Presentazione IBM Flex System e System x Evento Venaria 14 ottobre

1© 2014 IBM Corporation

IBM x86 and PureSystems


Lenovo And IBM Entered Into A Definitive Agreement

“…nearly invisible and non-disruptive transition…”Forrester Analyst Report, 1/14

Potential losers from the deal are also clear“HP, Dell and other x86 providers will have a competitor who is fully committed to the space, and has a proven track record of growingshare and revenue in a tough and commoditized marketplace.”capioIT Analyst Report, 1/14

“…the best possible outcome for all concerned...”Pund IT Analyst Report, 1/14

“…far better for both companies than I would have t hought possible...”TechNewsWorld, Rob Enderle, 1/14

Lenovo to Buy IBM server business for $2.3 billionHONG KONG – Lenovo Group Ltd, said it has agreed to buy International Business Machines’s low-end server business for…Wall Street Journal, January 2014

“Through this solid foundation of customer satisfaction, and by applying business models that have been proven toimprove value in industry-standard products, TBR believes IBM and Lenovo can leverage the planned acquisition tocreate an even stronger x86 server portfolio that e xceeds customer expectations.” TBR Analyst Report 4/14

IBM and Lenovo will manage this transition well and make every effort to avoid any client issues... ”

Ptak Associates Analyst Report, 1/14

On January 23, 2014, IBM announced a definite agreement to sell its x86 server portfolio, related resources and operations to Lenovo Corporation. Included in the transaction will be: System x, x86 BladeCenter, Flex System blade servers, Flex System based integrated infrastructure systems, NeXtScale, iDataPlex, related blade networking and solutions, selected systems software.


15 August 2014: the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) approves the transition

�A selection of positive analysts reports:


InnovationInnovation

WorkloadWorkloadOptimizationOptimization

ScaleScale

Trends in x86• Growth of public / private cloud

on x86

• Convergence driving simplification

• Systems managementreducing operational costs

• New decision makers , i.e. CMOs

• Move to “build your own server” model

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80%80%clients building new

apps for cloud

40%40%converged systems growth 2012 – 2016

75%75%IT budget spent on management

63%63%big data opportunity

outside IT

57%57%ODM revenue

growth 2012 - 2013


The Planned x86 Server Acquisition Will Create Increased Value for Customers**

“The success of a similar transition between IBM and Lenovo in 2005 suggests the two vendors will once again be able to drive synergies for the 2014 x86 server transition, resulting in improved acquisition costs, ongoing product quality , and strong services and support that come together to create i ncreased value for customers .”

TBR Analyst Report, April 2014

** TBR Analyst Report, April 2014


2013Leadership in

PC market

X-ArchitectureFirst Scalable

x86

2001

2012

1981Personal Computer

1991

1987First PC Servers

2002

2014

1997NetfinityServers

2013

2005Acquired IBMPC business

2010

®

®

®


• A $39B global technology company with 42,000 employees

• Serving customers in 160+ countries

• #1 in PC shipments

• #3 in Smartphone shipments

• Experienced in integrating and growing business acquisitions

• Committed focus on x86 Market

• Committed to Business Partner success and growth


Leading Technologyx86 Portfolio Built on Innovation

Virtualization Cloud Analytics Big Data HPC

Enterprise Rack Systems

4 socket+ enterprise-class x86 performance, resiliency and security

IBM X-Architecture

High Volume SystemsBroad portfolio to meet a wide range of client needs from infrastructure to technical computing

IBM System x Rack & Tower

Dense SystemsOptimize space-constrained data centers with extreme performance and energy efficiency

IBM NeXtScaleIBM iDataPlex

Blade and Integrated Systems

Industry leading blade architecture designed for maximum client optimization and value

IBM Flex SystemIBM BladeCenter

System SwitchingData Center networking products –embedded, top of rack switches and software

Solutions


Management (licensed by IBM)

x86 Compute

Networking

Storage (OEM in from IBM)

x86

x86

Customer service and maintenance (Delivered by IBM On Lenovo’s behalf for 5 years)

Management

Power / Hybrid compute (OEM in x86 from Lenovo)

Networking (OEM in from Lenovo)

Storage

Power / Hybrid

x86

Power / Hybrid

IBM remains committed to integrated systems with Pu reSystems

Collaboration around integrated systems

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Leading TechnologyWorld Class Service and Support ContinuesIBM is a recognized leader in service and support

