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1 IBM Virtual Fabric Architecture Seppo Kemivirta Product Manager Finland IBM System x & BladeCenter 2007 IBM Corporation

latest Woodcrest 2 generations of PowerPC processors 2 generations of AMD processors Cell Processor in 2006, more in 2007 10Gb uplink

2 Five Years of Durable Infrastructure Foundation for Success BladeCenter Announced in 2002 with Gb support 2Gb Fibre Channel support in 2003 Layer 2-7 support in X InfiniBand support in Gb Fibre Channel support in generations of Intel Xeon processors including latest Woodcrest 2 generations of PowerPC processors 2 generations of AMD processors Cell Processor in 2006, more in Gb uplink enablement in 2006 Advanced Management Module in 2006 Intel Quad Core (Clovertown) 2007 Compatibility is the foundation for smarter IT IBM Corporation

of BladeCenter H with Virtual Fabric Architecture Fastest I/O throughput available Doubling of the ports per blade

3 BladeCenter H The Foundation is Solid - Build Better IT Now One year ago IBM introduced BladeCenter H 10X the I/O performance 2X the I/O connectivity 2X the I/O capacity Built-in hardware based I/O virtualization Unleash the power of BladeCenter H with Virtual Fabric Architecture Fastest I/O throughput available Doubling of the ports per blade Leadership in concurrent fabric support Simplify everything with a complete I/O virtualization solution IBM Corporation

Chassis Portfolio - Evolution 2002 2004 2006 2007 2H2007 BladeCenter

power efficient Rugged for Telco/Military, AC/DC models, NEBS Ultra high

performance, >10Gb capabilities for the Telco market One family, many

4 Chassis Portfolio - Evolution H2007 BladeCenter BladeCenter T BladeCenter H BladeCenter HT Highest density, lowest cost, power efficient Rugged for Telco/Military, AC/DC models, NEBS Ultra high performance, >10Gb capabilities for the datacenter Rugged ultra high performance, >10Gb capabilities for the Telco market One family, many applications, many environments, long term investment protection same blades, same switches IBM Corporation

5 IBM Blades portfolio HS21/HS21XM LS21/LS41 JS21 QS20 Intel Xeon 1-2 sockets 1-4 cores/socket Up to 32 GB memory Intel VT AMD Opteron REV F 1-4 sockets 2 cores/socket Up to 64GB memory AMD Virtualization PowerPC sockets 1-2 cores/socket Up to 16GB memory Virtual I/O Cell BE 2 sockets 9 cores/socket X86/64 applications X86/64 applications AIX Digital media CPU-intensity Memory intensity Linux on Power Supercomputing All workload in same chassis at same time IBM Corporation

6 Introducing Virtual Fabric Architecture In 2006 we delivered impressive advances in processor technology Dual core AMD RevF Dual and Quad Core Intel Xeon The nine processing core Cell Dual core PowerPC These processors allow us to do things with dual socket x86 servers not possible just one year ago HPC applications IPTV and Web 2.0 Virtualization A smarter I/O architecture is needed to provide these new applications the horsepower they need to excel More fabrics into each blade Faster fabrics to the blade and chassis Better way to deploy and manage I/O Better availability IBM Virtual Fabric Architecture is the nervous system of BladeCenter delivering the optimal interconnection between blades, chassis, switches and our client's external networks IBM Corporation

IBM Virtual Fabric Architecture The ABCs of

CONNECTIVITY CHOICE excellent switch ecosystem

7 IBM Virtual Fabric Architecture The ABCs of smarter I/O architecture Complete end to end AVAILABILITY Redundant connectors 5.6Tbps BANDWIDTH Two redundant high speed switch CONNECTIVITY CHOICE excellent switch ecosystem CONTROLopen, multivendor, powerful virtualization IBM Corporation

