René Veltman Product ManagerIBM Power Systems. AIX, PowerVM and Management Edition for AIX

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1 René Veltman Product ManagerIBM Power Systems AIX, PowerVM and Management Edition for AIX

2 Clients are responding by adopting Power UNIX server rolling four quarter average revenue share POWER5+ POWER6 Live Partition Mobility POWER4 Dynamic LPAR CoD POWER5 Advanced p680 POWER Virtualization Integrated Virtualization Manager IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, Q4/07

3 AIX is Most Reliable According to a recent Yankee Group study* of 400 Windows, Linux and UNIX users, AIX was the most reliable server operating system: IBM s AIX achieved the highest level of reliability, with corporate enterprises reporting an average of only 36 minutes of downtime per server in a 12-month period Hours of downtime per year* AIX HP-UX Solaris Windows * Source: Unix, Linux Uptime and Reliability Increase; Patch Management Woes Plague Windows 2008 Yankee Group Research, Inc. All rights reserved

4 Yankee Group Research Recommendations for Corporate Customers Buy the most robust hardware configuration your budget will allow. Consider virtualization. Strictly adhere to best practices. Get the appropriate training and recertification for your IT administrators and engineers. Perform regular asset management testing. Standardize the environment to the greatest possible extent. Regularly monitor server OS usage, reliability and security levels.

5 Introducing AIX 6 AIX 6 is binary compatible* with AIX 5L It is named to reflect unity with POWER6 The POWER of SIX AIX 6 and POWER6 Workload Partitions Live Application Mobility Dynamic Variable Page Size Live Partition Mobility Storage Keys Hardware Decimal Floating-Point AIX 6 POWER6 IBM System p Innovation and PowerVM Virtualization Provide Unique Features for ISV and Client Exploitation *Complete details on AIX binary compatibility can be found at Live Partition Mobility requires the purchase of the optional PowerVM Enterprise Edition.

6 AIX Binary Compatibility Guarantee *Complete details on AIX binary compatibility can be found at

7 AIX V6.1 POWER6 Automatic Variable Page Size What is it? AIX V6.1 exploitation of a POWER6 feature that supports variable page size AIX will automatically select optimal page size to provide better performance Kernel will choose between 4K and 64K pages, including a mix within a memory region Supports process data, heap, stack, shared memory, anonymous mmap() memory Enabled by default with administrative controls to turn off or change aggressiveness to upsize

8 AIX 6: The Next Step in the Evolution of the UNIX OS Manageability System Director for AIX WPAR manageability Integrated Filesystem Snapshot Graphical Install Roadmap to Continuous Availability Concurrent AIX Updates Kernel Memory Protection keys Dynamic Tracing Security Role Based Access Control Trusted AIX Encrypting Filesystem AIX Security Expert Virtualization Workload Partitions Application Mobility Workload Partitions Manager LPAR Enhancements

9 IBM s History of Virtualization Leadership A 40 year tradition continues with PowerVM IBM develops hypervisor that would become VM on the mainframe IBM announces first machines to do physical partitioning IBM announces LPAR on the mainframe IBM announces LPAR on POWER IBM intro s POWER Hypervisor for System p and System i IBM announces POWER6, the first UNIX servers with Live Partition Mobility IBM announces PowerVM

10 What is PowerVM? Hardware and software that delivers industry-leading virtualization on IBM POWER processor-based servers for UNIX, i and Linux clients PowerVM Editions feature Micro-Partitioning Virtual I/O Server Integrated Virtualization Manager Live Partition Mobility Lx86 Logical Partitioning PowerVM is the new umbrella branding term for Power Systems Virtualization (Logical Partitioning, Micro- Partitioning, POWER Hypervisor, Virtual I/O Server, etc.)

