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- 1. © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM System x Values proposition with VMWare Ngo Quang Son (Mr.) Product Line Manager – System X – IBM Vietnam [email protected]
- 2. © 2012 IBM Corporation22 Rack Strategy: Expand portfolio to address customer needs Today Next Genera.on Entry Value Cost op'mized design General Business Maximum Performance & Up'me Value 2-‐socket Cost Balanced Performance § Intel Xeon E3-‐1200 Series § Cost op'mized design § Entry processors § Modest memory support § Basic IO § Base warranty/support § Storage designed for cost § Intel Xeon E5-‐2600 Series § Maximum processor performance § Maximum amount of memory § Designed for extreme up 'me § Max IO slots § High port 1Gb or 10Gb Mezzanine op'on § Full aler'ng and LightPath standard § Focus on storage performance with low cost/high capacity op'ons § Tradi'onal 3/3 on site warranty § Intel Xeon E5-‐2400 Series § Sweet spot processors § Generous memory support (12DIMMs) § More IO § Higher port count 1Gb Networking § Op'onal Redundancy § Supports both performance and cost/high capacity storage solu'ons § Tradi'onal 3/3 on site warranty Entry 1U/1S x3250 M3 x3250 M4 3Q11 Compact 1U/2S x3550 M3 Flagship 2U/2S x3650 M3 Value Performance 2U/4S x3755 M3 x3550 M4 1Q12 x3650 M4 1Q12 x3530 M4 2Q12 Value 1U/2S Value Storage 2U/2S x3620 M3 Storage Rich 2U/2S x3630 M3 x3630 M4 2Q12
- 3. © 2012 IBM Corporation33 Tower Strategy: Expand portfolio to address customer needs Value 1S Performance 1S x3200 M3 Enterprise 2S x3400 M3 x3500 M3 Value 2S x3100 M4 3Q11 x3500 M4 1Q12 x3300 M4 2Q12 Today Next Genera.on Entry Value Cost op'mized design General Business Maximum Performance & Up'me Value 2-‐socket Cost Balanced Performance § Intel Xeon E3-‐1200 Series § Cost op'mized design § Entry processors § Modest memory support § Basic IO § Base warranty/support § Storage designed for cost (Up to 8 HDDs) § Intel Xeon E5-‐2600 Series § Maximum processor performance § Maximum memory (24 DIMMs) § Designed for extreme up 'me § Max IO slots (7 Open I/O) § Increased redundancy over GB § Full aler'ng and LightPath standard § Focus on storage performance (Up to 32 HDDs) § Tradi'onal 3/3 on site warranty § Sweet spot processors § Generous memory support (12DIMMs) § More IO § Higher port count 1Gb Networking § Op'onal Redundancy § Supports performance and cost/high capacity storage (Up to 16 HDDs) § Tradi'onal 3/3 on site warranty
- 4. © 2012 IBM Corporation4 4Q11 1Q12 2Q12 3Q12 2011 > 2012 Transitions – Blade & High End HS12 HS23 HS22 HS22V HS23E 3850X5 3690X5 3750M4 HX5 New 6 March May May 4 1 2 3 4/8 socket Intel Xeo E7-28xx/48xx/88xx MAX5 Technologies 2 socket Intel Xeo E7-28xx/48xx/88xx MAX5 Technologies 2/4 socket Intel Xeo E7-28xx/48xx/88xx MAX5 Technologies 2/4 socket Intel Xeo E5-4600 Series 2 socket Intel Xeo E5-2600 Series 2 socket Intel Xeo E5-2400 Series • Infrastructure apps • Rack-to-blade migration • Grid • Branch office/point of sale • Rack-to-blade • Mainstream virtualization and cloud computing • Does many things very well (workhorse) • Broad enterprise applications • High performance enterprise • Max virtualization and database performance • Business intelligence • SAP • High Performance Computing • Floating Point computations • Small/Medium DBs requiring fast I/O • Large memory, low CPU consolidation virtualization platforms • Higher density VDI rollouts • Virtualized Exchange, Sharepoint, SQL... • Smaller DB platforms • Larger DBs where caching to local memory can serve to decrease IOPs • OLTP workloads • Mid-sized SAP rollouts
- 5. © 2012 IBM Corporation5 ü A common set of blades ü A common set of industry-standard switches and IO fabrics ü Common management infrastructure ü Over a decade of a stable platform IBM BladeCenter H Enterprise high performance IBM BladeCenter T Ruggedized, short- depth IBM BladeCenter HT Ruggedized, high performance Fit-for-purpose choice of chassis… IBM BladeCenter S Distributed, office, datacenter-in-a-box IBM BladeCenter E Enterprise, best efficiency, best density