� Access to the full IBM systems maintenance support capabilities worldwide

� 209 countries/nations, speaking ~127 languages

� >500 part stocking locations with more than 9M shipments annually

� Lenovo will be responsible for service and support (maintenance) for all products that are part of this transaction

� IBM will continue to perform these services on Lenovo’s behalf for an extended period

� Clients can expect little change in their world-class technical service and support

For further information please refer to http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/news/ibm-server/


Lenovo’s Roadmap Commitment

"Most important, we are committed to IBM's product roadmap and will extend support to end-of-life for any current product offerings. We bought this business with the promise of continuity to customers, both ours and IBM's" Gerry Smith, President of Enterprise Business Group & Americas Group, Lenovo http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/031814-lenovo-rallies-troops-after-rivals-279803.html

Lenovo is buying IBM's x86 server business intact and is committed to following the IBM x86 product roadmap, including Flex and x86-based PureFlex integrated systems, and will continue to innovate around these products.

Source: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/news/ibm-server


2012

2014Flex System

PureFlex

iDataPlexwarm water cooling technology

NeXtScaleDense Platform

X6Flex System X6System x3850 X6System x3950 X6

System x M5 PlatformsSystem x3550 M5System x3650 M5Flex System x240 M5 NeXtScale nx360 M5

NeXtScaleWater Cooling

System x M4

2013

System x Innovation Heritage

1997 - 2011

� 1st 1U form factor rack server – (1999)� 1st scalable 16-socket X-Architecture (2002)� 1st to market with blade servers (2002)� Innovative iDataPlex – Dense (2008)� Acquired Blade Network Technologies (2009)� eX5 Launch –#1 market share (2010)

BladeCenter

iDataPlex

eX5

New – completely refreshed, comprehensive portfolio


#1with ground-breaking System x Trusted Platform Assurance

#1of all x86 servers, worldwide

131%1

Performance Boost over previous generationfor java workloads

1Up to 131% performance boost with internal measurements as of June 2014 for representative Java-based workloads,Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 (18C, 2.3GHz, 145W) vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12C, 2.7GHz, 130W)

Introducing the new System x M5 Server portfolioWorld-class quality built-in for enterprise data centers

© 2014 IBM Corporation15

Grantley Platform with Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v3 product family (Haswell)


System x Trusted Platform Assurance


System xHost

System xSys Mgt

DellHost

Dell Sys Mgt

HPHost

HPSys Mgt

CiscoHost

CiscoSys Mgt

Super-microHost

Super-micro

Sys Mgt

Firmware Signing � � � � � � � � ? N?

Dedicated TPM � � O N O N O N ? N

Measured Boot � � O N O N O N ? N

Verified Boot � � � N � N � N ? N

Firmware Secure Rollback � N �(Partial)

N N N N N ? N

Secure FPGA Updates � NA N NA N NA N NA ? NA

Firmware Supply Chain Attack Detection � � N N Y N N N ? N?

Sys Mgt – IMM/CMMN – Not supportedO – Optional feature (Customer need to order TPM option)NA – Not Applicable

Strong System x competitive advantages & leadership with System Management TPM & Management Firmware Validation

System x outstrips the competition with industry-leading Trusted Platform Assurance


Total Electrical cost per year for all servers Assumes Data Center running virtualization workload over 60 - 100 Servers. NeXtScale with Water Cooling.

NeXtScale nx360 M5 System x3650 M5System x3550 M5

Improve efficiency with System x M5 family

Total Energy Cost over 3 Years

x3650 M4

X240

x3650 M5

X240 m5

nx360 M5

$0

$175,000

57% Lower Energy costs

77% Lower Energy costs

Up to 8x RAID IOPS performance improvement

with 12Gbps RAID

40% More Energy Efficient with NeXtScale

Water Cooling

Up to 2x memory with increased speed

Up to 131%increase in performance

Flex System x240 M5


The DDR4 Difference


Intel Xeon E5-2600v3 Memory POR

− IBM can run three 16GB DR DIMMs at 1866MHz

− All other SR/DR DIMMs will run at 1600MHz with 3DPC

Intel POR

Slots per Channel

DIMMs per Channel

RDIMM LRDIMM

SR/DR QR

1 1 2133 2133

2 1 2133 2133

2 2 1866 2133

3 1 2133 2133

3 2 1866 2133

3 3 1600 1600

IBM Actuals Using TruDDR4 Memory

Slots per Channel

DIMMs per Channel

RDIMM LRDIMM

SR/DR QR

1 1 2133 2133

2 1 2133 2133

2 2 2133 2133

3 1 2133 2133

3 2 2133 2133

3 3 1600/1866 1866


ITIC Global Server Hardware, Reliability Report- 2014-2015 10X

More reliable than HP ProLiant 3

#1 Reliability x86 Rating1

Built-in leadership uptime by design

HP Integrity

Fujitsu Primergy

IBM Power System i, p

13%10%

6%4%4%

3%3%3%

2%2%

1%1%

0%

Dell

HP ProLiant Servers

Oracle x86Oracle SPARC

Fujitsu SPARC

Toshiba Magnia

Fujitsu Primequest

Cisco UCS

IBM System x

IBM System z#1 x86 server

Downtime of more than four (4) hours on each server hardware platform (2014)

1 ITIC 2014-2015 Reliability Survey, May 2014 -- http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/xsl03126usen/XSL03126USEN.PDF

13XMore reliable than Dell PowerEdge 4


X6: The Sixth Generation of EXA Technology

IBM System x3850 X64-way rack

IBM System x3950 X68-way rack

X6 Flex System2- to 8-way compute node

RESILIENT

AGILE

3X the memoryMore reliable ***

Superior performance43% lower solution cost *

Up to 28% lower acquisition costsMultiple generations of investment protection **

FAST

* Based on a 2:1 server consolidation from improved performance, and reduced hardware and licensing cost by replacing 28.8TB of external SAN with 3.2TB of internal eXFlash DIMM storage on the server, reducing top-of-rack switching and networking hardware, and managing performance with IBM FlashCache and Storage Accelerator software. Prices as of 2/18/2014.** Up to 28% savings in acquisition cost is based on a comparison of an x3850 X6 (using the modular design) vs. a traditional rack design with no modularity. Based on projected Q1 2014 pricing of x3850 X6 configuration with 2 Compute Books, Storage Book with 1.2TB SAS, dual 1400W power supplies, 10GbE SFP+ networking, and no optional I/O Books.*** 6TB maximum memory vs. 2TB or less for previous-generatoin competitive 4-socket servers.


4 Socket Comparison

Scales to 4 socket

2 port 10Gb LOM

High AvailabilityPredictive Failure

40 Cores

1TB Standard Memory on HX5

8 x 1.8 SSD on HX5

+50%

+300%

+100%

10XMore internal flash storage

Leadership Performance

Scale up to 8 socketScale up to 8 socket

4 port 10Gb LOM4 port 10Gb LOM

Extreme AvailabilityFault Tolerance

Extreme AvailabilityFault Tolerance

60 Cores60 Cores

6TB Standard Memory6TB Standard Memory

30 TB of Flash StorageFlash Accelerator & Caching

30 TB of Flash StorageFlash Accelerator & Caching

Highest Storage Performance and Density

Ultra-Low Latency Performance

Highest Fault Tolerance & Fastest Serviceability

Maximum I/O Throughput

Application Optimized Fit-for-purpose


The X6 Technology Solution

Faster application performance through scalable storage performance

� IBM eXFlash Memory Channel Storage gives clients the ability to integrate an ultra-low latency cache with the processor directly from the memory bus – significantly higher IOPs and storage capacity without compromising performance

� Differentiated features exclusive to IBM� WriteNow provides the ability to commit data earlier – reducing latency

50% more than other memory channel storage� RAID 1 provides protection for the most critical data in the largest cache in the server

Memory

SSDSSD

CPUIO Hub

eXFlash DIMM

SSDSSD PCIe FlashPCIe Flash

• Stay within the processor-memory subsystem• Significantly reduce latencies by coupling memory, storage and

cores directly• Distance and bus issues are eliminated• Highly parallel applications running highly parallel transactions – true

data velocity

• Achieve linear cost per IOPs

Memory


Intel® Run Sure Technology enables enterprise RAS on the future Intel®Xeon® E7 processor family

X6 enables additional platform level RAS for higher availability

X6 integrates the software stack for solution-level RAS management

�Automated processor failover�Automated backup of management

firmware�Automated memory page integrity

sorting�Memory page retire�Advanced recovery of processor

transactions

� IBM unique Upward Integrated Modules for VMware and Hyper-v� Rolling Firmware Updates� Advanced RAS

X6 delivers mainframe-like RAS because it integrates across the hardware & software stack


Solutions and Services


IBM PureFlex and Flex System Solutions accelerate your business with fast time to value and proven deployment guidance

