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1. 110 008 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes yes a Ss Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 36 Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 125V 15A or 250V 10A E8C 6488 Both Yes NO 4 3m 14 Ft 3PH 24A Power Cord E8C 6489 MES Yes NO 4 3m 14 Ft 1PH 48A Pwr Cord E8C 6491 MES Yes NO 4 3m 14 Ft 1PH 48 60A Pwr Cord E8C 6492 MES Yes NO Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 10A E8C 6493 Both Yes NO Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 10A E8C 6494 Both Yes NO Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 10A E8C 6496 Both Yes NO Power Cable Drawer to IBM PDU 200 240V 10A E8C 6577 Initial N A No Optional Rack Security Kit E8C 6580 MES Yes NO Modem Tray for 19 Inch Rack E8C 6586 MES Yes NO Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 125V 15A E8C 6651 Both Yes NO 4 3m 14 Ft 1PH 24 30A Pwr Cord E8C 6654 MES Yes NO 4 3m 14 Ft 1PH 24 30A WR Pwr Cord E8C 6655 MES Yes NO 4 3m 14 Ft 1PH 24A Power Cord E8C 6656 MES
2. GX Dual port 12x channel Attach 2 port 10 Gb IVE Daughter Card 4 port 1 Gb IVE Daughter card 2 port 10 100 1000 Ethernet 10 Gigabit FCoE PCIe Dual Port ISCI TOE Gb Ethernet Copper 4 port 1 Gb Ethernet PCI e 4x 10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4 PCI Exp 8 Gb Dual port Fibre Channel GXT145 PCIe Graphics Accelerator 2 port 4 Gb Fibre channel 2 port 1 Gb Ethernet UTP PCIe 2 port 1 Gb Ethernet Fiber PCIe 10 Gb Ethernet SR 10 Gb Ethernet LR 2 port 4 Gb Fibre Channel 4 port Asynch EIA 232 PCIe PCIe Dual x4 SAS PCIe 380MB Cache Dual x4 SAS RAID PCI 4 Modem WAN IOA no IOP PCI 4 Modem WAN IOA no IOP CIM Note Maximums are for CEC only IBM United States Hardware Announcement 110 008 Orderable Supported CEC feature feature Max number number gty 2728 2893 2894 4764 N UJ UJ UJ 5609 5613 5624 PRR 5706 5708 5713 5717 5732 5735 5748 WWWWNWN 5759 5767 5768 5769 5772 UJ UJ UJ UJ hJ 5774 5785 UJ UJ 5901 5903 6808 6809 NN UJ UJ IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Size Short Short Short Long GX slot N A N A Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short Short 25 Storage devices bays e The Power 755 has a slim media bay that contains a mandatory DVD RAM 5762 or follow on e Feature number 8340 must be selected and supports only SFF or SSD 3
3. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 39 IBM United States Hardware Announcement 110 008 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C 1861 1878 1882 1883 1885 1886 1890 2456 2459 2728 2893 2934 2936 3124 3125 3586 3632 3647 3648 3649 3652 3653 3654 3661 10 METER 12X TO 4X ENHANCE 0 6 METER 12X DDR CABLE OP PANEL CBL RACK MOUNT SY 146 8 GB 10K RPM SAS SFF D 73 4 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF DI 300GB 10K RPM SFF SAS DISK 146GB 15K RPM SFF SAS DISK 69GB SFF SAS SOLID STATE D MICRON FIBER CONVERTER CAB MICRON FIBER CONVERTER CAB 4 PORT USB PCIE ADAPTER PCIE 2 LINE WAN W MODEM TERMINAL PRINTER CBL EIA 2 ASYNCHRONOUS CBL EIA 232 PORT CBL FOR DRAWER DRAWE PORT CBL FOR RACK RACK 69GB 3 5 SAS SOLID STATE WIDESCREEN LCD MONITOR 146 GB 15K RPM SAS DISK DR 300 GB 15K RPM SAS DISK DR 450GB 15K RPM SAS DISK DRI SAS CBL EE DRAWER TO DRA SAS CBL EE DRAWER TO DRA SAS CBL EE DRAWER TO DRA SAS CBL X ADP ENCLOSURE 350 6 650 498 1 050 798 5 2
4. e Two system ports and three USB ports e Two HMC ports and two SPCN ports e Redundant and hot swap power and cooling e 4U 19 inch rack mount packaging Key prerequisites If installing the AIX operating system one of these e AIX Version 6 1 with the 6100 04 Technology Level and Service Pack 2 or later e AIX Version 6 1 with the 6100 03 Technology Level and Service Pack 5 or later planned availability June 25 2010 e AIX Version 6 1 with the 6100 02 Technology Level and Service Pack 8 or later planned availability June 25 2010 e AIX Version 5 3 with the 5300 11 Technology Level and Service Pack 2 or later planned availability March 16 2010 IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 110 008 e AIX Version 5 3 with the 5300 10 Technology Level and Service Pack 4 or later planned availability May 28 2010 e AIX Version 5 3 with the 5300 09 Technology Level and Service Pack 7 or later planned availability May 28 2010 Visit the IBM Prereguisite Web site for compatibility information for hardware features and the corresponding AIX Technology Levels http www 912 ibm com e_dir eserverprereg nsf If installing the Linux operating system one of these e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for the Power 755 Server or later with current maintenance updates available from Novell to enable all planned functionality e SUSE Linux Enterpri
5. a scalable system with extreme parallel processing performance and dense packaging Ideal workloads for Power 755 include high performance computing HPC applications such as weather and climate modeling computational chemistry IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 1 110 008 physics and petroleum reservoir modeling that reguire highly intense computations where the workload is aligned with parallel processing methodologies The Power 755 server 8236 E8C is a 3 3 GHz 32 core POWER server that should be very popular in HPC environments such as weather and climate modeling computational chemistry physics computer aided engineering computational fluid dynamics and petroleum reservoir modeling A single Power 755 provides four 64 bit eight core processor POWER7 modules with 4 MB of L3 cache core and 256 KB of L2 cache core Each module is packaged on its own processor card which has eight DDR3 DIMM slots offering a maximum of 256 GB memory when all 32 DIMM slots are filled with 8 GB DIMMs The memory DIMMs run at 1066 MHz Using 12X InfiniBand adapters up to 64 Power 755 nodes each with 32 cores can be clustered together providing up to 2 048 POWER cores The IBM HPC software stack provides the necessary development tools libraries and system management software necessary to manage a Power 755 server cluster The Power 755 system unit provides up to f
6. 239 850 26 50 60 60 30 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 45 Machine type Model Feature Description MMMC number 8236 E8C p7 755 146 8236 0551 19 inch 1 8 meter 40 high rack 8236 0553 19 inch 2 0 meter 47 high rack 8236 1890 69GB SS SFF Disk 73 8236 3586 69 GB SS 3 5 Disk 73 8236 8332 0 8W 3 3 GHz PROC 273 CD P7 SCM 8GC 8XDIMMS KAPALUA 8236 5886 EXP 12S Expansion 228 Drawer 8236 7535 150 x 3586 10 920 ServicePac prices For ServiceElect ESA maintenance service charges contact IBM Global Services at 888 IBM 4343 426 4343 IBM Global Financing IBM Global Financing offers competitive financing of hardware software and services from both IBM and other manufacturers or vendors Financing Power Systems solutions from IBM Global Financing can help customers acguire more from existing budgets while helping them conserve cash and provides a comprehensive end to end multi vendor IT financing solution This end to end approach helps form the foundation of a cohesive technology management strategy that can be superior to ownership We can help reduce costs compared to purchase increase ROI lower Total Cost of Ownership minimize risk improve accountability and enable customers to focus on their core business strategies while giving customers the ability to make flexible eguipment decisions throughout the entire technology life cycle Through our I
7. 8236 E8C 0599 8236 E8C 0837 8236 E8C 0983 1 5 Meter 12X to 4X Channel Conversion Cable 8236 E8C 1828 3 Meter 12X to 4X Channel Conversion cable 8236 E8C 1841 10 Meter 12X to 4X Enhanced Channel Conversion Cable 0 6 Meter 12X DDR Cable 8236 E8C 1854 8236 E8C 1861 Op Panel Cable for Rack mount Drawer w 2 5 DASD 8236 E8C 1878 146 8GB 10K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive 73 4 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive 300GB 10K RPM SFF SAS Disk Drive 146GB 15K RPM SFF SAS Disk Drive 69GB SFF SAS Solid State Drive Primary OS AIX Primary OS Linux 8236 E8C 1882 8236 E8C 1883 8236 E8C 1885 8236 E8C 1886 8236 E8C 1890 8236 E8C 2146 8236 E8C 2147 Zero priced Processor Activation for 8332 8236 E8C 2325 2M LC SC 50 Micron Fiber Converter Cable 8236 E8C 2456 2M LC SC 62 5 Micron Fiber Converter Cable 8236 E8C 2459 4 port USB PCIe Adapter PCIe 2 Line WAN w Modem 8236 E8C 2728 8236 E8C 2893 3M Asynchronous Terminal Printer Cable EIA 232 8236 E8C 2934 Asynchronous Cable EIA 232 V 24 3M 8236 E8C 2936 Serial to Serial Port Cable for Drawer Drawer 3 7M 8236 E8C 3124 Serial to Serial Port Cable for Rack Rack 8M 8236 E8C 3125 69GB 3 5 SAS Solid State Drive 8236 E8C 3586 Widescreen LCD Monitor 8236 E8C 3632 146GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive 8236 E8C 3647 300GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive 8236 E8C 3648 450GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive 8236 E8C 3649 SAS Cable EE Drawer to Drawer 1M 8236 E8C 3652 SAS Cable EE Drawer to Drawer 3M 8236 E8C 3653
8. A No Rack Indicator Rack 6 E8C 4656 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 7 E8C 4657 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 8 E8C 4658 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 9 E8C 4659 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 10 E8C 4660 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 11 E8C 4661 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 12 E8C 4662 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 13 E8C 4663 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 14 E8C 4664 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 15 E8C 4665 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 16 E8C 4666 Initial N A No PCI X Cryptographic Coprocessor FIPS 4 E8C 4764 Both Yes NO RFID TAGS FOR SERVERS BLADES BLADECENTERS RACKS AND HMCS E8C 5524 Initial N A No GX Dual port 12X Channel Attach E8C 5609 Both Yes NO IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 110 008 34 Dual Port SR Integrated Virtual Ethernet 10Gb Daughter Card E8C 5613 Both Yes NO 4 Port 1Gb Integrated Virtual Ethernet Daughter Card E8C 5624 Both Yes NO Blind Swap Type III Cassette PCIe Short Slot E8C 5646 MES Yes NO Blind Swap Type III Cassette PCI X or PCIe Standard Slot E8C 5647 MES Yes NO IBM 2 Port 10 100 1000 Base TX Ethernet PCI X Adapter E8C 5706 Both Yes NO 10Gb FCoE PCIe Dual Port Adapter E8C 5708 Both Yes NO 1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI X on Copper Media Adapter E8C 5713 Both Yes NO 4 Port 10 100 1000 Base TX PCI Express Adapter
9. Business Machines Corporation 19 110 008 Services Global Technology Services IBM services include business consulting outsourcing hosting services applications and other technology management These services help you learn about plan install manage or optimize your IT infrastructure to be an On Demand Business They can help you integrate your high speed networks storage systems application servers wireless protocols and an array of platforms middleware and communications software for IBM and many non IBM offerings IBM is your one stop shop for IT support needs For details on available services contact your IBM representative or visit http www ibm com services For details on available IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services contact your IBM representative or visit http www ibm com services continuity For details on education offerings related to specific products visit http www ibm com services learning index html Select your country and then select the product as the category Technical information Specified operating environment Physical specifications Rack Mount width 440 mm 17 3 in Depth 730 mm 28 7 in Height 173 mm 6 81 in weight 48 7 kg 107 4 1b Operating environment e Temperature nonoperating 59C to 459 C 419F to 1139F recommended temperature operating 189C to 279C 649F to 809F allowable operating temperature 59C to 359C 419F to 959F Relative humidi
