The IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud offers an integrated platform designed to simplify the deployment of VMware environments while reducing costs and complexity. It combines flexible networking, storage options, and management capabilities for efficient resource utilization and high availability, with features that enhance reliability and scalability. The solution aims to improve time to market and lower total cost of ownership, making it suitable for businesses of all sizes.

1. BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud
Peter Hedges
Solutions & Alliances Executive
IBM System x, Growth Markets
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2. IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud
I liked when things were easy! They can be again!
Industry best practice platform for VMware
Integrate Simplify Reduce
•Networking standards •Purchase & configuration •Cost (purchase & TCO)
from multiple partners •Deployment •Space, power, cooling
•End-to-end management •Management & Complexity •Cables
•VMware integrated •Workload Scaling •Risk
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3. IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud - Easy as ABC
A IBM BladeCenter with a
choice of converged
networking
B Blades integrated with VMware vSphere
Power On and Go
Bronze Silver Gold
C IBM Storage to meet your capacity needs or “Bring Your Own” (BYO)
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4. Manage vCenter Integration
Flexible Plug-ins
Data Centre-wide
management with vCenter, with
IBM Systems Management Plug-Ins (Optional)
Director (Optional)
Storage
Choice
Flexible Capacity
Integrated
or BYO
Network
Network
Choice
Flexible Networking
Increased Bandwidth
Energy Efficient
Integrated
Choice
Servers
Flexible Workloads
Embedded Hypervisor
Optimised for VMware
Energy Efficient
Integrated IBM HS22 IBM HS22V IBM HX5
48GB RAM 96GB RAM 128GB RAM
4 ~15 VM’s ~30 VM’s ~40 VM’s
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5. Build from Scratch Pre-Built
June
Jan.
Testing &
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Validation
Faster Results
Less Risk
Installation &
4 Cost Reduction
Configuration
Acquire
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Components Management
Storage
Pre-
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implementation
Networking
System Sizing
Servers
Jan.
Months Days
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6. Less Cost for the Same Work (eg: 250 VMs / 10 Blades)
IBM BladeCenter
Foundation for
Cloud
36% less
Rack Space 14U
9U
26% less
Power
Power SAME workload Power
Idle:1588 W Idle:1836 W
Max:3514 W Max:4734 W
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7. Mainframe Inspired Reliability
IBM BladeCenter = complete RAS
Redundant connectors from the blade to
the mid-place for power and IO
Two N+N power domains in chassis
Two AC & DC chassis power buses
NO SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE
PFA IBM
Predictive Alerts: Blade:
Only IBM monitors all vital system HDD & SDD Yes
components for maximum availability
Memory Yes
Warns ahead of potential hardware
failures CPU Yes
Triggers preemptive action VRM Yes
Maintains application availability Chassis:
Fan Yes
Power supply Yes
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8. IBM ISDM
BladeCenter or IBM CloudBurst
Foundation for Cloud VMware vCloud Director
Multi Platform
Cloud Cloud
Management Management Management
Storage Storage Storage
Networking Networking Networking
Servers Servers Servers
Integrated + Self Service + Multiplatform
Virtualised + Automated + Metering
Managed + Billing
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9. Customer Success: Financial Services Firm
Business Challenge
Creating custom configurations reliably for testing business
applications was difficult and resource intensive.
Key Benefits Projected Business Case Results
Improved time to market for Overall Savings: $2.2M (3yr period)
service provisioning Payback Period: 10 months
Higher quality and reduced costs Net Present Value (NPV): $1.5M
Payback period of 10 months Return On Investment (ROI): 435%
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10. IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud
1) Simple & Easy - so you get the benefits faster.
2) Saves Money - with competitive price and lower TCO.
3) RELIABLE - to reduce risk to your business.
4) Scalable - from small business to Enterprise, from virtualization to Cloud.
5) Freedom of Choice - so you keep control of your own future.
