This IBM Redpaper publication provides a broad understanding of a new architecture of the IBM Power E1080 (also known as the Power E1080) server that supports IBM AIX®, IBM i, and selected distributions of Linux operating systems. The objective of this paper is to introduce the Power E1080, the most powerful and scalable server of the IBM Power portfolio, and its offerings and relevant functions:

Designed to support up to four system nodes and up to 240 IBM Power10 processor cores. The Power E1080 can be ordered as a 1-, 2-, 3-, or four-node configuration with each node providing up to 60 Power10 processor cores to a maximum 240 Power10 processor cores in a 4-node configuration.

Designed to support up to 64 TB of memory. The Power E1080 can be initially ordered with the total memory capacity of up to 8 TB. It supports up to 64 TB in a full combined four-system nodes server.

Designed to support up to 32 Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) Gen 5 slots in a full combined four-system nodes server, and up to 192 PCIe Gen 3 slots with expansion I/O drawers

Up to over 4,000 directly attached serial-attached SCSI (SAS) disks or solid-state drives (SSDs)

Up to 1,000 virtual machines (VMs) with logical partitions (LPARs) per system

System control unit (SCU), providing redundant system master Flexible Service Processor (FSP)

Supports IBM Power Private Cloud Solution with Dynamic Capacity

This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of Power servers. The intended audience includes the following roles:

Customers

Sales and marketing professionals

Technical support professionals

IBM Business Partners

Independent software vendors (ISVs)

This paper does not replace the current marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an extra source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM® server solutions.

Chapter 1. Introducing IBM Power E1080

Chapter 2. Architecture and technical overview

Chapter 3. Enterprise solutions