Features & benefits
Feature | Benefits |
---|---|
SMT8 | Improve system performance by increasing the throughput of workloads with large or frequently changing working sets, such as database servers and Web servers by:
|
JavaCode Optimization w/HW Assist |
|
Transactional memory |
|
Efficient power management |
|
PCI Gen3 |
|
On-chip and In-core cryptography |
|
Coherent accelerator processor interface‡ |
|
PowerVM® SR-IOV Adapter and POWER8 Hardware support‡ |
|
PowerVP™ provides real time performance monitoring to pinpoint performance bottlenecks and relate them to specific virtualized workloads |
|
Specifications
System configurations | Model 8286-41A |
---|
Processor and Memory | |
---|---|
Microprocessors | One 6 core 3.02 GHz POWER8 processor card (rack and tower) or One 8 core 3.72 GHz POWER8 processor card (rack only) |
Level 2 (L2) cache | 512 KB L2 cache per core |
Level 3 (L3) cache | 8 MB L3 cache per core |
Level 4 (L4) cache | 16 MB per DIMM |
Memory Min/Max | 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 module, 16/512 GB Active Memory Sharing |
Processor-to-memory bandwidth | 192 GBps per socket |
Storage and I/O | |
---|---|
Standard backplane | 12 SFF bays for HardDiskDrive/SolidStateDisk |
With dual IOA higher function backplane | 18 SFF bays for HDD/SSD |
Media bays | One slimline DVD |
Integrated SAS controller | Standard RAID 0,5,6,10. optional: 7200 MB† cache & Easy Tier function |
Adapter slots | Included one x8 PCIe slots must contain a 4-port 1 Gb Ethernet LAN available for client use Seven PCIe Gen3 slots with concurrent maintenance: two x16 plus five PCIe Gen3 x 8 1 CAPI adapter per processor card |
I/O bandwidth | 96 GBps per socket |
Power, RAS, System Software, Physical Characteristics and Warranty | |
---|---|
Power supply | Tower: 100 V to 240 V; Rack: 200 V to 240 V |
RAS features | Processor instruction retry Alternate processor recovery Selective dynamic firmware updates Chipkill memory ECC L2 cache, L3 cache Service processor with fault monitoring Hot-swappable disk bays Hot-plug concurrent maintenance PCIe slots Hot-plug and redundant power supplies and cooling fans Dynamic processor deallocation Extended error handling on PCI slots |
Operating systems* | AIX, IBM i and Linux on POWER |
System dimensions | Rack: 427.5 W x 173 H x 750.5 D mm Tower: 328.5 W x 522 H x 751.7 D mm |
Warranty | 3 year Limited Warranty, on site for selected components; CRU (customer replaceable unit) for all other units (varies by country), Next business day 9x5 (excluding holidays), warranty service upgrades and maintenance are available. |