The document discusses IBM's acquisition of Blade Network Technologies and how it will help IBM provide improved networking solutions as part of their systems portfolio. It then provides an overview of IBM's eX5 rack mountable server and blade server systems, highlighting their performance, scalability, and suitability for different workloads. Specific blade and rack server models are described and positioning is discussed.

1. Enterprise X-Architecture 5 th Generation Systems for a Smarter Planet Raman Dua , System x Sales Specialist Scott Jordan , systemX FTSS IBM Canada Ltd.

2. Table of Contents IBM Acquires BNT ( Blade Network Technologies) Client Challenges eX5 Systems Overview Overview of Rack Mountable Servers Blade Story and DS3500 Storage Subsystem

3. IBM has acquired BLADE Network Technologies (BNT) On September 27 th 2010, IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire BLADE Network Technologies (BLADE), We have worked with BNT for years to provide thousands of clients with networking solutions made up of BladeCenter and System x. As a strategic IBM investment, BLADE offers proven and sustainable innovation in networking technology that enables highly interconnected systems. This allows us to present infrastructure solutions (such as Cloud) in the same single-source foundation as HP and Cisco This acquisition is about leveraging BLADE products and technology to ultimately do a better job of offering high-value IBM networking solutions. At the same time, we will continue to work with existing networking partners to offer clients a choice for workload optimized networking solutions.

4. 24 x 10/1 GbE SFP+ ports 44x 1Gb RJ-45, 4x 1Gb SFP 2x optional interface module slots: Up to 4x 10 Gb SFP+ ports Up to 4x10 Gbps of uplink Server like air-flow for hot / cold aisles Low 120W power consumption R edundant power and fans standard VM ready for virtualized networks Industry-standard CLI Tested for interoperability Dual-speed 10/1 GbE ports Ultra low latency of .68 micro-seconds Server like air-flow for hot / cold aisles Low power consumption R edundant power and fans standard Virtual fabric support and VM ready Industry-standard CLI Tested for interoperability 1 GbE with 10Gb uplinks : All purpose, green, top of rack connectivity for servers Great performance at an attractive price 10 GbE : Ultra low latency perfect for HPC and virtualized environments Perfect partner with BNT BladeCenter switches 0446-HC3 0446 013 0446-HC7 0446 017 Specs BNT 1Gb/10Gb G8000 Key Features Where to Position BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb G8124

5. 1GbE 10GbE System x Top of Rack Networking Portfolio BNT G8000 IBM B48Y IBM J48E IBM B24X BNT G8124 Vendor BNT Brocade Juniper Brocade BNT Form Factor / Ports 48*1GbE Up to 4 10GbE CX4 or SFP+ 1U Form Factor 48*1GbE Up to 4 10GbE SFP+ 1U Form Factor 48*1GbE Up to 2 10GbE SFP+ 1U Form Factor 24*10GbE SFP+ 1U Form Factor 24*10GbE SFP+ 1U Form Factor Key Features Low acquisition cost Superior Power & Cooling Redundant Power Standard Designed for future proofing with upgrade capability to 10Gb uplinks Unified Manageability Horizontal Stacking (Up to 8 managed) Redundant power available Ultra Low Latency Lower Latency via Virtual Chassis Higher Bandwidth with 128 Gbps VC backplane Low TCO with removal of Aggregation Level Redundant power available & cooling, modular uplinks Cost effective 24 port 10Gb Hot-swappable power supplies Front to back airflow Wire speed performance with low latency Optimal for High Performance Computing Best in class network virtualization Ultra Low Latency < 700 nanosecs Front to Rear or Rear to Front cooling switch available as an option Virtualization VM Ready ( VMware, Xen, Microsoft ) & Stacking of up to 6 virtual switches IronStack Virtual Chassis IronStack VM Ready and IBM Virtual Fabric. Stacking LED’s to indicate Master / member Warranty 3 year on-site next business day 3 year on-site next business day 3 year on-site next business day 3 year on-site next business day 3 year on-site next business day Price $6,449 USD $8,599 USD $10,799 USD $13,199 USD $13,599 USD

