The IBM 7040-671 IBM eServer pSeries 670 brings advanced POWER4 and POWER4+ technology to the midrange server environment. The p670 yields increased flexibility through logical partitioning, Linux support, and a wide variety of application availability. The IBM p670 meets the requirements of customers who need lower life cycle costs with flexibility for multiple workloads, but who do not require scalability to very large systems.

The attributes of the pSeries 670 set the stage to grow as your needs change: high availability, scalability, reliability, and flexibility.

Transition from IBM RS6000 Power 4

Use it as you make your transition from existing IBM RS6000 Power 4 Model S80 and IBM eServer pSeries 680 units or move to a brand new computing model.

The system is driven by IBM's world-class UNIX operating system, AIX 5L.

The IBM p670 is a UNIX server for customers looking for great cost-of- ownership in the 4-to 16-way space. These are customers who are attracted to the p690 but do not require the overall performance or scaling. The p670 is positioned for both the High-Performance Computing environments as well as the commercial markets. The p670 can participate in the IBM eServer Cluster 1600 solution for systems management and HACMP scenarios.

The IBM p670 is an ideal server for back-end database serving, an ideal application server (or servers) when used with partitioning, or an appropriate consolidation point for multiple smaller UNIX servers across several application areas. Because of its excellent RAS characteristics, this server fits well in mission critical environments. The following are typical types of applications that customers will run on the IBM p670.

• Database serving for ERP, SCM, CRM, and e-infrastructure environments
• Partitioned application servers for ERP, SCM, CR, and e-infrastructure environments
• Server consolidation
• Industry-specific, back-office applications