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IBM P
ower 770 and 780 (9117-MMD
, 9179-MHD) T
ech
nical Overview and Introduction
The selection of the mode is mad
e
on a per-partition basis, from the mana
ged
console
, by
editing the partition profile (Figure
3-2).
Figure 3-2 Configur
ing par
tition profile co
mpatibili
ty mode from the managed co
nsole
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Table of Contents
Default Chapter
1
Front Cover
1
Table of Contents
5
Notices
9
Trademarks
10
Preface
11
Now You Can Become a Published Author, too
12
The Team Who Wrote this Paper
12
Comments Welcome
13
Stay Connected to IBM Redbooks
13
Chapter 1. General Description
15
Systems Overview
16
IBM Power 770 Server
16
IBM Power 780 Server
17
Operating Environment
18
Physical Package
19
System Features
20
Power 770 System Features
20
Power 780 System Features
21
Minimum Features
23
Power Supply Features
25
Processor Card Features
25
Summary of Processor Features
26
Memory Features
32
Disk and Media Features
34
I/O Drawers
37
PCI-DDR 12X Expansion Drawers (FC 5796)
37
I/O Drawer Pcie (FC 5802 and FC 5877)
37
EXP12S SAS Drawer
38
EXP 24S SFF Gen2-Bay Drawer
38
EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer
38
I/O Drawers and Usable PCI Slot
38
Comparison between Models
39
Build to Order
40
IBM Editions
40
Model Upgrades
40
Power 780
42
Management Consoles
42
HMC Models
42
Ibm Sdmc
43
System Racks
44
IBM 7014 Model T00 Rack
44
IBM 7014 Model T42 Rack
45
IBM 7014 Model S25 Rack
45
IBM 7953 Model 94Y Rack
45
Feature Code 0555 Rack
46
Feature Code 0551 Rack
46
Feature Code 0553 Rack
46
The AC Power Distribution Unit and Rack Content
46
Rack-Mounting Rules
48
Useful Rack Additions
49
Chapter 2. Architecture and Technical Overview
53
The IBM POWER7+ Processor
55
POWER7+ Processor Overview
56
POWER7+ Processor Core
57
Simultaneous Multithreading
58
Memory Access
59
On-Chip L3 Cache Innovation and Intelligent Cache
59
POWER7+ Processor and Intelligent Energy
61
Comparison of the POWER7+ and POWER6 Processors
61
POWER7+ Processor Card
62
Overview
62
Processor Interconnects
63
Memory Subsystem
63
Fully Buffered DIMM
63
Memory Placement Rules
63
Memory Activation
68
Memory Throughput
69
Active Memory Mirroring
69
Special Uncorrectable Error Handling
71
Capacity on Demand
72
Capacity Upgrade on Demand (Cuod)
72
On/Off Capacity on Demand (On/Off Cod)
72
Utility Capacity on Demand (Utility Cod)
73
Trial Capacity on Demand (Trial Cod)
74
Software Licensing and Cod
74
CEC Drawer Interconnection Cables
74
System Bus
81
I/O Buses and GX++ Card
81
Service Processor Bus
81
Internal I/O Subsystem
82
Blind-Swap Cassettes
82
System Ports
82
PCI Adapters
83
PCI Express (Pcie)
83
PCI-X Adapters
83
IBM I IOP Adapters
84
Pcie Adapter Form Factors
84
LAN Adapters
86
Graphics Accelerator Adapters
87
SCSI and SAS Adapters
88
Iscsi Adapters
88
Fibre Channel Adapter
89
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (Fcoe)
90
Infiniband Host Channel Adapter
90
Asynchronous and USB Adapters
91
Cryptographic Coprocessor
92
Internal Storage
92
Dual Split Backplane Mode
96
Triple Split Backplane
97
Dual Storage I/O Adapter (IOA) Configurations
97
DVD
98
External I/O Subsystems
99
PCI-DDR 12X Expansion Drawer
99
I/O Drawer Pcie
100
Dividing SFF Drive Bays in 12X I/O Drawer Pcie
101
I/O Drawer Pcie and PCI-DDR 12X Expansion Drawer 12X Cabling
104
I/O Drawer Pcie and PCI-DDR 12X Expansion Drawer SPCN Cabling
106
External Disk Subsystems
107
EXP30 Ultra SSD I/O Drawer
107
EXP12S SAS Expansion Drawer
110
EXP24S SFF Gen2-Bay Drawer
111
Totalstorage EXP24 Disk Drawer and Tower
114
IBM Totalstorage EXP24
114
IBM System Storage
114
Hardware Management Console (HMC)
116
HMC Mode and RAID 1 Support
116
HMC Functional Overview
118
HMC Code
119
HMC Connectivity to the POWER7+ Processor-Based Systems
120
High Availability by Using the HMC
121
HMC Code Level
125
Operating System Support
125
Virtual I/O Server
126
IBM AIX Operating System
126
IBM I Operating System
127
Linux Operating System
127
Java Versions that Are Supported
128
Boosting Performance and Productivity with IBM Compilers
128
Energy Management
129
IBM Energyscale Technology
129
Thermal Power Management Device (TPMD) Card
133
Chapter 3. Virtualization
135
POWER Hypervisor
135
POWER Hypervisor
136
POWER Processor Modes
139
Active Memory Expansion
141
Powervm
145
Powervm Editions
146
Logical Partitions (Lpars)
146
Multiple Shared Processor Pools
149
Virtual I/O Server
154
Powervm Live Partition Mobility
158
Active Memory Sharing
161
Active Memory Deduplication
161
Dynamic Platform Optimizer
165
Operating System Support for Powervm
167
Linux Support
168
System Planning Tool
170
POWER Version 2.2 Enhancements
171
Chapter 4. Continuous Availability and Manageability
173
Reliability
175
Designed for Reliability
175
Placement of Components
176
Redundant Components and Concurrent Repair
176
Availability
177
Partition Availability Priority
177
General Detection and Deallocation of Failing Components
178
Memory Protection
179
Active Memory Mirroring for Hypervisor
182
Cache Protection
186
Special Uncorrectable Error Handling
187
PCI-Enhanced Error Handling
187
POWER7 I/O Chip Freeze Behavior
189
Serviceability
189
Detecting
189
Diagnosing
194
Reporting
195
Notifying
197
Locating and Servicing
198
Manageability
202
Service User Interfaces
202
IBM Power Systems Firmware Maintenance
207
Electronic Services and Electronic Service Agent
210
POWER7+ RAS Features
211
PORE in POWER7+: Assisting Energy Management and Providing RAS Capabilities
212
Operating System Support for RAS Features
212
Related Publications
215
IBM Redbooks
215
Other Publications
216
Online Resources
217
Help from IBM
217
Back Cover
220
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Power 780
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