How to Choose the Right IBM Server

If you are looking to install IBM servers for your project or any other purpose, you first need to know the requirements that are necessary for installing these servers. Having prior knowledge about installation will help you when installing an IBM server.

Choosing the right server according to your needs

1)      Hardware

If you are planning on installing a TPM, these are the hardware requirements you will need:

For processor, you need to have 2.4 GHz x86 64-bit or AMD64 processor.

It is recommended to have a 64-bit processor with minimum 8GB RAM.

You also need to have massive disk space. For the /usr directory, you will need 500MB, for the /tmp directory, 1.5GB is needed. /home directory takes up 10.3 GB while /opt takes up 15.4 GB. For /var directory, you will need 6GB. It is recommended to have an additional 13GB as well to help keep space for the installation images.

2)      Network

Having a high-speed connection is always favorable, since large amounts of data will be transferred between the servers and the endpoints.

It is good to have a fully qualified domain name when you are entering the same for hostname. If your environment has firewalls, there are a few extra port configurations you need to carry out in order to have a successful high-speed network.

3)      Operating system requirements

Having the server software installed in a single system avoids any extra hassles of maintaining multiple systems.

The above requirements work well for any system that runs Linux.

Prices of IBM servers for Linux

IBM offers a variety of servers for system running Linux in their machines. Some of most popular are below.

1)      IBM ZSystems Linux

If you need a server to manage critical applications in your business, this one is a good choice. The scope of this system is so vast that you can create more than 1000 virtual machines in a single machine itself. This server can maintain enormous workloads and support a large number of platforms, open tools and the latest technologies as well.

2)      IBM Power Systems

These Linux servers make for highly flexible environments. It is fast and efficient, easily able to manage even multi-thread dependent workloads.  Compared to Intel x86-based servers, these servers can deliver up to 12 times the workload density, an impressive number.

The IBM S822LC is one of the best power system servers IBM has to offer for Linux environments. This IBM server has a price quote of $6399 USD, includes shipping. If you do not have a Linux environment yet but are planning to get one, you can ask them to provide the original Linux OS for an additional charge. This system will give you the advantage of 2 x 10 core 2.9 GHz processor, 1 x 4 port 10 GB Ethernet, and 1 x 240GB SATA SSD. This price does not include sales tax and VAT.

The IBM Power System S822LC is another great server for the Linux machine. The IBM price quote of this server starts at a minimum rate of $5999 USD (excluding sales tax and VAT)

IBM Power System S812LC

The IBM Power System S812LC starts at $4280 USD. It is designed to handle high amounts of data as well as to support a variety of platforms such as Hadoop, Java, and other open source applications. It has the ability to scale up and perform large number of operations, all the while giving superior performances.

IBM Power System S822LC for Commercial Computing

The IBM Power System S822LC for Commercial Computing starts at $96999 USD. It is highly reliable and can handle large workload, and as the name suggests, is highly suitable for commercial computing. It helps in system optimization and allows to scale up from a single rack to hundreds.

These are only the quoted prices for the servers, you can look online to find out current discounts offered on these servers. If you do not want to buy a brand-new server system, you can always search for refurbished servers, or used servers which can help you give quality performance at attractive rates. Always be sure to buy certified refurbished equipment.

Note; although we strive to ensure all information listed here is accurate.  We cannot guarantee the precision of all the information and request you validate all information directly with IBM.  If you have any further questions, would like technical assistance or would like discount pricing on any new, used, or refurbished  storage equipment, please contact us.  A helpful Greentec Geek is more than happy to assist!