A PDF version of this price guide is also available for download.

Promotion expires 28th June 2013

IBM System x Server and Storage Systems

You need to protect your business data.

Whether caused by an act of nature, human error or system crash, down time can mean lost opportunities and dissatisfied customers.

An outage can be costly and catastrophic if your business is not prepared to restore systems, data and applications in a timely manner.

IBM Express offers your business safety and security to ensure you can get back to business as usual faster, helping you stay ahead of the competition.

Achieve a more restful sleep and avoid the nightmares.

Server Support Offer – 24 x 7 Onsite Support, starting from $99 ex GST

Onsite System x Server support within 4 hours.
Rest easy with our IBM support representatives.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

IBM Express x3300 M4 Server

Starting from $1,700 ex GST

Scalable, easy-to-use solution for customers in need of a powerful, affordable business server that can fit under their desk. For a limited time, receive a FREE CPU when you purchase an Express x3300 M4 server.

IBM Storwize V3700

Starting from $4,240 ex GST

Smart and affordable disk storage with advanced capabilities for small and midsize businesses. For a limited time, purchase a V3700 controller and receive 2 hard disk drives for $1 each.

IBM Express Server – MTM’s are 7382PAG, 7382E7M. Additional Intel Xeon Processor is the E5-2407 4C 2.2GHz 10MB 80W
IBM Storewize V3700 – MTM’s are 2072L2C, 2072S2C, excludes solid state drives

 

Available until the end of March 2013

IBM® System x3650 M4 Microsoft Windows Server Standard SMB Bundle

• IBM 1x System x3650 M4 – Xeon 4c E5-2609 80W 2.4GHz 1066MHz 10Mb – 1 x 4Gb – 0/bay HS 2.5in SAS/SATA
• IBM 3 x 8Gb (1 x 8Gb – 2rx4 – 1.5V) Pc3-12800 Cl11 EEC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM
• IBM 2x 300Gb 2.5in Sff 10k 6Gbps HS SAS HDD
• IBM 1 x Serveraid M5100 Series 512Mb cache/RAID 5 upgrade
• IBM 1 x Serveraid M5100 Series Battery Kit
• IBM 1 x Ultraslim Enhanced SATA Multi-burner
• IBM 1 x System x3650 M4 Odd Cable
• IBM 3 Year limited onsite warranty
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard ROK

IBM® Storwize V3700 Dual Controller 6Tb Storage Solution

• IBM 1x Storwize V3700 SFF Dual Control Enclosure
• IBM 20x 300Gb 2.5in 10k Rpm 6Gb SAS HDD
• IBM 2x 8Gb FC 4 Port Host Interface Card IBM 2x Line Cord – 2.8m – 10a/250v – C13
• IBM x4 5m Fiber Optic Cable LC-LC
• IBM 3 Year limited onsite warranty (24×7, 4 hour response)

IBM® System x3650 M4 SMB all in one solution

• IBM 1x System x3650 M4 – Xeon 4c E5-2609 80w 2.4GHz/1066MHz/10Mb – 1x4Gb – O/bay HS 2.5in SAS/SATA
• IBM 3x 8Gb (1x8Gb – 2rx4 – 1.5v) Pc3- 12800 Cl11 EEC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM
• IBM 2x 300Gb 2.5in Sff 10k 6Gbps HS SAS HDD
• IBM 1x Serveraid M5100 Series 512Mb Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
• IBM 1x Serveraid M5100 Series Battery Kit
• IBM 1x Ultraslim Enhanced SATA Multi-burner
• IBM 1x System x3650 M4 Odd Cable
• IBM 3 year limited onsite warranty

One of the reasons for its long life was not only that it is a solid operating platform, but that the migration to more recent versions V6.1 and V7.1 required a program conversion process that customers either couldn’t or didn’t want to do.

At Computer Merchants, we are proud to state that we run our business on AS400/iSeries hardware. We have recently upgraded to V6R1 ourselves, and know that there are still many customers running V5R4. We recognise the importance of keeping up to date and want to offer you our help. Do your systems need upgrading?

