| System configurations | Model 8286-42A |
|---|---|
| Processor and Memory | |
| Microprocessors | One or Two 6-core 3.89 GHz POWER8 processor cards or One or Two 8-core 4.15 GHz POWER8 processor cards or Two 12-core 3.52 GHz POWER8 processor cards |
| Level 2 (L2) cache | 512 KB L2 cache per core |
| Level 3 (L3) cache | 8 MB L3 cache per core |
| Level 4 (L4) cache | 16 MB per DIMM |
| Memory Min/Max | 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 module, 32 to 1 TB (1S) 32 to 2 TB (2S) Active Memory Sharing |
| Processor-to-memory bandwidth | 192 GBps per socket |
| Storage and I/O | |
| Standard backplane | 12 small form factor (SFF) bays for Hard Disk Drive (HDD)/Solid State Disk (SSD) |
| With dual IOA higher function backplane | 18 SFF bays for HDD/SSD plus 8 1.8-inch bays for SSD |
| Media bays | One slim line DVD |
| Integrated SAS Controller | Standard RAID 0,5,6,10. Optional: 7200 MB† cache & Easy Tier function |
| Adapter slots | Included one x8 PCIe slots must contain a 4-port 1 Gb Ethernet LAN available for client use Eleven PCIe Gen3 slots with concurrent maintenance: four x16 plus seven PCIe Gen3 x 8 Two CAPI adapters per processor module |
| I/O Bandwidth | 96 GBps per socket |
| Expansion features (Optional) | |
| Max PCIe Gen3 I/O drawer | 2 |
| Power, RAS, system software and physical characteristics and warranty | |
| Power supply | 100 V to 240 V |
| RAS features | Processor instruction retry Alternate processor recovery Selective dynamic firmware updates Chip kill memory Error correcting code (ECC) L2 cache, L3 cache Service processor with fault monitoring Hot-swappable disk bays Hot-plug concurrent maintenance PCIe slots Hot-plug and redundant power supplies and cooling fans Dynamic processor deallocation Extended error handling on PCI slots |
| Operating systems* | AIX, IBM i and Linux on POWER |
| System dimensions | 427.5 W x 173 H x 750.5 D mm |
IBM Power System S824
- Consolidation of UNIX, IBM i and Linux workloads and ideal for virtualized application servers
- Analytics application and small to mid-size Database can run on the same server
- Gain faster insights with the IBM® POWER8™ processor and smart acceleration enabled by Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) technologies
- Reduce energy consumption utilizing advanced energy control

