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The IBM eServer™ pSeries™ 690 server extends IBM's POWER4+™ chip technology. In addition to the speed advantages provided by the significantly faster POWER4+ processor, the pSeries 690 takes advantage of a upgraded system architecture, and a faster system bus, memory subsystem and input/output (I/O) subsystem. Appropriately configuring the pSeries 690 server to take advantage of its speed and architecture will enable the customer to maximize the benefits of owning this leading-edge machine. This paper describes how the pSeries 690 system should be configured to provide optimum performance.
The pSeries 690 server, the latest and most powerful UNIX® server IBM has ever offered, brings more than just higher processor frequencies—it brings an upgraded system architecture.
The pSeries 690 is the first in a family of IBM servers implementing the POWER4™ system architecture, which includes the microprocessor, its associated Central Electronic Complex (CEC), memory subsystem and input-output subsystem.
The pSeries 690 is available with two versions of the POWER4+ Multichip Module (MCM), the basic building block for the pSeries 690 :
- an 8-way MCM feature running at 1.5GHz
- an 8-way MCM Turbo feature running at 1.7GHz
The systems using the 8-way MCM feature are optimized for commercial workloads, such as those found in database, Web server and transaction processing systems. This paper will assist decision makers in planning and configuring the pSeries 690 so it will provide optimum performance for the expected workloads.
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