| Configuration options | Per building block | System maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Processor cores | 32 x 4.35 GHz POWER8 processor cores 48 x 4.0 GHz POWER8 processor cores |
128 x 4.35 GHz POWER8 processor cores 192 x 4.02 GHz POWER8 processor cores |
| Sockets | 4 | Up to 16 |
| 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 | 32 DIMMs Up to 4 TB of 1600 MHz DDR3 |
Up to 128 DIMMs Up to 16 TBs of 1600 MHz DDR3 |
| Integrated PCIe adapter slots | 8 PCIe Gen3 x16 | Up to 32 PCIe Gen3 x16 |
| Expansion features (optional and depending on the operating systems) | ||
| DVD bay | 1 | |
| Max PCIe Gen3 I/O drawers (12 PCIe Gen3 slots each) |
Up to 4 | Up to 16 |
| Max DASD/SSD I/O drawers (24 SFF bays each) |
Up to 128 | Up to 4032 |
| Standard features | ||
| System control unit | 1 | |
| Flexible service processors | 2 in system control unit | |
| IBM POWER Hypervisor™ | LPAR, Dynamic LPAR; Virtual LAN (Memory to memory interpartition communication) | |
| PowerVM Enterprise Edition (included) | Micropartitioning (up to 20 micropartitions 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 with DRAM sparing Dynamic L2 and L3 cache column repair Dynamic L3 cache column repair Dynamic inter-node bus repair Redundant service processors with automatic failover Redundant system clocks with dynamic failover Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and cooling fans Concurrent add/repair of I/O drawers Hot-swappable disk bays in EXP24S Hot-plug/blind-swap PCIe slots Dynamic processor deallocation Extended error handling on PCIe slots Active Memory Mirroring for Hypervisor |
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| 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 Power Enterprise Pools |
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| Operating systems | AIX, IBM i and Linux for Power | |
| High availability | Power HA Editions | |
| Power requirements | Operating voltage: 200 to 240 V ac | |
| System dimensions | 17 EIA (7U) space in a 19-inch rack | 29 EIA (22U) space in a 19-inch rack |
IBM Power System E880
- Delivers twice the performance per core versus the competition1, with enterprise scalability for the most demanding data centric applications
- Manages fluctuating business demands with dynamic, on-demand private cloud capacity
- Minimizes risk with secure delivery of data and services on a proven, reliable platform
- Enables open innovation and choice for AIX®, IBM i and Linux
- Built-in virtualization and innovative resource sharing to streamline deployment and increase responsiveness
- Built for your most complex, mission-critical business priorities
- Bring insights to the point of impact faster through a data-centric design
- Process big data in memory with 16 TB1 memory
- Improve IT economics and efficiently deliver business services with scalable, open private and hybrid cloud
- Manage fluctuating business demands with dynamic resource sharing through Power Enterprise Pools
- Simplify management of Linux applications using new, faster Power IFLs

