virtualization with ibm frank morassutti business development manager ibm system x servers

Virtualization with IBM

Frank MorassuttiBusiness Development ManagerIBM System x Servers

Agenda

Virtualization Market

X-Architecture™ Advantage

Next Generation X4

VMWARE + IBM

>50% are standardizing on virtual infrastructure

How Customers Use Virtual Infrastructure

Sampling of customer workloads deployed in ESX Server

Source: VMworld 2004 customer survey

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Web Servers

CustomApps

File/PrintServers

Databases J2EEServers

>75% of VMware customers are running VMware in production

>90% of VMware customers are running web servers in virtual machines

>75% of VMware customers are running databases in virtual machines

>75% of VMware customers are running file/print servers in virtual machines

Virtualization on Servers - now the ‘norm’

• Resource utilization and flexibility are top perceived benefits

• Says that Consolidation still prime reason for virtualization

• Availability and security starting to show up on the horizon

Top Benefits of Implementing Virtualization

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Utilization Flexibility Cost Availability Simplify Security Scalability Provisioning

Total Wintel Only Wintel/ UNIX

Source: IBM primary research

Other factors driving Virtualization

Need to reduce power and cooling costs

Lower operational budgets

New applications accelerate the need for new servers

Increased demand on server installation

Improved flexibility / manageability

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What VMWARE offers - More efficient use of resources

Reduce management complexity by combining stand-alone hosts into clusters for higher availability and more flexible resource controls

CPU = aMem = x

CPU = bMem = y

CPU = cMem = z

Stand-alone hosts Cluster

Pooled ResourcesCPU = a+b+cMem = x+y+z

AvailabilityTransparent

failover

iSeries ™System z9™zSeries®

System p5 ™ pSeries®

System x™ BladeCenter™ IBM System

Storage ™OpenPower®

While virtualization sounds complex, it’s really a simple idea. IBM Systems can provide virtualization capabilities that are unique in the marketplace.

Long-Term Focus on Virtualization Across our Systems

IBM mainframe virtualization – 40 year history of world-class innovation IBM X-Architecture® designed for virtualization, shared cross platform CoolBlue™ - Power and Cooling designs that lead the industry Virtualization Management software that simplifies your environment SAN Volume Controller – Storage Virtualization for availability Virtualization features do not require “rip and replace” upgrades

Third Generation Enterprise X-Architecture

$100M+ IBM investment Designed for commercial

environments 40 years of mainframe inspired

innovation Commitment to industry

standard servers and customer choice

Mainframe-inspired innovation that delivers break-through performance, mission-critical availability, and unmatched modular scalability

x3 Architecture Foundation

Man

ageab

ilityPer

form

ance

High Availability

Scalability

#1 Benchmarks32-bit/64-bit x64 compatibilityReduced latencies of X3 chipsetXceL4vTM Dynamic Server CachePCI-X 2.0, SAS, DDR2 MemoryOptimized for Windows & Linux

3rd Gen Active MemoryOS-independent MirroringChipkill & Mem ProteXionHot-swap & Hot-add in all

major subsystemsReliability of Dual FSB

architecture

Pay-as-you-grow granularity in CPU, I/O, RAM

2-32-sockets, Up to 512GB Memory, Dual-core Capable

Flexibility with MXE scalability Windows & Linux optimization in the database-serving tier

On-board hardware & remote mgmt software

Agent & Agent-less operation

Integrated hardware-based security (TPM)

Comprehensive alerting with PFA and Light Path Diagnostics

VMware ESX Integration#1#1

X3

x3 Server Products

Reduced memory latency with new chipsets 3rd generation of the chipset design Active PCI-E or PCI-X 2.0, up to 266MHz Up to 64GB DDR2-based Active memory SAS (serial-attached-SCSI) interface 2.5” SFF hard drives Dual-core models

x3850 (4-way) x3800 (4-way) x3950 (4-way)

