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IBM eServer xSeries

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BladeCenter

Arie BerkovitcheServer Territory Manager

IBM eServer xSeries


IBM BladeCenter

IBM eServer xSeries


What is a “Blade”

IBM Blade - in its own rugged-ized chassis

A “server on a card” – each “Blade” has its own:

– processor– networking– memory– optional storage– etc.

The chassis provides shared:– Console Access (KVM)– Power Supplies– Cooling– Network Connectivity

(SAN/LAN/Myrinet Switches)– CD-ROM drive– diskette drive

IBM Blade - with its cover on - ready for insertion into the BladeCenter

IBM BladeCenter chassis - 7U rackable

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IBM eServer BladeCenter

Up to 4 processorsUp to 4 processorsper bladeper blade

Up to 14 bladesUp to 14 bladesper chassisper chassis

Up to Six 7U Up to Six 7U chassis per rackchassis per rack

Full performance and manageability of rack-optimized platforms ... ... at TWICE the density of most comparable non-blade 1U serversFull performance and manageability of rack-optimized platforms ... ... at TWICE the density of most comparable non-blade 1U servers

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IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20Full Performance and

Manageability you expect from 1U/2U/3U platforms...at TWICE the density!

A. Up to two Xeon DP Processors

B. Dual Gigabit Ethernet Channels

C. Up to 8GB Chipkill ECC DDR Memory

D. Integrated Systems Mangement Processor

E. High Availability Midplane Connections

F. DaughtercardG. SCSI/IDE/Flash HDD

(RAID1 HW)

Server Processors... for Server

Workloads!

A1

A2

B1

B2C

D

E1

E2F

G1 G2

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IBM eServer BladeCenter HS40• TRUE BladeCenter Density

•1U 4-Way Processor System

•Up to 4 3.0GHz/4MB Cache Processors

•Up to 16GB of RAM (8 DIMM Sockets)

•Quad Ethernet Onboard

•60mm (Double-wide) Chassis support 7 per BladeCenter Chassis.

•Mix and Match with other BladeCenter Blades!

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68W processors

Two sockets

Single and dual core speed bins

HPC performance with “enterprise” availability feature set

4 DDR VLP (very low profile) DIMM slots

Ultra 320 non Hot

Swap Disk w/ RAID1

Supports SFF and legacy

I/O expansion cards

Broadcom dual port ethernet

Labeled as LS20

IBM eServer BladeCenter LS20

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IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20Two 1.6 GHz PowerPC processors with 32/64KB Level 1 (L1) data/instruction cache and 512KB L2 cache512MB to 4GB of ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) memory in 4 DIMM slotsDual Gigabit Ethernet portsIntegrated system management processorATA-100 IDE controller for up to two 40GB IDE disk drivesDaughter card slot for an optional Dual Gigabit Ethernet or Dual 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel adapterSupports Linux, AIX

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Additional Options• PCI expansion

• Hotswap SCSI HDD

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Daughtercard Options• HBA 2GB/4GB dual Port• iSCSI dual Port• Ethernet dual Port• Infiniband dual port• Myrinet dual port

iSCSIInfiniband

EthernetHBA

Myrinet

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BladeCenter Chassis-BackGigabit Ethernet PortfolioFiber Channel (2/4Gb) PortfolioHPC PortfolioPower (4 x 2000W load-balancing)Calibrated, vectored cooling™

– Highly fault tolerant

– Allow maximum processor speeds

KVM Switches / Management Modules– Full remote video redirection– In many cases out-of-band / lights out systems

management

Redundant Power Redundant Power Redundant PowerRedundant Power

Redundant Blower Redundant Blower

BladeCenter Chassis-FrontInformation panel ,Shared USB, CD/DVD and Floppy

High Availability Backplane design

KVM Switch /Management Module

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IBM Alliance Programs

Currently has over 300 members which deliver solutions in the areas of networking, storage, collaboration, Web serving, hosting, infrastructure, enterprise applications and more.

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/bladecenter/alliance/members.html

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/bladecenter/alliance/members.html

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Supports latest Intel Xeon TechnologyBladeCenter provides….Investment Protection!!

Does not support latest Intel Xeon Technology

HP BLe EnclosureLV Pentium 3U, 20 Server Bays1Q02

2002

BC Chassis

BladeCenter ChassisXeon (Irwindale)7U, 14 Server Bays4Q02

2003 2004 2005 2006

DellChassis

HPChassis

Dell 1655MC EnclosureLV Pentium 3U, 6 Server Bays4Q02

Dell 1855MC EnclosureXeon (Irwindale)7U, 10 Server Bays4Q04

3 YEARS AND COUNTING!

HP BLp EnclosureXeon (Irwindale)6U, 8 Server Bays3Q02

HP BLp EnclosureXeon (Prestonia)6U, 16 Server Bays2Q04

RETIRED AFTER 3 YRS

HP PUBLICIZES HIGH DENSITY BUT CANNOT SUPPORT NOCONA OR

IRWINDALE PROCESSORS!

