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This PN provides one IBM Power8: Machine Type-Model (MTM): 8408-44E (E850C) .
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The Power E850C server is a compact unit utilizing IBM POWER8 processor technology. It comes in a single enclosure configuration, designated by the machine type-model (8408-44E), and can be equipped with two, three, or four processor modules.
With a minimum configuration of two processor modules, only 7 out of the 11 internal PCIe slots are operational. Opting for three modules enables 9 functional PCIe slots, while choosing four modules provides access to all 11 slots. The server's processor and memory subsystem are integrated onto a single planar, housing four processor sockets and 32 memory Custom DIMM (CDIMM) slots.
The minimum supported system configuration comprises two processor modules and eight CDIMMs, with a rule stipulating a minimum of four CDIMMs per populated processor socket. The I/O subsystem consists of an IO planar, storage controller card, and storage backplane, with 10 general-purpose PCIe Gen3 slots on the IO planar, one of which is designated for LAN connectivity.
The storage controller card offers variations including high-performance dual controllers, dual controllers without write cache, and split disk backplane options. Additionally, up to 11 PCIe Gen3 slots are available within the system unit, depending on the number of processor modules installed.
Moreover, the Power E850C server boasts elastic Capacity on Demand for both cores and memory, IBM Active Memory Expansion, and Active Memory Mirroring for Hypervisor support. It is compatible with AIX and Linux operating systems, as well as PowerVM Standard and Enterprise editions.
The server is designed with strong reliability, availability, and serviceability features, including POWER8 chip capabilities, memory protection, multiple SAS storage protection options, hot plug SAS bays and PCIe slots, redundant and hot plug power supplies and cooling fans, redundant and spare internal cooling fans, hot plug Time of Day battery, and a highly resilient architecture for power regulators.
IBM Power Systems are engineered for the most rigorous and data-intensive computing tasks on the planet. These servers, primed for cloud deployment, empower you to extract valuable insights from your data flow - whether it's overseeing mission-critical data, managing operational data repositories and reservoirs, or facilitating top-tier performance in cognitive computing.
With unmatched reliability and security measures, our infrastructure is crafted to effortlessly handle the most demanding data workloads imaginable, all while safeguarding your business interests.
| System Specifications | Model 8408-44E |
| Processor cores | 48 at 3.65 GHz POWER8 40 at 3.95 GHz POWER8 32 at 4.22 GHz POWER8 |
| Sockets | 2 to 4 |
| Level 2 (L2) cache per core | 512 KB |
| Level 3 (L3) cache per core | 8 MB eDRAM shared L3 |
| Level 4 (L4) cache | Up to 128 MB eDRAM L4 (off-chip) per socket |
| Enterprise Memory | Up to 32 CDIMMs 128 GB to 4 TB |
| Processor-to-Memory bandwidth | 192 GBps per socket |
| Integrated PCIe adapter slots | Up to 11 hot-swap PCIe Gen3 slots x16: 4 - 8 (2 per socket) x8: 3 (one defaults to 2 x 10 Gb LAN) |
| Integrated SAS Controllers | Two in storage backplane, supporting standard RAID 0,5,6,10, 5T2, 6T2 and 10T2 - Dual SAS Controller Backplane, with 7.2 GB write cache - Dual SAS Controller Backplane, without write cache - Split Disk Backplane (two single SAS controllers), without write cache |
| Integrated SAS bays for solid-state drives (SSD) or hard-disk drives | 8 hot-swap SFF SAS drive bays (2.5 inch) plus 4 SSD bays (1.8 inch) |
| DVD bay | One |
| Max PCIe Gen3 I/O Drawers (12 PCIe Gen3 slots each) | 4 |
| Max DASD/SSD I/O Drawers (24 SFF bays each) | 64 EXP24S I/O drawers |
| Flexible Service Processor | 1 |
| IBM POWER Hypervisor | LPAR, Dynamic LPAR; Virtual LAN (Memory to memory inter-partition communication) |
| PowerVM Enterprise Edition | 20 Micro-Partitions per processor; Multiple Shared Processor Pools; Virtual I/O Server; Shared Dedicated Capacity; Live Partition Mobility (LPM) and Active Memory Sharing* (AMS) |
