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Preface

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power® 770

(9117-MMC) and Power 780 (9179-MHC) servers supporting IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux

operating systems. The goal of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power 770 and

780 offerings and their prominent functions, including these:

򐂰 The IBM POWER7® processor available at frequencies of 3.3 GHz, 3.44 GHz, 3.72 GHz,

and 3.92 GHz, and 4.14 GHz

򐂰 The specialized IBM POWER7 Level 3 cache that provides greater bandwidth, capacity,

and reliability

򐂰 The 1 Gb or 10 Gb Integrated Multifunction Card that provides two USB ports, one

serial port, and four Ethernet connectors for a processor enclosure and does not require a

PCI slot

򐂰 The new Active Memory™ Mirroring (AMM) for Hypervisor feature that mirrors the main

memory used by the firmware

򐂰 IBM PowerVM® virtualization, including PowerVM Live Partition Mobility and PowerVM

Active Memory Sharing

򐂰 Active Memory Expansion that provides more usable memory than what is physically

installed on the system

򐂰 IBM EnergyScale™ technology that provides features such as power trending,

power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement

򐂰 Enterprise-ready reliability, serviceability, and availability

Professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power Systems™ products

should read this Redpaper publication. The intended audience includes the following areas:

򐂰 Clients

򐂰 Sales and marketing professionals

򐂰 Technical support professionals

򐂰 IBM Business Partners

򐂰 Independent software vendors

This Redpaper publication expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by

providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power 770

and Power 780 systems.

This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is

intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be

used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

The team who wrote this paper

This paper was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the

International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center.

Alexandre Bicas Caldeira works on the Power Systems Field Technical Sales Support

Team for IBM Brazil. He holds a degree in computer science from the Universidade Estadual

Paulista (UNESP). Alexandre has more than 11 years of experience working for IBM and IBM