Family 9117+01 IBM Mid-range Rack-mounted Server Model 570

Family 9117+01 IBM Mid-range Rack-mounted Server Model 570

 

Product Life Cycle Dates

Type Model	Announced	Available	Marketing Withdrawn	Service Discontinued
9117-570	2004/07/13	2004/08/31	2008/08/29	-

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Abstract

IBM UNIX systems consist of the IBM System p5, IBM eServer pSeries and IBM RS/6000 product lines. Providing unprecedented value, these innovative systems feature IBM's leading-edge technology and run the top-rated UNIX operating system, AIX. This broad product line ranges from powerful workstations ideal for mechanical design; to mission-critical symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) servers for ERP, SCM, CRM, transaction processing, and Web serving; up to parallel RS/6000 SP systems that can handle demanding scientific and technical computing and business intelligence tasks. These platforms provide the power to create change and the flexibility to manage it, with thousands of applications that provide real value. More than 1,000,000 systems have shipped to over 135,000 businesses worldwide.

Model Abstract 9117-570

The 9117 IBM System p5 model 570 Rack-mount Server gives you a modular mid-range solution for managing e-business computing requirements.
The p5-570 uses a 4U rack-mounted server drawer as its basic building block and can be configured with one to four drawers in a single rack.
With two processor card positions per drawer, the p5 model 570 is available in 2-, 4-, 8-, 12-, and 16-way configurations.
The symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) server uses 2-way processor cards with state-of-the-art, 64-bit, copper-based, POWER5+ processors running at either 1.9 GHz or 2.2 GHz. Each processor card has 36 MB of Level 3 cache and 8 slots for memory DIMMs. The base 2 GB of system memory can be expanded up to 512 GB in a four-drawer system.
Each drawer of a p5-570 system contains six disk drive bays and six 3.3-volt PCI-X slots. With up to 24 disk bays, the model 570 can accommodate up to 3,523.2 GB of internal disk storage. Each drawer can also hold two DVD-RAM or DVD-ROM drives.
Other integrated features include:

• Service processor
• Two 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports per drawer
• Two internal Ultra320 SCSI controllers per drawer
• Two system ports (serial)
• Two USB 2.0 ports per drawer
• Two HMC ports per system
• Two remote I/O (RIO-2) ports per drawer
• Redundant hot-swap power and cooling

Dynamic logical partitioning (LPAR), with optional micro-partitioning, and Capacity on Demand (CoD) are supported on the p5 model 570.
The p5-570 is supported with the IBM eServer pSeries Cluster 1600 running Cluster Systems Management (CSM) V1.4 (AIX and LINUX). For hardware control using CSM, Capacity on Demand, or Advanced Power Virtualization, an HMC is required.
Clients can add the new Power5+ processors to existing systems by ordering an MES upgrade for the new processors. EConfig should be used to create the complete list of add/remove hardware feature codes. This will require updating to the latest firmware code.
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Highlights

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Model Highlights 9117-570

The model 570 offers:

• Modular rack-mount design with one to four 4U drawers in a single rack
• 1.9 GHz or 2.2 GHz POWER5+ processors in 2-, 4-, 8-, 12-, and 16-way configurations
• Up to 512 GB of DDR2 memory per system - 128 GB per drawer
• Up to 7.2 TB of internal disk storage
• Up to 24 hot-swap disk bays and 24 hot-swap PCI-X slots
• Up to eight slimline media bays for DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM
• Cluster 1600 enhancements -- pSeries CSM support for model 570
• Dynamic LPAR and CoD

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Description

Summary of standard features for IBM System p5 model 570:

• Configurations consist of 1, 2, 3, or 4 rack drawers, each 4U high
• Systems can be 2-, 4-, 8-, 12-, or 16-way SMP design
• 1.9 GHz or 2.2 GHz POWER5+ 64-bit processors cards, each 2-way
• All processor cards are 2-way, with 0-way active. At least two processors must be activated by ordering the appropriate activation features.
• Two processor card slots per system drawer
• Minimum of 2 GB of memory -- Maximum of 512 GB
• Six hot-swap disk drive bays per drawer -- split 6-pack backplane
  • One to twenty-four internal SCSI disks
• Optional two media bays per drawer -- Up to eight DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM features per system (optional)
• Two RIO-2 ports per drawer for attaching external 7311 I/O drawers
• A maximum of six hot-swap PCI-X slots per drawer:
  • Five 64-bit, 3.3 volt, 133 MHz (long)
  • One 64-bit, 3.3 volt, 133 MHz (short); This slot can also be used to support the RIO-2 Remote I/O Loop Adapter (#1800), if needed.
• Two hot-swap power supplies per drawer
• One service processor
• Integrated functions in each drawer:
  • Dual 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports
  • Two Ultra320 SCSI controllers (internal) with support for an optional RAID daughter card
  • Redundant hot-swap cooling fans
  • Two USB 2.0 ports
  • Two system ports (serial) per system
  • Two HMC ports per system
  • Two Remote I/O (RIO-2) ports