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p-00% Open
Powerful, open systems vision including Linux and UNIX. |
p-00% Integrés
Advanced systems management features based on IBM AIX 5L™ and Tivoli® software |
p-00% Autonomic
Proven self-managing capabilities with a mainframe heritage |
p-00% Virtualized
Advanced dynamic logical partitioning, grid and management technology |
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Multiple processor speeds
The pSeries 610 server contains one or two POWER3-II processors running at 333 MHz, 375 MHz or 450 MHz, offering you substantial leeway to expand performance to meet the demands of growing workloads. The 333 MHz and 375 MHz processor cards each contain 4MB of L2 cache; the 450 MHz processor card has 8MB of L2 cache attached. (When a p610 server has two processors, both must have the same clock speed.) |
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Front-accessible serial port
In large server farms, which might contain several racks filled with servers, efficient management can be a challenge. The rack-configured p610 Model 6C1 has a built-in, front-accessible serial port where you can connect handheld devices for quick and easy system setup, network configuration and performance monitoring using IBM System Networking, Analysis and Performance Pilot (SNAPP) software. |
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Wireless systems management
Another feature IBM has incorporated into the pSeries 610 with a view toward easing the strains of server-farm management is Wireless System Management, or WSM. Regardless of whether any trained personnel are available on site, an off-site technician can manage the p610 using any of a range of wireless devices, including the Palm VII and even a cell phone. WSM is especially useful for geographically dispersed companies that need to run applications in multiple remote locations, including banks, insurance companies and retailers. |
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Rack service indicator beacon
Even if a service technician is available on site, simply locating a problematic server within a large server farm can be a time-consuming job. That's why IBM has outfitted the rack-mount version of the pSeries 610 with front and rear service indicator beacons. These lights are programmed to start flashing once a problem arises, making it easy to immediately spot which box needs attention. |
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Light path diagnostics
Imagine if diagnosing a problem with one of your servers were as simple as glancing at an LED display on the box-as you would check a stalled copy machine to find out where a paper jam occurred. The p610 lets you do just that, through a technology called Light Path Diagnostics. Both p610 models are equipped with exterior and interior LEDs that illuminate when corresponding parts are failing, making hardware troubleshooting faster and easier.
Intuitively organized, the LED path begins with the System Attention LED, a display on the exterior of the p610, which guides you to intermediate, subassembly light points and on to the LED located at the failing component. Light Path Diagnostics is a feature that ultimately saves time and expense in repairs, especially when remote servicing is involved. It's a first among IBM UNIX servers and entry-class servers industry-wide. |
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Hot-swap power supplies
The design of the p610 further minimizes downtime through redundancy in its power supplies. Each system is powered by a minimum of two 250W power sources, but you have the option of adding a third hot-pluggable power supply; in that case, if one source fails, the third power supply automatically takes over with no interruption to system operations. |
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Hot-swap fans
The p610 is cooled by four fans, all hot-swappable. If one of the four fails, the other three will kick into turbo mode, the system increasing fan voltage to the maximum of 12V. The LEDs corresponding to the downed fan will illuminate, and an alert to the operating system will announce the loss of redundant cooling and the need for a service call. With the three working fans picking up the slack, you can replace the failed fan with no interruption to system operations. |
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AIX O/S benefits
The pSeries 610 server runs AIX, the powerful UNIX operating system from IBM. Ideally suited to e-business, AIX ensures high levels of reliability, availability and security through Web-based remote-management tools and features like Workload Manager, which ensures critical applications receive priority when system demand is highest. AIX also provides a binary-compatible environment in which you can run 32- and 64-bit applications concurrently and protect your investments in existing applications when adopting more advanced versions of the OS.
The p610 gives you tremendous choice in applications to meet the particular needs of your business. AIX 5L, the most up-to-date version of the OS, offers enhanced Java scalability and performance. But you can also run native Linux applications, or, with AIX 5L, you can recompile Linux applications on AIX. |
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Internal storage capacity
Both models of the p610 contain up to 10 media bays, including a diskette drive, an internal disk bay and six front-accessible disk bays capable of accommodating 18.2GB, 36.4GB or 73.4GB drives. If you opt for the maximum 73.4GB in all eight hard drives, you will have 587.2GB-more than half a terabyte-of storage capacity. Two media bays can be used to install CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, tape or hard disk drives. The system's five PCI slots support both 32- and 64-bit adapters, as well.
The system's six front-accessible disk bays are hot-swappable. This redundancy helps to keep downtime to a minimum, as you can switch or add drives without disrupting applications. Moreover, with this much built-in storage capacity, the p610, more than any other entry server, gives you room to grow and ultimately will save you money on upgrades and add-ons. |
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Optional RAID support
You have the option of ordering the pSeries 610 with a RAID PCI adapter card, which allows you to use the server's six hot-swap drives as a RAID array. The redundancy and fault tolerance offered by this internal data-protection feature provide added insurance against the loss of files critical to your business. The card supports multiple RAID levels, including RAID Level 5. |
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Self-management
Additional self-management tools contained in the pSeries 610 allow you to focus your resources on optimizing the system to meet your needs, not on caring for the health of the system. These technologies are products of IBM Autonomic computing, an initiative to create an environment, including both hardware and software, in which servers can handle the unexpected and manage themselves without human intervention.
Characteristic of more expensive mid- and high-end UNIX servers, the self-managing features of the p610 are intended to deliver the highest possible levels of reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS):
First failure data capture - The p610 records where and when problems are detected, eliminating guesswork and reducing repair time.
Error correcting and checking (ECC) memory and caches - ECC enables the p610 to detect single and double-bit errors, and to correct all single-bit errors.
Integrated service processor - If a component has failed or is failing, this "computer within a computer" will detect it and automatically contact an IBM service center to report the problem.
In contrast, competing servers typically react to failures only when it is too late. They may allow hot-swapping of components, but without precise runtime fault identification, repairs frequently become guesswork. Often, by the time a fix is ready, the application in question will already have ceased functioning, further frustrating users. |
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| Une gamme exceptionnelle! |
....Entrée de gamme........................................
[Armoire ou tour]Processeur : 604e 32 bits, POWER3-II 64 bits,
RS64 IV 64 bits, POWER4 64-bits, POWER4+ 64-bits ; Nombre de processeurs : 1 à 6 voies ; Vitesse
d'horloge : 250MHz à 1.45GHz ; Mémoire système : 128Mo à 32Go ; Performance (rPerf)* : 0.18 à 8.23 ; |
....Milieu de gamme...................................................
Processeur : RS64-III 64 bits, RS64 IV 64 bits, POWER4 64 bits, POWER4+ 64 bits ; Nombre de
processeurs : 1 à 16 voies ; Vitesse d'horloge : 500MHz à 1.5GHz ; Mémoire système : 256Mo à
256Go ; Performance (rPerf)* : 1.91 à 46.79 ; |
....Haut de gamme.....................................................
Processeur : RS64-III 64 bits, RS64 IV 64 bits, POWER4 64 bits,
POWER4+ 64 bits ; Nombre de processeurs : 4 à 32 voies ; Vitesse d'horloge : 1.1GHz à
1.7GHz ; Mémoire système : 8Go à 512Go ; Performance (rPerf)* : 18.02 à 83.43 ; |
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