Eight Chassis 32-wayUp to 512GB Memory

x3 Server Products

16-way is realistic Powerful virtualization engine Efficient memory design OS support (Windows / Linux)

x3850 (4-way) x3800 (4-way) x3950 (4-way)

Four Chassis 16-wayUp to 256GB Memory

High-end Server Reliability / Manageability

Hot Swap ComponentsPropels Intel-based servers towards continuous operationsDramatically increases uptime and allows scheduled maintenanceOperating System Independent: No drivers or OS support required

PFA’s for all major componentsMost extensive PFA support in industryPFA’s alert administrators of a problem before it

becomes a problem

PFA Comparison Dell HP xSeries Hardware: - HDD - Memory - CPUs - Fans - VRM - Power supplies

YesYes

YesYesYes

YesYesYesYesYesYes

Systems Management Adapter & BMCOnboard BMC provides base functionality including Serial over LANBMC & RSA work together to monitor hardware for all alertsRemote Keyboard/Video/Mouse support, Remote Virtual Media support

Leadership Availability with Active Memory™Chipkill™ & ECC MemoryIntegrated into EXA chipsets for using off-the-shelf DIMMsBetter memory reliability to support In-Memory DatabasesChipkill Memory enables increased availability by detecting and correcting multiple-bit memory DIMM errors

Third-Generation Chipkill design

Memory ProteXion™ - Redundant Bit SteeringRedundant Bit Steering is similar to the "hot-spare" of a DASD ArrayUtilizes unused bits in each memory DIMM (hot spare bits)Double the number of Chipkills sustainable per serverIncluded at no additional cost, requires no additional hardware, and works independently of operating system 64 Bits

Data2 BitsSpare

6 BitsECC

72 Bit DIMM

Memory Mirroring + Hot-swap & Hot-addPropels Intel-based servers towards continuous operationsDramatically increases uptime and allows scheduled maintenanceMainframe capability and reliabilityOperating System Independent: No drivers or OS support requiredFirst introduced on the x440 and x445

Available at no extra cost!

EXA Chipset Comparison

Memory Interface

Memory Interface Memory

Interface


Interface


Interface

Memory InterfaceEXA2EXA2EXA2EXA2

Scalability Controller

EXA2

Memory Controller

EXA2 I/O Bridge

I/O Bridge

I/O Bridge I/O Bridge

EXA2

EXA2

L4 Cache

EXA2

Twister

Cyclone

Winnipeg

Bottlenecks

3x




Memory Controller

Memory Interface


Interface


Interface


Interface

Memory Interface

Hurricane

3x

3x

7x

2x

x3 Chipset – Snoop Filter



MemoryInterface

MemoryInterface Memory

Interface


Interface


Interface

MemoryInterface

Others




Memory Controller

Memory Interface


Interface


Interface


Interface

Memory Interface

X3

Cache from EACH processor is tagged on hurricane Relieves traffic on FSB Faster access to main memory

Cache from EACH processor must be snooped Creates traffic along FSB

Node Controller

Memory Controller

Internal Cache Miss

Every processor must be snoopedLess traffic on FSB

x3 Effectively Makes FSB Nearly Twice as Fast !!!IBM X3 Architecture

System Traffic Reduction = Performance Increase Performance increases achieved by reduction of traffic between system resources (such as

processors, memory, and I/O)

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10000000

20000000

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Complex Mixed Workload Messaging Large Object Transfer (HighNetw ork Utilization)

Cached Workload

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Traff ic Without X3

Traff ic With X3

51% Reduction46% Reduction

44% Reduction

48% Reduction

Separate FSB for each processor

FSB frequency increased from 667MHz to 1066MHz (2.6X total)

Memory - Bandwidth increased from 333MHz to 533 MHz & 4X capacity

1.6X increase in scalability port bandwidth for improved scaling

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

533 MT/s

1066 MT/s

IB: 2 x122.5 GT/s

SP: 3 x8

IA32Proc

IA32Proc

IA32Proc

IA32Proc

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

Nova

x4

MemoryDIMMS

LPC

5.12 GT/s

2.13 GT/s

X4: Hurricane 4X4: Hurricane 4

Scalable Virtual L4 cache

4th Generation coming in 4Q !!!!!!