IBM BladeCenter switch ecosystem IBM Server

Nortel Networks Layer 2/3 Copper/Fiber Nortel Networks

Networks 10Gb 4Gbps Fibre Channel Pass-Through modules

port switches McData 10- ja 20- port switches Cisco

Infiniband Interconnect Cisco InfiniBand Switch Module

Fibre Channel Bridge Module Cisco System 4x InfiniBand

8 IBM BladeCenter switch ecosystem IBM Server Connectivity Module Cisco Systems Copper/Fibre Switch Nortel Networks Layer 2/3 Copper/Fiber Nortel Networks Layer 2-7 Switch Nortel Networks 10Gb Uplink Nortel Networks 10Gb 4Gbps Fibre Channel Pass-Through modules Brocade 10- ja 20- port switches QLogic 10- ja 20- port switches McData 10- ja 20- port switches Cisco 10- ja 20- port switches Copper ja Optical Pass-thru Infiniband Interconnect Cisco InfiniBand Switch Module Qlogic InfiniBand Bridge Module Qlogic InfiniBand Fibre Channel Bridge Module Cisco System 4x InfiniBand Switch Module MSIM (Multi Switch Interconnect Module) IBM Corporation

9 BladeCenter basic connection to /SAN BladeCenter Blade 1 Blade 1 Switch FC Switch FC Switch Blade 2 Blade 2 Blade 3 Blade 3 SAN Fabric IP Network FC Switch FC Switch Blade 14 Blade 14 Switch 2 x 1 Gbps 2 x 4 Gbps Fiber Channel IBM Corporation

10 BladeCenter H connection to 10Gbps BladeCenter H Switch Blade 1 Blade 1 FC Switch FC Switch Blade 2 Blade 2 Blade 3 Blade 3 10Gbps Eth SW 10Gbps Eth SW 10Gbps SAN Fabric IP Network Blade 14 Blade 14 FC Switch FC Switch Switch 2 x 1 Gbps 2 x 4 Gbps Fiber Channel 2 x 10Gbps IBM Corporation

Breakthrough CONNECTIVITY MSIM - The Evolution of I/O Connectivity Virtualization, multi-core, and clustering are all driving additional port

a means for exploiting existing 8 paths to each blade (HS21, LS21, JS21) MSIM fits into the high speed switch slots in BladeCenter H Supports

11 Breakthrough CONNECTIVITY MSIM - The Evolution of I/O Connectivity Virtualization, multi-core, and clustering are all driving additional port requirements per blade BladeCenter H has inherent hardware capability for eight I/O paths per blade Multi-Switch Interconnect Module provides a means for exploiting existing 8 paths to each blade (HS21, LS21, JS21) MSIM fits into the high speed switch slots in BladeCenter H Supports standard BladeCenter switch portfolio Dual 1G option card Dual 4G Fibre Channel HBA Dual Fibre Channel/ Expansion Card IBM Corporation

12 BladeCenter H Connection with MSIM BladeCenter H Switch Blade 1 Blade 1 FC Switch FC Switch Blade 2 Blade 2 Blade 3 Blade 3 MSIM MSIM SAN Fabric IP Network Blade 14 Blade 14 FC Switch FC Switch Switch 4 x 1 Gpbs 4 x 4 Gbps Fiber Channel IBM Corporation

13 BladeCenter H Connection with MSIM BladeCenter H Switch Blade 1 Blade 1 Switch Blade 2 Blade 2 Blade 3 Blade 3 MSIM MSIM SAN Fabric IP Network Blade 14 Blade 14 Switch Switch 6 x 1 Gpbs 2 x 4 Gbps Fiber Channel IBM Corporation

Breakthrough CONTROL IBM BladeCenter I/O Virtualization with InfiniBand and Cisco VFrame Fixed Data Center Virtualized Data Center Storage Pool App A Storage

power Over provisioning of back-up servers Scalable, unified server I/O Utility pools across multiple applications Dynamically maps servers to LUNs Adds and

14 Breakthrough CONTROL IBM BladeCenter I/O Virtualization with InfiniBand and Cisco VFrame Fixed Data Center Virtualized Data Center Storage Pool App A Storage Pool App B LAN/WAN VFrame Apps A, B and C LAN/WAN App C One to one ratio of servers to apps Majority of server under-utilized No flexibility to reallocate server power Over provisioning of back-up servers Scalable, unified server I/O Utility pools across multiple applications Dynamically maps servers to LUNs Adds and removes services based upon utilization and high availability needs External interfaces for policy rule imports Eliminates local disk requirements IBM Corporation