10. E8C 5717 Both Yes NO 10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4 PCI Express Adapter E8C 5732 Both Yes NO 8 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter E8C 5735 Both Yes No POWER GXT145 PCI Express Graphics Accelerator E8C 5748 Both Yes NO 4 Gb Dual Port Fibre channel PCI X 2 0 DDR Adapter E8C 5759 Both Yes NO SATA Slimline DVD RAM Drive E8C 5762 Both Yes NO 2 Port 10 100 1000 Base TX Ethernet PCI Express Adapter E8C 5767 Both Yes NO 2 Port Gigabit Ethernet SX PCI Express Adapter E8C 5768 Both Yes NO 10 Gigabit Ethernet SR PCI Express Adapter E8C 5769 Both Yes NO 10 Gigabit Ethernet LR PCI Express Adapter E8C 5772 Both Yes NO 4 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter E8C 5774 Both Yes No 4 Port Async EIA 232 PCIe Adapter E8C 5785 Both Yes NO EXP 12S Expansion Drawer E8C 5886 Both Yes NO PCIe Dual x4 SAS Adapter E8C 5901 Both Yes NO PCIe 380MB Cache Dual x4 3Gb SAS RAID Adapter E8C 5903 Both Yes NO Non paired PCIe SAS RAID Indicator E8C 5923 Both Yes NO Full width Keyboard USB US English 103P E8C 5951 Both Yes NO Full width Keyboard USB French 189 E8C 5952 Both Yes NO Full width Keyboard USB Italian 142 E8C 5953 Both Yes No Full width Keyboard USB German Austrian 129 E8C 5954 Both Yes NO Full width Keyboard USB UK English 166P E8C 5955 Both Yes NO Full width Keyboard USB Spanish 172 E8C 5956 Both Yes NO Full width Keyboard USB Japanese 194 E8C 5957 Both Yes NO Fu
11. GB maximum per processor card eight HDD or SDD DASD five PCI adapters and a mandatory DVD RAM as desired This flexibility is made available through the many optional features for the Power 755 Each Power 755 order must include a minimum of the following items e One system Central Electronics Complex CEC enclosure with the following items Two power cords 26470 36478 6487 6494 6496 6497 6577 6580 6586 6651 46653 36660 6662 6665 6669 6671 6672 6680 IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 21 110 008 One Language Group Specify 9300 or 97xx Four 8 core 3 3 GHz POWER processor cards 8332 Thirty two zero priced processor activations 2325 Choose 128 GB minimum memory from 8 GB 2 x 4 GB Memory DIMMs 1066 MHz 2 Gb 4526 16 GB 2 x 8 GB Memory DIMMs 1066 MHz 2 Gb 4527 Note The 8 GB memory feature 4526 is planned to be available on March 16 2010 DASD Media Backplane with external SAS port 8 x 2 5 inch DASD 8340 Choose Ethernet daughter card from 4 port 1 Gb Integrated Virtual Ethernet Daughter Card 5624 Dual port 10 Gb Integrated Virtual Ethernet Daughter Card 5613 Choose two DASD from 73 4 GB SAS 2 5 inch 15 000 RPM 1883 AIX Linux VIOS 146 8 GB SAS 2 5 inch 10 000 RPM 1882 AIX Linux VIOS 146 8 GB SAS 2 5 inch 15 000 RPM 1886 AIX Linux VIOS 300 GB
12. PCIe or PCI X SAS adapters connected to the EXP12S via SAS cables The SAS cable will vary depending upon the adapter being used the operating system being used and the protection desired e The large cache PCI X 5904 5908 uses a SAS Y cable when a single port is running the EXP12S A SAS X cable is used when a pair of adapters are used for controller redundancy e The medium cache PCI X feature 5902 and PCIe feature 5903 adapters are always paired and use a SAS X cable to attach the feature 5886 I O drawer e The zero cache PCI X feature 5912 and PCIe feature 5901 use a SAS Y cable when a single port is running the EXP12S A SAS X cable is used for AIX Linux environments when a pair of adapters is used for controller redundancy In all of the above configurations all 12 SAS bays are controlled by a single controller or a single pair of controllers A second EXP12S drawer can be attached to another drawer using two SAS EE cables providing 24 SAS bays instead of 12 bays for the same SAS controller port This is called cascading In this configuration all 24 SAS bays are controlled by a single controller or a single pair of controllers Feature 5886 can also be directly attached to the SAS port on the rear of the Power 755 providing a very low cost disk storage solution When used this way the imbedded SAS controllers augmented by the 175 MB write cache RAID enabler 5679 in the system unit drive the disk drives in EXP12S A second
13. SAS 2 5 inch 15 000 RPM 1885 AIX Linux VIOS 69 GB SAS 2 5 inch Solid State Drive 1890 AIX Linux VIOS Note No internal DASD is reguired if feature 0837 Boot from SAN is selected In this case a Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over Ethernet adapter must also be ordered Cable for rack mount drawer with 2 5 inch DASD Backplane 1878 SATA DVD RAM 5762 2 x 1725 Watt AC Hot swap Power Supply 2 x 7740 Choose Primary Operating System Indicator from AIX 2146 Linux 2147 Note The GX Dual port 12X Channel Attach Adapter Card 5609 will be defaulted on every 8236 E8C order but may be deselected RAID Internal RAID is not available on the Power 755 Software requirements If installing the AIX operating system one of these AIX Version 6 1 with the 6100 04 Technology Level and Service Pack 2 or later AIX Version 6 1 with the 6100 03 Technology Level and Service Pack 5 or later planned availability June 25 2010 AIX Version 6 1 with the 6100 02 Technology Level and Service Pack 8 or later planned availability June 25 2010 AIX Version 5 3 with the 5300 11 Technology Level and Service Pack 2 or later planned availability March 16 2010 AIX Version 5 3 with the 5300 10 Technology Level and Service Pack 4 or later planned availability May 28 2010 AIX Version 5 3 with the 5300 09 Technology Level and Service Pack 7 or later planned availability May 28 2010 IBM United States Hardwa
14. a cover of the system or in other spots accessible to the servicer These labels provide systematic procedures including diagrams detailing how to remove replace certain serviceable hardware components Arrows Numbered arrows are used to indicate the order of operation and 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 certain order for the mechanical mechanisms to engage or disengage Arrows generally improve the ease of serviceability Packaging for service The following service enhancements are included in the physical packaging of the systems to facilitate service e Color coding touch points Terracotta colored touch points indicate that a component FRU CRU can be concurrently maintained Blue colored touch points delineate components that are not concurrently maintained those that require the system to be turned off for removal or repair e Tool less design Selected IBM systems support tool less or simple tool designs These designs require no tools or simple tools such as flat head screwdrivers to service the hardware components e 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 IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a regist
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16. is imminent it would be unwise to protect the user by forcing an immediate reboot Special Uncorrectable Error SUE handling was an IBM innovation introduced for POWERS processors where an uncorrectable error in memory or cache does not immediately cause 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 checkstop IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 110 008 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 freguently used devices although some third party PCI devices may not provide native EEH support Predictive failure and dynamic component deallocation Servers with POWER processors have long had the capability to perform predictive failure analysis on certain critical components such as processors and memory When these components exhibit symptoms that would indicate a failure is imminent the system can dynamically deallocate and call home about the failing part before the error is propagated system wide In many cases the system will first attempt
17. 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 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 HMC or non HMC managed systems 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 United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 11 110 008 IBM Electronic Services Electronic Service Agent and the IBM Electronic Services Web portal comprise the IBM Electronic Services solution dedicated to providing fast exceptional support to IBM custome
18. unit cannot be cascaded to a feature 5886 attached in this way Reliability availability and serviceability RAS features Reliability fault tolerance and data correction The reliability of systems starts with components devices and subsystems that are designed to be fault tolerant POWER uses lower voltage technology improving reliability with stacked latches to reduce soft error SER susceptibility 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 guality The system cache and memory offer ECC error checking and correcting fault tolerant features ECC is designed to correct environmentally induced single bit intermittent memory failures and single bit hard failures With ECC the likelihood of memory failures will be substantially reduced ECC also provides double bit memory error detection that helps protect data in the event of a double bit memory failure The AIX operating system provides disk drive mirroring and disk drive controller duplexing The Linux operating system supports disk drive mirroring RAID 1 through software while other RAID protection schemes are provided via hardware RAID adapters The Journaled File System also known as JFS or JFS2 helps maintain file system consistency and reduces the likelihood of data loss wh
19. 00 83 83 150 579 37 61 67 67 5 200 999 498 1 150 1 599 50 70 120 150 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 40 IBM United States Hardware Announcement 110 008 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C 3662 3663 3668 3679 3681 3682 3684 3685 3686 3687 3691 3692 3693 3694 3925 3926 3927 3928 4242 4256 4276 4764 5524 5609 5613 SAS CBL X ADP ENCLOSURE SAS CBL X ADP ENCLOSURE SAS CABLE DASD BACKPLANE SAS CABLE AI 1 M 3M SAS CABLE ADPTR TO ADP 6M SAS CABLE ADPTR TO ADP SAS CBL AE ADP ENCLOSURE SAS CBL AE ADP ENCLOSURE SAS CABLE YI SYSTEM TOS SAS CABLE YI SYSTEM TOS SAS CBL YO ADP TO SAS SAS CBL YO ADP TO SAS SAS CBL YO ADP TO SAS SAS CBL YO ADP ENCLOSURE SERIAL PORT CONVERTER CABL ASYNCH PRINTER TERMINAL CB SERIAL PORT NULL MODEM CAB SERIAL PORT NULL MODEM CAB 6 FOOT EXTENDER CABLE EXTENDER CBL USB KEYBOARD VGA TO DVI CONNECT CONVER CRYPTOGRAPHIC COPROCESSOR RFID TAGS FO
20. 08 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C 6496 6580 6586 6651 6654 6655 6656 6659 6660 6665 6669 6671 6672 6680 6808 7109 7188 7535 7549 7564 7565 7802 7863 8143 8144 8845 TO WALL OEM PDU 250V 10 OPTIONAL RACK SECURITY KIT MODEM TRAY FOR 19 INCH RAC TO WALL OEM PDU 125V 15 4 3M 14FT 1PH 24 30A PWR C 4 3M 14FT 1PH 24 30A WR PW 4 3M 14FT 1PH 24A WR PWR C TO WALL OEM PDU 250V 15 DRAWER TO OEM PDU 125V PWR CD 3M 10FT DRAWER PDU DRAWER TO OEM PDU 250V DRAWER TO PDU 250V 10A DRAWER TO PDU 250V 10A TO WALL OEM PDU 250V 10 PCI 4 MODEM WAN IOA NO IOP INTELLIGENT PDU 1 EIA UNI POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT QUANTITY 150 OF 3586 QUANTITY 150 OF 3647 QUANTITY 150 OF 3648 QUANTITY 150 OF 3649 ETHERNET CABLE 15M HW PCI BLIND SWAP CASSETTE KI LINUX SOFTWARE PREINSTALL LINUX SOFTWARE PREINSTALL USB MOUSE 14 136 189 14 181 400 181 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 1 583 1 099 756 780 000 74 700 172 500
21. 0A WR Pwr Cord 8236 E8C 6655 4 3m 14 Ft 1PH 24A Power Cord 8236 E8C 6656 Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 15A 8236 E8C 6659 Power Cord 14 foot Drawer To OEM PDU 125v 15A 8236 E8C 6660 Power Cord 3 M 10 ft Drawer to IBM PDU 250V 10A 8236 E8C 6665 Power Cord 4 3M 14 foot Drawer to OEM PDU 250v 15A 8236 E8C 6669 Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot Drawer to IBM PDU 250V 10A 8236 E8C 6671 Power Cord 1 5M 5 foot Drawer to IBM PDU 250V 10A 8236 E8C 6672 Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 10A 8236 E8C 6680 PCI 4 Modem WAN IOA No IOP 8236 E8C 6808 Intelligent PDU 1 EIA Unit Universal UTG0247 Connector 8236 E8C 7109 Environmental Monitoring Probe 8236 E8C 7118 Power Distribution Unit 8236 E8C 7188 Quantity 150 of 3586 8236 E8C 7535 Quantity 150 of 3647 8236 E8C 7549 Quantity 150 of 3648 8236 E8C 7564 Quantity 150 of 43649 8236 E8C 7565 Power Supply 1725 watt AC Hot swap Base or Redundant 8236 E8C 7740 Ethernet Cable 15m Hardware Management Console to System Unit 8236 E8C 7802 PCI Blind Swap Cassette Kit Double wide Adapters Type II 8236 E8C 7863 Linux Software Preinstall 8236 E8C 8143 Linux Software Preinstall Business Partners 8236 E8C 8144 8 core 3 3 GHz POWER7 Processor Card 8236 E8C 8332 Enhanced DASD Media Backplane for 2 5 DASD SATA DVD Tape with External SAS Port 8236 E8C 8340 USB Mouse 8236 E8C 8845 Order Routing Indicator System Plant 8236 E8C 9169 Language Group
