COMMON Benelux Power Systems and AIX 2013 updates

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1 Power Systems 2013 COMMON Benelux Power Systems and AIX 2013 updates Philippe Ceyssens IBM Power Systems Technical Sales 1 Title of presentation goes here

2 Continuous innovation with POWER7+ Faster performance with higher frequencies and 10MB L3 cache per core Improved resiliency with self healing L3 cache Increased energy efficiency with higher performance per watt Improved security with AIX hardware encryption 2

3 IBM Power Systems Family PureApplication System Flex System PureFlex System PureData System for Operational Analytics Power 770 Power 780 Power 795 Power 760 Power 750 PowerLinux TM 7R2 Power 730 Power 740 PowerLinux TM 7R1 Power 710 Power 720 3

4 New Flex System components 8/2013 Announce Consolidation, Choice, and Cost reduction. Compute & Infrastructure Networking Management Storage New POWER and x86 compute nodes Flex System p260 Entry node (ideal for IBM i clients) Flex System p460 compute node for demanding capacity and growth requirements Flex System p270 compute node; leadership performance of the POWER 7+ Flex System x222 double dense compute node Faster, Simpler Networking IBM Flex System Fabric SI4093 System Interconnect. transparent device designed for simple connectivity and management Software Defined Network/OpenFlow IBM Flex System EN GbE switch to improve business response time with faster networks Enhanced Management capabilities Increased Scalability up to 16 virtualized chassis, 224 nodes and 5000 endpoints Smart Storage Zoning New Fuel gauge capability Upward Integration Modules for both VMware vcenter and the Microsoft System Center Extend management to x3950-based SAP HANA appliance 4

5 New support for Managing POWER-based Flex System compute nodes Manage POWER compute nodes using the IBM POWER Hardware Management Console (HMC) and the IBM Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) Use existing Power Systems HMC Management for Flex POWER nodes O R Integrate resource management with Flex System Manager Management HMC Separate Consoles Management System infrastructure Networking Virtualization Storage Compute Storage Networking Flex Node Server 2 Server 1 5

6 Power System Software: Increasing the value of IT infrastructures with new virtualization / cloud capabilities & security and availability enhancements Update PowerVM - Virtualization without Limits Enhancements to Shared Storage Pools, improvements to LPM performance and new advice from the VIOS Performance Advisor for Fiber channel, SEA & SSP PowerVP - Virtualization Performance Real time, graphical performance information for virtualized workloads health mgmt and optimization New PowerVC Virtualization Center Advanced leadership virtualization management for Power leveraging OpenStack Update SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems Simplifying Cloud / Virtualization Mgmt The industry s most scalable and flexible virtualization infrastructure for enterprise UNIX, Linux and IBM i private clouds New OpenStack integration for alignment with emerging cloud standards, interoperability New Solution Edition for Service Providers Bundled solution for SPs that leverages Power cloud configurations and flexible payment options Enhancement Security/Availability A track record of excellence with industry leading resilience and security Update PowerSC - Security and Compliance New support for Power Linux Compliance automation and improvements in Trusted Firewall and TNC Patch Management Update PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX Added support for active-active HyperSwap with DS8800 & DS8870, Cluster simulator - try your scenario before implementation Update AIX 7.1 TL3, 6.1 TL9 Enhanced live system backup support, LDAP support with users and groups & AIX versioned WPAR lifecycle management (AIX 7.1 only) Update IBM i 7.1 TR 7 Added advanced Security controls using DB2 for i and free format RPG which helps to provide attractive modern development environment & shortened learning curve PowerVP TM 6

7 PowerVM v2.2.3 Virtualization without Limits Reduces IT infrastructure costs Consolidate diverse workloads save operational costs Improves service levels Virtualized resources can be applied dynamically to workloads as needed Manages risk Unrivaled flexibility enables rapid response to business change minimizing risk Performance, Resiliency, and Flexibility Improvements for PowerVM Industrial Strength Server Virtualization Shared Storage Pool Enhancements Mirrored pool redundancy improvement Pool Shrinking Improvement - Elasticity Dynamic disk growth Elasticity Scale improvements Live Partition Mobility Performance Improvements Simplified Redundant Shared Ethernet Setup Improvements in VIOS Performance Advisor PowerVM New advice for Fiber channel, SEA & SSP Enterprise Edition includes NEW PowerVP virtualization performance monitor 7

