IBM PowerLinux 7R2 Model L2T is optimized for Linux to help deliver new solutions and services faster, with higher quality

IBM United States Hardware Announcement 113-037
February 5, 2013

ENUS-113-037-LIST_PRICES_2013_02_05.PDF

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At a glance

The PowerLinux™ 7R2 server is fueled by the outstanding performance and energy efficiency of the IBM® POWER7+™ processor modules optimized for the Linux™ operating system running on Power® .

Powerful 64-bit, 8-core POWER7+ processor modules
- Two 16-core configurations at 3.6 GHz and 4.2 GHz
Up to 512 GB of memory with optional memory riser cards
Expansion capabilities for the EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer and the EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer
Rich I/O options in the system unit:
- Five PCIe Gen2 Low Profile slots
- PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter
- Six disk or solid-state drive (SSD) SAS SFF (small form-factor) bays -- up to 5.4 TB
- Slimline DVD-RAM
- Bay for tape or removable drive (with #EJ0E)
- Integrated SAS/SATA controller with RAID 0, 1, and 10 support for disk and SSD; also supports tape and DVD
EnergyScale™ technology
Expansion capabilities for storage drawers and 12x PCIe I/O drawers

For ordering, contact your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).

Overview

The IBM PowerLinux™ 7R2 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, virtualized with PowerVM® , more economically than traditional Linux servers. Take advantage of the scalability and capacity of the IBM PowerLinux 7R2 by leveraging IBM's 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 7R2 server is a Linux only 2U rack-mount server with two processor sockets offering 16-core 3.6 GHz and 4.2 GHz POWER7+ configurations. The new PowerLinux 7R2 (8246-L2T) server also provides expanded I/O capabilities using the high-performance Gen2 PCIe interfaces, and adds the capability of additional I/O via the 12x PCIe I/O expansion drawers.

The PowerLinux 7R2 server supports a maximum of 16 DDR3 DIMM slots, with four DIMM slots included in the base configuration and 12 DIMM slots available with three optional memory riser cards, allowing for a maximum system memory of 512 GB.

Memory features (two memory DIMMs per feature) supported are 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB and 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 7R2 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:

Five PCIe x8 Gen2 Low Profile expansion slots.
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter.
Two GX++ slots for 12X I/O loop.
Service Processor.
Integrated SAS/SATA controller for HDD, SSD, tape, and DVD in the system unit, supporting RAID 0, 1, and 10. RAID 5 and RAID 6 are available.
EnergyScale technology.
Two system ports, three USB ports, and two HMC ports.
Redundant and hot-swap power.
Redundant and hot-swap cooling.

The PowerLinux system is specifically designed for emerging workloads that are proven ideal for a virtualized scale-out, Linux server environment. The PowerLinux 7R2 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 7R2 server for emerging and traditional workloads.

Key prerequisites

Refer to the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections.

Planned availability date

February 20, 2013, for Model L2T and all features except:

Features EL38 and EN0B, available March 15, 2013

Description

IBM PowerLinux 7R2

Summary of standard features:

Rack-mount (2U) configuration
8-core POWER7+ processor modules, offering the following configurations:
- 16-core 3.6 GHz and 4.2 GHz
8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC memory (error checking and correcting), minimum 32 GB expandable to 512 GB
Three storage backplane options:
- Three SFF SAS HDDs/SSDs, SATA DVD bay, tape drive bay
- Six SFF SAS HDDs/SSDs, SATA DVD bay
- Six SFF SAS HDDs/SSDs, SATA DVD bay, Dual Write Cache SAS RAID, external SAS port
Five PCIe x8 Gen2 and one PCIe x4 Gen2 Low Profile slots
Two GX++ slots
Integrated:
- Service Processor
- EnergyScale technology
- Hot-swap and redundant cooling
- Three USB ports, two system ports, and two HMC ports
Two 1925 watt AC, hot-swap power supplies

The PowerLinux 7R2 server is ordered using either feature #ELBC for a configuration with two POWER7+ 3.6 GHz processor modules or feature #ELBD for a configuration with two POWER7+ 4.2 GHz processor modules.

In addition to the two processor modules, the minimum PowerLinux 7R2 initial order must include 16 processor activations, 32 GB of memory, two HDD/SDDs, an Ethernet adapter, a storage backplane, two power supplies and two power cords, 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
 
   ELBC              Package indicator that includes:
    2 x EPLJ         0/8 core 3.6 GHz POWER7+ Processor Module
    16 x EPLM        16 Processor Activations (Zero-priced)
    2 x EL2Q         32 GB Memory (Zero-priced)
    2 x EL03         146.8 GB 15k SFF HDD
 
   ELBD              Package indicator that includes:
    2 x EPLK         0/8 core 4.2 GHz POWER7+ Processor Module
    16 x EPLN        16 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 ELBC and ELBD:
 
   EL0T              Storage Backplane for 2.5-inch Drives/SATA DVD/Tape
                     (Zero-priced)
    EL11             PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter ($0)
    2 x 5532         Power Supply, 1925 Watt AC
    9300/97xx        Language Group Specify
    2147             Primary Operating System Indicator - Linux (#2147)
    2 x 6xxx         Two Power Cords
    16 x #EC22       IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux (1 per core)
       or
    5765-G66         GPFS

Note: The first two memory features chosen on an initial order are installed in the nonfeaturized memory riser card. When 4 x #EL15 are chosen to meet the minimum memory requirements, 1 x #EL0A must be ordered. #EL0A is not allowed with #EL2Q, #EL2R, or #EL2V.
Note: Alternative configuration options are available on a special bid basis from your IBM representative or Business Partner.
Note: No internal DASD is required if feature 0837 (Boot from SAN) is selected. A Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over Ethernet adapter must be ordered if feature 0837 is selected.

Dynamic logical partitioning

The dynamic logical partitioning function provides enhanced resource management for the PowerLinux 7R2 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 7R2 system maximum of 320 dynamic LPARs.

If implementing dynamic logical partitioning:
- An HMC or IVM is required to manage POWER7+ processor-based servers implementing partitioning. Multiple POWER7+ processor-based servers can be supported by a single HMC.
- If an HMC is used to manage any POWER7+ processor-based server, the HMC must be a CR3, or later, model rack-mount HMC or C05, or later, deskside HMC.
- When IBM Systems Director is used to manage an HMC or if the HMC manages more than 254 partitions, the HMC should have 3 GB of RAM minimum and be a CR3 model, or later, rack-mount or a C06, or later, deskside.
If installing IBM Systems Director:
- IBM Systems Director Editions for Power Systems Version 6.3 or later are required.
If installing IBM Systems Director VMControl™ :
- IBM Systems Director VMControl Version 2.4 or later is required.
- VMControl is included in IBM Systems Director Express® Edition.
- IBM PowerVM is required to run VMControl.
- VMControl Enterprise Edition requires IBM Systems Director Version 6.3 or later. If the product is installed on an older version of IBM Systems Director, you will be prompted to perform an upgrade before accessing full functionality.

IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux (#EC22)

Either IBM PowerVM for PowerLinux or GPFS is required on the PowerLinux 7R2.

IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux allows clients to create partitions in units of less than 1 CPU (sub-CPU LPARs) and allows 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.

IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux offers:

Micro-Partitioning® (up to 20 partitions per processor core, 320 per PowerLinux 7R2 system)
Virtualized disk and optical devices (VIOS)
Automated CPU reconfiguration
Real-time partition configuration and load statistics
Support for dedicated and shared processor LPAR groups
Support for manual provisioning of resources

At initial order entry, selecting feature #EC22 will result in Micro-Partitioning to be enabled during manufacture and the enabling software media and publications to be shipped to the client. When you order a 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

: http://www-912.ibm.com/pod/pod

Notes for IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux :

If implementing IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux :
- IBM PowerVM 2.2 or later is required.
Virtual machines, or logical partitions (LPARs), are managed using built-in Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) software or optionally through use of a Hardware Management Console (HMC).
If any processors in a system have the Virtualization feature, all active processors must have it.
Once the Virtualization feature is installed in a system, it cannot be removed.
IBM PowerVM 2.2 or later, and a supported Linux operating system level are minimum requirements for performing Live Partition Mobility functions on POWER7+ . Refer to the Software requirements section for more information on minimum Linux operating system levels.
Active Memory Sharing is supported with RHEL 6 and SLES 11 SP2.

Other features of IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux :

If any processors in a system have the Virtualization feature, all active processors must have it.
Once the Virtualization feature is installed in a system, it cannot be removed.
Virtual Ethernet and Virtual Storage are part of PowerVM Editions.

IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux also includes Live Partition Mobility, which allows for the movement of a logical partition from one POWER6® or POWER7® server to another with no application downtime, and Active Memory Sharing, which dynamically reallocates memory between running logical partitions on a server.

I/O drawer availability

Two 12X attached I/O drawers are supported on the PowerLinux 7R2, providing extensive capability to expand the overall server expandability and connectivity:

Feature #5802/EL36 provides 10 PCIe slots and 18 SFF SAS DASD slots.
Feature #5877/EL37 provides 10 PCIe slots.

Two disk-only I/O drawers are supported on the PowerLinux 7R2, providing large storage capacity and multiple partition support:

Feature #5887/EL1S EXP24S holds 2.5-inch SAS disks or SSDs.
Feature #EDR1/EL30 EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer holds 30 SSDs.

A single feature #5887/#EL1S drawer can be cabled to the CEC external SAS port when a feature #EL0V/EL0Y DASD backplane is installed in the PowerLinux 7R2. A 3 Gbps YI cable (#3687) is used to connect the drawer to the CEC external SAS port.

12X I/O Drawer PCIe, SFF Disk (#5802 or #EL36 (Reduced price))

This feature provides a 4U high, 19-inch I/O drawer containing 10 PCIe 8x I/O adapter slots and 18 SAS hot-swap SFF SAS disk bays, which can be used for either disk drives or SSDs. Using 600 GB disk drives, each feature #5802 drawer provides up to 10.8 TB of storage.

The 18 disk bays can be organized into either one group of 18 bays, two groups of nine slots, or four groups of four or five bays. Selecting either one, two, or four groups of drive bays is done with a mode switch on the drawer.

A maximum of two feature #5802/EL36 drawers can be placed on the same 12X loop. Mixing feature #5802/EL36 and feature #5877/EL37 on the same loop is supported with a maximum of two drawers total per loop. The PCIe adapter slots use Gen3 blind-swap cassettes and support hot plugging of adapter cards. A minimum configuration of two 12X DDR cables and two ac power cables and two SPCN cables is required to ensure proper redundancy. 12X SDR cables are not supported. The drawer attaches to the host CEC enclosure with a 12X adapter in a GX slot via 12X DDR cables (#1861/1862/1864/1865). The PowerLinux 7R2 uses the GX++ Dual-port 12x Channel Attach (#EJ0G) adapter to attach a feature #5802/EL36 12X I/O Drawer. The feature #EJ0G provides double data rate (DDR) capacity bandwidth.

12X I/O Drawer PCIE, No Disk (#5877 or #EL37 (Reduced price))

This feature provides a 4U high, 19-inch I/O drawer containing 10 PCIe 8x I/O adapter slots. A maximum of two feature #5877/EL37 drawers can be placed on the same 12X loop. Mixing feature #5802/EL36 and #5877/EL37 on the same loop is supported with a maximum of two drawers total per loop. The PCIe adapter slots use Gen3 blind-swap cassettes and support hot plugging of adapter cards. A minimum configuration of two 12X DDR cables and two ac power cables and two SPCN cables is required to ensure proper redundancy. 12X SDR cables are not supported. The drawer attaches to the host CEC enclosure with a 12X adapter in a GX slot via 12X DDR cables (#1861/1862/1864/1865).

The PowerLinux 7R2 uses the GX++ Dual-port 12x Channel Attach (#EJ0G) adapter to attach a feature #5877/EL37 12X I/O Drawer. Feature #EJ0G provides double data rate (DDR) capacity bandwidth. Note that conversions between a diskless feature #5877/EL37 and a feature #5802/EL36 with disk bays are not available.