11 Jay Kruemcke IBM 2003 PowerVM Virtualization Architecture Workload management and provisioning Hardware Management Console AIX 6.1 & 5.3 MicroPartitions Hypervisor AIX kernels AIX V5.2 Dedicated Processor partitions Linux partitions Linux kernels Lx86 Virtual Network Virtual processors i5/os * i5/os SLIC Virtual I/O server Virtual network & storage Virtual adapters Unassigned on demand resources Service processor Processors Memory Expansion slots Local devices & storage Networks and network storage

12 PowerVM Live Partition Mobility What is it? A POWER6 feature that allows an entire Logical Partition (LPAR) to be relocated from one system to another with almost no impact to the end user The end user effect is a single delay of two seconds when the relocation is completed Supported by AIX V6.1, AIX V5.3 and Linux PowerVM Live Partition Mobility requires that all I/O be virtualized through the Virtual I/O server at the time of the relocation Movement to a different server with no loss of service Virtualized SAN SAN and and Network Infrastructure Live Partition Mobility requires the purchase of the optional PowerVM Enterprise Edition.

13 AIX V6.1 PowerVM Workload Partitions (WPAR) What is it? Virtualized AIX operating system environments within a single AIX image AIX global Instance Each WPAR shares the single AIX operating system Applications and users inside a WPAR cannot affect resources outside the WPAR Each WPAR can have a regulated share of processor, memory and other resources Workload Partition Application Server Workload Partition Web Server Workload Partition Test Workload Partition Billing Workload Partition BI Disk or NFS storage Networks

14 AIX V6.1 PowerVM Live Application Mobility What is it? The capability to relocate a running Workload Partition from one system to another without restarting the application The application running inside the WPAR resumes running after the relocation is complete Workload Partition App Server Workload Partition Web AIX # 1 Workload Partition Dev Workload Partition Workload Partition Billing AIX # 2 Workload Partition Data Mining Workload Partition QA Works with systems based on POWER4, POWER5 and POWER6 processors Workload Partitions Manager for AIX Policy Requires the IBM PowerVM Workload Partitions Manager for AIX product Shared NFS Storage Manual or automatic, policy based relocation

15 PowerVM Editions Delivering industrial-strength virtualization for UNIX, i and Linux clients PowerVM Editions Express Standard Enterprise Unified virtualization branding & technology for AIX, i and Linux Exploiting 40 years of IBM virtualization leadership One approach for ordering and deployment across Power servers Maximum LPARs 1+2 / Server 10 / Core 10 / Core Management IVM IVM, HMC IVM, HMC Virtual I/O Server Lx86 Multiple Shared Processor Pools Live Partition Mobility Selected PowerVM technologies are not available on all models

16 AIX 6: The Next Step in the Evolution of the UNIX OS Manageability System Director for AIX WPAR manageability Integrated Filesystem Snapshot Graphical Install Roadmap to Continuous Availability Concurrent AIX Updates Kernel Memory Protection keys Dynamic Tracing Security Role Based Access Control Trusted AIX Encrypting Filesystem AIX Security Expert Virtualization Workload Partitions Application Mobility Workload Partitions Manager LPAR Enhancements

17 IBM AIX is More Secure IBM AIX Sun Solaris 10 HP-UX 11.x Windows Server 2003 Source: March 24, 2008

18 AIX V6.1 Encrypting Filesystem What is it? The capability to automatically encrypt data in a JFS2 filesystem Data can be protected from access by privileged users Backup in encrypted or clear formats Automated key management - key store open on login, integrated into AIX security authentication Each file encrypted with a unique key CLiC Crypto Lib Crypto Kernext Login Authentication Module User and Group Key Stores Kernel ucred open key store Key Store Mgt Cmds Data in clear in memory. J2 Filesystem Always encrypted on disk BOS Cmds Backup/Restore Cp, mv, crfs, etc VMM No keys stored in clear in kernel memory A variety of AES, and RSA cryptography keys supported

19 AIX V6.1 Security Expert What is it? A centralized security management tool that can control over 300 security settings from a single console Administrators can start from a Low, Medium, High or Sarbanes-Oxley security template and customize settings to met business requirements Security settings can be exported and imported as a security profile to multiple systems AIX Security Expert was first included in AIX V5.3 TL5