3x

3x

7x

2x

3x




Memory Controller

Memory Interface


Interface


Interface


Interface

Memory Interface

Hurricane

IBM System x3950 M2The Next Generation of X-Architecture

Intel® Quad Core Xeon processor for greater peak protection

Outstanding performance leveraging both the advancements

of the X4 Architecture and the new Intel® CoreTM

Microarchitecture

Easy to expand and scale with Scalability Wizard

Greater Memory support in junction with VMware 3.1 128GB

memory support

Secure design with the onboard Trusted Platform Module

(TPM) that delivers embedded virtualization with the new

VMware ESX 3i on board

Memory Card

x3950 M2 Memory Card 8 Dimm sockets per card, 4 memory

cards per 4way node 1,2,4,8 GB DDR2/3 Memory Dimms Single Node 256GB max memory Fully buffered to 533Mhz

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System x Solutions – Server Consolidation

Updated: June 27/07

Scale outMore efficient infrastructure

Scale-Up High-end 4-way by AMD or INTELExceptional memory performance and scalability

Scale-Out Family of rack-mount in 1u or 2uWorld-class blade products

VMWARE from IBMJoint development agreementBest support offeringsCertified across entire familyOnly solution with >4-way support

Client Consolidation

What is it ? Migration of desktop workloads onto

server-based technology to improve and maximize

computing resources.

Why and what to look for ?

Distributed user communities (different buildings, different cities, etc)

Need to improve or reduce deskside support?

Maximize desktop resources

Reduce desktop management issues (theft, S/W maintenance, security)

Improve access/control over user community

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Three Ways to Consolidate Client Computing

Citrix or Microsoft TS

1:85 Shared images Highly secure Best Utilization Proven Solution

Shared Serviceskeyboard, mouse, display, network connect

Blades or Traditional Servers

End user Desktop OS

Citrix Application

ServerNetwork

Storage

VM Clients

1:30-50 Full XP desktop experience Enhanced security Advanced

Virtual Machine Clientkeyboard, mouse, display, network connect

Blades or Traditional Servers

Thin Clients

Storage

Windows XP VM

Windows XP VM

Windows XP VM

Connection

Broker

Storage

1:1 Best Performance Best Compatibility Highest cost

Future PC Blades

Physical 1:1 Replacementkeyboard, mouse, display, network connect

Blades

Thin Clients

Connection

Broker

Virtual Client Infrastructure – Benefits

Improved resource utilization

Complete hardware/software flexibility (WinXP, Vista, Linux)

Complete Desktop / User Isolation

Easier, quicker, centralized desktop administration

Full Desktop Recovery

Lower Cost of Desktop Management

Improved Desktop Standardization and Support

Improved end-user productivity and experience

Lower Security and Business risks

Virtualization from IBM & VMware

Virtualization Advantage from IBM and VMware Intelligent virtualization with IBM X-Architecture® technology

Intel® Core Microarchitecture processors

Embedded VMware ESX Lite

Outstanding IBM CoolBlue™ Power and Cooling designs

Systems Storage SAN Volume Controller

Partnering with VMware® on key Disaster Recovery solutions

IBM and VMware® Leadership Management software

Widest range of supported server & storage products with VMWARE

IBM & VMWARE joint development agreement

Only IBM can deliver a 16-way VMware ESX Server solution

IBM supports VMware, OS’s (Windows, Linux, etc.) running in a VM directly, and selected applications, reducing risk and downtime

IBM management solutions with IBM Director enhance hardware availability and manageability – IBM Director Agent supported in ESX service console

IBM ServerProven & IBM Total Storage Proven testing reduces risk

Complete set of VMWARE services including server consolidation

Why VMware from IBM?

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