·         Consolidate on IBM BladeCenter Power Blades and virtualize applications to better utilize resources and amplify the already-significant advantages of BladeCenter efficiencies

·         Simplifies your deployment with flexible configurations that make it easy to implement the right system and the ability to run AIX®, IBM i, and Linux® operating systems simultaneously

·         Elegantly simple scalability, allows easy expansion and pay-as-you-grow flexibility for the utmost in investment protection, performance growth, and time to value

·         A secure, resilient infrastructure solution that helps drive cost down, reduces risk, improves energy efficiency and enhances flexibility

Built on the proven foundation of the IBM BladeCenter® family of products—easy-to-use, integrated platforms with a high degree of deployment flexibility, energy efficiency, scalability and manageability—the BladeCenter PS700, PS701 and PS702 Express are the premier blades for 64-bit applications. Minimize complexity, improve efficiency, automate processes, reduce energy consumption and scale easily: these are the benchmarks that matter on a smarter planet. The new POWER7 processor-based PS blades automatically optimize performance and capacity at either a system or virtual machine level and benefits from the new POWER7 processor, which contains innovative technologies that help maximize performance and optimizes energy efficiency. They represent one of the most flexible and cost-efficient solutions for UNIX®, i and Linux deployments available in the market. Further enhanced by its ability to be installed in the same chassis with other IBM BladeCenter blade servers, the PS blades can deliver the rapid return on investment that clients and businesses demand.

Delivering on the promise for a highly dynamic infrastructure, the BladeCenter PS blades help in delivering superior business and IT services with agility and speed—all in a simple to manage highly efficient way. The PS700, PS701 and PS702 Express blades have been preconfigured and tested by IBM and are based on proven technology. Utilizing a 3.0 GHz 64-bit POWER7™ processor and available in a four-core, eight-core or sixteen-core configuration, they are optimized to achieve maximum performance for both the system and its virtual machines. Couple that performance with PowerVM and you are now enabled for massive workload consolidation to drive maximum system utilization, predictable performance, and cost efficiency.

Power is effortlessly balancing workload performance
POWER7 Intelligent Threads technology enables workload optimization by selecting the most suitable threading mode: Single Thread (per core) or Simultaneous Multi Thread-2 or 4 modes. Consequently, Intelligent Threads technology can provide improved application performance. In addition, POWER7 processors can maximize cache access to cores, improving performance, using Intelligent Cache technology.

Power is dynamic energy optimization
EnergyScale™ Technology offers Intelligent Energy management features, which can dramatically and dynamically conserve power and further improve energy efficiency. TheseIntelligent Energy features enable the POWER7 processor to operate at a higher frequency if environmental conditions permit, for increased performance and performance per watt; or alternatively operate at a reduced frequency if user settings permit, for significant energy savings.

Smart BladeCenter Solutions with Power Blades
If you are looking for the perfect alternative to replacing traditional rack servers, then look no further. With a range of available PS blade choices and BladeCenter chassis supported you have the performance and scalability you need for demanding workloads of any sort. When combined with the BladeCenter S chassis, the PS blades become an ideal solution for deploying blades in an office and distributed enterprise environment. Unlike a stand-alone server that needs multiple power supplies and fans, individual systems management, numerous cables and a lot of space, IBM BladeCenter is compact and easy to use. By integrating servers, storage, networking and management, BladeCenter is helping companies in every industry sweep complexity aside. The blades contain all the necessities to run an application—processors, memory, I/O and storage. The chassis contains shared redundant power, shared hot-swap cooling, a media tray, integrated Ethernet, storage, switching and consolidated powerful management.

Simplify. Cut costs. Boost productivity. Go green. They’re all priorities for IT, and they’re all driving organizations to rethink their server strategies and become more receptive to new ways to use IT. Blades are the next-generation solution, promising improvements across the board. So toss your cables and take the leap. Migrate to the blade solution that uses less energy and gives more choices and control. You have nothing to lose but complexity. IBM BladeCenter is the right choice. Open. Easy. Green.

FeatureBenefitsWorld’s first scalable POWER7-based blade servers

·         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 IBM BladeCenter

·         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 Energy Manager™ software

·         Generate less heat by managing application utilization and server energy consumption

·         Use less energy to cool the system

Industry-leading IBM PowerVM™ virtualization technology

·         Reduce infrastructure costs by running more workloads with fewer servers

·         Simplify IT operations by virtualizing storage, network and computing resources

·         Manage risk and minimize downtime with rapid provisioning and improved resilience

Innovative reliability features and systems management

·         Expedite hardware repairs and reduce service time

·         Enable scheduled maintenance with proactive monitoring of critical system components to help reduce unplanned failures

Choice of AIX, IBM i or Linux operating 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 IBM i operating environment

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