Technical information

IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware
Announcement ZG14-0098
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Hardware requirements
The Power S824 offers 6-core, 8-core, and 12-core configurations with one or two
processor modules. The system can contain up to 1024 GB of system memory,
storage backplane options of twelve or eighteen SFF-3 disk/SSD bays and eight 1.8-
inch SSD modules, four PCIe x 16 Gen 3 adapters (full-height, full-length slots), six
PCIe x 8 Gen 3 adapters (full-height, half-length slots), and multiple media devices,
as desired. This flexibility is made available through the many optional features for
the Power S824.
One system central electronics complex (CEC) enclosure with the following items:
• Choose one or two processor modules from:
– One or two 6-core 3.89 GHz Processor module (#EPXE)
– One or two 8-core 4.15 GHz Processor module (#EPXF)
– Two 12-core 3.52 GHz Processor module (#EPXH)
Notes :
– If two processor modules are ordered, they must be the same feature number.
– The total number of processor activation features must equal to the total
number of cores on the system.
• Choose 32 GB minimum memory from:
– 16 GB CDIMM, 1600 Mbps, 4 Gb DDR3 DRAM (#EM8B)
– 32 GB CDIMM, 1600 Mbps, 4 Gb DDR3 DRAM (#EM8C)
– 64 GB CDIMM, 1600 Mbps, 4 Gb DDR3 DRAM (#EM8D)
• Choose storage backplane from:
– Twelve SFF-3 Bays/DVD Bay (#EJ0N).
– Eighteen SFF-3 Bays/ eight 1.8-inch SSD bays/DVD Bay/Dual IOA with Write
Cache (#EJ0P).
– Split feature EJ0N to 6+6 SFF-3 Bays: Add a second SAS Controller (#EJ0S).
• One PCIe2 4-port 1 GbE Adapter (#5899).
Note: The adapter takes up one PCIe slot.
• Choose HDDs and SSDs from any orderable SFF HDD or SSD. The defaults are
283 GB 15K RPM SAS SFF-3 for IBM i (2 x #ESDA) and 300 GB 15K RPM SAS
SFF-3 for AIX/Linux (#ESDB).
Notes :
– When feature 2145, the IBM i operating system, is selected, a minimum of two
HDDs or SSDs is required.
– No internal HDD or SSD is required if feature 0837 (Boot from SAN) is
selected. In this case, a Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over Ethernet adapter
must also be ordered.
• Choose the Primary Operating System Indicator from:
– IBM i (#2145 -- requires #0566 or #0567, and #0040)
– AIX (#2146)
– Linux (#2147)
• One Language Group, Specify (#9300 or #97xx)
• Four 900 watt AC power supplies (4 x #EB2L)