The document discusses IBM's new 5th generation eX5 portfolio of enterprise x86 servers. It introduces three new servers - the IBM System x3850 X5 and x3690 X5 rack servers, and the IBM BladeCenter HX5 blade server. These servers are based on Intel's Nehalem-EX processors and feature new innovations like MAX5 for scalable memory expansion and eXFlash for SSD storage. The portfolio is aimed at providing leadership performance, flexibility, and reliability for virtualization, database, and other memory-intensive workloads.

1. Alex Alvord – Certified Expert System X, BladeCenter, iDataplex, CSE, SCON/CDAT [email_address] 5 th Generation Enterprise X-Architecture: New Thinking For The Next Generation Of x86 Systems

2. IBM x86 Server Portfolio Scale out / distributed computing x3550 M2 x3650 M2 x3450 x3850 M2 Clusters, HPC, Virtualization, Web 2.0 & Cloud High density Large symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP ) x3950 M2 1-4 nodes Cluster 1350 X3400 M2 X3500 M2 x3200 M3 x3755 iDataPlex BladeCenter S, E, H, T, HT HS12/22/22V LS22/42 JS23//43 QS22 X3250 M3 X3350 M2 HS22 dx360 M2 Scale up / SMP computing

3. x3550 M3 Product Description Westmere 130W readiness Memory support 18 DIMMs. UDIMM & RDIMM, [email_address] Storage: support 8 HDD Low cost entry model with Yeager and 4 Disk bay Model change from 7946 to 7944 Optional Optical Drive Upgrade 4  8 Disks March 16 Announce March 31 Ship Support

4. x3650 M3 Product Description Westmere 130W processor readiness Memory support 18 DIMMs. UDIMM & RDIMM, [email_address] Storage: support 16 HDDs Model change from 7947  7945 Upgrade 4  8 disks Add Tape Upgrade 8  16 Disks March 16 Announce March 31 Ship Support

5. IBM BladeCenter HS22V Offering New 2-socket, 30mm blade based on Intel’s Nehalem EP 18 memory DIMMs running up to 1333MHz 2 bays supporting solid state HDDsSupport Integrated RAID 0,1 provides enhanced system availability and data protectionSupport 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB VLP DIMMs Intel 10Gbit Virtual LOM on selected models Support Nehalem-EP / Tylersburg: 95W, 80W, 60W Customer Value Performance : 130W processors for leadership performance a modular blade Flexibility: Pay-as-you-grow from with a a single qualified platform Reliability: x8 Memory Chipkill for maximum up-time High density, high performance blade optimized for virtualization + power

6. HS22V Max memory DP blade for virtualization and HPC Additional Features IMM & UEFI Advanced Power Mgmt TPM 1.2 Light Path Diagnostics Expansion blades 2x Nehalem EP Processors (Westmere-ready) 2x 1.8” SSD (HW RAID 0/1) 18x VLP DDR3 Memory (144GB Max / 1333MHxz Max) Same I/O as HS22 (1x CIOv + 1x CFFh) Internal USB (Embedded Hypervisor) Dual GbE LOM (10GbE Option)

7. Traditional server paradigms need to change Personal Computers Rack optimized Blade Servers Tower PC Servers The x86-based PC architecture is now 28 years old . It has evolved through PCs, towers, racks and blades. It holds 53 percent of the server market and that number is growing. ?    

8. It’s time to redefine the x86 server landscape It’s about more than just the processor…it’s about the system. The fundamental engineering of the system at the heart of your system matters. The next generation x86 architectures must be able to keep up with the proliferation of workloads and explosion of data of a smarter, more interconnected planet. c DATA Workloads Underutilization & High OPEX Reactive vs Proactive Memory bottleneck           

9. IBM has a history of marketplace-leading innovation The first x86 server with a scalable 16 processor design. The first x86 server with 100 #1 benchmarks. The first x86 server with hot-swap memory. The first x86 server to break 1 million tpmC It’s time for IBM to lead the way yet again… INVESTED No. 1 market share leader for scalable x86 servers Over 10 years of enterprise x86 server innovation Over the years IBM has ENGINEERED ACHIEVED 

10. A smarter planet demands smarter systems Scale quickly and efficiently. Remove memory bottlenecks. Maximize utilization. Are optimized for workloads. Provide rapid access to data. Clients need systems that: IBM will lead the way. c High Utilization & Lower OPEX Real-time Analytics DATA Workloads Innovation              

