Used and Refurbished IBM pSeries p5-590 Servers
Each refurbished p5-590 server goes through World Data Products' rigorous Total Quality Process, comes with a 30-day warranty and qualifies for manufacturer's maintenance. World Data Products also has IBM pSeries repair on-site, so you can extend the lifecycle of your existing p5-590 servers. Get the best value for your money at World Data Products when purchasing used IBM pSeries p5-590 servers and upgrades.
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IBM pSeries p5-590 Features | ![]() |
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Minimum configurations |
Microprocessors: | Eight POWER5 1.65GHz processors in a single MCM (16-way system with eight processors inactive) |
| L2 cache: | 7.6MB per MCM | |
| L3 cache: | 144MB per MCM | |
| RAM (memory): | 8GB | |
| Disk bays: | 16 hot-swappable via one I/O drawer | |
| I/O drawers: | One | |
| Expansion slots: | 20 hot-plug/blind-swap PCI-X via one I/O drawer | |
| PCI bus width: | 32- and 64-bit | |
Standard features |
I/O adapters: | Two integrated dual Ultra3 dual SCSI controllers |
| Ports: | Two serial ports for connecting Hardware Management Console | |
System expansion |
SMP configurations: | 16- or 32-way SMP (two- or four MCMs); 1.65GHz POWER5 |
| RAM: | Up to 1TB DDR1 266MHz; up to 128GB DDR2 533MHz | |
| PCI-X expansion slots: | Up to 160 adapters via eight I/O drawers | |
| Connectivity support: | 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel | |
| Disk bay expansion: | Up to 128 hot-swappable disk bays via eight I/O drawers; up to 9.3TB of total disk storage (36.4GB and 73.4GB 15K rpm disk drives available) | |
| Logical partitioning support: | Dynamic LPAR | |
| IBM Virtualization Engine technology: | Micro-Partitioning | |
| Shared processor pool | ||
| Virtual LAN | ||
| Virtual I/O | ||
| Battery backup: | Up to two (optional) | |
| RAS features: | Copper, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) microprocessors | |
| Dynamic firmware updates (planned for 1Q2005) | ||
| IBM Chipkill ECC, bit-steering memory | ||
| ECC L2 cache, L3 cache | ||
| Service processor | ||
| Redundant service processor (planned for 1H2005) | ||
| Redundant system clock requiring system reboot | ||
| Hot-swappable disk bays | ||
| Hot-plug/blind-swap PCI-X slots | ||
| Hot-plug power supplies and cooling fans | ||
| Dynamic Processor Deallocation | ||
| Dynamic deallocation of logical partitions and PCI bus slots | ||
| Redundant power supplies and cooling fans | ||
| Battery backup and redundant battery backup (optional) | ||
| Capacity on Demand features (optional): | Processor CUoD | |
| Memory CUoD | ||
| Reserve CoD | ||
| On/Off Processor CoD | ||
| On/Off Memory CoD | ||
| Trial CoD | ||
| BackUp CoD (planned for 1Q2005) | ||
| Operating systems: | AIX 5L Versions 5.2/5.3 | |
| i5/OS V5.3 | ||
| Linux | ||
| SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for POWER | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 for POWER Update 3 | ||
| Power requirements: | 200v to 240v; 380v to 415v; 480v AC | |
| System dimensions: | One frame: 79.2" H x 30.9" W x 66.2" D (2,025mm x 785mm x 1,681mm) | |
| Weight: 2,887 lb (1,310 kg) | ||
| Two frames: 79.2" H x 62.0" W x 66.2" D (2,025mm x 1,575mm x 1,681mm) | ||
| Weight: 4,956 lb (2,248 kg) |
Buy, sell and upgrade used and refurbished IBM pSeries p5-590 Servers, along with the rest of the IBM pSeries family, at World Data Products.



























