ibm power systems announcement update

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IBM Power Announcement Update14th February 2017

Presented by David SpurwayIBM Power Systems Product ManagerIBM Systems, UK and Ireland

2 © IBM Corporation, 2016

Some things are confusing


2017 January 24 Power Hardware Announce

GA

For EMEA … introducing new Cloud feature codes for E870C and E880C RPQs no longer needed for proper pricing 31 Jan

Power E850 memory and I/O enhancements -- “catch up to E850C” 17 MarEXP24SX & EXP12SX SAS Enclosure enhancements (longer cables & 5xx) 17 Mar

“New” ordering feature for “old” SAS tape adapter 17 MarNew graphics adapter for RedHat and Linux 17 Mar


24 Jan Announce Details - EMEA-only

• New feature codes eliminate need for RPQs for pricing E870C and E880C.

• Plus associated structure to support same-serial-number upgrades from POWER7+ servers

• 31 Jan GA date


24 Jan Announce Details - E850 Enhancements

•Fulfilling Oct 2106 SOD

•Add hardware to E850 announced earlier on E850C–DDR4 memory–100Gb Ethernet PCIe Adapter–100Gb InfiniBand PCIe Adapter–#EJ32 Cryptographic adapter–EXP24SX and EXP12SX SAS Expansion Unit


2017 Feb Announce Hardware

GAFeb 14 Power S812 entry server: 1-core (IBM i) & 4-core (AIX) 17 Mar HMC disk changes Feb - Mar/Apr 48-port 1Gb Ethernet switch 17 Mar New External RDX Docking Station 17 Mar ** Power S821LC and S822LC enhancements 14 Feb Withdraw E850, E870 & E880 …. Shifted to E850C, E870C, E880C 14 Jul E880C Solution Edition for SAP HANA 3 Mar E880C Solution Edition for Health Care 24 Feb

Feb 28 POWER7 server “loose parts” withdrawal from marketing Effective Aug / Oct POWER6 server “loose parts” withdrawal from marketing Effective May


Our smallest IBM i package…


GA Plan S812

Q1 Q2

Jan AprMarFeb

2/13-16 Partnerworld Las Vegas

2/28 eConfig support S812

3/17 S812 GAAIX & IBM i support on GA

2/14 S812 Announce

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Power S812

8284-21A

Entry price server

• 1-core server for IBM i

• 4-core server for AIX

– Single partition– no virtualization– no Linux– Simpler memory & I/O options


Power S812 1-core entry server

8284-21A

S812 IBM i Express Edition (#EU2E) – 5 no charge IBM i user entitlements– Unlimited users for IBM i Access Family– Reduced price development tools – Up to four lower priced 283GB 15k disk drives

Capacity BackUp #0444 specify– Can transfer users from registered primary server to S812

CBU server– Primary server can be POWER8 or POWER7 P05 or P10

software tier server


Power S812 4-core entry server

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Operating System

AIX (4-core)

• 7.2 TL0 or later• 7.1 TL1 or later • 6.1 TL7 or later

IBM i (1-core) max 25 “standard” users *

• 7.3 TR2 or later• 7.2 TR6 or later

* See definition of user


Power S812 1-core entry server 25 IBM i Users

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Max 25 concurrent “standard” users

Plus optionally add• Unlimited External Access entitlements• Unlimited Collaboration user entitlements

Definition of “IBM i user” (also called “IBM i standard users”) : A user is a person who accesses IBM i and exchanges credentials directly with IBM i or indirectly with an application running on IBM i.