Start planning

Because of the complexity of this migration over a standard OS upgrade (you may have heard the similarities to the Cisc to Risc upgrade back with V3R2 – V3R7), planning is imperative. Begin as early as possible, especially for those of you who will be out-of-compliance from this date.

The V5R4 to V6R1/7.1 migration on a live production system poses a higher risk than normal. Therefore if you are planning to also upgrade your hardware in the near future, consider combining your hardware purchase with an OS upgrade.

This gives you the luxury of not having to touch the existing production system as well as having a system you can fall back on as a contingency plan. The other advantage is that all your applications can be tested on the new system and version of OS before switching over. This can be done at your own pace while your current production continues its job.

The good news

The good news is that we are very well versed at this upgrade. Below are some facts about the Computer Merchants Services team:

• For the entire 2012 year we performed a V5R4 to V6R1 or V7R1 Migration every month
• We have a staff of 3 x iSeries/AS400 Hardware Engineers
• We have a staff of 4 x Senior Systems Administrators / Programmers
• Over 100 Years of combined iSeries/AS400 experience

Average times for an upgrade:

• Prepare the system for customer testing (2 Weeks)
• Actual customer testing time: At the discretion of the customer (can range from days to weeks)
• Cutover from old system to new: Under 2 hours (Using Maxava Replication Software)
• Save Restore: Dependent on the size of the customers save restore

Can’t upgrade?

If you really are desperate to keep running i5/OS V5R4, then IBM has issued a reprieve in their statement of direction.

“For clients that need additional time to migrate to a supported release of IBM i, IBM intends to announce a fee based extended service offering for the IBM i Version 5.4 Operating System. Hardware maintenance is not affected by this announcement.”

This extension is aimed at giving people an extra window, should they need it. The extended support is consistent with what IBM already does with its AIX operating system, however we have noticed that the cost can be high. Some predictions have the extended support option for i5/OS V5R4 costing in the range of 1.7 times that which customers are paying now for software maintenance. There is no direction on how long this support will last however using previous examples this can run for 12 months or more, giving you the time you need to migrate.

A PDF version of this price guide is also available for download.

Available until the end of March 2013

IBM® Storwize V3700 Dual Controller 6Tb Storage Solution

• IBM 1x Storwize V3700 SFF Dual Control Enclosure
• IBM 20x 300Gb 2.5in 10k Rpm 6Gb SAS HDD
• IBM 2x 8Gb FC 4 Port Host Interface Card IBM 2x Line Cord – 2.8m – 10a/250v – C13
• IBM x4 5m Fiber Optic Cable LC-LC
• IBM 3 Year limited onsite warranty (24×7, 4 hour response)

IBM® System x3650 M4 SMB all in one solution

• IBM 1x System x3650 M4 – Xeon 4c E5-2609 80w 2.4GHz/1066MHz/10Mb – 1x4Gb – O/bay HS 2.5in SAS/SATA
• IBM 3x 8Gb (1x8Gb – 2rx4 – 1.5v) Pc3- 12800 Cl11 EEC DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM
• IBM 2x 300Gb 2.5in Sff 10k 6Gbps HS SAS HDD
• IBM 1x Serveraid M5100 Series 512Mb Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
• IBM 1x Serveraid M5100 Series Battery Kit
• IBM 1x Ultraslim Enhanced SATA Multi-burner
• IBM 1x System x3650 M4 Odd Cable
• IBM 3 year limited onsite warranty

A PDF version of this price guide is also available for download.

IBM System p, pSeries, RS/6000 Systems

IBM 9111 520 System p5 520 – 2way 1.5GHz $3,600
IBM 9111 520 System p5 520 – 2way 1.65MHz $4,300
IBM 9131 52A System p5+ 52A – 4way 1.65GHz $5,900
IBM 9133 55A System p5+ 55A – 4way 2.1GHz $19,000

