Specifications

154 IBM Power 770 and 780 Technical Overview and Introduction
IBM is the only vendor that designs, manufactures, and integrates its most critical server
components, including:
򐂰 POWER processors
򐂰 Caches
򐂰 Memory buffers
򐂰 Hub-controllers
򐂰 Clock cards
򐂰 Service processors
Design and manufacturing verification and integration, as well as field support information, is
used as feedback for continued improvement on the final products.
This chapter also includes a manageability section describing the means to successfully
manage your systems.
Several software-based availability features exist that are based on the benefits available
when using AIX and IBM i as the operating system. Support of these features when using
Linux can vary.