15 How it Works IBM Innovation Conference 2007 in Vilnius Virtual Server Virtual Server Virtual Server Virtual Server Intelligent Interconnect Fabric Stand-By Pools of commonly grouped physical resources Dynamic allocations based on application level grouping and usage policies Applications Server Processing I/O Storage Resource Pool Interconnected and controlled through an intelligent interconnect fabric The network becomes the dynamic glue IBM Corporation

Breakthrough CONTROL BladeCenter H InfiniBand

InfiniBand Switch Module Up to (2) 4X and (2)

SAN Fabric InfiniBand Network Blade 3 Blade 3

Fibre Channel Up to (6) 1Gb 12X InfiniBand

16 Breakthrough CONTROL BladeCenter H InfiniBand Connectivity with Bridges BladeCenter H InfiniBand Switch Module Up to (2) 4X and (2) 12X InfiniBand Blade 1 Blade 1 Blade 2 Blade 2 SAN Fabric InfiniBand Network Blade 3 Blade 3 Blade 14 Blade 14 4X InfiniBand Up to (6) 4Gb Fibre Channel Up to (6) 1Gb InfiniBand Switch Module Up to (2) 4X and (2) 12X InfiniBand Network IBM Corporation

17 InfiniBand in the enterprise data center Partnering to drive InfiniBand adoption Reduce Data Center Complexity High Performance Compute Enterprise I/O Virtualization Fibre Channel Mgmt Mgmt En En FC FC FC 12x IB (in rack) Mgmt En En FC FC FC IB 4Gb FC Enet Management IBM Corporation

18 IBM BladeCenter Address Manager (2H07) Functionality Predefine MAC- and WWN-address pools Connect addresses and slots together Management module changes addresses when blade is inserted to chassis Advantages SAN- and network configuration is independent from server configuration Easy to add new and spare servers Chassis independent Switch independent MAC/WWN BladeCenter Address Manager Blade Slot 1 amm SW SW SAN SW SAN SAN Slot 14 SAN SW IBM BladeCenter IBM Corporation

19 Where does this all go? high speed switches 4 Switch Modules 4 Bridge Modules Supports 1 or 2 Advanced Management Modules Aggregated serial connector Redundant blowers LightPath indicators 2 consolidated power connections I/O Module () Switch Modules Pass Thru Modules 2. I/O Module() Switch Modules PassThru Modules 3. I/O Module or Bridge Switch Modules Fibre Channel SMs PassThru Modules Bridge Module Bay 4. I/O Module or Bridge Switch Modules Fibre Channel SMs Pass Thru Modules Bridge Module Bay 4 (future) 5. Bridge Module Bay 6. Bridge Module Bay (future) 7. High Speed Switch (10G) 4X InfiniBand 10Gb 8. High Speed Switch Future 9. High Speed Switch (10G) 4X InfiniBand 10Gb 10. High Speed Switch Future IBM Corporation

20 IBM BladeCenter simply the logical choice Reason 1: IBM BladeCenter requires less power and cooling TCO dropping energy efficiency Reason 2: IBM s Virtual Fabric Architecture offers more bandwidth and adaptability Extract the most from your applications Reason 3: IBM offers more flexibility and choice in creating a customized infrastructure and industry solutions Harness the innovative power of the industry Reason 4: IBM believes preserving system investment with compatible chassis is an important objective Preserve investment and speed adoption IBM Corporation

21 Your products? Your services? Your financial strength? Your customer base? Your supply chain? Your management systems? Your business model? Your history? Your brand? Your expertise? How will innovation matter for you? IBM Corporation

IBM eserver xseries. BladeCenter. Arie Berkovitch eserver Territory Manager IBM Corporation

IBM eserver xseries. BladeCenter. Arie Berkovitch eserver Territory Manager IBM Corporation BladeCenter Arie Berkovitch eserver Territory Manager 2006 IBM Corporation IBM BladeCenter What is a Blade A server on a card each Blade has its own: processor networking memory optional storage etc. IBM