IBM Power L1022

Why IBM Power L1022?

Linux on Power offers unique advantages. x86 Linux is commodity performance. Power Linux = highest per-core throughput. OpenShift on Power = container density advantage. AI workloads benefit from Matrix Math Accelerator.

IBM Power L1022 is Linux-optimized Power10 for cloud-native workloads. 4-22 cores Power10 - optimized for Linux. Red Hat OpenShift certified - containers at Power speed. Kubernetes native - orchestration ready. Container density - more workloads per core.

How does it work?

Power10 for Linux

Linux-optimized:

• 4-22 cores Power10
• SMT8 threading
• Linux kernel optimizations
• Open source ecosystem
• RHEL and SUSE certified

Container Platform

Cloud-native ready:

• Red Hat OpenShift
• Kubernetes certified
• CRI-O runtime
• Podman support
• Container density

DevOps Ready

Modern workflow:

• CI/CD pipelines
• GitOps workflows
• Ansible automation
• Terraform provisioning
• ArgoCD support

Key features

OpenShift on Power

• Full OpenShift 4.x
• Operator Hub
• Service Mesh
• Serverless (Knative)
• GitOps (ArgoCD)

Linux Ecosystem

• RHEL 8/9
• SUSE SLES 15
• Ubuntu (community)
• Database engines
• Open source stack

AI/ML Ready

• TensorFlow on Power
• PyTorch native
• Matrix Math Accelerator
• ONNX runtime
• AI inference

Use cases

OpenShift Production:

• Container platform
• Microservices
• API gateway
• Service mesh

Database on Linux:

• PostgreSQL
• MongoDB
• Redis
• Elasticsearch

AI Inference:

• Model serving
• Real-time inference
• Edge AI prep
• ML pipelines

Specifications

Cores	4-22 Power10
Memory	Up to 4 TB
OS	RHEL, SUSE
Containers	OpenShift certified

For whom?

• Cloud-native teams building on Power
• OpenShift production deployments
• Linux workloads requiring Power performance
• AI/ML inference at enterprise scale

Benefits

For IT: Linux-native, OpenShift certified, container density advantage

For DevOps: Cloud-native workflows, CI/CD ready, GitOps support

For business: Power performance, Linux flexibility, open source economics

FAQ

Will L1022 run AIX? No. L-series is Linux-only. For AIX you need S-series.

What’s the difference vs S1122? L1022: Linux-only, container-optimized. S1122: multi-OS (AIX/IBM i/Linux).

Is OpenShift included? No. OpenShift licensing separately from Red Hat.

Which Linux distros are supported? RHEL 8/9, SUSE SLES 15. Ubuntu community support.

How does container density look? Typically 2-3x more containers per core vs x86.

Can I run Kubernetes without OpenShift? Yes. Vanilla Kubernetes, Rancher, other distros supported.

How does AI acceleration work? Matrix Math Accelerator. TensorFlow/PyTorch native support.

What is TCO vs x86 Linux? Often lower for dense workloads. Higher per-core performance.

Can I combine with x86 cluster? Yes. OpenShift multi-arch. Mixed Power + x86 clusters.

What about support? IBM + Red Hat support. nFlo offers OpenShift on Power implementation.