THE RIGHT CHOICE
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12. Additional Information
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13. IBM Systems Director Appliance - EASY
Monitors and manages physical and virtual resources in seamless
manner including full lifecycle management
Dynamically manages virtual workloads to optimize resource and
maintain service levels Management
Provides visibility into key energy metrics (power, cooling,
Storage
temperature, airflow) within the solution
Preloaded server includes Networking
– Microsoft Windows 2008 R2
– IBM Director 6.2
– Active Energy Manager 4.3 Servers
– DS Storage Manager v10.70
– vSphere 5.0 Client IBM x3550 M3
Intel Xeon E5620, 2.40GHz, 8 cores
24GB memory (6 x 4GB DIMMs)
4 x 300GB SAS drives (2.5”)
DVD Multi-burner
2 x 1Gb Ethernet ports
Preloaded management software
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14. DS3500 Fibre Channel Storage
Primarily used as image/scratch space for VM images
Scales with configuration size Management
From 7.2 TB to 59 TB
Storage
Dual controllers for maximum resiliency
Turbo performance option available Networking
Up to 2X throughput
Servers
IBM DS3524/EXP3524
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15. Based on IBM Converged Networking
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Simplicity
Requires fewer devices, cables, & parts than separate LAN/SAN
– Lower cost, simpler management than traditional setup
Management
Easily connects to existing LAN/SAN infrastructure
IBM Virtual Fabric adapter supports up to 8 vNICs (4/port) Storage
– Important for running larger number of VMs
VMready ties the VM port attributes to individual VM images Networking
– Moves them automatically with VM migrations
Servers
+ +
BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module
Emulex Virtual Fabric Advanced adapter
- Supports 10 10Gb uplinks - Supports 6 8Gb FC uplinks
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16. Benefits of IBM VMready
• Enterprise Data Center Network Virtualization
• VM Detection - automatically discovers and identifies the Virtual Machines
• VM groups - Grouping of similar Virtual Machines to simplify management tasks
• NMotion™ - Automatically track migrating Virtual Machines to maintain network Management
configuration
• Vendor Neutral
• VMready works with all major virtualization offerings Storage
• Integration with VMware vCenter
• Single pane of management for both VMready switches and ESX vSwitches
• Rich display of VM information such as IP addresses, VM name and ESX server
location Networking
• Low cost – Software license included with switch in this offering
• Software runs on switch, not the servers
• Accounting and Auditing Servers
• VM Migration is detected by VMready and reported
• Traffic per VM can be audited
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17. Based on industry leading IBM BladeCenter
Highly resilient, energy and cost efficient
Superior bandwidth Management
Leading energy efficiency
No single point of failure
Storage
Redundant 2980W power supplies Networking
Redundant AMMs
2 IBM BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switches
2 QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Modules Servers
IBM BladeCenter H
Intel Xeon E5659 (2.53GHz), 2P, 12 cores
96 GB memory (12 x 8 GB DIMMs)
Emulex Virtual Fabric Advanced adapter
ESXi key
IBM BladeCenter HS22V
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18. BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud - Offering
Prebuilt Chassis models with networking
Management
– BladeCenter H BNT / Qlogic FCoE switch module (Preferred)
– BladeCenter H Brocade FCoE switch module
– BladeCenter H Cisco Nexus FCoE switch module
Storage
Prebuilt Blade servers with network and VMware
– HS22 2*6C E5645 2.40GHz, 48GB, CNA+FCoE, ESXi
Networking
– HS22V 2*6C E5659 2.53GHz, 96GB, CNA+FCoE, ESXi (Preferred)
– HX5 2*8C E7-2830 2.13GHz, 128GB, CNA+FCoE, ESXi
– HX5+MAX5 2*10C E7-8867L 2.13GHz, 320GB, CNA+FCoE, ESXi Servers
Value
– Factory integrated and tested
– Fastest path to deliver virtualized computing platform
– Reduces risk and complexity
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19. Integration Guide
IBM Business Partners can access the configuration
and build document
From the IBM ITSO organisation
known for their famous "RedBooks“
Cover the topics:
– What to order
– How to rack the components
– How to cable the components
– How to tune/update firmware
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