IBM Power 740 Express Manuals

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IBM Power 740 Express Overview (206 pages)

Brand: IBM | Category: Server | Size: 9.63 MB

Front Cover
1
Table of Contents
5
Notices

9
- Trademarks
  10
- Authors
  11
Preface

11
Chapter 1. General Description

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- Systems Overview
  16
  - The Power 720 Server
    16
  - The Power 740 Server
    17
- Operating Environment
  19
- Physical Package
  20
  - Tower Model
    20
  - Rack-Mount Model
    20
- System Features
  21
  - Power 720 System Features
    22
  - Power 740 System Features
    22
  - Minimum Features
    23
  - Power Supply Features
    23
  - Processor Module Features
    23
  - Memory Features
    24
- Disk and Media Features
  25
- I/O Drawers for Power 720 and Power 740 Servers
  29
- Comparison between Models
  34
- Build to Order
  35
- IBM Edition
  35
  - Express Editions for IBM I
    37
  - Express Editions for Power 720
    37
- IBM I Solution Editions for Power 720 and Power 740
  38
- IBM I for Business Intelligence
  39
- Model Upgrade
  39
  - Upgrade Considerations
    40
  - Features
    40
- Server and Virtualization Management
  41
- System Racks
  42
  - IBM 7014 Model S25 Rack
    42
  - IBM 7014 Model T00 Rack
    43
  - IBM 7014 Model T42 Rack
    44
  - Feature Code 0555 Rack
    45
  - Feature Code 0551 Rack
    45
  - Feature Code 0553 Rack
    45
  - The AC Power Distribution Unit and Rack Content
    45
  - Rack-Mounting Rules
    48
  - Useful Rack Additions
    48
  - OEM Rack
    53
Chapter 2. Architecture and Technical Overview

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- The IBM POWER7+ Processor
  58
- POWER7+ Processor Modules
  65
  - Modules and Cards
    65
  - Power 720 and Power 740 Systems
    66
- Memory Subsystem
  67
  - Registered DIMM
    67
  - Memory Placement Rules
    67
  - Memory Bandwidth
    73
- Capacity on Demand and Capacity Backup Offering
  74
- System Bus
  75
- Internal I/O Subsystem
  75
  - Slot Configuration
    76
  - System Ports
    76
- PCI Adapters
  77
  - Pcie Gen1 and Gen2
    77
  - Pcie Adapter Form Factors
    78
  - LAN Adapters
    80
  - Graphics Accelerator Adapters
    82
  - SCSI and SAS Adapters
    82
  - Pcie RAID and SSD SAS Adapter
    83
  - Iscsi Adapters
    85
  - Fibre Channel Adapters
    85
  - Fibre Channel over Ethernet
    86
  - Infiniband Host Channel Adapter
    87
  - Asynchronous and USB Adapters
    88
  - Cryptographic Coprocessor
    88
- Internal Storage
  89
  - RAID Support
    91
  - External SAS Port and Split Backplane
    92
  - Media Bays
    93
- External I/O Subsystems
  93
- External Disk Subsystems
  103
  - EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer
    103
  - EXP24S SFF Gen2-Bay Drawer
    108
  - EXP12S SAS Expansion Drawer
    110
  - IBM System Storage
    111
- Hardware Management Console
  112
  - HMC Connectivity to the POWER7+ Processor-Based Systems
    115
  - High Availability HMC Configuration
    116
- Operating System Support
  117
  - IBM AIX Operating System
    118
  - IBM I Operating System
    119
  - Linux Operating System
    119
  - Virtual I/O Server
    120
  - Java Versions that Are Supported
    120
  - Boosting Performance and Productivity with IBM Compilers
    120
- Energy Management
  122
Chapter 3. Virtualization

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- POWER Hypervisor
  130
- POWER Processor Modes
  133
- Active Memory Expansion
  135
- Powervm
  139
  - Powervm Editions
    140
  - Logical Partitions
    140
  - Multiple Shared Processor Pools
    144
  - Virtual I/O Server
    148
  - Powervm Live Partition Mobility
    153
  - Active Memory Sharing
    155
  - Active Memory Deduplication
    156
  - Dynamic Platform Optimizer
    159
  - Dynamic System Optimizer
    160
  - Operating System Support for Powervm
    160
  - Linux Support
    161
- System Planning Tool
  163
- New Powervm Version 2.2.2 Features
  164
Chapter 4. Continuous Availability and Manageability

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- Reliability
  166
  - Designed for Reliability
    166
  - Placement of Components
    167
  - Redundant Components and Concurrent Repair
    167
- Availability
  167
  - Partition Availability Priority
    168
  - General Detection and Deallocation of Failing Components
    168
  - Memory Protection
    169
  - Cache Protection
    171
  - Special Uncorrectable Error Handling
    172
  - PCI Enhanced Error Handling
    173
- Serviceability
  174
  - Detecting
    175
  - Diagnosing
    180
  - Reporting
    181
  - Notifying
    183
  - Locating and Servicing
    184
- Manageability
  187
- POWER7+ RAS Features
  196
- Power-On Reset Engine
  197
- Operating System Support for RAS Features
  197
Related Publications

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- IBM Redbooks
  201
- Other Publications
  202
- Online Resources
  203
- Help from IBM
  203

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Table of Contents

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Preface

Chapter 1. General Description

Chapter 2. Architecture and Technical Overview

Chapter 3. Virtualization

Chapter 4. Continuous Availability and Manageability

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Installing the Server into a Rack

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