“External Access” entitlement: Provides access to individuals who are NOT employees or similar personnel of your enterprise and/or NOT individuals to whom you provide hosted services

“Unlimited Collaboration Users” entitlement: Provides entitlement for an unlimited number of users who access IBM i solely for the use of collaboration products and for no other purpose. Licenses for these products are sold separately: IBM Lotus Domino, IBM Lotus Sametime, IBM Lotus Quickr (The Domino Version), IBM Lotus Quickplace, IBM WebSphere Portal, or IBM-approved IBM i appliance solutions

For more definition of IBM i user licensing options, refer to the terms and conditions: IBM i License Information > “User Based Pricing Authorization” http://www-03.ibm.com/software/sla/sladb.nsf/lilookup/9E47CEE973D91D26852580090033EC19?OpenDocument

P05 software tierMax 25 users

http://www-03.ibm.com/software/sla/sladb.nsf/lilookup/9E47CEE973D91D26852580090033EC19?OpenDocument


1-core S812 vs 4-core S814 Power System S814 Power System S812

POWER8 Processor 3 GHz 3 GHzCores 4 1

Maximum Memory 64 GB 64 GBSystem unit PCIe slots 7 PCIe Gen3 (full high) 6* PCIe Gen3 (low profile)

“Base” Ethernet PCIe adapter 1 Gb or 10 Gb 1 GbtSAS bays in system unit 10 SFF-3 bays 8 SFF-3 bays

Integrated write cache Optional (Strongly urged for HDD) Optional (Strongly urged for HDD)Bay for tape in system unit No NoBay for RDX in system unit Yes in tower, No in rack No

VIOS or PowerVM Optional NoHMC Optional Single partition, rarely needed

Max number of partitions 4 x 20 = 80 1PCIe Gen3 I/O Drawer No NoEXP24S or EXP24SX No No

Footprint Tower or 4U in rack 2U in rackIBM i tier P05 P05 max 25 users

IBM i prerequisite 7.1 TR8 or 7.2, 7.3 or later 7.2 TR6 or 7.3 TR2 or laterDual power supply 900W = 110V or 220V, 1400W = 220V 900W = 110V or 220V

* 5 PCIe slots when SAS backplane with write cache used


4-core S812 vs 4-core S814 Power System S814 Power System S812

POWER8 Processor 3 GHz 3 GHzCores 4 4

Maximum Memory 64 GB 128 GBSystem unit PCIe slots 7 PCIe Gen3 (full high) 6* PCIe Gen3 (low profile)

“Base” Ethernet PCIe adapter 1 Gb or 10 Gb 1 Gb or 10GbSAS bays in system unit 10 SFF-3 bays 8 -12 SFF-3 bays

Integrated write cache Optional OptionalBay for tape in system unit No NoBay for RDX in system unit Yes in tower, No in rack No

VIOS or PowerVM Optional NoHMC Optional Single partition, rarely needed

Max number of partitions 4 x 20 = 80 1PCIe Gen3 I/O Drawer No NoEXP24S or EXP24SX No Max 3 total

Footprint Tower or 4U in rack 2U in rackAIX tier small small

AIX prerequisiteDual power supply 900W = 110V or 220V, 1400W = 220V 900W = 110V or 220V

* 5 PCIe slots when SAS backplane with write cache used


Or maybe you want a few more


IBM Power Systems HPC Cluster 5146-S24

IBM offers an integrated HPC cluster consisting of compute, storage, networking, management, and foundational software: MTM 5146-S24

HPC Cluster features:• Scalable from 5 to 64 nodes in standard configs• S822LC (8335-GTB aka Minsky) Compute / Login Nodes• IB EDR interconnect• ESS storage• S822LC management nodes• Preloaded RHEL 7.3• IBM Power HPC Stack V1.1• The Power HPC Stack is the default/mandatory software stack for the cluster

solution offering

IBM Systems Lab Services available for migration, integration, and implementation.Objective: Easy to order 1-4 racks of cluster enabled compute ready to go at install.

Validated, Tested, Complete


And the software is important too!


7.1

7.1 TRs

** All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.

………i next

… …

IBM i Roadmap2010 2011 2013 20142012 20162015

7.3

7.1 and 7.2 TRs

i next+17.2

IBM i 7.2 TR6 &

IBM i 7.3 TR2


http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/ibmi/techupdates/i72-TR6

and

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/ibmi/techupdates/i73-TR2

Announce: February 14, 2017Database PTF Group GA: March 31, 2017

IBM Knowledge Center Updates and IBM i developerWorks landing pages go live on Announce date.

