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© 2014 IBM Corporation

Flex & X6Marcus A. Mac Dougall

Platformleader Flex and PureFlex DACH

06.05.2014

© 2014 IBM Corporation2

The PureSystem family

Infrastructure Application Platform Data Platform

• PureSystem with models optimized exclusively for data workloads

Integrated and optimized application platform

Built on IBM middleware to accelerate deployment of your choice of applications

Integrated and optimized infrastructure with flexibility

Runs your choice of applications and middleware

Integrated and optimized data platform

Delivers high performance data services to transactional and analytics applications

• Delivering application platform services

• Delivering IT infrastructure services


Integration by Design

Virtualization

Hyper-VVMwareKVMPowerVM

AIX / System i Linux / Windows

Server Networking Storage

Integrated System and Workload Management

Integrated and Open Infrastructure


IBM Flex System


IBM FlexSystem Enterprise Chassis

5

Front view Specifications Value

Chassis with 10 rack units (10U) 14 slots (half-wide nodes) 28 slots (double-dense nodes) 7 slots (full-wide nodes)

Integrates following components: 2S/4S Intel Compute Nodes 2S/4S Power 7 Compute Nodes PCI-Expansion Unit Storage Expansion Storwize V7000 Storage System FlexSystem Manager (appliance)

Highest density Virtual FC and NIC-addresses Supports different processor-architectures Non-disrubtive installation and replacement of hardware components (Hot add und Hot swap) Easy cabeling Maximum networking bandwidth

with lowest latency Integrated management network Future-proof and flexible system design

supports future technologies

Back view Chassis Management: 2 x CMM-modules

Power and Cooling: 10 x fans 6 x power supplies

Networking Infrastructure 4 x switch-modules avialble switch-modules:

1/10/40Gb Ethernet with 10/40Gb Uplink 8/16 Gbps FibreChannel 10GbE/FCoE Converged Ethernet QDR/SDR Infiband

IBM Flex Enterprise Chassis


Enterprise Chassis Networking Storage Management Software

Ethernet: InfiniBand: FibreChannel: Storage Expansion Unit

1/10/40GbE Switches

56Gbit QDR/FDRInfiniBand Switches

8/16Gbps FC-Switches

10GbE/FCoEConverged Switches

Block Storage:

8/16GbpsFC-Interconnect Modules

1/10GbE Interconnect Modules (CISCO Fex)

File Storage:

X86 ComputeNodes Power ComputeNodes

X220/X222 X240 X440 PCI Expansion P260 / P270 / P24L P460

1-2 Socket Intel Sandybridge ENup to 384GB RAM

1-2 Socket Intel IvyBridge EPup to 768GB RAM

2-4 SocketIntel Sandybrige EP up to 1.5TB RAM

Supports: - NVIDIA GPU‘s

2 Socket Power 7+Up to 512GB

4 Socket Power 7+ up to 1024GB

IBM FlexSystem Portfolio


AGILEAGILE

FASTFAST

RESILIENTRESILIENT

X6 is FAST, AGILE and RESILIENT


X6

X4

EXA2

EXA

X3

eX5

Largest SAP HANA system in the world

100+ number one benchmarks

Continuous advancements in x86 Performance and Reliability

>$1B invested in EXA Technology

1st VMware joint development partner

#1 market share

1st >8 way scalable solution

Generations of innovation in IBM EXA


Unique “pay-as-you-grow” capability and “fit-for-purpose” design points enable you to get the lowest total cost of ownership

Flash technologies provide lower latencies, faster response times and smarter data management in real-time

Save hours of down-time from unscheduled events and gain more fault tolerance and better systems management capability

System x 4-socket& 8-socket servers

Flex System X6Compute Nodes

"X6 makes a lot of sense... will drive market share leadership. We'd welcome the [new] product."- Matt Eastwood, Group Vice President and General Manager, IDC, 3/15/2013

DATABASEVIRTUALIZATION

BUS. ANALYTICS

ERP

DATABASE

FASTFAST AGILEAGILE RESILIENTRESILIENT

BUS. ANALYTICS

ERP

DATABASE

VIRTUALIZATION

X6: Innovation for business advantage


VirtualizationVirtualization

• Optimized performance

• Enterprise-level availability

• Investment protection

• Easy, affordable solutionsDatabaseDatabase

AnalyticsAnalytics

ERPERP

Enterprise workloads drive business advantage


x280 X6Ideal for workloads such as large virtual machines requiring more memory per VM

Scalable to 2 sockets2 x Intel E7 2800 v23TB memory (48 DIMMs)Up to 4 networking adapters2 x 2.5” HDD / SSD or 8 x 1.8” SSD with RAID 5

x480 X6Ideal for workloads such as large virtual machines, analytics and databases requiring more cores as well more memory per system or VM

Scalable up to 4 sockets4 x Intel E7 4800 v26TB memory (96 DIMMs)Up to 8 networking adapters4 x 2.5” HDD / SSD or 16 x 1.8” SSD with RAID 5

x880 X6Ideal for workloads that demand the highest levels of performance such as analytics and databases requiring more cores as well more memory per system

Scalable up to 8 sockets8 x Intel E7 8800 v212TB memory* (192 DIMMs)Up to 16 networking adapters8 x 2.5” HDD / SSD or 32 x 1.8” SSD with RAID 5

* 64GB DIMM available on 8 socket x880 in 4Q14. Contact IBM rep for interoperability help with specific configurations.