- 6. © 2012 IBM Corporation6 System x Intel Server Portfolio Enterprise Servers Blade Servers Rack Servers Tower Servers x3750 M4 x3850 X5 Suited for heavy vertical workloads, virtualization, high performance and legacy replacement Optimized for large consolidation environments, server infrastructure replacement and remote environments Great for small to mid-range business segmented workloads and “fit” for purpose applications. Smaller businesses, smaller remote environments and meeting standalone requirements. 4 Socket1 & 2 Socket (sample listing) x3650 M4 x3690 X5 HX5 x3550 M4 x3100 M4 BladeCenter H, E, S HS23E x3630 M4 x3530 M4 HS23 x3250 M4 x3500 M4
- 7. © 2012 IBM Corporation7 Value Proposition #1: VMware and IBM Joint Innovation and Partnership Innovation driven by • R&D collaboration • Innovative service offerings • End-to-end IBM solutions IBM x86 Virtualization: • First VMware system vendor • First VMware joint development partner • First to offer comprehensive VMware support • First blade to include VMware • First demonstrated VMware embedded hypervisor • First VMware managed desktop offering
- 8. © 2012 IBM Corporation8 System x and VMWare Compatibility Matrix
- 9. © 2012 IBM Corporation99 Services Features IBM ServicePac services for: § System x hardware § System x hardware with Datacenter § System x hardware with VMware § Storage products § Microsoft/MS applications § Essential Support for System x (hardware break-fix needs as well as support for your how-to, usage and configuration) § Hardware warranty service upgrade options § Virtually unlimited, cost-competitive, toll-free access to highly skilled technicians who can help with installation, configuration, how-to usage and software defects § 24x7 coverage (severity 1; 9X5 coverage (all severities) § Fast, precise problem determination and resolution § Competitively priced, predictable support costs – one-time fee for one or three years of support § Software Support options for Microsoft / VMware / Linux / Systems Director IBM SupportLine (annuity contract) for: § System x hardware § Microsoft or Linux software § VMware § Microsoft applications § Linux with Linux subscription § One-stop, consistent, high-quality, cross-platform technical support § Toll-free telephone or electronic access with 9x5 or 24x7 coverage options § Virtually unlimited calls from indefinite number of callers § Hardware usability (how-to), installation and configuration support § Microsoft support for Microsoft products on IBM and non-IBM systems § VMware product support with either Microsoft Windows or Linux software § Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server distributions § Help with Linux usage and installation product compatibility and interoperability § Subscription service option for product updates and maintenance from Novell and Red Hat IBM Vietnam Resources § More than 30 Systems Engineers § 6 System Engineers certified with VMWare Value Proposition #2: IBM Vietnam Services Ability for VMWare System x Hardware & Software
- 10. © 2012 IBM Corporation10 Value Proposition #3: Maximize memory capacity with MAX5 NEW! 16GB DIMM support § 256GB in 2 socket blade § 640GB in 2 socket + MAX5 § 512GB in 4 socket blade NEW! 32GB DIMM support § 1TB in 2 socket server § 2TB in 2 socket + MAX5 NEW! 32GB DIMM support § 2TB in 4 socket server § 3TB in 4 socket + MAX5 § 4TB in 8 socket server § 6TB in 8 socket + MAX5 HX5 x3850 X5 x3690 X5
- 11. © 2012 IBM Corporation1111 eX5 Rack System Configurations x3690 X5 (2S 32 DIMM) x3850 X5 (4S 64 DIMM) Base Systems Memory Enhanced x3690 X5 w/ MAX5 (2S 64 DIMM) x3850 X5 w/ MAX5 (4S 96 DIMM) x3850 X5 (8S 128 DIMM) x3850 X5 w/ MAX5 (8S 192 DIMM) Memory Enhanced Leadership high end x86 performance and flexibility Each MAX5 memory expansion module has 32 DIMMs in 1U 2U 3U 4U 5U 8U 10U * Support 32GB DIMMs
- 12. © 2012 IBM Corporation1212 Bringing the goodness of eX5 to blades… § Snaps onto base blade (sold as a bundle w/ base HX5) § Enables more memory than any other blades Never before seen levels of scaling… § 2-socket, 30mm building block § 2-socket à 4-socket w/ logical partitioning HX5 Blade HX5 Blade with MAX5 Common Building Block Maximum performance and flexibility for database and virtualization in a a blade IBM BladeCenter Scalable Blades 2P, 30mm 2-socket, 16DIMM 8 I/O ports 30mm 4-socket, 32DIMM 16 I/O 60mm 2-socket, 40DIMM 8 I/O 60mm 4-socket, 80DIMM 16 I/O 120mm Each MAX5 memory expansion module has 32 DIMMs in Single-Wide * Support 16GB DIMMs
