Redefining x86 A New Era of Solutions Piotr Nowik IBM Systems and Technology 1 1
What is it? MY NOTEBOOK 2 2
Smarter Computing The IT infrastructure that enables a Smarter Planet 3 3
IBM PureFlex and System x and BladeCenter 4 4
Portfolio IBM System x and BladeCenter x3850 X5 x3690 X5 Cluster 1350 Scale up / SMP computing x3400 M3 x3500 M4 x3755 M3 x3650 M4 x3550 M4 x3630 M3 x3620 M3 idataplex BladeCenter S, E, H, T, HT Blade HS23 X3100 M4 x3200 M3 x3250 M4 Scale out / distributed computing 5 5
New infrastructure for smarter computing IBM System x3650 M4 Flexible, high performance 2U for business critical workloads IBM System x3550 M4 Dense, high performance 1U for business critical workloads IBM System x3500 M4 Flexible storage and connectivity for office and distributed locations IBM System x idataplex dx360 M4 High performance for power and cooling constrained infrastructure 6 6
IBM System x3650 M4 Expandable 2U for business critical workloads Benefits Performance Leadership in its class Business flexibility Optimize for performance and cost Advanced networking Optimize for performance and connectivity Reliable IT Highest level quality to safely run your business Key Features 5 Source: 7 Intel Corp. 6 IBM has 7 been ranked #1 in x86 server satisfaction from Technology Business Research for 10 straight quarters. Up to 80% more performance 5 for customers critical applications and top scores for SAP, OLTP and virtualization 2.6x memory with up to 768 GB memory, full set of processors, 2.5 or 3.5 drives Twice the 1GbE ports and slotless 10GbE Virtual Fabric upgrade from multiple vendors and protocols #1 customer satisfaction from TBR 6 due to features like Predictive Failure Analysis and Light Path Diagnostics
IBM System x3650 M4 Up to any IT challenge, the x3650 M4 blends the ultimate in uptime, performance, and IO flexibility with density, cost efficiency, and rock solid reliability. 8 8 Rich networking options Flexible RAID down design Supports for the Intel Xeon processors Optimized for cost and performance IBM exflash high IOPS technology 8 IBM Confidential System x3650 M4 Processors Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series #Socket 2 Form factor Memory Slots Max Memory Media bays Disk Drive type HDD bays RAID NIC PCIe (x16/x8) Power USB ports VGA ports Fan Design Light Path System MGMT 2U Rack 24 slots (UDIMM/RDIMM) Up to 768GB Optional DVD and Tape Bay SAS/SATA/SSD 16x 2.5 or 6x 3.5 HDDs RAID on Motherboard 4x 1Gb + (opt.) 2x 10Gb 3-6 PCIe ports (2/2, 1/4 or 0/6) or 4 PCI-X or 2 Double Width PCIe support w/ Slotless 10 Gb NIC and RAID AC 750W/900W550W, DC 750W Up to 80 plus Platinum 2 front/4 back/2 internal 1 front/1 back 4x Hot swap redundant fans Light Path panel in front IMMv2, dedicated LAN port 3 years (parts/labor) Warranty
IBM System x3550 M4 Dense 1U for business critical workloads Benefits High Performance Run more applications than ever before Business flexibility Optimize for performance and cost Advanced networking Optimize for performance and connectivity Reliable IT Leadership quality for distributed environments running critical workloads Key Features Up to 80% more performance for customers critical applications for up to 24:1 consolidation of 3 year old servers¹ 2.6x memory with up to 768 GB memory, full set of processors, 2.5 or 3.5 drives Twice the 1GbE ports and slotless 10GbE Virtual Fabric upgrade from multiple vendors and protocols #1 customer satisfaction from TBR² due to features like Predictive Failure Analysis and Light Path Diagnostics 9 9 7 Source: Intel Corp. and the IBM Systems Consolidation Evaluation Tool. http://ibm.com/systems/x/resources/tools/sconevalltool_intel/index.html
