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IBM Power System S812 server offers solid foundation for critical workloads in departmental scale-out environments

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At a Glance

The IBM® Power® System S812 server is a powerful 1-socket server that ships with one or four activated cores and I/O configuration flexibility to meet small businesses' processing needs. The server features:

  • The IBM POWER8® processor module configurations:
    • 1-core 3.026 GHz for IBM i
    • 4-core 3.026 GHz for AIX®
  • Up to 64 GB of memory for 1-core S812 or up to 128 GB of memory for 4-core S812
  • Choice of integrated storage backplane features:
    • Eight SFF-3 bays, DVD bay, and dual SAS controller with write cache
    • Twelve SFF-3 bays, DVD bay, and single SAS controller
    • Twelve SFF-3 bays, DVD bay, and split backplane two SAS controllers
  • Expansion capabilities for the EXP24SX or EXP12SX Drawer for the 4-core S812
  • Six low-profile, hot-swap PCIe Gen3 slots
  • Integrated:
    • Service processor
    • EnergyScale™ technology
    • Hot-swap and redundant cooling
    • USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports
    • One system port with RJ45 connector
  • Two hot-plug, redundant power supplies
  • 19-inch rack-mounting hardware (2U)
  • For IBM i, a maximum of 25 IBM i user entitlements

 

Overview

The Power System S812 server brings robust and solid business transaction processing with proven infrastructure for AIX and IBM i operating system environments. The S812 is a 1-socket, 2U system designed to meet compute demands of larger deployments, for example, in retail space and as an entry point for noncompute-intense workloads that require high reliability and stability.

This 1-socket system can be ordered with one core for IBM i (up to 25 users) and up to four cores for AIX. The S812 provides the benefits of great performance per core and per socket, utilizing the POWER8 processor. It also provides resilient I/O capabilities, internal storage, and hot-plug PCI capabilities, along with greater reliability, availability, and serviceability.

Other benefits include:

  • A foundation to core workloads in small footprints at a very competitive price point
  • Right fit for small businesses and scale-out deployments
  • Energy efficient and easy to manage by utilizing advanced energy control

The Power System S812 supports one processor socket, offering 1-core with IBM i or 4-core with AIX 3.026 GHz POWER8 configurations in a 19-inch rack-mount, 2U (EIA units) drawer configuration.

The Power S812 server supports a maximum of 64 GB DDR4 memory for IBM i workloads and a maximum of 128 GB DDR4 memory for AIX workloads. Memory features supported are 16 GB and 32 GB and run at speeds of 1600 Mbps.

I/O and system attributes in the system unit include:

  • Six PCIe Gen3 Low Profile (LP) Slots (all hot pluggable)
  • CAPI capable on two PCIe x16 slots (AIX)
  • Twelve or eight 2.5-in. SAS SFF-3 bays for HDD or SSD (all hot pluggable)
    • Eight bays available for IBM i
    • Eight or twelve bays for AIX, depending on backplane
  • Multiple RAID options supported
  • One DVD
  • Two front USB 3.0 and two rear USB 2.0 ports
  • One system port (rear)
  • Service processor
  • 1+1 Redundant hot-swap AC power supplies
  • 19-inch rack-mount 2U configuration
  • AIX 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, or later, operating system support
  • IBM i 7.3 TR2, 7.2 TR6, or later, operating system support with a maximum of 25 IBM i user entitlements

Find out more here.

IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider, helping clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently, and securely. IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity, and service.

For more information, visit: www.ibm.com.

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