IBM Flex System p24L Compute Node Product Manual

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IBM Flex System p24L, p260 and p460 Compute Nodes 1I B M ®IBM Flex System p24L, p260 and p460 ComputeNodesIBM Redbooks Product GuideThe IBM Flex System™ p260 and p460 Compute Nodes are servers based on IBM® POWER®architecture technologies. These compute nodes run in IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis units toprovide a high-density, high-performance compute node environment, using advanced processingtechnology. The nodes support IBM AIX, IBM i, or Linux operating environments and are designed to runa wide variety of workloads. The p260 and p24L are standard compute nodes with two POWER7 orPOWER7+ processors, and the p460 is a double-wide compute node with four POWER7 or POWER7+processors.Figure 1 shows the IBM Flex System p260 Compute Node.Figure 1. The IBM Flex System p260 Compute NodeDid you know?IBM Flex System is a new category of computing that integrates multiple server architectures, networking,storage, and system management capability into a single system that is easy to deploy and manage. IBMFlex System has full built-in virtualization support of servers, storage, and networking to speedprovisioning and increase resiliency. In addition, it supports open industry standards, such as operatingsystems, networking and storage fabrics, virtualization, and system management protocols, to easily fitwithin existing and future data center environments. IBM Flex System is scalable and extendable withmulti-generation upgrades to protect and maximize IT investments.