10 Smarter Computing IBM System x3550 M4 Dense two-socket, 1U rack x86 server that can handle your business-critical application workloads. Big things do come in small packages. System x3550 M4 10 10 Rich networking options Support for Intel Xeon E5-2600 processors Optimized for density and performance IBM Confidential Processors #Socket 2 Form factor Memory Slots Max Memory Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series 1U Rack 24 slots (UDIMM/RDIMM) Up to 768GB Media bays DVD Bay (Optional w/ 2.5 HDDs) Disk Drive type HDD bays RAID NIC/TPM SAS/SATA/SSD 8x 2.5 or 3x 3.5 HDDs Slotless RAID 4x 1Gb (std.) + 2x 10Gb (slotless opt.) /TPM PCIe (x16/x8) 2 PCIe ports (1/1 or 2/0) + Slotless 10 Gb NIC and RAID Power USB ports VGA ports Fan Design Light Path System MGMT AC 550W/750W, DC 750W Up to 80 plus Platinum 2 front/4 back/2 internal 1 front/1 back 6x Hot swap redundant fans Light Path panel in front IMMv2, dedicated LAN port 3 years (parts/labor) Warranty
IBM System x3500 M4 Ideal for office and distributed locations Benefits High Performance Run more applications than ever before Business flexibility Optimize for performance and cost Advanced networking Optimize for performance and connectivity Room to grow Massive internal storage and I/O for distributed environments Key Features Up to 80% more performance for customers critical applications for up to 24:1 consolidation of 3 year old servers 8 4x memory with up to 768 GB memory, full set of processors, 2.5 or 3.5 drives Twice the 1GbE ports and 10GbE Virtual Fabric upgrade from mulitple vendors and protocols Up to 32 2.5 hard drives with flexible RAID in a tower or 5U rack design 11 8 11 Source: Intel Corp. and the IBM Systems Consolidation Evaluation Tool. http://ibm.com/systems/x/resources/tools/sconevalltool_intel/index.html
IBM System x3500 M4 An all-in-one business solution you can put under your desk. The x3500 is a two-socket tower server designed to meet the most demanding needs of a growing business or a distributed enterprise. System x3500 M4 Processors Sandy Bridge EP up to 8 cores #Socket 2 Form factor Tower (5U rack option) Memory Slots Max Memory 24 slots (UDIMM/RDIMM) Up to 768GB Media bays Standard DVD-ROM and Tape Bay Disk Drive 2.5 SAS/SATA or 3.5 SATA type HDD bays Up to 32x 2.5 or 8x 3.5 HDDs RAID 6Gb Cache RAID: M5115 or M5125 RAID 0,1,10,5,50 optional 6,60 NIC/TPM 4x 1Gb + 2x 10Gb(opt.) /TPM Std. PCIe Up to 8 PCI slots From Proc. 1: 1 PCIe Gen2 x16 (Up to 225W), 4 PCIe Gen2 x8 (2 with Elec x4), 1 PCIe Gen2 x8 (Elec x4) From Processor 2: 2 PCIe Gen2 x 16 (Up to 225W) Power Optional: Redundant 1 PCI-X 750W/900W, (by interposer 80 plus I/O Ports card) USB: 2 front/4 back/2 internal 1 Serial port, 1 VGA port Fan Design 3+3 Simple swap redundant fans Light Path Front Light Path Diagnostic System Mgmt. IMM v2 with dedicated port Warranty 3 years (parts/labor) 12 12 12 IBM Confidential
IBM System x idataplex dx360 M4 High performance for power and cooling constrained environments Benefits High Performance Run more applications than ever before Designed for HPC Outstanding performance for computationally intensive workloads High efficiency Up to 40% efficiency advantage over air cooled systems 9 Business flexibility Outstanding flexibility and performance for support of high performance solutions Key Features Up to 120% more performance for HPC applications¹ Up to 4 GPUs per chassis, 1.5x memory capacity, slotless InfiniBand networking Industry leading node level optional direct warm water cooling technology Available slotless InfiniBand or 10Gb Ethernet upgrade with a variety of vendors and protocols 9 13 Compared 13 with idataplex dx360 M4 systems without warm-water cooling.. 10 Source: Intel Corp.
IBM idataplex dx360 M4 Fast. Cool. Dense. Flexible. TCO savings without compromise! #1 SPECpower benchmark! Up to 120% performance boost over previous generation Two Gen-III PCIe slots plus slot-less FDR Infiniband or 10GbE Hot-swap and redundant power supplies Optional - Innovative node-level water cooling technology with 40% efficiency advantage over air cooled systems 14 14 14 idataplex dx360 M4 Processors Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series #Socket 2 Form factor 2U Rack Memory Slots 16 slots (RDIMM/UDIMM/LRDIM Max M) Memory Disk Drive Up SAS/SATA/SSD to 512 GB type HDD bays 1x3.5, 2x2.5, 4x1.8 RAID HDDs Hardware RAID HBA NIC 2x 1Gb (std.) + 2x 10GbE (slotless opt.) or 2x FDR PCIe Infiniband (slotless opt.) 2 PCIe ports + Slotless (x16/x16) 10 Gb NIC or Infiniband Power 550W/750W/900W 80 plus Platinum USB ports VGA ports 4 front/1 internal 1 front Light Path Light Path panel in front System MGMT Warranty IMM2, dedicated LAN port 3 years (parts/labor)
