IBM Power 720 and 740 (8202-E4B, 8205-E6B) Technical Overview and Introduction
An IBM Redpaper publication
Note: This is publication is now archived. For reference only.
Published on 03 November 2010, updated 04 December 2012
ISBN-10: 0738451142
ISBN-13: 9780738451145
IBM Form #: REDP-4637-00
Authors: Scott Vetter, An Ding Chen, James Cruickshank, Carlo Costantini, Volker Haug, Cesar Diniz Maciel and John T Schmidt
This IBM® Redpaper™ publication is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM Power 720 and Power 740 servers supporting AIX®, IBM i, and Linux® operating systems. The goal of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power 720 and 740 offerings and their prominent functions, including these:
Professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power Systems products can benefit from reading this paper.
This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power 720 and Power 740 systems.
This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.
Chapter 1. General description
Chapter 2. Architecture and technical overview
Chapter 3. Virtualization
Chapter 4. Continuous availability and manageability