8 PowerVM VIOS Performance Advisor Default installed with VIOS Now part supercedes the free version Do not install free DeveloperWorks VIOS Advisor New stats & checks SEA So good highly recommended for ALL VIOS Run on a regular basis The output can be placed on a website and viewed remotely Will catch many regular problems & reduce PMRs HMC and Firmware 780 to support new features like: Enterprise Pools, advanced DPO, LPAR tracking Power IFLs Integrated Facility for Linux Power Enterprise Pools DPO new features LPAR profile changes tracking Additional tracking of DLPAR activity within the current profile, which enables reactivation of a LPAR with all configuration changes intact since the last shutdown 8

9 PowerVP - Virtualization Performance Intelligence NEW Provides performance information to help optimize virtualized systems Understand the mapping of virtualized workloads to physical hardware Accelerates identifying performance bottlenecks Operational health status 9 Real time performance information which identifies performance bottlenecks Graphical display showing virtualized workloads health Real-time continuous graphical monitor Replay option similar to a dvr replay of saved performance data Provides mapping of virtual workloads to the physical CPU & Memory resources Customizable thresholds for normal, warning, problem & inactive states System level Server information showing all running VMs resources mapped to hardware VM level drill down showing performance information for all VM types including AIX, Linux and IBM i

10 PowerVP - Virtualization Performance Intelligence PowerVP provides performance intelligence to proactively address performance issues mapping virtual workloads to physical hardware. PowerVP Client Pain Points Complexity and time required to pinpoint performance bottlenecks Lack of visibility of placement of VMs within a server s physical hardware Difficult to go back in time to diagnose detailed performance issues Lack of performance health metrics for virtualized workloads PowerVP Solution Simplifies management and performance measurement of virtualized systems Reduces cost of resolving performance issues Improves detection of performance bottlenecks before they cause a slowdown Provides a quick view of performance health Visually shows the physical resources a VM is consuming 10

11 PowerVP System view Single entry point for CEC-wide monitoring Node drill-down view Virtual/Physical Topology Utilization Hardware resources of LPARs are highlighted in the Node view System CPU Usage Breakdown Partition view Drill down to LPAR resources and get a breakdown of CPI (Cycles Per Instruction) 11

12 PowerVC v1.2 Virtualization Center NEW Improve resource utilization to reduce capital expense and power consumption Increase agility and execution to quickly respond to changing business requirements Increase IT productivity and responsiveness Manage scalability without adding complexity Dynamically adjusts workloads to ease burden on systems management Protects current investment with simple path to new technology Accelerates development Better hardware support and an open framework for customers and ISVs Express Edition manages thru IVM for small deployments Standard Edition manages thru HMC for larger deployments Virtual Image capture, deployment and management Resource Pooling and Dynamic VM Placement improves utilization On-going optimization and VM resilience increases productivity Targeted VM placement for deployment to reduce complexity VM Mobility with placement policies reduces burden of IT staff Simplification through configuration templates Health status to monitor environment 12

13 PowerVC is built on the OpenStack community foundation Provides an Open alternative to proprietary cloud stacks Protects clients current investment with simple path to new technology Open APIs provides great flexibility and agility 13

14 IBM Power Systems Management Strategy Cloud Management SmartCloud Infrastructure as a Service with IBM SmartCloud End-user self-service provisioning of IaaS with SCE Service catalog with virtual systems and applications Subscriber and account management (multi-tenancy) Delivered as Entry, Provisioning and Orchestration Virtualization Management PowerVC Virtualization Management with PowerVC Leadership solution for PowerVM Virtual Image Management and Deployment Resource Pooling and Dynamic VM Placement On-going optimization and VM resilience Platform Management HMC Power Systems Hardware Management Console Hardware and firmware management for Power Hardware and firmware configuration and controls Service, support and update management Hardware appliance (today); virtual appliance (tomorrow) 14 Providing comprehensive and consistent management experience for rack server, blades and PureFlex *Future

