Preface; The Team That Wrote This Redpaper - IBM 9123710 - eServer OpenPower 710 Introduction Manual

Preface

This document is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM® Sserver OpenPower™ 710
server. We introduce major hardware offerings and discuss their prominent functions.
Professionals wishing to acquire a better understanding of IBM Sserver OpenPower
products should consider reading this document. The intended audience includes:
Clients
Sales and marketing professionals
Technical support professionals
IBM Business Partners
Independent software vendors
This document expands the current set of IBM Sserver documentation by providing a
desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the OpenPower 710 server.
This publication does not replace the latest IBM Sserver marketing materials and tools. It is
intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be
used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

The team that wrote this Redpaper

This Redpaper was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the
International Technical Support Organization, Austin Center.
Dexter Charles is an IBM Accredited IT Specialist with seven years in the IT industry. Dexter
has worked four years as a pSeries® Specialist with Americas Techline, providing pre-sales
technical support for IBM Eserver® p5, pSeries, Linux® on POWER™, and WebSphere®
sizing on pSeries platform. Dexter holds a number of IBM certifications including AIX®
System Administration, pSeries Enterprise Technical Support, and AIX 5L™ Installation,
Backup and System Recovery.
Peter Jürß is an IBM Accredited Senior IT Specialist for pSeries working for IBM EMEA
Techline, Central Region in Germany, supporting IBM Sales and IBM Business Partners with
technical pre-sales consulting. He has more than seven years of experience in the IT industry
and five years of experience in the area of RS/6000® and pSeries systems and software
environment.
The project that created this publication was managed by:
Scott Vetter
Thanks to the following people for their contributions to this project:
Arzu Gucer
International Technical Support Organization, Austin Center
John Hilburn, Carolyn K Jones, Thoi Nguyen, Herman Leonard, Tenley Jackson,
Rich LaFrance, Bill Mihaltse, Jim McGaughan, Sharon Dobbs
IBM U.S.
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2005. All rights reserved.
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