Portfolio IBM System x and BladeCenter x3850 X5 x3690 X5 Cluster 1350 Scale up / SMP computing x3400 M3 x3500 M4 x3755 M3 x3650 M4 x3550 M4 x3630 M3 x3620 M3 idataplex BladeCenter S, E, H, T, HT Blade HS23 X3100 M4 x3200 M3 x3250 M4 Scale out / distributed computing 15 15
Smarter Computing IBM BladeCenter Chassis Feature Compare Maximum Density and Energy Efficiency High Performance Distributed, Small Office, Easy to Configure Ruggedized Ruggedized High Performance BladeCenter E BladeCenter H BladeCenter S BladeCenter T BladeCenter HT 7U, 12.0 (305mm) H 17.5 (444mm) W 28.0 (711mm) D 9U, 15.75 (400mm) H 17.4 (442mm) W 28.0 (711mm) D 7U, 12.0 (305mm) H 17.5 (442.9mm) W 28.0 (711mm) D 8U, 13.75 (349mm) H 17.4 (442mm) W 20.0 (508mm) D 12U 21.0 (528mm) H 17.4 (442mm) W 27.6 (706mm) D 14 (vertical) 14 (vertical) 6 (vertical) 8 (horizontal) 12 (vertical) Power Supplies 2,000W OR 2320W 200 240 V AC 2,900W 208 240 V AC 675W 110 127 V AC 1,350W 200 240 V AC 1,300W 208 240 V AC -48-60 V DC 3,160W 208 240 V AC 2,535W -48-60 V DC Fabric Bandwidth 1Gb Enet, 8Gb FC 10Gb+ 1Gb Enet, 8 Gb FC 1Gb Enet, 8 Gb FC 10Gb+ Switch Modules 4 Standard Speed 4 Standard Speed 4 High Speed 4 Bridge 4 Standard Speed 4 Standard Speed 4 Standard Speed 4 High Speed 4 Bridge Front USB Ports 1 (USB 2.0) 2 (USB 2.0) 2 (USB 2.0) 2 (USB 1.1) 4 (USB 2.0) Dimensions Max # Blades Most dense, Additional energy-efficient solution Features in the market 16 16 Machine Type Built-in chassis virtualization NEBS3 / ETSI NEBS3 / ETSI Telco Alarm Panel 2 HDD shuttles w/ 6, 3.5 (DB15) SAS or SATA drives Telco Alarm Panel each (DB15) Embedded Compact (wired for future 2x 12, Optional front bezel air Flash 2.5 ) filtration Optional front bezel air filtration 8677 8852 8886 8720 (AC) 8730 (DC) 8740 (DC) 8750 (AC)
IBM BladeCenter HS23 Do more now in the datacenter you own today Benefits Lower cost Up to 30% savings for the solution 3 Enhanced performance 4 62% more compute power, 20% more VMs Simple setup Accelerate time to value for deployment Breakthrough networking flexibility Built in support for multiple technologies Complete investment protection Add capability to existing investments 3 Using integrated Virtual Fabric solution vs. separate components. 4 17 Source: 17 Intel Corp. Key Features Integrated 10GbE Virtual Fabric for high speed networking Includes latest compute, network, and storage technology IBM FastSetup wizard tool for day 0 deployments Up to 18 networking ports of Ethernet, FCoE, and iscsi Support for existing chassis infrastructure
HS23 Layout 18 18
New graphics acceleration for BladeCenter BladeCenter Graphics Expansion Unit (BGE4) Attaches to HS22, HS22V, HX5 PCIe Gen 2 Each supports 1x 225W NVidia Tesla GPU (2070 6GB) Available 2H10 19 19
Smarter Computing Flexible and open IO from an ecosystem of partners Standard Speed Switches High Speed Switches Standard Speed IO Expansion Card High Speed IO Expansion Card Ethernet Fibre Channel InfiniBand FCoE SAS iscsi Virtual Fabric 20 20 20
BladeCenter H IO Mapping 1GbE Switch Bays Integrated Virtual Fabric LOM Dual 10GbE/1Gb FCoE/iSCI CFFh Card High Speed Switch Bays CIOv Card 1Gb E 8Gb FC 3Gb SAS 10Gb E & FCoE 40Gb IB 1GbE / 8Gb FC Combo 10GbE & FCoE 40Gb IB, MSIM Switch Bays 1GbE 8Gb FC 3Gb SAS 21 21
More flexible I/O solutions SM1 (Ethernet) SM2 (Ethernet) 2 ports of 1Gb 10Gb LOM Interposer Card SM3 SM4 2 ports of Fibre Channel Switch 7 22 22 22 BCH Mid-Plane Switch 8 Switch 9 Switch 10 4 ports of 10GbE= 14 VNICS Up to 18 Ports!
PureFlex System and BladeCenter 23 23
Commitment to delivering innovation #1 in customer satisfaction last 10 quarters #1 in entries on x86 TOP500 Supercomputing 3 #1 in leadership benchmarks 23 times 4 #1 in patents with more than 6,000 in 2011 alone Leadership VMready TM networking 3 183 IBM x86 systems are ranked on the most recent Top500 list of the world's most powerful supercomputers, approximately 82 percent of all IBM systems on the list, and more than any other x86 computer vendor. 4 IBM System x achieved 23 #1 x86 server computing benchmarks in 2011. 24 24
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