IBM System p, pSeries, RS/6000 Processors

IBM 7038 5122 2-way 1.2GHz Power 4+ Proc Card $800
IBM 7028 5127 2-way 1.45GHz Power 4 Proc Card $1,200
IBM 7028 5132 2-way 1.0GHz $800
IBM 7028 5133 1-way 1.2GHz $1,200
IBM 7028 5134 2-way 1.2GHz Power 4+ Proc Card $1,000
IBM 7026 5200 2-way 500MHz $3,600
IBM 70XX 5206 6-way 500MHz $1,700
IBM 7038 5208 2-way 1.45GHz Power 4+ Proc Card $1,300
IBM 7026 5210 2-way 750MHz 8Mb L2 Cache $1,100
IBM 70XX 5212 2-way 600MHz $900
IBM 7026 5213 4-way 750MHz 8Mb L2 Cache $1,000
IBM 7025/7026 5214 4-way 600MHz Proc 4Mb L2 Cache $1,100
IBM 7025/7028 5217 2-way 750MHz 8Mb L2 Cache $1,400
IBM 7025/7029 5219 4-way 750MHz 8Mb L2 Cache $1,500
IBM 7025/7030 5221 6-way 750MHz 8Mb L2 Cache $12,900
IBM 7017 5321 6-way 600MHz 8Mb L2 Cache $1,000

IBM System p, pSeries, RS/6000 Tape Drives

IBM 70XX/91XX 6158 20/40Gb 4mm Internal Tape Drive $900
IBM 70XX/91XX 6258 DAT 5 tape – 36/72Gb 4mm int $1,200

IBM System p, pSeries, RS/6000 Disk Drives

IBM 70XX/91XX 1968/3274 73.4Gb 10k SCSI DDR $400
IBM 70XX/91XX 1969/3275 146Gb 10k SCSI DDR $600
IBM 70XX/91XX 1971/3278 73.4Gb 15k SCSI DDR $500
IBM 70XX/91XX 1972 146Gb 15k SCSI DDR $800
IBM 70XX/91XX 1973/3578 300Gb 10k SCSI DDR $800
IBM 70XX 3102 18Gb 10k $700
IBM 70XX 3159 73Gb 10k $600
IBM 70XX 3118 73Gb 10k $900
IBM 70XX 3119 36.4Gb 10k $600
IBM 70XX 3279 146Gb 15k $600

IBM System p, pSeries, RS/6000 Memory

IBM 91XX 1932 4Gb Memory Kit $500
IBM 91XX 1934 8Gb Memory $800
IBM 91XX 1942 8Gb Memory $5,200
IBM 70XX 4137 2Gb Kit $600
IBM 70XX/91XX 4445 4Gb Memory Kit / P5 $600
IBM 70XX/91XX 4447 2Gb Memory Kit / P615 $600
IBM 70XX/91XX 4449 8Gb Memory Kit / P615 $900
IBM 91XX 4450 16Gb Memory $3,300
IBM 70XX/91XX 4453 4Gb Memory Kit $600
IBM 70XX/91XX 4454 8Gb Memory Kit $500
IBM 70XX/91XX 4490 4Gb Memory Kit $700
IBM 91XX 4491 16Gb DDR1 266 MHz P570 $1,400
IBM 91XX 4497 16Gb (4x4Gb) DIMMs 533 MHz DDR2 $1,200
IBM 91XX 7892 2Gb DDR2 Kit $500
IBM 91XX 7893 4Gb DDR2 Kit $600
IBM 91XX 7894 8Gb DDR2 Kit $600

IBM System p, pSeries, RS/6000 Disk Arrays

IBM 1740 5206 73Gb 10k $700
IBM 1740 5208 300Gb FC Disk $1,600
IBM 1740 5212 36Gb 15k $600
IBM 1740 5213 73Gb 15k FC Disk $700
IBM 1740 5214 146Gb 15k FC Disk $1,800
IBM 18XX 5415 300Gb 15k / 4Gb Disk $1,300
IBM 18XX 5416 4Gbps FC 450Gb 15k Disk Module $1,600