Cloud Infrastructure

Analytics Virtual Desktop

IBM PureFlex and Flex System Managed Service Provider Editions

IBM PureFlex Solution for SAP Business Suite

The IBM PureFlex Solution for Cloud Backup and Recovery

IBM PureFlex Solution for SmartCloud Desktop Infrastructure

IBM Flex System Solution for SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator

IBM Systems Solution for SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA

IBM Flex System Solution for Microsoft Hyper V

IBM Flex System Solutions for Microsoft SQL and Exchange

IBM PureFlex Solution for VMware vCloud Suite

IBM Flex System Solution for Desktop Virtualization with Atlantis

ILIO

IBM Flex System Solution for Oracle RAC

IBM System x Solution VMware VSAN Ready Nodes

IBM System X Flex Solutions for SAP Hana /IBM GPFS

© 2014 IBM Corporation

Flex System in Deep


Chassis Designed for flexibility and future advance ments More than just a container

The Problem:

A chassis designed to handle technology changes in server,

storage, and networking that provides the flexibility and investment

protection your datacenter needs for today and tomorrow.

Flexible Building Blocks• Designed to handle server technology, storage technology, and

networking technology for the next decade of workloads

Energy Efficiency• Scalable power supplies that are extremely efficient, achieving

Energy Star status • Chassis designed for energy efficient processors, as well as

energy efficient memory

Investment Protection• The IBM Flex System chassis was designed for multiple

generations of technology, protecting the customers investment

IBM’s Next Generation Chassis Delivers:


14 Node Bays(7 Full Wide)

IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis Front View

Size: 10 U19” Rack

Nodes:� Power� Intel� Flex System Mgr

Filler

FillerFiller

Filler

IBM Flex System p260 IBM Flex System p260

IBM Flex System p460 ( Full Width )

IBM Flex System x240

Flex System Mgr

Filler

IBM Flex System x240

Filler

Filler


10 U

CMM

Fans

High Speed Switch (4X)

Power Supplies(6X)

IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis Rear View


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Compute

Diverse offerings to match the diverse workloads

System Portfolio tuned to workloads◊

Reduce acquisition costs through virtualization consolidation

◊

Maximum platform capability provides deployment flexibility

IBM Flex System Intel portfolio

IBM Flex System Power portfolio

IBM Flex System Intel X6 Platform

IBM Flex System PEN (PCIe Expansion Node)

Storage Expansion Node


Database / Consolidation

Enterprise Performance

Business Applications(SAP, ERP,

Small DB)

Infrastructure Applications(file/ print/ collaboration)

Flex System x86 Compute Nodes Positioning

x440

Price-Performance

Optimized

4 socket

MainstreamDatabase

High-EndVirtualization

MemoryIntense

x240

EnhancedPlatform

Dual Proc

High-Density Virtualization

StandardHigh-Value

features

x220

StandardPlatform

Dual Proc.

OptionalHigh-Value

features

Energy Efficient

2 Socket 4 Socket

x440High performance compute node with leadership compute, memory and I/O capacity� 48 DIMMs for memory intense� Performance optimized with leadership IO

capacity

x240High Density, high performance optimized for virtualization� 24 DIMM slots � Integrated HW RAID 0,1

& HS HDDs� Performance optimized with flexible IO

capability

x222Double dense computing and virtualization� Optimized for solution cost� Efficient infrastructure utilization� Flexible I/O to integrate into existing

datacenters

x220Versatile, easy to use, optimized for performance, power and cooling. Flexible design for Virtualized and Native workloads� Great price/performance� No compromise blade� Cost-optimized platform

x222

High-Densitycomputing

Flexible I/O

Dense CloudDeployments


Introducing the Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node Efficient, yet powerful performer delivering the latest security advancements, optimized performance and mainstream virtualization for a broad range of enterprise workloads

� Up to 131% performance improvement over previous generation servers, delivering best in class balance of CPU memory, IO and storage

� Industry leading 2S memory capacity : Up to 1.5 TB allowing for more VDI users per node

� PCIe Flash Storage enables faster data access for database applications� Flexible storage configurations for handling diverse

workloads: VDI, Cloud, Analytics, & more• Up to 4 x 1.8” HDDs/SSDs or 2 x 2.5” HDDs/SSDs

� Built-in security for superior protection against data compromise & malware attacks

• TPM 2.0 features firmware and platform security enhancements

� Dual redundant mirrored hypervisor provides reliable solution and reduces need for local storage for OS mirroring

