Feature | Benefits |
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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:
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Java Code Optimization w/HW Assist |
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Transactional memory |
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Efficient power management |
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PCI Gen3 |
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On-chip and In-core cryptography |
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Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface** |
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PowerKVM: Open Source Server Virtualization alternative for Power8 Power Linux Servers |
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PowerVM® SR-IOV Adapter and POWER8 Hardware Support** |
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PowerVP™ provides real time performance monitoring to pinpoint performance bottlenecks and relate them to specific virtualized workloads |
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Specifications
System configurations | Model 8247-21L and 8247-22L |
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Processor and Memory | |
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Microprocessors | S812L: One 10-core 3.42 GHz or 12-core 3.02 GHz POWER8 processor card S822L: Two 10-core 3.42 GHz or 12-core 3.02 GHz POWER8 processor cards |
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 GB/512 GB (S812L) 32 GB/1 TB (S822L) |
Processor-to-memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s per socket |
System Unit Storage and I/O | |
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HDD/SSD Bays in system unit | Standard: 12 SFF or 8 SFF Plus optional 6 1.8-inch SSD bays§ |
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 S812L: Six PCIe Gen3 slots with concurrent maintenance: Two x16 plus four PCIe Gen3 x 8 S822L: Nine PCIe Gen3 slots with concurrent maintenance: Four x16 plus five PCIe Gen3 x 8 One CAPI adapter per processor card |
I/O Bandwidth | 96 GB/s per socket |
Power | |
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Power supply | S812L: 100 V to 240 V; S822L: 200 V to 240 V |
RAS | |
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RAS features | Live partition mobility Machine check error handling Alternate Processor Recovery‡ Concurrent firmware update‡ Hot-swappable disk bays Hot-plug concurrent maintenance PCIe slots‡ Hot-plug and redundant power supplies and cooling fans Dynamic Processor deallocation‡ |
Operating System | |
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Operating systems* | Linux on POWER |
Physical Characteristics | |
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System dimensions | 427.5 W x 86.5 H x 747.5 D mm (2U in. 19-inch rack) |
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. |
* See facts and features document for detailed OS level support.
† 1.8 GB write cache with compression up to 7.2 GB effective
‡ Not supported when running PowerKVM
§ SSD is not available for S812L