IBM System p, pSeries, RS/6000 Features

IBM 91XX 1905 4Gb 1 Port Fibre $600
IBM 91XX 1907 Dual SCSI RAID $800
IBM 91XX 1910 4Gb 2 Port Fibre $800
IBM 91XX 1912 Dual SCSI Ultra $800
IBM 91XX 1954 4 Port Ethernet $1,000
IBM 91XX 1974 Dual SCSI $600
IBM 91XX 1976 Dual SCSI RAID $1,300
IBM 91XX 1977 2Gb Fibre Channel $600
IBM 7XXX/91XX 5709 RAID Enablement $700
IBM 7XXX/91XX 5712 U320 SCSI Adapter $500
IBM 7XXX/91XX 5716 2Gb Fibre Channel $500
IBM 7XXX/91XX 5718 10Gb Eth 1 Port $1,700
IBM 7XXX/91XX 5719 10Gb Eth 2 Port $1,400
IBM 91XX 5727 RAID Enablement $700
IBM 7XXX/91XX 5728 SCSI RAID Card $900
IBM 7XXX/91XX 5736 Dual Channel RAID $600
IBM 7XXX/91XX 5737 SCSI Adapter $800
IBM 70XX/91XX 5758 4Gb/s HBA $600
IBM 70XX/91XX 5759 2 Port 4 Gb/s HBA $700
IBM 7XXX/91XX 6228 Fibre Channel Adapter $600
IBM 7XXX/91XX 6239 Fibre Channel Adapter $500

IBM System i, AS/400 i520, i550 and i570 CPUs

IBM 9406 520-0900-7450 iSeries model 520 – Server 0900 – 7450 edition $4,600
IBM 9406 520-0901-7451 iSeries model 520 – Server 0901 – 7451 edition $3,900
IBM 9406 520-0902-7458 iSeries model 520 – Server 0902 – 7458 edition $7,200
IBM 9406 520-0902-7459 iSeries model 520 – Server 0902 – 7459 edition $4,600
IBM 9406 520-0903-7452 iSeries model 520 – Server 0903 – 7452 edition $4,600
IBM 9406 520-0903-7453 iSeries model 520 – Server 0903 – 7453 edition $5,500
IBM 9406 520-0904-7454 iSeries model 520 – Server 0904 – 7454 edition $4,600
IBM 9406 520-0904-7455 iSeries model 520 – Server 0904 – 7455 edition $5,200
IBM 9406 520-0905-7457 iSeries model 520 – Server 0905 – 7457 edition $8,500
IBM 9406 520-0906-7735 iSeries model 520 – Server 0906 – 7735 edition $5,900
IBM 9406 520-0906-7736 iSeries model 520 – Server 0906 – 7736 edition $9,600
IBM 9406 520-0912-7397 iSeries model 520 – Server 0912 – 7450 edition $61,100
IBM 9406 520-0970 7140 iSeries model 520 – Server 0970 – 7140 edition $5,200
IBM 9406 520-0970 7142 iSeries model 520 – Server 0970 – 7142 edition $9,100
IBM 9406 520-0975-7350 iSeries model 520 – Server 0975 – 7350 edition $5,800
IBM 9406 520-0975-7352 iSeries model 520 – Server 0975 – 7352 edition $5,200
IBM 9406 520-0975-7357 iSeries model 520 – Server 0975 – 7357 edition $21,000
IBM 9406 550-0915-7462 iSeries model 550 – Server 0915 – 7462 edition $24,800
IBM 9406 550-0915-7463 iSeries model 550 – Server 0915 – 7463 edition $14,300
IBM 9406 570-0920-7470 w/ 2x 7897 iSeries model 570 – Server 0920 – 7470 edition w/ 2x 7897 $166,700