22. 110 008 8236 E8C 5980 KEYBOARD 83 USB THAI 191 8236 E8C 5981 KEYBOARD 83 USB RUSSIAN 443 8236 E8C 5982 KEYBOARD 83 USB SLOVENIAN 2 8236 E8C 5983 USB US 83 ENGLISH EURO 103P 8236 E8C 6068 OPT FRONT 340 DOOR FOR 1 8M RA 8236 E8C 6069 OPT FRONT 416 DOOR FOR 2 0M RA 8236 E8C 6248 1 8M RACK 3 513 ACOUSTIC DOORS 8236 E8C 6249 2 0M RACK 3 513 ACOUSTIC DOORS 8236 E8C 6458 POWER CBL 14 14 FOOT 250V 1 8236 E8C 6460 DRAWER TO 14 OEM PDU 125V 1 8236 E8C 6469 DRAWER TO 14 OEM PDU 250V 8236 E8C 6470 TO WALL 14 125V 15A 8236 E8C 6471 TO WALL OEM 14 PDU 125V 15 8236 E8C 6472 TO WALL OEM 14 PDU 250V 16 8236 E8C 6473 TO WALL OEM 14 PDU 250V 10 8236 E8C 6474 TO WALL OEM 14 PDU 250V 13 8236 E8C 6475 TO WALL OEM 14 PDU 250V 16 8236 E8C 6476 TO WALL OEM 14 PDU 250V 10 8236 E8C 6477 TO WALL OEM 14 PDU 250V 16 8236 E8C 6478 TO WALL OEM 14 PDU 250V 16 8236 E8C 6487 TO WALL OEM 14 PDU 250V 15 8236 E8C 6488 PDU 125V 40 15A OR 250V 1 8236 E8C 6489 4 3M 14FT 275 3PH 24A POWER CO 8236 E8C 6491 4 3M 14FT 302 1PH 48A PWR CORD 8236 E8C 6492 4 3M 14FT 302 1PH 48 60A PWR C 8236 E8C 6493 TO WALL OEM 14 PDU 250V 10 8236 E8C 6494 TO WALL OEM 14 PDU 250V 10 IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 44 110 008 IBM United States Hardware Announcement 110 0
23. 236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C 5774 5785 5886 5901 5903 5923 5951 5952 5953 5954 5955 5956 5957 5958 5959 5960 5961 5962 5964 5965 5966 5967 5968 5969 5970 5971 5972 5973 5974 5975 5976 5977 5978 5979 5980 5981 5982 5983 6068 6069 6248 6249 6263 6272 6458 6460 6469 6470 6471 6472 6473 6474 6475 6476 6477 6478 6487 6488 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 16 4 3m 14 Ft 3PH 24A Power Cord 8236 E8C 6489 4 3m 14 Ft 1PH 48A Pwr Cord 8236 E8C 6491 4 3m 14 Ft 1PH 48 60A Pwr Cord 8236 E8C 6492 Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 10A 8236 E8C 6493 Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 10A 8236 E8C 6494 Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 10A 8236 E8C 6496 Power Cable Drawer to IBM PDU 200 240V 10A 8236 E8C 6577 Optional Rack Security Kit 8236 E8C 6580 Modem Tray for 19 Inch Rack 8236 E8C 6586 Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 125v 15A 8236 E8C 6651 4 3m 14 Ft 1PH 24 30A Pwr Cord 8236 E8C 6654 4 3m 14 Ft 1PH 24 3
24. 4 Port Async EIA 232 PCIe Adapter EXP 12S Expansion Drawer PCIe Dual x4 SAS Adapter PCIe 380MB Cache Dual x4 3Gb SAS RAID Adapter Non paired PCIe SAS RAID Indicator Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Portuguese 275 Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard 150 Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard Full width Keyboard 103P USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB Opt Front Door for 1 8m Rack Opt Front Door for 2 0m Rack 1 8m Rack Acoustic Doors 2 0m Rack Acoustic Doors 1 8m Rack Trim Kit 2 0m Rack Trim Kit US English 103P French 189 Italian 142 German Austrian 129 UK English 166P Spanish 172 Japanese 194 Brazilian Hungarian 208 Korean 413 Chinese 467 French Canadian 445 Belgian UK 120 Swedish Finnish 153 Danish 159 Bulga
25. 5 inch drives are not supported with feature 8340 Feature number 1878 must be selected One of feature numbers 1882 1883 1885 1886 or 1890 must be selected If connection of a feature 5886 EXP12S drawer is desired using the external SAS port on feature 8340 feature number 3668 is required 1 No internal DASD is reguired if feature 0837 Boot from SAN is selected In this case a Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over Ethernet adapter must also be ordered e Split DASD is not supported on the 8236 E8C e SSDs 1890 and 3586 support restrictions Feature 1890 is supported in the Power 755 CEC SFF feature 3586 is not supported in the Power 755 CEC SSDs and disk drives HDDs are not allowed to mirror each other SSDs are not supported by features 5900 5901 and 5912 A maximum of eight per feature 5886 EXP12S drawer is allowed There can be no mixing of SSDs and HDDs in a feature 5886 A maximum of one feature 5886 containing SSDs attached to a single controller or pair of controllers is allowed A feature 5886 containing SSD drives cannot be connected to other feature 5886s A feature 5886 containing SSD drives cannot be attached to the CEC external SAS portion of the Power 755 Figure 3 Storage device features Orderable Maximum feature Device quantity Bay number DVD RAM SATA 1 slim 5762 Orderable Maximum feature Device quantity Bay number AIX Linux 146 8 GB 15K 8 8 DASD 1 8 1882 SAS SFF 73 4 GB 15K 8 8
26. 6 8236 Existing features Machine type 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 IBM United States Hardware Announcement 110 008 E8C Model E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C Model E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C 9728 NC 9729 NC Model Description Initial Initial E8C BASE ATLAS HPC Feature number 4526 4527 6263 6272 7118 7740 8332 8340 Feature number 0348 0353 0359 0456 0551 0553 0599 1828 1841 1854 Description 8GB 2x4GB Memory DIMMs 1067 MHz 1Gb DDR3 DRAM 16GB 2x8GB Memory DIMMs 1067 MHz 2Gb DDR3 DRAM 1 8M Rack Trim Kit 2 0M Rack Trim Kit Environmental Monitoring Probe Power Supply 1725 Watt AC Hot swap Base or Redundant 8 core 3 3 GHz POWER7 Processor Card Enhanced DASD Media Backplane for 2 5 DASD SATA DVD Tape with External SAS Port Description V 24 EIA232 6 1M 20FT PCI V 35 6 1M 20FT PCI CBL X 21 6 1M 20FT PCI CBL CUSTOMER SPECIFIED PLACEME 19 INCH 1 8 METER HIGH RA 19 INCH 2 0 METER HIGH RA RACK FILLER PANEL KIT 1 5M12XTO 4X CHANNEL CO 3 M 12X TO 4X CHANNEL CONV N A NO N A NO One time charge 7 498 One time charge 1 065 2 130 399 399 280 699 12 400 799 One time charge 124 124 371 400 2 644 3 585 74 300 375 600
27. BM Project Financing program credit qualified customers can obtain funding to design and build their entire IT infrastructure aligning up front costs to expected project benefits This could include financing for select facility design and construction building and structural upgrades infrastructure eguipment IT hardware software services and consulting Through our Global Asset Recovery Services buyback program customers can obtain cash for marketable IT assets and dispose of non marketable assets in a way that complies with environmental laws and regulations In addition for certain mid range and high end systems customers leasing their Power Systems can upgrade to new technology at mid lease for little or no change in their existing monthly payment We offer options for clients for perform either in place upgrades or side by side nondisruptive migrations IBM Power Exchange to the latest POWER technology IBM Global Financing offerings are provided through IBM Credit LLC in the United States and other IBM subsidiaries and divisions worldwide to gualified commercial and government customers For all customer segments offerings rates financing terms offering type eguipment type and options may vary by country Other restrictions may apply Rates and offerings are subject to change extension or withdrawal without notice For more information contact your local IBM Global Financing organization or visit the Web site http ww
28. DASD 1 8 1883 SAS SFF 300 GB 10K 8 8 DASD 1 8 1885 SAS SFF 146 8 GB 15K 8 8 DASD 1 8 1886 SAS SFF 69 GB SAS SFF 8 8 DASD 1 8 1890 Solid state 69 GB SAS SFF 24 24 3586 Solid state 24 in 3 x 5886 Notes Eight disks or solid state drives maximum can be installed internally Feature 3586 cannot be installed internally Eight of feature 3586 can be placed in each feature 5886 Only one feature 5886 can be attached to a feature 5903 when it contains solid state drives IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 26 110 008 e A feature 5886 cannot be attached to the CEC external SAS port when it contains solid state drives orderable Supported Maximum feature feature Device quantity Bay number number AIX Linux 146 8 GB 15K RPM 156 156 13 x 5886 3647 SAS 300 GB 15K RPM 156 156 13 x 5886 3648 SAS 450 GB 15K RPM 156 156 13 x 5886 3649 SAS Note 3 5 inch DASD is not supported in the 8236 E8C CEC Planning information Cable orders No cables 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
29. E8C 3125 Both Yes NO 69GB 3 5 SAS Solid State Drive E8C 3586 Both Yes NO Widescreen LCD Monitor E8C 3632 Both Yes NO 146GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive E8C 3647 Both Yes NO 300GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive E8C 3648 Both Yes NO 450GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive E8C 3649 Both Yes NO SAS Cable EE Drawer to Drawer 1M E8C 3652 Both Yes NO SAS Cable EE Drawer to Drawer 3M E8C 3653 Both Yes NO SAS Cable EE Drawer to Drawer 6M E8C 3654 Both Yes NO SAS Cable X Adapter to SAS Enclosure Dual Controller Dual Path 3M E8C 3661 Both Yes NO SAS Cable X Adapter to SAS Enclosure Dual Controller Dual Path 6M E8C 3662 Both Yes NO SAS Cable X Adapter to SAS Enclosure Dual Controller Dual Path 15M E8C 3663 Both Yes NO SAS Cable DASD Backplane to Rear Bulkhead E8C 3668 Both Yes NO SAS Cable AI Adapter to Internal drive 1M E8C 3679 Both Yes NO 3M SAS CABLE ADPTR TO ADPTR AA E8C 3681 Both Yes NO 6M SAS CABLE ADPTR TO ADPTR AA E8C 3682 Both Yes NO SAS Cable AE Adapter to Enclosure single controller single path 3M E8C 3684 Both Yes NO SAS Cable AE Adapter to Enclosure single controller single path 6M E8C 3685 Both Yes NO SAS Cable YI System to SAS Enclosure Single Controller Dual Path 1 5M E8C 3686 Both Yes NO SAS Cable YI System to SAS Enclosure Single Controller Dual Path IBM United States Hardware Announcement 110 008 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporati
30. E8C 8340 Initial N A No USB Mouse IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 37 110 008 E8C 8845 Order Routing Indicator System Plant E8C 9169 NC Language Group Specify US English E8C 9300 NC New AIX License Core Counter E8C 9440 NC New Red Hat License Core Counter E8C 9442 NC New SUSE License Core Counter E8C 9443 NC Other AIX License Core Counter E8C 9444 NC Other Linux License Core Counter E8C 9445 NC 3rd Party Linux License Core Counter E8C 9446 NC VIOS Core Counter E8C 9447 NC Month Indicator E8C 9461 NC Day Indicator E8C 9462 NC Hour Indicator E8C 9463 NC Minute Indicator E8C 9464 NC Qty Indicator E8C 9465 NC Countable Member Indicator E8C 9466 NC Language Group Specify Dutch E8C 9700 NC Language Group Specify French E8C 9703 NC Language Group Specify German E8C 9704 NC Language Group Specify Polish E8C 9705 NC Language Group Specify Norwegian E8C 9706 NC Language Group Specify Portuguese E8C 9707 NC Language Group Specify Spanish E8C 9708 NC Language Group Specify Italian E8C 9711 NC Language Group Specify Canadian French E8C 9712 NC Language Group Specify Japanese E8C 9714 NC Language Group Specify Traditional Chinese Taiwan E8C 9715 NC Language Group Specify Korean E8C 9716 NC Language Group Specify Turkish E8C 9718 NC Language Group Specify Hungarian E8C 9719 NC Lang