15 PowerVC: Power Systems Virtualization Center OpenStack, Platform Computing and other IBM Value Added Components Security (KeyStone) Images Storage IBM and 3 rd Party PowerVC Virtualization Management Console OVF AMQP Storage Drivers Scheduler OpenStack API Flavors Platform Cinder Nova Quantum Power Driver IBM Power Systems Projects Quotas DBMS API Additions Monitoring VM Mgmt IBM DB2 Network Drivers Network IBM and 3 rd Party Virtualization Mgmt UI Simple and Intuitive Targeting the IT Admin New Management APIs Virtualization Management Monitoring & Events New Mgmt Capabilities Monitoring & Events More granular VM Mgmt OVF Image Formats Configuration Patterns Platform Provides Virtual Machine Placement Workload Aware Mgmt Performance Mgmt Availability Mgmt Virtualization Drivers Nova drivers for IVM Nova drivers for HMC Leverage ecosystem to support broad range of IBM and non-ibm storage and network attached to Power Packaging and Simplification Simplified Install and Config Intuitive Administration Model Focus on day 0/1 TTV 15

16 SmartCloud Entry 3.2 for Power Systems Improve efficiency and lower Administration costs Accelerate infrastructure delivery and improve quality Enforce resource consumption oversight and accountability Save time and resources on manual tasks with process automation Improve return on investment with increased system utilization Open alternative to proprietary cloud stacks Leveraging community to speed innovation Open APIs provide flexibility and agility OpenStack integration for alignment with emerging cloud standards, interoperability with OpenStack based offerings, enhanced 3rd party device support and flexible cloud delivery OpenStack enhancements for optimized Power Cloud including: Virtual server deployment, relocation and restart Intelligent and policy driven virtual server placement Optimization for server utilization and energy consumption Increased virtual server availability and resilience Enhanced platform support PowerLinux (manage from), KVM/x86, FSM currency, VMware VCenter currency 16

17 Power Systems Solution Edition for Service Providers NEW Easy to order, pre-configured solutions with Power Systems Improve return on investment with increased system utilization & higher availability Save time and resources with process automation Easily manage scalability and dynamically adjust workloads Flexible Payment Options to ease upfront investment Support Higher Level Service Agreements Multi-tenant Security Improved Utilization Open alternative to proprietary cloud stacks Solution Edition for Service Providers delivers key features that Service Providers need: Increased multi-tenant security from PowerVM all the way up the stack including PowerSC which simplifies management and reduces costs of security & compliance Leverages emerging cloud standard with OpenStack support on SmartCloud Entry and PowerVC and enables customers to enforce resource consumption oversight and accountability Includes Cloud Service Delivery software products to deliver high-scale provisioning, monitoring and cost management capabilities Easy to order, customizable configurations set up in e-config 17

18 PowerSC v1.1.3 Security and Compliance for Power Systems Simplifies management and measurement of security & compliance Reduces cost of security & compliance Improves detection and reporting of security exposures Improves the audit capability to satisfy reporting requirements 18 New!! Support for Power Linux Compliance Automation Improvements in Trusted Firewall and TNC Patch Management Updated Payment Card Industry Compliance Profile v2 Provides new support for version 2 of the PCI standard Trusted Firewall Advisor Provides information to track effectiveness of the Trusted Firewall Generates commands to add network segments to the Trusted Firewall Trusted Network Connect and Patch Management ifix support Allows notification and management of ifixes PowerLinux Compliance Automation Provides new command line to automate Power Linux compliance automation New compliance automation support for Linux PCI & HIPAA PowerSC Toolkit for IBM i Lab Services Offering Helps IBM i clients maintain security and compliance

19 PowerSC - Security and Compliance PowerSC provides a security and compliance solution designed to protect data centers virtualized with PowerVM enabling Higher Quality Services. Client Pain Points Complexity and time required to comply to industry standards Time and skills to prepare for security audits Difficulty detecting security exposures in virtualized environments Lack of visibility and control over virtual networks Virtualized environments provide new security issues PowerSC Solution Simplifies management and measurement of security & compliance Reduces cost of security & compliance Improves detection and reporting of security exposures Improves the audit capability to satisfy reporting requirements Provides virtualization aware security extensions 19

