IBM System p literature

Detailed technical specifications of all IBM eServer p5, System p5 and OpenPower systems in a tabular, easy-to-scan format for easy comparison between systems. IBM eServer p5 servers are UNIX® and Linux® operating system servers with mainframe-inspired RAS capabilities.

With their expansive growth potential, innovative virtualization capabilities, extraordinary power and proven IBM technology, System p5 and eServer p5 servers are ready to help you do more and spend less.

This facts and features report provides a side-by-side comparison of the various IBM UNIX systems available. The quick reference guide covers many of the key specifications.

IBM eServer® p5 servers are innovative UNIX® and Linux® operating system servers with mainframe-inspired reliability, availability and security capabilities. They are designed for an on demand environment and can tackle diverse tasks ranging from complex engineering design to mission-critical ERP, SCM, CRM, transaction processing and Web serving all the way to massively parallel clustered HPC and BI solutions.

With straightforward management tools, support for a full range of applications and available integrated hardware and software solutions, the p5 Express family is designed to help you simply, rapidly and economically achieve your company's goals. The eServer p5 Express family features advanced IBM technology designed to help increase productivity, reduce the number of servers needed and deliver improved cost savings. The eServer p5 Express family uses the IBM POWER5^TM microprocessor, which capitalizes on 64-bit technology to deliver 4 billion times the memory accessibility of 32-bit hardware. The result is a server that can do more processing in less time.

IBM eServer® p5 servers are innovative UNIX® and Linux® operating system servers with mainframe-inspired reliability, availability and security capabilities. They are designed for an on demand environment and can tackle diverse tasks ranging from complex engineering design to mission-critical ERP, SCM, CRM, transaction processing and Web serving all the way to massively parallel clustered HPC and BI solutions.

IBM eServer® p5 servers are innovative UNIX® and Linux® operating system servers with mainframe-inspired reliability, availability and security capabilities. They are designed for an on demand environment and can tackle diverse tasks ranging from complex engineering design to mission-critical ERP, SCM, CRM, transaction processing and Web serving all the way to massively parallel clustered HPC and BI solutions. IBM's leading-edge TotalStorage® products, software, services and financing help take the risk out of implementing storage networks in IBM eServer p5 environments. IBM tested and validated solutions help maximize efficiency and reduce costs. So clients can exploit the benefits of new technology and innovations.

The IBM System p5™ 185 Express is an easy to buy, install and manage deskside or 19-inch rack-mount server for day-to-day processing requirements using AIX 5L™ or Linux® applications. It’s the perfect choice for distributed environments or for database and application serving.

The IBM System p5™ 560Q server scales from 4- to 16-cores and offers IBM’s modular architecture. This means you can start with a 4-core IBM POWER5+™ system and easily add additional Quad Core Modules when more processing power is needed.

The System p5 505 server is an easy-to-manage, 1U secure system designed for space constrained environments for infrastructure and HPC workloads in the on demand world. It is innovative and competitively priced.

The IBM eServer® p5 510 server is an affordable, compact, reliable, high-performance server for businesses of all sizes. It delivers the flexibility and reliability to run enterprise applications or replicated branch/store applications in remote locations. With leading-edge IBM eServer POWER5^TM processor technology, a range of tools to ease management, support for both UNIX and Linux environments and enterprise-level reliability and availability features, the p5-510 is an excellent solution for a wide range of business-critical applications, including transaction processing, applications serving, database serving, data mining, datamarts, e-mail, file and print serving and more. It can be used as a standalone company server, replicated branch server, security or knowledge server, or as a powerful compute server running analytical, scientific or engineering applications.

The IBM eServer® p5 510 Express server is an attractively priced, compact, reliable, high-performing server intended for smaller companies as well as departments and branches of midsized businesses. Easy to buy, install and manage, the p5-510 Express can help companies realize their goals without stretching their resources. With leading-edge IBM POWER5^TM processor technology, a range of tools to ease management, support for both UNIX and Linux environments and enterprise-level reliability and availability features, the p5-510 Express is an excellent solution for many business-critical applications, including ERP, CRM, e-mail, workgroup server, file and print, Web serving and e-commerce. Whether it is used as a standalone company server, branch server or security or knowledge server, the p5-510 Express can deliver outstanding performance at an affordable price.

The IBM eServer p5 520 system is a new breed of entry server for small and medium-sized businesses and distributed system for large enterprises. Fast and affordable, it is packed with features and functions that can be found in the most sophisticated systems from IBM. The p5-520 is designed to run the AIX 5L, IBM’s industrial-strength UNIX, and Linux operating systems. The versatility, leading-edge performance and manageability position the eServer p5 520 as a branch server, small database server or e-business platform for enterprises of all sizes. The p5-520 can handle mission-critical e-business applications, secure Web transactions and small datamarts for business intelligence. It can also be clustered into powerful high performance computing (HPC) clusters.

The IBM System p5 520 Express server is an easy-to-manage, highly secure system that is innovative and competitively priced. Designed with security, reliability and availability features, it is also easy to acquire, deploy, integrate and manage.

IBM System p5 550 Express servers are easy-to-manage, highly secure up to 4-way entry systems. They are innovative and competitively priced with exceptional price/performance, yet highly adaptable to change and well suited to small- and medium-sized companies.

Describes benefits of the new eServer p5 model 570.

IBM is previewing the IBM eServer p5 575 cluster node for "extreme" performance computing applications. Specially designed to satisfy high-performance, high-bandwidth application requirements, the planned p5-575 will include eight of the most powerful 1.9GHz IBM POWER5^TM microprocessors. Each processor includes a dedicated 1.9MB L2 cache and 36MB L3 cache for the ultimate in high-bandwidth computing.

The IBM eServer p5 590 server is designed to deliver outstanding performance at a price-point that will transform IT economics. Equipped with advanced 64-bit IBM POWER5 processors in up to 32-way symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) configurations, this server is built to provide the processing power for a wide range of complex, mission-critical applications with demanding processing requirements—from database services to enterprise resource planning (ERP) and transaction processing.

As the most powerful IBM eServer p5 system, the p5-595 server can deliver exceptional performance, reliability, scalability and flexibility—enabling businesses to tackle workloads that were previously beyond the reach of a single UNIX system. Equipped with advanced 64-bit IBM POWER5 processors in up to 64-way symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) configurations, this server was built to provide the processing power for a full range of complex, mission-critical applications with demanding processing requirements, including business intelligence (BI), enterprise resource planning (ERP), transaction processing and ultra high performance computing (HPC).