IBM System i, AS/400 External Tape / Storage

IBM 7208 012 5Gb External 8mm Tape Drive Model $1,900
IBM 7208 232 External 8mm Tape (White Only) $1,600
IBM 7208 222 External 7Gb 8mm Tape Drive $2,500
IBM 7208 234 8mm Tape Subsystem $2,800
IBM 7208 342 8mm External Tape Drive $1,000
IBM 7208 345 External Tape Drive $1,600
IBM 7210 025 External DVD-RAM Drive $800
IBM 3490 E01/E11 Tape Subsystem $4,300
IBM 3490 F01/F11 Tape Subsystem $7,800
IBM 3573 L2U TS3100 Tape Library $2,600
IBM 3573 L4U TS3200 Tape Library $4,200
IBM 3580 H11 Ultrium Tape Drive $2,400
IBM 3580 H23 Ultrium Tape Drive $1,900
IBM 3580 L23 Ultrium Tape Drive – 200Gb/400Gb storage $1,700
IBM 3580 L33 Ultrium Tape Drive $2,000
IBM 3580 L43 Ultrium Tape Drive $4,100
IBM 3581 F28 Ultrium Tape Autoloader $2,200
IBM 3581 F38 Ultrium Tape Autoloader $2,500
IBM 3581 H17 LTO Tape Drive Ultrium 1 700Gb/1.4Tb $2,200
IBM 3581 H23 LTO Tape Drive Ultrium 2 1.4Tb/2.8Tb $2,900
IBM 3581 L17 LTO Tape Drive Ultrium 1 700Gb/1.4Tb $2,500
IBM 3581 L23 LTO Tape Drive Ultrium 2 1.6Tb/3.2Tb $2,000
IBM 3581 L28 Ultrium Tape Autoloader model L28 $2,100
IBM 3581 L38 Ultrium Tape Autoloader model L38 $1,900
IBM 3582 L23 Ultrium2 Tape Library $2,100
IBM 3582 8033 Ultrium Tape Library $3,800
IBM 3582 8035 Fibre Drive Sled $1,800
IBM 3583 L18 Ultrium Scalable Tape Library 7.2Tb/14.4Tb $3,900
IBM 3583 L36 w/ 9450 Ultrium Scalable Tape Library 14.4Tb/28.8Tb $3,200
IBM 3583 L72 w/ 9450 Ultrium Scalable Tape Library 28.8Tb/57.6Tb $3,600
IBM 3583 8003 Ultrium Tape Library $2,400
IBM 3583 8004 Ultrium Tape Library $2,600
IBM 3583 8103 Ultrium Tape Library $2,800
IBM 3583 8104 Ultrium Tape Library $3,500
IBM 3583 8105 Ultrium Tape Library $2,600
IBM 3583 8033 Ultrium Tape Library $3,900
IBM 3583 8035 Ultrium Tape Library $3,100
IBM 3588 F3A Ultrium Tape Library $2,300
IBM 3588 F4A TS1040 Tape Drive Model $5,200
IBM 3588 F3B Ultrium Tape Library $11,200
IBM 3590 B11 Magstar Tape with Autoloader $3,100
IBM 3590 E11 Magstar Tape with Autoloader $2,800
IBM 3590 H11 Enterprise Tape Drive $3,200
IBM 3592 E05 TS1120 Tape Drive Model $3,500
IBM 3592 J1A Enterprise Tape Drive Library $2,900