IBM Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node

Cloud Virtualization Virtual Desktop

Web ServingHyperscale based Workloads Email File & Print

Line of Business Applications Infrastructure & Security Data Management

50%More Cores

& Cache

2XMemoryCapacity

131%Greater JavaPerformance

50%Increased Memory

Bandwidth

35%MemoryPower

Savings

61%More Virtualization

Performance


Flex System x86 Compute Nodes Positioning

OEM / Embedded

CSC/MSP

Enterprise Solutions

Infrastructure

HPC

x240

EnhancedPlatform

Dual Proc

High-Density Virtualization

StandardHigh-Value

features

2 Socket

x440

Price-Performance

Platform

4-socket

High-End Virtualization

MainstreamDatabases

4 Socket

X6High performance scalable� Up to 8 socket, 15C/socket

� Up to 192 DIMMs� Mission critical workloads, maximum

virtualization, scale-up database applications

x440High performance compute node with

compute, memory and I/O capacity� 48 DIMMs for memory intense

� Performance optimized with leadership IO capacity

x240High Density, high performance optimized for

virtualization� 24 DIMM slots

� Integrated HW RAID 0,1 & HS HDDs� Performance optimized with flexible IO

capability

Scalable

Flex System X6

ScalablePerformance

2,4,8 socket

Mission-CriticalWorkloads

MaxVirtualization

Highest Levelof RAS

x280-Large VMs

-More memory

x480-Large VMs-More cores-Analytics-Med DBs

2H 2014

x880-Highest x86Performance--More cores/

memory-Analytics

-Large DBs


The Flex System X6 Compute Node Portfolio

x280 X6Ideal for workloads such as large virtual

machines requiring more memory per VM

•Scalable to 2 sockets•2 x Intel E7 2800 v2

•3TB memory (48 DIMMs)•Up to 4 networking adapters

•2 x 2.5” HDD / SSD

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 sockets•4 x Intel E7 4800 v2

•6TB memory (96 DIMMs)•Up to 8 networking adapters

•4 x 2.5” HDD / SSD

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 sockets•8 x Intel E7 8800 v2

•12TB memory* (192 DIMMs)•Up to 16 networking adapters

•8 x 2.5” HDD / SSD

x280 X6 x480 X6

x480 X6

x880 X6

x880 X6

x880 X6

x880 X6

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


Optimized, Automated and Integrated network archite ctureFits within your existing and future environment

The Problem:

Today’s networking offerings lack the flexibility to meet the demands of the next decade of I/O. Clients are often burdened now with the costs of technology for tomorrow .

Extreme Flexibility• Designed to meet port and bandwidth requirements for

next decade• Pay for what you need today with Features on Demand

(FoD)

Highest Performance• First 40Gb capable Ethernet Switch• First 16Gb capable SAN Switch• First 56Gb capable Infiniband FDR switch• Up to 220Gb uplink BW and <1microsec latency

Standards based Convergence• 10Gb iSCSI and FCoE offering• First 40Gb end to end FCoE offering• Standard based for seamless integration


Integrated Systems NetworkingPay as you grow scalability

Ethernet40Gb uplinks

10Gb, 1GbFCoE

Fibre Channel16Gb, 8Gb

InfinibandQDR, FDR

Low latency, terabit switching and network bandwidth-on-demand

Virtual Machine Ready networking

80Gb of Ethernet bandwidth and network intelligence to every compute and storage node

IBM Confidential to April 11, 2012


Mezzanine CardLOM Connector (or Second Mezzanine Card) Mezzanine

Card

ITE with LOM Connector and 1 Mezzanine Card ITE with 2 Mezzanine Cards

IBM Flex System x240 - with LOM/1 Mezz and with 2 Mezz Cards

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Flexible IO: LOM / Mezz 1 card + Mezz 2 card

IOM Bay1

IOM Bay3

IOM Bay2

IOM Bay4

• Each ITE supports LOM + 1 Mezz card or (No LOM, Mezz 1+ Mezz 2)• Mezz card 1 connects to ScSE 1 and 2• Mezz card 2 connects to ScSE 3 and 4.