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 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 7R2:

HDDs
- 10k RPM 300 GB (#EL1N)
- 15k RPM 300 GB (#EL1P)
- 10k RPM 600 GB (#EL1Q)
- 15k RPM 146 GB (#EL1M)
- 10k RPM 900 GB (#EL1R)
SSDs
- 177 GB (#EL1K)
- 377 GB (#EL1L)

The SAS adapters/controllers that support the EXP24S are:

PCIe Dual-x4 SAS Adapter 3 Gb (#EL10)

Up to 24 HDDs can be supported 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 Systems 19-inch racks such as the 7014-T42 or 7014-T00 or the feature #0551 or #0553.

EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer (#EDR1 or #EL30 (Reduced price))

Feature #EDR1/EL30 (Reduced price) is a 1U high I/O drawer providing 30 hot-swap SSD bays and a pair of integrated large write cache, high-performance SAS controllers. Ultra-high levels of performance are provided without using any PCIe slots on the POWER7+ server in an ultra-dense packaging design.

The two high-performance, integrated SAS controllers each physically provide 3.1 GB write cache. Working as a pair, they provide mirrored write cache data and controller redundancy. The cache contents are designed to be protected by built-in flash memory in case of power failure. If the pairing is broken, write cache is not used after existing cache content is written out to the drive and performance will probably be slowed until the controller pairing is re-established.

Each controller is connected to a GX++ PCIe adapter in a server (for example #1914) over a PCIe x8 Cable (example: #EN05 or #EN07 or #EN08). Usually both controllers are attached to one server, but each controller can be assigned to a different server or partition or VIOS. Active/Active capability is supported assuming at least two RAID arrays. The controllers provide RAID 0, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 for Linux and VIOS. Linux also provides OS mirroring (LVM). The adapter's CCIN is 57C3.

eMLC SSD is designed to fit in the Ultra drawer bays such as the 387GB SSD (#EL34). A minimum of six SSDs are required in each Ultra drawer. Each controller can access all 30 SSD bays. The bays can be configured as one set of bays run by a pair of controllers working together. Or the bays can be divided into two logical sets where each of the two controllers "owns" one of the logical sets. With proper software, if one of the controllers fails, the other controller can run both sets of bays.

IBM PowerLinux solution prerequisites

IBM Power Linux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere BigInsights

The 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 7R2 8246-L2T 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-L2T server.

IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Version 2.0 for IBM PowerLinux servers is available for order from IBM Passport Advantage® . Refer to

: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/infosphere/biginsights/

How to order the IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere BigInsights :

HW: Select the IBM PowerLinux 7R2 server, 8246-L2T from AAS.
OS: Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as the operating system at the time of HW order in AAS.
Big data application: Order IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Version 2.0 for IBM PowerLinux servers from IBM Passport Advantage .

IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere Streams

The 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 7R2 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-L2D and 8246-L2T servers. For expanded storage, select the 8246-L2T with the EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay drawer.

Refer to Hardware Announcement 112-070, dated April 24, 2012 .

IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.0 for IBM PowerLinux servers is available for order from IBM Passport Advantage . Refer to

: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/infosphere/streams/

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

: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/software/gpfs/

How to order the IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for InfoSphere Streams:

HW: Select the IBM PowerLinux 7R2 server, 8246-L2T for expanded storage from AAS.
OS: Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as the operating system at the time of HW order in AAS.
GPFS : Select GPFS at the time of HW order in AAS.
Big data application: Order IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.0 for IBM PowerLinux servers from IBM Passport Advantage .

IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for Apache Hadoop

The 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 7R2 8246-L2T 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-L2T server. For expanded storage, select the 8246-L2T with the EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay drawer.

Hadoop Common Source Version 1.1.1 is available for download. Refer to

: http://hadoop.apache.org/common/releases.html

How to order the IBM PowerLinux Big Data Solution for Apache Hadoop:

HW: Select the IBM PowerLinux 7R2 8246-L2T server from AAS.
OS: Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as the operating system at the time of HW order in AAS.
Submit order with the appropriate RPQ code to process the order (ask your IBM Sales Representative for the RPQ code).
Apache Hadoop application: Download from

http://hadoop.apache.org/common/releases.html

IBM PowerLinux Linux Application Services Edition

The 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

: http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/installtools/

How to order the IBM PowerLinux Linux Application Services Edition:

HW: Select the IBM PowerLinux 7R2 8246-L2T server for expanded storage from AAS.
OS: Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 at the time of HW order in AAS.
Virtualization: Select IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux at the time of HW order in AAS.
Open Source Workload Packages: The packages are available in the supported Linux releases.
IBM Installation Toolkit: Download from

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/installtools/

IBM PowerLinux Solution Edition for SAP Applications

The 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:

HW: Select the IBM PowerLinux 7R2 8246-L2T server for expanded storage from AAS.
OS: Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 at the time of HW order in AAS.
Virtualization: Select IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux at the time of HW order in AAS.
SAP: Order SAP POWER7 certified products with IBM DB2 V9.7 from SAP or your SAP business partner.

IBM Solution for WebSphere Mobile and Web Applications on PowerLinux

The 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 7R2 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 Solution for WebSphere Mobile and Web Applications on PowerLinux supports the 8246-L2D and 8246-L2T 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

: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/wasdev/entry/download_wlp?lan g=en

How to order the IBM Solution for WebSphere Mobile and Web Applications on PowerLinux :

HW: Select the IBM PowerLinux 7R2 server, 8246-L2T for expanded storage or 8246-L2D, from AAS. Refer to Hardware Announcement 112-118, dated July 10, 2012 .
OS: Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as the operating system at the time of HW order in AAS.
Submit order with the appropriate RPQ code to process the order (ask your IBM Sales Representative for the RPQ code).
WebSphere application: Order IBM WAS Liberty Profile Version 8.5.0.1 for IBM PowerLinux servers from IBM Passport Advantage .

IBM PowerLinux Open Source Infrastructure Services

The 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 .

: http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/installtools/

How to order the IBM PowerLinux Linux Open Source Infrastructure Services:

HW: Select the IBM PowerLinux 7R2 server, 8246-L2D or 8246-L2T for expanded storage, from AAS. Refer to Hardware Announcement 112-118, dated July 10, 2012 .
OS: Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 at the time of HW order in AAS.
Virtualization: Select IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux at the time of HW order in AAS.
Open Source Workload Packages: The packages are available in the supported Linux releases.
IBM Installation Toolkit: Download from

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/installtools/

19-inch racks

The PowerLinux 7R2 (8246-L2T) 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-L2S 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 Services

IBM 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:

Integration
- Component integration
- Rack integration
- Operating system preinstallation
- Unit personalization
- Third-party hardware/software installation
- Customer-specified placement
Asset tagging
- Standard tagging Radio Frequency Item Device (RFID)
Special packaging
- Box consolidation
System customization
- Remote access partitioning customized operating system/firmware

For more information on Deployment-ready Services, refer to

: http://www.ibm.com/power/deploymentreadyservices/

Reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features

Reliability, fault tolerance, and data correction

The 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 extensions

The 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 functions

Disk drive fault tracking is designed to alert the system administrator of an impending disk drive failure before it impacts operation.

Mutual surveillance

The 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 functions

POWER7+ based servers include a range of environmental monitoring functions:

Temperature monitoring warns the system administrator of potential environmental-related problems by monitoring the air inlet temperature. When the inlet temperature rises above a warning threshold, the system initiates an orderly shutdown. When the temperature exceeds the critical level or if the temperature remains above the warning level for too long, the system will shut down immediately.
Fan speed is controlled by monitoring actual temperatures on critical components and adjusting accordingly. If internal component temperatures reach critical levels, the system will shut down immediately, regardless of fan speed. When a redundant fan fails, the system calls out the failing fan and continues running. When a nonredundant fan fails, the system shuts down immediately.

Availability enhancement functions

The 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 , 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.

Serviceability

The 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:

Design for Customer Setup (CSU), Customer Installed Features (CIF), and Customer Replaceable Units (CRU)
Error Detection and Fault Isolation (ED/FI)
First Failure Data Capture (FFDC)
Converged service approach across multiple IBM server platforms

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:

Attachment to one or more HMCs is a supported option by the system. This is the default configuration for servers supporting logical partitions with dedicated or virtual I/O. In this case, all servers have at least one logical partition.
No HMC. There are two service strategies for non-HMC systems.
- Full system partition: A single partition owns all the server resources and only one operating system may be installed.
- Partitioned system: In this configuration, the system can have more than one partition and can be running more than one operating system. In this environment, partitions are managed by the Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM), which provides some of the functions provided by the HMC.

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:

LEDs
Operator Panel
Service Processor menu
Operating system service menu
Service Focal Point™ on the HMC
Service Focal Point Lite on IVM

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.

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:

Provide a common error code format equivalent to a system reference code, system reference number, checkpoint, or firmware error code.
Provide fault detection and problem isolation procedures. Support remote connection ability to be used by the IBM Remote Support Center or IBM Designated Service.
Provide interactive intelligence within the diagnostics with detailed online failure information while connected to IBM's back-end system.

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:

Compact disk-based diagnostics
Keying in commands
Interactively selecting steps from a list of choices

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:

Location diagrams: Location diagrams are located on the system hardware, relating information regarding the placement of hardware components. Location diagrams may include location codes, drawings of physical locations, concurrent maintenance status, or other data pertinent to a repair. Location diagrams are especially useful when multiple components are installed such as DIMMs, CPUs, processor books, fans, adapter cards, LEDs, and power supplies.
Remove/replace procedures: Service labels that contain remove/replace procedures are often found on a cover of the system or in other spots accessible to the servicer. These labels provide systematic procedures, including diagrams, detailing how to remove/replace certain serviceable hardware components.
Arrows: Numbered arrows are used to indicate the order of operation and serviceability direction of components. Some serviceable parts such as latches, levers, and touch points need to be pulled or pushed in a certain direction and certain order for the mechanical mechanisms to engage or disengage. Arrows generally improve the ease of serviceability.

Packaging for service

The following service enhancements are included in the physical packaging of the systems to facilitate service:

Color coding (touch points): Terracotta-colored touch points indicate that a component (FRU/CRU) can be concurrently maintained. Blue-colored touch points delineate components that are not concurrently maintained -- those that require the system to be turned off for removal or repair.
Tool-less design: Selected IBM systems support tool-less or simple tool designs. These designs require no tools or simple tools such as flathead screw drivers to service the hardware components.
Positive retention: Positive retention mechanisms help to assure proper connections between hardware components such as cables to connectors, and between two cards that attach to each other. Without positive retention, hardware components run the risk of becoming loose during shipping or installation, preventing a good electrical connection. Positive retention mechanisms like latches, levers, thumb-screws, pop Nylatches (U-clips), and cables are included to help prevent loose connections and aid in installing (seating) parts correctly. These positive retention items do not require tools.

Error handling and reporting

In 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 Mobility

With 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 Processor

The 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 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 Services

Electronic 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 the client 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 whitepaper 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 whitepaper and prepare for Electronic Service Agent installation, go to the "Reference Guide" section at

: http://www.ibm.com/support/electronic

Select your country.

Click on " IBM Electronic Service Agent Connectivity Guide."

Benefits

Increased 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 flows only 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. Your 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, clients 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 are able to 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

: http://www.ibm.com/support/electronic

Accessibility by people with disabilities

A US Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) containing details on accessibility compliance can be requested at

: http://www.ibm.com/able/product_accessibility/index.html

Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act

IBM PowerLinux 7R2 server is capable as of March 15, 2013, when used in accordance with associated IBM documentation, of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product properly interoperates with it. A US Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) can be requested via the IBM website

: http://www-03.ibm.com/able/product_accessibility/

Statement of general direction

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, consult the Red Hat Hardware Catalog at

: https://hardware.redhat.com

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.

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Reference information

Refer to Software Announcement 112-070, dated April 24, 2012 .