31. IBM United States Hardware Announcement 110 008 dated February 9 2010 i IBM Power 755 server brings IBM POWER technology to the High Performance Computing marketplace Table of contents 1 Overview 19 Publications 2 Key prerequisites 20 Technical information 3 Planned availability date 28 Terms and conditions 3 Description 32 Prices 13 Statement of general direction 47 Order now 14 Product number At a glance gee K 5 s d si lla Dar ed al mn E MN NNNM The Power 755 server is a 3 3 GHz 32 core POWER processor based server optimized for high performance computing Up to sixty four 32 core nodes can be clustered together providing up to 2 048 cores Each 755 server node features e Four 8 core POWER7 modules each with 4 MB L3 cache core and also 256 KB L2 cache core e Up to 256 GB of 1066 GHz DDR3 memory Five PCI slots three PCIe and two PCI X e One slot for a 12X InfiniBand adapter Eight SFF SAS bays in the CEC for disk or solid state drives e Up to 72 TB disk storage using CEC and EXP12S SAS I O drawers Integrated 10 100 1000 Mb quad port Virtual Ethernet or dual port 10 Gb Virtual Ethernet EnergyScale technology e Integrated DVD RAM drive 4U rack mount configuration For ordering contact your IBM representative an IBM Business Partner or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800 IBM CALL Reference YEOO1 Overview The IBM Power 755 compute node is designed for organizations that require
32. Keyboard USB Turkish 179 E8C 5977 Both width Keyboard USB LA Spanish 171 E8C 5978 Both width Keyboard USB Arabic 253 E8C 5979 Both width Keyboard USB Thai 191 E8C 5980 Both width Keyboard USB Russian 443 E8C 5981 Both width Keyboard USB Slovenian 234 E8C 5982 Both width Keyboard USB US English Euro 103P E8C 5983 Both Opt Front Door for 1 8m Rack E8C 6068 MES Opt Front Door for 2 0m Rack E8C 6069 MES 1 8m Rack Acoustic Doors E8C 6248 MES 2 0m Rack Acoustic Doors E8C 6249 MES 1 8m Rack Trim Kit E8C 6263 Both 2 0m Rack Trim Kit E8C 6272 Both Cable Drawer to IBM PDU 14 foot 250v 10A E8C 6458 Both Cord 4 3m 14 ft Drawer To OEM PDU 125V 15A E8C 6460 Both Cord 4 3m 14 foot Drawer to OEM PDU 250V 15A E8C 6469 Both Cord 1 8m 6 foot To wall 125v 15A E8C 6470 Both Cord 2 7m 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 125v 15A E8C 6471 Both Cord 2 7m 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 16A E8C 6472 Both Cord 2 7m 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 10A E8C 6473 Both Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 13A E8C 6474 Both Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 16A E8C 6475 Both Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 10A E8C 6476 Both Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 16A E8C 6477 Both Cord 2 7 M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 16A E8C 6478 Both Cord 1 8M 6 foot To wall 250v 15A United States E8C 6487 Both IBM United States Hardware Announcement
33. OARD 83 USB ITALIAN 142 8236 E8C 5954 USB GERMAN 83 AUSTRIAN 129 8236 E8C 5955 KEYBOARD 83 USB UK ENGLISH IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 42 110 008 8236 E8C 5956 KEYBOARD 83 USB SPANISH 172 8236 E8C 5957 KEYBOARD 83 USB JAPANESE 19 8236 E8C 5958 USB 83 BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE 8236 E8C 5959 KEYBOARD 83 USB HUNGARIAN 2 8236 E8C 5960 KEYBOARD 83 USB KOREAN 413 8236 E8C 5961 KEYBOARD 83 USB CHINESE 467 8236 E8C 5962 USB FRENCH 83 CANADIAN 445 8236 E8C 5964 KEYBOARD 83 USB BELGIAN UK 8236 E8C 5965 USB 83 SWEDISH FINNISH 153 8236 E8C 5966 KEYBOARD 83 USB DANISH 159 8236 E8C 5967 KEYBOARD 83 USB BULGARIAN 4 8236 E8C 5968 USB SWISS 83 FRENCH GERMAN 1 8236 E8C 5969 KEYBOARD 83 USB NORWEGIAN 1 8236 E8C 5970 KEYBOARD 83 USB DUTCH 143 8236 E8C 5971 KEYBOARD 83 USB PORTUGUESE 8236 E8C 5972 KEYBOARD 83 USB GREEK 319 8236 E8C 5973 KEYBOARD 83 USB HEBREW 212 8236 E8C 5974 KEYBOARD 83 USB POLISH 214 8236 E8C 5975 KEYBOARD 83 USB SLOVAKIAN 2 8236 E8C 5976 KEYBOARD 83 USB CZECH 243 8236 E8C 5977 KEYBOARD 83 USB TURKISH 179 8236 E8C 5978 KEYBOARD 83 USB LA SPANISH 8236 E8C 5979 KEYBOARD 83 USB ARABIC 253 IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 43
34. R SERVERS BLAD GX DUALPORT 12X CHANNEL AT DUAL PORT SR INTEG VIRTU 301 611 80 53 75 150 150 301 90 110 90 110 150 528 21 146 67 67 83 42 8 9 000 20 2 200 3 500 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 41 8236 E8C 5624 VIRTUAL 528 ETHERNET DAUGHTER 8236 E8C 5646 BLIND SWAP 38 TYPE III CASSET 8236 E8C 5647 BLIND SWAP 38 TYPE III CASSET 8236 E8C 5706 BASE TX 755 ETHERNET PCI X ADP 8236 E8C 5708 10GB FCOE 4 154 PCIE DUAL PORTA 8236 E8C 5713 TOE PCI X ON 900 COPPER MEDIA 8236 E8C 5717 4 PORT 830 BASE TX PCI EXPRESS 8236 E8C 5732 10 GB ETH CX4 3 626 PCI EXPRESS 8236 E8C 5735 8GB PCI 3 499 EXPRESS DUAL PRT F 8236 E8C 5748 POWER 378 GXT145 PCI EXPRESS 8236 E8C 5759 4 GB DUAL 2 499 PORT FIBRE CHANN 8236 E8C 5762 SATA SLIMLINE 299 DVD RAM DRIV 8236 E8C 5767 BASE TX 528 ETHER PCI EXPRESS 8236 E8C 5768 ETHERNET SX 1 322 PCI EXPRESS AD 8236 E8C 5769 10 GB ETH SR 4 003 PCI EXPRESS A 8236 E8C 5772 10 GB 4 742 ETHERNET LR PCI EXPR 8236 E8C 5774 DUAL PORT 2 499 FIBRE CHANNEL AD 8236 E8C 5785 4 PORT ASYNC 699 EIA 232 PCIE 8236 E8C 5886 EXP 12S 4 500 8236 E8C 5901 PCIE DUAL X4 749 SAS ADAPTER 8236 E8C 5903 PCIE DUAL X4 2 199 3GB SAS RAID 8236 E8C 5951 KEYBOARD 83 USB US ENGLISH 8236 E8C 5952 KEYBOARD 83 USB FRENCH 189 8236 E8C 5953 KEYB
35. SAS Cable EE Drawer to Drawer 6M 8236 E8C 3654 SAS Cable X Adapter to SAS Enclosure Dual Controller Dual Path 3M 8236 E8C 3661 SAS Cable X Adapter to SAS Enclosure Dual Controller Dual Path 6M 8236 E8C 3662 SAS Cable X Adapter to SAS Enclosure Dual Controller Dual Path 15M 8236 E8C 3663 SAS Cable DASD Backplane to Rear Bulkhead 8236 E8C 3668 SAS Cable AI Adapter to Internal drive 1M 8236 E8C 3679 3M SAS CABLE ADPTR TO ADPTR AA 8236 E8C 3681 6M SAS CABLE ADPTR TO ADPTR AA 8236 E8C 3682 SAS Cable AE Adapter to Enclosure single IBM United States Hardware Announcement 110 008 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 14 controller single path 3M SAS Cable AE Adapter to Enclosure single controller single path 6M SAS Cable YI System to SAS Enclosure Single Controller Dual Path 1 5M SAS Cable YI System to SAS Enclosure Single Controller Dual Path 3M SAS Cable YO Adapter to SAS Enclosure Controller Dual Path 1 5 M SAS Cable YO Adapter to SAS Enclosure Controller Dual Path 3 M SAS Cable YO Adapter to SAS Enclosure Controller Dual Path 6 M SAS Cable YO Adapter to SAS Enclosure Controller Dual Path 15 M 0 3M Serial Port Converter Cable 9 Pin to 25 Pin single single single single Asynch Printer Terminal Cable 9 pin to 25 pin 4M Serial Port Null Modem Cable 9 pin to 9 pin 3 7M Serial Port Null Modem Cable 9 pin to 9 p
36. Specify US English 8236 E8C 9300 New AIX License Core Counter 8236 E8C 9440 New Red Hat License Core Counter 8236 E8C 9442 New SUSE License Core Counter 8236 E8C 9443 Other AIX License Core Counter 8236 E8C 9444 Other Linux License Core Counter 8236 E8C 9445 3rd Party Linux License Core Counter 8236 E8C 9446 VIOS Core Counter 8236 E8C 9447 Month Indicator 8236 E8C 9461 Day Indicator 8236 E8C 9462 Hour Indicator 8236 E8C 9463 Minute Indicator 8236 E8C 9464 Qty Indicator 8236 E8C 9465 Countable Member Indicator 8236 E8C 9466 Language Group Specify Dutch 8236 E8C 9700 Language Group Specify French 8236 E8C 9703 Language Group Specify German 8236 E8C 9704 Language Group Specify Polish 8236 E8C 9705 Language Group Specify Norwegian 8236 E8C 9706 IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 17 110 008 Language Group Specify Portuguese 8236 E8C 9707 Language Group Specify Spanish 8236 E8C 9708 Language Group Specify Italian 8236 E8C 9711 Language Group Specify Canadian French 8236 E8C 9712 Language Group Specify Japanese 8236 E8C 9714 Language Group Specify Traditional Chinese Taiwan 8236 E8C 9715 Language Group Specify Korean 8236 E8C 9716 Language Group Specify Turkish 8236 E8C 9718 Language Group Specify Hungarian 8236 E8C 9719 Language Group Specify Slovakian 8236 E8C 9720 Language Group Specify Russian 8236 E8C 9721 Language Group S
37. U for example keyboard mouse speaker memory or hard disk drive and depending upon the maintenance service offerings in your geography IBM will ship the CRU to you for you to install CRU information and replacement instructions are shipped with your machine and are available from IBM upon your reguest Based upon availability CRUs will be shipped for next business day delivery IBM specifies in the materials shipped with a replacement CRU whether a defective CRU must be returned to IBM When return is reguired 1 return instructions and a container are shipped with the replacement CRU and 2 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 CRUs may be provided as part of the machine s standard maintenance service except that you may install a CRU yourself or reguest IBM installation at no additional charge under any of the On site Service levels specified above Machine Exchange Service IBM will initiate shipment of a replacement machine to your location You are responsible for its installation and verification of operation You must pack the failed machine into the shipping container that contained the replacement machine and return the failed machine to IBM Transportation charges both ways are paid by IBM You may be charged for the replacement machine if IBM does not receive the failed machine within 15 days of your receipt of the replacemen
38. VD RAM required IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 110 008 e A maximum of five hot swap slots Two PCIe x8 slots short card length slots 1 and 2 One PCIe x8 slot full card length slot 3 Two PCIX DDR slots full card length slots 4 and 5 One GX slot shares same space as PCIe x8 slot 1 e Integrated Service Processor Quad port 10 100 1000 Mb Ethernet EnergyScale technology Hot swap and redundant cooling Three USB ports two system ports Two HMC ports two SPCN ports e Two Power Supplies 1725 Watt AC Hot swap The minimum Power 755 configuration must include four processor cards 32 processor activations memory two power supplies and power cords two DASD a DASD SSD Media backplane an operator panel cable an Ethernet daughter card a DVD RAM an operating system indicator and a Language Group Specify The minimum defined configuration if no choice is made is Feature number Description 4 x 8332 0 8 core 3 3 GHz POWER7 Processor 32 core system 32 x 2325 32 Zero priced Processor Activations 16 x 4526 8 GB 2 x 4096 MB Memory Total 128 GB memory 2 x 1883 Two 73 4 GB 15k SFF DASD 1878 Operator Panel Cable Rack mount drawer with 2 5 inch DASD Backplane 8340 DASD Media Backplane for 2 5 inch DASD SATA DVD Tape with External SAS Port 5624 Quad port 1 Gb Integrated Ethernet Daughter Card 2 x 7740 Two Powe
39. Yes NO Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250V 15A E8C 6659 Both Yes NO Power Cord 14 foot Drawer To OEM PDU 125V 15A E8C 6660 Both Yes NO Power Cord 3 M 10 ft Drawer to IBM PDU 250V 10A E8C 6665 Both Yes NO Power Cord 4 3M 14 foot Drawer to OEM PDU 250V 15A E8C 6669 Both Yes NO Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot Drawer to IBM PDU 250V 10A E8C 6671 Both Yes NO Power Cord 1 5M 5 foot Drawer to IBM PDU 250V 10A E8C 6672 Both Yes NO Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 10A E8C 6680 Both Yes NO PCI 4 Modem WAN IOA No IOP E8C 6808 Both Yes NO Intelligent PDU 1 EIA Unit Universal UTG0247 Connector E8C 7109 MES Yes NO Environmental Monitoring Probe E8C 7118 Both Yes NO Power Distribution Unit E8C 7188 MES Yes NO Quantity 150 of 3586 E8C 7535 Both Yes NO Quantity 150 of 3647 E8C 7549 Both Yes NO Quantity 150 of 3648 E8C 7564 Both Yes NO Quantity 150 of 43649 E8C 7565 Both Yes NO Power Supply 1725 watt AC Hot swap Base or Redundant E8C 7740 Initial N A No Ethernet Cable 15m Hardware Management Console to System Unit E8C 7802 Both Yes NO PCI Blind Swap Cassette Kit Double wide Adapters Type II E8C 7863 MES Yes NO Linux Software Preinstall E8C 8143 Initial N A No Linux Software Preinstall Business Partners E8C 8144 Initial N A No 8 core 3 3 GHz POWER7 Processor Card E8C 8332 Both Yes NO Enhanced DASD Media Backplane for 2 5 DASD SATA DVD Tape with External SAS Port
