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IBM Power Systems

Quick Reference Guide

for POWER8 Processor-based Servers

11 May 2015

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Power
Scale-out
Systems
Power S812L Power S822L
System package
# of processor
sockets
POWER8
Processor Options
GHz - # of cores
Max memory
(1600 MHz DIMMs)
PCIe Gen3 slots

1, 2

Max PCIe slots:

System node
plus Gen3 PCIe
7,8,9
I/O drawers
System unit
disk/SSD bays with
standard or split
backplane
System unit
disk/SSD bays with
expanded function
3
backplane
Max EXP24S
storage drawers
Max total EXP24S
disk/SSD

2U, 19 rack

2U, 19 rack

Power S814

Power S822

Power S824

Power S824L

Power S824L6

4U, 19 rack or tower

2U, 19 rack

4U, 19 rack

4U, 19 rack

4U, 19 rack

1 or 2

3.42 GHz 20
3.02 GHz 24

4.15 GHz - 8, 16
3.52 GHz 24

1 or 2

1 or 2

3.42 GHz 10
3.02 GHz 12

4.15 GHz - 16
3.42 GHz 20
3.02 GHz 24

3.02GHz 4
3.02 GHz - 6
3.72 GHz - 8

512 GB

1024 GB

4-core: 64 GB
6/8-core: 1TB

10

17

(4 system unit + 6
drawer)

(5 system unit + 12
drawer)

4-core : 6
6/8 core 17
(5 system unit + 12 drawer)

4.15GHz 8,16
3.89 GHz - 6,12
3.42 GHz - 10,20
1-socket
512 GB
2-sockets
1024 GB
6 (1- socket)
9 (2- socket)
1-socket 10
(4 system unit + 6
drawer)
2-socket 17
(5 system unit + 12
drawer)

3.89 GHz - 6, 12
4.15 GHz - 8, 16
3.52 GHz 24
1-socket
1 TB
2-sockets
2 TB
7 (1-socket)
11 (2-socket)
1-socket 17
(5 system unit +
12 drawer)
2-socket 31
(7 system unit +
24 drawer)

12 SFF-3
or
6+6 SFF-3

12 SFF-3
or
6+6 SFF-3

4-core: 10 or 5+5 SFF-3

6/8-core: 12 SFF-3
Or 6+6 SFF-3

12 SFF-3
or
6+6 SFF-3

12 SFF-3
or
6+6 SFF-3

8 SFF-3

8 SFF-3
plus
6 1.8-inch SSD
bays

4-core: 10 SFF-3
6/8-core: 18 SFF-3

8 SFF-3
plus
6 1.8-inch SSD
bays

28

28

4-core: n/a
6/8-core: 28

28

28

N/A

28

4-core: n/a
6/8-core: 672

672

672

N/A

672

4-core: 3.0 TB
6/8-core: 1,245 TB

1,231 TB

1,245 TB

14.4 TB

1,245 TB

66.9 143.9
39,500 - 85,500

120.8 346.7
N/A

120.8 421.9
72,000 - 230,500

N/A
N/A

N/A
N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

3-yr 9x5,
next business day

3-yr 9x5,
next business day

N/A
N/A
N/A

480
N/A
N/A
SLES 11 *
RHEL 6.5 *
Ubuntu 15.04*

672

672

Max total system

9
9
unit + EXP24S TB
1,231 TB
1,231 TB
2
with 1.8TB drives

AIX rPerf Range

N/A
N/A

IBM i CPW Range

N/A
N/A
Capacity on
N/A
N/A
Demand
Warranty, base
3-yr 9x5,
3-yr 9x5,
5
next business day next business day
service level
Max partitions
240
480
IBM i level
N/A
N/A
AIX level
N/A
N/A

18 SFF-3
plus
8 1.8-inch SSD
bays

2 TB
11 (2-socket)

1-socket
1 TB
2-sockets
2 TB
7 (1-socket)
11 (2-socket)

N/A

1-socket 17
(5 node + 12 drawer)
2-socket 31
(7 node + 24
drawer)