Product number

The following are newly announced features on the specific models of the IBM Power Systems 8246 machine type:

Description                                        MT  Model Feature

IBM PowerLinux 7R2                                8246  L2T
Specify EXP30 Load Source placement               8246  L2T     0729
SAS EX Cable 3m - Drawer to Drawer                8246  L2T     3675
SAS EX Cable 6m - Drawer to Drawer                8246  L2T     3680
System AC Power Supply, 1925 W                    8246  L2T     5532
Shared EXP30 Indicator                            8246  L2T     5925
SAS EX Cable 1.5m - Drawer to Drawer              8246  L2T     5926
Remote EXP30 Indicator                            8246  L2T     5927
Specify Mode-1 & EXP30 for 1 EXP24S #5887         8246  L2T     9388
EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer                        8246  L2T     EDR1
SPSS on Power Solution Indicator                  8246  L2T     EHSS
GX++ LP 1-port PCIe2 x8 Adapter                   8246  L2T     EJ0H
16GB (2x8GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 4Gb DDR3
DRAM                                              8246  L2T     EL2Q
32GB (2x16GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 4Gb DDR3
DRAM                                              8246  L2T     EL2R
16GB (2x8GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 4Gb DDR3
DRAM                                              8246  L2T     EL2S
32GB (2x16GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 4Gb DDR3
DRAM                                              8246  L2T     EL2T
64GB (2x32GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 4Gb DDR3
DRAM                                              8246  L2T     EL2U
64GB (2x32GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, 4Gb DDR3
DRAM                                              8246  L2T     EL2V
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SR Adapter             8246  L2T     EL2Z
EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer (Reduced price)        8246  L2T     EL30
PCIe x8 Cable 1.5m                                8246  L2T     EL31
PCIe x8 Cable 3m                                  8246  L2T     EL32
387GB 1.8" SAS SSD for AIX/Linux with eMLC        8246  L2T     EL34
12X I/O Drawer PCIe, SFF disk                     8246  L2T     EL36
12X I/O Drawer PCIe, No Disk                      8246  L2T     EL37
PCIe2 LP 4-port (10Gb FCoE & 1GbE) SRIOV SR&RJ45  8246  L2T     EL38
PowerLinux Base package -- 16-core 3.6 GHz
PowerLinux 7R2                                    8246  L2T     ELBC
PowerLinux Base package -- 16-core 4.2 GHz
PowerLinux 7R2                                    8246  L2T     ELBD
PCIe2 LP 16Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter        8246  L2T     EN0B
8-core 3.6 GHz POWER7 Processor Module
(Zero-priced)                                     8246  L2T     EPLJ
8-core 4.2 GHz POWER7+ Processor Module
(Zero-priced)                                     8246  L2T     EPLK
Processor Activation for #EPLJ (Zero-priced)      8246  L2T     EPLM
Processor Activation for #EPLK (Zero-priced)      8246  L2T     EPLN
1.5TB Removable Disk Drive Cartridge              8246  L2T     EU15

The following are features already announced for the IBM Power Systems 8246 machine type:

Description                                        MT  Model Feature

Linux Partition Specify                           8246  L2T     0266
V.24/EIA232 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable                8246  L2T     0348
V.35 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable                       8246  L2T     0353
X.21 6.1m (20-Ft) PCI Cable                       8246  L2T     0359
SSD Placement Indicator - CEC                     8246  L2T     0462
SSD Placement Indicator (5802/5803)               8246  L2T     0463
SSD Placement Indicator - 5887                    8246  L2T     0465
19 inch, 1.8 meter high rack                      8246  L2T     0551
19 inch, 2.0 meter high rack                      8246  L2T     0553
Rack Filler Panel Kit                             8246  L2T     0599
Load Source Not in CEC                            8246  L2T     0719
Specify Load Source in #5802/#5803/#5877          8246  L2T     0726
Specify #5887 Load Source placement               8246  L2T     0728
SAN Load Source Specify                           8246  L2T     0837
US TAA Compliance Indicator                       8246  L2T     0983
Modem Cable - US/Canada and General Use           8246  L2T     1025
USB 160 GB Removable Disk Drive                   8246  L2T     1106
USB 500 GB Removable Disk Drive                   8246  L2T     1107
Custom Service Specify, Rochester Minn, USA       8246  L2T     1140
177GB SFF-1 SSD w/ eMLC (AIX/Linux)               8246  L2T     1775
System port/UPS Conversion Cable                  8246  L2T     1827
1.5 Meter 12X to 4X Channel Conversion Cable      8246  L2T     1828
3 Meter 12X to 4X Channel Conversion Cable        8246  L2T     1841
10 Meter 12X to 4X Enhanced Channel Conversion
Cable                                             8246  L2T     1854
0.6 Meter 12X DDR Cable                           8246  L2T     1861
1.5 Meter 12X DDR Cable                           8246  L2T     1862
8.0 Meter 12X DDR Cable                           8246  L2T     1864
3.0 Meter 12X DDR Cable                           8246  L2T     1865
177GB SSD Module with eMLC (AIX/Linux)            8246  L2T     1995
PCIe LP RAID & SSD SAS Adapter 3Gb                8246  L2T     2053
PCIe RAID & SSD SAS Adapter 3Gb w/ Blind Swap
Cassette                                          8246  L2T     2055
Primary OS - Linux                                8246  L2T     2147
Factory Deconfiguration of 1-core                 8246  L2T     2319
2M LC-SC 50 Micron Fiber Converter Cable          8246  L2T     2456
2M LC-SC 62.5 Micron Fiber Converter Cable        8246  L2T     2459
4 port USB PCIe Adapter                           8246  L2T     2728
PCIe 2-Line WAN w/Modem                           8246  L2T     2893
3M Asynchronous Terminal/Printer Cable EIA-232    8246  L2T     2934
Asynchronous Cable EIA-232/V.24 3M                8246  L2T     2936
Serial-to-Serial Port Cable for Drawer/Drawer-
3.7M                                              8246  L2T     3124
Serial-to-Serial Port Cable for Rack/Rack- 8M     8246  L2T     3125
1m, (3.3-ft) IB 40G Copper Cable QSFP/QSFP        8246  L2T     3287
3m, (9.8-ft.) IB 40G Copper Cable QSFP/QSFP       8246  L2T     3288
5m QDR IB/E'Net Copper Cable QSFP/QSFP            8246  L2T     3289
10 meter Quad Data Rate InfiniBand Optical
Cable, QSFP/QSFP                                  8246  L2T     3290
30 meter Quad Data Rate InfiniBand Optical
Cable, QSFP/QSFP                                  8246  L2T     3293
Widescreen LCD Monitor                            8246  L2T     3632
SAS Cable (AT) 0.6 Meter                          8246  L2T     3688
SAS AT Cable 0.6m - HD 6Gb Adapter to 12X
Enclosure (AT)                                    8246  L2T     3689
0.3M Serial Port Converter Cable, 9-Pin to 25-Pin 8246  L2T     3925
Serial Port Null Modem Cable, 9-pin to 9-pin,
3.7M                                              8246  L2T     3927
Serial Port Null Modem Cable, 9-pin to 9-pin, 10M 8246  L2T     3928
System Serial Port Converter Cable                8246  L2T     3930
1.8 M (6-ft) Extender Cable for Displays (15-pin
D-shell to 15-pin D-shell)                        8246  L2T     4242
Extender Cable - USB Keyboards, 1.8M              8246  L2T     4256
VGA to DVI Connection Converter                   8246  L2T     4276
Rack Integration Services: BP only                8246  L2T     4648
Rack Integration Services                         8246  L2T     4649
One and only one rack indicator feature is required on
all orders (#4650 to #4666).
Rack Indicator- Not Factory Integrated            8246  L2T     4650
Rack Indicator, Rack #1                           8246  L2T     4651
Rack Indicator, Rack #2                           8246  L2T     4652
Rack Indicator, Rack #3                           8246  L2T     4653
Rack Indicator, Rack #4                           8246  L2T     4654
Rack Indicator, Rack #5                           8246  L2T     4655
Rack Indicator, Rack #6                           8246  L2T     4656
Rack Indicator, Rack #7                           8246  L2T     4657
Rack Indicator, Rack #8                           8246  L2T     4658
Rack Indicator, Rack #9                           8246  L2T     4659
Rack Indicator, Rack #10                          8246  L2T     4660
Rack Indicator, Rack #11                          8246  L2T     4661
Rack Indicator, Rack #12                          8246  L2T     4662
Rack Indicator, Rack #13                          8246  L2T     4663
Rack Indicator, Rack #14                          8246  L2T     4664
Rack Indicator, Rack #15                          8246  L2T     4665
Rack Indicator, Rack #16                          8246  L2T     4666
Software Preload Required                         8246  L2T     5000
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter                      8246  L2T     5260
PCIe LP POWER GXT145 Graphics Accelerator         8246  L2T     5269
PCIe LP 10Gb FCoE 2-port Adapter                  8246  L2T     5270
PCIe LP 4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet
Adapter                                           8246  L2T     5271
PCIe LP 10GbE CX4 1-port Adapter                  8246  L2T     5272
PCIe LP 2-Port 1GbE SX Adapter                    8246  L2T     5274
PCIe LP 10GbE SR 1-port Adapter                   8246  L2T     5275
PCIe LP 4-Port Async EIA-232 Adapter              8246  L2T     5277
PCIe2 LP 4-Port 10GbE&1GbE SFP+ Copper&RJ45       8246  L2T     5279
PCIe2 LP 4-Port 10GbE&1GbE SR&RJ45 Adapter        8246  L2T     5280
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 4X IB QDR Adapter 40Gb            8246  L2T     5283
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10GbE SFP+ Copper Adapter         8246  L2T     5286
2 Port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter                 8246  L2T     5289
PCIe LP 2-Port Async EIA-232 Adapter              8246  L2T     5290
10Gb FCoE PCIe Dual Port Adapter                  8246  L2T     5708
4-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI Express Adapter    8246  L2T     5717
10 Gigabit Ethernet-CX4 PCI Express Adapter       8246  L2T     5732
8 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre Channel
Adapter                                           8246  L2T     5735
POWER GXT145 PCI Express Graphics Accelerator     8246  L2T     5748
2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI Express
Adapter                                           8246  L2T     5767
2-Port Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI Express Adapter    8246  L2T     5768
10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI Express Adapter        8246  L2T     5769
SATA Slimline DVD-RAM Drive                       8246  L2T     5771
10 Gigabit Ethernet-LR PCI Express Adapter        8246  L2T     5772
4 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Port Fibre Channel
Adapter                                           8246  L2T     5774
4 Port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter                 8246  L2T     5785
12X I/O Drawer PCIe, SFF disk                     8246  L2T     5802
PCIe 380MB Cache Dual - x4 3Gb SAS RAID Adapter   8246  L2T     5805
12X I/O Drawer PCIe, No Disk                      8246  L2T     5877
EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer                        8246  L2T     5887
PCIe2 4-port 1GbE Adapter                         8246  L2T     5899
PCIe Dual-x4 SAS Adapter                          8246  L2T     5901
PCIe2 1.8GB Cache RAID SAS Adapter Tri-port 6Gb   8246  L2T     5913
Non-paired PCIe SAS RAID Indicator                8246  L2T     5923
Non-paired Indicator 5913 PCIe SAS RAID Adapter   8246  L2T     5924
Power Control Cable (SPCN) - 3 meter              8246  L2T     6006
Power Control Cable (SPCN) - 15 meter             8246  L2T     6007
Opt Front Door for 1.8m Rack                      8246  L2T     6068
Opt Front Door for 2.0m Rack                      8246  L2T     6069
1.8m Rack Acoustic Doors                          8246  L2T     6248
2.0m Rack Acoustic Doors                          8246  L2T     6249
1.8m Rack Trim Kit                                8246  L2T     6263
2.0m Rack Trim Kit                                8246  L2T     6272
Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU
(250V/10A)                                        8246  L2T     6458
Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer To OEM PDU
(125V, 15A)                                       8246  L2T     6460
Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU
(250V/15A) U. S.                                  8246  L2T     6469
Power Cord 1.8m (6-ft), Drawer to Wall (125V/15A) 8246  L2T     6470
Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU
(125V/15A)                                        8246  L2T     6471
Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU
(250V/16A)                                        8246  L2T     6472
Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU
(250V/10A)                                        8246  L2T     6473
Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU,
(250V/13A)                                        8246  L2T     6474
Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU,
(250V/16A)                                        8246  L2T     6475
Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU,
(250V/10A)                                        8246  L2T     6476
Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU,
(250V/16A)                                        8246  L2T     6477
Power Cord 2.7 M(9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU,
(250V, 16A)                                       8246  L2T     6478
Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU,
(125V/15A or 250V/10A )                           8246  L2T     6488
4.3m (14-Ft) 3PH/24A 380-415V Power Cord          8246  L2T     6489
4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/48A 200-240V Power Cord          8246  L2T     6491
4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/48-60A 200-240V Power Cord       8246  L2T     6492
Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU,
(250V/10A)                                        8246  L2T     6493
Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU,
(250V/10A)                                        8246  L2T     6494
Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU,
(250V, 10A)                                       8246  L2T     6496
Power Cable - Drawer to IBM PDU, 200-240V/10A     8246  L2T     6577
Optional Rack Security Kit                        8246  L2T     6580
Modem Tray for 19-Inch Rack                       8246  L2T     6586
Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU,
(125V, 15A)                                       8246  L2T     6651
4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/24-30A Pwr Cord                  8246  L2T     6654
4.3m (14-Ft) 1PH/24-30A WR Pwr Cord               8246  L2T     6655
4.3m (14-Ft)1PH/24A Power Cord                    8246  L2T     6656
Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), To Wall/OEM PDU,
(250V, 15A)                                       8246  L2T     6659
Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU
(125V/15A)                                        8246  L2T     6660
Power Cord 2.8m (9.2-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM
PDU, (250V/10A)                                   8246  L2T     6665
Power Cord 4.3M (14-foot), Drawer to OEM PDU,
(250V, 15A)                                       8246  L2T     6669
Power Cord 2.7M (9-foot), Drawer to IBM PDU,
250V/10A                                          8246  L2T     6671
Power Cord 1.5M (5-foot), Drawer to IBM PDU,
250V/10A                                          8246  L2T     6672
Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Dawer to Wall/OEM PDU,
(250V/10A)                                        8246  L2T     6680
Intelligent PDU+, 1 EIA Unit, Universal UTG0247
Connector                                         8246  L2T     7109
Environmental Monitoring Probe                    8246  L2T     7118
Power Distribution Unit                           8246  L2T     7188
Ethernet Cable, 15m, Hardware Management Console
to System Unit                                    8246  L2T     7802
Linux Software Preinstall                         8246  L2T     8143
USB Mouse                                         8246  L2T     8845
Order Routing Indicator- System Plant             8246  L2T     9169
Language Group Specify - US English               8246  L2T     9300
specify mode-1 & (1)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     9359
Specify mode-1 & (2)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     9360
Specify mode-2 & (2)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     9361
Specify mode-4 & (4)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     9365
Specify mode-2 & (4)5901/5278 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     9366
Specify mode-1 & (2)5903/5805 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     9367
Specify mode-2 & (4)5903/5805 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     9368
Specify mode-1 & CEC SAS port for EXP24 #5887     8246  L2T     9384
Specify mode-1 & (2) 5913 for EXP24S #5887        8246  L2T     9385
Specify mode-2 & (4) 5913 for EXP24S #5887        8246  L2T     9386
New Red Hat License Core Counter                  8246  L2T     9442
New SUSE License Core Counter                     8246  L2T     9443
Other Linux License Core Counter                  8246  L2T     9445
3rd Party Linux License Core Counter              8246  L2T     9446
VIOS Core Counter                                 8246  L2T     9447
Month Indicator                                   8246  L2T     9461
Day Indicator                                     8246  L2T     9462
Hour Indicator                                    8246  L2T     9463
Minute Indicator                                  8246  L2T     9464
Qty Indicator                                     8246  L2T     9465
Countable Member Indicator                        8246  L2T     9466
Language Group Specify - Dutch                    8246  L2T     9700
Language Group Specify - French                   8246  L2T     9703
Language Group Specify - German                   8246  L2T     9704
Language Group Specify - Polish                   8246  L2T     9705
Language Group Specify - Norwegian                8246  L2T     9706
Language Group Specify - Portuguese               8246  L2T     9707
Language Group Specify - Spanish                  8246  L2T     9708
Language Group Specify - Italian                  8246  L2T     9711
Language Group Specify - Canadian French          8246  L2T     9712
Language Group Specify - Japanese                 8246  L2T     9714
Language Group Specify - Traditional Chinese
(Taiwan)                                          8246  L2T     9715
Language Group Specify - Korean                   8246  L2T     9716
Language Group Specify - Turkish                  8246  L2T     9718
Language Group Specify - Hungarian                8246  L2T     9719
Language Group Specify - Slovakian                8246  L2T     9720
Language Group Specify - Russian                  8246  L2T     9721
Language Group Specify - Simplified Chinese (PRC) 8246  L2T     9722
Language Group Specify - Czech                    8246  L2T     9724
Language Group Specify -- Romanian                8246  L2T     9725
Language Group Specify - Croatian                 8246  L2T     9726
Language Group Specify -- Slovenian               8246  L2T     9727
Language Group Specify - Brazilian Portuguese     8246  L2T     9728
Language Group Specify - Thai                     8246  L2T     9729
IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux                    8246  L2T     EC22
GX++ Dual-port 12x Channel Attach                 8246  L2T     EJ0G
Specify Mode-1 & (1)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     EJP1
Specify Mode-1 & (2)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     EJP2
Specify Mode-2 & (2)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     EJP3
Specify Mode-2 & (4)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     EJP4
Specify Mode-4 & (4)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     EJP5
Specify Mode-2 & (1)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24S #5887    8246  L2T     EJP6
Specify Mode-2 (2 )ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24 #5887      8246  L2T     EJP7
Specify mode-2 (1) ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24 #5887      8246  L2T     EJPA
Specify mode-2 (2)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24#5887        8246  L2T     EJPB
Specify mode-4 (1)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24 #5887       8246  L2T     EJPC
Specify mode-4 (2)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24 #5887       8246  L2T     EJPD
Specify mode-4 (3)ESA1/ESA2 for EXP24 #5887       8246  L2T     EJPE
Specify mode-2 (1)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887       8246  L2T     EJPJ
Specify mode-2 (2)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887       8246  L2T     EJPK
Specify mode-4 (1)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887       8246  L2T     EJPL
Specify mode-4 (2)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887       8246  L2T     EJPM
Specify mode-4 (3)5901/5278 for EXP24 #5887       8246  L2T     EJPN
Specify mode-2 (2)5903/5805 for EXP24 #5887       8246  L2T     EJPR
Specify mode-2 (2)5913 for EXP24 #5887            8246  L2T     EJPT
Specify Left Half 12X I/O Drawer to ESA1/ESA2     8246  L2T     EJPY
Specify Right Half 12X I/O Drawer to ESA1/ESA2    8246  L2T     EJPZ
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, US English, #103P     8246  L2T     EK51
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, French, #189          8246  L2T     EK52
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Italian, #142         8246  L2T     EK53
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, German/Austrian, #129 8246  L2T     EK54
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, UK English, #166P     8246  L2T     EK55
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Spanish, #172         8246  L2T     EK56
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Japanese, #194        8246  L2T     EK57
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Brazilian
Portuguese, #275                                  8246  L2T     EK58
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Hungarian, #208       8246  L2T     EK59
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Korean, #413          8246  L2T     EK60
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Chinese, #467         8246  L2T     EK61
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, French Canadian, #445 8246  L2T     EK62
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Belgian/UK, #120      8246  L2T     EK64
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Swedish/Finnish, #153 8246  L2T     EK65
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Danish, #159          8246  L2T     EK66
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Bulgarian, #442       8246  L2T     EK67
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Swiss/French/German,
#150                                              8246  L2T     EK68
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Norwegian,#155        8246  L2T     EK69
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Dutch, #143           8246  L2T     EK70
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Portuguese, #163      8246  L2T     EK71
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Greek, #319           8246  L2T     EK72
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Hebrew, #212          8246  L2T     EK73
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Polish, #214          8246  L2T     EK74
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Slovakian, #245       8246  L2T     EK75
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Czech, #243           8246  L2T     EK76
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Turkish, #179         8246  L2T     EK77
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, LA Spanish, #171      8246  L2T     EK78
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Arabic, #253          8246  L2T     EK79
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Thai, #191            8246  L2T     EK80
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Russian, #443         8246  L2T     EK81
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, Slovenian, #234       8246  L2T     EK82
Full Width Keyboard -- USB, US English Euro,
#103P                                             8246  L2T     EK83
80/160GB DAT160 SAS Tape Drive (3.5") for
PowerLinux                                        8246  L2T     EL01
300GB 10K RPM SFF SAS Disk Drive - PowerLinux     8246  L2T     EL02
146GB 15K RPM SFF SAS Disk Drive - PowerLinux     8246  L2T     EL03
PCIe LP 4Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter -
PowerLinux                                        8246  L2T     EL09
Memory Riser Card - PowerLinux (Zero-priced)      8246  L2T     EL0A
Memory Riser Card - PowerLinux                    8246  L2T     EL0K
600GB 10K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive - PowerLinux     8246  L2T     EL0P
Storage Backplane -- 6 SFF Drives/SATA DVD        8246  L2T     EL0R
Storage Backplane -- 3 SFF Drives/SATA DVD/HH
Tape                                              8246  L2T     EL0T
Storage Backplane -- 6 SFF Drives/SATA DVD/RAID/
External SAS Port                                 8246  L2T     EL0V
Storage Backplane -- 6 SFF Drives/SATA DVD
PowerLinux                                        8246  L2T     EL0W
Storage Backplane -- 3 SFF Drives/SATA DVD/HH
Tape - PowerLinux                                 8246  L2T     EL0X
Storage Backplane -- 6 SFF Drives/SATA DVD/RAID/
External SAS Port - PowerLinux                    8246  L2T     EL0Y
300GB 15K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive - PowerLinux     8246  L2T     EL0Z
PCIe LP 2-x4-port SAS Adapter 3Gb - PowerLinux    8246  L2T     EL10
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter - PowerLinux         8246  L2T     EL11
8GB (2x4GB) Memory DIMMs - PowerLinux             8246  L2T     EL15
8GB (2x4GB) Memory DIMMs - PowerLinux             8246  L2T     EL1F
177GB SFF-2 SSD w/ eMLC (AIX/Linux)               8246  L2T     EL1K
387GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux with eMLC           8246  L2T     EL1L
146GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux)    8246  L2T     EL1M
300GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux)    8246  L2T     EL1N
300GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux)    8246  L2T     EL1P
600GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (AIX/Linux)    8246  L2T     EL1Q
900GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk Drive (Linux)        8246  L2T     EL1R
EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer                        8246  L2T     EL1S
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 1.5 M                        8246  L2T     EL1T
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 15 M                         8246  L2T     EL1U
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 3 M                          8246  L2T     EL1V
SAS Cable (YO) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 6 M                          8246  L2T     EL1W
SAS X Cable 15m - HD 3Gb 2-Adapter to Enclosure   8246  L2T     EL1X
SAS X Cable 10m - HD 6Gb 2-Adapter to Enclosure   8246  L2T     EL1Y
SAS X Cable 3m - HD 6Gb 2-Adapter to Enclosure    8246  L2T     EL1Z
SAS X Cable 6m - HD 6Gb 2-Adapter to Enclosure    8246  L2T     EL20
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual
Controller/Dual Path 15M:                         8246  L2T     EL21
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual
Controller/Dual Path 3M:                          8246  L2T     EL22
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS Enclosure, Dual
Controller/Dual Path 6M:                          8246  L2T     EL23
SAS YO Cable 15m - HD 3Gb Adapter to Enclosure    8246  L2T     EL24
SAS YO Cable 1.5m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure   8246  L2T     EL25
SAS YO Cable 10m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure    8246  L2T     EL26
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SFP+ Adapter           8246  L2T     EL27
SAS YO Cable 6m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure     8246  L2T     EL28
SAS YO Cable 3m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Enclosure     8246  L2T     EL29
SAS AA Cable 0.6m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Adapter     8246  L2T     EL2A
SAS AA Cable 1.5m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Adapter     8246  L2T     EL2B
SAS AA Cable 3m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Adapter       8246  L2T     EL2C
SAS AA Cable 6m - HD 6Gb Adapter to Adapter       8246  L2T     EL2D
PCIe2 LP RAID SAS Adapter Dual-port 6Gb           8246  L2T     EL2K
SAS Cable (YI) System to SAS Enclosure, Single
Controller/Dual Path 3M                           8246  L2T     EL2L
PCIe LP 8Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel Adapter          8246  L2T     EL2N
PCIe2 LP 2-port 10GbE SR Adapter                  8246  L2T     EL2P
900GB 10K RPM SAS SFF Disk Drive (Linux)          8246  L2T     EL35
Trial PowerVM Live Partition Mobility             8246  L2T     ELPM
Quantity 150 of #EL1K                             8246  L2T     ELQK
Quantity 150 of #EL1L                             8246  L2T     ELQL
Quantity 150 of #EL1M                             8246  L2T     ELQM
Quantity 150 of #EL1N                             8246  L2T     ELQN
Quantity 150 of #EL1P                             8246  L2T     ELQP
Quantity 150 of #EL1Q                             8246  L2T     ELQQ
Quantity 150 of #EL1R                             8246  L2T     ELQR
1m (3.3-ft), 10GbE'Net Cable SFP+ Act Twinax
Copper                                            8246  L2T     EN01
3m (9.8-ft), 10Gb E'Net Cable SFP+ Act Twinax
Copper                                            8246  L2T     EN02
5m (16.4-ft), 10Gb E'Net Cable SFP+ Act Twinax
Copper                                            8246  L2T     EN03
PCIe2 LP 8Gb 4-port Fibre Channel Adapter         8246  L2T     EN0Y
RFID Tags for Servers, Compute Nodes, Chassis,
Racks, and HMCs                                   8246  L2T     ERF1
387GB SFF-1 SSD for AIX/Linux with eMLC           8246  L2T     ES0A
PCIe2 RAID SAS Adapter Dual-port 6Gb              8246  L2T     ESA1
1TB Removable Disk Drive Cartridge                8246  L2T     EU01
RDX USB External Docking Station for Removable
Disk Cartridge                                    8246  L2T     EU04
RDX 320 GB Removable Disk Drive                   8246  L2T     EU08
RDX USB Internal Docking Station for Removable
Disk Cartridge                                    8246  L2T     EU23