20 PowerSC provides a security and compliance solution to protect data centers virtualized with PowerVM enabling higher quality services Technology Compliance Automation managed with Director or single AIX/VIOS/Linux command. Trusted Logging captures and protects logging in real-time in the virtualization layer Trusted Network Connect and Patch Management centrally manages installs, updates and patching. Trusted Boot provides industry leading virtual Trusted Platform Module technology. Trusted Firewall ensures that every virtual machine has appropriate network isolation with the best possible performance. Client Benefits Simplifies management, by automating security and compliance configuration, auditing and monitoring; all systems are configured securely and consistently which simplifies compliance audits. Tamperproof Logs are centrally stored on the VIOS, simplifies log backup management, and eliminates the need for logscraping agents running on the OS. Automatically Detects any AIX system which boots, resumes or moves by live mobility into the virtual environment and ensures it is at the prescribed install and security patch level. A Central Remote Console can attest to the security and trust of the boot image, OS and all running applications; even if a malicious root is running on the system. Improves performance by providing network firewall services within the server not requiring an external firewall for VM to VM traffic on the same CEC 20

21 PowerSC provides a security and compliance solution to protect data centers virtualized with PowerVM enabling higher quality services Technology Real time Compliance monitoring sends alerts to administrators when systems are out of compliance Client Benefits Simplifies management, by automating monitoring and providing immediate visibility to administrators when configuration change alter compliance profiles. Trusted Surveyor monitors virtual network segregation policy compliance Provides independent audit of virtualized network landscape Against defined network segregation compliance policies. Gives clients the ability to monitor configuration drift. 21

22 PowerSC Offerings Security and Compliance Options PowerSC Express Basic compliance automation for AIX & Linux PowerSC Standard Security and compliance for virtual & cloud environments PowerSC Trusted Surveyor Virtual network segregation compliance monitoring PowerSC Editions Security and Compliance Automation Real time Compliance Monitoring Trusted Logging Trusted Boot ** Trusted Network Connect and Patch Management Express Standard AIX Linux Trusted Firewall 22 ** Requires efw7.4 or higher

23 PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX V7.1.3 Minimize planned and unplanned outages in the data center Provide multi-site solutions for disaster recovery Tightly integrated with AIX for robust operations Fault tolerant storage configurations with HyperSwap Mulit-cast or Uni-cast for flexible network configurations Eliminate Storage outages Eliminate partitioned clusters Minimize cost with DLPAR Imbedded low cost mirroring with GLVM PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX Active-Active HyperSwap with DS8800 & DS8870 Single-node HyperSwap for continuously available storage Operator failover policy for multi-site topologies SAP Smart Assist for Netweaver Unicast communication for data center deployments Cluster simulator, try your scenario before implementation Cluster Admin tool for cloning, report generation and more 23

24 AIX - the future of the UNIX operating system IBM s market leading, scalable, open standards-based UNIX operating system: Unmatched performance and higher scalability Virtualization to increase server utilization and lower energy costs Legacy systems inspiration delivering the reliability, availability and security of a mainframe environment Broad application support with over 8000 apps from over 3000 ISVs Available in three editions for even more capability and flexibility 24 Does your OS Matter?, Solitaire Interglobal Ltd. (SIL) study, 2012 AIX 7.1 TL3, 6.1 TL9 Enhanced live system backup support Provides a consistent backup even in the presence of a workload that is creating and deleting temporary files Enhanced LDAP support with users and groups Local system defined user can be a member of an LDAP based group An LDAP based user can be a member of a local system defined group Improved AIX WPAR update management (AIX 7.1 only) Can roll-back to a previous version of the WPAR Enhanced AIX versioned WPAR lifecycle management (AIX 7.1 only) Allow existing AIX 5.2 or 5.3 versioned WPARs to be upgraded to AIX 7 WPARs Display of current ODM attribute settings New lsattr P option to display applied attributes that may not yet be in effect on the running system AIX Enterprise Edition includes entitlement to PowerVC

25 IBM i 7.1 Technology Refresh 7 IBM i is the integrated operating environment for IBM Power Systems includes operating system, database, and middleware designed, developed, built, tested, delivered and supported together Provides a foundation for running a wide variety of industry applications Helps businesses deliver services faster, with higher quality and with superior economics Significant new function for DB2 for i Completely Free- Format RPG PowerSC ToolKit for IBM i Support for new I/O hardware Significant enhancements to DB2 for i Very Large DataBase - DB2 for i gets bigger and better Advanced Security controls using DB2 for I DB2 for i as a solution platform Free format RPG removes requirement for columnar specifications Re-invents RPG as an attractive modern programming language Ruby on Rails support through PowerRuby Java 7.1 support added PowerSC ToolKit for IBM i extends integrated IBM i Security with advanced tool options Flexible scheduling options now available for Application Runtime Expert IBM i will support new and enhanced I/O hardware options 25