LOM

FC/Eth/IB

10Gb Ethernet

10Gb Ethernet

2 p Eth (LOM)

FC/IB

IOM Bay1

IOM Bay3

IOM Bay2

IOM Bay4

ITE

Periscope connector for LOM

Management Module 1

Management Module 2

imm2


10Gb Ethernet/Converged Adapters from Emulex

• Based on Emulex BE3 ASIC

• EN4054 for Power7 ITEs• Up to four port 10Gb PCIe Gen2 NIC

• Firmware provided to IBM by Emulex,

• AIX driver development is handled by IBM, PowerPC Linux NIC drivers provided by Emulex

• CN4054 for x86 ITEs• Up to four port 10Gb PCIe Gen2 pNIC, up to 32 port vNIC (Virtual Fabric or Switch Independent Mode), FCoE or iSCSI Storage Initiator

offload

• vNIC feature is turned on by default, in Virtual Fabric mode.

• FCoE or iSCSI enablement is provided by Feature on Demand

• Virtual Fabric vNIC requires Compass 10Gb Ethernet switch in each slot attached to the Wildcat• Switch must be configured prior to the adapter, otherwise, adapter will show links down.

• Switch Independent vNIC supported by any internal switch or pass through module.

• FCoE requires either Pass Through (at GA) or CEE/FCoE aware Ethernet switch (Future)

• If Periscope connector removed, will disable onboard BE3 if present

• 23.1W Total Max Power Consumption 23.1W

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Compute Node Connections to I/O Modules

2 Port Adaptors 4 Port Adaptors


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Networking

“Pay as you grow” scalability ◊

Optimized for performance ◊Efficient network automation

◊

Enhanced virtualization intelligence◊

Lower TCO◊

Seamless interoperability

IBM EN4093 10Gb Scalable Switch

Overview•Layer 2/3 Data Center design – upgrade in order•Base Switch: 14 x 10Gb server port & 10 x 10Gb upli nks•Switch upgrade 1: 28 x 10Gb server ports & 10 x 10G b plus 2 x 40Gb uplinks.•Switch upgrade 2: 42 x 10Gb server ports & 14 x 10G b plus 2 x 40Gb uplinks.

Leadership•Single ASIC Design•Proven Operating System•Exceptional Price/Performance•Investment Protections – scalable pay-as-you-grow de sign •FCoE convergence support•VM aware & VM Mobility with VMready•Virtual Fabric – carve up virtual NIC’s and pipes•Seamless interoperability with other vendors switch es•3 year warranty and 3 year software upgrade license s

Recommended Top-of-Rack switch•Multiple chassis of 10Gb connection G8264

Base 10 x 10G

bE S

FP

+#2 = 2x10G

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Extreme Flexibility - current & future workloadsScale for Bandwidth or Ports or both

IBM 10Gb Switch: Wired for up to three 10Gb ports p er node and twenty two external ports.

• 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 cap ability14 internal ports Logical partition1

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• First Upgrade via FoD: Enables second set of four teen internal 10Gb ports (one to

each server) and two 40Gb ports

• Each 40Gb port has a QSFP+ connector and can be use d either as a single 40Gb

uplink or “split” into four 10Gb uplinks

• Supports the 4-port Virtual Fabric adapter

• Second Upgrade via FoD: Enables third set of fourte en internal 10Gb ports (one

to each server) and four external 10Gb ports

• Capable of supporting a six port card in future

14 internal ports Logical partition2

14 internal ports Logical partition3 (future)

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Innovation that Matters – flexible port mapping

IBM before flexible port mapping

� Buy a base module with port license entitlement –internally and externally

� Features on Demand – buy upgrade license to turn on additional ports• Required for 4/8 port adapters

� Enhancements on top of Features on Demand!� Ability to reallocate ports

• Reallocate ports internal/external• Trade off lower bandwidth ports for high bandwidth. Example

trade 4x10Gb for a single 40Gb without having to purchase additional licenses that has 40Gb

� Advantage areas – clients that need• One compute node/blade with a 4-port adapter – only the

base model needed• One compute node/blade with 6 ports of 10GbE – only the

base model needed• Flex System x222 is supported with the base• 40Gb external uplinks are supported with the base model

SI4093Total Ports

10Gb internal

10Gb external uplinks

40Gb External uplinks

Base System 14 10 0

w/ Upgrade #1 28 10 2

w/ Upgrade #2 42 14 2

Supported on EN2092, SI4093, EN4093R & CN4093

IBM AFTER flexible port mapping


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Optimized for performance ◊

Designed for Convergence◊

Enhanced virtualization intelligence◊

Lower TCO◊

Seamless interoperability

IBM Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalab le Switch

Overview

Leadership•OmniPorts allow flexibility 10GbE or 4/8Gb FC•Proven IBM Networking Operating System•Performance - Low latency, up to 1.28Tbps •Scalable pay-as-you-grow design •VM aware & VM Mobility with VMready•Virtual Fabric – carve up virtual NIC’s and pipes•Seamless interoperability with other vendors •Warranty is 1 year or will match the chassis warranty (Includes software upgrades)