Publications

IBM Power Systems hardware documentation provides you with the following topical information:

: System overview; Planning for the system; Installing and configuring the system; Working with consoles, terminals, and interfaces; Managing system resources; Working with operating systems and software applications; Troubleshooting, service, and support

You can access the product documentation at

: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/powersys/v3r1m5/index.jsp

Product documentation is also available on DVD (5K5T-7087).

The following information is shipped with the 8246-L2T:

Power Hardware Information DVD (SK5T-7087)
Installing the 8246-L2T
Safety Information

Hardware documentation such as installation instructions, user's information, and service information is available to download or view at

: http://www.ibm.com/systems/support

Visit the IBM System Support Site, which contains the documentation for the hardware

: http://www.ibm.com/systems/support

The IBM Systems Information Center provides you with a single information center where you can access product documentation for IBM systems hardware, operating systems, and server software. Through a consistent framework, you can efficiently find information and personalize your access. The IBM Systems Information Center is located at

: http://publib14.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems

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Business Partner information

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: https://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/mem/sla.jsp?num=113-037

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: http://www.ibm.com/services/

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: http://www.ibm.com/services/continuity

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: http://www.ibm.com/services/learning/index.html

Select your country, and then select the product as the category.

Technical information

Specified operating environment

Physical specifications

Width: 440 mm (19.0 in)
Depth: 706 mm (27.8 in)
Height: 89 mm (3.5 in)
Weight (maximum configurator): 29.5 kg (65 lb)

Operating environment

Temperature: Nonoperating 5° to 45°C (41° to 113°F); recommended temperature (operating) 18° to 27°C (64° to 80°F); allowable operating temperature 5° to 35°C (41° to 95°F)
Relative humidity: Nonoperating 8% to 80%; recommended 5.5°C (42°F) dew point to 60% RH and 15°C (59°F) dew point
Maximum dew point: 28°C (84°F) (operating)
Operating voltage: 200 to 208 V ac or 220 to 240 V ac
Operating frequency: 47/63 Hz
Maximum measured power consumption:
- 1368 watts (maximum)
Power factor: 0.98
Thermal output:
- 4,668 Btu/hour (maximum)
Power-source loading
- 1.396 kVa (maximum configuration)
- Maximum altitude: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)

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.

: http://www-912.ibm.com/see/EnergyEstimator

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.

US: FCC Class A
Europe: CISPR 22 Class A
Japan: VCCI-A
Korea: Korean Requirement Class A
China: People's Republic of China commodity inspection law Class A

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:

UL 60950 Underwriters Laboratory, Safety Information
CSA C22.2 No. 60950-00, Canadian Standards Association
EN60950 European Norm
IEC 60950, Edition 1, International Electrotechnical Commission, Safety Information
Nordic deviations to IEC 60950-1 1st Edition

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).

Homologation

This 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 requirements

PowerLinux 7R2 minimum system configuration

The PowerLinux 7R2 offers 16-core configurations with two processor modules. The PowerLinux 7R2 can contain up to 512 GB of system memory (128 GB maximum per memory riser card).

The PowerLinux 7R2 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 7R2 initial order must include a minimum of the following items:

Choose package from:
- Feature #ELBC indicates a package that includes two 3.6 GHz processor modules (2 x #EPLJ) and 16 processor activations (16 x #EPLM).
- Feature #EPLD indicates a package that includes two 4.2 GHz processor modules (2 x #EPLK) and 16 processor activations (16 x #EPLN).
Choose 32 GB minimum memory from:
- 4 x 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, DDR3 (#EL15)
- 2 x 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, DDR3 (#EL2Q)
- 1 x 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, DDR3 (#EL2R)
- 1 x 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) Memory DIMMs, 1066 MHz, DDR3 (#EL2V)
Note: The first two memory features chosen on an initial order are installed in the nonfeaturized memory riser card. When 4 x #EL15 are chosen to meet the minimum memory requirements, 1 x #EL0A must be ordered. #EL0A is not allowed with #EL2Q, #EL2R, or #EL2V.
Choose Storage Backplane from:
- 3 x SFF/SATA DVD bay/Tape bay (#EL0R)
- 6 x SFF/SATA DVD bay (#EL0T)
- 6 x SFF/SATA DVD bay with Dual Write Cache RAID, and an external SAS port (#EL0V)
One PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter (#EL11)
Note: Takes up one PCIe slot
Choose minimum of two HDDs or SSDs from:
- 177 GB SAS SFF SSD (#1775)
- 387 GB SAS SFF SSD (#ES0A)
- 600 GB SAS SFF HDD 10,000 RPM (#EL0P)
- 300 GB SAS SFF HDD 15,000 RPM (#EL0Z)
- 146.8 GB SAS SFF HDD 15,000 RPM (#EL03)
- 300 GB SAS SFF HDD 10,000 RPM (#EL02)
- 900 GB SAS SFF HDD 10,000 RPM (#EL35)
- 177 GB SAS 1.8" Solid-State Drive (#1995)
Note: Feature #1995 requires feature #2053.
Note: No internal HDD or SSD is required if feature #0837 (Boot from SAN) is selected. In this case, a Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over Ethernet adapter must also be ordered.
Two 1925 watt AC Power Supplies (2 x #5532) and two power cords (2 x #6xxx)
Linux Primary Operating System Indicator (#2147)
Choose:
- PowerVM for PowerLinux (16 x #EC22)
- GPFS (5765-G66)
One Language Group, Specify (#9300 or #97xx)
Note: One nonfeaturized memory riser card is included in the base system. Additional memory riser card features (#EL0K) can be ordered on the PowerLinux 7R2.

RAID

There are multiple protection options for HDD/SSD drives in the SAS SFF bays in PowerLinux 7R2 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 7R2 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 and 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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2, or later, with current maintenance updates available from SUSE to enable all planned functionality.
Users interested in Red Hat Enterprise Linux should consult the Red Hat Statement of Direction.
Users should also update their systems with the latest Linux for Power service and productivity tools available at

http://www.ibm.com/support/customercare/sas/f/lopdiags/home.html

Refer to the IBM Prerequisite website for software requirements for each feature number

: https://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf

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:

Clients who want IBM Support should select IBM Operational Support Services - SupportLine for Linux on Power Systems servers (5771-LNX or 5773-LNX). Clients who select IBM SupportLine should not select the RHEL combined "Subscription and Support" features that IBM offers.
Clients who want Red Hat support should select one of the RHEL combined Subscription and Support features that IBM offers.

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.

Limitations

System

Integrated system ports are not supported under Linux when the HMC ports are connected to an HMC. Either the HMC ports or the integrated system ports can be used, but not both.
The integrated system ports are supported for modem and asynch terminal connections by Linux . Any other application using serial ports requires a serial port adapter to be installed in a PCI slot. The integrated system ports do not support HACMP™ configurations.

Hardware Management Console (HMC) Machine Code

Notes for IBM Systems Director and VMControl:

If implementing dynamic logical partitioning:
- An HMC or IVM is required to manage POWER7+ processor-based servers implementing partitioning. Multiple POWER7+ processor-based servers can be supported by a single HMC.
- If an HMC is used to manage any POWER7+ processor-based server, the HMC must be a CR3, or later, model rack-mount HMC or C05, or later, deskside HMC.
- When IBM Systems Director is used to manage an HMC or if the HMC manages more than 254 partitions, the HMC should have 3 GB of RAM minimum and be a CR3 model, or later, rack-mount or a C06, or later, deskside.
If installing IBM Systems Director:
- IBM Systems Director Editions for Power Systems V6.3 or later is required.
For more details about the supported operating systems for IBM Systems Director Server, Common Agent, and Platform Agent, visit

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/topic/com.ibm.director.plan.help s.doc/fqm0_r_os_supported_by_ibm_director_630.html
If installing IBM Systems Director VMControl :
- IBM Systems Director VMControl V2.4 or later is required.
- VMControl is included in IBM Systems Director Express Edition.
- IBM PowerVM is required to run VMControl.
- VMControl Enterprise Edition requires IBM Systems Director Version 6.3 or later. If the product is installed on an older version of IBM Systems Director, you will be prompted to perform an upgrade before accessing full functionality.

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

: https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/hmc/home.html

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:

Support for managing IBM Power 710, 720, 730, 740 and IBM PowerLinux 7R1/7R2 systems

HMC V7 R7.7.0:

The IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) V7.7.0 contains the following:

Support for managing IBM Power 710, 720, 730, 740 and IBM PowerLinux 7R1/7R2 systems

HMC V7 R7.7.0 SP1:

The IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) V7.7.0 contains the following:

Support for PowerVM functions such as: new HMC GUI interface for VIOS install; improved transition from IVM to HMC management; support for 802.1 Qbg on virtual Ethernet adapters; ability to update the user's password in Kerberos from the HMC for clients utilizing remote HMC

Boot requirements

Selection of feature 0837 will indicate boot from SAN.

Processor modules

Two processor modules are required on an order with eight processor cores on each processor module. A minimum/maximum of two processor modules are required on a PowerLinux 7R2 order.
All processors must be activated.
- A PowerLinux 7R2 with two 8-core 3.6 GHz processor modules (2 x #EPLJ) requires that 16 processor activation codes (16 x #EPLM) be ordered.
- A PowerLinux 7R2 with two 8-core 4.2 GHz processor modules (2 x #EPLK) requires that 16 processor activation codes (16 x #EPLN) be ordered.

Power supply

Two 1925 watt ac power supplies (2 x #5532) are required.

Redundant fans

Redundant fans standard.

Power cords

Two power cords are required. The PowerLinux 7R2 supports 200-240 V ac power cords.

System memory

A minimum 32 GB of memory is required.

A system must be ordered with a minimum/maximum of 4 x #EL15, or 2 x #EL2Q, or 1 x #EL2R or #EL2V. Maximum memory is 512 GB.

The base machine contains one nonfeaturized memory riser card with four DIMM sockets. Memory features consume two memory DIMM sockets.
- The PowerLinux 7R2 offers three optional memory riser card features (3 x #EL0A on initial orders; 3 x #EL0K on MES orders) with an additional four DIMM sockets per feature. Maximum system memory is 128 GB without feature #EL0A/EL0K and 512 GB with three feature #EL0A/EL0K.
A system can be ordered with a single memory feature #EL2R or #EL2V. The second memory feature ordered on the same memory riser card does not have to match the first memory feature. Memory features can be mixed on either memory riser card.
A minimum of one memory feature must be plugged into each memory riser card. Empty memory riser cards are not allowed.
There is a performance benefit when all DIMMs on a memory riser card are of the same capacity.
It is generally recommended that memory be installed evenly across all memory riser cards in the system. Balancing memory across the installed memory riser cards allows memory access in a consistent manner and typically results in the best possible performance for your configuration. However, balancing memory fairly evenly across multiple memory riser cards, compared to balancing memory exactly evenly, typically has a very small performance difference.