IBM System i, AS/400 Features

IBM 9406 #0595 PCI-X Tower Unit in Rack $2,100
IBM 9406 #1268 141.12Gb 15k rpm Disk Unit $700
IBM 9406 #2743 PCI 1 Gbps Ethernet IOA $900
IBM 9406 #2746 / #4746 PCI Twinaxial Workstation IOA $600
IBM 9406 #2748 / #4748 PCI RAID Disk Unit Controller $600
IBM 9406 #2749 PCI Ultra Mag Media Controller $700
IBM 9406 #2757 PCI-X Ultra RAID Disk Ctrl $600
IBM 9406 #2743 PCI 1 Gbps Ethernet IOA $900
IBM 9406 #2746 / #4746 PCI Twinaxial Workstation IOA $600
IBM 9406 #2748 / #4748 PCI RAID Disk Unit Controller $600
IBM 9406 #2749 PCI Ultra Mag Media Controller $700
IBM 9406 #2757 PCI-X Ultra RAID Disk Ctrl $600
IBM 9406 #2763 PCI RAID Disk Unit Controller $600
IBM 9406 #2778 / #4778 PCI RAID Disk Unit Controller $600
IBM 9406 #2780 PCI Ultra 4 RAID SCSI Disk Controller $700
IBM 9406 #2782 PCI-X RAID Disk Unit Controller $800
IBM 9406 #2787 PCI-X Fibre Chan Disk Controller $900
IBM 9406 #2793 PCI 2-Line WAN w/Modem $800
IBM 9406 #2844 PCI IOP $600
IBM 9406 #2849 PCI 100/10 Mbps Ethernet IOA $600
IBM 9406 #2892 PCI Integ xSeries Server $800
IBM 9406 #3025 512Mb Main Storage (DIMM 128Mb Technology) $800
IBM 9406 #3026 512Mb Main Storage (DIMM 256Mb Technology) $800
IBM 9406 #3027 1Gb Main Storage (DIMM 256Mb Technology Stacked) $600
IBM 9406 #3035 16Gb Main Storage Card PSIMM $1,200
IBM 9406 #3046 2Gb Main Storage (DIMM DDR 512Mb Technology) $700
IBM 9406 #3094 1Gb Main Storage DIMM (DDR 256Mb Technology Stacked) $700
IBM 9406 #3096 2Gb Main Storage DIMM (DDR 256Mb Technology Stacked) $1,000
IBM 9406 #3196 8Gb Main Storage $3,100
IBM 9406 #3614 4Gb Main Storage $1,100
IBM 9406 #4318 17.54Gb 10k rpm Disk Unit $500
IBM 9406 #4319 35.16Gb 10k rpm Disk Unit $500
IBM 9406 #4326 35.16Gb 15k rpm Disk Unit $500
IBM 9406 #4327 70.56Gb 15k rpm Disk Unit $500
IBM 9406 #4328 141.12Gb 15k rpm Disk Unit $600
IBM 9406 #4400 1Gb DDR2 Main Storage $600
IBM 9406 #4445 4Gb DDR DIMMs $700
IBM 9406 #4449 8Gb DDR DIMMs $1,000
IBM 9406 #4450 16Gb DDR DIMMS $3,300
IBM 9406 #4474 2Gb DDR2 Main Storage $600
IBM 9406 #4475 4Gb DDR2 Main Storage $800
IBM 9406 #4477 8Gb DDR2 Main Storage $900
IBM 9406 #4491 16Gb Memory (4 x 4Gb DIMMs) $1,500
IBM 9406 #4492 32Gb Memory (4 x 8Gb DIMMs) $1,900
IBM 9406 #4497 16Gb DDR2 Main Storage $1,200
IBM 9406 #4498 32Gb DDR2 Main Storage $2,400
IBM 9406 #4583 16Gb 1/4-inch Cartridge tape $1,100
IBM 9406 #4586 25Gb 1/4-inch Cartridge tape $1,100
IBM 9406 #4587 / #4487 50Gb 1/4-inch Cartridge tape $1,200
IBM 9406 #5095 PCI Expansion Tower $2,000
IBM 9406 #5155 / #5157 #5157 Feature Power Supply $1,300
IBM 9406 #5158 / #5159 850 W Power Supply $1,100
IBM 9406 #5580 RAID Disk Unit Controller $1,000
IBM 9406 #5581 RAID Disk Unit Controller $1,000
IBM 9406 #5582 #5738 Controller w/Aux Write Cache $1,300
IBM 9406 #5583 #5777 Controller w/Aux Write Cache $1,300
IBM 9406 #5590 #2780 Controller w/Aux Write Cache $1,300
IBM 9406 #5591 #2757 Controller w/Aux Write Cache $1,300
IBM 9406 #5702 #5702 PCI-X Ultra Tape Controller $600
IBM 9406 #5705 #5705 PCI-X Tape/DASD Controller $600
IBM 9406 #5712 Ultra320 SCSI $600
IBM 9406 #5704 PCI-X Fibre Chan Tape Controller $600
IBM 9406 #5706 Dual Port 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet $700
IBM 9406 #5708 AUX Cache Card $900
IBM 9406 #5716 PCI-X Fibre Channel Tape Controller $600
IBM 9406 #5727 Integrated Cache – 40Mb models 515, 520, 525 or 550 $800
IBM 9406 #5736 PCI-X Disk/Tape Controller w/IOP $600
IBM 9406 #5737 PCI-X Disk Controller-90 Mb w/IOP $900
IBM 9406 #5738 PCI-X Disk Controller-1.5Gb w/IOP $1,100
IBM 9406 #5739 PCI-X EXP24 Controller- 1.5Gb w/IOP $1,300
IBM 9406 574F (Cache Card) Cache Card $1,100
IBM 9406 #5753 30Gb 1/4-inch Cartridge tape $800
IBM 9406 #5754 50Gb 1/4-inch Cartridge tape $1,000
IBM 9406 #5755 200Gb LTO-2 Tape Unit $1,100
IBM 9406 #5758 1 Port 4Gb Fibre Channel $600
IBM 9406 #5759 2-Port 4Gb Fibre Channel $800
IBM 9406 #5760 PCI-X Fibre Channel Disk Controller $1,000
IBM 9406 #5776 PCI-X Disk Controller-90Mb No IOP $900
IBM 9406 #5777 PCI-X Disk Controller-1.5Gb No IOP $1,100
IBM 9406 #5790 PCI Expansion Drawer $1,000
IBM 9406 #6574 #6574 4-Disk Slot Exp – Base Controller $600
IBM 9406 #6594 #6594 4-Disk Slot Exp – PCI-X Controller $600
IBM 9406 #6714 / #6824 17.54Gb Disk Unit $800
IBM 9406 #7104 System Unit Expansion $2,000
IBM 9406 #7116 System Unit Expansion $2,500
IBM 9406 #7136 / #7137 Internal Adapter $1,300

