IBM BladeCenter JS21 Express

Form factor
	Base blade package

		BladeCenter H Chassis. Additional  $4,234.00 (optional)
		None

Operating system The options listed below for your AIX Edition or OpenPower Edition has the discounted operating system (OS) prices for which you are entitled. You have the option to select your operating system or you may choose "none" to get a base Express Edition. If you need more than one OS for your environment please click the call me button to talk to an IBM operator or contact your IBM representative or Business Partner.

None      Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER (RHEL)*** Red Hat subscription and IBM support Standard license 1 year (1-2 sockets, up to 4 LPARs). Additional $375.00 1 year (unlimited sockets, up to 25 LPARs). Additional $719.00 3 year (1-2 sockets, up to 4 LPARs). Additional $1,051.00 3 year (unlimited sockets, up to 25 LPARs). Additional $2,013.00 Premium license 1 year (1-2 sockets, up to 4 LPARs). Additional $645.00 1 year (unlimited sockets, up to 25 LPARs). Additional $899.00 3 year (1-2 sockets, up to 4 LPARs). Additional $1,806.00 3 year (unlimited sockets, up to 25 LPARs). Additional $2,517.00 Media (required) RHEL Version 4 One-time CD-ROM process charge. Additional $50.00 RHEL Version 5 One-time CD-ROM process charge. Additional $50.00  IBM Linux Support Line***** (required) 1 year Standard Support. Additional $600.00 1 year Premium Support. Additional $810.00 3 year Standard Support. Additional $1,640.00 3 year Premium Support. Additional $2,214.00    Red Hat subscription with Red Hat support included Standard license 1 year (1-2 sockets, up to 4 LPARs). Additional $759.00 1 year (unlimited sockets, up to 25 LPARs). Additional $1,349.00 3 year (1-2 sockets, up to 4 LPARs). Additional $2,125.00 3 year (unlimited sockets, up to 25 LPARs). Additional $3,777.00 Premium license 1 year (1-2 sockets, up to 4 LPARs). Additional $1,234.00 1 year (unlimited sockets, up to 25 LPARs). Additional $2,249.00 3 year (1-2 sockets, up to 4 LPARs). Additional $3,455.00 3 year (unlimited sockets, up to 25 LPARs). Additional $6,297.00 Media (required) RHEL Version 4 One-time CD-ROM process charge. Additional $50.00 RHEL Version 5 One-time CD-ROM process charge. Additional $50.00      Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for POWER (SLES 9) / Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for POWER (SLES 10)**** SUSE Linux subscription and optional IBM support Standard license (1-32 processors) 1 year SLES 9. Additional $315.00 1 year SLES 10. Additional $315.00 3 year SLES 9. Additional $795.00 3 year SLES 10. Additional $795.00 Media (required) One-time CD-ROM process charge. Additional $50.00  IBM Linux Support Line***** (required) 1 year Standard Support. Additional $600.00 1 year Premium Support. Additional $810.00 3 year Standard Support. Additional $1,640.00 3 year Premium Support. Additional $2,214.00    SUSE Linux subscription with SUSE Linux support included Standard license (1-32 processors) 1 year SLES 9. Additional $892.00 1 year SLES 10. Additional $892.00 3 year SLES 9. Additional $2,241.00 3 year SLES 10. Additional $2,241.00 Premium license (1-32 processors) 1 year SLES 9. Additional $1,792.00 1 year SLES 10. Additional $1,792.00 3 year SLES 9. Additional $4,491.00 3 year SLES 10. Additional $4,491.00 Media (required) One-time CD-ROM process charge. Additional $50.00    (accepts purchase orders and lease option)

General
Configuration		7988-J21B
Architecture
Form factor		Blade server
Processor
Processor (CPU)		1-core 2.7 GHz PowerPC 970
L2 cache		2MB
Memory
Memory (RAM)		2GB
Hard disk
Non-hot-swappable disks		1 x 73.4GB SAS 10K rpm
Chassis		BladeCenter, BladeCenter H, BladeCenter T and BladeCenter S  1
Operating system
Supported on this configuration		Linux
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  ¹ The IBM BladeCenter JS21 is supported in the IBM BladeCenter S chassis using AIX or Linux effective 3/2008. All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.

* Price does not include tax and is subject to change without notice. Price indicated applies to specific model which may not have all available features and functions and includes system hardware only. Different configurations have higher prices. Operating system is available for an additional charge.

** The IBM Financing Advantage program is for commercial clients with more than 25 employees for acquisitions up to $300,000. Actual rates are based on a client's credit rating, financing terms, offering type, equipment type and options. Other restrictions may apply. Rates and offerings are subject to change, extension or withdrawal without notice. IBM Global Financing offerings are provided through IBM Credit LLC in the United States, IBM Canada Ltd. in Canada, and other IBM subsidiaries and division worldwide to qualified commercial and government customers. Lease options for businesses with less than 25 employees are offered and administered in the United States and Canada by third party providers and are not affiliated with IBM Credit LLC or IBM Canada Ltd offerings or programs. Minimum transaction size is $5,000 for businesses with fewer than 25 employees. All terms and conditions are provided by the third party providers and are not part of IBM Canada Ltd. offerings or programs.

*** Red Hat licensing now entitles use of both version 4 and new RHEL version 5 and is now per server versus per install. This change allows clients using a virtualized environment to use a single Red Hat license for multiple partitions. It comes in two types: One for one- to two-socket systems that can have up to four LPARs and the other for unlimited socket systems with up to 25 LPARs. Configurations supported by the optional IBM Advanced POWER Virtualization exceeding the Red Hat license limit will need to order additional licenses.

Premium support refers to support coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Premium Red Hat license features are required when ordering Premium IBM support.

Red Hat, Inc. requires all Red Hat licenses to include the purchase of a Linux operating system support agreement with RHEL or assure that a Linux operating system support agreement is already in place for any system that will run RHEL. The requirement can be met with either ordering optional IBM Linux SupportLine or RHEL features which bundle Red Hat-delivered support.

**** The SLES 9 and SLES 10 license charge unit is per server up to 32 Sockets regardless of the number of logical partitions (LPARs) that may be defined on those processors.

***** IBM Support Line for Linux is licensed on a per server basis. Only one license is required for a server.