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IBM Systems and Technology Group
Data Sheet

BladeCenter

IBM BladeCenter PS700,
PS701 and PS702
Express
Smarter Power Blades for a Smarter Planet

Highlights
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Consolidate on IBM BladeCenter Power
Blades and virtualize applications to
better utilize resources and amplify the
already-signicant advantages of
BladeCenter efficiencies

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Simplies your deployment with exible
congurations that make it easy to
implement the right system and the
ability to run AIX®, IBM i, and Linux®
operating systems simultaneously

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Elegantly simple scalability, allows easy
expansion and pay-as-you-grow exibility for the utmost in investment protection, performance growth, and time to
value

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A secure, resilient infrastructure solution
that helps drive cost down, reduces
risk, improves energy efficiency and
enhances exibility

Built on the proven foundation of the IBM BladeCenter® family of
products—easy-to-use, integrated platforms with a high degree of
deployment exibility, energy efficiency, scalability and manageability—
the BladeCenter PS700, PS701 and PS702 Express are the premier
blades for 64-bit applications. Minimize complexity, improve efficiency,
automate processes, reduce energy consumption and scale easily:
these are the benchmarks that matter on a smarter planet. The new
POWER7 processor-based PS blades automatically optimize performance and capacity at either a system or virtual machine level and benets from the new POWER7 processor, which contains innovative
technologies that help maximize performance and optimizes energy
efficiency. They represent one of the most exible and cost-efficient
solutions for UNIX®, i and Linux deployments available in the market.
Further enhanced by its ability to be installed in the same chassis with
other IBM BladeCenter blade servers, the PS blades can deliver the
rapid return on investment that clients and businesses demand.
Delivering on the promise for a highly dynamic infrastructure, the
BladeCenter PS blades help in delivering superior business and IT
services with agility and speed—all in a simple to manage highly efficient way. The PS700, PS701 and PS702 Express blades have been
precongured and tested by IBM and are based on proven technology.
Utilizing a 3.0 GHz 64-bit POWER7™ processor and available in a
four-core, eight-core or sixteen-core conguration, they are optimized