20 IBM AIX is More Secure

21 AIX 6: The Next Step in the Evolution of the UNIX OS Manageability System Director for AIX WPAR manageability Integrated Filesystem Snapshot Graphical Install Roadmap to Continuous Availability Concurrent AIX Updates Kernel Memory Protection keys Dynamic Tracing Security Role Based Access Control Trusted AIX Encrypting Filesystem AIX Security Expert Virtualization Workload Partitions Application Mobility Workload Partitions Manager LPAR Enhancements

22 AIX V6.1 Concurrent Kernel Maintenance What is it? A new capability to install some kernel fixes without having to reboot vmmove() vmmove() sleepx() Concurrent kernel maintenance can be applied without substantially impacting application or AIX operations Kernel Space User Space getgidx() Concurrent maintenance can be backed off without an outage Theoretically could be used for about 80% of the single module kernel updates Concurrent maintenance will initially be packaged as Interim Fixes emgr Concurrent update vmmove() patch Interim Fix

23 AIX V6.1 POWER6 Storage Keys What is it? Exploitation of a POWER6 processor hardware feature to provide additional isolation of kernel and application data Storage keys can prevent invalid changes to memory cause by programming errors Application use of POWER6 storage keys is enabled in AIX V5.3 AIX Kernel exploitation of POWER6 storage keys is included in AIX V6.1 Before POWER6 Storage Keys UNIX Kernel Address Space Application Address Space AIX Kernel AIX Drivers JFS2 LVM VMM... SCSI ENT FC WS DB2 Kernel User Code Code User Kernel Data Data Files After POWER6 Storage Keys AIX Kernel Address Space Application Address Space AIX Kernel AIX Drivers JFS2 LVM VMM... SCSI ENT FC Kernel User Code Code User Kernel Data Data WS DB2 Files

24 AIX 6: The Next Step in the Evolution of the UNIX OS Manageability System Director for AIX WPAR manageability Integrated Filesystem Snapshot Graphical Install Roadmap to Continuous Availability Concurrent AIX Updates Kernel Memory Protection keys Dynamic Tracing Security Role Based Access Control Trusted AIX Encrypting Filesystem AIX Security Expert Virtualization Workload Partitions Application Mobility Workload Partitions Manager LPAR Enhancements

25 AIX V6.1 Systems Director Console for AIX What is it? A new web based management tool that provides easy access to common system administration tasks Administrators can access Systems Management Interface Tool (SMIT) menus from a browser Graphical user interface is fast and consistent with IBM Systems Director look and feel The Distributed Command Execution Manager (DCEM) feature of the Console allows an administrative task to run on multiple systems at once

26 IBM PowerVM Workload Partitions Manager for AIX What is it? A new product that federates management of WPARs across multiple systems WPARs can be created, cloned, stopped, started and monitored from a single location Includes enablement for Live Application Mobility IBM Workload Partitions Manager for AIX Browser A member of the IBM Systems Director family of products to provide a common operational methodology AIX WPAR Agent AIX WPAR Agent AIX WPAR Agent The WPAR Manager is available separately from AIX System/Application WPARs System/Application WPARs System/Application WPARs

27 NEW! Management Edition for AIX What is it? A new product that provides a single integrated systems management interface for managing virtualized environments: Discover IT components and their relationships Provides a visual representation of the components Monitor utilization and configuration changes Collect and report resource usage These tools are provided in a integrated bundle that include functionality specifically tailored for AIX & Power Systems Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager IBM Tivoli Monitoring IBM Usage and Accounting Mgr Virtualization Edition for System p

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34 AIX 6: The Next Step in the Evolution of the UNIX OS Manageability System Director for AIX WPAR manageability Integrated Filesystem Snapshot Graphical Install Roadmap to Continuous Availability Concurrent AIX Updates Kernel Memory Protection keys Dynamic Tracing Security Role Based Access Control Trusted AIX Encrypting Filesystem AIX Security Expert Virtualization Workload Partitions Application Mobility Workload Partitions Manager LPAR Enhancements

35 How Can AIX V6.1 Help? By providing technology for business advantage Maximize return on your IT investments Improve responsiveness of systems & people Drive innovation with technology advancements Go Green & Save Manage Growth, Complexity & Risk Realize Innovation Workload Partitions Live Application Mobility Live Partition Mobility Workload Partitions Manager for AIX Workload Partitions AIX Security Expert Role Based Access Control Encrypting Filesystem Management edition for AIX Workload Partitions Live Application Mobility AIX Concurrent Updates Near-continuous Availability Features All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.