| RAS features | Processor Instruction Retry Alternate Processor Recovery Selective dynamic firmware updates Chipkill memory Memory DRAM sparing Dynamic L3 cache column repair Dynamic Processor de-allocation Phase redundant, integrated sparing voltage regulator modules for processors, memory and I/O Second generation service processor Hot swappable Time-of-Day battery Redundant, hot swappable power supplies Redundant fans for SAS controllers and drive bays Redundant, hot swappable fans for processor, memory and PCIe slots Hot-swappable SAS bays Hot-swappable PCIe slots Dynamic de-allocation of logical partitions and PCIe bus slots Extended error handling on PCIe slots Active Memory Mirroring for Hypervisor (optional) |
| Capacity on Demand features (optional) | Processor and/or Memory Capacity Upgrade on Demand (CUoD) Elastic Processor and/or Memory Capacity on Demand (CoD) Trial Processor and/or Memory CoD Utility CoD |
| Cloud Management and Deployment features | IBM Cloud PowerVC Manager HMC Apps as a Service IBM API Connect and WebSphere Connect Open source cloud automation and configuration tooling for AIX Power to Cloud Rewards - 5,000 points IBM Cloud Starter Pack |
| Operating systems | AIX and Linux |
| High availability | Power HA Editions |
| Power requirements | Operating voltage: 200 to 240 V AC |
| System dimensions | Four EIA (4U) space in a 19-inch rack Width: 449 mm (17.6 in.) |
| Depth: 776 mm (30.6 in.) | |
| Height: 175 mm (6.9 in.) |
| The Power E850C server supports 16 - 48 processor cores with two, three, or four POWER8 processor modules: | 8-core 4.22 GHz Processor Module (EPW4). |
| 10-core 3.95 GHz Processor Module (EPW5). | |
| 12-core 3.65 GHz Processor Module (EPW6). | |
| 128 GB to 4 TB high-performance DDR4 memory with L4 cache: | 16 GB CDIMM Memory (EM8P). |
| 32 GB CDIMM Memory (EM8Q). | |
| 64 GB CDIMM Memory (EM8R). | |
| 128 GB CDIMM Memory (EM8S). | |
| Choice of three storage backplane features with different integrated SAS RAID controller options. All backplane options have eight SFF-3 SAS bays, four 1.8-inch SSD bays, and one DVD bay. All backplane options offer IBM Easy Tier function for mixed HDD/SSD arrays: | Dual SAS Controller Backplane, without write cache (EPVP). |
| Dual SAS Controller Backplane, with write cache (EPVN). | |
| Split Disk Backplane (two single SAS controllers), without write cache (EPVQ). | |
| Up to 11 hot-swap PCIe Gen3 slots in the system unit: | Three x8 Gen3 full height, half length adapter slots. |
| Four, six, or eight x16 Gen3 full-height, half-length adapter slots. | |
| With two processor modules, there are seven PCIe slots; with three modules, there are nine PCIe slots; and with four modules, there are 11 PCIe slots in the system unit. | |
| One x8 PCIe slot is used for a LAN adapter. | |
| The PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion Drawer (EMX0) expands the number of full-high, hot-swap Gen3 slots: | Up to two PCIe3 drawers with two processor modules (maximum 27 slots on the server). |
| Up to three PCIe3 drawers with three processor modules (maximum 39 slots on the server). | |
| Up to four PCIe3 drawers with four processor modules (maximum 51 slots on the server). | |
| Up to 64 EXP24S SFF Gen2-bay Drawers (5887) can be attached, providing up to 1536 SAS bays for disk or SSD. | |
| System unit I/O (integrated I/O): | HMC ports: Two 1 GbE RJ45. |
| USB ports: Four USB 3.0 (two front and two rear) for general use and USB 2.0 (rear) for limited use. | |
| System (serial) port: One RJ45. | |
| Hot-plug, redundant power supplies: | 4-AC Power Supply 2000 W (200 - 240 V) (EB3M). |
| The Power E850C provides these strong reliability, availability, and serviceability characteristics: | POWER8 chip capabilities. |
| Memory protection. | |
| Multiple SAS storage protection options. | |
| Hot-plug SAS bays. | |
| Hot-plug PCIe slots. | |
| Redundant and hot-plug power supplies and cooling fans. | |
| Highly resilient architecture for power regulators. | |
| Other features: | Second-generation service processor. |
| Hot-plug SAS bays and PCIe slots. | |
| Redundant and hot-plug power supplies and fans. | |
| Optional Active Memory Mirroring for Hypervisor (EM81). | |
| Highly resilient power regulator architecture. | |
| Primary operating systems: | AIX (2146) (small tier licensing). |
| Linux (2147): RHEL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Ubuntu. |