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Many small- and mid-sized companies are facing the
challenge of an overly complex IT environment. As your business grows, your
computing needs increase. Implementing new applications can mean adding more
servers, which increases spending and staffing requirements. Now more than ever,
you need a system that can help you become more responsive to your customers,
improve productivity, operate without interruption and secure your data and
systems-all without making large upfront investments in time, skills or money.
You need a business system that is there when you need it and grows with your
business. The IBM System i™ family can deliver the power and capacity to run new
and existing core business applications on a single system, to easily integrate
and simplify your IT environment. The System i platform delivers a complete
business system with the features and functions you need built in, making it the
most cost-effective business system.
By design, the System i family is highly secure and virus resistant. It supports
proven, industry-specific solutions from IBM Business Partners with innovative
IBM technology and the capability to run all popular operating systems and
application environments on one system. System i offerings provide flexible
pricing and a keen focus on delivering value in your business. The result is a
simple, affordable solution with outstanding capability, price performance,
reliability and manageability, legendary security and the flexibility to start
small and grow to meet new business demands.
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IBM i520 Express Specifications |
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| Processor |
1-way POWER5+ |
1-way POWER5+ |
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| Edition |
Value |
Value |
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| Processor CPW (with CoD) |
600 (3100) |
1200 (3800) |
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| 5250 OLTP CPW |
30 |
60 |
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| L3 cache |
0 |
36MB |
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| Memory (max) |
32GB |
32GB |
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| Disk capacity (max) |
39TB |
39TB |
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| Disk drives (max) |
278 |
278 |
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| i5/OS |
Included |
Included |
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| Software tier |
P05 |
P10 |
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| Windows Server¹, Linux, AIX 5L capable |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Tower or rack design |
Both |
Both |
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| Integrated xSeries Servers (max) |
18 |
18 |
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| Integrated xSeries Adapters (max) |
8 |
8 |
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| Micro-partitions (max LPARS - i5/OS, AIX 5L, Linux) |
2/10² |
3/10² |
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| High speed link (RIO/HSL) Loops (max) |
1 |
1 |
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| I/O towers/drawers (max)³ |
6 |
6 |
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| PCI card slots (max) |
90 |
90 |
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| LAN ports (max) |
36 |
36 |
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