This IBM® Redpaper publication is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM Power E1050 server (9043-MRX) that uses the latest IBM Power10 processor-based technology and supports IBM AIX® and Linux operating systems (OSs). The goal of this paper is to provide a hardware architecture analysis and highlight the changes, new technologies, and major features that are being introduced in this system, such as:

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

This paper expands the set of IBM Power documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power E1050 Midrange server model.

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.

This paper was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at IBM Redbooks, Austin Center.

Giuliano Anselmi is an IBM Power Digital Sales Technical Advisor in IBM Digital Sales Dublin. He joined IBM and focused on Power processor-based technology. For almost
20 years, he covered several technical roles. He is an important resource for the mission of his group, and he serves a reference for IBM Business Partners and customers.

Marc Gregorutti is an Europe, Middle East, and Asia (EMEA) IBM Power Product Field Engineer at IBM France. He started as a IBM service representative in 1998, and then became a remote technical support member for IBM Power for France and then the EMEA. He joined the EMEA IBM Power Product engineering team in 2009 and became one of its leaders. He now focuses on scale-out enterprise midrange systems support to continuously improve the product.

Stephen Lutz is a Certified Leading Technical Sales Professional for IBM Power working at IBM Germany. He holds a degree in Commercial Information Technology from the University of Applied Science Karlsruhe, Germany. He has 23 years of experience in AIX, Linux, virtualization, and IBM Power and its predecessors. He provides pre-sales technical support to clients, IBM Business Partners, and IBM sales representatives in Germany.

Michael Malicdem is a brand technical specialist for IBM Power at IBM Philippines. He has over 17 years of experience in pre-sales solution design, client and partner consultation, presentations, technical enablements relative to IBM Power servers, and IBM storage, which includes 3 years in post-sales services and support. He is a licensed Electronics Engineer and a cum laude graduate from Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM). His areas of expertise include server configurations, AIX, RHEL, IBM PowerVM®, PowerSC, PowerVC, and IBM PowerHA®.

Guido Somers a Distinguished Technical Specialist working at IBM Switzerland. He has more than 25 years of experience in the information technology field, 24 years of which were with IBM. He holds several degrees, and he did research in the field of theoretical physics. His areas of expertise include cloud, IT architecture, virtualization, cross-platform infrastructure, IT analytics, ISV Solutions - SAP, Oracle, and Cisco, blockchain, data center migration and optimization, artificial intelligence (AI), and security. He is an IBM Redbooks® Platinum author.

Tsvetomir Spasov is an IBM Power subject matter expert at IBM Bulgaria. His main areas of expertise are Flexible Service Processor (FSP), enterprise Baseboard Management Controller (eBMC), Hardware Management Console (HMC), IBM PowerPC®, and Global Total Microcode Support (GTMS). He has been with IBM since 2016, and provides reactive break-fix, proactive, preventive, and cognitive support. He has conducted different technical trainings and workshops.

The project that produced this publication was managed by:
Scott Vetter, PMP

Thanks to the following people for their contributions to this project:

Jesse P Arroyo, Irving Baysah, Nigel Griffiths, Sabine Jordan, Charles Marino, Hariganesh Muralidharan, Hoa Nguyen, Ian Robinson, William Starke, Edward M.H. Tam, Madeline Vega
IBM

Vincencio Michaelis
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