- 13. © 2012 IBM Corporation13 Client Pain Point • Sprawl - Up to 7,000 scaled out physical servers managed by disparate business units Challenge • Provide a private-cloud based scale up infrastructure to serve as the backbone of the client’s virtualization initiative Competitive Landscape • HP: High end x86 standard • Dell: Volume x86 standard • IBM: Not on the standards list • Dell and HP had evaluation servers on site Bringing the IBM solution to the client • IBM Evaluation Program provided on-site x3850 X5 + MAX5 for a bakeoff • IBM Center for Microsoft Technologies in Kirkland, Washington hosted client to see and hear more about eX5 and memory scaling • Technical Sales Specialist worked closely to help client understand technical advantage of eX5 • VMware Performance Team provided performance data • Local IBM team discussed financial advantages of memory expansion eX5 Solution • IBM x3850X5+MAX5 • Phase One: 24 systems (four “pods” of six servers) divided between two data centers • Phase Two: 12 Servers (two “pods” of six servers) divided between two data centers • Phase Three: Cloud software deployment Financial benefit to the client • Savings on software licensing, subscription, and support, • Lower hardware acquisition maintenance, personnel costs • Lower energy consumption • Reduction of future software subscription renewal and support costs, hardware maintenance renewals Client chooses MAX5 for virtualization infrastructure
- 14. © 2012 IBM Corporation14 Financial impact of memory expansion in VMware environment
- 15. © 2012 IBM Corporation15 Value Proposition #4: Maximize I/O Performance with 10GbE technologies Mezzanine design keeps I/O slots, and choice of vendor 4 x 1Gb controller 2 x 10Gb Ports (Mezz card) SFP+ or copper § Slot-less – Simple and easy upgrade to 10Gb without consuming a PCIe slot § Low cost – Offering 10Gb NIC at a LOM price and maintain the flexibility of a PCIe card § Flexibility and choice – Offering a selection of both SFP+ and Base-T from two major NIC provider Emulex and Qlogic
- 16. © 2012 IBM Corporation16 10Gb LAN Card on Rack Servers 2 x 10GbE via MezzCard 2 x 10GbE via MezzCard 2 x 10GbE dedicated Riser X3650 M4 X3550 M4 X3750 M4
- 17. © 2012 IBM Corporation17 Light Path Diagnostics Panel (Located on other side of blade) 10Gb LAN on Blade Servers 2x hot-swap drive bays (SAS, SATA or Solid State) 16x VLP DDR3 Memory (256GB Max / 1600MHz Max) Integrated 1Gb/10GbE LOM 2x IO Expansion Slots 1x CIOv +1x CFFh) USB socket 10Gb Interposer Card * 4C Processor Model not bundle 10Gb Interposer Card
- 18. © 2012 IBM Corporation18 Value Proposition #5: IBM Virtual Fabric on Blade Servers – Up to 10x I/O bandwidth – Dynamically allocate bandwidth with no downtime – Lower Latency Improve Performance – Reduce CAPEX up to 49% – Reduce energy costs up to 50% – Protect Investment with Convergence Ready Solution Reduce Costs – Reduce cables up to 86% – Reduce Switches, Adapters by up to 75% – Consolidate more VMs onto fewer systems – Higher availability & security Reduce Complexity BUILT ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS
- 19. © 2012 IBM Corporation19 19 VMWare Service console Guest VM VMWare Fault Tolerance VMotion VirtualNICs VirtualGroups Easy Management via: Switch Interface, CLI or - Open Fabric Manager* *Future Upgrade Option Up to 8 Virtual Ports per adapter Map each Virtual adapter to port groups Configure few ports as Virtual CNA* No separate HBA needed! iSCSI / FCoE* Software License Upgrade CNA CNA Create Virtual groups and Assign one uplink per group2.5Gb*2 2.5Gb*2 2.5Gb*2 2.5Gb*2 * 3Q 2011 Virtual Fabric for IBM BladeCenter offers the Benefits of both Virtual NIC and IO Convergence on a Single end-to-end Solution
- 20. © 2012 IBM Corporation20 Improve Performance Support Today’s Requirements and Future Requirements Server Traditional Networking Server 1Gb/s Ethernet Server to Switch 8Gb max 8Gb max Uplink to TOR: 112 Gb max 48 Gb max – More bandwidth – Up to 10x server to switch module – Up to 5x from Chassis to TOR – Leverage with existing 1GbE infrastructures – Dynamic bandwidth Allocation – Reassign bandwidth as needed with no downtime – Increments of 100Mb Server to Switch 20Gb max Uplink to TOR: 200Gb max 10Gb/s Ethernet 20Gb per server Up to 200Gb Uplink BW 5Gbps 3.9Gbps 100Mbps1Gbps 5Gbps 100Mbps 3.9Gbps 1Gbps Pass Thru Switch
- 21. © 2012 IBM Corporation21 Q&A
- 22. © 2009 IBM Corporation2222 System x Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet