IBM PowerLinux 7R1 Model L1T is optimized for Linux to help deliver new solutions and services faster, with higher qualityIBM United States Hardware Announcement 113-034February 5, 2013
The PowerLinux™ 7R1 is fueled by the outstanding performance and energy efficiency of the IBM® POWER7+™ processor modules optimized for the Linux™ operating system running on the IBM Power® platform:
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The IBM PowerLinux™ 7R1 server delivers the outstanding performance of the IBM POWER7+ processor in a dense, highly efficient 2U rack-optimized form factor for Linux clients. It is ideal for running multiple Linux infrastructure and application workloads, and with PowerVM® virtualization, can be more economical than traditional Linux servers. Take advantage of the IBM PowerLinux 7R1 scalability and capacity by leveraging the feature-rich PowerVM virtualization technology to fully utilize the server's capacity and deploy virtual partitions faster. You can move workloads as needed across PowerLinux and Power Systems™ servers with Live Partition Mobility. The PowerLinux 7R1 server is a Linux only 2U rack-mount server with one processor socket offering a 4-core 3.6 GHz POWER7+ configuration, and 6-core and 8-core 4.2 GHz POWER7+ configurations. The new PowerLinux 7R1 (8246-L1T) server also delivers expanded storage capabilities using high-performance Gen2 PCIe interfaces and additional disk drives via the EXP24S small form factor (SFF) Gen2-bay drawer. The PowerLinux 7R1 server supports a maximum of eight DDR3 DIMM slots, with four DIMM slots included in the base configuration. Four DIMM slots are available with one optional memory riser card, allowing for a maximum system memory of 256 GB. Memory features (two memory DIMMs per feature) supported are 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB, which run at speeds of 1066 MHz. Also, PowerVM now features Active Memory™ Sharing, the technology that allows you to intelligently exchange memory between running partitions for increased optimization of physical memory resources. Active Memory Sharing enables the sharing of a pool of physical memory among logical partitions (LPARs) on a single server, helping to increase memory utilization and drive down system costs. The PowerLinux 7R1 server offers three storage backplane options. The first supports three SFF SAS HDDs or SSDs, a SATA DVD, and a half-high tape drive. The second supports six SFF SAS HDDs or SSDs and a SATA DVD. These two choices both provide an integrated SAS controller, offering RAID 0, 1, and 10 support. The third supports six SFF SAS HDDs or SSDs, and a SATA DVD, and adds support for dual write cache RAID 5, RAID 6, and an external SAS port. HDDs and SSDs are hot-swap and front accessible with each of the three alternatives. Other integrated features include:
The PowerLinux system is specifically designed for emerging workloads that are proven ideal for a virtualized scale-out, Linux server environment. The PowerLinux 7R1 server benefits from POWER7+ performance, Intelligent Threads technology, and high memory and I/O bandwidth. These workloads benefit from POWER7® processor performance, virtualization efficiencies, unique workload optimizing features, and industry-leading reliability, availability, and scalability at prices comparable with traditional Linux servers. IBM is investing in new technologies to further advance the value of the PowerLinux 7R1 server for emerging and traditional workloads. Back to top
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February 20, 2013, for Model L1T and all features except:
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IBM PowerLinux 7R1 Summary of standard features:
The PowerLinux 7R1 server is ordered using feature #ELBE for a configuration with one 4-core 3.6 GHz POWER7+ processor module, feature #ELBF for a configuration with one 6-core 4.2 GHz POWER7+ processor module, and feature #ELBB for a configuration with one 8-core 4.2 GHz POWER7+ processor module. In addition to the processor module, the minimum PowerLinux 7R1 initial order must include processor activations, 32 GB of memory, two HDD/SDDs, an Ethernet adapter, a storage backplane, one power supply and one power cord, IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux or GPFS™ , an operating system indicator, and a Language Group Specify. The minimum defined initial order configuration, if no choice is made, is as follows:
Feature number Description
ELBE Package indicator that includes:
1 x EPLP 0/4 core 3.6 GHz POWER7+ Processor Module
4 x EPLR 4 Processor Activation (Zero-priced)
2 x EL2Q 32 GB Memory (Zero-priced)
2 x EL03 146.8 GB 15k SFF HDD
ELBF Package indicator that includes:
1 x EPLQ 0/6 core 4.2 GHz POWER7+ Processor Module
6 x EPLS 6 Processor Activation (Zero-priced)
2 x EL2Q 32 GB Memory (Zero-priced)
2 x EL03 146.8 GB 15k SFF HDD
ELBB Package indicator that includes:
1 x EPLK 0/8 core 4.2 GHz POWER7+ Processor Module
8 x EPLN 8 Processor Activation (Zero-priced)
2 x EL2Q 32 GB Memory (Zero-priced)
2 x EL03 146.8 GB 15k SFF HDD
The following features are required on packages ELBE, ELBF, and ELBB:
EL0T Storage Backplane for 2.5-inch Drives/SATA DVD/Tape
(Zero-priced)
EL11 PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter ($0)
1 x 5532 Power Supply, 1925 Watt AC
9300/97xx Language Group Specify
2147 Primary Operating System Indicator - Linux (#2147)
1 x 6xxx One Power Cord
#EC22 IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux (1 per core)
or
5765-G66 GPFS
Dynamic logical partitioningThe dynamic logical partitioning function provides enhanced resource management for the PowerLinux 7R1 server. Dynamic LPAR allows available system resources to be quickly and easily configured across multiple logical partitions to meet the rapidly changing needs of your business. Dynamic LPAR also allows you to add new system resources such as new HDDs or SSDs into your system's configuration without requiring a reboot. If the IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux (#EC22) feature is installed in the system, a maximum of 20 dynamic LPARs for each physical processor can be defined, with a PowerLinux 7R1 system maximum of 160 dynamic LPARs. Notes for Systems Director and VMControl:
IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux (feature #EC22) Either IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux or GPFS is required on the PowerLinux 7R1. PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux allows you to create partitions in units of less than 1 CPU (sub-CPU LPARs) and enables the same system I/O to be virtually added to these partitions. The feature also includes a software component that provides cross-partition workload management. PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux offers:
At initial order entry, if you select feature #EC22, Micro-Partitioning is enabled during manufacture and the enabling software media and publications are shipped to you. If you order feature #EC22 as an MES, an activation key will be posted on an IBM website, and you must retrieve it and install it on the system. The IBM website is Notes for PowerVM for PowerLinux :
Other features of IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux : Virtual Ethernet and Virtual Storage are part of PowerVM Editions. I/O drawer availability One disk-only I/O drawer is supported on the PowerLinux 7R1 (8246-L1T), providing large storage capacity and multiple partition support: Feature #5887 or #EL1S EXP24S holds 2.5-inch SAS disks or SSDs.
A single feature #EL1S or #5887 drawer can be cabled to the CEC external SAS port when a feature #EL0V or #EL0Y DASD backplane is installed in the 8246-L1T. A 3 Gbps YI cable (#EL2L) is used to connect the drawer to the CEC external SAS port. EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay drawer (#5887 or #EL1S (reduced price)) The EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay drawer is an expansion drawer with twenty-four 2.5-inch SFF SAS bays. It supports up to 24 hot-swap SFF SAS HDDs or SSDs on POWER6 or POWER7 servers in 2U of 19-inch rack space. The EXP24S bays are controlled by SAS adapters/controllers attached to the I/O drawer by SAS X or Y cables. The EXP24S uses Gen2 or SFF-2 SAS drives that physically do not fit in the Gen1 or SFF-1 bays of the POWER7 system unit or 12X PCIe I/O drawers or vice versa. The following SFF-2/Gen2 SAS drives can be used in the EXP24S with the PowerLinux 7R1:
The SAS adapter/controller that supports the EXP24S is the 2-x4-port SAS Adapter 3 Gb (#EL10). Up to 24 HDDs or SSDs can be used with any of the supported SAS adapters/controllers. The EXP24S has a fixed-length set of rails that allows it to fit in standard Power System 19-inch racks such as the 7014-T42 or 7014-T00 or the feature 0551 or 0553. IBM PowerLinux solution prerequisitesIBM Power Linux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere BigInsightsThe IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere® BigInsights™ supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 or later for IBM PowerLinux with IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Version 2.0 for IBM PowerLinux on the IBM PowerLinux 7R1 8246-L1T server. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for IBM PowerLinux servers offers new pricing for cost-effective scale-out solutions. Refer to Software Announcement 212-020, dated April 24, 2012 . The IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere BigInsights supports the 8246-L1T server. For expanded storage, select the 8246-L1T with the EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay drawer. IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Version 2.0 for IBM PowerLinux servers is available for order from IBM Passport Advantage® . Refer to How to order the IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere BigInsights :
IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere StreamsThe IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere Streams supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 or later for IBM PowerLinux with IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.0 for IBM PowerLinux on the IBM PowerLinux 7R1 8246-L2D and 8246-L2T servers. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for IBM PowerLinux servers offers new pricing for cost-effective scale-out solutions. Refer to Software Announcement 212-020, dated April 24, 2012 . The IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere Streams supports the 8246-L1D and 8246-L1T servers. For expanded storage, select the 8246-L1T with the EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay drawer. Refer to Hardware Announcement 112-070, dated April 24, 2012 . IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 2.0.0.4 for IBM PowerLinux servers is available for order from IBM Passport Advantage . Refer to The IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere Streams supports General Parallel File System V3.4 or later. IBM's General Parallel File System enables fast, efficient, and seamless management of petabytes of data and billions of files over a big data cluster. For more information about GPFS , refer to How to order the IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere Streams:
IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for Apache HadoopThe IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for Apache Hadoop supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 or later for Hadoop Common Source Version 1.1.1 on the IBM PowerLinux 7R1 8246-L1T server. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for IBM PowerLinux servers offers new pricing for cost-effective scale-out solutions. Refer to Software Announcement 212-020, dated April 24, 2012 . The IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for Apache Hadoop supports the 8246-L1T server. For expanded storage, select the 8246-L1T with the EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay drawer. Hadoop Common Source Version 1.1.1 is available for download. Refer to How to order the IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for Apache Hadoop:
IBM PowerLinux Linux Application Services EditionThe IBM PowerLinux Linux Application Services Edition supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 or later for IBM PowerLinux , Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 or later for IBM PowerLinux , and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 or later. For more information on Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM PowerLinux , refer to Software Announcement 212-020, dated April 24, 2012 . IBM PowerLinux Linux Application Services Edition supports IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux V2.2.1.5. Refer to Software Announcement 212-012, dated April 24, 2012 . The packages for the open source applications are distributed in the supported SUSE and Red Hat releases. These workloads can be installed and configured with the IBM Installation Toolkit, an optional, no-charge utility available for download from IBM How to order the IBM PowerLinux Linux Application Services Edition:
IBM PowerLinux Solution Edition for SAP ApplicationsThe IBM PowerLinux Solution Edition for SAP Applications supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 or later for IBM PowerLinux , Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 or later for IBM PowerLinux , and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 or later. The solution supports IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux V2.2.1.5 and SAP POWER7 and POWER7+ certified products with IBM DB2® V9.7. Refer to Software Announcement 212-020, dated April 24, 2012 . How to order the IBM PowerLinux Solution Edition for SAP Applications:
IBM Solution for Websphere Mobile and Web Applications on PowerLinuxThe IBM Solution for WebSphere® Mobile and Web Applications on PowerLinux supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 and above for IBM PowerLinux with IBM WAS Liberty Profile Version 8.5.0.1 for IBM PowerLinux on the IBM PowerLinux 7R1 8246-L1D and 8246-L1T servers. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for IBM PowerLinux servers offers new pricing for cost-effective scale-out solutions. Refer to Software Announcement 212-020, dated April 24, 2012 . The IBM Solution for WebSphere Mobile and Web Applications on PowerLinux supports the 8246-L1D and 8246-L1T servers. For expanded storage, select the 8246-L2T with the EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay drawer. Refer to Hardware Announcement 112-118, dated July 10, 2012 . IBM WAS Liberty Profile Version 8.5.0.1 for IBM PowerLinux servers is available for order from IBM Passport Advantage . Refer to How to order the IBM Solution for WebSphere Mobile and Web Applications on PowerLinux :
IBM PowerLinux Open Source Infrastructure ServicesThe IBM PowerLinux Open Source Infrastructure Services supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 or later for IBM PowerLinux , Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 or later for IBM PowerLinux , and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 or later. For more information on Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM PowerLinux , refer to Software Announcement 212-020, dated April 24, 2012 . IBM PowerLinux Open Source Infrastructure Services supports IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux V2.2.1.5. Refer to Software Announcement 212-012, dated April 24, 2012 . The packages for the open source applications are distributed in the supported SUSE and Red Hat releases. These workloads can be installed and configured with the IBM Installation Toolkit, an optional, no-charge utility available for download from IBM How to order the IBM PowerLinux Linux Open Source Infrastructure Services:
19-inch racksThe PowerLinux 7R1 (8246-L1T) is designed to mount in the 36U 7014-T00 (#0551) or the 42U 7014-T42 (#0553) rack. These racks are built to the 19-inch EIA standard. When you order a new 8246 system, you can also order the appropriate 7014 rack model with the system hardware on the same initial order. IBM is making the racks available as features of the 8246-L1T when you order additional I/O drawer hardware for an existing system (MES order). The rack feature number should be used if you want IBM to integrate the newly ordered I/O drawer in a 19-inch rack before shipping the MES order. 1.8-meter rack (#0551) The 1.8-meter rack (#0551) is a 36 EIA unit rack. The rack that is delivered as feature #0551 is the same rack delivered when you order the 7014-T00 rack; the included features may be different. Some features that are delivered as part of the 7014-T00 must be ordered separately with the feature #0551. Order the feature #0551 only when required to support rack integration of MES orders prior to shipment from IBM . 2.0-meter rack (#0553) The 2.0-meter rack (#0553) is a 42 EIA unit tall rack. The rack that is delivered as feature #0553 is the same rack delivered when you order the 7014-T42 rack; the included features may be different. Some features that are delivered as part of the 7014-T42 must be ordered separately with the feature #0553. Order the feature #0553 only when required to support rack integration of MES orders prior to shipment from IBM . IBM Power Systems Deployment-ready ServicesIBM offers a portfolio of integration, configuration, and customization services for IBM Power Systems . These Deployment-ready Services are designed to accelerate solution deployment and reduce related resources and cost. Offerings include:
For more information on Deployment-ready Services, refer to Reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) featuresReliability, fault tolerance, and data correctionThe reliability of systems starts with components, devices, and subsystems that are designed to be highly reliable. The POWER7+ processor SCM uses lower-voltage technology, improving reliability with stacked latches to reduce soft error (SER) susceptibility. During the design and development process, subsystems go through rigorous verification and integration testing processes. During system manufacturing, systems go through a thorough testing process to help ensure the highest level of product quality. The system cache and memory offer ECC (error checking and correcting) fault-tolerant features. ECC is designed to correct environmentally induced, single-bit, intermittent memory failures and single-bit hard failures. With ECC, the likelihood of memory failures will be reduced. ECC also provides double-bit memory error detection that helps protect data in the event of a double-bit memory failure. The Linux operating system supports disk drive mirroring (RAID 1) through software, while other RAID protection schemes are provided via hardware RAID adapters. Memory error correction extensionsThe memory has single-bit-error correction and double-bit-error detection ECC circuitry. The ECC code is also designed such that the failure of any one specific memory module within an ECC word by itself can be corrected absent any other fault. Memory protection features include scrubbing to detect errors, a means to call for the deallocation of memory pages for a pattern of correctable errors detected, and signaling deallocation of a logical memory block when an error occurs that cannot be corrected by the ECC code. Fault monitoring functionsDisk drive fault tracking is designed to alert the system administrator of an impending disk drive failure before it impacts operation. Mutual surveillanceThe Service Processor monitors the operation of the firmware during the boot process, and also monitors the hypervisor for termination. The hypervisor monitors the Service Processor and will perform a reset/reload if it detects the loss of the Service Processor. If the reset/reload does not correct the problem with the Service Processor, the hypervisor will notify the operating system and the operating system can take appropriate action, including calling for service. Environmental monitoring functionsPOWER7+ based servers include a range of environmental monitoring functions:
Availability enhancement functionsThe POWER7+ family of systems continues to offer and introduce significant enhancements designed to increase system availability. POWER7+ processor functions As in POWER6 and POWER7 , the POWER7+ processor has the ability to do processor instruction retry and alternate processor recovery for a number of core-related faults. This significantly reduces exposure to both hard (logic) and soft (transient) errors in the processor core. Soft failures in the processor core are transient (intermittent) errors, often due to cosmic rays or other sources of radiation, and generally are not repeatable. When an error is encountered in the core, the POWER7+ processor will first automatically retry the instruction. If the source of the error was truly transient, the instruction will succeed and the system will continue as before. On IBM systems prior to POWER6 , this error would have caused a checkstop. Hard failures are more difficult, being true logical errors that will be replicated each time the instruction is repeated. Retrying the instruction will not help in this situation. As in POWER6 and POWER7 , POWER7+ processors have the ability to extract the failing instruction from the faulty core and retry it elsewhere in the system for a number of faults, after which the failing core is dynamically deconfigured and called out for replacement. These systems are designed to avoid a full system outage. POWER7+ single processor check stopping As in POWER6 and POWER7 , POWER7+ includes single processor check stopping for certain faults that cannot be handled by the availability enhancements described in the preceding section. This significantly reduces the probability of any one processor affecting total system availability. Partition availability priority Also available is the ability to assign availability priorities to partitions. If an alternate processor recovery event requires spare processor resources in order to protect a workload, when no other means of obtaining the spare resources is available, the system will determine which partition has the lowest priority and attempt to claim the needed resource. On a properly configured POWER7+ processor-based server, this allows that capacity to be first obtained from, for example, a test partition instead of a financial accounting system. POWER7+ cache availability The L2 and L3 caches in the POWER7+ processor are protected with double-bit detect, single-bit correct error detection code (ECC). In addition, the caches maintain a cache line delete capability. A threshold of correctable errors detected on a cache line can result in the data in the cache line being purged and the cache line removed from further operation without requiring a reboot. An ECC uncorrectable error detected in the cache can also trigger a purge and delete of the cache line. This results in no loss of operation if the cache line contained data unmodified from what was stored in system memory. Modified data would be handled through Special Uncorrectable Error handling. L1 data and instruction caches also have a retry capability for intermittent error and a cache set delete mechanism for handling solid failures. In addition, the POWER7+ processors also have the ability to dynamically substitute a faulty bit-line in an L3 cache dedicated to a processor with a spare bit-line. Special Uncorrectable Error handling Special Uncorrectable Error (SUE) handling prevents an uncorrectable error in memory or cache from immediately causing the system to terminate. Rather, the system tags the data and determines whether it will ever be used again. If the error is irrelevant, it will not force a check stop. If the data is used, termination may be limited to the program/kernel or hypervisor owning the data; or the I/O adapters controlled by an I/O hub controller would freeze if data were transferred to an I/O device. PCI extended error handling PCI extended error handling (EEH)-enabled adapters respond to a special data packet generated from the affected PCI slot hardware by calling system firmware, which will examine the affected bus, allow the device driver to reset it, and continue without a system reboot. For Linux , EEH support extends to the majority of frequently used devices, although some third-party PCI devices may not provide native EEH support. Predictive failure and dynamic component deallocation Servers with POWER® processors have long had the capability to perform predictive failure analysis on certain critical components such as processors and memory. When these components exhibit certain symptoms that may indicate a failure is imminent, the system can dynamically deallocate and call home, when enabled, about the failing part before the error is propagated system-wide. In many cases, the system will first attempt to reallocate resources in such a way that will avoid unplanned outages. In the event that insufficient resources exist to maintain full system availability, these servers will attempt to maintain partition availability by user-defined priority. Uncorrectable error recovery When the auto-restart option is enabled, the system can automatically restart following an unrecoverable software error, hardware failure, or environmentally induced (ac power) failure. ServiceabilityThe purpose of serviceability is to repair the system while attempting to minimize or eliminate service cost (within budget objectives), while maintaining high user satisfaction. Serviceability includes system installation, MES (system upgrades/downgrades), and system maintenance/repair. Depending upon the system and warranty contract, service may be performed by the client, an IBM representative, or an authorized warranty service provider. The serviceability features delivered in this system provide a highly efficient service environment by incorporating the following attributes:
Service environments The HMC is a dedicated server that provides functions for configuring and managing servers for either partitions or a full-system partition using a GUI or command-line interface (CLI). An HMC attached to the system allows support personnel (with client authorization) to remotely log in to review error logs and perform remote maintenance if required. The POWER7+ processor-based platforms support two main service environments:
Service Interface The Service Interface allows support personnel to communicate with the service support applications in a server using a console, interface, or terminal. Delivering a clear, concise view of available service applications, the Service Interface allows the support team to manage system resources and service information in an efficient and effective way. Applications available via the Service Interface are carefully configured and placed to give service providers access to important service functions. Different service interfaces are used, depending on the state of the system and its operating environment. The primary service interfaces are:
In the light path LED implementation, the system can clearly identify components for replacement by using specific component-level LEDs, and can also guide the servicer directly to the component by signaling (turning on solid) the amber system fault LED, the enclosure fault LED, and the component FRU fault LED. The servicer can also use the identify function to blink the FRU-level LED. When this function is activated, a roll-up to the blue enclosure locate and system locate LEDs will occur. These LEDs will turn on solid and can be used to follow the light path from the system to the enclosure and down to the specific FRU. First Failure Data Capture and error data analysis First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) is a technique that helps ensure that when a fault is detected in a system, the root cause of the fault will be captured without the need to re-create the problem or run any sort of extended tracing or diagnostics program. For the vast majority of faults, a good FFDC design means that the root cause can also be detected automatically without servicer intervention. FFDC information, error data analysis, and fault isolation are necessary to implement the advanced serviceability techniques that enable efficient service of the systems and to help determine the failing items. In the rare absence of FFDC and error data analysis, diagnostics are required to re-create the failure and determine the failing items. Diagnostics General diagnostic objectives are to detect and identify problems such that they can be resolved quickly. Elements of IBM's diagnostics strategy include:
Automatic diagnostics Because of the FFDC technology designed into IBM servers, it is not necessary to perform re-create diagnostics for failures or require user intervention. Solid and intermittent errors are designed to be correctly detected and isolated at the time the failure occurs. Runtime and boot-time diagnostics fall into this category. Stand-alone diagnostics As the name implies, stand-alone or user-initiated diagnostics require user intervention. The user must perform manual steps, including:
Concurrent maintenance The system will continue to support concurrent maintenance of power, cooling, HDD or SSD, DVD, and firmware updates (when possible). The determination of whether a firmware release can be updated concurrently is identified in the readme information file released with the firmware. Service labels Service providers use these labels to assist them in performing maintenance actions. Service labels are found in various formats and positions, and are intended to transmit readily available information to the servicer during the repair process. Following are some of these service labels and their purpose:
Packaging for service The following service enhancements are included in the physical packaging of the systems to facilitate service:
Error handling and reportingIn the event of system hardware or environmentally induced failure, the system runtime error capture capability systematically analyzes the hardware error signature to determine the cause of failure. The analysis result will be stored in system NVRAM. When the system can be successfully restarted either manually or automatically, the error will be reported to the operating system. Error Log Analysis (ELA) can be used to display the failure cause and the physical location of the failing hardware. With the integrated Service Processor, the system has the ability to automatically send out an alert via phone line to a pager or call for service in the event of a critical system failure. A hardware fault will also turn on the amber system fault LED located on the system unit to alert the user of an internal hardware problem. The indicator may also be set to blink by the operator as a tool to allow system identification. For identification, the blue locate LED on the enclosure and at the system level will turn on solid. The amber system fault LED will be on solid when an error condition occurs. On POWER7+ processor-based servers, hardware and software failures are recorded in the system log. When an HMC is attached, an ELA routine analyzes the error, forwards the event to the Service Focal Point (SFP) application running on the HMC, and notifies the system administrator that it has isolated a likely cause of the system problem. The Service Processor event log also records unrecoverable checkstop conditions, forwards them to the SFP application, and notifies the system administrator. Once the information is logged in the SFP application, if the system is properly configured, a call home service request will be initiated and the pertinent failure data with service parts information and part locations will be sent to an IBM service organization. Customer contact information and specific system-related data such as the machine type, model, and serial number, along with error log data related to the failure, are sent to IBM Service. Live Partition MobilityWith Live Partition Mobility you can migrate an AIX® or Linux partition running on one POWER7 or POWER7+ partition system to another POWER6 , POWER7 , or POWER7+ system without disrupting services. Also, IBM i and Linux partitions are enabled to migrate to another system without disrupting services. The migration transfers the entire system environment, including processor state, memory, attached virtual devices, and connected users. It provides continuous operating system and application availability during planned partition outages for repair of hardware and firmware faults, or continuous availability during a concurrent repair that requires freeing up CEC resources. Service ProcessorThe Service Processor provides the capability to diagnose, check the status of, and sense the operational conditions of a system. It runs on its own power boundary and does not require resources from a system processor to be operational to perform its tasks. The Service Processor supports surveillance of the connection to the HMC and to the system firmware (hypervisor). It also provides several remote power control options, environmental monitoring, reset, restart, remote maintenance, and diagnostic functions, including console mirroring. The Service Processor menus (ASMI) can be accessed concurrently with system operation, allowing nondisruptive abilities to change system default parameters. Call home Call home refers to an automatic or manual call from the client's location to the IBM support structure with error log data, server status, or other service-related information. Call home invokes the service organization in order for the appropriate service action to begin. Call home can be done through HMC or most non-HMC managed systems. While configuring call home is optional, clients are encouraged to implement this feature in order to obtain service enhancements such as reduced problem determination time and faster and potentially more accurate transmittal of error information. In general, using the call home feature can result in increased system availability. The Electronic Service Agent™ application can be configured for automated call home. Refer to the next section for specific details on this application. IBM Electronic ServicesElectronic Service Agent and the IBM Electronic Services web portal comprise the IBM Electronic Services solution -- dedicated to providing fast, exceptional support to IBM clients. IBM Electronic Service Agent is a no-charge tool that proactively monitors and reports hardware events such as system errors, performance issues, and inventory. Electronic Service Agent can help you focus on your company's business initiatives, save time, and spend less effort managing day-to-day IT maintenance issues. Integrated in the operating system in addition to the HMC, Electronic Service Agent is designed to automatically and electronically report system failures and client-perceived issues to IBM , which can result in faster problem resolution and increased availability. System configuration and inventory information collected by Electronic Service Agent also can be viewed on the secure Electronic Services web portal and used to improve problem determination and resolution between you and the IBM support team. As part of an increased focus to provide even better service to IBM clients, Electronic Service Agent tool configuration and activation comes standard with the system. In support of this effort, a new HMC External Connectivity security white paper has been published, which describes data exchanges between the HMC and the IBM Service Delivery Center (SDC) and the methods and protocols for this exchange. To read the white paper and prepare for Electronic Service Agent installation, go to the "Reference Guide" section at Select your country. Click on " IBM Electronic Service Agent Connectivity Guide." BenefitsIncreased uptime: Electronic Service Agent is designed to enhance the warranty and maintenance service by providing faster hardware error reporting and uploading of system information to IBM Support. This can optimize the time monitoring the symptoms, diagnosing the error, and manually calling IBM Support to open a problem record. And 24x7 monitoring and reporting means no more dependency on human intervention or off-hours client personnel when errors are encountered in the middle of the night. Security: Electronic Service Agent is secure in monitoring, reporting, and storing the data at IBM . Electronic Service Agent securely transmits via the Internet (HTTPS or VPN) and can be configured to communicate securely through gateways to provide clients a single point of exit from their site. Communication between the client and IBM only flows one way. Activating Service Agent does not enable IBM to call into your system. System inventory information is stored in a secure database, which is protected behind IBM firewalls. The client's business applications or business data is never transmitted to IBM . More accurate reporting: Because system information and error logs are automatically uploaded to the IBM Support Center in conjunction with the service request, you are not required to find and send system information, decreasing the risk of misreported or misdiagnosed errors. Once inside IBM , problem error data is run through a data knowledge management system and knowledge articles are appended to the problem record. Customized support: Using the IBM ID entered during activation, you can view system and support information in the "My Systems" and "Premium Search" sections of the Electronic Services website. The Electronic Services web portal is a single Internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry points traditionally used to access IBM Internet services and support. This web portal enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in resolving technical problems. The newly improved My Systems and Premium Search functions make it even easier for Electronic Service Agent-enabled clients to track system inventory and find pertinent fixes. My Systems provides valuable reports of installed hardware and software using information collected from the systems by IBM Electronic Service Agent . Reports are available for any system associated with your IBM ID. Premium Search combines the function of search and the value of Electronic Service Agent information, providing advanced search of the technical support knowledgebase. Using Premium Search and the Service Agent information that has been collected from the system, you can see search results that apply specifically to your systems. For more information on how to utilize the power of IBM Electronic Services, visit the following website or contact an IBM Systems Services Representative Big data analytics Companies want to deliver insights faster with optimized solutions that process structured and unstructured data on a massive scale. IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solutions offer breakthrough solutions for big data analytics whether it's IBM Big Data software solutions such as IBM InfoSphere BigInsights or InfoSphere Streams, or open source software such as Apache Hadoop. The IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere BigInsights enables organizations to mine data at rest and the PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere Streams analyzes data in motion. Apache Hadoop is a software framework that supports data-intensive applications under a free license. It enables applications to work with thousands of nodes and petabytes of data and can help users perform analysis swiftly, including unstructured data which isn't possible to analyze with conventional systems. The Apache Hadoop software framework has been updated specifically to take advantage of benefits of the Power architecture with the IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for Apache Hadoop. PowerLinux Big Data Solutions are optimized for both structured and unstructured data to help businesses deliver analytics services faster by taking advantage of the workload-optimizing features of the POWER7 architecture that specifically apply to big data:
InfoSphere BigInsights for PowerLinux uses the open source Apache Hadoop framework and other open source and IBM value-added technologies for distributed processing of large data sets across clusters of computers. This big data solution can help companies analyze social media sites for the latest buzz about their products, for example, and take action to boost sales. InfoSphere Streams for PowerLinux analyzes data in motion. Designed to manage stream flows and apply various analytics against streaming data, it enables companies to store less, analyze more, and make better decisions, faster. By extracting insight from data as it is streaming into your organization, you can react to events as they are happening to change business outcomes. For example, financial institutions can inspect real-time credit card usage to detect and prevent fraudulent transactions. The PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere Streams performs complex real-time analytics on data in motion. Enterprises can seamlessly extend existing applications with data mining capabilities - and scale to any size PowerLinux cluster. The PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere Streams also leverages GPFS - the industry-leading cluster file system from IBM . Industry application solutions More companies are relying on Linux for business applications that are designed for their industry and tuned for specific business needs. PowerLinux provides a highly secure, resilient, and fully optimized stack for industry applications, enabling faster time-to-delivery for new, differentiating services with less downtime. Optimized systems tuned with PowerLinux offer a lower cost per workload for high-quality businesses services compared to x86 commodity servers. Solutions for government, banking, manufacturing, and others are available in several local markets. PowerLinux Solution Edition for SAP Applications delivers a single-system SAP environment for midsize businesses, supporting up to 500 SAP users on the competitively priced PowerLinux 7R1 server with IBM PowerVM and IBM DB2 . The PowerLinux 7R1 server provides the ideal platform to consolidate multiple x86 server workloads onto a single server. SAP production, development, test, and database environments can run on a single high-performing, efficient, and reliable server. Consolidation of the SAP and database environments simplifies administration and maintenance for SAP applications and lowers IT costs for midsize businesses. The PowerLinux Solution Edition for SAP Applications leverages PowerVM for PowerLinux that is optimized for the Linux operating system and is offered exclusively on the PowerLinux servers. PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux incorporates all the features of PowerVM Enterprise Edition and delivers unique advanced capabilities for Linux environments, including the ability to dynamically remove memory from running virtual machines (VMs) and reallocate it to other VMs and the ability to enhance performance by automatically reacting to anticipated and unanticipated spikes in server demand. PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux offers new pricing for cost-effective virtualized workload environments. With lower virtualization costs, you receive IT savings through the total cost of acquisition (TCA) and the total cost of ownership (TCO). The PowerLinux Solution Edition for SAP Applications supports SAP POWER7 certified products such as SAP Business Suite and SAP Solution Manager with IBM DB2 V9.7. SAP products are available for order from SAP or SAP Business Partners. Open source infrastructure services Today, Linux is the low-cost deployment platform of choice for vital applications like web, email, and social media collaboration. Companies are replacing more expensive infrastructure applications with robust open source offerings running on Linux , and running them in virtualized environments. With PowerLinux Open Source Infrastructure Services you can run key infrastructure workloads with industry standards-based Linux on competitively priced PowerLinux servers. Open source applications for PowerLinux are included with commercial Linux distributions from Red Hat and SUSE, and supported by Red Hat, SUSE, and IBM . Open source applications like email, file and print, web, and network infrastructure can be installed and configured in the PowerLinux Open Source Infrastructure Services solution using the IBM Installation Toolkit. The toolkit simplifies the setup of your workloads by stepping you through their configuration. The PowerLinux Open Source Infrastructure Services leverages IBM PowerVM for PowerLinux for efficient server virtualization. PowerLinux Open Source Infrastructure Services PowerVM technology is designed to help Power Systems servers deliver higher server utilization rates through greater throughput per workload. Running open source application workloads on a single server reduces costly IT administration, energy consumption, data center space, and other expenses associated with the deployment and maintenance of numerous servers. IBM can offer a superior economic model for workload consolidation on POWER7 servers with PowerVM software -- an important factor behind recent migrations from Oracle and HP to Power Systems technology. PowerVM for PowerLinux offers advanced virtualization and is offered exclusively on PowerLinux servers. The PowerVM for PowerLinux pricing structure delivers cost-effective virtualized workload environments. PowerVM technology is designed to deliver secure and scalable virtualization and to control server and virtual image sprawl. ISV industry and cross-industry solutions IBM is working with worldwide ISVs like SAP along with regional ISVs to optimize and exploit integrated PowerVM virtualization functionality and superior performance of the PowerLinux 7R1 with their business application suites. In addition, a growing portfolio of thousands of applications is available from global and regional ISVs for the PowerLinux 7R1 server. To search for ISV applications available for the new PowerLinux 7R1 server along with the associated Linux distributions, refer to the IBM Global Solutions Directory at To view the full list of available applications that will be compatible to run on the PowerLinux 7R1 server, use the following in your search criteria:
IBM Software In addition, IBM Software includes a growing portfolio of solution stacks and services optimized for PowerLinux , including:
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VIOS 2.2.1 support for Power 710, 720, 730, 740, 750, 760, PowerLinux 7R1, 7R2 IBM intends to provide to those customers with VIOS 2.2.1 the ability to run that environment on the new Power 710 (8231-E1D), PowerLinux 7R1 (8246-L1D, 8246-L1T), Power 720 (8202-E4D), Power 730 (8231-E2D), PowerLinux 7R2 (8246-L2D, 8246-L2T), Power 740 (8205-E6D), Power 750 (8408-E8D), and Power 760 (9109-RMD). Red Hat Statement of Direction IBM intends to continue to work with Red Hat to provide support for the new Power 710 (8231-E1D), PowerLinux 7R1 (8246-L1D, 8246-L1T), Power 720 (8202-E4D), Power 730 (8231-E2D), PowerLinux 7R2 (8246-L2D, 8246-L2T), Power 740 (8205-E6D), Power 750 (8408-E8D) and Power 760 (9109-RMD) with an upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 release. For additional questions about the availability of this release and supported HW servers, please consult the Red Hat Hardware Catalog at RHEL 6 Pre-Install feature for Power 710, 720, 730, 740, 750, 760, 7R1, 7R2 IBM intends to provide support for pre-install of an upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 release on the new Power 710 (8231-E1D), PowerLinux 7R1 (8246-L1D, 8246-L1T), Power 720 (8202-E4D), Power 730 (8231-E2D), PowerLinux 7R2 (8246-L2D, 8246-L2T), Power 740 (8205-E6D), Power 750 (8408-E8D) and Power 760 (9109-RMD) systems. Standard Red Hat Disclaimer Information concerning Red Hat Enterprise Linux was obtained from Red Hat. Questions concerning Red Hat Enterprise Linux should be directed to Red Hat, as Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not an IBM product. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is sold or licensed, as the case may be, to users under Red Hat's terms and conditions. Availability and support is the responsibility of Red Hat. IBM IS NOT LIABLE AND MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Moreover, all statements regarding IBM's or Red Hat's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only. Information regarding potential future third-party products that may work with an IBM product should not be relied on in making a purchase decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future third-party products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. Information about potential future third-party products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for IBM or Red Hat products remain at IBM's or Red Hat's sole discretion, as applicable. IBM's statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM's sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remain at our sole discretion. Back to top
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The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 8246 machine type: Description MT Model Feature IBM PowerLinux 7R1 8246 L1T System AC Power Supply, 1925 W 8246 L1T 5532 16GB (2x8GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 4Gb DDR3 DRAM 8246 L1T EL2Q 32GB (2x16GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 4Gb DDR3 DRAM 8246 L1T EL2R 16GB (2x8GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 4Gb DDR3 DRAM 8246 L1T EL2S 32GB (2x16GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 4Gb DDR3 DRAM 8246 L1T EL2T 64GB (2x32GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 4Gb DDR3 DRAM 8246 L1T EL2U 64GB (2x32GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 4Gb DDR3 DRAM 8246 L1T EL2V PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SR Adapter 8246 L1T EL2Z PCIe2 LP 4-port (10Gb FCoE & 1GbE) SRIOV SR&RJ45 8246 L1T EL38 PowerLinux Base package -- 8-core 4.2 GHz PowerLinux 7R1 8246 L1T ELBB PowerLinux Base package -- 4-core 3.6 GHz PowerLinux 7R1 8246 L1T ELBE PowerLinux Base package -- 6-core 4.2 GHz PowerLinux 7R1 8246 L1T ELBF PCIe2 LP 16Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter 8246 L1T EN0B 8-core 4.2 GHz POWER7+ Processor Module (Zero-priced) 8246 L1T EPLK Processor Activation for #EPLK (Zero-priced) 8246 L1T EPLN 4-core 3.6 GHz POWER7+ Processor Module (Zero-priced) 8246 L1T EPLP 6-core 4.2 GHz POWER7+ Processor Module (Zero-priced) 8246 L1T EPLQ Processor Activation for #EPLP (Zero-priced) 8246 L1T EPLR Processor Activation for #EPLQ (Zero-priced) 8246 L1T EPLS 1.5TB Removable Disk Drive Cartridge 8246 L1T EU15 The following are features already announced for the IBM Power Systems 8246 machine type: Description MT Model Feature Linux Partition Specify 8246 L1T 0266 V.24/EIA232 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable 8246 L1T 0348 V.35 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable 8246 L1T 0353 X.21 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable 8246 L1T 0359 SSD Placement Indicator - CEC 8246 L1T 0462 SSD Placement Indicator - 5887 8246 L1T 0465 19 inch, 1.8 meter high rack 8246 L1T 0551 19 inch, 2.0 meter high rack 8246 L1T 0553 Rack Filler Panel Kit 8246 L1T 0599 Load Source Not in CEC 8246 L1T 0719 Specify #5887 Load Source placement 8246 L1T 0728 SAN Load Source Specify 8246 L1T 0837 US TAA Compliance Indicator 8246 L1T 0983 USB 160 GB Removable Disk Drive 8246 L1T 1106 USB 500 GB Removable Disk Drive 8246 L1T 1107 Custom Service Specify, Rochester Minn, USA 8246 L1T 1140 177GB SFF-1 SSD w/ eMLC (AIX/Linux) 8246 L1T 1775 System port/UPS Conversion Cable 8246 L1T 1827 177GB SSD Module with eMLC (AIX/Linux) 8246 L1T 1995 PCIe LP RAID & SSD SAS Adapter 3Gb 8246 L1T 2053 Primary OS - Linux 8246 L1T 2147 Factory Deconfiguration of 1-core 8246 L1T 2319 2M LC-SC 50 Micron Fiber Converter Cable 8246 L1T 2456 2M LC-SC 62.5 Micron Fiber Converter Cable 8246 L1T 2459 3M Asynchronous Terminal/Printer Cable EIA-232 8246 L1T 2934 Asynchronous Cable EIA-232/V.24 3M 8246 L1T 2936 Serial-to-Serial Port Cable for Drawer/Drawer- 3.7M 8246 L1T 3124 Serial-to-Serial Port Cable for Rack/Rack- 8M 8246 L1T 3125 1m, (3.3-ft) IB 40G Copper Cable QSFP/QSFP 8246 L1T 3287 3m, (9.8-ft.) IB 40G Copper Cable QSFP/QSFP 8246 L1T 3288 5m QDR IB/E'Net Copper Cable QSFP/QSFP 8246 L1T 3289 10 meter Quad Data Rate InfiniBand Optical Cable, QSFP/QSFP 8246 L1T 3290 30 meter Quad Data Rate InfiniBand Optical Cable, QSFP/QSFP 8246 L1T 3293 Widescreen LCD Monitor 8246 L1T 3632 0.3M Serial Port Converter Cable, 9-Pin to 25-Pin 8246 L1T 3925 Serial Port Null Modem Cable, 9-pin to 9-pin, 3.7M 8246 L1T 3927 Serial Port Null Modem Cable, 9-pin to 9-pin, 10M 8246 L1T 3928 System Serial Port Converter Cable 8246 L1T 3930 1.8 M (6-ft) Extender Cable for Displays (15-pin D-shell to 15-pin D-shell) 8246 L1T 4242 Extender Cable - USB Keyboards, 1.8M 8246 L1T 4256 VGA to DVI Connection Converter 8246 L1T 4276 Rack Integration Services: BP only 8246 L1T 4648 Rack Integration Services 8246 L1T 4649 One and only one rack indicator feature is required on all orders (#4650 to #4666). Rack Indicator- Not Factory Integrated 8246 L1T 4650 Rack Indicator, Rack #1 8246 L1T 4651 Rack Indicator, Rack #2 8246 L1T 4652 Rack Indicator, Rack #3 8246 L1T 4653 Rack Indicator, Rack #4 8246 L1T 4654 Rack Indicator, Rack #5 8246 L1T 4655 Rack Indicator, Rack #6 8246 L1T 4656 Rack Indicator, Rack #7 8246 L1T 4657 Rack Indicator, Rack #8 8246 L1T 4658 Rack Indicator, Rack #9 8246 L1T 4659 Rack Indicator, Rack #10 8246 L1T 4660 Rack Indicator, Rack #11 8246 L1T 4661 Rack Indicator, Rack #12 8246 L1T 4662 Rack Indicator, Rack #13 8246 L1T 4663 Rack Indicator, Rack #14 8246 L1T 4664 Rack Indicator, Rack #15 8246 L1T 4665 Rack Indicator, Rack #16 8246 L1T 4666 Software Preload Required 8246 L1T 5000 PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter 8246 L1T 5260 PCIe LP POWER GXT145 Graphics Accelerator 8246 L1T 5269 PCIe LP 10Gb FCoE 2-port Adapter 8246 L1T 5270 PCIe LP 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet Adapter 8246 L1T 5271 PCIe LP 10GbE CX4 1-port Adapter 8246 L1T 5272 PCIe LP 2-Port 1GbE SX Adapter 8246 L1T 5274 PCIe LP 10GbE SR 1-port Adapter 8246 L1T 5275 PCIe LP 4-Port Async EIA-232 Adapter 8246 L1T 5277 PCIe2 LP 4-Port 10GbE&1GbE SFP+ Copper&RJ45 8246 L1T 5279 PCIe2 LP 4-Port 10GbE&1GbE SR&RJ45 Adapter 8246 L1T 5280 PCIe2 LP 2-Port 4X IB QDR Adapter 40Gb 8246 L1T 5283 PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10GbE SFP+ Copper Adapter 8246 L1T 5286 PCIe LP 2-Port Async EIA-232 Adapter 8246 L1T 5290 SATA Slimline DVD-RAM Drive 8246 L1T 5771 EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer 8246 L1T 5887 Opt Front Door for 1.8m Rack 8246 L1T 6068 Opt Front Door for 2.0m Rack 8246 L1T 6069 1.8m Rack Acoustic Doors 8246 L1T 6248 2.0m Rack Acoustic Doors 8246 L1T 6249 1.8m Rack Trim Kit 8246 L1T 6263 2.0m Rack Trim Kit 8246 L1T 6272 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU (250V/10A) 8246 L1T 6458 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer To OEM PDU (125V, 15A) 8246 L1T 6460 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (250V/15A) U. S. 8246 L1T 6469 Power Cord 1.8m (6-ft), Drawer to Wall (125V/15A) 8246 L1T 6470 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (125V/15A) 8246 L1T 6471 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (250V/16A) 8246 L1T 6472 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (250V/10A) 8246 L1T 6473 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/13A) 8246 L1T 6474 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/16A) 8246 L1T 6475 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A) 8246 L1T 6476 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/16A) 8246 L1T 6477 Power Cord 2.7 M(9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU, (250V, 16A) 8246 L1T 6478 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (125V/15A or 250V/10A ) 8246 L1T 6488 4.3m (14-Ft) 3PH/24A 380-415V Power Cord 8246 L1T 6489 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/48A 200-240V Power Cord 8246 L1T 6491 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/48-60A 200-240V Power Cord 8246 L1T 6492 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A) 8246 L1T 6493 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A) 8246 L1T 6494 Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU, (250V, 10A) 8246 L1T 6496 Power Cable - Drawer to IBM PDU, 200-240V/10A 8246 L1T 6577 Optional Rack Security Kit 8246 L1T 6580 Modem Tray for 19-Inch Rack 8246 L1T 6586 Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU, (125V, 15A) 8246 L1T 6651 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/24-30A Pwr Cord 8246 L1T 6654 4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/24-30A WR Pwr Cord 8246 L1T 6655 4.3m (14-Ft)1PH/24A Power Cord 8246 L1T 6656 Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU, (250V, 15A) 8246 L1T 6659 Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (125V/15A) 8246 L1T 6660 Power Cord 2.8m (9.2-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU, (250V/10A) 8246 L1T 6665 Power Cord 4.3M (14-foot), Drawer to OEM PDU, (250V, 15A) 8246 L1T 6669 Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), Drawer to IBM PDU, 250V/10A 8246 L1T 6671 Power Cord 1.5M (5-foot), Drawer to IBM PDU, 250V/10A 8246 L1T 6672 Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Dawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A) 8246 L1T 6680 Intelligent PDU+, 1 EIA Unit, Universal UTG0247 Connector 8246 L1T 7109 Environmental Monitoring Probe 8246 L1T 7118 Power Distribution Unit 8246 L1T 7188 Ethernet Cable, 15m, Hardware Management Console to System Unit 8246 L1T 7802 Linux Software Preinstall 8246 L1T 8143 USB Mouse 8246 L1T 8845 Order Routing Indicator- System Plant 8246 L1T 9169 Language Group Specify - US English 8246 L1T 9300 specify mode-1 & (1)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887 8246 L1T 9359 Specify mode-1 & (2)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887 8246 L1T 9360 Specify mode-2 & (2)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887 8246 L1T 9361 Specify mode-4 & (4)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887 8246 L1T 9365 Specify mode-2 & (4)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887 8246 L1T 9366 Specify mode-1 & CEC SAS port for EXP24 #5887 8246 L1T 9384 New Red Hat License Core Counter 8246 L1T 9442 New SUSE License Core Counter 8246 L1T 9443 Other Linux License Core Counter 8246 L1T 9445 3rd Party Linux License Core Counter 8246 L1T 9446 VIOS Core Counter 8246 L1T 9447 Month Indicator 8246 L1T 9461 Day Indicator 8246 L1T 9462 Hour Indicator 8246 L1T 9463 Minute Indicator 8246 L1T 9464 Qty Indicator 8246 L1T 9465 Countable Member Indicator 8246 L1T 9466 Language Group Specify - Dutch 8246 L1T 9700 Language Group Specify - French 8246 L1T 9703 Language Group Specify - German 8246 L1T 9704 Language Group Specify - Polish 8246 L1T 9705 Language Group Specify - Norwegian 8246 L1T 9706 Language Group Specify - Portuguese 8246 L1T 9707 Language Group Specify - Spanish 8246 L1T 9708 Language Group Specify - Italian 8246 L1T 9711 Language Group Specify - Canadian French 8246 L1T 9712 Language Group Specify - Japanese 8246 L1T 9714 Language Group Specify - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) 8246 L1T 9715 Language Group Specify - Korean 8246 L1T 9716 Language Group Specify - Turkish 8246 L1T 9718 Language Group Specify - Hungarian 8246 L1T 9719 Language Group Specify - Slovakian 8246 L1T 9720 Language Group Specify - Russian 8246 L1T 9721 Language Group Specify - Simplified Chinese (PRC) 8246 L1T 9722 Language Group Specify - Czech 8246 L1T 9724 Language Group Specify -- Romanian 8246 L1T 9725 Language Group Specify - Croatian 8246 L1T 9726 Language Group Specify -- Slovenian 8246 L1T 9727 Language Group Specify - Brazilian Portuguese 8246 L1T 9728 Language Group Specify - Thai 8246 L1T 9729 IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux 8246 L1T EC22 Specify Mode-1 & (1)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24S #5887 8246 L1T EJP1 Specify Mode-1 & (2)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24S #5887 8246 L1T EJP2 Specify Mode-2 & (2)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24S #5887 8246 L1T EJP3 Specify Mode-2 & (1)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24S #5887 8246 L1T EJP6 Specify Mode-2 (2 )ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24 #5887 8246 L1T EJP7 Specify mode-2 (1) ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24 #5887 8246 L1T EJPA Specify mode-2 (2)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24#5887 8246 L1T EJPB Specify mode-4 (1)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24 #5887 8246 L1T EJPC Specify mode-4 (2)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24 #5887 8246 L1T EJPD Specify mode-2 (1)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 8246 L1T EJPJ Specify mode-2 (2)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 8246 L1T EJPK Specify mode-4 (1)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 8246 L1T EJPL Specify mode-4 (2)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 8246 L1T EJPM Specify mode-4 (3)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887 8246 L1T EJPN Full Width Keyboard -- USB, US English, #103P 8246 L1T EK51 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, French, #189 8246 L1T EK52 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Italian, #142 8246 L1T EK53 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, German/Austrian, #129 8246 L1T EK54 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, UK English, #166P 8246 L1T EK55 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Spanish, #172 8246 L1T EK56 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Japanese, #194 8246 L1T EK57 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Brazilian Portuguese, #275 8246 L1T EK58 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Hungarian, #208 8246 L1T EK59 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Korean, #413 8246 L1T EK60 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Chinese, #467 8246 L1T EK61 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, French Canadian, #445 8246 L1T EK62 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Belgian/UK, #120 8246 L1T EK64 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Swedish/Finnish, #153 8246 L1T EK65 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Danish, #159 8246 L1T EK66 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Bulgarian, #442 8246 L1T EK67 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Swiss/French/German, #150 8246 L1T EK68 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Norwegian,#155 8246 L1T EK69 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Dutch, #143 8246 L1T EK70 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Portuguese, #163 8246 L1T EK71 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Greek, #319 8246 L1T EK72 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Hebrew, #212 8246 L1T EK73 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Polish, #214 8246 L1T EK74 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Slovakian, #245 8246 L1T EK75 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Czech, #243 8246 L1T EK76 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Turkish, #179 8246 L1T EK77 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, LA Spanish, #171 8246 L1T EK78 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Arabic, #253 8246 L1T EK79 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Thai, #191 8246 L1T EK80 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Russian, #443 8246 L1T EK81 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Slovenian, #234 8246 L1T EK82 Full Width Keyboard -- USB, US English Euro, #103P 8246 L1T EK83 80/160GB DAT160 SAS Tape Drive (3.5") for PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL01 300GB 10K RPM SFF SAS Disk Drive - PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL02 146GB 15K RPM SFF SAS Disk Drive - PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL03 PCIe LP 4Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter - PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL09 Memory Riser Card - PowerLinux (Zero-priced) 8246 L1T EL0A Memory Riser Card - PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL0K 600GB 10K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive - PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL0P Storage Backplane -- 6 SFF Drives/SATA DVD 8246 L1T EL0R Storage Backplane -- 3 SFF Drives/SATA DVD/HH Tape 8246 L1T EL0T Storage Backplane -- 6 SFF Drives/SATA DVD/RAID/ External SAS Port 8246 L1T EL0V Storage Backplane -- 6 SFF Drives/SATA DVD PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL0W Storage Backplane -- 3 SFF Drives/SATA DVD/HH Tape - PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL0X Storage Backplane -- 6 SFF Drives/SATA DVD/RAID/ External SAS Port - PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL0Y 300GB 15K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive - PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL0Z PCIe LP 2-x4-port SAS Adapter 3Gb - PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL10 PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter - PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL11 8GB (2x4GB) Memory DIMMs - PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL15 8GB (2x4GB) Memory DIMMs - PowerLinux 8246 L1T EL1F 177GB SFF-2 SSD w/ eMLC (AIX/Linux) 8246 L1T EL1K 387GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux with eMLC 8246 L1T EL1L 146GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8246 L1T EL1M 300GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8246 L1T EL1N 300GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8246 L1T EL1P 600GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8246 L1T EL1Q 900GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (Linux) 8246 L1T EL1R EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer 8246 L1T EL1S SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 1.5 M 8246 L1T EL1T SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 15 M 8246 L1T EL1U SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 3 M 8246 L1T EL1V SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 6 M 8246 L1T EL1W SAS X Cable 15m - HD 3Gb 2-Adapter to Enclosure 8246 L1T EL1X SAS X Cable 10m - HD 6Gb 2-Adapter to Enclosure 8246 L1T EL1Y SAS X Cable 3m - HD 6Gb 2-Adapter to Enclosure 8246 L1T EL1Z SAS X Cable 6m - HD 6Gb 2-Adapter to Enclosure 8246 L1T EL20 SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual Controller/Dual Path 15M: 8246 L1T EL21 SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual Controller/Dual Path 3M: 8246 L1T EL22 SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual Controller/Dual Path 6M: 8246 L1T EL23 SAS YO Cable 15m - HD 3Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8246 L1T EL24 SAS YO Cable 1.5m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8246 L1T EL25 SAS YO Cable 10m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8246 L1T EL26 PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SFP+ Adapter 8246 L1T EL27 SAS YO Cable 6m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8246 L1T EL28 SAS YO Cable 3m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure 8246 L1T EL29 PCIe2 LP RAID SAS Adapter Dual-port 6Gb 8246 L1T EL2K SAS Cable (YI) System to SAS Enclosure, Single Controller/Dual Path 3M 8246 L1T EL2L PCIe LP 8Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter 8246 L1T EL2N PCIe2 LP 2-port 10GbE SR Adapter 8246 L1T EL2P 900GB 10K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive (Linux) 8246 L1T EL35 Trial PowerVM Live Partition Mobility 8246 L1T ELPM 1m (3.3-ft), 10GbE'Net Cable SFP+ Act Twinax Copper 8246 L1T EN01 3m (9.8-ft), 10Gb E'Net Cable SFP+ Act Twinax Copper 8246 L1T EN02 5m (16.4-ft), 10Gb E'Net Cable SFP+ Act Twinax Copper 8246 L1T EN03 PCIe2 LP 8Gb 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter 8246 L1T EN0Y RFID Tags for Servers, Compute Nodes, Chassis, Racks, and HMCs 8246 L1T ERF1 387GB SFF-1 SSD for AIX/Linux with eMLC 8246 L1T ES0A 1TB Removable Disk Drive Cartridge 8246 L1T EU01 RDX USB External Docking Station for Removable Disk Cartridge 8246 L1T EU04 RDX 320 GB Removable Disk Drive 8246 L1T EU08 RDX USB Internal Docking Station for Removable Disk Cartridge 8246 L1T EU23 Back to top
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You can access the product documentation at Product documentation is also available on DVD (5K5T-7087). The following information is shipped with the 8246-L1T:
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Specified operating environmentPhysical specifications
Operating environment
Note: The maximum measured value is the worst case power consumption expected from a fully populated server under an intensive workload. The maximum measured value also accounts for component tolerance and non-ideal operating conditions. Power consumption and heat load vary greatly by server configuration and utilization. The IBM Systems Energy Estimator should be used to obtain a heat output estimate based on a specific configuration. Noise level and sound power
6.6 bels (operating and idling)
EMC conformance classification: This equipment is subject to FCC rules and shall comply with the appropriate FCC rules before final delivery to the buyer or centers of distribution.
Homologation -- Telecom environmental testing (Safety and EMC): Homologation approval for specific countries has been initiated with the IBM Homologation and Type Approval (HT&A) organization in LaGaude, France. This Power Systems model and applicable features meet the environmental testing requirements of the country telecom and have been designed and tested in compliance with the Full Quality Assurance Approval (FQAA) process as delivered by the British Approval Board for Telecom (BABT), the UK Telecom regulatory authority. This product is not certified for connection by any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks. Certification may be required by law prior to making any such connection. Contact an IBM representative or reseller for any questions. Product safety/Country testing/Certification:
General requirements: The product is in compliance with IBM Corporate Bulletin C-B 0-2594-000 Statement of Conformity of IBM Product to External Standard (Suppliers Declaration). HomologationThis product is not certified for direct connection by any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks. Certification may be required by law prior to making any such connection. Contact an IBM representative or reseller for any questions. Hardware requirementsPowerLinux 7R1 minimum system configuration The PowerLinux 7R1 (8246-L1T) offers 4-, 6-, and 8-core configurations with one processor module. The PowerLinux 7R1 can contain up to 256 GB of system memory (128 GB maximum per memory riser card). The PowerLinux 7R1 offers five PCIe x8 Gen2 slots and one PCIe x4 Gen2 Low Profile slot, and three or six SFF HDDs/SDDs and one or two media devices, depending on the storage backplane selected. PowerLinux 7R1 initial order must include a minimum of the following items:
RAID There are multiple protection options for HDD/SSD drives in the SAS SFF bays in PowerLinux 7R1 system units or drives in disk-only I/O drawers. Although protecting drives is always recommended, Linux users may choose to leave some or all drives unprotected at their own risk and IBM supports these configurations. This HDD/SSD drive protection can be provided by Linux software or by the HDD or SSD hardware controllers. Mirroring of drives is provided by Linux software. In addition, Linux supports controllers providing RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, or 10. To further augment HDD/SSD protection, hot spare capability can be used for protected drives. Specific hot spare prerequisites apply. An integrated SAS HDD/SSD controller is provided in the PowerLinux 7R1 system unit and provides support for JBOD and RAID 0, 1, and 10 for Linux . It is optionally augmented by RAID 5 and RAID 6 capability when storage backplane feature number EL0V is added to the configuration. Other disk/SSD controllers are provided as PCIe SAS adapters are supported. PCI Controllers with and without write cache are supported. RAID 5 and RAID 6 on controllers with write cache are supported. Linux can use disk drives formatted with 512 byte blocks when being mirrored by the operating system. These disk drives must be reformatted to 528 byte sectors when used in RAID arrays. Although a small percentage of the drive's capacity is lost, additional data protection such as ECC and bad block detection is gained in this reformatting. For example, a 300 GB disk drive when reformatted provides around 283 GB. IBM Power SSDs are formatted to 528 bytes. Software requirements
Users should also update their systems with the latest Linux for Power service and productivity tools available at For software requirements for each feature number, refer to the following website The requirement that a Linux operating system support agreement be in place with the purchase or renewal of a RHEL license can be met in the following ways:
Every RHEL subscription only offering includes IBM Support access to Red Hat technical resources in the event that IBM needs Red Hat's assistance in problem determination and resolution. In order to assure that Red Hat resources are available to assist IBM throughout the hours of support, IBM is providing clients with the appropriate subscription only offering. If clients are purchasing IBM Support with IBM support coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, they must purchase a RHEL Premium Subscription offering. Clients who are purchasing IBM Support without 24 hour access to IBM may purchase a RHEL Standard Subscription offering. LimitationsSystem
HMC Machine Code Notes for Systems Director and VMControl:
If attaching an HMC to a new server or adding function to an existing server that requires a firmware update, the HMC Machine Code may need to be updated. Machine Code includes firmware and microcode. Access to Machine Code updates is conditioned on entitlement and license validation in accordance with IBM policy and practice. IBM may verify entitlement through customer number, serial number, electronic restrictions, or any other means or methods employed by IBM in its discretion. To determine the HMC Machine Code level required for the firmware level on any server, go to the following web page to access the Fix Level Recommendation Tool (FLRT) on or after the planned availability date for this product. FLRT will identify the correct HMC Machine Code for the selected system firmware level If a single HMC is attached to multiple servers, the HMC Machine Code level must be updated to the server with the most recent firmware level. All prior levels of server firmware are supported with the latest HMC Machine Code level. The IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) Release 7.7.0 Service Pack 1 contains the following:
HMC V7 R7.7.0: The IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) V7.7.0 contains the following:
HMC V7 R7.7.0 SP1: The IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) V7.7.0 contains the following:
Boot requirements Selecting feature #0837 indicates boot from SAN. Processor modules
Power supply One 1925 watt ac Power Supply (1 x #5532) is required. A second Power Supply is available for redundant power. Redundant fans Redundant fans standard. Power cords One power cord is required. The PowerLinux 7R1 supports 100-127 V ac and 200-240 V ac power cords. System memory A minimum 32 GB of memory is required on the PowerLinux 7R1. A system must be ordered with a minimum/maximum of 4 x #EL15, 2 x #EL2Q, or 1 x #EL2R or EL2V. Maximum memory is 256 GB.