11. Announcing eX5 5 th generation portfolio of IBM industry-leading technology in enterprise x86 computing Expansion of Enterprise X-Architecture to IBM BladeCenter 2X the memory capability of competitive offerings resulting in up to 2/3 software costs Lowest costs of acquisition and deployment for enterprise x86 computing in the industry  #1 Market share leader in scalable x86 servers IBM System x and BladeCenter   

12. MAX5 eXFlash FlexNode Maximum memory scaling independent of processors Extreme IOPs SSD storage Scheduled provisioning Two 2-Socket Systems One 4-Socket System  System x3850 X5 IBM BladeCenter HX5 BladeCenter HX5 System x3690 X5 The new thinking from IBM… Introducing the eX5 Portfolio

13. eX5 – Three servers, One portfolio High-end Scalable 2S High-end Scalable 4S Scalable Blade HX5 x3690 X5 x3850 X5 x3950 X5

14. IBM System x3850/3890 X5 Offering x3850/x3950 follow-on 4 Socket 4U Intel EX platform Leading platform for large scale virtualization, database, and mission critical enterprise applications More cores, memory, and hard drives then today’s 7300 series x3850 4-socket 4U package Support Nehalem-EX (NHM-EX) processor at 130w, 105w, and 75w Support 64 DIMMs total (16 DIMMs per socket) Support up to 16GB DIMM, DDR3-1066MHz Support 7 Gen2 PCI-E slots (4 full-length and 3 half-length) Support 8x2.5” SAS DASD Scale up to 8-socket natively via QPI (x3950 M3) Scale up to 8-socket and 16-socket with eX5 Customer Value Performance: eX5 for differentiation, leadership database and virtualization performance and lower cost, high performance configurations Reliability : x8 Memory Chipkill for maximum up-time Scalability: “Pay as You Grow” scalability Premier System x Scale-up Platform for Mainframe-Inspired Performance and Reliability

15. x3850 X5: 4-socket 4U x86 (Nehalem EX) platform (2x) 1975W Rear Access Hot Swap, Redundant P/S (4x) Intel Xeon CPU’s (8x) Memory Cards for 64 DIMMs – 8 1066MHz DDR3 DIMMs per card 6x - PCIe Gen2 Slots (+2 additional) 2x 60mm Hot Swap Fans (8x) Gen2 2.5” Drives or 2 eXFlash packs (2x) 120mm Hot Swap Fans Dual USB Light Path Diagnostics RAID (0/1) standard, RAID 5/6 Optional DVD Drive 2x 10Gb Ethernet Adapter

16. IBM System x3690 X5 Offering 2 Socket 2U Intel EX platform Ideal platform for virtualization, database, and computational intensive computing in a 2U server Maximum memory capacity (2 socket or 4 socket) for today’s server consolidated data centers Support Nehalem-EX (NHM-EX) processor at 130w, 105w, and 75w Support up to 16GB DIMM, DDR3-1066MHz Support 4 Gen2 PCI-E slots Support 4x2.5” SAS DASD Scale up to 4-socket and 8-socket with eX5 Customer Value Performance: Industry leading 2 socket performance with Intel Nehalem EX 8 core processors, Form Factor: The features and performance of today’s 4 core, 4U servers in a 2U, 2 Socket platform Scalability: eX5 scalable for double the memory or to IBM’s most memory rich 4 socket server2 2-socket server with performance, memory capacity & reliability previously only in 4-socket system

17. x3690 X5: 2-socket 2U (Nehalem EX) platform (1x) x16 (full height, full length or (2x) x8 (1 full size, 1 full height / half length) (2x) PCIe x8 Low Profile (4x) N+N 675W Rear Access Hot Swap Redundant P/S (16x) Gen2 2.5” Drives or 3 eXFlash packs Scaling ports 32 x DDR3 Memory DIMMs 16 in upper mezzanine (pictured) 16 below 8x Memory Buffers (4x) 60mm Hot Swap Fans Dual USB Light Path Diagnostics DVD Drive

18. eX5 Scalable Memory Expansion Module Target Workloads Virtualization / consolidation / virtual desktop Database Compute-intensive eX5 Memory expansion and scalability for leadership performance and differentiation EXA scalability up to 16 sockets and 384 DIMMs with x3850 X5 All eX5 rack servers are “eX5 MESM ready” for expansion as needed Headroom to grow 32 DIMM capacity for memory expansion without additional processors or servers Maximize performance, productivity and competitiveness while minimizing cost Allows systems greater database transaction performance, and performance / watt than base systems without eX5 MESM Enables x3690 X5 to achieve 100% more VMs than a 2S MP system without eX5 Achieve desired performance for memory-rich applications without purchasing additional servers Maximum uptime Lower software costs Lower hardware costs Large memory configurations using smaller, less expensive DIMMs Customer needs EXA reliability with Node Failover Expand memory without the need to purchase additional systems/processors for hardware savings Fewer processors needed for maximizing memory for software license savings Scale less expensive “2S only” DIMMs to 4S with x3690 X5 Features and Benefits

