IBM Power11 E1180 System - Covenco UK

The flagship of the Power11 portfolio, this highly scalable, multi-node system is designed for the largest enterprise environments, providing unparalleled performance and availability for your most mission-critical workloads.

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IBM POWER E1180

Unstoppable, Secure and Autonomous IT

Announced on July 8, 2025, the IBM Power E1180 is the pinnacle of the Power11 generation, engineered for enterprises that demand uncompromising uptime for large-scale databases, complex ERP systems, and extensive hybrid cloud deployments.

The IBM Power11 E1180 provides a secure and resilient platform for your core business applications, with new capabilities like Quantum-safe encryption protecting data during live migrations. The E1180 architecture is designed to deliver “six nines” (99.9999%) availability, incorporating unique features such as spare cores to maximise resilience – ensuring your essential workloads are built on a foundation of trust, performance, and efficiency.

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KEY POINTS TO CONSIDER

Expand Your IBM Power Potential

The Power E1180 is built for continuous operations, featuring serial number preserving in-place upgrades from Power10, allowing you to leverage new Power11 processors while protecting your investment in memory and I/O.

The system’s design delivers enhanced performance through higher-bandwidth DDR5 memory and new energy-efficient modes that optimise power consumption without sacrificing output. For the first time, Power11 introduces the IBM Spyre™ AI Accelerator, an optional, off-chip drawer that delivers up to 10x better performance than on-chip alternatives, enabling you to integrate powerful generative AI capabilities directly with your mission-critical data, securely on-premises.

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IBM Power11 E1180 Server from Covenco UK

Key Features of IBM Power11 E1180

Extreme Performance

Unleash extreme performance with up to 256 POWER11 cores and 64 TB of high-speed DDR5 memory for complex, mission-critical workloads.

Continuous Operations

Achieve six nine’s uptime with autonomous system maintenance. The design includes spare cores to ensure uninterrupted service.

Cyber Resilience

Defend your enterprise with advanced cyber resilience , featuring quantum-safe encryption and sub-minute ransomware detection to protect sensitive data.

Hybrid Cloud Flexibility

Supports agile growth in complex hybrid cloud environments. Utilise flexible consumption with Capacity on Demand and Enterprise Pools.

Modular, Scalable Design

Scale on demand with a modular design of up to four 5U drawers. It features PCIe Gen5 slots and seamless migration from Power10.

Intelligent Energy Management

Automated energy optimisation at scale, reducing total cost of ownership, carbon emissions, and your overall data centre footprint.

IBM Power11 Systems at a Glance

This table provides a side-by-side comparison of the new IBM Power11 server models to help you identify the right system for your specific needs.

Feature	IBM Power E1180	IBM Power E1150	IBM Power S1124 / L1124	IBM Power S1122 / L1122
Primary Use Case	Large-scale mission-critical databases & enterprise applications	Large data & memory-intensive workloads, private cloud	Data-intensive scale-out, SAP HANA, Analytics	Entry enterprise applications, ROBO, Edge computing
System Form Factor	Up to four 5U system nodes + 2U System Control Unit	4U rack-mount server	4U rack-mount server	2U rack-mount server
Processor Type	Power11 Single-Chip Module (SCM)999	Power11 Dual-Chip Module (DCM)	Power11 Dual-Chip Module (DCM)	Power11 DCM or entry eSCM
Max Sockets	16 (4 per system node)	4	2	2
Max Cores	256	120 (30 cores/socket)	60 (30 cores/socket)	60 (30 cores/socket)
Max Memory	64TB DDR5	16TB DDR5	8TB DDR5	4TB DDR5
Max Internal NVMe	8x U.2 (15mm) across 4 nodes25	10x U.2 (up to 153 TB)	16x U.2 (up to 244.8 TB)	8x U.2 (up to 122.4 TB)
PCIe Slots	32 (8 per node), Gen5 support	11 total (8 Gen5 capable)	10 FHHL (8 Gen5 capable)	10 HHHL (8 Gen5 capable with DCM)
Key RAS Features	99.9999% availability, Spare Cores (4/drawer), Active Memory Mirroring	Spare Cores (2/socket), Active Memory Mirroring	Spare Cores (2/socket), Active Memory Mirroring	Spare Cores (on DCMs), Active Memory Mirroring
AI Acceleration	Optional IBM Spyre™ I/O Drawer	Optional IBM Spyre™ I/O Drawer	In-core MMA	In-core MMA
Upgrade Path	In-place from Power E1080 (preserves serial number)	In-place from Power E1050 (preserves serial number)	Workload migration	Workload migration
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