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IBM Power Systems E880 Technical Overview And Introduction (202 pages)
Brand:
IBM
| Category:
Server
| Size: 7.87 MB
Table of Contents
Front Cover
1
Table of Contents
5
Notices
9
Trademarks
10
Authors
11
Preface
11
Comments Welcome
12
Now You Can Become a Published Author, too
12
Stay Connected to IBM Redbooks
13
Chapter 1. General Description
15
Systems Overview
16
Power E870 Server
16
Power E880 Server
17
System Control Unit
18
System Nodes
19
I/O Drawers
22
Operating Environment
22
Physical Package
22
System Features
23
Power E870 System Features
23
Power E880 System Features
25
Minimum Features
26
Power Supply Features
28
Processor Card Features
28
Summary of Processor Features
28
Memory Features
30
System Node Pcie Slots
31
Disk and Media Features
31
I/O Drawers
31
Pcie Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer
32
I/O Drawers and Usable PCI Slot
33
EXP24S SFF Gen2-Bay Drawer
34
Comparison between Models
35
Build to Order
36
IBM Editions
36
Model Upgrades
36
Power E870
36
Power E880
36
Upgrade Considerations
37
Management Consoles
37
System Racks
38
IBM 7014 Model T00 Rack
39
IBM 7014 Model T42 Rack
39
IBM 7953 Model 94Y Rack
40
Feature Code #0551 Rack
40
Feature Code #0553 Rack
40
The AC Power Distribution Unit and Rack Content
40
Chapter 2. Architecture and Technical Overview
45
Logical Diagrams
46
The IBM POWER8 Processor
50
POWER8 Processor Overview
51
POWER8 Processor Core
53
Simultaneous Multithreading
54
Memory Access
55
On-Chip L3 Cache Innovation and Intelligent Cache
56
Level 4 Cache and Memory Buffer
57
Hardware Transactional Memory
58
Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface
58
Power Management and System Performance
60
Comparison of the POWER7, POWER7+, and POWER8 Processors
61
Memory Subsystem
61
Custom DIMM
62
Memory Placement Rules
63
Memory Activation
68
Memory Throughput
69
Active Memory Mirroring
72
Memory Error Correction and Recovery
74
Special Uncorrectable Error Handling
74
Capacity on Demand
74
Capacity Upgrade on Demand (Cuod)
74
Power Enterprise Pools and Mobile Capacity on Demand (Mobile Cuod)
76
Elastic Capacity on Demand (Elastic Cod)
77
Utility Capacity on Demand (Utility Cod)
79
Trial Capacity on Demand (Trial Cod)
79
Software Licensing and Cod
80
System Bus
80
PCI Express Gen3
80
Service Processor Bus
81
Internal I/O Subsystem
82
Blind-Swap Cassettes
83
System Ports
84
PCI Adapters
84
PCI Express (Pcie)
84
LAN Adapters
85
Graphics Accelerator Adapters
86
SAS Adapters
86
Fibre Channel Adapter
87
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
88
Asynchronous and USB Adapters
88
Infiniband Host Channel Adapter
89
Cryptographic Coprocessor
89
Internal Storage
90
DVD
90
External I/O Subsystems
91
Pcie Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer
91
Pcie Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer Optical Cabling
92
Pcie Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer SPCN Cabling
97
External Disk Subsystems
98
EXP24S SFF Gen2-Bay Drawer
98
EXP24S Common Usage Scenarios
103
IBM System Storage
109
Hardware Management Console
110
HMC Code Level
110
HMC RAID 1 Support
111
HMC Connectivity to the POWER8 Processor-Based Systems
112
High Availability HMC Configuration
113
Operating System Support
114
Virtual I/O Server
115
IBM AIX Operating System
115
IBM I Operating System
116
Linux Operating System
116
Java Versions that Are Supported
117
Boosting Performance and Productivity with IBM Compilers
117
Energy Management
119
IBM Energyscale Technology
119
On Chip Controller
122
Energy Consumption Estimation
123
Chapter 3. Virtualization
125
IBM POWER Hypervisor
126
Virtual SCSI
127
Virtual Ethernet
127
Virtual Fibre Channel
128
Virtual (TTY) Console
128
POWER Processor Modes
129
Active Memory Expansion
131
Powervm
132
Powervm Edition
132
Logical Partitions
132
Multiple Shared Processor Pools
136
Virtual I/O Server
137
Powervm Live Partition Mobility
141
Active Memory Sharing
142
Active Memory Deduplication
143
Operating System Support for Powervm
143
Linux Support
144
Powervm Simplification
145
Single View of All Virtual I/O Servers
150
Virtual Storage Management
150
Virtual Network Management
151
System Planning Tool
153
IBM Power Virtualization Center
153
IBM Power Virtualization Performance
154
VIOS 2.2.3.4 Features
155
Dynamic Partition Remote Restart
156
Chapter 4. Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability
159
Introduction
160
RAS Enhancements of POWER8 Processor-Based Servers
160
Reliability
161
Designed for Reliability
161
Placement of Components
162
Processor/Memory Availability Details
163
Correctable Error Introduction
163
Uncorrectable Error Introduction
164
Processor Core/Cache Correctable Error Handling
164
Processor Instruction Retry and Other Try Again Techniques
164
Alternative Processor Recovery and Partition Availability Priority
165
Core Contained Checkstops and Other Powervm Error Recovery
165
Cache Uncorrectable Error Handling
165
Other Processor Chip Functions
166
Other Fault Error Handling
166
Memory Protection
167
I/O Subsystem Availability and Enhanced Error Handling
168
Enterprise Systems Availability Details
170
Availability Impacts of a Solution Architecture
170
Clustering
171
Virtual I/O Redundancy Configurations
171
Live Partition Mobility
172
Serviceability
176
Detecting Errors
177
Error Checkers, Fault Isolation Registers, and First-Failure Data Capture
177
Service Processor
178
Diagnosing
179
Reporting
180
Notifying
182
Locating and Servicing
183
Manageability
185
Service User Interfaces
185
IBM Power Systems Firmware Maintenance
190
Concurrent Firmware Update Improvements
193
Electronic Services and Electronic Service Agent
193
Selected POWER8 RAS Capabilities by Operating System
197
Related Publications
199
IBM Redbooks
199
Online Resources
199
Help from IBM
200
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IBM Power Systems E880 Removal And Replacement Procedures (32 pages)
Brand:
IBM
| Category:
Server
| Size: 1.95 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
Safety Notices
7
Removing and Replacing Parts
17
Removing the Time-Of-Day Batteries at the End of Life of Your Server
17
Notices
19
Privacy Policy Considerations
20
Trademarks
21
Electronic Emission Notices
21
Class a Notices
21
Class B Notices
25
Terms and Conditions
29
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