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Feature Benefits
World’s first scalable POWER7-
based blade serversHighly
• Maximize performance and minimize costs; consolidate workloads and virtualize on an energy-efficient platform
that supports the latest POWER7 processor technology
• Pay as you grow; start with a 1-processor chip (8 core) blade and upgrade to a 2-processor chip (16 core) blade
when ready without scrapping your initial investment
• Save time and money; standardize on a single blade platform for both 1- and 2-processor chip server application
needs
Highly efficient and flexible
design of IBMBladeCenter
• Densely pack more servers in a smaller space
• Tailor system to meet varied business requirements with a choice of BladeCenter chassis
• Lower acquisition cost and energy consumption versus traditional 1U or 2U rack servers
• Integrate networking switch infrastructure for improved cabling and data center maintenance
• Deploy in virtually any office environment for quiet, secure and contaminant-reduced operation
Pioneering EnergyScale
technology and IBM Systems
Director Active
EnergyManager™ software
• Generate less heat by managing application utilization and server energy consumption
• Use less energy to cool the systemReduce
Industry-leading IBMPowerVM™
virtualization technology
• Reduce infrastructure costs by running more workloads with fewer server
s
• Simplify IT operations by virtualizing storage, network and computing resources
• Manage risk and minimize downtime with rapid provisioning and improved resilienc
e
Innovative reliability
featuresand systems
management
• Expedite hardware repairs and reduce service tim
e
• Enable scheduled maintenance with proactive monitoring of critical system components to help reduce
unplanned failure
s
Choice of AIX, IBMi or
Linuxoperating systems
• Standardize on a single platform that runs the large and varied portfolio of applications that support your
business
• Take advantage of the power of IBM’s industry-leading UNIX operating system, AIX
• Utilize the Linux for Power® operating system to access the breadth of open source applications
• Exploit the simplicity of the integrated IBMi operating environment
 BladeCenter PS700, PS701 and PS702 Express
Smarter Power Blades for a Smarter Planet
Important Note: The Power Blades can only be ordered via System p ordering mechanisms.