1GbE

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#1 = 2x40GbE

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to ServerSFP+ Ports

OmniPorts

QSFP+ Ports

Base System (00D5823) 14 2 6 0

Upgrade #1 (00D5845) 28 2 6 2

Upgrade #2 (00D5847) 28 2 12 0

Upgrade #1 & #2 42 2 12 2


CN4093 in NPV Gateway

LOM or CN4054 (pNIC, vNIC mode)

Ext.Storage

CN4093 Flex System Fabric Converged Switch

Key value:•Acquisition costs

• Reduce number of director class SAN switch ports•Leverage existing external SAN infrastructure

Black line is FCOERed line is Fibre ChannelGreen line is Ethernet

Cisco or BrocadeSAN

Adapter Integrated Switch FCoE Top Of Rack Switch SAN Switch Storage Target OS levels

LOM & CN4054 4-port adapter (BE3) pNIC and vNIC modes

CN4093 10Gb SwitchNPIV mode

N/A Cisco SANBrocade SAN

Storwise V7K, FC: SVC, DS3K/5K, DS8K, Tape, XIV

Win2008, ESX 4/5, RHEL 5/6, SLES 10/11

Ethernet NetworkEx. G8264/G8316


LOM or CN4054 (pNIC, vNIC mode)

CN4093 Flex System Fabric Converged Switch

Key value:•More control of the overall solutions and leverage existing storage•Directly connects to internal storage node via midplane in FCoE mode•Can connect to external storage via SAN switch also.

Black line is FCOERed line is Fibre ChannelGreen line is Ethernet

Storage node

Ethernet NetworkEx: G8264/G8316

Ext.Storage

Cisco or BrocadeSAN

Adapter Integrated Switch FCoE Top Of Rack Switch SAN Switch Storage Target OS levels

LOM & CN4054 4-port adapter (BE3) pNIC and vNIC modes

CN4093 10Gb SwitchNPIV mode

N/A Cisco SANBrocade SAN

FCoE: Storage V7000 node FC: StorwiseV7000, SVC, DS3K/5K, DS8K, Tape, XIV

Win2008, ESX 4/5, RHEL 5/6, SLES 10/11

CN4093 in NPV Gateway


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Unmanaged module◊


Optimized for performance ◊

Seamless interoperability with Cisco

IBM Flex System Fabric SI4093 System Interconnect Module

Overview•Designed for easy connectivity and management•Pre-configured from factory – enhances ‘out of box’ experience for Clients•Investment Protection – scalable pay-as-you-grow design reduces cost and complexity•Intra chassis switching for optimal performance (Ex. vMotion)• Virtual Fabric capability reduces cost and improves IO utilization•Seamless interoperability with other vendors switches like Cisco and JuniperRecommended Top-of-Rack switch•IBM 10Gb G8264•IBM Converged 10Gb G8264CS

Base 10 x 10G

bE S

FP

+#2 = 4x10G

bE#1 = 2x40G

bE1G

bE M

gmt

Total Ports10Gb

to Server10Gb

Uplinks40Gb

Uplinks

Base System 14 10 0

Upgrade #1 28 10 2

Upgrade #2 42 14 2


IBM Flex System Interconnect Fabric

What is it?…

� Simple Ethernet Fabric cluster

� Loop free design with no spanning tree

� Scalable multi-chassis, multi-rack interconnect fabric infrastructure

Customer Importance…

� Rapidly deploy additional chassis or racks – configure the Fabric once

� Reduce networking management complexity without compromising performance – manage 1 device vs 20

� 95%1 reduction in the number of networking devices required to manage a 9 chassis, 3 rack configuration

� ZERO2 down time for service upgrades

� ZERO3 additional Flex System CAPEX to implement – use existing SI4093 and G8264CS Flex System HW

� Support for Ethernet, iSCSI and FCoE protocols

� Proven interoperability with other vendors core network like Cisco and Juniper

IBM importance…� IBM based design to compete against HP, Cisco, Dell and others

� Helps IBM build better POD based solutions for our clients

� Simplifies the connectivity of IBM Flex System offerings

Delivering a simplified Fabric Infrastructure to accelerate deployment with optimum efficiency

