| The name of the base system (platform): | IBM Flex System Manager |
| Developers: | IBM |
| Last Release Date: | August, 2013 |
| Technology: | Server platforms |
The computing Flex System p460 node provides computing opportunities of POWER7+ processors for interaction with high workloads.
The release of the solution is announced by the press service of corporation on August 8, 2013.
Description
The IBM POWER7+ technology differs in higher frequencies and (L3) with a big size of cache of 3 levels that allows to increase performance by 20% for the majority of workloads, and hardware consolidation of memory helps to reduce requirements to amount of memory without deterioration in performance.
Advantages
- The simplified work with the solution: management tools systems are capable to detect automatically nodes and to provide their configuration and fast deployment
- The built-in expert knowledge of IBM company in the field of integration and a configuration allows to carry out quicker deployment of systems, to receive result quicker.
| Form factor | Standard Flex System node |
|---|---|
| Number of main cores | 8 or 16 cores, 64-bit POWER7 processors with AltiVec SIMD technology and hardware support of calculations from a floating comma 8 or 16 cores, POWER7+, 64-bit processors with VSX, acceleration of expansion of memory and acceleration of enciphering |
| Cache memory of the 2nd level (L2) | The 256th kilobyte (CB) on a processor core |
| Cache memory of the third level | 4 megabytes (MB) on main core in options with frequencies of 3,3, 3,2 and 3,5 GHz 10 MB on main core in options with frequencies of 3,6, 4,0 and 4,1 GHz |
| RAM (min./max.) | from 8 GB to 512 GB, 16 connectors for modules of memory of DIMM with support of function of detection and the error correction of ECC IBM Chipkill DDR-3 SDRAM working with frequency of 1066 MHz |
| Total capacitance of internal disks | To two 2.5-inch hard drives or two 1.8-inch solid-state disks |
| Network capabilities / Expansion | Two connectors of the PCIe expansion |
| Systems management | Built-in processor of systems management (ISMP), diagnostic panel Light Path Diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA), Cluster Systems Management (CSM), Serial Over LAN (SOL), compatibility with Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) |
| Functions of reliability assurance, readiness and convenience of service (RAS) | Power supplies and fans of cooling with a possibility of "hot" replacement / redundant in the chassis The front panel and the module FRU/CRU with LED indicators |
| Operating Systems (OS) | AIX 6.1 OS AIX 7.1 |
| Energy management | Technology of energy management EnergyScale |
| Form factor | Computing Flex System node of double width |
|---|---|
| Number of main cores | 16 or 32 cores, 64-bit POWER7 processors with AltiVec SIMD and hardware acceleration of transactions with a floating comma Configuration options: |
| Cache memory of the second level | 256 CBs on main core |
| Cache memory of the third level | 4 MB on main core |
| RAM (min./max.) | From 16 GB to 1 terabyte (TB) on a node, 32 DIMM connectors, memory of ECC IBM Chipkill DDR-3 SDRAM, working with frequency of 1066 MHz |
| Total capacitance of internal disks | To two 2.5-inch hard drives or two 1.8-inch solid-state disks |
| Network capabilities / Expansion | Four connectors of the PCIe expansion |
| Systems management | ISMP, light path diagnostics, PFA, CSM, SOL, compliance of IPMI |
| Functions of reliability assurance, readiness and convenience of service (RAS) | Power supplies and fans of cooling with a possibility of "hot" replacement / redundant in the chassis 	Передняя a panel and the module FRU/CRU with LED indicators |
| ОС | AIX 6.1 AIX 7.1 |
| Energy management | Technology of energy management EnergyScale |
Server chassis
The computing IBM Flex System p460 nodes (p260) represent servers on the basis of the POWER7 and POWER7+ processors optimized in terms of virtualization. They provide the highest performance and efficiency. Nodes support operating environments of IBM AIX, IBM i or Linux and are intended for service of a broad spectrum of workloads in the solution PureFlex System or IBM Flex System.
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