IBM Power System
Also known as: IBM Power Systems, Power System, Power Systems, IBM Power server
An IBM Power System is a single IBM Power server used to run IBM i, AIX, Linux, or mixed workloads through logical partitions.
IBM Power System is the singular search form buyers often use when they mean either one physical IBM Power server or the broader IBM Power Systems family. In AS400 and IBM i environments, the phrase usually points to the hardware layer that replaced earlier AS400, iSeries, and System i naming. A current IBM Power System may run IBM i production partitions, AIX workloads, Linux workloads, or a mix of all three. For buying decisions, the useful next step is to map the phrase to a model class, workload size, operating system version, storage requirement, maintenance plan, and migration path.