36 Colgate-Palmolive Meets Demands and Drives Down TCO with PowerVM Virtualization TCO reduction of 60 70% Dynamic reallocation of capacity to meet unpredictable demand Tying specific pieces of server and storage hardware to applications was very limiting, because it locked us into buying new and larger pieces of equipment, driving up costs. Working with IBM, Colgate has already improved IT asset utilization, efficiency and productivity, with flexible IT services that meet customers needs and reducing costs by 60 70%. - Jim Capraro, Director of Global Information Technology, Colgate Palmolive May 2006 Company Profile: Colgate-Palmolive is a $11.4 billion global consumer products company serving people in more than 200 companies. Advanced POWER Virtualization on IBM System p servers Source: Colgate case study published at

37 PG&E to Consolidate 300 UNIX Servers Into Six IBM System p Servers* IBM and PG&E have announced a joint effort to improve energy efficiency 80% reduction in energy and facilities costs Increase in single system utilization from 10% to 80% Up to 60% heat reduction with IBM Rear Door Heat exchanger Q: Concerned about Electricity, Cooling, Floor Space? A: Virtualize. *May 10,

38 Energy Concerns Driving Reverse Commoditization Left unchecked, the cost to power and cool servers in the future may well equal the cost of acquisition. If IDC 2010 forecast holds, the cost to power and cool servers in the data center will increase 54%. IT executives now rank power and cooling in the top 5 among current concerns. $70 $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 Expense to power and cool installed base ($USB ) 48% 52% 57% 62% 67% 71% Power & cooling spend New server spend The expense to power and cool the installed base of servers is projected to grow four times compared with the growth rate for new server spending SOURCE: IDC, Worldwide Server Power and Cooling Expense , Document #203598, Sept. 2006

39 IBM Energy Management - Measure, Trend, Cap IBM Active Energy Manager helps companies meter, control, even cap their power usage IBM Active Energy Manager Cruise control for power consumption of servers Now available on all IBM servers and storage

40 IBM s EnergyScale Technology - Putting it all together Virtualization Increase utilization rates Reduce number of server, storage, network devices Create shared infrastructure Active Energy Manager Helps companies meter, control, even cap their power usage Cruise control for power consumption of servers Available on all IBM servers Partition Mobility with P6 Migrate workloads to eliminate hot spots Move work off underutilized systems to conserve power

41 Power Systems Family Power 595 Power 570 Specialty Power Servers Power 550 Express Power 575 Blue Gene Power 520 Express BladeCenter JS12/JS22 Cell Solutions / Cell Blades QS21 IBM CONFIDENTIAL 2008 IBM Corporation

42 IBM BladeCenter JS12 & JS22 POWER6 processor-based Blades 2 or 4-core BladeCenter S Support AIX, i or Linux Editions x86 Consolidation Small Databases ERP Application Servers PowerVM Standard Built-in 2008 IBM Corporation

43 IBM Power 520 Express Rack or Tower 1, 2, or 4-core Distributed branch office and small databases Most popular platform for i customers AIX, i and Linux Editions PowerVM Express, Standard or Enterprise Editions *Options vary by operating systems 2008 IBM Corporation

44 IBM Power 550 Express Rack or Tower 2, 4, 6, or 8-core SMB Database Server of Choice x86 Consolidation AIX, i and Linux Editions PowerVM Express, Standard or Enterprise Editions *Options vary by operating systems 2008 IBM Corporation

45 Power 570 Modularity + Flexibility Industry s most popular mid-range server New! New! Still with Grand Slam performance leadership (16-32 cores) 70% of clients leverage PowerVM Innovative flexibility Modular scalability to grow with your needs Capacity on Demand Consolidate more applications with AIX, i and Linux for Power or x86 Hot node add 2008 IBM Corporation

