Table C.1 provides a simplified overview of the servers that IBM offers. For detailed information, go to the IBM Servers Web site at www.ibm.com/servers/.
Server Name | Operating System | Processor | |
|---|---|---|---|
Distributed Platform Servers | xSeries | Windows, Linux | Intel |
eSeries | Windows, Linux | AMD | |
pSeries | AIX, Linux | POWER | |
Mid-Range Servers | iSeries | i5/OS, OS/400, Linux (on a separate LPAR) | POWER |
Mainframe Servers | zSeries | z/OS, OS/390, Linux (on a separate LPAR) | zSeries Application Assist Processor (zAAP) |