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Preface
This IBM® Redpaper is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power™ 570 server
supporting AIX, IBM i, and Linux for Power operating systems. The goal of this paper is to
introduce the major innovative Power 570 offerings and their prominent functions, including
the following.
Unique modular server packaging
New POWER6™ processors available at frequencies of 4.2, 4.4, and 5.0 GHz.
The POWER6 processor available at frequencies of 3.5, 4.2, and 4.7 GHz.
The specialized POWER6 DDR2 memory that provides greater bandwidth, capacity, and
reliability.
The 1 Gb or 10 Gb Integrated Virtual Ethernet adapter that brings native hardware
virtualization to this server
PowerVM™ virtualization including PowerVM Live Partition Mobility
Redundant service processors to achieve continuous availability
Professionals wishing to acquire a better understanding of IBM System p products should
read this Redpaper. The intended audience includes:
Clients
Sales and marketing professionals
Technical support professionals
IBM Business Partners
Independent software vendors
This Redpaper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a
desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the 570 system.
This Redpaper does not replace the latest marketing materials and tools. It is intended as an
additional source of information that, together with existing materials, may be used to
enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.
The team that wrote this paper
This paper was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the
International Technical Support Organization, Austin Center.
Giuliano Anselmi
works with passion for IBM devoted to RS/6000® and pSeries® systems
since 15 years, having a very deep knowledge of the related hardware, and solutions. He
used to be a pSeries Systems Product Engineer for 7 years, supporting Web Server Sales
Organization, IBM Sales, Business Partners, Technical Support Organizations. In 2004, he
joined Field Technical Sales Support group and has been accredited as IT specialist in 2007.
Currently he plays the role of system architect in IBM STG and supporting the General
Business division.
YoungHoon Cho
is a System p Product Engineer at the pSeries post-sales Technical
Support Team in IBM Korea. He has seven years of experience working on RS/6000 and