46 Power 595 Performance + Availability 5.0 GHz 4 TB with over 1.3 TB/sec memory bandwidth SMP point-to-point interconnect provides super-linear scaling Enhancements designed to enable continuous availability Ultimate IT consolidation for UNIX, i and Linux applications Leadership performance Increased utilization to deliver TCO Better energy efficiency 2008 IBM Corporation

47 IBM Power 595 New Breakthrough 5.0 GHz POWER6 Technology World s most powerful UNIX system for SAP SAP SD 2-tier Standard Application Benchmark 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5, ,400 30,000 Power 595* HP Superdome Fujitsu 32 processor 64-core 128-thread 35, processor 128-core 256-thread # ,000 PRIMEPOWER way # Source Results as of 4/8/08 10,175 Sun Fire E25k 72-way # IBM has more than twice the performance per core vs. HP! Power 595 Users / core 234 HP Superdome *The SAP certification number was not available at press time and can be found at For full IBM Power 595 and competitor detail see the following chart IBM Corporation

48 SAP SD 2-tier Standard Application Benchmark Detailed Results Benchmark Users Configuration Chips, Cores, Threads Memory Software Cert # Response Time 35, 400 IBM Power , 64, GB SAP ECC 6.0, AIX 6.1, DB2 9.5 Available at : sap.com/ benchmark 1.94 sec 30,000 HP Integrity Superdome sx , 128, GB SAP ECC 6.0, HP-UX 11iV3, Oracle 10g sec 21,000 Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER w 512 GB SAP 4.70, Solaris 9, Oracle 9i sec 10,175 Sun Fire Model E25k 72w 576 GB SAP 4.70, Solaris 9, Oracle 9i sec Results current as of 4/8/08; The 64-core IBM Power 595 (5.0 GHz) achieved the highest number for users on the two-tier SAP SD standard ERP 6.0 (2005) application Benchmark result (35,400 benchmark users, 1.94 second average response time, 3,559,000 fully processed line items per hour, ,000 dialog steps/hour, SAPS, sec / sec Average DB request time (dia/upd), 99% CPU utilization of central server) running IBM DB2 Enterprise 9.5 database software, AIX 6.1, SAP ECC Release 6.0. (32 processors/64 cores/128 threads) The SAP certification number was not available at press time and can be found at The HP Intigrity SD64B ran 30,000 users on the two-tier SAP SD standard mysap ERP 2005 application benchmark using HP/UX 11/V3 on 64 processor/128-core/256 thread 1.6 GHz Itanium 2 and Oracle 10gR2. SAP Certification number: IBM Corporation

49 Power 595 vs. HP Superdome Twice the performance at a comparable price SPECint_rate 2006 Performance Comparable configurations and prices: 64 processor cores 256 GB / memory IBM Power 595 HP Superdome This means huge savings on license cost for SPEC, SPECint and the benchmark names SPECint_rate2006 are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Competitive benchmark results stated above reflect results published on as of April 8, Performance comparison based on SPECint_rate core servers from IBM and HP. IBM result of 1,650 for a 32 processor chip, 64-core, 128-thread 4.2GHz Power 595 with 256 GB of memory submitted to SPEC on April 8, HP result of 864 for a 32-processor chip, 64-core, 128-thread 1.6GHz Integrity Superdome with 256 GB of memory viewable at www,spec.org IBM Corporation

50 Java Performance KBOPS / Core 40 Power 595 over 3.2 million BOPS 60 IBM Power >3X # Sun Fire 25K HP Superdome 10 0 SPECjbb2005** System (Processor, Cores) BOPS Date. BOPs/JVM IBM Power 595 (5.0 GHz POWER6, 64-core) 3,435,485 April ,358 Sun Fire E25K (1.95 GHz UltraSPARC VI+, 144-core) 2,105,264 May ,240 HP Superdome (1.6 GHz Itanium2, 128-core) 2,054,864 May ,215 **Source: All results current as of 04/08/ IBM Corporation