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           8
         (2 x 4 GB RDIMMs)
         (Reduced price)
 
        16 GB 1066 MHz       EL2S            0           8
         (2 x 8 GB RDIMMs)
         (Reduced price)
 
        32 GB 1066 MHz       EL2T            0           8
         (2 x 16 GB RDIMMs)
         (Reduced price)
 
        64 GB 1066 MHz       EL2U            0           8
         (2 x 32 GB RDIMMs)
         (Reduced price)

PCI card slots

The PowerLinux 7R2 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

A graphics adapter, keyboard, and mouse are not required in the minimum configuration.
The maximum number of graphics adapters supported in the PowerLinux 7R2 CEC is four.

I/O adapters

Feature #EL11 is required in the 8246-L2T minimum configuration and occupies the x4 slot.
Two GX++ slots are available on the PowerLinux 7R2. The GX++ slot 1 does not share space with the CEC PCIe Low Profile adapter slots. The GX++ slot 2 shares space with the PCIe x4 slot. If a GX++ adapter is plugged into the x4 slot, then the feature #EL11 required LAN adapter must occupy one of the five x8 slots, leaving four x8 slots available for other adapters.
No GX++ adapters are supported.
Refer to the table below for additional I/O adapter information.

I/O adapter features
 
                                  Orderable  Supported CEC Sys
                                  feature    feature   Max Max
I/O adapter                       number     number    qty qty  Size
 
PCIe LP RAID & SSD SAS A          2053                  2   2   LP
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter      5260                  5   5   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
GX++ Dual-port 12x Channel Attach EJ0G                  1   1   GX++
GX++ LP 1-port PCIe2 x8 Adapter   EJ0H                  2   2   GX++
PCIe LP 4 Gb 2-Port Fibre Channel EL09                  5   5   LP
PCIe LP 2-x4-port SAS Adapter 3Gb EL10                  5   5   LP
PCIe 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
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
 
Note: #EJ0G is used for attaching #EL26/#EL27/#5802/#5877.
Note: #EJ0H is used for attaching #EL30/#EDR1.
 
The following features are supported in a maximum of two 12x I/O
drawers:
 
                                  Orderable  Supported CEC Sys
                                  feature    feature   Max Max
I/O adapter                       number     number    qty qty  Size

PCIe RAID & SSD SAS w/ BSC        2055                  0  10   Short
4-port USB PCIe                   2728                  0  20   Short
PCIe 2-Line WAN w/Modem           2893                  0  20   Short
PCIe 2-Line WAN w/Modem CIM       2894                  0  20   Short
PCIe2 2-Port Async EIA 232        5289                  0  20   Short
10 Gigabit FCoE PCIe Dual Port    5708                  0  20   Short
4-port 1 Gb Ethernet PCI-e 4x     5717                  0  20   Short
10 Gigabit Ethernet-CX4 PCI Exp.  5732                  0  20   Short
8 Gb Dual-port Fibre Channel      5735                  0  20   Short
GXT145 PCIe Graphics Accelerator  5748                  0   8   Short
2-port 1 Gb Ethernet (UTP) PCIe   5767                  0  20   Short
2-port 1 Gb Ethernet (Fiber) PCIe 5768                  0  20   Short
10 Gb Ethernet-SR                 5769                  0  20   Short
10 Gb Ethernet-LR                 5772                  0  20   Short
2-port 4 Gb Fibre Channel         5774                  0  20   Short
4-port Asynch EIA-232 PCIe        5785                  0  20   Short
PCIe 380MB Cache Dual SAS RAID    5805                  0  20   Short
PCIe2 4-port 1GbE Adapter         5899                  0  20   Short
PCIe Dual-x4 SAS                  5901                  0  20   Short
PCIe2 1.8GB Cache RAID SAS        5913                  0  16   Short
PCIe2 RAID SAS Adapter Dual-port  ESA1                  0  20   Short

Storage devices/Bays

The PowerLinux 7R2 has a slim media bay that can contain an optional DVD-RAM (#5771 or follow-on) and a tape bay (only available with #EL0T/EL0X) that can contain a tape drive or removable disk drive.
Either feature #EL0R, #EL0T, or #EL0V must be selected.
- Feature #EL0T/EL0X supports three small form-factor (SFF) disk units, either HDD or SSD, a SATA DVD, and a tape. No split backplane supported. No RAID 5 or 6 support.
- Feature #EL0R/EL0W supports six SFF disk units, either HDD or SSD, and a SATA DVD. No split backplane supported. No RAID 5 or 6 support.
- Feature #EL0V/EL0Y supports six SFF disk units, either HDD or SSD, and a SATA DVD External SAS port. No split backplane supported. RAID 5 and 6 are supported.
- A valid orderable HDD or SSD is required in a minimum configuration. No HDDs or SSDs are required in the CEC if feature #0837 is selected.
- A feature #EL01 DAT160 80/160 GB tape feature and a feature #EU23 USB Internal Docking Station for Removable RDX Disk Drive are mutually exclusive. One or the other can be on the system but not both. A minimum of one feature #1107, #EU01, #EU08, or feature #EU15 must be ordered with each feature #1123 or #EU23 ordered.
SAS-bay-based 1775 support restrictions:
- SFF feature #1775 is supported in the PowerLinux 7R2 CEC.
- SSDs and disk drives (HDDs) are not allowed to mirror each other.

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,         42      SFF 1-6,   1775
 Solid-state                     2x#5802/#EL36
 
300 GB 10K,              42      SFF 1-6,   EL02
 SAS, SFF                        2x#5802/#EL36
 
146.8 GB 15K,            42      SFF 1-6,   EL03
 SAS, SFF                        2x#5802/#EL36
 
600 GB 10K,              42      SFF 1-6,   EL0P
 SAS, SFF                        2x#5802/#EL36
 
300 GB 15K,              42      SFF 1-6,   EL0Z
 SAS, SFF                        2x#5802/#EL36
 
900 GB 10k,              42      SFF 1-6,   EL35
 SAS SFF                         2x#5802/#EL36
 
387 GB SAS, SFF          42      SFF 1-6,   ES0A
 Solid-state                     2x#5802/#EL36
 
177 GB SAS, SFF,        336      336 in 14  EL1K
 Solid-state                       x #5887/EL1S
 
387 GB SAS, SFF,        336      336 in 14  EL1L
 Solid-state                       x #5887/EL1S
 
146.8 GB, 15K,          336      336 in 14  EL1M
 SAS, SFF, GEN2                    x #5887/EL1S
 
300 GB 10K,             336      336 in 14  EL1N
 SAS, SFF, GEN2                    x #5887/EL1S
 
300 GB 15K,             336      336 in 14  EL1P
 SAS, SFF, GEN2                    x #5887/EL1S
 
600 GB 10K,             336      336 in 14  EL1Q
 SAS, SFF, GEN2                    x #5887/EL1S
 
900 GB 10K,             336      336 in 14  EL1R
 SAS, SFF, GEN2                    x #5887/#EL1S
 
387 GB SAS SSD           30      Maximum 30 EL34
 for #EDR1/#EL30                 in 1 x #EDR1/#EL30
 
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 information

Cable orders

No cables required.

Security, auditability, and control

The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities.

IBM Electronic Services

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

: http://www.ibm.com/support/electronic

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.

Benefits

Increased 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

: http://www.ibm.com/support/electronic

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

: http://www.ibm.com/support/electronic

Terms and conditions

Volume orders: Contact your IBM representative.

IBM Global Financing

Yes

Warranty period

Three 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 service

If 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 Service

IBM 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) CRU

Installation 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) CRU

You 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:

DASD drive
DASD Media Backplane
DVD drive
Fan Air Baffle
Fan
All PCI Adapters
Memory Riser Card
Power Supply
Line/power cord
Keyboard
Mouse
External cables
Display
Operator Panel
TOD battery
Memory DIMMs
Processor VRM
SAS Conduit Cable
SAS Tape Drive Cables
USB and SAS Tape Drive
USB Tape Drive Signal Cable
Storage Interposer
SPCN Cable
Interlock Switch
RAID Battery
RAID Package Card
RAID Battery Card

To service a Linux system end to end, Linux service and productivity tools must be installed from the web page at

: http://www.ibm.com/support/customercare/sas/f/lopdiags/home.html

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:

9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, next-business-day response. Calls must be received by 5:00 pm local time in order to qualify for next business day response.

Non-IBM parts service

Warranty service

IBM 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 upgrades

During 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 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 Service

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:

9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, 4-hour average response, same-business-day response
24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 4-hour average response
24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 2-hour average response

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.

The service level is:

9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, next-business-day response
9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, 4-hour average response
24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 4-hour average response
24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 2-hour average response

Note: Canada does not offer 2-hour response option.

Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) Service

If 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 upgrades

Usage plan machine

IBM hourly service rate classification

Two

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 features

Yes

Model conversions

Machine installation

Customer setup. Customers are responsible for installation according to the instructions IBM provides with the machine.

Graduated program license charges apply

Yes

The applicable processor group is: Small.

Licensed Machine Code

IBM 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

: http://www.ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties/machine_code.html

Machine using LMC Type Model
     8246-L2T

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 allowance

A 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.

Pricing

For all local charges, contact your IBM representative.

Product charges

The 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 7R2
                       L2T                                    Yes
Linux Partition Specify
                       L2T     0266                  Both     Yes No
V.24/EIA232 6.1m (20 Ft) PCI C
                       L2T     0348                  Both     Yes No
V.35 6.1m (20 Ft) PCI Cable
                       L2T     0353                  Both     Yes No
X.21 6.1m (20 Ft) PCI Cable
                       L2T     0359                  Both     Yes No
SSD Placement Indicator CEC
                       L2T     0462                  Both     Yes No
SSD Placement Indicator 5802/3
                       L2T     0463                  Both     Yes No
SSD Placement Indicator 5887
                       L2T     0465                  Both     Yes No
19 inch, 1.8 meter high rack
                       L2T     0551                  MES      Yes No
19 inch, 2.0 meter high rack
                       L2T     0553                  MES      Yes No
Rack Filler Panel Kit
                       L2T     0599                  Both     Yes No
Load Source Not in CEC
                       L2T     0719                  Both     Yes No
Specify Load Source 5802/3/77
                       L2T     0726                  Both     Yes No
#5887 Load Source Specify
                       L2T     0728                  Both     Yes No
EXP30 Load Source Specify
                       L2T     0729                  Both     Yes No
SAN Load Source Specify
                       L2T     0837                  Both     Yes No
 
US TAA Compliance Indicator
                       L2T     0983                  Both     Yes No

 
Modem Cable US/Canada and GU
                       L2T     1025                  Both     Yes No
USB 160 GB Removable Disk Dr
                       L2T     1106                  Support  Yes No
USB 500 GB Removable Disk Dr
                       L2T     1107                  Both     Yes No
 
Custom Serv. Specify, Roch
                       L2T     1140                  Both     Yes No