IBM i 7.3 and 7.2 TR-next details

Point clients here!


Entitled System Support (ESS) Enhancements – Mobile AppMobile app – Supports IBM Power Systems

(IBM Storage planned in the near future)

What can the app do?– View your software licenses– View software maintenance for your products– View (limited) hardware information– View & download IBM i software keys and Capacity on Demand hardware activation codes

and more…

For more information: http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess/ > Help > “ESS Mobile”

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess/




Entitled System Support (ESS) Enhancements – Interim Keys“Interim keys” Target availability: February 28, 2017

What are interim keys? - Self-serve 40-day temporary keys for LPPs and OS features- For emergencies stemming from ordering or licensing issues in a variety of situations

- E.g. orders are pending or transfer of entitlements are pending in IBM records- Also retrieve currently installed IBM i OS key - no customer number registration required

New!


Interim Keys

Once available in February, refer to: http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess/ > IBM Software Keys

Note: The 40 days begins when you activate the key at the ESS web site



Introducing the DB2 Web Query EZ-Install Package – The EASY Button

• An EASILY acquired, EASILY installed package of trial code…and more– A single downloadable image that you can request that includes:

DB2 Web Query Version 2.2 (LATEST Group PTF Already Installed)– Express and Standard Editions (job scheduling. Non DB2 database access)– Optionally install Data Migrator ETL and/or Developer Workbench

Sample Reports for the System Administrator DB2 Web Query Auditing/Monitoring ReportsQuery/400 Discovery Tool Everything set up ready to run 14 chapters of self guided report writing tutorials

– (we also include all the completed tutorial reports)

– Requirements

7.1 and up (7.2 or 7.3 preferred for the System Administrator reports)70 Day Trial Period. Apply License Keys to get permanent usage

2.2 in less Than 2 hours!


Try It and Buy It

• Point customers to db2webqueryi.blogspot.com for more information

• To request the package, send email to [email protected]–Include:

NameCompany NameSerial Number of system where this will be installed

THERE *IS* A BETTER WAY!

mailto:[email protected]


2016 options added to 5733OPS

• Option 1 – Node.JS 2.x

• Option 2 - Python 3.4

• Option 3 – GCC / chroot

• Option 4 – Python 2.7

• Option 5 – Node.JS 4.x

• Option 6 – Git

• Option 7 – Tools

• Option 8 – Orion

• Option 9 – cloud-init

• Option 10 – Node.JS 6.x25

New


Or maybe a larger gift is what you are after?


14 Feb 2017 Announce: New Solution Edition for SAP HANA

S824L

E870C

E880C

E850C

HANA on Power

Solution Editions

SUSE LinuxAggressively Priced

Uses IFLs, No additional Core activation costsAdd Memory, but no additional memory activation costsQuick configurationsSmall to really Large configurations available

– Optimized 48-core system– 4.02 GHz processors– 2 TB memory

– #EHKV tracking feature

– #ELPC key pricing feature


Not all about giving…


14 Feb 2017 Announce: Withdraw from Marketing

Power E850, E870, E880 Effective 14 July 2017 *Superseded by E850C, E870C, E880C instead

– Withdrawal effective 14 July. Until then orders accepted for– New E850/E870/E880 serial number servers– Same-serial-number upgrades from Power 770+/780+ to E870/E880

– This does not impact ability to order “loose parts” MES for existing E850, E870, E880 (additional processor drawers (E870/E880), processor modules (E850), additional memory, additional activations, additional I/O, etc)

– This is a withdrawal from marketing notice, Service/Support is not impacted

* One or two countries are on a different time schedule for this action


Questions?David Spurway – IBM Power Systems Product ManagerEmail: [email protected]: 07717 892 896Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube


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Thank you!David Spurway – IBM Power Systems Product ManagerEmail: [email protected]: 07717 892 896Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube


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