IBM 9009-42A EP1E 16 Core Power9 Processor IBM i AIX Linux VIOS

IBM 9009-42A EP1E 16-Core Power9 Processor S924 System 268,500 CPW

IBM 9009-42A S924 Power9 EP1E 2 Socket 16-core processor system can have up to 4TB of memory, is in a P20 software tier and supports IBM i, AIX, Linux and VIOS workloads. The 9009-42A two socket 16-core configuration has a maximum of 268,500 CPW with all 16 cores active and has a starting price of $28,300. The S924 9009-42A Power9 chip core speed specifications range between 3.8 to 4.0 GHz. The 9009-42A EP1E Power9 processor has five Gen4 and six Gen3 slots. The IBM S924 model can have 12 or 16 internal slots for SSD and disk drives depending on configuration, and can attach up to 28 IBM EXP24SX I/O expansion drawers and IBM EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawers can be attached (28 is the maximum combined quantity).

The IBM Power9 S924 System model 9009-42A pricing depends on the configuration of the server, includes warranty, free technical support and are available as new or in refurbished condition. Every IBM 9009-42A Power9 system comes custom configured to customer specifications including OS type and version, LPAR configuration, activated processor cores, memory, storage, operating system level, software licenses, and number of concurrent users. 

IBM Power9 S924 9009-42A Models CPW by Processors Activated

9009-42A EP1E 8-Core: 18,188-145,500 CPW
9009-42A EP1F 10-Core: 17,450-174,500 CPW
9009-42A EP1G 12-Core: 15,446-370,700 CPW
9009-42A EP1E 16-Core: 18,188-268,500 CPW
9009-42A EP1F 20-Core: 17,450-318,000 CPW
9009-42A EP1G 24-Core: 15,446 -370,700 CPW

See IBM S914 9009-41A processor models for systems in P05 and P10 software group. Detailed IBM i Power9 model specifications and comparisons can be viewed here.

IBM 9009-42A and other Power9 systems support PCIe Gen 4 and earlier PCIe generation feature cards. If I/O performance, response times and throughput are contributing factors for upgrading your IBM i, you should purchase new RAID Controllers and other SAS adapters, as the newer generation PCIe adapters provide significant performance gains. The 9009-42A Power9 systems support 220V power. IBM S924 Power9 models have three backplane options, a 12 SFF-3 Bays, a 18 SFF-3 bays with write cache or a 12 SFF-3 bays with dual IOA and write cache. IBM i workloads require 4k byte block hard disk drives or SSD. If you need to boot more than one Virtual IO server from internal disks, your Power9 system needs to the split backplane feature and a minimum of four disks (two per Virtual IO Server).

IBM S924 9009-42A System Requirements:
i OS400 IBM V7R5 or later
i OS400 IBM V7R4 TR2 or later
i OS400 IBM V7R3 TR8 or later
i OS400 IBM V7R2 with 7.2 Licensed Machine Code RS720-Q or later
If installing IBM AIX operating system LPAR with any I/O configuration:
IBM AIX 7.3 with 7300-00 Technology Level or later
IBM AIX 7.2 with 7200-05 Technology Level or later
IBM AIX 7.2 with 7200-04 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-04-02-2028 or later
IBM AIX 7.2 with 7200-03 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-03-06-2038
IBM AIX 7.1 with 7100-05 Technology Level and Service Pack 7100-05-06-2028 or later
If installing the AIX operating system Virtual I/O only LPAR :
AIX Version 7.3 with the 7300-00 Technology Level, or later
AIX Version 7.2 with the 7200-05 Technology Level, or later
AIX Version 7.2 with the 7200-04 Technology Level, or later
AIX Version 7.2 with the 7200-03 Technology Level, or later
AIX Version 7.2 with the 7200-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 7200-02-02-1832, or later
AIX Version 7.1 with the 7100-05 Technology Level and Service Pack 7100-05-02-1832, or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 for Power LE, version 8.1, or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack 1, or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 for Power LE, or later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 5, or later
If installing VIOS:
VIOS 3.1.2.10 or later
VIOS 3.1.1.25, or later
VIOS 2.2.6.65, or later