 5 - 40***
Operating humidity 8% to 80% 8% to 80% 8% to 80% 8% to 80% 5% to 85% 5% to 85%***
Maximum altitude
— feet 7000 7000 7000 7000 6000 7000
— meters 2133 2133 2133 2133 1800 2133
Weight
— pounds 9.6 9.6 240 350 350 192.0
— kilograms 4.35 4.35 108.9 159 159 87.3

* BladeCenter H: Acoustic Mode/Performance Mode (0-500)

** NEBS environment support planned
*** NEBS environment
Note: The physical planning characteristics of BladeCenter chassis and blades are estimates and are intended for planning purposes only. More comprehensive information
may be found in the IBM Sales Manual at ibm.com/common/ssi.

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Warranty
Standard service System p5 505/505Q System p5 510/510Q System p5 520/520Q System p5 550/550Q System p5 560Q
warranty1, 4 Express Express Express; System p Express; System p Express; System p5
520 Express 550 Express 560Q
24x7 with two hour O O O O O
service objective2
24x7 with four hour O O O O O
service objective
24x7 with same-day - - - - -
service objective
9x5 next-business- O O O O O
day with four hour
service objective
9x5 next-business- X3 X3 X3 X3 X3
day

Standard service System p5 570; System p5 575 System p5 590; BladeCenter JS21 BladeCenter JS22
warranty1, 4 System p 570 System p5 595 Express Express
24x7 with two hour O O - O O
service objective2
24x7 with four hour O O - O O
service objective
24x7 with same-day - - X3 - -
service objective
9x5 next-business- O O - O O
day with four hour
service objective
9x5 next-business- X3 X - X3 X3
day

O = Optional offering
X = Standard offering
1
These warranty terms and conditions are for the United States and may be different in other countries. Consult your local IBM representative or IBM Business Partner
for country-specific information.
2
Available in selected cities
3
Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) service
4
All systems have a 3-year warranty except the System p 520, System p 550, System p5 570, System p 570, System p5 575, System p5 590 and System p5 595
which have a 1-year warranty.

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Power™ Systems Software System p5 System p5 System p5 System p 520 System p5
505/505Q 510/510Q 520/520Q Express 550/550Q
Express Express Express Express
Operating system support
AIX 5L™ V5.2 (5765-E61) X X X - X
AIX 5L V5.3 (5765-G03) X X X X X
AIX V6.1 (5765-G62) X X X X X
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for POWER™ X X X X X
V4 (5639-RHL)
RHEL for POWER V5 X X X X X
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 for X X X X X
POWER (5639-SLP)
SLES10 for POWER (5639-S10) X X X X X
i5/OS® - - - - -
HACMP™ for AIX 5L V5.4 (5765-F62) X X X X X
HACMP for Linux on POWER V5.4 (5765-G71) X X X X X
CSM for AIX 5L V1.7 (5765-F67) X X X X X
CSM for Linux on POWER V1.7 (5765-G16) X X X X X
CSM for Linux Multiplatform V1.7 (5765-E88) X X X X X

System software System p 550 System p5 System p5 570 System p 570 System p5 575
Express 560Q Express;
System p5
560Q
Operating system support
AIX 5L V5.2 - X X X X
AIX 5L V5.3 X X X X X
AIX V6.1 X X X X X
RHEL for POWER V4 X X X X X
RHEL for POWER V5 X X X X X
SLES9 for POWER - X X - X
SLES10 for POWER X X X X X
i5/OS - - - - -
HACMP for AIX 5L V5.4 X X X X X
HACMP for Linux V5.4 X X X X X
CSM for AIX 5L V1.7 X X X X X
CSM for Linux on POWER V1.7 X X X X X
CSM for Linux Multiplatform V1.7 X X X X X

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System software System p5 590 System p5 595 BladeCenter JS21 BladeCenter JS22
Express Express
Operating system support
AIX 5L V5.2 X X X -
AIX 5L V5.3 X X X X
AIX V6.1 X X X X
RHEL for POWER V4 X X X X
RHEL for POWER V5 X X X X
SLES9 for POWER X X X -
SLES10 for POWER X X X X
i5/OS - - - X
HACMP for AIX 5L V5.4 X X X X
HACMP for Linux V5.4 X X X X
CSM for AIX 5L V1.7 X X X X
CSM for Linux on POWER V1.7 X X X X
CSM for Linux Multiplatform V1.7 X X X X

X = Supported; - = Not Supported

SOD = Statement of General Direction announced

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IBM services supported on the system. All performance benchmark rPerf estimates are calculated based on systems with
IBM services provide the capabilities and solutions values and estimates are provided “AS IS” and no the latest levels of AIX and other pertinent software
needed to manage virtually every aspect of an open warranties or guarantees are expressed or implied by at the time of system announcement. Actual perform-
systems environment and at any level chosen. They IBM. Buyers should consult other sources of informa- ance will vary based on application and configuration
complement the support already included with tion, including system benchmarks, to evaluate the specifics. The IBM eServer™ pSeries 640 is the base-
System p servers. IBM world-class services and sup- performance of a system they are considering. Actual line reference system and has a value of 1.0. Although
port allow you to better manage resources and focus system performance may vary and is dependent upon rPerf may be used to approximate relative IBM UNIX
on what matters most—your business. many factors including system hardware configuration commercial processing performance, actual system
and software design and configuration. IBM recom- performance may vary and is dependent upon many
IBM client financing provides an additional incentive. mends application-oriented testing for performance factors including system hardware configuration and
An array of attractive and flexible financing programs predictions. Additional information about the perform- software design and configuration. Note that the rPerf
eases the acquisition of new technology and helps ance benchmarks, values and systems tested is avail- methodology used for the POWER6 processor-based
protect from the risk of obsolescence. Financing may able from your IBM marketing representative or systems is identical to that used for the POWER5
be available to credit-qualified clients. Rates are based IBM Authorized Reseller or access the following processor-based systems. Variations in incremental
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