IBM 74Y1917 server / storage / networking hardware Server Hardware / Parts

The IBM 74Y1917 is a POWER6 2-core 4.2GHz single chip module (SCM) processor card, feature code 5634, CCIN 53DC, for the 8203-E4A iSeries/Power server. It provides one of the standard processor options for the 8203-E4A, delivering 4300-8300 CPW of rated performance across its two cores with associated L2 cache, and slots into the system’s processor card bay alongside memory and I/O planars. Systems of this generation remain in service across many established IBM i and AIX deployments, and a genuine replacement processor card is required when adding processing capacity, replacing a failed card, or restoring a system to its original build configuration. Specifiers should confirm PVM (processor activation) entitlement for their specific 8203-E4A build before ordering, since several similar-generation POWER6 cards exist at different clock speeds and core counts. Tech-Star (UK-based, shipped worldwide) supplies the 74Y1917 for engineers maintaining 8203-E4A processing capacity.