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Linux on Power

RHEL and SLES on ppc64le: superior per-core performance and Power's resilience — Linux on the platform that doesn't stop.

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01 · What it is

Linux on IBM Power, made clear.

Linux on Power is where our two souls meet: RHEL and SLES certified on ppc64le, with Power's superior per-core performance (fewer cores = fewer licenses), the PowerVM virtualization underneath and the platform's six-nines resilience. For SAP HANA, databases and containers that can't stop.

ppc64le
the architecture: RHEL, SLES and the open ecosystem, native
2x per core
the typical performance advantage: the per-core licenses say thanks
PowerVM
LPARs and Live Partition Mobility under the Linux: resilience as standard
Linux on IBM Power
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FOTO UFFICIALE IBM · POWER11 E1150 · FONTE: IBM
OFFICIAL IBM PHOTO · POWER11 E1150 · SOURCE: IBM
02 · How to use it well

The things that make the difference.

The combination

HANA, DBs, containersthe demanding workloads
RHEL ppc64le
SLES ppc64le
OpenShift on Power
the distros · the K8s platform
PowerVM & LPMvirtualization in the firmware
IBM Power11the iron that doesn't stop
Open software, serious iron

The license case

Per-core databases and software: half the Power cores do the job — the TCO flips.

HANA on Power with Linux

SLES/RHEL for SAP on LPARs: our in-house specialty, certified end-to-end.

Containers on Power

OpenShift on ppc64le: the cloud-native on the resilient platform.

A NOC that knows both

Linux and Power in the same watch: the problem doesn't bounce between teams.

03 · In depth

Linux on Power: why the pairing pays

Linux runs natively on IBM Power (RHEL, SLES, Ubuntu): the Power10/Power11 cores do SMT8 (eight threads per core: the consolidation x86 dreams of), the LPARs with PowerVM isolate with minimal overhead, the RAS (self-healing memory, hot-swappable CPUs) holds the mission-critical, the on-chip acceleration (AES, gzip, AI MMA) offloads the workloads; the cases: SAP HANA on Power (TDI with flexible LPARs), open databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB) consolidated, AI inference with MMA.

  • SMT8 — 8 threads per core: fewer cores licensed, more work done
  • LPAR — the partitions with minimal overhead: the consolidation governed
  • RAS Power — memory and CPUs that repair themselves: the downtime that never arrives
  • MMA — on-chip AI inference: the model without a dedicated GPU
  • HANA su Power — the flexible LPARs under SAP: the TDI that breathes
  • Endian little — the standard distros run native: no porting
04 · Numbers and lifecycle

The numbers that matter.

8
threads per core with SMT8
~3x
the typical consolidation vs x86 at the same load
99,999%
Power's availability class
3
the enterprise distros supported natively
Power+Linux is intelligent consolidation: sizing, LPARs and migration — Power competence is at home with us.
05 · Use cases

Where it really pays off.

SAP HANA

The certified combination we manage best.

Critical databases

Oracle, Db2, Postgres: fewer cores, more yield.

Consolidamento

The dense Linux estate on few serious machines.

Linux belongs to everyone; Power is our home field: together they're our signature.