This IBM® Redpaper™ publication is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM Power System S824L (8247-42L) server that supports the Linux operating systems. The objective of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power S824L offerings and their relevant functions:

• The new IBM POWER8™ processor, which is available at frequencies of 3.02 GHz and 3.42 GHz
  A processor that is designed to accommodate high-wattage adapters, such as NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs), that provide acceleration for scientific, engineering, Java, big data analytics, and other technical computing workloads
  • Based on OpenPOWER technologies
  • Two integrated memory controllers with improved latency and bandwidth
  • Improved reliability, serviceability, and availability (RAS) functions
  • IBM EnergyScale™ technology that provides features, such as power trending, power-saving, power capping, and thermal measurement

Chapter 1. General description

Chapter 2. Architecture and technical overview

Chapter 3. Reliability, availability, and serviceability