51 Power = Availability Standard Optional Not available RAS Item POWER6 550 POWER5 560Q POWER6 570 POWER6 595 Redundant / Hot Swap Fans & Blowers Hot Swap DASD / Media / PCI Adapters Concurrent Firmware Update Redundant / Hot Swap Power Supplies Dual disk controllers (split backplane) Processor Instruction Retry / Alternate Processor Recovery Storage Keys PowerVM/Live Partition Mobility/Live Application Mobility Redundant Service Processors * * Redundant System Clocks * * Redundant / Hot Swap Power Regulators Dynamic Processor Sparing Memory Sparing Hot GX Adapter Add and Cold Repair Hot-node Add / Cold-node Repair ** Hot-node Repair / Hot-memory Add ** ** POWER6 Enhanced Memory Dynamic System Clock Failover Hot-node Repair / Hot-memory Add for all nodes ** Mid-plane connection for inter-nodal communication * Requires two or more nodes ** Statements of Direction; All statements regarding IBM's plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice. Any reliance on these statements of general direction is at the relying party's sole risk and will not create liability or obligation for IBM IBM Corporation

52 IBM Power Systems Family Power 595 Power 570 Specialty Power Servers Power 550 Express Power 520 Express Power 575 Blue Gene BladeCenter JS12/JS22 Cell Solutions / Cell Blades QS21 IBM CONFIDENTIAL 2008 IBM Corporation

53 System Storage I/O and Network Products 2008 IBM Corporation

54 System Storage EXP 12S (SAS Disk Drawer) Integrated Features 12 SAS disk drive bays Dual SAS expanders Dual power supply/fan assembly Optional Features Cascading up to 2 EXP 12S from one IOA port Connection of dual IOAs Storage 73 GB/15K RPM SAS disk drives 146 GB/15K RPM SAS disk drives 300 GB/15K RPM SAS disk drives Mechanical 2U 19" Rack Drawer 87.7h x 448.6w x 530d (mm) 17.7 kg (with no drives) RAS Features Hot-swap disk drives Redundant & Hot-swap SAS expanders Redundant & Hot-swap power Dual line cords LED monitors on disk drives, SAS expanders, and power supplies Redundant data paths to all disk drives Independent SES diagnostic processor for each expander 2008 IBM Corporation

55 Positioning the IBM System Storage DS Family New Entry Point Unified Family New Standard in Pricing and Packaging New Standard in Functionality, Performance, TCO DS3000 DS4000 DS6000 DS8000 from 3.6TB > > Up to 512TB IBM TotalStorage & System Storage Family innovations are designed to help you: Simplify the underlying IT infrastructure of storage and its management to help lower cost and complexity while increasing the ability to respond to changing needs. Maintain business continuity, security and data durability. Efficiently manage information throughout its lifecycle, relative to its business value IBM Corporation

56 IBM System Storage N Series Hardware Portfolio 2008 Storage solutions that deliver simplified data management across the entire enterprise N5200 Gateway N5300 Gateway N5500 Gateway N5600 Gateway N7700 Gateway Latest N7900 Gateway Latest Gateways extend IP community and N series functionality by creating a virtualized N series environment Support for IBM, EMC, HP, Hitachi, 3Par,and Fujitsu storage systems N series system offer* Network Protocols: NAS, iscsi, FC SAN.. simultaneously Single Operating system System management tools Storage management tools Multiple RAID levels including double parity High availability features hot swap and redundancy Disk Drives: SAS, FC & SATA, multiple disk sizes & speeds intermixed on all systems** N TB N TB N TB N TB N TB N TB N TB N TB Latest N7900 1,176TB Latest Non-erasable, Non-rewritable data protection 45+ advanced software features and functions * * Gateways, N3300, N3600 support a subset of N series software ** SAS drives supported currently only on the N3300 and N IBM Corporation

57 IBM System Storage and Power Systems Buy the IBM Storage System architected and tested with IBM Systems for AIX and Linux. System p5 505/505Q Express System p5 510/510Q Express System p5 550/550Q 520/520Q Express Power Express System p5 560Q Express System p5 570 Power 570 System p5 590/595 Power 575 Power 595 SCSI N Series iscsi, NAS, and Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Disk Data Retention Entry Midrange Enterprise EXP24 SCSI EXP12S SAS N3700 N3600 N3300 N5200 N5300 N5500 N5600 N7700 N7900 DS3400 DS4200 express DS4700 express DS4800 DS6800 DS8100 DS8300 DR IBM Corporation

