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IBM Power Systems E870 and E880 Technical Overview and Introduction
1.8 Build to order
You can do a
build to order
(also called
a la carte
) configuration by using the IBM
Configurator for e-business (e-config). With it, you specify each configuration feature that you
want on the system.
This method is the only configuration method for the Power E870 and Power E880 servers.
1.9 IBM editions
IBM edition offerings are not available for the Power E870 and Power E880 servers.
1.10 Model upgrades
The following sections describe the various upgrades that are available.
1.10.1 Power E870
A model conversion from a Power 770 (9117-MMD) to a Power E870 (9119-MME) is
available. One-step upgrades from previous models of the Power 770 (9117-MMB and
9117-MMC) are not available. To upgrade from a 9117-MMB or 9117-MMC, an upgrade to a
9117-MMD is required first.
The existing components being replaced during a model or feature conversion become the
property of IBM and must be returned.
1.10.2 Power E880
A model conversion from a Power 780 (9179-MHD) to a Power E880 (9119-MHE) is available.
One-step upgrades from previous models of the Power 780 (9179-MHB and 9179-MHC) are
not available. To upgrade from a 9179-MHB or 9179-MHC, an upgrade to a 9179-MHD is
required first.
Upgrades to a Power E880 from a Power 795 (9119-FHB) are not available.
The existing components being replaced during a model or feature conversion become the
property of IBM and must be returned.
Power E870
10
4.19 GHz
40
80
2 TB
4 TB
Power E880 in
2014
8
4.35 GHz
32
64
4 TB
8TB
Power E880
8
4.35 GHz
32
128
4 TB
16TB
System
Cores
per
SCM
Core
speed
System
node core
maximum
System
core
maximum
System
node
memory
maximum
System
memory
maximum