12 SFF-3

12 SFF-3
or
6+6 SFF-3

N/A

18 SFF-3
plus
8 1.8-inch SSD bays

3-yr 9x5,
next business day

3-yr 9x5,
3-yr 9x5,
next business day next business day

Linux support

SLES 11 *
RHEL 6.5 *
Ubuntu 14.04 *

SLES 11 *
RHEL 6.5 *
Ubuntu 14.04 *

160
7.1, 7.2 *
6.1, 7.1 *
SLES 11 *
RHEL 6.5 *
Ubuntu 15.04*

PowerKVM

Optional

Optional

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

PowerVM

Optional

Optional

Std

Std

Std

N/A

Std

Optional

Optional

Optional

Optional

Optional

N/A

Optional

8247-21L

8247-22L

8286-41A

8284-22A

8286-42A

8247-42L

8246-42L

Systems Director
Editions
(w/VMControl)
Machine type
model

400
N/A *
6.1, 7.1 *
SLES 11 *
RHEL 6.5 *
Ubuntu 15.04*

480
7.1, 7.2 *
6.1, 7.1 *
SLES 11 *
RHEL 6.5 *
Ubuntu 15.04*

Ubuntu 14.04*

1. IBM Manufacturing requires one x8 PCIe slot must contain an Ethernet LAN adapter. Adapter is available for client use
2. Use of expanded function storage backplane uses one PCIe slot in 2U servers and optionally uses a PCIe slot in 4U servers
3. Backplane provides dual high performance SAS controllers with 1.8GB write cache expanded up to 7.2GB with compression plus Easy Tier capability plus two SAS
ports for running an EXP24S drawer. SAS ports are optional on a 4U server.
4. 4-core Power S814 maximum capacity disk drive in system unit is 300GB. Or 387GB SSD can be used for a higher capacity in the system unit.
5. Warranty and base service level are USA definitions and may vary in other countries
6. when no GPU installed
7. the number shown is the client usable slots after deducting the optical cable adapters required in CEC to connect the maximum number of PCIe I/O Drawers
8. Not available in PowerKVM environment
9. Not available in OPAL Bare-metal environment
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Power Enterprise Systems

Power E850
4U, 19 rack

System package
Number of CEC / system nodes
# of processor sockets
POWER8 Processor Options
GHz : # of cores

Min - Max memory (min % active)

1600 MHz DDR3 CDIMMs
System node disk/SSD bays

1
2, 3 or 4
3.02 GHz : 24, 36 or 48
3.35 GHz :20, 30 or 40
3.72 GHz: 16, 24 or 32
Min 16, 20 or 24 (50% of max)
cores active
128 GB Min & Active
2 TB Max (50% active)
Max 4TB Statement of Direction

Power E870
5U / node, 19 rack
2U system control unit
1 or 2
4 or 8

Power E880
5U / node, 19 rack
2U system control unit
1, 2, 3 or 4
4, 8, 12 or 16

4.02 GHz : 32 or 64
4.19 GHz : 40 or 80
Min 8 cores active

4.35 GHz : 32,64, 96, or 128

4.02 GHz: 48, 96, 144, 192
Min 8 cores active

256 GB - 8 TB (50%)
Max 4TB per system node

256 GB - 16 TB (50%)
Max 4TB per system node

8 SFF (2.5) + 4 SSD (1.8)

Up to 11 slots:
3 x8 slots & up to 8 x16 slots
4 (1 per socket)
51

N/A - Use EXP24S or SAN

N/A - Use EXP24S or SAN
16 x16 slots with two nodes
32 x 16 slots with four nodes
System node Gen3 PCIe slots
8 per node
8 per node
Max PCI3 Gen3 I/O drws
8 (4 per node)
16 (4 per node)
Max PCIe slots: System node plus
96
192
Gen3 PCIe I/O drawers
(all in I/O drawer)
(all in I/O drawer)
Max EXP24S storage drawers
64
128
168
Max SAS bays for disk or SSD
1536
3072
4032
Max total system TB with 1.8 TB drives
2,779 TB
5,529 TB
7,257 TB
AIX rPerf Range (32-core to max core)
593.8 746.9
674 1,711
716 3,905.8
IBM i CPW Range (32-core to max core)
N/A
359,000 911,000
381,000 2,069,000
CUoD, Elastic, Utility, Trial
CUoD, Elastic, Utility, Trial for CUoD, Elastic, Utility, Trial for
COD for processor & memory
processor & memory
processor & memory,
Capacity on Demand options
Block elastic days offered at
no-charge with initial order
Yes, with mobile activations on
Yes, with mobile activations on
Power 780 (9179-MHD) and/or
Power Enterprise Pools
No
Power 770 (9117-MMD) an/dor
other Power E870