HP (16) blade configurations cannot

support Intel Xeon (Nocona or Irwindale)

Processors

HP enclosures do not support more than 2Gb

speeds across the backplane. A new

chassis is going to be needed to support 4Gb

RETIRED AFTER 2 YRS

BladeCenter T ChassisXeon (Irwindale)8U, 8 Server Bays3Q03

2 YEARS AND COUNTING!

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IDC report

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E-mail: [email protected]

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Ethernet Switching PortfolioCisco Systems ®

Intelligent GbEthernet Switch

Module

• Supplier: Cisco• OS: IOS• 4-port copper/fiber• Layer 2 Switching• Layer 3/4 services• Supplier: Nortel

• OS: AOS• 6-port copper/fiber• Layer 2 Switching• Multiple STP• Layer 3 Routing

•Supplier: IBM•Provides unswitched/unblocked copper connection •Up to 14-copper connections to external switch (requires breakout cable option)

Nortel Networks Layer 2/3 Gb Ethernet Switch

Modules

Nortel Networks ®L2-7 GbE Switch

Module

A full suite of integrated offerings to provide additional flexibility and choice!

• Supplier: Nortel• Layer 2 - 7 functionality• OS: AOS• Load Balancing• Routing / Switching• Advanced Filtering• Content Intelligence

Copper Pass-thru Module

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IBM eServer BladeCenter SAN(2GB) Switch Portfolio

•Supplier: Brocade•Equivalent to Silkworm 3900•2-1/2Gb Auto sending external ports•Cascades to (239) Domain IDs•Supports Brocade Advanced Feature Key options

Brocade®Enterprise

SAN Switch Module

•Supplier: Brocade•Equivalent to Silkworm 3900•2-1/2Gb Auto sensing external ports•Cascades to (2) Domain IDs•Supports Brocade Advanced Feature Key options

Brocade® EntrySAN Switch

Module QLogic™ Enterprise6-port Fibre Channel

Switch Module

•Supplier: QLogic•Equivalent to SANbox 5200•6-1/2Gb Auto sensing external ports•Cascades to (239) Domain IDs•Supports performance monitoring and advanced zoning•FC-SW-2 Compliant

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Optical Pass-thru Module

•Supplier: IBM•Provides unswitched/unblocked optical connection •Up to 14-optical connections to external SAN (requires breakout cable option)

McDATA® 6-port Fibre ChannelSwitch Module

•Supplier: QLogic/McDATA•Equivalent functionality to McDATA Sphereon 4500•6-1/2Gb Auto sensing external ports•Cascades to (239) Domain IDs•Supports McDATA Advanced Feature Key options

A full suite of integrated offerings to provide flexibility and choice!

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IBM BladeCenter® delivers the first TRUE fully enabled 4Gb SAN solutions for blade servers!!

Allows seamless integration of BladeCenter into McDATA environments

Affordable 10-port and 20-port models – Upgrade available for 10-port model

Includes McDATA SANbrowser - easy-to-use embedded web GUI to configure, manage, and maintain your McDATA SAN

Provides non-disruptive code load activation using McDATA HotCAT™ Functionality

Supports optional McDATA SANtegrity™ Security software help to protect data and manage data access

Provides interoperability in open mode leveraging standards-compliant (FC-SW2 & FC-SW3) SANs

Affordable 10-port and 20-port offerings available -ideal for Small, Medium and Large Enterprise business needs

Easy-to-use software upgrade doubles your 10-port switch connectivity to 20-ports for on demand scalability

Included with every switch, QLogic's SANsurfer™Management Suite eases installation, configuration and management of your SAN infrastructure - all from one GUI

Both enable high-performance end-to-end 4 Gigabits per second SAN solutions

http://www.qlogic.com/

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HP calls it a 4Gb Switch, but is it?

“Recognizes 2Gb & 1Gb fabric devices”

“8 internal 1-2Gb server ports, 4 external 4Gb auto-sensing ports”

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12231_na/12231_na.html

Without a backplane (internal server ports) that support 4Gb Devices or 4Gb HBA this in effect

is a 2Gb Fibre Channel Switch

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IBM eServer BladeCenter HPC PortfolioMyrinet

•Optical Pass-thru Module•Myrinet Daughtercard

Topspin IB• Topspin IB switch• Topspin IB Daughtercard

TopspinMyrinet

A full suite of integrated offerings to provide additional flexibility and choice!

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How does integration help improve performance?An Ethernet Example

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BladeCenter w/Integrated L2-7 Switch

HP ProLiant w/Integrated L2 switch & external L4-7

switch

Layer 4 GbE ThroughputSessions/Second

Source: The Tolly Group (January 2004)

BladeCenter with Integrated Layer 2-7 LAN switching delivers over 60% greater Layer 4 session performance than Proliant BL-class with an External Layer 4-7 switch

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Gartner Power Usage Report

IBM BladeCenter

1U server

168 Xeon DP 3.2Ghz

84 Xeon DP 3.2Ghz

36 servers, 72 processors

36U

15,912W

54,260 BTU

3 enclosures, 36 servers, 72 processors

21U

8,872W

30,255 BTU

HP BL20p G2

Max config/rack 96 Xeon DP 3.2Ghz

Equalized rack fulfillment

5 enclosures, 36 servers, 72 processors

U space required 30U

Power requirement 13,891W

Heat output 47,365 BTU

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Cooling Implementation

BladeCenter HP BL30p

HP BL20p

G2

HP BL40p

Number of Fans/Blowers per server

0 4

No

336 fans

8 9

Hot-swap Fans/Blowers Yes - all No Yes –2/3

# of Fans/Blowers per 84 2-way servers

12 blowers 672 fans

# of Fans/Blowers per 14 4-way servers

4 blowers 126 fans

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How did IBM do it? Smarter thermal solutions

Two N+N Hot Swap Blowers56 Non Hot-Swap Fans (4 in each server)

FANS - 14 Blade Comparison

2 moving parts

Hot Swap 56 moving parts

All non Hot Swap

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