6. Client Challenges

7. Top Issues for IT Executives in 2010 Gartner 2010 CIO review

8. Server virtualization and consolidation of “low hanging fruit” Virtualization of business critical applications, database and desktops Private cloud enabling IT as a Service The majority of all x86 workloads will be virtualized by the end of 2010 and by mid 2011 Benefits CapEx OpEx Challenges Consolidation Benefits Quality of Service Decrease in Provisioning Time Challenges Availability Application Performance Benefits Zero-touch Operation Best Quality of Service Challenges Compliance Time to Market Clients are running more, larger, and mission critical workloads as virtual machines

9. With increased virtualization and larger workloads, memory and I/O become the new bottleneck While cores per CPU keep increasing with each generation, system memory and I/O flexibility have not kept up. Now, virtualization requires systems with large memory footprint and flexible I/O in order to drive maximum VM agility

10. Demanding workloads require more system memory than ever before DB DB VM More memory delivers: More virtual machines Larger virtual machines Bigger databases Faster database performance Greater server utilization and / or DB VM and / or Small database Medium database Some Virtual Machines Large / Fast databases Large / Many Virtual Machines

11. eX5 systemX Overview

12. IBM Towers & Rack- Optimized Servers

13. IBM Towers & Rack- Optimized Servers

14. System x Portfolio Rack Mountable Server’s Positioning x3690 X5 Virtualization Local Database Scalable MP x3755 Low Cost Infrastructure Collaboration Small DB x3850 X5 The RIGHT choice for large enterprise and mission critical databases and applications Highest performance platform Scalable Memory, I/O and Processor capacity x3755 The RIGHT choice for large infrastructure applications Cost-optimized platform No RAS trade-offs Easy to deploy and manage x3690 X5 The RIGHT choice for memory and performance demanding business applications Maximum memory addressability in 2U High Performing DP system with scalability to 4-socket x3650 M3 The RIGHT choice for business infrastructure and applications Leadership performance/watt Excellent processing, I/O, storage and memory x3850 X5 Database Virtualization ERP Apps x3650 M3 Virtualization Collaboration Web 2-Socket 4-Socket Database / Consolidation Enterprise Performance Business Applications (SAP, ERP, Small DB) Infrastructure Applications (file/ print/collaboration)

15. Blade Center Portfolio HX5 Scalable MP Database Virtualization Enterprise HX5 Scalable performance blade server with unprecedented compute, memory and I/O capacity in blade Scalable to 2S  4S MAX5 for max memory FlexNode partitioning HS22V High Density, high performance blade optimized for virtualization 18 DIMM slots for more virtual machines Integrated HW RAID 0,1 and SSDs HS22 Versatile, easy to use blade optimized for performance, power and cooling Truly balanced blade Great price/performance No compromise blade HS12 Low power, low cost blade for non-virtualized workloads Cost-optimized platform No RAS trade-offs Easy to deploy and manage HS22V DP Virtualization HPC HS22 DP Balanced General Purpose Virtualization 2-Socket 4-Socket Database/ Consolidation Enterprise Performance Business Applications (SAP, ERP, Small DB) Infrastructure Applications (file/print/collaboration)

16. Blade Story

17. Your employees need to go from office to the airport. How do they get there? … Take the bus? …or all get separate taxis? The Blade Story… Get on the Bus A bus is more efficiency and low cost. 1 engine, 1 driver and many seats for passengers who all share the bus’s ‘resources’.

18. IBM BladeCenter  Integrate Servers, networking, storage, & management Any networking standard from multiple partners End-to-end management Linux, Windows & UNIX 1S, 2S, & 4S x86 & POWER Multiple workloads on a platform designed for virtualization  Simplify Qualification with scalable, flexible building blocks Deployment with automated provisioning tools Management with a single point of control Networking with Virtual Fabric & FCoE Complexity with an open platform that fits into the data center you own  Reduce Costs with fewer parts to buy and lower operating overhead Power consumption with a shared, highly efficient infrastructure Space with high density blades Cables with integrated switching Risk with no single point of failure , PFAs and automatic recovery Waste with a stable, proven platform that has stood the test of time

19. A common set of blades A common set of industry-standard switches and I/O fabrics Common management infrastructure Over a decade of a stable platform Fit-for-purpose choice of chassis… IBM BladeCenter S Distributed, office, datacenter-in-a-box IBM BladeCenter E Enterprise, best efficiency, best density IBM BladeCenter H Enterprise high performance IBM BladeCenter T Ruggedized, short-depth IBM BladeCenter HT Ruggedized, high performance

