IBM System p5 570 (Rack-mount)

Easily scale from 2- to 16-cores with the IBM System p5™ 570. Unique IBM modular SMP architecture lets you add more powerful IBM POWER5+™ processing capability exactly when needed.

Common Features:

• 19-inch rack-mount packaging
• 2- to 16-core SMP design with unique building block architecture
• 64-bit 1.9 or 2.2 GHz POWER5+ processors
• Mainframe-inspired RAS features
• Dynamic LPAR support
• Advanced POWER Virtualization (option)
  • Micro-Partitioning (up to 160 micro-partitions)
  • Shared processor pool
  • Virtual I/O Server
  • Partition Load Manager (AIX 5L™ only)
• Up to 20 optional I/O drawers
• HACMP™ for AIX 5L software support for near continuous operation
• Supported by AIX 5L (V5.2 and V5.3) and Linux distributions from Red Hat (RHEL AS 4) and SUSE LINUX (SLES 9) operating systems
• Cluster 1600 support with Cluster Systems Management software

Processor	2-, 4-, 8-, 12- or 16-core POWER5+
Clock rates (Min/Max)	1.9 GHz / 2.2 GHz
System memory (Std/Max)	1.9 GHz / 2.2 GHz
Internal storage (Std/Max)	73.4GB / 79.2TB (with optional I/O drawers
Performance (rPerf range)*	12.27 / 95.96

IBM System p5 575 (Frame-mount)

IBM System p5 575 cluster nodes are 8- and 16-core high-powered building blocks for data mining and numeric intensive computing applications—featuring a high memory bandwidth and an ultra-dense design.

Common Features:

• 24" system frame packaging
• 8- and 16-core symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) design
• 64-bit POWER5+ technology
• Mainframe-inspired RAS features
• Dynamic LPAR support
• Advanced POWER™ Virtualization feature (option)
  • Micro-Partitioning™ technology (up to 160 micro-partitions)
  • Shared processor pool
  • Virtual I/O Server
  • Partition Load Manager (AIX 5L™ only)
• One optional I/O drawer
• Supported by AIX 5L (V5.2 and V5.3) and Linux® distributions from Red Hat, Inc. (RHEL AS 4 or later) and SUSE LINUX (SLES 9 or later) operating systems
• Cluster 1600 support with Cluster Systems Management software
• IBM eServer pSeries® High Performance Switch and 4x InfiniBand support

Processors	8- 16-core IBM POWER5+™
Clock rates (Min/Max)	2.2 GHz (8-core), 1.9 GHz (16-core)
System memory (Std/Max)	1GB / 256GB
Internal storage (Std/Max)	73.4GB / 2.9TB
Performance (rPerf range)*	66.44 (8-core) and 111.4 (16-core)

IBM eServer p5 590

The IBM p5 590 server is designed to deliver outstanding performance at a price-point that will transform IT economics. Equipped with advanced 64-bit IBM POWER5™ processors in up to 32-way symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) configurations, this server is built to provide the processing power for a wide range of complex, mission-critical applications with demanding processing requirements—from database services to enterprise resource planning (ERP) and transaction processing.

Common Features:

• 64-bit POWER5™ technology
  • Simultaneous multi-threading
  • Copper and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) chip
  • MCM (multichip module) packaging
• Advanced symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) 8- to 32-way
• Mainframe-proven RAS including dynamic firmware updates (1Q05), redundant system clock, Chipkill™ memory, redundant service processor (1H05), First Failure Data Capture and Dynamic Processor Deallocation
• IBM Virtualization Engine support standard
  • Micro-Partitioning™
  • Shared processor pool
  • Virtual I/O
  • Virtual LAN
  • Up to 254 dynamic LPARs
• 24-inch system frame packaging with up to 8 I/O drawers
• Hot-swappable disk bays, hot-plug PCI-X slots, redundant power subsystem with optional redundant battery backup
• On demand capabilities for processors and memory—Permanent, On/Off, Reserve (processors only) and Trial activations available
• AIX 5L™ V5.2 and V5.3, i5/OS™, and Linux® distributions from SUSE LINUX and Red Hat, Inc.
• Cluster 1600 support with Cluster Systems Management for AIX 5L and Linux (1Q05)

Hardware summary:

• 1.65GHz POWER5 processors
• Up to 1TB of DDR1 or up to 128GB of DDR2 ECC Chipkill system memory
• Up to 9.3TB of internal 15K rpm disk storage (with optional I/O drawers)
• 8- to 32-way 24-inch system frame configurations
• 16 hot-swappable disk bays (up to 128 with optional I/O drawers)
• 20 hot-plug PCI-X slots (up to 160 with optional I/O drawers)
  

IBM eServer p5 595

As the most powerful IBM eServer p5 system, the p5-595 server can deliver exceptional performance, reliability, scalability and flexibility—enabling businesses to tackle workloads that were previously beyond the reach of a single UNIX® system.

Common Features:

• 64-bit POWER5™ technology
• Simultaneous multi-threading
• Copper and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) chip
• MCM (multichip module) packaging
• Advanced symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) 16- to 64-way
• Mainframe-proven RAS including dynamic firmware updates (1Q05), redundant system clock, Chipkill™ memory, redundant service processor (1H05), First Failure Data Capture and Dynamic Processor Deallocation
• IBM Virtualization Engine support standard
• Micro-Partitioning™
• Shared processor pool
• Virtual I/O
• Virtual LAN
• Up to 254 dynamic LPARs
• 24-inch system frame packaging with up to 12 I/O drawers
• Hot-swappable disk bays, hot-plug PCI-X slots, redundant power subsystem with optional redundant battery backup
• On demand capabilities for processors and memory—Permanent, On/Off, Reserve (processors only) and Trial activations available
• AIX 5L™ V5.2 and V5.3, i5/OS™, and Linux® distributions from SUSE LINUX and Red Hat, Inc.
• Cluster 1600 support with Cluster Systems Management for AIX 5L and Linux (1Q05)

Hardware summary:

• 1.65GHz and 1.90GHz POWER5 processors
• Up to 2TB of DDR1 or up to 256GB of DDR2 ECC Chipkill system memory
• Up to 14TB of internal 15K rpm disk storage (with optional I/O drawers)
• 16- to 64-way 24-inch system frame configurations
• 16 hot-swappable disk bays (up to 192 with optional I/O drawers)
• 20 hot-plug PCI-X slots (up to 240 with optional I/O drawers)