IBM I 7.1 User Manual
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Why 720/740 Probably Best for IBM i Clients
Yes
No
CBU
24* / 48
0
PCI-X slots max
24* / 44
4
LP
PCIe slots max
Yes
No
Solution Editions
Yes 720
No
IBM i Editions
Yes 720
No
Upgrades
Yes*
No
12X I/O drawers
Yes**
w/ more write cache options
Yes**
Disk only drawers
4FH + 4LP
4
LP
PCIe slots CEC max
same
same
SW tiers
Yes
No
Internal tape
Power 710 /
730
Power 720 /
740
Footprint
2U rack
4U rack +
tower
Internal drives
6
8
Max. GB memory
64 / 128
128 / 256
Similar pricing 710 vs 720
Rack density not that important
(Most i clients have one or two
servers, not dozens)
720/740 more “balanced” for typical
IBM i workload
see table on the right
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* 4-core does supports zero 12X I/O drawer
** 710 4-core and 720 4-core support zero disk-only drawer
You can run IBM i on the 710/730,
but the 720/740 is probably a much
better fit for most IBM i
environments.