19. MAX5 for x3690 X5 and x3850 X5 Memory Buffers QPI Ports EXA Ports Firehawk Chipset 32 Memory DIMMs QPI attaches to systems EXA Scalability to other memory drawers Lightpath Diagnostics Hot swap fans System removes from chassis for easy access

20. IBM BladeCenter HX5 Offering High Performance 4S Blade Server eX5 for highest Performance and Reliability in BladeCenter portfolio Prime blade platform for large scale virtualization, database, and mission critical enterprise applications Largest Virtualization Blade Platform for maximum number of users on a single, easily managed consolidated BladeCenter system 2-socket 1-wide blade form factor Support 95w NHM-EX processors Support 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB VLP DIMMs 2-socket 2-wide blade form factor Support NHM-EX 130w processors Support 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB VLP DIMMs Customer Value Performance : 130W processors for leadership performance a modular blade Flexibility: Pay-as-you-grow from with a a single qualified platform Reliability: x8 Memory Chipkill for maximum up-time Leadership performance, high density, and flexibility that competition can’t touch

21. HX5 – 2 & 4 Socket Blade 2x Intel Nehalem-EX Processors Dual & redundant I/O and Power Integrated 10GE available 2x IO Expansion Slots (1x CIOv + 1x CFFh) 16x VLP DDR3 Memory 2x SSD drives (1.8”) 2x 30mm nodes HX5 Scaling 2S, 16D, 8 I/O ports, 30m 4S, 32D, 16 I/O ports, 60mm 6S, 48D, 24 I/O ports, 90mm 8S, 64D, 32 I/O ports, 120mm 2 x 2S Blade Mechanical Side view

22. MAX5 for HX5 24x VLP DDR3 memory 6x memory buffers HX5+MAX5 Configurations 2S, 40D, 8 I/O ports, 60m 4S, 80D, 16 I/O ports, 120mm MAX5 HX5 FireHawk 6 SMI lanes 4 QPI ports 3 scalability ports

23. Never before seen levels of scaling… 2P, 30mm building block 2P  4P  6P  8P w/ logical partitioning Max compute density! Up to 64 cores in a 2½ U equivalent space Modular scalability in 2P increment to get to 4P, 6P, and 8P Targeted for highly multi-threaded apps, including HPC Bringing the goodness of eXa to blades… Snaps onto base HH (sold as a bundle w/HH) Enabled more memory than any other blades Blade leadership! Up to 30% more VMs than max HP 4P blade Flexible configurations & unmatched memory capacity, scaling from 1P, 32D  4P, 80D Uses processors that cost up to 30% less than the competition for scaling (130w) Targeted for Virtualization & DB for customers that need a blade form factor HX5 Blade eX5 Memory Expansion Blade Common Building Block 2P, 30mm 2P 30mm 4P 60mm 6P 90mm 8P 120mm 2P 60mm 4P 120mm Maximum performance and flexibility no one else can offer IBM BladeCenter Scalable Blades with

24. Memory Drawer 1U eX5 Scalability and Configuration Flexibility EXA QPI QPI EXA EXA EXA Memory Drawer 1U x3950 X5 4U x3950 X5 4U QPI QPI EXA EXA EXA Memory Drawer 1U x3950 X5 4U QPI EXA X3690 X5 2U HX5 Scaling 2P, 16D 30mm 4P, 32D 60mm 6P, 48D 90mm 8P, 64D 120mm 2P, 40D 60mm 4P, 80D 120mm x3850 X5 / x3950 X5 Scaling x3690 X5 Scaling Memory Drawer 1U QPI x3690 X5 2U Ghidorah 4U Memory Drawer 1U QPI Megalon-32 2U x3690 X5 2U Memory Drawer 1U QPI EXA x3690 X5 2U X3690 X5 2U X3690 X5 2U QPI Memory Drawer 1U x3950 X5 4U x3950 X5 4U x3950 X5 4U QPI Memory Drawer 1U x3950 X5 4U QPI Memory Drawer 1U x3950 X5 4U QPI Memory Drawer 1U x3950 X5 4U QPI Memory Drawer 1U x3950 X5 4U QPI Memory Drawer 1U x3950 X5 4U QPI x3950 X5 4U Memory Drawer 1U x3950 X5 4U QPI

