IBM Power 595, Technical Overview And Introduction

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IBM Power 595 Technical Overview and Introduction
assemblies in the system rack. The bulk power is converted to the power levels required for
the CEC using dc to dc power converters (DCAs).
Additional Power Regulators (#6186) are used with the p5 Powered Expansion Rack (#5792),
when needed. Redundant Bulk Power Distribution (BPD) Assemblies (#6334) provide
additional power connections to support the system cooling fans dc power converters
contained in the CEC and the I/O drawers. Ten connector locations are provided by each
power distribution assembly. Additional BPD Assemblies (#7837) are provided with the p5
Powered Expansion Rack (#5792), when needed.
An optional Integrated Battery Backup feature (IBF) is available. The battery backup feature is
designed to protect against power line disturbances and provide sufficient, redundant power
to allow an orderly system shutdown in the event of a power failure. Each IBF unit occupies
both front and rear positions in the rack. The front position provides primary battery backup;
the rear positions provides redundant battery backup. These units are directly attached to the
system bulk power regulators. Each IBF is 2U high and will be located in the front and rear of
all powered racks (system and Powered Expansion). The IBF units displace an I/O drawer at
location U9 in each of these racks.
1.5 Operating system support
The Power 595 supports the following levels of IBM AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems:
AIX 5.3 with the 5300-06 Technology Level and Service Pack 7, or later
AIX 5.3 with the 5300-07 Technology Level and Service Pack 4, or later
AIX 5.3 with the 5300-08 Technology Level, or later
AIX 6.1 with the 6100-00 Technology Level and Service Pack 5, or later
AIX 6.1 with the 6100-01 Technology Level, or later
IBM i 5.4 (formerly known as i5/OS V5R4), or later
IBM i 6.1 (formerly known as i5/OS V6R1), or later
Novell® SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 2 for POWER, or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 for POWER, or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 for POWER, or later
For the IBM i operating system, a console choice must be specified which can be one of the
following:
Operations console attached via Ethernet port (LAN console) or WAN port (
ops console
)
Hardware Management Console (HMC)
IBM periodically releases fixes, group fixes and cumulative fix packages for IBM AIX and IBM
i operating systems. These packages can be ordered on CD-ROM or downloaded from:
http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral
Select a product (hardware) family. For the 595 server, select Power.
Note: Planned availability for IBM i is September 9, 2008. Planned availability for SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server 10 for POWER and Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER is
October 24, 2008.