26 Continuous innovation with EasyOptimize software Dynamic Platform Optimizer Tunes and automatically optimizes virtual machine placement without disruption IBM i Dynamic System Optimizer Integrated features tune system resources to optimize business workloads IBM AIX Dynamic System Optimizer Optimizes large database and memory/processor intensive UNIX workloads 26

27 Power Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL): Deploy Linux solutions quickly at lower cost and with enterprise class reliability and security Private Cloud Power IFL Co- Location Virtualized Linux system QOS Messaging ESB Security Services File Services Simplified Ops Policy Group1 Policy Group 2 27

28 Power Enterprise Pool: The most powerful foundation for a flexible, economically advantaged private cloud IT infrastructure Continuous Availability Designed to eliminate planned and unplanned downtime for the most demanding workloads Shift resources to support planned maintenance Active Active for efficient HA / DR Seamless transition to new technology Extreme Flexibility Easily manage the changing workload demands of today s dynamic, real time business environment. Elastic Capacity on Demand Move virtual processor and memory resources to address new demands without physically reconfiguring the data center Leadership IT Efficiency Combining the economic efficiency of Elastic Cloud pricing with systems designed for 80-90% utilization Usage and utility based pricing Minimize excess capacity required to manage availability and contingency for dynamic business environments Ready for the Future Seamlessly integrate next generation technology in your Power Enterprise Pool Power Enterprise Pool with Mobile COD Enhanced Virtualization Mgmt PowerVM Live Partition Mobility Elastic COD PowerHA & PowerSC for enhanced availability and security 28 *All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.

29 Bringing together industry leading capabilities for the best, enterprise - class infrastructure with virtualization and cloud technology Introducing Power Enterprise Pools for deploying the most flexible and efficient Enterprise Private Cloud Enterprise-class Enterprise-class Virtualization Virtualization & Cloud Cloud Mgmt Mgmt Enterprise-class Enterprise-class systems: systems: leadership leadership performance, performance, resilience resilience & resource resource sharing sharing Flexible, Flexible, efficient efficient workload workload deployment deployment with with Elastic Elastic COD COD & Power Power IFLs IFLs Power Power Enterprise Enterprise Pool Pool with with Mobile Mobile COD COD delivers delivers unprecedented unprecedented flexibility flexibility 29

30 Power Systems software Workload-Optimizing Systems Virtualization without Limits Drive over 90% utilization Dynamically scale per demand + AIX - The Future of UNIX Total Integration with i Scalable Linux ready for x86 Consolidation Dynamic Energy Optimization 70-90% energy cost reduction EnergyScale technologies Resiliency without Downtime Roadmap to continuous availability High availability systems and scaling Security and Compliance Protect Virtual Workloads Maintain and Demonstrate Compliance Management with Automation Automation to reduce task time Power Virtualization Management Increase IT productivity and agility Manage scalability without complexity 30

31 Oct I/O-Related Announcements New third generation emlc SSD Faster and larger improved price performance No-charge SSD for POWER7+ 770/780 Help your server attain its performance potential IBM Flash Adapter 90 High performance, very small footprint, entry price Refreshed PCIe2 large cache SAS adapter Lower cost, more energy efficient 1.2/1.1 TB 10k rpm disk drive Lower cost per GB, more space efficient GX++ QDR 4X InfiniBand for Power 795 PCIe Gen2 function and enhanced connectivity 31 Plus expanded support for previously announced I/O

32 An infrastructure that s ready for the future: Upgrade to POWER7+, deploy Power Enterprise Pool and your infrastructure is ready for the future Deploy a flexible, efficient Private Cloud Infrastructure with Power Enterprise Pool POWER7+ Power Enterprise Pools with mixed generations (SOD**) POWER7 Upgrade for 25-35% of a new system price * POWER7+ systems deliver: Up to 40% higher application performance Crypto accelerator Memory expansion accelerator Elastic COD and now with New Capability: POWER8 Future upgrades to POWER8 to extend clients investment ** Power Enterprise Pools Upgrades to next generation (SOD**) PowerVC: Open, Simplified Virtualization & Cloud Mgmt Integrated Flash on every system 32 * Configurations and final pricing will vary ** Statement of Direction for future support. All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.

33 Why Upgrade to POWER7+? Increase Performance Increase performance per core from 25 to 30% Add Function PCIe Gen2 I/O Hardware assisted memory compression for AIX Hardware assisted encryption for AIX Hardware based random number generator New winkle mode improves energy efficiency New RAS features improve system availability Dynamic Platform Optimization (DPO) simplifies operation Reduce Cost POWER7+ supports new less expensive memory features Mid-term leasing clients can significantly reduce their monthly payments Improve Flexibility Power Enterprise Pools enables new levels of flexibility and availability In addition to System Pools New Elastic CoD enables faster response to business needs Power 780 systems (with POWER7+) come with free days of Elastic Co Invest for the Future Try solid state technology at no additional cost Position the client so they can upgrade to POWER8 33

34 Power Processor Technology Roadmap POWER9 34 POWER5/5+ 130/90 nm Dual Core Enhanced Scaling SMT Distributed Switch + Core Parallelism + FP Performance + Memory Bandwidth + Virtualization POWER6/6+ 65/65 nm Dual Core High Frequencies Virtualization + Memory Subsystem + Altivec Instruction Retry Dynamic Energy Mgmt SMT + Protection Keys POWER7/7+ 45/32 nm Eight Cores On-Chip edram Power-Optimized Cores Memory Subsystem ++ SMT++ Reliability + VSM & VSX Protection Keys+ POWER8 More Cores SMT+++ Reliability ++ Transactional Memory FPGA Support AIX/Linux/ IBM i up and running Future Extreme Analytics Optimization Extreme Big Data Optimization On-chip accelerators

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38 Notes on benchmarks and values The IBM benchmarks results shown herein were derived using particular, well configured, development-level and generally-available computer systems. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems they are considering buying and should consider conducting application oriented testing. For additional information about the benchmarks, values and systems tested, contact your local IBM office or IBM authorized reseller or access the Web site of the benchmark consortium or benchmark vendor. IBM benchmark results can be found in the IBM Power Systems Performance Report at All performance measurements were made with AIX or AIX 5L operating systems unless otherwise indicated to have used Linux. For new and upgraded systems, the latest versions of AIX were used. All other systems used previous versions of AIX. The SPEC CPU2006, LINPACK, and Technical Computing benchmarks were compiled using IBM's high performance C, C++, and FORTRAN compilers for AIX 5L and Linux. For new and upgraded systems, the latest versions of these compilers were used: XL C for AIX v11.1, XL C/C++ for AIX v11.1, XL FORTRAN for AIX v13.1, XL C/C++ for Linux v11.1, and XL FORTRAN for Linux v13.1. For a definition/explanation of each benchmark and the full list of detailed results, visit the Web site of the benchmark consortium or benchmark vendor. TPC SPEC LINPACK Pro/E GPC VolanoMark STREAM SAP Oracle, Siebel, PeopleSoft Baan Fluent TOP500 Supercomputers Ideas International Storage Performance Council Revised December 2,

39 Notes on performance estimates rperf for AIX rperf (Relative Performance) is an estimate of commercial processing performance relative to other IBM UNIX systems. It is derived from an IBM analytical model which uses characteristics from IBM internal workloads, TPC and SPEC benchmarks. The rperf model is not intended to represent any specific public benchmark results and should not be reasonably used in that way. The model simulates some of the system operations such as CPU, cache and memory. However, the model does not simulate disk or network I/O operations. rperf estimates are calculated based on systems with the latest levels of AIX and other pertinent software at the time of system announcement. Actual performance will vary based on application and configuration specifics. The IBM eserver pseries 640 is the baseline reference system and has a value of 1.0. Although rperf may be used to approximate relative IBM UNIX commercial processing performance, actual system performance may vary and is dependent upon many factors including system hardware configuration and software design and configuration. Note that the rperf methodology used for the POWER6 systems is identical to that used for the POWER5 systems. Variations in incremental system performance may be observed in commercial workloads due to changes in the underlying system architecture. All performance estimates are provided "AS IS" and no warranties or guarantees are expressed or implied by IBM. Buyers should consult other sources of information, including system benchmarks, and application sizing guides to evaluate the performance of a system they are considering buying. For additional information about rperf, contact your local IBM office or IBM authorized reseller. ======================================================================== CPW for IBM i Commercial Processing Workload (CPW) is a relative measure of performance of processors running the IBM i operating system. Performance in customer environments may vary. The value is based on maximum configurations. More performance information is available in the Performance Capabilities Reference at: Revised April 2,