58 SAN Volume Controller / Storage Virtualization Make changes to the storage without disrupting host applications Virtual Disk Virtual Disk Virtual Disk Virtual Disk Apply common copy services across the storage pool SAN SAN Volume Controller Advanced Copy Services Manage the storage pool from a central point DS8000 HDS Storage Pool DS4000 EMC HP Combine the capacity from multiple arrays into a single pool of storage 2008 IBM Corporation

59 SAN Volume Controller Version Supported Environments Novell NetWare Clustering VMware 3.0.2, 3.5 Win / NW guests Microsoft MSCS MPIO, VSS, GDS x64, ia64 IBM AIX V6 HACMP 5.4/XD GPFS / VIO OracleRAC 10g Sun Solaris VCS/SUN clustering HP-UX 11i Tru64 OpenVMS ServiceGuard with SDD SGI IRIX Linux (Intel/Power/zLinux) RHEL/SUSE RHEL 5 ia32, x64 RHEL 3 POWER SLES 9 ia64 IBM N series Gateway NetApp V-Series IBM BladeCenter Win/Linux/VMWare/AIX OPM/FCS/IBS 1024 Hosts New New Cisco McData Brocade New iscsi to hosts Via Cisco IPS Point-in-time Copy Full volume, Copy on write Multiple targets, Incremental, Cascaded SAN with 4Gbps fabric SAN Volume Controller New New Continuous Copy Metro Mirror Global Mirror Up to 8PB capacity SAN SAN Volume Controller IBM ESS, FAStT IBM DS DS4000 DS6000 DS8000 IBM N series Hitachi Lightning Thunder TagmaStore AMS, WMS HP MA, EMA MSA, EVA XP EVA 4100, 6100, 8100 EMC CLARiiON Symmetrix Sun StorageTek NetApp FAS NEC istorage Bull StoreWay Fujitsu Eternus For the most current, and more detailed, information please visit ibm.com/storage/svc and click on Interoperability IBM Corporation

60 Addressing IBM Power Systems Client Requirements for Reliable, Scalable, Flexible Data Storage Needs Helps reduce risk: Tested with key Power Systems functions and drivers such as HACMP, tools, system management software, databases and major ISVs software. Helps your bottomline: Designed to offer low total cost of ownership and excellent investment protection. Help protect your data and your business with Information Life Cycle, archiving and business continuity solutions. OPEN. Flexible and on demand to help you meet your growing business needs. Performance: IBM System Storage solutions deliver industryleading performance and leadership benchmarks with various ISVs. A strategic choice: Storage products that are designed for high performance, efficiency and connectivity IBM Corporation

61 Business Continuity Solution 2008 IBM Corporation

62 Will support DS4700 thru SVC Server Automation Using PowerHA (Formerly HACMP) Offers a High Availability as well as an effective D/R solution for geographically dispersed AIX clusters Integrates PowerHA with unique data replication code to provide a fully automated disaster tolerant solution Production Site Router LAN WAN Router LAN Recovery Site Resources automatically failover to surviving AIX node no manual steps required Server A RS232 Link SVC RS232 Link Server B Server C Metro Mirror RS232 Link SVC Server D Designed for Continuous Business operations, reduced administrative intervention and increased resiliency to planned and unplanned interruptions Primary storage Secondary storage

63 Why AIX is the Premier UNIX Platform Today Outstanding Performance and Energy Efficiency Improved Efficiency through Virtualization Innovation though Integrated Development Strong, Stable Roadmap

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66 PowerVM Capabilities for Power Systems JS12 JS X X EA M M EA M MMA MMA F2A FHA System p POWER5/5 + System i POWER 5/5+ Express Edition Y Y Standard Edition Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Enterprise Edition Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Micro-Partitioning Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y VIOS Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y** IVM Y Y Y Y Y* Lx86 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Live Partition Mobility Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Multiple Shared Processor Pools Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y HMC Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y * IVM is supported on POWER5/5+ System p5 560Q servers and below and the BladeCenter JS21 ** VIOS supports AIX and Linux partitions