Plans for future memory upgrades should be taken into account when deciding which memory feature size to use at the time of initial system order.
Memory features
Feature Minimum Maximum
Feature number quantity quantity
8 GB 1066 MHz EL15 0 4
(2 x 4 GB RDIMMs)
(Zero priced)
16 GB 1066 MHz EL2Q 0 2
(2 x 8 GB RDIMMs)
(Zero priced)
32 GB 1066 MHz EL2R 0 1
(2 x 16 GB RDIMMs)
(Zero priced)
64 GB 1066 MHz EL2V 0 1
(2 x 32 GB RDIMMs)
(Zero priced)
8 GB 1066 MHz EL1F 0 4
(2 x 4 GB RDIMMs)
(Reduced price)
16 GB 1066 MHz EL2S 0 4
(2 x 8 GB RDIMMs)
(Reduced price)
32 GB 1066 MHz EL2T 0 4
(2 x 16 GB RDIMMs)
(Reduced price)
64 GB 1066 MHz EL2U 0 4
(2 x 32 GB RDIMMs)
(Reduced price)
PCI card slots The PowerLinux 7R1 contains five x8 Gen2 Low Profile slots and one x4 Gen2 PCIe Low Profile slot, which is restricted to the standard Ethernet adapter. Graphics adapters
I/O adapters
I/O adapter features
Orderable Supported CEC Sys
feature feature Max Max
I/O adapter number number qty qty Size
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter 5260 5 5 LP
PCIe LP RAID & SSD SAS A 2053 2 2 LP
PCIe LP POWER GXT145 Graphics Acc 5269 4 4 LP
PCIe LP 10Gb FCoE 2-port Adapter 5270 5 5 LP
PCIe LP 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-T 5271 5 5 LP
PCIe LP 10GbE CX4 1-port Adapter 5272 5 5 LP
PCIe LP 2-Port 1GbE SX Adapter 5274 5 5 LP
PCIe LP 10GbE SR 1-port Adapter 5275 5 5 LP
PCIe LP 4-Port Async EIA-232 Adap 5277 5 5 LP
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1/10GbE SFP+ 5279 5 5 LP
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1/10GbE SR 5280 5 5 LP
PCIe2 LP PCIe2 2-port 4X IB QDR 5283 2 2 LP
PCIe2 LP PCIe2 2-Port 10GbE SFP 5286 5 5 LP
PCIe LP 2-Port Async EIA 232 5290 2 2 LP
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter EL11 1 1 LP
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SFP+ EL27 5 5 LP
PCIe2 LP RAID SAS Adapter 6Gb EL2K 2 2 LP
PCIe LP 8Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel EL2N 5 5 LP
PCIe2 LP PCIe2 2-port 10GbE SR EL2P 5 5 LP
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SR EL2Z 5 5 LP
PCIe LP 4 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel EL09 5 5 LP
PCIe LP 2-x4-port SAS Adapter 3Gb EL10 5 5 LP
PCIe2 LP 4-port (10Gb FCoE & 1GbE)EL38 5 5 LP
PCIe2 LP 16Gb 2-port Fibre ChannelEN0B 5 5 LP
PCIe2 LP 8Gb 4-port Fibre Channel EN0Y 5 5 LP
Storage devices and bays
Storage device features
Orderable
Maximum feature
Device quantity Bay number
DVD-RAM (SATA) 1 Slim 5771
80/160GB DAT160 SAS Tape 1 Tape EL01
Drive (3.5") for
PowerLinux
RDX USB Internal Docking 1 Tape EU23
Station for Removable
Disk Cartridge
Orderable
Maximum feature
Device quantity Bay number
177 GB SAS, SFF, 6 SFF 1-6 1775
Solid-state
300 GB 10K, 6 SFF 1-6 EL02
SAS, SFF
146.8 GB 15K, 6 SFF 1-6 EL03
SAS, SFF
600 GB 10K, 6 SFF 1-6 EL0P
SAS, SFF
300 GB 15K, 6 SFF 1-6 EL0Z
SAS, SFF
900 GB 10k, 6 SFF 1-6 EL35
SAS SFF
177 GB SAS, SFF, 96 96 in 4 EL1K
Solid-state x #5887/#EL1S
387 GB SAS, SFF, 96 96 in 4 EL1L
Solid-state x #5887/#EL1S
146.8 GB, 15K, 96 96 in 4 EL1M
SAS, SFF, GEN2 x #5887/#EL1S
300 GB 10K, 96 96 in 4 EL1N
SAS, SFF, GEN2 x #5887/#EL1S
300 GB 15K, 96 96 in 4 EL1P
SAS, SFF, GEN2 x #5887/#EL1S
600 GB 10K, 96 96 in 4 EL1Q
SAS, SFF, GEN2 x #5887/#EL1S
900 GB 10k 96 96 in 4 EL1R
SAS, SFF, GEN2 x #5887/#EL1S
387 GB SAS, SFF, 6 SFF 1-6 ES0A
Solid-state
177 GB 1.8", 4 2 per 1995
Solid-state, for #2053 #2053
Note: Six disks or solid-state drives maximum can be installed internally. Planning informationCable ordersNo cables required. Security, auditability, and controlThe customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities. Back to top
Electronic Service Agent and the IBM Electronic Support web portal are dedicated to providing fast, exceptional support to IBM Systems customers. The IBM Electronic Service Agent tool is a no-additional-charge tool that proactively monitors and reports hardware events, such as system errors, performance issues, and inventory. The Electronic Service Agent tool can help you stay focused on your company's strategic business initiatives, save time, and spend less effort managing day-to-day IT maintenance issues. Servers enabled with this tool can be monitored remotely around the clock by IBM Support all at no additional cost to you. Electronic Service Agent is designed to automatically and electronically report system failures and utilization issues to IBM , which can result in faster problem resolution and increased availability. System configuration and inventory information collected by the Electronic Service Agent tool also can be viewed on the secure Electronic Support web portal, and used to improve problem determination and resolution by you and the IBM support team. To access the tool main menu, simply type "smitty esa_main", and select "Configure Electronic Service Agent ." In addition, ESA now includes a powerful web user interface, giving the administrator easy access to status, tool settings, problem information, and filters. For more information and documentation on how to configure and use Electronic Service Agent , refer to The IBM Electronic Support portal is a single Internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry points traditionally used to access IBM Internet services and support. This portal enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in resolving technical problems. The My Systems and Premium Search functions make it even easier for Electronic Service Agent tool-enabled customers to track system inventory and find pertinent fixes. BenefitsIncreased uptime: The Electronic Service Agent tool is designed to enhance the Warranty or Maintenance Agreement by providing faster hardware error reporting and uploading system information to IBM Support. This can translate to less wasted time monitoring the "symptoms," diagnosing the error, and manually calling IBM Support to open a problem record. Its 24 x 7 monitoring and reporting mean no more dependence on human intervention or off-hours customer personnel when errors are encountered in the middle of the night. Security: The Electronic Service Agent tool is designed to be secure in monitoring, reporting, and storing the data at IBM . The Electronic Service Agent tool securely transmits either via the Internet (HTTPS or VPN) or modem, and can be configured to communicate securely through gateways to provide customers a single point of exit from their site. Communication is one way. Activating Electronic Service Agent does not enable IBM to call into a customer's system. System inventory information is stored in a secure database, which is protected behind IBM firewalls. It is viewable only by the customer and IBM . The customer's business applications or business data is never transmitted to IBM . More accurate reporting: Since system information and error logs are automatically uploaded to the IBM Support center in conjunction with the service request, customers are not required to find and send system information, decreasing the risk of misreported or misdiagnosed errors. Once inside IBM , problem error data is run through a data knowledge management system and knowledge articles are appended to the problem record. Customized support: Using the IBM ID entered during activation, customers can view system and support information in the "My Systems" and "Premium Search" sections of the Electronic Support website at My Systems provides valuable reports of installed hardware and software using information collected from the systems by Electronic Service Agent . Reports are available for any system associated with the customer's IBM ID. Premium Search combines the function of search and the value of Electronic Service Agent information, providing advanced search of the technical support knowledgebase. Using Premium Search and the Electronic Service Agent information that has been collected from your system, customers are able to see search results that apply specifically to their systems. For more information on how to utilize the power of IBM Electronic Services, contact your IBM Systems Services Representative, or visit Back to top
Volume orders: Contact your IBM representative. IBM Global FinancingYes Warranty periodThree years. An IBM part or feature installed during the initial installation of an IBM machine is subject to a full warranty effective on the date of installation of the machine. An IBM part or feature that replaces a previously installed part or feature assumes the remainder of the warranty period for the replaced part or feature. An IBM part or feature added to a machine without replacing a previously installed part or feature is subject to a full warranty effective on its date of installation. Unless specified otherwise, the warranty period, type of warranty service, and service level of a part or feature are the same as those for the machine in which it is installed. Warranty serviceIf required, IBM provides repair or exchange service depending on the types of warranty service specified for the machine. IBM will attempt to resolve your problem over the telephone, or electronically via an IBM website. IBM may request Electronic Service Agent (ESA) activation and you must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies. Scheduling of service will depend the time of your call and is subject to parts availability. If applicable to your product, parts considered Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs) will be provided as part of the machine's standard warranty service. Service levels are response-time objectives, may be limited in some areas, and are not guaranteed. The specified level of warranty service may not be available in all worldwide locations. Additional charges may apply outside IBM's normal service area. Contact your local IBM representative or your reseller for country-specific and location-specific information. CRU ServiceIBM provides replacement CRUs to you for you to install. CRU information and replacement instructions are shipped with your machine and are available from IBM upon your request. CRUs are designated as being either a Tier 1 (mandatory) or a Tier 2 (optional) CRU. Tier 1 (mandatory) CRUInstallation of Tier 1 CRUs, as specified in this announcement, is your responsibility. If IBM installs a Tier 1 CRU at your request, you will be charged for the installation. Tier 2 (optional) CRUYou may install a Tier 2 CRU yourself or request IBM to install it, at no additional charge. Based upon availability, CRUs will be shipped for next business day (NBD) delivery. IBM specifies, in the materials shipped with a replacement CRU, whether a defective CRU must be returned to IBM . When return is required, return instructions and a container are shipped with the replacement CRU. You may be charged for the replacement CRU if IBM does not receive the defective CRU within 15 days of your receipt of the replacement. The following parts have been designated as Tier 1 CRUs:
To service a Linux system end to end, Linux service and productivity tools must be installed from the web page at It's automatically loaded if IBM manufacturing installs Linux image or IBM Installation Toolkit. PowerPack is the best way to install required service packages from the website. Linux call home feature is also supported in a stand-alone system configuration to report serviceable events. On-site Service:At IBM's discretion, you will receive specified CRU service, or IBM will repair the failing machine at your location and verify its operation. You must provide a suitable working area to allow disassembly and reassembly of the IBM machine. The area must be clean, well lit, and suitable for the purpose. Service level is:
Non-IBM parts service Warranty serviceIBM is now shipping machines with selected non-IBM parts that contain an IBM field replaceable unit (FRU) part number label. These parts are to be serviced during the IBM machine warranty period. IBM is covering the service on these selected non-IBM parts as an accommodation to their customers, and normal warranty service procedures for the IBM machine apply. Warranty service upgradesDuring the warranty period, warranty service upgrades provide an enhanced level of on-site service for an additional charge. A warranty service upgrade must be purchased during the warranty period and is for a fixed term (duration). It is not refundable or transferable and may not be prorated. If required, IBM will provide the warranty service upgrade enhanced level of on-site service acquired by the customer. Service levels are response-time objectives and are not guaranteed. See the warranty services information section for additional details. IBM will attempt to resolve your problem over the telephone or electronically by access to an IBM website. Certain machines contain remote support capabilities for direct problem reporting, remote problem determination, and resolution with IBM . You must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies. Following problem determination, if IBM determines on-site service is required, scheduling of service will depend upon the time of your call, machine technology and redundancy, and availability of parts. On-site ServiceIBM will repair the failing machine at your location and verify its operation. You must provide a suitable working area to allow disassembly and reassembly of the IBM machine. The area must be clean, well lit, and suitable for the purpose. The service level is:
Note: Canada does not offer 2-hour response option. Maintenance services If required, IBM provides repair or exchange service depending on the types of maintenance service specified for the machine. IBM will attempt to resolve your problem over the telephone or electronically, via an IBM website. Certain machines contain remote support capabilities for direct problem reporting, remote problem determination, and resolution with IBM. IBM may request Electronic Service Agent (ESA) activation and you must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies. Scheduling of service will depend upon the time of your call, machine technology and redundancy, and availability of parts. Service levels are response-time objectives and are not guaranteed. The specified level of maintenance service may not be available in all worldwide locations. Additional charges may apply outside IBM's normal service area. Contact your local IBM representative or your reseller for country-specific and location-specific information. The following service selections are available as maintenance options for your machine type. IBM will repair the failing machine at your location and verify its operation. You must provide a suitable working area to allow disassembly and reassembly of the IBM machine. The area must be clean, well lit, and suitable for the purpose. The service level is:
Note: Canada does not offer 2-hour response option. Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) ServiceIf your problem can be resolved with a CRU (for example, keyboard, mouse, speaker, memory, or hard disk drive), and depending upon the maintenance service offerings in your geography, IBM will ship the replacement CRU to you for you to install. CRU information and replacement instructions are shipped with your machine and are available from IBM upon your request. Based upon availability, CRUs will be shipped for next business day delivery. IBM specifies, in the materials shipped with a replacement CRU, whether a defective CRU must be returned to IBM . When return is required, 1) return instructions and a container are shipped with the replacement CRU, and 2) you may be charged for the replacement CRU if IBM does not receive the defective CRU within 15 days of your receipt of the replacement. CRUs may be provided as part of the machine's standard maintenance service except that you may install a CRU yourself or request IBM installation, at no additional charge, under any of the On-site Service levels specified above. Non-IBM parts service Under certain conditions, IBM provides services for selected non-IBM parts at no additional charge for machines that are covered under warranty service upgrades or maintenance services. This service includes hardware problem determination (PD) on the non-IBM parts (for example, adapter cards, PCMCIA cards, disk drives, memory) installed within IBM machines and provides the labor to replace the failing parts at no additional charge. If IBM has a Technical Service Agreement with the manufacturer of the failing part, or if the failing part is an accommodations part (a part with an IBM FRU label), IBM may also source and replace the failing part at no additional charge. For all other non-IBM parts, customers are responsible for sourcing the parts. Installation labor is provided at no additional charge, if the machine is covered under a warranty service upgrade or a maintenance service. Warranty service upgradesUsage plan machineNo IBM hourly service rate classificationTwo When a type of service involves the exchange of a machine part, the replacement may not be new, but will be in good working order. Field-installable featuresYes Model conversionsNo Machine installationCustomer setup. Customers are responsible for installation according to the instructions IBM provides with the machine. Graduated program license charges applyYes The applicable processor group is: Small. Licensed Machine CodeIBM Machine Code is licensed for use by a customer on the IBM machine for which it was provided by IBM under the terms and conditions of the IBM License Agreement for Machine Code, to enable the machine to function in accordance with its specifications, and only for the capacity authorized by IBM and acquired by the customer. You can obtain the agreement by contacting your IBM representative or visiting
Machine using LMC Type Model
8246-L1T
Access to Machine Code updates is conditioned on entitlement and license validation in accordance with IBM policy and practice. IBM may verify entitlement through customer number, serial number, electronic restrictions, or any other means or methods employed by IBM in its discretion. If the machine does not function as warranted and your problem can be resolved through your application of downloadable Machine Code, you are responsible for downloading and installing these designated Machine Code changes as IBM specifies. If you would prefer, you may request IBM to install downloadable Machine Code changes; however, you may be charged for that service. Educational allowanceA reduced charge is available to qualified education customers. The educational allowance may not be added to any other discount or allowance. The educational allowance is 18% for the products in this announcement. Back to top
Product chargesThe following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 8246 machine type:
Initial/
MES/
Model Feature Both RP
Description number number support CSU MES
IBM PowerLinux 7R1
L1T Yes
Linux Partition Specify
L1T 0266 Both Yes No
V.24/EIA232 6.1m (20 Ft) PCI C
L1T 0348 Both Yes No
V.35 6.1m (20 Ft) PCI Cable
L1T 0353 Both Yes No
X.21 6.1m (20 Ft) PCI Cable
L1T 0359 Both Yes No
SSD Placement Indicator CEC
L1T 0462 Both Yes No
SSD Placement Indicator 5887
L1T 0465 Both Yes No
19 inch, 1.8 meter high rack
L1T 0551 MES Yes No
19 inch, 2.0 meter high rack
L1T 0553 MES Yes No
Rack Filler Panel Kit
L1T 0599 Both Yes No
Load Source Not in CEC
L1T 0719 Both Yes No
#5887 Load Source Specify
L1T 0728 Both Yes No
SAN Load Source Specify
L1T 0837 Both Yes No
US TAA Compliance Indicator
L1T 0983 Both Yes No
USB 160 GB Removable Disk Dr
L1T 1106 Support Yes No
USB 500 GB Removable Disk Dr
L1T 1107 Both Yes No
Custom Serv. Specify, Roch
L1T 1140 Both Yes No
177GB SFF-1 SSD w/ eMLC AIX/Li
L1T 1775 Both Yes No
System port/UPS Conversion Cab
L1T 1827 Both Yes No
177GB SSD Module with eMLC (AI
L1T 1995 Both No No
PCIe LP RAID SSD SAS Adapter 3
L1T 2053 Both Yes No
Primary OS Linux
L1T 2147 Both Yes No
Factory Deconfiguration of 1 c
L1T 2319 Initial N/A No
LC-SC 50 Micron Fiber Conv Cab
L1T 2456 Both Yes No
LC-SC 62.5 Mic.Fib.Conv.Cable
L1T 2459 Both Yes No
Asynch.Termin/Print.Cbl EIA232
L1T 2934 Both Yes No
Asynchronous Cable EIA 232/V
L1T 2936 Both Yes No
Ser to Ser Port Cab Draw/Draw
L1T 3124 Both Yes No
Serial to Se.Port Cbl Rack 8M
L1T 3125 Both Yes No
1m, QDR IB Copper Cable
L1T 3287 Both Yes No
3m, QDR IB Copper Cable
L1T 3288 Both Yes No
5m QDR IB/E'Net Copper Cable
L1T 3289 Both Yes No
10m QDR IB Optic Cable
L1T 3290 Both Yes No
30m QDR IB Optic Cable
L1T 3293 Both Yes No
Widescreen LCD Monitor
L1T 3632 Both Yes No
0.3M Serial Prt Converter Cbl
L1T 3925 Both Yes No
Serial Port Null Mod Cab 3.7M
L1T 3927 Both Yes No
Ser.Port Null Modem Cable,10M
L1T 3928 Both Yes No
System Serial Port Converter C
L1T 3930 Both Yes No
6Foot Extend.Cbl for Displays
L1T 4242 Both Yes No
Extender Cable USB Keybo 1.8M
L1T 4256 Both Yes No
VGA to DVI Connection Converte
L1T 4276 Both Yes No
Rack Integration Services: BP
L1T 4648 Initial N/A No
Rack Integration Services
L1T 4649 Initial N/A No
One and only one rack indicator feature is required on
all orders (#4650 to #4666).
No Factory Integration Ind.