IBM have provided Passport Advantage as a resource for their customers to have visibility on software licensing purchased, upcoming renewal dates and the ability to access and manage it all from a central online site.

In reality, the detail around licensing purchased, whether expired or current, can be confusing.

Multiple renewal dates and lack of consolidation can make a service created to ease a customer’s pain actually become an instrument that causes it.

With this service provided directly to the customer, it can also isolate you from having a helpful resource to guide you through what can be a licensing minefield.

Enter Computer Merchants!

We can work with you to make sense of your Passport Advantage account. We have in house licensing specialists to discuss what the latest version of each licensed product can offer you, and provide options on how to get the most out of your product.

We connect directly into IBM’s licensing team so we can get your queries and requests answered without you having to navigate the switch.

We can uplift your Passport Express account to the Passport Advantage full featured account allowing consolidation of all licensing into one renewal date. We can join multiple site IDs into one manageable account.

Most of all, we can help free up your time so you can work on your business issues and not leave you trying to make sense about what licensing you have.

New Service Request

• Customer reports a fault

• What to have ready before calling:
  • Contact name – First and last name
  • Site address
  • Machine make and model number
  • Serial number of machine(s)
  • Description of fault

• Call Post Sales on 1800 041 267 for Australia and 0508 770 506 for New Zealand

• Report Fault using the above information and leave your contact details. Make a note of the following information:
  • Lenovo reference number
  • Lenovo representative who took the call
  • Time and date that the call was made
  • Date that the technician is scheduled to arrive

To Open a Service Request online visit:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_AU/product-and-parts/detail.page?DocID=HF002721

Escalation Process

What happens when you take a classic ThinkPad business notebook, mix it with an ultrabook and add a generous helping of carbon fibre?

You get the all new Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon: a 14-inch business class ultrabook that promises to be a corporate executive’s best friend.

The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is power packed with innovation and inspiration to do business. This ultrabook weighs only 1.4kg (which apparently makes it the world’s lightest 14″ ultrabook) and is just 18mm thin. The elegant notebook delivers no compromise performance with the power of the latest 3rd generation Intel processor. Great performance is further enhanced with Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 and Lenovo’s RapidResume and RapidConnect technology.

The 14″ ThinkPad X1 Carbon also offers the amazing HD+ display with wide viewing angle, high resolution (1600 x 900) and high brightness. Use the ultrabook in any environment and lighting condition. Also with the RapidCharge technology − the ultrabook charges 80% of the battery in 30 minutes, letting you be more mobile.

IBM Power i – IBM 9407/M15

• IBM 9406/M15 Power 6 Model M15
• IBM 4.2GHz Proc Card 0/1-Way
• IBM 4 x 139.5GbB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drv
• IBM 4Gb RDIMM Memory
• IBM 4-Port 1Gb Ethernet
• IBM i5/OS enablement
• IBM SAS RAID ENABLER CARD
• IBM DVD-ROM Drive IDE Slimline
• IBM 36/72Gb 4mm DAT72 SAS Tape Drive
• Model M15/M25 Desk-side Specification
• IBM V5R4 OS, V5R4M5 Machine Code
• IBM 3 years hardware maintenance (9 x 5 Next Business Day)

