Escala PL160 / 260 / 460

Perfect for branch office applications and small databases

Proven 6th generation POWER™ technology delivers enhanced performance, efficiency, reliability and flexibility Intuitive browser-based PowerVM™ virtualization software makes it easy to improve server utilization and energy efficiency.

Escala PL160, PL260 and PL460 with respectively one, two or four 4.2GHz POWER6™ processor cores delivers outstanding performance at compelling low prices for use as a distributed application server, small database server, or in a high transaction environment based on the Java™ platform.

The flexibility of Escala PL160, PL260 and PL460 to utilize both AIX and Linux Operating Systems broadens the application offerings available and increases the ways clients can manage growth, complexity and risk.

The energy management and browser-based virtualization software makes it easier than ever to achieve increased server utilization and energy efficiency by utilizing the innovative capabilities of EnergyScale technology and optional PowerVM Editions (formerly Advanced POWER Virtualization.

Exceptional reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features which are designed to deliver near-continous application availability and allow more work to be processed with less operational disruption.

Escala PL160, PL260 and PL460 are packaged as a deskside or 4U rack-mount server and are designed to continue the tradition of its predecessors, based on POWER5+, by delivering outstanding performance and reliability at compelling low prices. Escala PL160, PL260 and PL460 supports single or dual-core POWER6 modules on a single or dual chip planer. Each POWER6 module has 8MB of L2 cache. In a 4 core configuration, the system can contain up to 64GB of memory via eight DDR2 memory DIMM slots. Escala PL160, PL260 and PL460 contain six 3.5” SAS disk bays, which accommodate up to 1.8TB of disk storage. All disk bays are direct dock or hot-pluggable. The server offers two Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps ports or optionally four Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps or two 10 GB Ethernet ports.