1 1 G8264CS Switch vs 20 Devices (2 G8264CS’s and 18 SI4093’s) 2 master switch provides in service upgrades to all 18 devices 3 G8264CS and SI4093 are the only modules enabled for the fabric infrastructure


IBM Flex System Interconnect Fabric Connectivity

G8264CS AMaster Controller

G8264CS BBackup Controller

Pure Flex System

SAN A SAN BvPC Domain

SI4093 A

½ Wide ITE-1

Chassis 1

SI4093 B

½ Wide ITE-14

SI4093 A

½ Wide ITE-1

Chassis 9

SI4093 B

½ Wide ITE-14

Flex System Interconnect Fabric Links

Uplink port for ‘SAN-A’ Uplink port for ‘SAN-B’Uplink port for LAN

Max 9 Chassis


System Networking Switch Center for Flex System Interconnect Fabric Management

Fabric Switches


Flex System Ethernet Module Positioning

Low latency/ high bandwidth apps

Telecommunication

Enterprise applicationshigh Performance

ScalabilityVirtualization

Cloud computing

Simple managementSimple connectivity and

interop with upstream network

Infrastructure Applications(file/ print/ collaboration)

EN2092

1Gb Scalable Switch

10Gb UplinksFor easyTransition

Ethernet, iSCSIsupport

1Gb Ethernet

CN4093�Convergence within the chassis�Connect to existing LAN and SAN

network�Scalable fabric�Easy transition to 40GbE

EN4093R�High performance 10GbE�L2/3 function�Scalable fabric�Easy transition to 40Gb�Enhanced Virtual Fabric for reduced

I/O cd complexity�OpenFlow SDN Support

SI4093�Simple setup and management�Scalable fabric�Easy transition to 40Gb�Virtual Fabric support reduces cost

and complexity

EN6131�High performance 40Gb�Low latency

EN2092�1Gb connectivity�Easy transition to 10Gb

EN4091�10Gb pass thru device�Unmanaged device

EN4023�10Gb scalable module�Connect to Brocade VCS fabric

B22 FEX�10Gb port aggregator�Connects to Nexus 5K/6K�Unmanaged device

SI4093

Simple Low touch

ConnectivityModule

10Gb performanceScalable

40Gb uplinks

Ethernet, iSCSIFCoE support

EN6131

40Gb Ethernet

Eighteen uplinkHigh bandwidth

Low latency

Ethernet support

CN4093

10Gb Scalable Converged

Switch

40Gb uplinks

Native FC portsFCF support forStorage node

Ethernet, FCoE

EN4093R

10Gb ScalableSwitch

40Gb uplinks

Ethernet, iSCSIFCoE support

OpenFlow

Enabled

10Gb iSCSI, Ethernet

FCoE (transit)

10Gb Converged

In chassis

40Gb

Ethernet

EN409110Gb Pass thru

Unmanaged Device

Non blockingConnectivity to

UpstreamNetwork

Ethernet, FCoE

B22 FEX10Gb port aggUnmanaged

Device

Connects to upstream Cisco

Nexus switch

Ethernet, iSCSI, FCoE

EN4023

Connect to Brocade

VCS fabric

10Gb performanceScalable

40Gb uplinks

Ethernetsupport

IBM offering

Brocade offering

Cisco offering

Mellanox offering

10Gb Modules


Simplified Management Experience Management integration across all physical and virtual resources

Single management console for all resources

Manage workloads while the system automatically manages resources

Thousands of end points at your fingertips with Quick Find

Flex System Manager


IBM Flex System Manager – The brains behind Flex System and PureFlex

Servers

Storage

Network

Virtual Machines

VMVM VMVM VMVM

Integrated Management of Infrastructure at each point in the lifecycle

IBM Flex System Manager

Hardware Setup

System Configuration

System Provisioning

Virtual Machine Lifecycle

Management

Infrastructure Lifecycle

Management

Upward IntegrationUpward Integration

5

5 At PureSystems Academy I tried to summarize with describing the mission behind why we built FSM. Maybe it would go well here? "...to provide best-of-breed experience in managing physical/virtual resources across compute/storage/network, optimizing those reosurces so clients business-critical workloads can thrive"Greg Hintermeister; 26/11/2012


Flex System Manager

Simple Fast Integrated

Chassis Map

New UI

Mobile Monitoring UI Quick Search

Setup Wizards

Configuration Patterns

Configuration Patterns

Network

Servers

Switches

Storage

Remote Presence

Storage

Networking Virtualization

Management

Compute

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