$10,900 ex GST

IBM Power p – IBM 8203/E4A

• IBM 8203/E4A Power 6 520 Server
• IBM 4x 450GB 15K SAS drives with RAID Enablement
• IBM 16GB Memory
• IBM 2-port 1Gb int. ethernet
• IBM 1-core 4.2GHz Power 6 Processor
• IBM LTO4 Internal Tape Drive
• IBM DVD-RAM
• IBM Rack Mount
• IBM Redundant Power Supply
• IBM 1 year hardware maintenance (24 x 7 x same day within metro areas)

$12,700 ex GST

IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC)

• IBM 7042/CR4
  • IBM Rack Mount Hardware Management Console
  • IBM 1 year hardware maintenance (24 x 7 x same day within metro areas)
  • $2,350 ex GST

• IBM 7042/CR6
  • IBM Rack Mount Hardware Management Console
  • IBM 1 year hardware maintenance (24 x 7 x same day within metro areas)
  • $9,090 ex GST

IBM System x3500 M4

• IBM 1x System x3500 M4 – Xeon 6C E5-2620, 95W 2.0Ghz/1333MHz/O/bay HS 2.5in SATA / SAS
• IBM 2x 8Gb (2x8Gb, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-10600, CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz LP RDIMM
• IBM 2x 300Gb 2.5″ SFF 10k 6Gbps HS SAS HDD
• IBM 1x ServeRAID M5110 SAS / SATA Controller
• IBM 1x ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit
• IBM 1x System x 750W High Efficiency Platinum AC Power Supply
• IBM 3 year limited onsite warranty
• IBM 1x Windows SBS Standard 2011 (1-4 CPU, 5 CAL) ROK

$3,370 ex GST
($6,675.47 ex GST RRP)

IBM Storwise V7000 – 6TB Solution Virtualised, scalable & affordable

• IBM 1x Storwize V7000 Disk Control Enclosure
• IBM 1x Storage Engine Preload
• IBM 20x 300Gb 6Gbps SAS 10k 2.5” SFF HDD
• IBM 8x 5M Fibre Optic Cable LC-LC
• IBM 2x Cache 8GB
• IBM 1x Power Cord – PDU Connection
• IBM 2x AC Power Supply
• IBM 1x Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager Reg – 1 year
• IBM 1x Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager V3.1 IBM 1x Storwize V7000 Real-time Compression Software V6
• IBM 1x Storwize V7000 Real-time Compression Software – 1 year Software Maintenance Registration
• IBM 1x Storwize V7000 Software 1 year Software Maintenance Registration
• IBM 1x Storwize V7000 Software V6

$24,443 ex GST
($118,001.00 ex GST RRP)

We have noted that most IT projects that were planned for 2012 have been executed, indicating to us that businesses are still investing in IT to improve the bottom line. We remain optimistic for investment into IT for 2013 and like we have done this year we will continue to invest in our business to grow our human resources, improve our internal processes and extend our offerings.

All of us at Computer Merchants would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and wish you a Merry Christmas.

Norm Jeffries
Managing Director

Through a consultative approach in close conjunction with IBM and the customer, we were able to put forward a compelling solution that addressed the client’s immediate need and also provided value and scalability for a longer term outlook.

The budget was able to be met through the open and honest communication between customer, business partner and vendor. We also ensured that the customer received the equipment in a timely manner in order to implement it before the additional work-load was due.

The customer is now enjoying a substantial (currently 6 times) performance increase and is confident that they can now meet their requirements for the forecasted growth in their business.

Contact us to see how we can help you manage for the future.

While IBM Power Systems are a very reliable platform, it pays to have preventative measures in place and system monitoring is one such measure. When you do the sums on the cost of an outage to your business on a per hour basis you will find that system monitoring can very quickly pay for itself.

When you purchase our system monitoring service, you get:

• Access to our team of very experienced engineers
• Your systems monitored by these same engineers
• Real time alerts sent to your designated staff and our engineers
• Regular reports with a summary of activity and recommendations
• Guaranteed response times
• Priority over non subscribing customers

Here are a couple of examples of where our system monitoring service has helped prevent serious outages