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IBM Power Systems
Why 720/740 Probably Best for IBM i Clients
You can run IBM i on the 710/730,
but the 720/740 is probably a much
better fit for most IBM i
environments.
Similar pricing 710 vs 720
Rack density not that important
(Most i clients have one or two
servers, not dozens)
720/740 more "balanced" for typical
IBM i workload
see table on the right
* 4-core does supports zero 12X I/O drawer
** 710 4-core and 720 4-core support zero disk-only drawer
50
Footprint
SW tiers
Internal drives
12X I/O drawers
Disk only drawers
Max. GB memory
Internal tape
PCIe slots CEC max
PCIe slots max
PCI-X slots max
Upgrades
CBU
IBM i Editions
Solution Editions
Power 710 /
Power 720 /
730
740
4U rack +
2U rack
tower
same
same
6
8
No
Yes*
Yes**
Yes**
w/ more write cache options
64 / 128
128 / 256
No
Yes
4
LP
4FH + 4LP
4
LP
24* / 44
0
24* / 48
No
Yes 720
No
Yes
No
Yes 720
No
Yes
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