Power Integrated Facility for Linux

Warranty & Base Service Level
Max partitions
IBM i level
AIX level
Linux support
Power VM Standard
PowerVM Enterprise
Systems Director Editions (w/
VMControl)
Machine type - model

Yes
e, x

3yr 24x7 service included

960
N/A
6.1, 7.1 *
RHEL 7.1 (BE, LE), 6.6 (BE) *
SLES 11 (BE), SLES 12 (LE)
Ubuntu 15.04 (LE)*
Optional
Optional

Yes
1-yr 24x7,
4-hour service objective
1000
7.1, 7.2 *
6.1, 7.1 *
RHEL 6.5 *
SLES 11 *

Power 795 and/or other Power

E880

Yes
1-yr 24x7,
4-hour service objective
1000
7.1, 7.2 *
6.1, 7.1 *
RHEL 6.5 *
SLES 11 *

Included
Included

Included
Included

Opt

Opt

Opt

8408-E8E

9119-MME

9119-MHE

e - Warranty and base service level are USA definitions and may vary in other countries.
x - Power E850 is provided with a one year standard warranty. For convenience, IBM has
provided two additional years of extended warranty services plus an upgrade to 24x7 coverage (may vary by country)
to make this offering.
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RAS and Other Features

Redundant Fans & Blowers

Hot Swap Disk/SSD Bays
Hot Swap DVD Bay
Hot Swap PCIe Adapters
Concurrent Firmware Update
Redundant / Hot Swap Power Supplies
Dual disk controllers
(split backplane for AIX, IBM i, Linux)
Processor Instruction Retry
Alternate Processor Recovery
Storage Keys (AIX only)
Dynamic Processor Sparing with CuoD
PowerVM Live Partition Mobility /
Live Application Mobility
PowerVM Active Memory Sharing2
Dual VIOS
Active Memory Expansion for AIX
Active Memory Mirroring for Hypervisor
Chipkill Memory with Dynamic Bit Steering
PowerVM Management ( IVM / HMC )
Redundant Service Processors
Dynamic Service Processor Failover
Redundant System Clocks
Dynamic System Clock Failover
Power Systems Enterprise Pools
Power IFL

Power
S824L

Power
E850

Std
Std
Std
Opt
Std #
Std

Std
Std
Std
Std
Std
Std

Power
E870
E880
Std
N/A
Std
Std
Std
Std

Opt

Opt

Std

N/A

Std
Std
Std
N/A

Std
Std#
Std
N/A

Std
Std#
N/A
N/A

Std
Std
Std
N/A

Std
Std
Std
Std

Opt

Opt

Opt

Opt

Opt

Opt
Opt
Opt
N/A
Std
I/H
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

Std
Opt
Opt
Std
Std
I/H
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

Std
Opt
Opt
Std
Std
H
Std
Std
Std
Std
Opt
Opt

Power S812L
S222L

Power
S822

Std
Std
Std
Std #
Std #
Std

Std
Std
Std
Std
Std
Std

Power
S814
S824
Std
Std
Std
Std
Std
Std

Opt

Opt

Std
Std#
N/A
N/A
Opt
Opt
Opt #
N/A
N/A
Std
I/H #
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
-

Opt
Opt
Opt
N/A
Std
I/H
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

Opt
Opt
N/A
N/A
Std
I/H #
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
-

# -- Not available for PowerKVM environment

when no GPU installed
See the IBM Power Systems Facts and Features: Enterprise and Scale-out Systems document (POB03046-USEN) for more detailed information
For benchmark results, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/reports/system_perf.html
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