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This IBM® Redpaper publication is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM Power System IC922 (9183-22X) server that uses IBM POWER9™ processor-based technology and supports Linux operating systems (OSs). The objective of this paper is to introduce the system offerings and their capacities and available features.

The Power IC922 server is built to deliver powerful computing, scaling efficiency, and storage capacity in a cost-optimized design to meet the evolving data challenges of the artificial intelligence (AI) era. It includes the following features:


  • High throughput and performance for high-value Linux workloads, such as inferencing data or storage-rich workloads, or cloud.
  • Potentially low acquisition cost through system optimization, such as using industry standard memory and warranty.
  • Two IBM POWER9 processor-based single-chip module (SCM) devices that provide high performance with 24, 32, or 40 fully activated cores and a maximum 2 TB of memory.
  • Up to six NVIDIA T4 graphics processing unit (GPU) accelerators.
  • Up to twenty-four 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives.
  • One dedicated and one shared 1 Gb Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) port..

This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power Systems products. The intended audience includes:

  • Clients
  • Sales and marketing professionals
  • Technical support professionals
  • IBM Business Partners
  • Independent software vendors (ISVs)

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 IC922 server.

Table of Contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Notices
    1. Trademarks
  3. Preface
    1. Authors
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    3. Comments welcome
    4. Stay connected to IBM Redbooks
  4. Chapter 1. Architectural and technical description
    1. 1.1 Power IC922 hardware overview
    2. 1.1.1 Minimum features
    3. 1.1.2 Supported configurable features
    4. 1.2 Operating system support
    5. 1.2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    6. 1.3 Operating environment
    7. 1.4 Physical package
    8. 1.5 System architecture
    9. 1.6 The POWER9 processor
    10. 1.6.1 POWER9 processor overview
    11. 1.6.2 Processor features
    12. 1.6.3 Supported technologies
    13. 1.6.4 Simultaneous multithreading
    14. 1.6.5 Processor feature codes
    15. 1.6.6 Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface 2.0
    16. 1.6.7 OpenCAPI 3.0
    17. 1.7 Memory subsystem
    18. 1.7.1 DIMM placement rules
    19. 1.7.2 Memory bandwidth
    20. 1.8 The Trusted Platform Module
    21. 1.9 Internal I/O subsystem
    22. 1.9.1 PCIe Express Controller and Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
    23. 1.9.2 Slot configuration
    24. 1.9.3 GPUs
    25. 1.9.4 Field-Programmable Gate Array
    26. 1.9.5 PCI adapters
    27. 1.10 .Internal storage
    28. 1.10.1 Drive backplanes
    29. 1.10.2 HDDs and SSDs
    30. 1.10.3 NVM Express
    31. 1.11 System ports
    32. 1.12 External I/O subsystems
    33. 1.13 IBM Systems Storage
    34. 1.13.1 IBM Flash Storage
    35. 1.13.2 Software-defined storage
    36. 1.13.3 IBM Hybrid Storage
    37. 1.13.4 IBM storage area network
  5. Chapter 2. Systems management
    1. 2.1 Service processor
    2. 2.1.1 Intelligent Platform Management Interface
    3. 2.1.2 Petitboot bootloader
    4. 2.1.3 Configuring the network to the BMC
    5. 2.1.4 Systems management by using the OpenBMC tool
    6. 2.1.5 The OpenBMC GUI
    7. 2.1.6 Connecting to the BMC by using SSH
    8. 2.1.7 Using a Hardware Management Console for systems management
    9. 2.1.8 Working with the BMC over the REST API
    10. 2.2 Installing the operating system
    11. 2.2.1 Installing the operating system by using virtual media
    12. 2.2.2 Installing the operating system by using a USB stick
  6. Chapter 3. Reliability, availability, and serviceability
    1. 3.1 Processor and cache reliability
    2. 3.1.1 L3 cache line delete
    3. 3.1.2 Special Uncorrectable Error handling
    4. 3.1.3 Thermal management and current and voltage monitoring
    5. 3.1.4 PCI extended error handling
    6. 3.2 Serviceability
    7. 3.2.1 Concurrent maintenance
    8. 3.2.2 Service processor
    9. 3.2.3 Getting SEL data by using the OpenBMC tool
    10. 3.2.4 The system LEDs
    11. 3.2.5 Factory reset
    12. 3.2.6 Error handling and reporting
  7. Appendix A. Server racks and energy management
    1. IBM server racks
    2. IBM 42U SlimRack 7965-94Y
    3. IBM 42U SlimRack 7965-S42
    4. IBM 7014 Model T42 rack
    5. The AC power distribution unit and rack content
    6. Rack-mounting rules
    7. Original equipment manufacturer racks
    8. Energy consumption estimation
  8. Related publications
    1. IBM Redbooks
    2. Online resources
    3. Help from IBM
  9. Back cover
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