| Feature |
Benefits |
| POWER5+ processor core |
- Designed to provide excellent application performance and high reliability
- Includes simultaneous multithreading to help increase commercial system performance and processor utilization
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| High memory / I/O bandwidth |
- Fast processors wait less for data to be moved through the system
- Delivers data faster for the needs of HPC and other memory-intensive applications
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| Flexibility in packaging |
- Choice of deskside and 19-inch rack-mount (4U drawer) form-factor to offer flexibility in configuration
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| Shared processor pool* |
- Provides the ability to transparently share processing power between partitions
- Helps balance processing power and helps make sure the high priority partitions get the processor cycles they need
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| Micro-Partitioning* |
- Allows each processor in the shared processor pool to be split into as many as 10 partitions
- Fine tune processing power to match workloads
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| Virtual I/O Server* |
- Helps save cost and ease systems administration by sharing expensive resources
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| Virtual LAN* |
- Helps speed internal communication between partitions at memory speeds
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| Dynamic logical partitioning* |
- Allows reallocation of system resources without rebooting affected partitions
- Offers greater flexibility in using available capacity and more rapidly matching resources to changing business requirements
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| Mainframe-inspired RAS features |
- Delivers exceptional system availability using features usually found on much larger, more expensive systems including service processor, IBM Chipkill™ memory, First Failure Data Capture, dynamic deallocation of selected system resources, hot-plug PCI-X slots, hot-swappable disk bays, redundant hot-plug cooling, hot-add I/O drawers, dynamic firmware updates and more
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| Multiple operating system support |
- Allows clients the flexibility to select the right operating system and the right application to meet their needs
- Provides the ability to expand application choices to include many open source applications
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| AIX 5L operating system* |
- Designed to deliver maximum throughput for mixed workloads without complex system configuration or tuning
- Delivers integrated security features designed for system protection
- Extends application choices with Linux affinity
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| Linux operating system* |
- Enables access 32- and 64-bit open source applications
- Provides a common operating environment across IBM server platforms
- Built on open standards
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