L1T 4650 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 1
L1T 4651 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 2
L1T 4652 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 3
L1T 4653 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 4
L1T 4654 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 5
L1T 4655 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 6
L1T 4656 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 7
L1T 4657 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 8
L1T 4658 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 9
L1T 4659 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 10
L1T 4660 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 11
L1T 4661 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 12
L1T 4662 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 13
L1T 4663 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 14
L1T 4664 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 15
L1T 4665 Initial N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 16
L1T 4666 Initial N/A No
Software Preload Required
L1T 5000 Initial N/A No
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter
L1T 5260 Both Yes No
PCIe LP POWER GXT145 Graphics
L1T 5269 Both Yes No
PCIe LP 10Gb FCoE 2 port Adapt
L1T 5270 Both Yes No
PCIe LP 4 Port 10/100/1000 Bas
L1T 5271 Both Yes No
PCIe LP 10GbE CX4 1 port Adapt
L1T 5272 Both Yes No
PCIe LP 2 Port 1GbE SX Adapter
L1T 5274 Both Yes No
PCIe LP 10GbE SR 1 port Adapt
L1T 5275 Both Yes No
PCIe LP 4 Port Async EIA 232 A
L1T 5277 Both Yes No
PCIe2 4Port 10GBE&1GBE SFP+ LP
L1T 5279 Both Yes No
PCIe2 4-Port 10GbE&1GbE SR LP
L1T 5280 Both Yes No
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 4X IB QDR Adap
L1T 5283 Both Yes No
PCIe2 LP 2 Port 10GbE SFP Copp
L1T 5286 Both Yes No
PCIe LP 2 Port Async EIA 232 A
L1T 5290 Both Yes No
System Pwr Sup -1925W
L1T 5532 Both Yes No
SATA Slimline DVD-RAM Drive
L1T 5771 Both Yes No
EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer
L1T 5887 Both Yes No
Opt Front Door for 1.8m Rack
L1T 6068 MES Yes No
Opt Front Door for 2.0m Rack
L1T 6069 MES Yes No
1.8m Rack Acoustic Doors
L1T 6248 MES Yes No
2.0m Rack Acoustic Doors
L1T 6249 MES Yes No
1.8m Rack Trim Kit
L1T 6263 MES Yes No
2.0m Rack Trim Kit
L1T 6272 MES Yes No
Pwr Crd 4.3m 14ft Wall IBM PDU
L1T 6458 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd (14FT), Drwr - OEM PDU
L1T 6460 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 4.3m 14ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6469 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 1.8m 6ft Wall 125V/15A
L1T 6470 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6471 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6472 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6473 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6474 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6475 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6476 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6477 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6478 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6488 Both Yes No
4.3m (14 Ft) 3PH/24A Power Cor
L1T 6489 MES Yes No
4.3m (14 Ft) 1PH/48A Pwr Cord
L1T 6491 MES Yes No
4.3m (14 Ft) 1PH/48 60A Pwr Co
L1T 6492 MES Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6493 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6494 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall 250V,10A
L1T 6496 Both Yes No
Power Cable Drawer to IBM PD
L1T 6577 Both Yes No
Optional Rack Security Kit
L1T 6580 MES Yes No
Modem Tray for 19-Inch Rack
L1T 6586 MES Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall 125V,15A
L1T 6651 Both Yes No
4.3m 1PH/24-30A Pwr Cord
L1T 6654 MES Yes No
4.3m 14Ft 1PH/24 30A WR Pwr
L1T 6655 MES Yes No
4.3m 14Ft 1PH/24A Power Cord
L1T 6656 MES Yes No
Pwr.Cord(9ft),To Wall/OEM PDU
L1T 6659 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 14ft 4.3m WallOEM PDU
L1T 6660 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.8m 9.2ft Wall PDU
L1T 6665 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 4.3M, Drwr - OEM PDU
L1T 6669 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7M, Drwr - IBM PDU
L1T 6671 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 1.5M, Drwr - IBM PDU
L1T 6672 Both Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
L1T 6680 Both Yes No
IIntelligent PDU+ 1 EIA Unit
L1T 7109 MES Yes No
Environmental Monitoring Probe
L1T 7118 Both Yes No
Power Distribution Unit
L1T 7188 MES Yes No
Eth Cbl 15M HW Management
L1T 7802 Both Yes No
Linux Software Preinstall
L1T 8143 Initial N/A No
USB Mouse
L1T 8845 Both Yes No
Order Routing Indicator Syste
L1T 9169 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-US Eng
L1T 9300 Initial N/A No
specify mode-1 & (1)5901/5278
L1T 9359 Both Yes No
Specify mode-1 & (2)5901/5278
L1T 9360 Both Yes No
Specify mode-2 & (2)5901/5278
L1T 9361 Both Yes No
Specify mode-4 & (4)5901/5278
L1T 9365 Both Yes No
Specify mode-2 & (4)5901/5278
L1T 9366 Both Yes No
Specify mode-1 & CEC SAS port
L1T 9384 Both Yes No
New Red Hat Lic Core Counter
L1T 9442 Initial N/A No
New SUSE Lic Core Counter
L1T 9443 Initial N/A No
Other Linux Lic Core Counter
L1T 9445 Initial N/A No
3rd Party Linux Lic Core Cnt
L1T 9446 Initial N/A No
VIOS Core Counter
L1T 9447 Initial N/A No
Month Indicator
L1T 9461 Initial N/A No
Day Indicator
L1T 9462 Initial N/A No
Hour Indicator
L1T 9463 Initial N/A No
Minute Indicator
L1T 9464 Initial N/A No
Qty Indicator
L1T 9465 Initial N/A No
Countable Member Indicator
L1T 9466 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Dutch
L1T 9700 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-French
L1T 9703 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-German
L1T 9704 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Polish
L1T 9705 Initial N/A No
Lang Group Specify - Norwegian
L1T 9706 Initial N/A No
Lang.Group Spcf-Portuguese
L1T 9707 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Spanish
L1T 9708 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Italian
L1T 9711 Initial N/A No
Langua Gr Speci Canadian Frenc
L1T 9712 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Japanese
L1T 9714 Initial N/A No
Language Group Specify Tr Chin
L1T 9715 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Korean
L1T 9716 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Turkish
L1T 9718 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Hungarian
L1T 9719 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Slovakian
L1T 9720 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Russian
L1T 9721 Initial N/A No
Lang Group Spcf Simpl Chinese
L1T 9722 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Czech
L1T 9724 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Romanian
L1T 9725 Initial N/A No
Lang Group Specify - Croatian
L1T 9726 Initial N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Slovenian
L1T 9727 Initial N/A No
Lang Group Specify - Braz Port
L1T 9728 Initial N/A No
Lang Group Specify - Thai
L1T 9729 Initial N/A No
IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux
L1T EC22 Both Yes No
Mode-1 & (1)ESA1/ESA2 for 5887
L1T EJP1 Both Yes No
Mode-1 & (2)ESA1/ESA2 for 5887
L1T EJP2 Both Yes No
Mode-2 & (2)ESA1/ESA2 for 5887
L1T EJP3 Both Yes No
Mode-2 & (1)ESA1/ESA2 for 5887
L1T EJP6 Both Yes No
Specify Mode-2(2)ESA1/ESA2
L1T EJP7 Both Yes No
Specify mode-2(1) ESA1/ESA2
L1T EJPA Both Yes No
Specify mode-2 (2) ESA1/ESA2
L1T EJPB Both Yes No
Specify mode-4 (1)ESA1/ESA2
L1T EJPC Both Yes No
Specify mode-4(2)ESA1/ESA2
L1T EJPD Both Yes No
Specify mode-2 (1)5901/5278
L1T EJPJ Both Yes No
Specify mode-2(2)5901/5278
L1T EJPK Both Yes No
Specify mode-4 (1)5901/5278
L1T EJPL Both Yes No
Specify mode-4 (2) 5901/5278
L1T EJPM Both Yes No
Specify mode-4 (3) 5901/5278
L1T EJPN Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, US English
L1T EK51 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, French
L1T EK52 Both Yes No
Full WidthKey USB,Italian
L1T EK53 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, German/Aus
L1T EK54 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, UK English
L1T EK55 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Spanish
L1T EK56 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Japanese
L1T EK57 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, BrazilianP
L1T EK58 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Hungarian
L1T EK59 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Korean
L1T EK60 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Chinese
L1T EK61 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, French Can
L1T EK62 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Belgian/UK
L1T EK64 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Swedish/Fi
L1T EK65 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Danish
L1T EK66 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Bulgarian
L1T EK67 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Swiss/Fr/G
L1T EK68 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Norwegian
L1T EK69 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Dutch
L1T EK70 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Portuguese
L1T EK71 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Greek
L1T EK72 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Hebrew
L1T EK73 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Polish
L1T EK74 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Slovakian
L1T EK75 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Czech
L1T EK76 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Turkish
L1T EK77 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, LA Spanish
L1T EK78 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Arabic
L1T EK79 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Thai
L1T EK80 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Russian
L1T EK81 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Slovenian
L1T EK82 Both Yes No
Full Width Key USB, US English
L1T EK83 Both Yes No
80/160GB Tape - PowerLinux
L1T EL01 Both Yes No
300GB 10K SFF Disk-PowerLinux
L1T EL02 Both Yes No
146GB 15K SFF Disk-PowerLinux
L1T EL03 Both Yes No
4Gb 2-port FCAL - PowerLinux
L1T EL09 Both Yes No
Memory Riser Card(Zero-priced)
L1T EL0A Initial N/A No
Memory Riser Card - PowerLinux
L1T EL0K Both Yes No
600GB 10K SFF Disk-PowerLinux
L1T EL0P Both Yes No
Storage Backplane 6 SFF Dri
L1T EL0R Initial N/A No
Storage Backplane 3 SFF Dri
L1T EL0T Initial N/A No
Storage Backplane w/ext SAS
L1T EL0V Initial N/A No
Backplane 6 SFFs -PowerLinux
L1T EL0W MES Yes No
Backplane 3 SFFs -PowerLinux
L1T EL0X MES Yes No
Backplane w/ext SAS-PowerLinux
L1T EL0Y MES Yes No
300GB 15K SFF Disk-PowerLinux
L1T EL0Z Both Yes No
2-port SAS adapter -PowerLinux
L1T EL10 Both Yes No
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter
L1T EL11 Initial N/A No
8GB (2x4GB) Memory-PowerLinux
L1T EL15 Initial N/A No
8GB (2x4GB) Memory-PowerLinux
L1T EL1F Both Yes No
177GB SFF-2 SSD w/ eMLC AIX/Li
L1T EL1K Both Yes No
387GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux
L1T EL1L Both Yes No
146GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk
L1T EL1M Both Yes No
300GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk
L1T EL1N Both Yes No
300GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk
L1T EL1P Both Yes No
600GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk
L1T EL1Q Both Yes No
900GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk
L1T EL1R Both Yes No
EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer
L1T EL1S Initial N/A No
SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS1.5M
L1T EL1T Both Yes No
SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS 15M
L1T EL1U Both Yes No
SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS 3M
L1T EL1V Both Yes No
SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS 6M
L1T EL1W Both Yes No
SAS X Cable 15m - HD 3Gb 2-Ada
L1T EL1X Both Yes No
SAS X Cable 10m - HD 6Gb 2-Ada
L1T EL1Y Both Yes No
SAS X Cable 3m - HD 6Gb 2-Adap
L1T EL1Z Both Yes No
SAS X Cable 6m - HD 6Gb 2-Adap
L1T EL20 Both Yes No
SAS Cbl X Adp SAS Encl 15M
L1T EL21 Both Yes No
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS E
L1T EL22 Both Yes No
SAS Cbl X Adp SAS Enclosure 6M
L1T EL23 Both Yes No
SAS YO Cable 15m - HD 3Gb Adap
L1T EL24 Both Yes No
SAS YO Cable 1.5m - HD 6Gb Ada
L1T EL25 Both Yes No
SAS YO Cable 10m - HD 6Gb Adap
L1T EL26 Both Yes No
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SFP
L1T EL27 Both Yes No
SAS YO Cable 6m - HD 6Gb Adapt
L1T EL28 Both Yes No
SAS YO Cable 3m - HD 6Gb Adapt
L1T EL29 Both Yes No
PCIe2 LP RAID SAS Adapter 6Gb
L1T EL2K Both Yes No
SAS Ca(YI) System to SAS 3M
L1T EL2L Both Yes No
PCIe LP 8Gb 2 Port Fibre Chann
L1T EL2N Both Yes No
PCIe2 LP 2 port 10GbE SR Adapt
L1T EL2P Both Yes No
16GB (2x8GB) Memory DIMMs 1066
L1T EL2Q Initial N/A No
32GB (2x16GB) Mem DIMMs 1066
L1T EL2R Initial N/A No
16GB (2x8GB) Memory DIMMs 1066
L1T EL2S Both Yes No
32GB (2x16GB) Mem DIMMs 1066
L1T EL2T Both Yes No
64GB (2x32GB) Mem DIMMs 1066
L1T EL2U Both Yes No
64GB (2x32GB) Mem DIMMs 1066
L1T EL2V Initial N/A No
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SR
L1T EL2Z Both Yes No
900GB 10k RPM SAS SFF Disk
L1T EL35 Both Yes No
PCIe2 LP 4-port 10GB FCoE & 1G
L1T EL38 Both Yes No
PowerLinux Base - 8c 4.2 GHz
L1T ELBB Initial N/A No
PowerLinux Base - 4c 3.6GHz
L1T ELBE Initial N/A No
PowerLinux Base - 6c 4.2 GHz
L1T ELBF Initial N/A No
Trial Live Partition Mobility
L1T ELPM Both Yes No
1m 10GbE Cable SFP+ Act Twinax
L1T EN01 Both Yes No
3m 10GbE Cable SFP+ Act Twinax
L1T EN02 Both Yes No
5m 10GbE Cable SFP+ Act Twinax
L1T EN03 Both Yes No
PCIe2 LP 16Gb 2-port Fibre Cha
L1T EN0B Both Yes No
PCIe2 LP 8Gb 4-port Fibre Chan
L1T EN0Y Both Yes No
8-core 4.2 GHz (Zero-priced)
L1T EPLK Initial N/A No
EPLK Proc Activ (Zero-priced)
L1T EPLN Initial N/A No
4-core 3.6 GHz (Zero-priced)
L1T EPLP Initial N/A No
6-core 4.2 GHz (Zero-priced)
L1T EPLQ Initial N/A No
One processor Activ for #EPLP
L1T EPLR Initial N/A No
One processor Activ for #EPLQ
L1T EPLS Initial N/A No
RFID Tags for Compute Nodes
L1T ERF1 Initial N/A No
387GB SFF-1 SSD for AIX/Linux
L1T ES0A Both Yes No
1TB Removable Disk Cartridge
L1T EU01 Both Yes No
RDX USB External Docking
L1T EU04 Both Yes No
RDX 320 GB Removable Disk Driv
L1T EU08 Both Yes No
1.5TB Removable Disk Cartridge
L1T EU15 Both Yes No
RDX USB Internal Docking
L1T EU23 Both Yes No
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