The Flex System X6 Compute Node Portfolio


Scale to 4-socket server with pluggable connector

Pluggable 4-socket scaling connector attaches here

Pluggable 8-socket scaling connector attaches here

Scale to 8-socket server with pluggable connector

• Scales to meet growth needs• Modular blade design delivers fit-for-purpose solutions

Easy-to-use IBM Flex System X6 Compute Node scalable connectors to provide investment protection


Scalable to 4 socket orScalable to 8 socket

Scalable to 4 socket orScalable to 8 socket

4 PCIe Slots (Mezz slots)

4 PCIe Slots (Mezz slots)

More advanced RAS capability

More advanced RAS capability

30 Cores30 Cores

3TB Standard Memory3TB Standard Memory

3.2TB of Flash Storage (SSDs)Flash Accelerator & Caching

3.2TB of Flash Storage (SSDs)Flash Accelerator & Caching

Scalable to 4 socket

2 PCIe Slots(1 CIOv + 1 CFFh)

RAS capability

20 Cores

512GB Standard Memory

800GB of Flash Storage (SSDs)

No Flash DIMMs

Maximum I/O Throughput

X5

+400%

+100%

4X More internal flash storage

Highest scalability

Ultra-Low Latency Performance

Highest Storage Performance and Density

Leadership Performance

Highest Fault Tolerance & Fastest Serviceability

4.8TB of Flash Storage(Flash DIMMs)

(For In-Memory Database)

4.8TB of Flash Storage(Flash DIMMs)

(For In-Memory Database)

X6

+50%

IBM BladeCenter HX5 vs Flex System X6


Leadership with SAP HANA

More than 2100 SAP HANA systems shipped

400TB of IBM Systems in SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud

SAP HANA + IBM momentum

X6 is optimized for analytics: I/O performance, memory and core scalability

Largest SAP HANA system

in the world: 100TB

Investment protection:Add X6 to existing eX5 clusters

SAP CRM and HR systems in production: 4TB IBM HANA system


IBM Flex System Networking


2 I/O ConnectionsUsing different types of adaptors

FC/Ethernet/IB

Ethernet Modules Scalable 40GB Switch Scalable 10Gb Switch / 40Gb Uplinks Scalable 1Gb Switch 10Gb Uplinks 1/10Gb Pass Thru Modules *CISCO FEX (Fabric Extender)

Ethernet Adapters / Converged Ethernet 4 port 1Gb (Broadcom) 4 port 10Gb (Emulex) 8 Port 10Gb (Emulex) 2 port 10Gb (Mellanox) 2 port 40GB (Mellanox)

Fiber Channel Modules 20 port 8Gb 20 port 8Gb Pass Thru 12 port 16Gb Scalable 24 port 16Gb w/ ESB

Infiniband 56GB QDR Switch (Mellanox) Upgrade: FDR for investment protection 2 port FDR Infiniband Adapter (Mellanox)

FC Adapters 2 port 8GB 2 port 16GB 4 Port 16GB

Switch Bays 1-4

Ethernet/FC/Infini-Band

IBM FleySystem Compute Node

42

4 Port Ethernet

1 3

2 Port 10GB LOM

10Gb Ethernet

10Gb Ethernet

ScSE Scalable Switch Elements

(4X)

FlexSystem Networking Switches and I/O-Adapters


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Logical Partiton 2

Base Switch: Enables fourteen internal 10Gb ports (one to each

server) and ten external 10Gb ports

Supports the 2 port 10Gb LOM and Virtual Fabric capability14 internal ports

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10Gb ports (one to each server) and two 40Gb ports

Each 40Gb port can be used as four 10Gb ports

Supports the 4-port Virtual Fabric adapter

Second Upgrade via FoD: Enables third set of fourteen

internal 10Gb ports (one to each server) and four external 10Gb

ports

Capable of supporting a six port card in future

14 internal ports

14 internal ports Logical Partition 3

Flexible I/O-Connections with scalable Ethernet / FC-Switches


IBM eXFlash DIMMs


IBM Flash DIMM(IBM System x)

Available today!

• Consistent “leader of the pack” performance • Lowest write latency of any Flash offering - <10

microseconds• Performance scales linearly with added DIMMs • Deterministic response time• 150K IOPS per Flash DIMM enables >1M IOPS in

1 server or ITE

• Efficient and flexible to implement• Increments of 200GB, 400GB allows granular

capacity expansion• Ideal for dense environments like Flex with limited

SSD and I/O slots• More Flash capacity per server = more databases /

more database cache fits on the ITE• Low CPU and memory resource utilization

Scalable Form Factor, Capacity,

Performance meets every need

Deterministic,

Predictable

Performance

Deterministic

Latency approaching DRAM

Memory Channel Storage


High Frequency Trading Software

Memory Channel Storage


Best Flash Economics

eXFlash DIMMs can deliver lower cost implementations without compromising on performance or capacity.

Major drivers for lower cost:

Aggregation of eXFlash DIMMs results in higher total IOPs without increasing latencies – cannot do this with PCIe or SSD Flash

Highest IOPs per GB per device

Ability to leverage memory channel for a total of 12.8TB of storage

Low Latency Analytics

Enable real-time analytics and deliver lowest latency performance

eXFlash DIMMs act as primary storage for messaging and events

Benefits:

Reduce latencies for messaging and events as transactions go over the memory channel rather than disk or PCIe

Minimize latency deviation or “jitter” for maximum throughput

“Instant On” performance handles bursts of traffic effectively

Less than 10 micro sec. latency per device is 30% lower than any PCIe based flash device

Virtualization

Increase performance and scalability

eXFlash DIMMs provide the CPU with an additional server-side caching

Benefits:

Linear IO scaling independent of centralized storage

Increased workload density per server

Virtual disk latencies independent of # of VMs per server

IOPs per VM decrease by less than 10% as you scale from 1 to 16 VMs per server – compare that with 80% reduction with SSDs

Performance boost for virtualization and analytics


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