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The IBM Power 750 Express server delivers the outstanding performance of the POWER7 processor. The performance, capacity, energy efficiency and virtualisation capabilities of the Power 750 Express make it an ideal consolidation, database or multi-application server.
As a consolidation or highly virtualised multi-application server, the Power 750 Express offers tremendous configuration flexibility to meet the most demanding capacity and growth requirements. Utilise the full capability of the system by leveraging industrial-strength PowerVM virtualisation for AIX, IBM i and Linux. PowerVM offers the capability to dynamically adjust system resources based on workload demands so that each partition gets the resources it needs. Active Memory Expansion is a new POWER7 technology that enables the effective maximum memory capacity to be much larger than the true physical memory. Innovative compression/decompression of memory content can enable memory expansion up to 100 percent. This can enable a partition to do significantly more work or enable a server to run more partitions with the same physical amount of memory.
For database servers, the performance of the POWER7 processor makes it possible for applications to run faster with fewer processors, resulting in lower per core software licensing costs. The POWER7 processor contains innovative technologies that maximise performance based on client workloads and computing needs. Intelligent Threads technology enables workload optimisation by selecting the most suitable threading mode: Single Thread (per core) or Simultaneous Multi Thread-two or four modes. Consequently, Intelligent Threads technology can provide improved application performance. The Power 750 server can deliver up to 128 simultaneous compute threads. In addition, POWER7 processors can maximise cache access to cores, improving performance, using Intelligent Cache technology. These capabilities are designed to satisfy even the most demanding processing environments and can deliver business advantages and higher client satisfaction.
The Power 750 Express is a one- to four-socket server that supports up to 32 cores with outstanding energy efficiency and diagnostic features in a 4U (EIA Units) package. The Power 750 is an ENERGY STAR-qualified server designed with features to help clients become more energy efficient. IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager exploits EnergyScale technology, enabling Intelligent Energy management features to dramatically and dynamically conserve power. These Intelligent Energy features enable the POWER7 processor to operate at a higher frequency if environmental conditions permit, for increased performance and performance per watt; or alternatively operate at a reduced frequency if user settings permit, for significant energy savings. The Power 750 also implements Light Path diagnostics, which provide an obvious and intuitive means to positively identify failing components.
Come see why so many clients are moving to IBM Power Systems. Whether you need a reliable and efficient server consolidation platform or a high-performing multi-application or database server, the Power 750 Express server is an ENERGY STAR-qualified server that can fulfill your requirements while using technology that provides innovation that sets your business apart from the competition. The Power 750 Express offers outstanding performance, industrial-strength PowerVM virtualisation and a choice of AIX, IBM i or Linux operating systems.
| Feature | Benefits |
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| Leadership POWER7 performance |
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| PowerVM Virtualisation |
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| Active Memory Expansion |
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| Reliability, availability and servicability (RAS) features |
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| Light Path diagnostics |
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| ENERGY STAR-compliant |
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| IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager with EnergyScale Technology |
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| Configuration options | |
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| POWER7 processor modules – one per processor card | Four-core 3.7 GHz or Six-core 3.7 GHz or Eight-core 3.2 GHz or Eight-core 3.6 GHz |
| Sockets | One to four |
| Level 2 (L2) cache | 256 KB per core |
| Level 3 (L3) cache | 4 MB per core |
| Memory | 8 GB1 to 512 GB of Registered Dual Inline Memory Module (RDIMM) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR-3) |
| Solid State Drives (SSD) | Up to eight small form factor (SFF) drives |
| Disk drives | Up to eight SFF Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives |
| Disk capacity | Up to 2.4 TB |
| Media bays | Slimline for DVD-RAM Half height for tape drive or removable disk |
| PCI Adapter slots | Two PCI-X 2.0; Three PCI Express 8x |
| Standard input/output (I/O) adapters | |
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| Integrated Virtual Ethernet | Four Ethernet 10/100/1000 Megabits per second (Mbps) ports (or) Two 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports |
| Integrated SAS controller | One controller for SAS Direct Access Storage Device (DASD)/SSD and DVD-RAM Optional protected 175MB cache |
| Other integrated ports | Three Universal Serial Bus (USB), two Hardware Management Console (HMC), two system ports, two SPCN |
| GX slots(12X) | Two2 |
| Expansion features (optional) | |
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| I/O expansion | Up to four PCIe 12X I/O drawers Up to eight PCI-X DDR 12X I/O drawers |
| High performance PCI adapters | 8 Gigabit Fibre Channel (FC); 10 GbE, 10 Gigabit FC over Ethernet (FCoE) |
| Other PCI adapters supported include | SAS, SCSI, Wide Area Network (WAN)/Async, USB, Crypto, SCSI over IP (iSCSI) |
| PowerVM technologies | |
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| POWER Hypervisor | LPAR, Dynamic LPAR, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) (Memory-to-memory interpartition communication) |
| PowerVM Standard Edition (optional) | PowerVM Express Edition plus Micro-Partitioning with up to 10 micropartitions per processor; Multiple Shared Processor Pools; Shared Dedicated Capacity; PowerVM Lx86 |
| PowerVM Enterprise Edition2 (optional) | PowerVM Standard Edition plus Live Partition Mobility (LPM) and Active Memory Sharing (AMS) |
| RAS features | IBM Chipkill Error Checking and Correction (ECC) detection and correction Processor Instruction Retry Alternate Processor Recovery Service processor with fault monitoring Hot-plug disk bays Hot-plug and redundant power supplies and cooling fans Dynamic component Deallocation |
| Operating systems4 | AIX IBM i Linux for POWER |
| High availability | IBM PowerHA family |
| Power requirements | 200 V to 240 V ac, single phase |
| System dimensions | Rack Drawer: 6.9"H x 17.3"W x 28.7"D (175 mm x 440 mm x 730 mm); weight: 120.0 lb (54.4 kg)4 |
| Warranty (limited) | Nine hours per day, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays), next business day for one year at no additional cost; on-site for selected components; customer replaceable unit (CRU) for all other units (varies by country). Warranty service upgrades and maintenance are available |
1 Available in April 2011
2 Each shares space with and replaces one PCI Express 8x slot. Available configuration options are dependent on the number of processor cores and other factors. Contact IBM or your IBM Business Partner for specific configuration restrictions.
3 See facts and features document for detailed operating system level support.
4 Weight will vary when disks, adapters and peripherals are added.
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