 
177GB SFF-1 SSD w/ eMLC AIX/Li
                       L2T     1775                  Both     Yes No
System port/UPS Conversion Cab
                       L2T     1827                  Both     Yes No
1.5 Meter 12X to 4X Channel CC
                       L2T     1828                  Both     Yes No
3 Meter 12X to 4X Channel CC
                       L2T     1841                  Both     Yes No
10 Meter 12X to 4X Enhance CCC
                       L2T     1854                  Both     Yes No
0.6 Meter 12X DDR Cable
                       L2T     1861                  Both     Yes No
1.5 Meter 12X DDR Cable
                       L2T     1862                  Both     Yes No
8 Meter 12X DDR Cable
                       L2T     1864                  Both     Yes No
3.0 Meter 12X DDR Cable
                       L2T     1865                  Both     Yes No
177GB SSD Module with eMLC (AI
                       L2T     1995                  Both     No  No
PCIe LP RAID SSD SAS Adapter 3
                       L2T     2053                  Both     Yes No
PCIe RAID SSD SAS Adapter 3Gb
                       L2T     2055                  Both     Yes No
Primary OS Linux
                       L2T     2147                  Both     Yes No
Factory Deconfiguration of 1 c
                       L2T     2319                  Initial  N/A No
LC-SC 50 Micron Fiber Conv Cab
                       L2T     2456                  Both     Yes No
LC-SC 62.5 Mic.Fib.Conv.Cable
                       L2T     2459                  Both     Yes No
4 port USB PCIe Adapter
                       L2T     2728                  Both     Yes No
PCIe 2 Line WAN w/Modem
                       L2T     2893                  Both     Yes No
Asynch.Termin/Print.Cbl EIA232
                       L2T     2934                  Both     Yes No
Asynchronous Cable EIA 232/V
                       L2T     2936                  Both     Yes No
Ser to Ser Port Cab Draw/Draw
                       L2T     3124                  Both     Yes No
Serial to Se.Port Cbl Rack 8M
                       L2T     3125                  Both     Yes No
1m, QDR IB Copper Cable
                       L2T     3287                  Both     Yes No
3m, QDR IB Copper Cable
                       L2T     3288                  Both     Yes No
5m QDR IB/E'Net Copper Cable
                       L2T     3289                  Both     Yes No
10m QDR IB Optic Cable
                       L2T     3290                  Both     Yes No
30m QDR IB Optic Cable
                       L2T     3293                  Both     Yes No
Widescreen LCD Monitor
                       L2T     3632                  Both     Yes No
SAS EX cable 3M - Drw to Drw
                       L2T     3675                  Both     Yes No
SAS EX Cable 6m - Drw to Drw
                       L2T     3680                  Both     Yes No
SAS Cable (AT) 0.6 Meter
                       L2T     3688                  Both     Yes No
SAS AT Cable 0.6m - HD 6Gb Ada
                       L2T     3689                  Both     Yes No
0.3M Serial Prt Converter Cbl
                       L2T     3925                  Both     Yes No
Serial Port Null Mod Cab 3.7M
                       L2T     3927                  Both     Yes No
Ser.Port Null Modem Cable,10M
                       L2T     3928                  Both     Yes No
System Serial Port Converter C
                       L2T     3930                  Both     Yes No
6Foot Extend.Cbl for Displays
                       L2T     4242                  Both     Yes No
Extender Cable USB Keybo 1.8M
                       L2T     4256                  Both     Yes No
VGA to DVI Connection Converte
                       L2T     4276                  Both     Yes No
Rack Integration Services: BP
                       L2T     4648                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Integration Services
                       L2T     4649                  Initial  N/A No
One and only one rack indicator feature is required on
all orders (#4650 to #4666).
No Factory Integration Ind.
                       L2T     4650                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 1
                       L2T     4651                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 2
                       L2T     4652                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 3
                       L2T     4653                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 4
                       L2T     4654                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 5
                       L2T     4655                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 6
                       L2T     4656                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 7
                       L2T     4657                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 8
                       L2T     4658                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 9
                       L2T     4659                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 10
                       L2T     4660                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 11
                       L2T     4661                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 12
                       L2T     4662                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 13
                       L2T     4663                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 14
                       L2T     4664                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 15
                       L2T     4665                  Initial  N/A No
Rack Indicator, Rack 16
                       L2T     4666                  Initial  N/A No
Software Preload Required
                       L2T     5000                  Initial  N/A No
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter
                       L2T     5260                  Both     Yes No
PCIe LP POWER GXT145 Graphics
                       L2T     5269                  Both     Yes No
PCIe LP 10Gb FCoE 2 port Adapt
                       L2T     5270                  Both     Yes No
PCIe LP 4 Port 10/100/1000 Bas
                       L2T     5271                  Both     Yes No
PCIe LP 10GbE CX4 1 port Adapt
                       L2T     5272                  Both     Yes No
PCIe LP 2 Port 1GbE SX Adapter
                       L2T     5274                  Both     Yes No
PCIe LP 10GbE SR 1 port Adapt
                       L2T     5275                  Both     Yes No
PCIe LP 4 Port Async EIA 232 A
                       L2T     5277                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 4Port 10GBE&1GBE SFP+ LP
                       L2T     5279                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 4-Port 10GbE&1GbE SR LP
                       L2T     5280                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 4X IB QDR Adap
                       L2T     5283                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 LP 2 Port 10GbE SFP Copp
                       L2T     5286                  Both     Yes No
2 Port Async EIA 232 PCIe Adap
                       L2T     5289                  Both     Yes No
PCIe LP 2 Port Async EIA 232 A
                       L2T     5290                  Both     Yes No
System Pwr Sup -1925W
                       L2T     5532                  Initial  N/A No
10Gb FCoE PCIe Dual Port Adapt
                       L2T     5708                  Both     Yes No
4 Port 10/100/1000 Base TX PCI
                       L2T     5717                  Both     Yes No
10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4 PCI Ex
                       L2T     5732                  Both     Yes No
8 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Por
                       L2T     5735                  Both     Yes No
POWER GXT145 PCI Express Graph
                       L2T     5748                  Both     Yes No
2 Port 10/100/1000 Base TX Eth
                       L2T     5767                  Both     Yes No
2 Port Gigabit Ethernet SX PCI
                       L2T     5768                  Both     Yes No
10 Gb Eth SR PCI Express Adp
                       L2T     5769                  Both     Yes No
SATA Slimline DVD-RAM Drive
                       L2T     5771                  Both     Yes No
10 Gigabit Ethernet LR PCI
                       L2T     5772                  Both     Yes No
4 Gigabit PCI Express Dual Por
                       L2T     5774                  Both     Yes No
4 Port Async EIA 232 PCIe Adap
                       L2T     5785                  Both     Yes No
12X I/O Drawer PCIe, SFF disk
                       L2T     5802                  Both     Yes No
PCIe 380MB Cache Dual x4 3Gb S
                       L2T     5805                  Both     Yes No
12X I/O Drawer PCIe, No Disk
                       L2T     5877                  Both     Yes No
EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer
                       L2T     5887                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 4-port 1GbE Adapter
                       L2T     5899                  Both     Yes No
PCIe Dual x4 SAS Adapter
                       L2T     5901                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 1.8GB Cache RAID SAS Ada
                       L2T     5913                  Both     Yes No
Non paired PCIe SAS RAID Ind
                       L2T     5923                  Both     Yes No
Non-paired Indicator 5913 PCIe
                       L2T     5924                  Both     Yes No
Shared EXP30 Indicator
                       L2T     5925                  Both     Yes No
SAS EX Cable 1.5m - Drw to Drw
                       L2T     5926                  Both     Yes No
Remote EXP30 Indicator
                       L2T     5927                  Both     Yes No
Power Control Cbl (SPCN) 3 m
                       L2T     6006                  Both     Yes No
Power Control Cbl (SPCN) 15 m
                       L2T     6007                  Both     Yes No
Opt Front Door for 1.8m Rack
                       L2T     6068                  MES      Yes No
Opt Front Door for 2.0m Rack
                       L2T     6069                  MES      Yes No
1.8m Rack Acoustic Doors
                       L2T     6248                  MES      Yes No
2.0m Rack Acoustic Doors
                       L2T     6249                  MES      Yes No
1.8m Rack Trim Kit
                       L2T     6263                  MES      Yes No
2.0m Rack Trim Kit
                       L2T     6272                  MES      Yes No
Pwr Crd 4.3m 14ft Wall IBM PDU
                       L2T     6458                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd (14FT), Drwr - OEM PDU
                       L2T     6460                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 4.3m 14ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6469                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 1.8m 6ft Wall 125V/15A
                       L2T     6470                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6471                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6472                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6473                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6474                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6475                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6476                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6477                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6478                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6488                  Both     Yes No
4.3m (14 Ft) 3PH/24A Power Cor
                       L2T     6489                  MES      Yes No
4.3m (14 Ft) 1PH/48A Pwr Cord
                       L2T     6491                  MES      Yes No
4.3m (14 Ft) 1PH/48 60A Pwr Co
                       L2T     6492                  MES      Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6493                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6494                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall 250V,10A
                       L2T     6496                  Both     Yes No
Power Cable Drawer to IBM PD
                       L2T     6577                  Both     Yes No
Optional Rack Security Kit
                       L2T     6580                  MES      Yes No
Modem Tray for 19-Inch Rack
                       L2T     6586                  MES      Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall 125V,15A
                       L2T     6651                  Both     Yes No
4.3m 1PH/24-30A Pwr Cord
                       L2T     6654                  MES      Yes No
4.3m 14Ft 1PH/24 30A WR Pwr
                       L2T     6655                  MES      Yes No
4.3m 14Ft 1PH/24A Power Cord
                       L2T     6656                  MES      Yes No
Pwr.Cord(9ft),To Wall/OEM PDU
                       L2T     6659                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 14ft 4.3m WallOEM PDU
                       L2T     6660                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.8m 9.2ft Wall PDU
                       L2T     6665                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 4.3M, Drwr - OEM PDU
                       L2T     6669                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7M, Drwr - IBM PDU
                       L2T     6671                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 1.5M, Drwr - IBM PDU
                       L2T     6672                  Both     Yes No
Pwr Crd 2.7m 9ft Wall OEM PDU
                       L2T     6680                  Both     Yes No
IIntelligent PDU+ 1 EIA Unit
                       L2T     7109                  MES      Yes No
Environmental Monitoring Probe
                       L2T     7118                  Both     Yes No
Power Distribution Unit
                       L2T     7188                  MES      Yes No
Eth Cbl 15M HW Management
                       L2T     7802                  Both     Yes No
Linux Software Preinstall
                       L2T     8143                  Initial  N/A No
USB Mouse
                       L2T     8845                  Both     Yes No
Order Routing Indicator Syste
                       L2T     9169                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-US Eng
                       L2T     9300                  Initial  N/A No
specify mode-1 & (1)5901/5278
                       L2T     9359                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-1 & (2)5901/5278
                       L2T     9360                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-2 & (2)5901/5278
                       L2T     9361                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-4 & (4)5901/5278
                       L2T     9365                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-2 & (4)5901/5278
                       L2T     9366                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-1 & (2)5903/5805
                       L2T     9367                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-2 & (4)5903/5805
                       L2T     9368                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-1 & CEC SAS port
                       L2T     9384                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-1 & (2) 5913 EXP
                       L2T     9385                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-2 & (4) 5913 EXP
                       L2T     9386                  Both     Yes No
Mode-1 & EXP30 for 1 EXP24S #5
                       L2T     9388                  Both     Yes No
New Red Hat Lic Core Counter
                       L2T     9442                  Initial  N/A No
New SUSE Lic Core Counter
                       L2T     9443                  Initial  N/A No
Other Linux Lic Core Counter
                       L2T     9445                  Initial  N/A No
3rd Party Linux Lic Core Cnt
                       L2T     9446                  Initial  N/A No
VIOS Core Counter
                       L2T     9447                  Initial  N/A No
Month Indicator
                       L2T     9461                  Initial  N/A No
Day Indicator
                       L2T     9462                  Initial  N/A No
Hour Indicator
                       L2T     9463                  Initial  N/A No
Minute Indicator
                       L2T     9464                  Initial  N/A No
Qty Indicator
                       L2T     9465                  Initial  N/A No
Countable Member Indicator
                       L2T     9466                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Dutch
                       L2T     9700                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-French
                       L2T     9703                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-German
                       L2T     9704                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Polish
                       L2T     9705                  Initial  N/A No
Lang Group Specify - Norwegian
                       L2T     9706                  Initial  N/A No
Lang.Group Spcf-Portuguese
                       L2T     9707                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Spanish
                       L2T     9708                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Italian
                       L2T     9711                  Initial  N/A No
Langua Gr Speci Canadian Frenc
                       L2T     9712                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Japanese
                       L2T     9714                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Specify Tr Chin
                       L2T     9715                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Korean
                       L2T     9716                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Turkish
                       L2T     9718                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Hungarian
                       L2T     9719                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Slovakian
                       L2T     9720                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Russian
                       L2T     9721                  Initial  N/A No
Lang Group Spcf Simpl Chinese
                       L2T     9722                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Czech
                       L2T     9724                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Romanian
                       L2T     9725                  Initial  N/A No
Lang Group Specify - Croatian
                       L2T     9726                  Initial  N/A No
Language Group Spcf-Slovenian
                       L2T     9727                  Initial  N/A No
Lang Group Specify - Braz Port
                       L2T     9728                  Initial  N/A No
Lang Group Specify - Thai
                       L2T     9729                  Initial  N/A No
IBM PowerVM for IBM PowerLinux
                       L2T     EC22                  Both     Yes No

EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer
                       L2T     EDR1                  MES      Yes No
SPSS on Pwr Sol Ind
                       L2T     EHSS                  Initial  Yes No
GX++ Dual-port 12x Attach
                       L2T     EJ0G                  Both     Yes No
GX++LP 1-port PCIe2 x8 Adapter
                       L2T     EJ0H                  Both     Yes No
Mode-1 & (1)ESA1/ESA2 for 5887
                       L2T     EJP1                  Both     Yes No
Mode-1 & (2)ESA1/ESA2 for 5887
                       L2T     EJP2                  Both     Yes No
Mode-2 & (2)ESA1/ESA2 for 5887
                       L2T     EJP3                  Both     Yes No
Mode-2 & (4)ESA1/ESA2 for 5887
                       L2T     EJP4                  Both     Yes No
Mode-4 & (4)ESA1/ESA2 for 5887
                       L2T     EJP5                  Both     Yes No
Mode-2 & (1)ESA1/ESA2 for 5887
                       L2T     EJP6                  Both     Yes No
Specify Mode-2(2)ESA1/ESA2
                       L2T     EJP7                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-2(1) ESA1/ESA2
                       L2T     EJPA                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-2 (2) ESA1/ESA2
                       L2T     EJPB                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-4 (1)ESA1/ESA2
                       L2T     EJPC                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-4(2)ESA1/ESA2
                       L2T     EJPD                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-4 (3)ESA1/ESA2
                       L2T     EJPE                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-2 (1)5901/5278
                       L2T     EJPJ                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-2(2)5901/5278
                       L2T     EJPK                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-4 (1)5901/5278
                       L2T     EJPL                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-4 (2) 5901/5278
                       L2T     EJPM                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-4 (3) 5901/5278
                       L2T     EJPN                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-2 (2)5903/5805
                       L2T     EJPR                  Both     Yes No
Specify mode-2 (2) 5913
                       L2T     EJPT                  Both     Yes No
Specify Left Half 12X I/O Draw
                       L2T     EJPY                  Both     Yes No
Specify Right Half 12X I/O Dra
                       L2T     EJPZ                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, US English
                       L2T     EK51                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, French
                       L2T     EK52                  Both     Yes No
Full WidthKey USB,Italian
                       L2T     EK53                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, German/Aus
                       L2T     EK54                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, UK English
                       L2T     EK55                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Spanish
                       L2T     EK56                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Japanese
                       L2T     EK57                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, BrazilianP
                       L2T     EK58                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Hungarian
                       L2T     EK59                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Korean
                       L2T     EK60                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Chinese
                       L2T     EK61                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, French Can
                       L2T     EK62                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Belgian/UK
                       L2T     EK64                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Swedish/Fi
                       L2T     EK65                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Danish
                       L2T     EK66                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Bulgarian
                       L2T     EK67                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Swiss/Fr/G
                       L2T     EK68                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Norwegian
                       L2T     EK69                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Dutch
                       L2T     EK70                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Portuguese
                       L2T     EK71                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Greek
                       L2T     EK72                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Hebrew
                       L2T     EK73                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Polish
                       L2T     EK74                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Slovakian
                       L2T     EK75                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Czech
                       L2T     EK76                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Turkish
                       L2T     EK77                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, LA Spanish
                       L2T     EK78                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Arabic
                       L2T     EK79                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Thai
                       L2T     EK80                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Russian
                       L2T     EK81                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, Slovenian
                       L2T     EK82                  Both     Yes No
Full Width Key USB, US English
                       L2T     EK83                  Both     Yes No
80/160GB Tape - PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL01                  Both     Yes No
300GB 10K SFF Disk-PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL02                  Both     Yes No
146GB 15K SFF Disk-PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL03                  Both     Yes No
4Gb 2-port FCAL - PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL09                  Both     Yes No
Memory Riser Card(Zero-priced)
                       L2T     EL0A                  Initial  N/A No
Memory Riser Card - PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL0K                  Both     Yes No
600GB 10K SFF Disk-PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL0P                  Both     Yes No
Storage Backplane 6 SFF Dri
                       L2T     EL0R                  Initial  N/A No
Storage Backplane 3 SFF Dri
                       L2T     EL0T                  Initial  N/A No
Storage Backplane w/ext SAS
                       L2T     EL0V                  Initial  N/A No
Backplane 6 SFFs -PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL0W                  MES      Yes No
Backplane 3 SFFs -PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL0X                  MES      Yes No
Backplane w/ext SAS-PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL0Y                  MES      Yes No
300GB 15K SFF Disk-PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL0Z                  Both     Yes No
2-port SAS adapter -PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL10                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 LP 4-port 1GbE Adapter
                       L2T     EL11                  Initial  N/A No
8GB (2x4GB) Memory-PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL15                  Initial  N/A No
8GB (2x4GB) Memory-PowerLinux
                       L2T     EL1F                  Both     Yes No
177GB SFF-2 SSD w/ eMLC AIX/Li
                       L2T     EL1K                  Both     Yes No
387GB SFF-2 SSD for AIX/Linux
                       L2T     EL1L                  Both     Yes No
146GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk
                       L2T     EL1M                  Both     Yes No
300GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk
                       L2T     EL1N                  Both     Yes No
300GB 15k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk
                       L2T     EL1P                  Both     Yes No
600GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk
                       L2T     EL1Q                  Both     Yes No
900GB 10k RPM SAS SFF-2 Disk
                       L2T     EL1R                  Both     Yes No
EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawer
                       L2T     EL1S                  Initial  N/A No
SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS1.5M
                       L2T     EL1T                  Both     Yes No
SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS 15M
                       L2T     EL1U                  Both     Yes No
SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS 3M
                       L2T     EL1V                  Both     Yes No
SAS Cab(YO) Adapter to SAS 6M
                       L2T     EL1W                  Both     Yes No
SAS X Cable 15m - HD 3Gb 2-Ada
                       L2T     EL1X                  Both     Yes No
SAS X Cable 10m - HD 6Gb 2-Ada
                       L2T     EL1Y                  Both     Yes No
SAS X Cable 3m - HD 6Gb 2-Adap
                       L2T     EL1Z                  Both     Yes No
SAS X Cable 6m - HD 6Gb 2-Adap
                       L2T     EL20                  Both     Yes No
SAS Cbl X Adp SAS Encl 15M
                       L2T     EL21                  Both     Yes No
SAS Cable (X) Adapter to SAS E
                       L2T     EL22                  Both     Yes No
SAS Cbl X Adp SAS Enclosure 6M
                       L2T     EL23                  Both     Yes No
SAS YO Cable 15m - HD 3Gb Adap
                       L2T     EL24                  Both     Yes No
SAS YO Cable 1.5m - HD 6Gb Ada
                       L2T     EL25                  Both     Yes No
SAS YO Cable 10m - HD 6Gb Adap
                       L2T     EL26                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SFP
                       L2T     EL27                  Both     Yes No
SAS YO Cable 6m - HD 6Gb Adapt
                       L2T     EL28                  Both     Yes No
SAS YO Cable 3m - HD 6Gb Adapt
                       L2T     EL29                  Both     Yes No
SAS AA Cbl 0.6m - HD 6Gb Adapt
                       L2T     EL2A                  Both     Yes No
SAS AA Cable 1.5m - HD 6Gb Ada
                       L2T     EL2B                  Both     Yes No
SAS AA Cable 3m - HD 6Gb Adapt
                       L2T     EL2C                  Both     Yes No
SAS AA Cable 6m - HD 6Gb Adapt
                       L2T     EL2D                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 LP RAID SAS Adapter 6Gb
                       L2T     EL2K                  Both     Yes No
SAS Ca(YI) System to SAS 3M
                       L2T     EL2L                  Both     Yes No
PCIe LP 8Gb 2 Port Fibre Chann
                       L2T     EL2N                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 LP 2 port 10GbE SR Adapt
                       L2T     EL2P                  Both     Yes No
16GB (2x8GB) Memory DIMMs 1066
                       L2T     EL2Q                  Initial  N/A No
32GB (2x16GB) Mem DIMMs 1066
                       L2T     EL2R                  Initial  N/A No
16GB (2x8GB) Memory DIMMs 1066
                       L2T     EL2S                  Both     Yes No
32GB (2x16GB) Mem DIMMs 1066
                       L2T     EL2T                  Both     Yes No
64GB (2x32GB) Mem DIMMs 1066
                       L2T     EL2U                  Both     Yes No
64GB (2x32GB) Mem DIMMs 1066
                       L2T     EL2V                  Initial  N/A No
PCIe2 LP 2-Port 10GbE RoCE SR
                       L2T     EL2Z                  Both     Yes No
EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer
                       L2T     EL30                  Both     Yes No
PCIe x8 Cable 1.5m
                       L2T     EL31                  Both     Yes No
PCIe x8 Cable 3m
                       L2T     EL32                  Both     Yes No
387GB 1.8" SAS SSD (AIX/Linux)
                       L2T     EL34                  Both     Yes No
900GB 10k RPM SAS SFF Disk
                       L2T     EL35                  Both     Yes No
12X I/O Drawer PCIe, SFF disk
                       L2T     EL36                  Initial  Yes No
12X I/O Drawer PCIe, No Disk
                       L2T     EL37                  Initial  Yes No
PCIe2 LP 4-port 10GB FCoE & 1G
                       L2T     EL38                  Both     Yes No
PowerLinux Base - 16c 3.6 GHz
                       L2T     ELBC                  Initial  N/A No
PowerLinux Base - 16c 4.2 GHz
                       L2T     ELBD                  Initial  N/A No
Trial Live Partition Mobility
                       L2T     ELPM                  Both     Yes No
Quantity 150 of #EL1K
                       L2T     ELQK                  Both     Yes No
Quantity 150 of #EL1L
                       L2T     ELQL                  Both     Yes No
Quantity 150 of #EL1M
                       L2T     ELQM                  Both     Yes No
Quantity 150 of #EL1N
                       L2T     ELQN                  Both     Yes No
Quantity 150 of #EL1P
                       L2T     ELQP                  Both     Yes No
Quantity 150 of #EL1Q
                       L2T     ELQQ                  Both     Yes No
Quantity 150 of #EL1R
                       L2T     ELQR                  Both     Yes No
1m 10GbE Cable SFP+ Act Twinax
                       L2T     EN01                  Both     Yes No
3m 10GbE Cable SFP+ Act Twinax
                       L2T     EN02                  Both     Yes No
5m 10GbE Cable SFP+ Act Twinax
                       L2T     EN03                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 LP 16Gb 2-port Fibre Cha
                       L2T     EN0B                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 LP 8Gb 4-port Fibre Chan
                       L2T     EN0Y                  Both     Yes No
8-core 3.6 GHz (Zero-priced)
                       L2T     EPLJ                  Initial  N/A No
8-core 4.2 GHz (Zero-priced)
                       L2T     EPLK                  Initial  N/A No
EPLJ Proc Activ (Zero-priced)
                       L2T     EPLM                  Initial  N/A No
EPLK Proc Activ (Zero-priced)
                       L2T     EPLN                  Initial  N/A No
RFID Tags for Compute Nodes
                       L2T     ERF1                  Initial  N/A No
387GB SFF-1 SSD for AIX/Linux
                       L2T     ES0A                  Both     Yes No
PCIe2 RAID SAS Adapter 6Gb
                       L2T     ESA1                  Both     Yes No
1TB Removable Disk Cartridge
                       L2T     EU01                  Both     Yes No
RDX USB External Docking
                       L2T     EU04                  Both     Yes No
RDX 320 GB Removable Disk Driv
                       L2T     EU08                  Both     Yes No
1.5TB Removable Disk Cartridge
                       L2T     EU15                  Both     Yes No
RDX USB Internal Docking
                       L2T     EU23                  Both     Yes No

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: ENUS-113-037-LIST_PRICES_2013_02_05.PDF

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Financing Power Systems solutions from IBM Global Financing can help you acquire more from existing budgets while helping you conserve cash, and provides a comprehensive end-to-end multi-vendor IT financing solution. This end-to-end approach helps form the foundation of a cohesive technology management strategy that can be superior to ownership. We can help reduce costs compared to purchase, increase ROI, lower Total Cost of Ownership, minimize risk, improve accountability, and enable you to focus on your core business strategies while giving you the ability to make flexible equipment decisions throughout the entire technology lifecycle.

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