
Chapter 1. Introducing POWER7 Enterprise Server RAS and virtualization features 3
In the following section, we present a brief introduction to RAS and virtualization concepts for
IBM Power Systems servers.
1.2.1 Reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS)
Hardware RAS is defined this way:
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Reliability: How infrequently a defect or fault is seen in a server.
Availability: How infrequently the functionality of a system or application is impacted by a
fault or defect.
Serviceability: How well faults and their impacts are communicated to users and services,
and how efficiently and non-disruptively they are repaired.
Defined this way