Preface
This IBM® Redpaper publication is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM Power System S914 (9009-41G), IBM Power System S922 (9009-22G), and IBM Power System S924 (9009-42G) servers that use the latest IBM POWER9™ processor-based technology and support the IBM AIX®, IBM i, 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 these systems, such as:
•The latest IBM POWER9 processor, which is available in various configurations for the number of cores per socket
•More performance by using industry-leading Peripheral Component Interconnect® Express (PCIe) Gen 4 slots
•Enhanced internal disk scalability ...