40. agnostics As the name implies stand alone or user initiated diagnostics reguire user intervention The user must perform manual steps including e Compact disk based diagnostics e Keying in commands e Interactively selecting steps from a list of choices Concurrent maintenance The system will continue to support concurrent maintenance of power cooling PCI adapters DASD DVD and firmware updates when possible The determination of whether a firmware release can be updated concurrently is identified in the readme information file 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 strategically 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 are installed such as DIMMs CPUs processor books fans adapter cards LEDs and power supplies Remove replace procedures Service labels that contain remove replace procedures are often found on
41. cally to their systems For more information on how to utilize the power of IBM Electronic Services visit the following Web site or contact an IBM Systems Services Representative http www ibm com support electronic Accessibility by people with disabilities A U S Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template VPAT containing details on accessibility compliance can be reguested at http www ibm com able product_accessibility index html Section 508 of the U S Rehabilitation Act IBM Power 755 server is capable as of February 19 2010 when used in accordance with associated IBM documentation of satisfying the applicable reguirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act provided that any assistive technology used with the product properly interoperates with it A U S Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template VPAT can be reguested at http www 03 ibm com able product_accessibility index html Statement of general direction IBM is working with Red Hat on POWER7 support Red Hat plans to support the Power 750 755 770 and 780 models in an upcoming release targeted for availability in first half 2010 For additional questions on the availability of this release contact Red Hat All statements regarding IBM s future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals and objectives only Any reliance on these Statements of Direction is at the relying party s sole risk an
42. cific information This product is covered by the following types of service Customer Replaceable Unit Service and On site for other selected parts Customer Replaceable Unit 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 or a Tier 2 CRU Tier 1 CRU Installation of Tier 1 CRUs is your responsibility If IBM installs a Tier 1 CRU at your request you will be charged for the installation For machines with on site same day response service IBM will replace a Tier 1 CRU at your request at no additional charge Tier 2 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 delivery IBM specifies in the materials shipped with a replacement CRU whether a defective CRU must be returned to IBM When return is reguired 1 return instructions and a container are shipped with the replacement CRU and 2 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 1 CRU parts e DASD Drive e DVD Drive e Dedicated Ethernet e Fan Air Baffle e Fan e All PCI Adapters IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered t
43. d will not create liability or obligation for IBM The information on the new product is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision The information on the new product is for informational purposes only and may not be incorporated into any contract The information on the new product is not a commitment promise or legal obligation to deliver any material code or functionality The development release and timing of any features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 13 110 008 Product number The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 8236 machine type Description IBM Power 755 AIX Partition Specify Linux Partition Specify CSC Specify V 24 EIA232 6 1m 20 Ft PCI Cable v 35 6 1m 20 Ft PCI Cable X 21 6 1m 20 Ft PCI Cable Customer Specified Placement SSD Placement Indicator CEC SSD Placement Indicator 5886 19 inch 1 8 meter high rack 19 inch 2 0 meter high rack Rack Filler Panel Kit SAN Load Source Specify US TAA Compliance Indicator Feature MT Model number 8236 E8C 8236 E8C 0265 8236 E8C 0266 8236 E8C 0275 8236 E8C 0348 8236 E8C 0353 8236 E8C 0359 8236 E8C 0456 8236 E8C 0462 8236 E8C 0464 8236 E8C 0551 8236 E8C 0553
44. e E8C 1841 Both 10 Meter 12X to 4X Enhanced Channel Conversion Cable E8C 0 6 Meter 12X DDR Cable IBM United States Hardware Announcement 110 008 1854 Both IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation CSU Yes Yes Yes N A Yes Yes Yes N A N A N A Yes Yes Yes Yes N A Yes Yes Yes RP MES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 32 E8C 1861 Both Yes NO Op Panel Cable for Rack mount Drawer w 2 5 DASD E8C 1878 Initial N A No 146 8GB 10K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive E8C 1882 Both Yes NO 73 4 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive E8C 1883 Both Yes NO 300GB 10K RPM SFF SAS Disk Drive E8C 1885 Both Yes NO 146GB 15K RPM SFF SAS Disk Drive E8C 1886 Both Yes NO 69GB SFF SAS Solid State Drive E8C 1890 Both Yes NO Primary OS AIX E8C 2146 Both Yes NO Primary OS Linux E8C 2147 Both Yes NO Zero priced Processor Activation for 48332 E8C 2325 Both Yes NO 2M LC SC 50 Micron Fiber Converter Cable E8C 2456 Both Yes NO 2M LC SC 62 5 Micron Fiber Converter Cable E8C 2459 Both Yes NO 4 port USB PCIe Adapter E8C 2728 Both Yes NO PCIe 2 Line WAN w Modem E8C 2893 Both Yes NO 3M Asynchronous Terminal Printer Cable EIA 232 E8C 2934 Both Yes NO Asynchronous Cable EIA 232 V 24 3M E8C 2936 Both Yes NO Serial to Serial Port Cable for Drawer Drawer 3 7M E8C 3124 Both Yes NO Serial to Serial Port Cable for Rack Rack 8M
45. e CISPR 22 Class A Japan VCCI A e Korea Korean Requirement Class A e China People s Republic of China commodity inspection law Class A Homologation Telecom environmental testing Safety and EMC Homologation approval for specific countries has been initiated with the IBM Homologation and Type Approval HT amp A organization in LaGaude France This Power Systems model and applicable features meet the environmental testing requirements of the country telecom and have been designed and tested in compliance with the Full Quality Assurance Approval FQAA process as delivered by the British Approval Board for Telecom BABT the U K Telecom regulatory authority Product safety Country testing Certification e UL 60950 Underwriters Laboratory Safety Information e CSA C22 2 No 60950 00 Canadian Standards Association e EN60950 European Norm e IEC 60950 Edition 1 International Electrotechnical Commission Safety Information e GS Mark Safety TUV EN60950 Germany Europe e Nordic deviations to IEC 60950 1 1st Edition General reguirements 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 Hardware reguirements Power 755 minimum system configuration The Power 755 has four processor slots each of which must contain an 8 core 3 3 GHz POWER processor card The system can contain up to 256 GB of system memory 64
46. e 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 24 x 7 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 Electronic Service Agent is secure in monitoring reporting and storing the data at IBM Electronic Service Agent securely transmits via the Internet HTTPS or VPN and can be configured to communicate securely through gateways to provide customers a single point of exit from their site Communication between the customer and IBM only flows one way activating Service Agent does not enable IBM to call into a customer s system System inventory information is stored in a secure database which is protected behind IBM firewalls The customer s business applications or business data is never transmitted to IBM More accurate reporting Because system information and error logs are automatically uploaded to the IBM Support Center in conjunction with the service reguest customers are not reguired to find and send system information decreasing the risk of misreported or misdiagnosed errors Once inside IBM pr
47. e being corrected beyond a threshold If exceeded a deferred repair error log is created Caches and directories on the POWER chip are manufactured with spare bits in their arrays that can be accessed via programmable steering logic to replace faulty bits in the respective arrays This is analogous to the redundant bit steering employed in main storage as a mechanism that is designed to help avoid physical repair and is also implemented in POWER systems The steering logic is activated during processor initialization and is initiated by the built in system test BIST at power on time When correctable error cache exceeds a set threshold systems using the POWER7 processor invoke a dynamic cache line delete function which enables them to stop using bad cache and eliminates exposure to greater problems Fault monitoring functions e When a POWER7 based system is powered on BIST and POST power on self test check processor cache memory and associated hardware reguired for proper booting of the operating system If a noncritical error is detected or if the errors occur in resources that can be removed from the system configuration the restarting process is designed to proceed to completion The errors are logged in the system nonvolatile RAM NVRAM Disk drive fault tracking is designed to alert the system administrator of an impending disk drive failure before it impacts customer operation Mutual surveillance The Service Proces
48. e processor card may use different memory feature numbers on the same system e Memory must be installed in groups of one feature two DIMMs two features four DIMMs or four features eight DIMMs per processor card Installation of three features six DIMMs is not permitted e It is generally recommended that memory be installed evenly across all processor cards in the system Balancing memory across the installed processor cards allows memory access in a consistent manner and typically results in the best possible performance for your configuration However balancing memory fairly evenly across multiple processor cards compared to balancing memory exactly evenly typically has a very small performance difference Plans for future memory upgrades should be taken into account when deciding which memory feature size to use at the time of initial system order Figure 1 Memory features Feature Minimum Maximum Feature number quantity quantity 8 GB 1066 MHz 4526 0 16 2 x 4 GB RDIMMs 16 GB 1066 MHz 4527 0 16 2 x 8 GB RDIMMs Note The 8 GB memory feature 4526 is planned to be available on March 16 2010 Drawer tower attachment e EXP12S SAS DASD Expansion Drawer 5886 Feature number 8340 supports one feature number 5886 drawer directly off the system unit s SAS port EXP12S drawers are attached to a PCI X or PCIe SAS adapter via SAS cables A system maximum of 13 is allowed The following list shows I O drawers t
49. ed as feature 0551 is the same rack delivered when you order the 7014 T00 rack the included features may be different Some features that are delivered as part of the 7014 T00 must be ordered separately with the feature 0551 Order the feature 0551 only when reguired to support rack integration of MES orders prior to shipment from IBM 2 0 Meter Rack 0553 The 2 0 Meter Rack 0553 is a 42 EIA unit tall rack The rack that is delivered as feature 0553 is the same rack delivered when you order the 7014 T42 rack the included features may be different Some features that are delivered as part of the 7014 T42 must be ordered separately with the feature 0553 Order the feature 0553 only when reguired to support rack integration of MES orders prior to shipment from IBM IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 110 008 Publications IBM Power Systems hardware documentation provides you with the following topical information System overview Planning for the system Installing and configuring the system Working with consoles terminals and interfaces Managing system resources Working with operating systems and software applications Troubleshooting service and support You can access the product documentation at http publib boulder ibm com infocenter systems scope hw index jsp Product documentation is also available on DVD SK5T 7087 The following inf