25. MAX5; exclusive to eX5, enabling up to 2X the memory capacity eXFlash; exclusive to eX5, 97% less expensive for same database performance FlexNode; exclusive to eX5, enables changeable systems to best match client needs eX5 Innovations

26. MAX5: Memory Access for eX5 Take your system to the MAX with MAX5 MAX memory capacity An additional 32 DIMM slots for x3850 X5 and x3690 X5 An additional 24 DIMM slots for HX5 MAX virtual density - Increase the size and number of VMs MAX flexibility - Expand memory capacity, scale servers, or both MAX productivity - Increase utilization and performance MAX license optimization - Get more done with fewer systems Greater productivity and utilization through memory expansion and flexibility

27. Eliminate the memory bottleneck and get the most from your virtualization investment with MAX5 2S competition server x3690 X5 with MAX5 4S competition server x3690 X5 with MAX5 Software licensing hypervisor cost: $3,500 per processor. Memory is constrained before processors are fully utilized. 82% more VMs Same 2S license cost 50% license cost Same number of VMs

28. eX5 Flash - Maximum internal storage performance Maximize performance 30x performance increase for local databases 90% better performance per watt for database-type workloads Maximize cost savings 100 to 1 replacement ratio of traditional drives, replacing thousands of drives and cables $350,000 savings/FlashPack over equal IOPs HDDs 10x reduction in energy for enterprise configurations Up to 30x greater solution density over traditional HDD solution Maximize reliability RAID 5/6 controller for redundant data storage reliability at 37.5% greater capacity 64x greater reliable customer solution over traditional HDD’s Combination of solid-state disk technology and high-speed controller architecture deliver extreme performance to replace limited IOPs of traditional HDDs FlashPack Features Up to 3 FlashPacks per system UP to 240,000 IOPs, 1.6TB per FlashPack RAID 5/6 and high throughput non-raided Hot swappable, front accessible, modules

29. The new standard in storage performance eXFlash delivers integrated solid-state disk technology and a high-speed controller architecture. 800 spinning disks Same performance as 97% less expensive For same 1,000 user database performance 1% of spinning disks Power reduced to

30. FlexNode feature allows a single System to dynamically become two distinct systems or back again FlexNode benefits include: Scheduled Provisioning: Run scale-out apps by day on a 2P system and scale-up jobs by night on 4P system Optimize SW licensing costs: Execute partitions to optimize SW licensing costs when priced per socket Faster Qualification: Qualify a single platform for 2- and 4-socket server needs Built-in virtualization: Run multiple OSs on the same box without hypervisor overhead Greater security: Workload isolation to assure quality of service Two 2P Systems One 4P System

31. Customers using eX4 for large databases and mission-critical workloads need to stay on eX4 for at least the first half of 2Q10 because no multi-node support until 4Q10 Roadmap With we will have what they need in the future June March January February April May 2010 July August September October Nov/Dec x3850 X5 1 node 3/30 x3850 X5 2 Node 6/15 eX5 S-MEM x3850 X5 6/10 HX5 2S 4/30, 4S 6/3 HX5 + eX5 S-MEM 7/23 x3690 X5 eX5 S-MEM x3850 X5 (4 Node) SS HX5 + eX5 S-MEM 4S SS HX5 6,8-Core Announce eX5 S-MEM x3690 X5 SS) June March January February April May July August September October Nov/Dec 2010 With we have what customers need now HS22V X3755 M3 8/10

32. DS3000 Transition to the DS3500 DS3500 6Gbps SAS foundation 6Gbps SAS, 1Gbps iSCSI, 8Gbps FC host connectivity (SAS/iSCSI, SAS/FC intermix) Improved IOPs and throughput (turbo performance option available) High performance SAS, N-L SAS, FDE SAS 3.5-in, 2.5-in Scalable up to 96 drives Increased replication granularity, mirroring over FC, increased partitions, and monitoring Up to 2GB cache per controller 3Gbps SAS foundation 3Gbps SAS, 1Gbps iSCSI host, 4 Gbps FC connectivity Good IOPs and throughput SAS/SATA 3.5-in drives Scalable up to 48 drives DS3000 Series Standard premium features Up to 1GB cache per controller

33. Washington D.C. 26 to 30 July 2010 TWO for ONE! The IBM System Storage and System x and BladeCenter events occur at the same time and location. Enjoy sessions at both events for no additional charge.

34. Maximize memory, minimize cost, simplify deployment New thinking for the next generation of x86 systems Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet

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