The iSeries 870 server has been withdrawn from the market, effective October 1, 2005. The learn more links provide information on the Model 870.
Highlights
- Simple, centralized management of multiple operating environments helps reduce complexity and lower management costs
- Superior scalability capabilities with capacity upgrade on demand: turn it on when you need it, turn it off when you don't
- Integrated WebShere - Express for iSeries providing easy Web modernization
- Two Options Editions make obtaining the technology you need to compete and win simpler and more cost effective
- Simple Windows Integration helps reduce complexity and helps lower the cost of operations
The iSeries 870 is a mainframe-class server built to handle the needs of large enterprises. This server includes IBM eServer Capacity Upgrade on Demand and provides tremendous power and maximum flexibility to run mixed, multiple workloads: 5/8-Way and 8/16-Way POWER4® processors ranging from 7700 to 20000 CPW, up to 128 GB of memory and up to 37 TB of disk. The Model 870 delivers outstanding response times for core 5250 OLTP applications, high performance for Web and e-business applications plus a wide array of integrated management tools that can help you respond to business needs in an instant.
The Model 870 offers a choice of two editions: standard or enterprise that provide outstanding flexibility to respond to changing business needs The Standard Edition enables you to run 5250 OLTP applications that have been modernized with the WebFacing Tool of IBM WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries. The Enterprise Edition offers a broad range of enterprise-class tools to help you optimize and manage e-business, client server and 5250 OLTP applications.
Common features
- Multi-platform operating environment supports OS/400, Linux, WebSphere, Microsoft Windows and other e-business application environments on a single server for simplified management
- Native Linux in a logical partition
- World-class Windows integration solutions
- 5250 applications supported under either enhanced Web modernization support or Maximum 5250 CPW for 5250 interactive On-line Transaction Processing (OLTP) applications
- Industry leading dynamic logical partitioning for allocation of resources and easy administration
- 8-Way to 16-Way offerings provides flexible, on demand growth options as your needs grow
- Capacity Upgrade on Demand with temporary and permanent capabilities
- Choice of Web products including WebSphere Express - for iSeries or WebSphere Application Server Version 5
- Flexible Editions that deliver outstanding value and simplify ordering
Hardware configurations
- Eighth generation industry leading 64-bit RISC IBM POWER4 microprocessor
- 8/16-Way SMP offerings
- 8 GB to 128GB memory
- 1 to 2047 disk drives (17.5GB to 144TB)
- Sophisticated IOP - IOA Architecture
- High performance PCI buses supporting 14 to 672 PCI-X slots
- High Speed Links to up to 47 HSL-attached expansion towers for additional I/O growth
- Windows supports
- Up to 48 Integrated xSeries Servers
- Up to 60 Integrated xSeries Adapters
- Hot plug disk, hot plug PCI and redundant power supply
- Integrated DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM
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