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IBM Power 720 User Manual

IBM Power 720
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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2013. All rights reserved. 41
Chapter 2. Architecture and technical
overview
This chapter describes the overall system architecture for the IBM Power 720 and Power 740,
represented by Figure 2-1 on page 42 and Figure 2-2 on page 43. The bandwidth numbers
that are provided throughout the section are theoretical maximums values that are used
for reference.
The speeds shown are at an individual component level. Multiple components and application
implementation are key to achieving the best performance.
Always perform sizing at the application workload environment level and evaluate
performance by using real-world performance measurements and production workloads.
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IBM Power 720 Specifications

General IconGeneral
ProcessorPOWER7
Operating SystemAIX, IBM i, Linux
Memory Slots16
Disk Bays8
RAID SupportRAID 0, 5, 6, 10
Form Factor4U rack
Processor Speed3.0 GHz or 3.7 GHz

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