50. ed 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 POWER processor based platforms support two main service environments e Attachment to one or more HMCs is a supported option by the system 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 e No HMC e Full system partition A single partition owns all the server resources and only one operating system may be installed IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 110 008 Service Interface The Service Interface allows support personnel to communicate with the service support applications in a server using a console interface or 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 via 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 and its operating environment The primary service i
51. en the system is abnormally halted due to a power failure JFS the recommended file system for 32 bit kernels now supports extents on the Linux operating system This feature is designed to substantially reduce or eliminate fragmentation Its successor JFS2 is the recommended file system for 64 bit kernels With 64 bit addressing a maximum file system size of 32 TB and maximum file size of 16 TB JFS2 is highly recommended for systems running the AIX operating system IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 110 008 Memory error correction extensions The memory has single bit error correction and double bit error detection ECC circuitry The ECC code is also designed such that the failure of any one specific memory module within an ECC word by itself can be corrected absent any other fault Memory protection features include scrubbing to detect errors a means to call for the deallocation of memory pages for a pattern of correctable errors detected and signaling deallocation of a logical memory block when an error occurs that cannot be corrected by the ECC code Redundancy for array self healing Although the most likely failure event in a processor is a soft single bit error in one of its caches other events can occur and they need to be distinguished from one another For caches and their directories hardware and firmware keep track of whether errors ar
52. ent 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 http www ibm com support electronic IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 27 110 008 Terms and conditions Volume orders Contact your IBM representative IBM Global Financing Yes Warranty period One year Alternative warranty options are available on a special bid basis from your IBM representative or Business Partner Warranty service If reguired IBM provides repair or exchange service depending on the types of warranty service specified for the machine An IBM technician will attempt to resolve your problem over the telephone or electronically via an IBM Web site You must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies Scheduling of service will depend upon the time of your call and is subject to parts availability 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 time 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 and location spe
53. ent to the partition owning the failing instruction These systems are designed to avoid a full system outage POWER single processor checkstopping As in POWER6 POWER provides single processor checkstopping 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 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 POWER7 processor based server this allows that capacity to be first obtained from for example a test partition instead of a financial accounting system POWER cache availability The POWER processor based line of servers continues to be at the forefront of cache availability enhancements The L3 cache is now integrated on the POWER7 processor The POWER processor provides both L2 and L3 cache line delete functions Special uncorrectable error handling Uncorrectable errors are difficult for any system to tolerate although there are some situations where they can be shown to be irrelevant For example if an uncorrectable error occurs in cached data that will never again be read or where a fresh write of the data
54. ered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 10 110 008 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 the error will be reported to the operating system Error Log Analysis ELA can be used to display the failure cause and the physical location of the failing hardware With the integrated Service Processor the system has the ability to automatically send out an alert via phone line to a pager or call for service in the event of a critical system failure A hardware fault will also turn on the amber system fault LED located on the system unit to alert the user of an internal hardware problem The indicator may also be set to blink by the operator as a tool to allow system identification For identification the blue locate LED on the enclosure and at t
55. fied 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 Model Description number widescreen LCD Monitor E8C Note This feature is subject to a 16 00 electronic waste recycling fee 15 inch to 34 inch video device The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 8236 machine type Feature number 3632 Minimum Initial Monthly MES Model Feature Purchase Maint Both Description Number Numbers Price Charge Support IBM Power 755 E8C AIX Partition Specify E8C 0265 Linux Partition Specify E8C 0266 CSC Specify E8C 0275 V 24 EIA232 6 1m 20 Ft PCI Cable E8C 0348 V 35 6 1m 20 Ft PCI Cable E8C 0353 x 21 6 1m 20 Ft PCI Cable E8C 0359 Customer Specified Placement E8C 0456 SSD Placement Indicator CEC E8C 0462 SSD Placement Indicator 5886 E8C 0464 19 inch 1 8 meter high rack E8C 0551 19 inch 2 0 meter high rack E8C 0553 Rack Filler Panel Kit E8C 0599 SAN Load Source Specify E8C 0837 US TAA Compliance Indicator E8C 0983 Both Both Both Both Both Both Initial Both Initial MES MES Both Both NC Initial 1 5 Meter 12X to 4X Channel Conversion Cable E8C 1828 Both 3 Meter 12X to 4X Channel Conversion Cabl
56. hannel PCI X 2 0 DDR Adapter SATA Slimline DVD RAM Drive 2 Port 10 100 1000 Base TX Ethernet PCI Express Adapter 2 Port Gigabit Ethernet SX PCI Express Adapter 10 Gigabit Ethernet SR PCI Express Adapter 10 Gigabit Ethernet LR PCI Express Adapter 4 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre Channel IBM United States Hardware Announcement 110 008 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C E8C 3684 3685 3686 3687 3691 3692 3693 3694 3925 3926 3927 3928 4242 4256 4276 4526 4527 4650 4651 4652 4653 4654 4655 4656 4657 4658 4659 4660 4661 4662 4663 4664 4665 4666 4764 5524 5609 5613 5624 5646 5647 5706 5708 5713 5717 5732 5735 5748 5759 5762 5767 5768 5769 5772 15 Adapter
57. hat are supported or available on the 8236 machine type and the correct interface to use for each of the drawers Order Feature Description Status Interface 5886 Exp 12S SAS Disk Drawer Available SAS Maximum number of attached I O drawers per system Power 755 Feature 32 core IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 24 110 008 O S AIX Linux 5886 13 13 PCI card slots The Power 755 has a maximum of five hot plug slots e Slot 1 is a PCIe x8 short length slot A GX slot shares this slot Slot 3 is a PCIe x8 full length slot Graphics adapters Slot 2 is a PCIe x8 short length slot Slots 4 and 5 are PCIX DDR 266 MHz full length slots All slots are hot pluggable except slot 1 when used as a GX slot e A graphics adapter keyboard and mouse are not required in the minimum configuration e The maximum number of graphics adapters supported in the Power 755 is three I O adapters e Integrated Virtual Ethernet feature 5613 5623 5624 and the SAS RAID Enablement feature 5679 are not plugged into a slot leaving the slots available for PCI adapters or GX adapters e Refer to Figure 2 for additional I O adapter information e The adapter installed in slot 1 or 2 must be short Figure 2 I O adapter features I O Adapter 4 port USB PCIe PCIe 2 Line WAN w Modem PCIe 2 Line WAN w Modem CIM PCI X Cryptographic Coprocessor
58. he system level will turn on solid The amber system fault LED will be on solid when an error condition occurs On POWER processor based servers hardware and software failures are recorded in the system log When an HMC is attached an 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 Once the information is logged in the SFP application if the system is properly configured a call home service reguest 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 error log data related to the failure are sent to IBM Service 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 reguire resources from a system processor to be operational to perform its tasks The Service Processor supports surveillance of the connection to the HMC and to the system firmware Hypervisor It also provides
59. immediately Availability enhancement functions The POWER family of systems continues to offer and introduce significant enhancements designed to increase system availability POWER processor functions As in POWER6 the POWER processor has the ability to do processor instruction retry 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 With this function when an error is encountered in the core the POWER 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 On IBM systems prior to POWERS this error would have caused a checkstop 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 because the instruction will continue to fail As in POWER6 POWER7 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 The entire process is transpar
60. in 10M 1 8 M 6 ft Extender Cable for Displays 15 pin D shell to 15 pin D shell Extender Cable USB Keyboards 2M VGA to DVI Connection Converter 8GB 2x4GB Memory DIMMs 1066 MHz 2Gb DDR3 DRAM 16GB 2x8GB Memory DIMMs 1066 MHz 2Gb DDR3 DRAM Rack Indicator Not Factory Integrated Rack Indicator Rack 1 Rack Indicator Rack 2 Rack Indicator Rack 3 Rack Indicator Rack 4 Rack Indicator Rack 5 Rack Indicator Rack 6 Rack Indicator Rack 7 Rack Indicator Rack 8 Rack Indicator Rack 9 Rack Indicator Rack 10 Rack Indicator Rack 11 Rack Indicator Rack 12 Rack Indicator Rack 13 Rack Indicator Rack 14 Rack Indicator Rack 15 Rack Indicator Rack 16 PCI X Cryptographic Coprocessor FIPS 4 RFID TAGS FOR SERVERS BLADES BLADECENTERS RACKS AND HMCS GX Dual port 12x channel Attach Dual Port SR Integrated Virtual Ethernet 10Gb Daughter Card 4 Port 1Gb Integrated Virtual Ethernet Daughter Card Blind Swap Type III Cassette PCIe Short Slot Blind Swap Type III Cassette PCI X or PCIe Standard Slot IBM 2 Port 10 100 1000 Base TX Ethernet PCI X Adapter 10Gb FCoE PCIe Dual Port Adapter 1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI X on Copper Media Adapter 4 Port 10 100 1000 Base TX PCI Express Adapter 10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4 PCI Express Adapter 8 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter POWER GXT145 PCI Express Graphics Accelerator 4 Gb Dual Port Fibre C
61. 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 Ag
62. ive PCI slots one GX slot for a 12X adapter eight SFF small form factor SAS bays and a DVD RAM Three of the five PCI slots are PCIe 8x and two are PCI X DDR The GX slot can hold a 12X InfiniBand adapter supporting 4x connection to other Power 755s The eight SAS bays contain a minimum of two and a maximum of eight disks or SSDs providing up to 2 4 TB storage capacity Up to an 156 additional SAS bays are available using the EXP12S SAS disk SSD drawer 5886 providing up to 70 TB of additional capacity All drives are direct dock and hot pluggable The Power 755 system unit also provides a choice of guad gigabit or dual 10 Gb integrated host Ethernet adapters which can be extensively virtualized These ports are selected at the time of initial order and do not use a PCI slot The Power 755 server contains a minimum of two and a maximum of either eight SFF SAS disks or eight SFF SAS SSDs The maximum internal disk storage available is 2400 GB All DASD are direct dock and hot pluggable A slim media bay is available for a mandatory SATA DVD RAM Also available in the Power 755 system unit is a choice of guad gigabit or dual 10 Gb integrated host Ethernet adapters These native ports can be selected at the time of initial order Virtualization of these integrated Ethernet adapters is supported Other integrated features include e Service Processor e Integrated SAS SATA controller for disk SSD DVD in system unit e EnergyScale technology
63. ll width Keyboard USB Brazilian Portuguese 275 E8C 5958 Both Yes NO Full width Keyboard USB Hungarian 208 E8C 5959 Both Yes NO Full width Keyboard USB Korean 413 E8C 5960 Both Yes NO Full width Keyboard USB Chinese 467 E8C 5961 Both Yes No Full width Keyboard USB French Canadian 445 E8C 5962 Both Yes NO Full width Keyboard USB Belgian UK 120 E8C 5964 Both Yes NO Full width Keyboard USB Swedish Finnish 153 E8C 5965 Both Yes NO IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 35 110 008 Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Power Power Power Power Power Power Power Power Power Power Power Power Power width Keyboard USB Danish 159 E8C 5966 Both width Keyboard USB Bulgarian 442 E8C 5967 Both width Keyboard USB Swiss French German 150 E8C 5968 Both width Keyboard USB Norwegian 155 E8C 5969 Both width Keyboard USB Dutch 143 E8C 5970 Both width Keyboard USB Portuguese 163 E8C 5971 Both width Keyboard USB Greek 319 E8C 5972 Both width Keyboard USB Hebrew 212 E8C 5973 Both width Keyboard USB Polish 214 E8C 5974 Both width Keyboard USB Slovakian 245 E8C 5975 Both width Keyboard USB Czech 243 E8C 5976 Both width
64. nced level of On site Service acquired by the customer Service levels are response time objectives and are not guaranteed IBM will attempt to resolve your problem over the telephone or electronically by access to an IBM Web site You must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies Scheduling of service will depend upon the time of your call and is subject to parts availability 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 The following service selections are available as warranty upgrades for your machine e 9 hours per day Monday through Friday excluding holidays 4 hour average same business day response e 24 hours per day 7 days a week 4 hour average response e 24 hours per day 7 days a week 2 hour average response Customer Replaceable Units CRUs may be provided as part of the machine s standard warranty CRU Service except that you may install a CRU yourself or reguest IBM installation at no additional charge under one of the On site Service levels specified above For additional information on the CRU Service see the warranty information IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 29 110 008 Maintenance Se
65. nterfaces are e LEDs Operator Panel Service Processor menu Operating system service menu Service Focal Point on the HMC In the light path LED implementation when a fault condition is detected on the POWER7 system an amber FRU fault LED will be illuminated which will be rolled up to the system fault LED The light path system pinpoints the exact part by turning on the amber FRU fault LED associated with the part to be replaced 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 system fault LED enclosure fault LED and the 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 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 interve
66. ntion 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 such that they can be resolved quickly Elements of IBM s diagnostics strategy include e Provide a common error code format equivalent to a system reference code system reference number checkpoint or firmware error code Provide fault detection and problem isolation procedures e 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 IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 110 008 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 di
67. oblem 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 Web site 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 IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 12 110 008 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 specifi
68. on 33 3M E8C 3687 Both Yes NO SAS Cable YO Adapter to SAS Enclosure Single Controller Dual Path 1 5 M E8C 3691 Both Yes NO SAS Cable YO Adapter to SAS Enclosure Single Controller Dual Path 3M E8C 3692 Both Yes NO SAS Cable YO Adapter to SAS Enclosure Single Controller Dual Path 6 M E8C 3693 Both Yes NO SAS Cable YO Adapter to SAS Enclosure Single Controller Dual Path 15 M E8C 3694 Both Yes NO 0 3M Serial Port Converter Cable 9 Pin to 25 Pin E8C 3925 Both Yes NO Asynch Printer Terminal Cable 9 pin to 25 pin 4M E8C 3926 Both Yes NO Serial Port Null Modem Cable 9 pin to 9 pin 3 7M E8C 3927 Both Yes NO Serial Port Null Modem Cable 9 pin to 9 pin 10M E8C 3928 Both Yes NO 1 8 M 6 ft Extender Cable for Displays 15 pin D shell to 15 pin D shell E8C 4242 Both Yes NO Extender Cable USB Keyboards 2M E8C 4256 Both Yes NO VGA to DVI Connection Converter E8C 4276 Both Yes NO 8GB 2x4GB Memory DIMMs 1066 MHz 2Gb DDR3 DRAM E8C 4526 Both Yes NO 16GB 2x8GB Memory DIMMs 1066 MHz 2Gb DDR3 DRAM E8C 4527 Both Yes NO One and only one rack indicator features is required onall orders 4650 to 4666 Rack Indicator Not Factory Integrated E8C 4650 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 1 E8C 4651 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 2 E8C 4652 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 3 E8C 4653 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 4 E8C 4654 Initial N A No Rack Indicator Rack 5 E8C 4655 Initial N
69. ording 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 http www 1 ibm com servers support machine warranties machine code html Machine using LMC Type Model xxx IBM may release changes to the Machine Code IBM plans to make the Machine Code changes available for download from the IBM pSeries technical support Web site http www14 software ibm com webapp set2 firmware 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 IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 31 110 008 Educational allowance A reduced charge is available to guali
70. ormation is shipped with the 8236 E8C 8236 E8C Service DVD SK5T 7087 04 Installation Road Map Safety Information Statement of Warranty Hardware documentation such as installation instructions user s information and service information is available to download or view at http www ibm com systems support AIX documentation can be found at the IBM AIX Information Center http publib boulder ibm com infocenter pseries index jsp Visit the IBM System Support Site which contains the documentation for the hardware http www ibm com systems support The IBM Systems Information Center provides you with a single information center where you can access product documentation for IBM systems hardware operating systems and server software Through a consistent framework you can efficiently find information and personalize your access The IBM Systems Information Center is at http publib14 boulder ibm com infocenter systems IBM Publications Center Portal http www ibm com shop publications order The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product publications and marketing material with a catalog of 70 000 items Extensive search facilities are provided as well as payment options via credit card A large number of publications are available online in various file formats which can currently be downloaded free of charge IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International
71. pecify Simplified Chinese PRC 8236 E8C 9722 Language Group Specify Czech 8236 E8C 9724 Language Group Specify Romanian 8236 E8C 9725 Language Group Specify Croatian 8236 E8C 9726 Language Group Specify Slovenian 8236 E8C 9727 Language Group Specify Brazilian Portuguese 8236 E8C 9728 Language Group Specify Thai 8236 E8C 9729 Model conversions Not applicable Feature conversions Not applicable Business Partner information If you are a Direct Reseller System Reseller acquiring products from IBM you may link directly to Business Partner information for this announcement A PartnerWorld ID and password are required use IBM ID https www ibm com partnerworld mem sla jsp num 110 008 19 inch racks The Model 8236 E8C and its I O drawers are designed to mount in the 25U 7014 S25 0555 36U 7014 T00 0551 or the 42U 7014 T42 0553 rack These racks are built to the 19 inch EIA standard When you order a new 8233 system you can also order the appropriate 7014 rack model with the system hardware on the same initial order IBM is making the racks available as features of the 8233 E8B when you order additional I O drawer hardware for an existing system MES order The rack feature number should be used if you want IBM to integrate the newly ordered I O drawer in a 19 inch rack before shipping the MES order 1 8 Meter Rack 0551 The 1 8 Meter Rack 0551 is a 36 EIA unit rack The rack that is deliver
72. r Supplies 1725 Watt AC Base 5762 SATA DVD RAM 9300 97xx Language Group Specify 2146 or 2147 Primary Operating System Indicator IBM AIX 2146 or Linux 2147 2 x 6xxx Two Power Cords Notes e The 8 GB memory feature 4526 is planned to be available on March 16 2010 Eight of feature 4527 can replace 16 of feature 4526 e The GX Dual port 12X Channel Attach Adapter Card 5609 will be defaulted on every 8236 E8C order but may be deselected e No internal DASD is required if feature 0837 Boot from SAN is selected In this case a Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over Ethernet adapter must also be ordered I O drawer availability The EXP12S disk only I O drawers 5886 are supported on the Power 755 providing large storage capacity and multiple partition support EXP 12S SAS Drawer 5886 The EXP 12S SAS drawer 5886 is a 2 EIA drawer and mounts in a 19 inch rack The drawer can hold either SAS disk drives or SSD The EXP 12S SAS drawer has twelve 3 5 inch SAS disk bays with redundant data paths to each bay The drawer supports redundant hot plug power and cooling and redundant hot swap SAS IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 110 008 expanders Enclosure Services Manager ESM Each ESM has an independent SCSI Enclosure Services SES diagnostic processor The SAS disk drives or SSDs contained in the EXP12S are controlled by one or two
73. rademark of International Business Machines Corporation 28 110 008 e Power Supply e Thermal Card TPMD e VPD card e Line power cord e Keyboard e Mouse e External cables e Display e Operator Panel e TOD Battery e DIMMs 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 e 9 hours per day Monday through Friday excluding holidays next business day response Calls must be received by 5 p m local time in order to qualify for Next Business Day Service Non IBM parts support Warranty 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 A warranty service upgrade must be purchased during the warranty period and is for a fixed term duration It is not refundable or transferable and may not be prorated If required IBM will provide the warranty service upgrade enha
74. re Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 22 110 008 Visit the IBM Prereguisite Web site for compatibility information for hardware features and the corresponding AIX Technology Levels http www 912 ibm com e_dir eserverprereg nsf If installing the Linux operating system one of these e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for the Power 755 Server or later with current maintenance updates available from Novell to enable all planned functionality e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 3 for the Power 755 Server with current maintenance updates available from Novell to enable all planned functionality Users should also update their systems with the latest Linux for Power service and productivity tools available from IBM s Web site http www14 software ibm com webapp set2 sas f lopdiags home html If installing VIOS e VIOS 2 1 2 11 with Fix Pack 22 1 and Service Pack 1 or later Java 1 4 2 on POWER7 There are unique considerations when running Java 1 4 2 on POWER For best exploitation of the outstanding performance capabilities and most recent improvements of POWER7 IBM recommends upgrading Java based applications to Java 6 or Java 5 whenever possible For more information visit http www ibm com developerworks java jdk aix service html Limitations System e When an HMC is connected to the system the integrated system ports are rendered nonfunctional In thi
75. rian 442 Swiss French German Norwegian 155 Dutch 143 Portuguese 163 Greek 319 Hebrew 212 Polish 214 Slovakian 245 czech 243 Turkish 179 LA Spanish 171 Arabic 253 Thai 191 Russian 443 Slovenian 234 US English Euro Power Cable Drawer to IBM PDU 14 foot 250V 10A Power Cord 4 3m 14 ft Drawer To OEM PDU 125V 15A Power Cord 4 3m 14 foot Drawer to OEM PDU 250v 15A U S Power Cord 1 8m 6 foot To wall 125v 15A Power Cord 2 7m 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 125v 15A Power Cord 2 7m 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 250v 16A Power Cord 2 7m 9 foot To 250v 10A Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To 250v 13A Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To 250v 16A Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To 250v 10A Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To 250v 16A Power Cord 2 7 M 9 foot To 250v 16A Wall OEM PDU Wall OEM PDU Wall OEM PDU Wall OEM PDU Wall OEM PDU Wall OEM PDU Power Cord 1 8M 6 foot To wall 250v 15A United States Power Cord 2 7M 9 foot To wall OEM PDU 125v 15A or 250v 10A IBM United States Hardware Announcement 110 008 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8
76. rs 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 strategic business initiatives save time and spend less effort managing day to day IT maintenance issues Integrated in the operating system in addition to the HMC Electronic Service Agent is designed to automatically and electronically report system failures and customer perceived issues to IBM which can result in faster problem resolution and increased availability 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 Reference Guide section of http www ibm com support electronic Select your country Click on IBM Electronic Servic
77. rvices If reguired 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 Web site You must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies Scheduling of service will depend upon the time of your call and is subject to parts availability 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 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 e 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 24 hours per day 7 days a week 4 hour average response 24 hours per day 7 days a week 2 hour average response Customer Replaceable Unit Service If your problem can be resolved with a CR
78. s case the customer must install an asynchronous adapter for serial port usage e Integrated system ports are 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 e The integrated system ports are supported for modem and async terminal connections Any other application using serial ports requires a serial port adapter to be installed in a PCI slot The integrated system ports do not support HACMP configurations Processor cards e Four processor cards are required e All processors must be activated Because four processor cards are required in the 8236 E8C system a minimum and maximum of 32 processor activations are required 32 x 2325 must be on the order Power supply e The base machine contains two ac power supplies 7740 Redundant fans e Redundant fans standard IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 23 110 008 Power cords Two power cords are reguired The Power 755 reguires 200 240 V power cords for all configurations System memory e A minimum 128 GB of memory is required on the Power 755 system e Eight memory DIMM slots are on a processor card The maximum system memory is 256 GB with four processor cards e Different system memory feature numbers may not be mixed on the same processor card However a system with more than on
79. se Server 10 Service Pack 3 for the Power 755 Server with current maintenance updates available from Novell to enable all planned functionality Users should also update their systems with the latest Linux for Power service and productivity tools available at http www14 software ibm com webapp set2 sas f lopdiags home html If installing VIOS e VIOS 2 1 2 11 with Fix Pack 22 1 and Service Pack 1 or later Java 1 4 2 on POWER7 There are unique considerations when running Java 1 4 2 on POWER For best exploitation of the outstanding performance capabilities and most recent improvements of POWER technology IBM recommends upgrading Java based applications to Java 6 or Java 5 whenever possible For more information visit http www ibm com developerworks java jdk aix service html Planned availability date February 19 2010 except for feature 4526 which is planned to be available on March 16 2010 Description Power 755 Summary of standard features e Rack mount 4U configuration e 32 core design with four 3 3 GHz processor cards e 128 GB of PC3 8500 1066 MHz ECC memory error checking and correcting memory maximum of 64 GB per processor card 256 GB system maximum e 8 x 2 5 inch DASD SSD Media backplane with an external SAS port 2 to 8 SFF DASD or SSDs mixing allowed e Choice of two integrated virtual Ethernet daughter cards Quad port 1 Gb IVE Dual port 10 Gb IVE e One media bay Slim bay for a D
80. sor monitors the operation of the firmware during the boot process and also monitors the Hypervisor for termination The Hypervisor monitors the Service Processor and will perform a reset reload if it detects the loss of the Service Processor If the reset reload does not correct the problem with the Service Processor the Hypervisor will notify the operating system and the operating system can take appropriate action including calling for service Environmental monitoring functions POWER 7 based servers include a range of environmental monitoring functions e Temperature monitoring warns the system administrator of potential environmental related problems by monitoring the air inlet temperature When the inlet temperature rises above a warning threshold the system initiates an orderly shutdown When the temperature exceeds the critical level or if the temperature remains above the warning level for too long the system will shut down immediately e Fan speed is controlled by monitoring actual temperatures on critical components and adjusting accordingly If internal component temperatures reach critical levels the system will shut down immediately regardless of fan speed When a IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 110 008 redundant fan fails the system calls out the failing fan and continues running When a nonredundant fan fails the system shuts down
81. t Non IBM parts support Under certain conditions IBM repairs selected non IBM parts at no additional charge for machines that are covered under warranty service upgrades or maintenance services IBM Service provides hardware problem determination on non IBM parts for example adapter cards PCMCIA cards disk drives memory installed within IBM machines covered under warranty service upgrades or maintenance services and provides the labor to replace the failing parts at no additional charge IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 30 110 008 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 Warranty service upgrades 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 Field installable features Yes Model conversions No Machine installation Customer setup Customers are responsible for installation acc
82. to reallocate resources in such a way that will avoid unplanned outages In the event that insufficient resources exist to maintain full system availability these servers will attempt to maintain partition availability by user defined priority 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 repair the system while attempting to minimize or eliminate service cost within budget objectives while maintaining high customer satisfaction 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 e Design for Customer Set Up CSU Customer Installed Features CIF and Customer Replaceable Units CRU e Error detection and Fault Isolation ED FI e First Failure Data Capture FFDC e Converged service approach across multiple IBM server platforms Service environments The HMC is a dedicated server that provides functions for configuring and managing servers for either partition
83. ty Nonoperating 8 to 80 recommended 5 5 C 42 F dew point to 60 RH and 15 C 59 F dew point e Maximum dew point 28 C 84 F operating Operating voltage 200 to 240 V ac e Operating frequency 47 63 Hz e Maximum measured power consumption 1950 watts maximum e Power factor 0 98 e Thermal output 6 655 Btu hour maximum e Power source loading 2 0 kVa maximum configuration Maximum altitude 3 050 m 10 000 ft IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 20 110 008 Noise level and sound power Two 3 3 GHz 6 core processors sixteen 8 GB DIMMs two power supplies eight SFF disks one DVD three PCI adapters 6 4 bels idle 6 2 bels operating Two 3 3 GHz 6 core processors sixteen 8 GB DIMMs two power supplies eight SFF disks one DVD three PCI adapters with acoustical doors 5 8 bels idle 5 6 bels operating Four 3 3 GHz 6 core processors thirty two 8 GB DIMMs two power supplies eight SFF disks one DVD three PCI adapters 7 1 bels idle 7 1 bels operating Four 3 3 GHz 6 core processors thirty two 8 GB DIMMs two power supplies eight SFF disks one DVD three PCI adapters with acoustical doors 6 5 bels idle 6 5 bels operating EMC conformance classification This eguipment is subject to FCC rules and shall comply with the appropriate FCC rules before final delivery to the buyer or centers of distribution e U S FCC Class A e Europ
84. uage Group Specify Slovakian E8C 9720 NC Language Group Specify Russian E8C 9721 NC Language Group Specify Simplified Chinese PRC E8C 9722 NC Language Group Specify Czech E8C 9724 NC Language Group Specify Romanian E8C 9725 NC Language Group Specify Croatian E8C 9726 NC Language Group Specify Slovenian E8C 9727 NC Language Group Specify Brazilian Portuguese IBM United States Hardware Announcement 110 008 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Both Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 38 E8C Language Group Specify Thai Machine type 8236 New features Machine type 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 8236 823
85. w ibm com financing IBM United States Hardware Announcement IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 46 110 008 Order now To order contact the Americas Call Centers or your local IBM representative or your IBM Business Partner To identify your local IBM representative or IBM Business Partner call 800 IBM 4YOU 426 4968 Phone 800 IBM CALL 426 2255 Fax 800 2IBM FAX 242 6329 For IBM representative callserv ca ibm com For IBM Business Partner pwswnaQus ibm com Mail IBM Teleweb Customer Support ibm com Sales Execution Center Americas North 3500 Steeles Ave East Tower 3 4 Markham Ontario Canada L3R 2Z1 Reference YEOO1 The Americas Call Centers our national direct marketing organization can add your name to the mailing list for catalogs of IBM products Note Shipments will begin after the planned availability date Trademarks EnergyScale Hypervisor POWER6 POWERS Electronic Service Agent HACMP and IBM Project Financing are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States other countries or both Power IBM AIX POWER PartnerWorld pSeries and ibm com are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States other countries or both Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States other countries or both Java and all Java based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States other countries or

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