Rackmount Server incorporates POWER5+ processors.
Press Release Summary:
Offered in 4-, 8-, and 16-way processor configurations, System p5 560Q uses 4U rack-mounted server drawer as building block and can be configured with 1 or 2 drawers in single rack. Symmetric multiprocessor server features 4-way processor card with 64-bit, copper-based POWER5+ microprocessors running at 1.5 GHz. Each card has 72 MB Level 3 cache, 3.8 MB Level 2 cache, and 8 slots for DDR2 memory DIMMS. With 12 internal system disk bays, p5-560Q accommodates 3.6 TB of disk storage.
Original Press Release:
IBM System p5 560Q offers IBM POWER5+ Technology in a Modular Rack Drawer Package
At a glance
The System p5 560Q incorporates POWER5+ processors in a flexible, modular design, offering a 1.5 GHz processor in 4-, 8-, and 16-way configurations for a variety of business computing needs.
4 EIA unit building block, 19-inch rack drawer
1- and 2-drawer configurations
4-way, 8-way, and 16-way processor configurations
POWER5+ quad-core module (QCM) at 1.5 GHz
Two CPU card slots / drawer (4-way CPU card)
3.8 MB L2 cache; 72 MB L3 cache per CPU card
Eight DDR2 memory DIMM slots per CPU card
2 GB to 128 GB memory (64 GB / drawer)
Dual-port 1 Gb Ethernet (per drawer)
Two Ultra320 SCSI controllers (per drawer)
Six PCI-X 64-bit slots at 133 MHz (per drawer)
Blindswap PCI adapter capability
Six 3.5-inch hot-swap DASD bays with split backplane (3-3)
Internal SCSI RAID (optional)
Three-year warranty
Optimized for front/rear service
Hot-plug DASD and media
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).
Overview
The System p5(TM) 560Q rack-mount server (9116-561) - with its building block architecture and QCMs - delivers outstanding price/performance, scalability to meet growing business demands, and innovative virtualization technology designed to increase systems utilization and productivity. The p5-560Q uses a 4U rack-mounted server drawer as its basic building block and can be configured with one or two drawers in a single rack. With two processor card positions per drawer, the p5-560Q is available in 4-, 8-, and 16-way processor configurations.
The symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) server uses a 4-way processor card with sophisticated 64-bit, copper-based, POWER5+(TM) microprocessors running at 1.5 GHz. Each processor card has 72 MB of Level 3 cache, 3.8 MB of Level 2 cache, and eight slots for DDR2 memory DIMMs. The DDR2 system memory can be configured from 2 GB for an entry configuration to 128 GB in a two-drawer system. Each drawer of a p5-560Q system contains six disk drive bays and six 3.3-volt PCI-X slots. With the maximum 12 internal system disk bays, the p5-560Q can accommodate 3.6 TB of disk storage. Each drawer can also hold two DVD-RAM or DVD-ROM drives.
Other integrated features include:
Service Processor
One 2-Port 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port per drawer
Two internal Ultra320 SCSI controllers per drawer
One 2-Port USB 2.0 port per drawer
Two Hardware Management Console (HMC) ports per system
Redundant hot-swap ac power supplies and cooling
Dynamic logical partitioning (LPAR), with optional Micro-Partitioning(TM) technology, is supported on the p5-560Q. The p5-560Q is backed by a three-year warranty.
Key prerequisites
If installing AIX® on the system (one of these):
AIX 5L(TM) for POWER(TM) V5.2 with 5200-08 Technology Level (APAR IY77270), or later
AIX 5L for POWER V5.3, with 5300-04 Technology Level (APAR IY77273), or later
If installing Linux(TM) on the system (one of these):
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for POWER Systems, or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 for POWER, or later
Note: Not all system features available on the AIX operating system are available on the Linux operating systems.
Planned availability date
February 24, 2006