20. IBM Blade Center S Office-friendly, datacenter-in-a-box 6 blades, 7U chassis 110V/220V power Integrated, shared storage Optional office-enablement kit Perfect fit chassis for retail store, SMB, or distributed LE with an all-in-one, datacenter-in-a-box design optimized from the ground up to fit into an office environment 

21. IBM BladeCenter E Best in class efficiency 14 blades, 7U chassis Redundant everything 1GbE and 8Gb Fibre Channel to each blade, 10GbE uplink Full support for HS22 and HS22V Most efficient chassis on the market with up to 31% more blades in an industry standard rack the BladeCenter E provides as much as 22% more performance per watt or power and costs up to 50% less than HP’s c7000 

22. IBM Blade Center H Maximum performance, enterprise-class 14 blades, 9U chassis Redundant everything Up to 8 switches 10GbE, 4X IB, Virtual Fabric enabled Perfect for highly virtualized workloads in the datacenter, BladeCenter H provides up to 25% more backplane throughput and up to 42% more I/O lanes per blade versus HP and Dell 

23. IBM BladeCenter T & HT ‘ T’ stands for ‘Tough’ 8 blade, 8U (T), 12 blades, 12U chassis (HT) AC / DC Power NEBS / ETSI Long life Perfect for telco, federal, and any other harsh environment deployment, the BladeCenter T and HT chassis are ruggedized to withstand the most demanding conditions with features including front-accessibility to most major components (HT) and optional air filters (T & HT) 

24. Building out x86 blade portfolio Continuing to deliver capable POWER blades Continue to offer broad support of chassis with blades Fit-for-purpose choice of blades… HS12 Entry & SMB HS22 “Workhorse” HS22V Virtualization & HPC HX5 (2P) Scalable, Enterprise HX5 (4P) Scalable, Enterprise HX5 + MAX5 (2P) Scalable, Max Memory HX5 + MAX5 (4P) Scalable, Max Memory PS700 (4-core) Value P7 PS701 (8-core) Scalable P7 PS702(16-core) Performance P7

25. IBM BladeCenter HS12 Low cost single socket Intel-based embedded blade 6 DIMMs in a 30mm footprint Eight I/O ports per blade Blade supported across all IBM chassis – emphasis on BCE, BCS Perfect fit for non-virtualized, infrastructure applications like file/print and saves up to 50% more energy versus typical 1U servers. In addition, OS4690 certified for retail store operations 

26. Two-socket blade based on Intel Xeon 5600 series processors 12 DIMMs per 2-socket system in a 30mm footprint Eight I/O ports per blade IBM BladeCenter HS22 Offers outstanding performance, flexible configuration options and simple management in an efficient server to run a broad range of workloads 

27. Two-socket blade based on Intel Xeon 5600 series processors 18 DIMMs per 2-socket system in a 30mm footprint Eight I/O ports per blade IBM BladeCenter HS22V A high density, high performance blade optimized for virtualization and energy efficiency with maximum memory capacity, CPU and I/O in a 30mm design. 

28. Ethernet – Fibre Channel – InfiniBand – FCoE – SAS – iSCSI – Virtual Fabric Standard Speed IO Expansion Card Standard Speed Switches High Speed IO Expansion Card High Speed Switches Flexible and open IO from an ecosystem of partners

29. eX5 Cost Savings

30. Introducing eX5 – a portfolio that redefines enterprise x86 computing 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

31. MAX5 doubles memory capacity Expand memory capacity Up to double the number of memory DIMMs than the competitors No impact to memory latency Over five times the memory capacity in two sockets vs. today’s leading two-socket systems MAX5 memory may be partitioned to CPUs or pooled With embedded memory controllers, memory capacity is tied to processors But not with MAX5… Provides the memory customers have needed for database and virtualization – up to 100% more virtual machines Allows higher memory capacity to be reached with less expensive DIMMs for more economical high end implementations

32. eX5 Minimizes VMware Licensing Costs in Two Different Ways #1: 78% more Virtual Machines on eX5 for the same license cost #2: 50% of license cost on eX5 to support same number of Virtual Machines Competition server x3690 X5 x3690 X5 with MAX5 Competition server IBM Confidential VMware Enterprise Plus Cost: $3,500 / processor – Memory constrained before processors are fully utilized 2 processor: $7,000 USD 2 processors: $7,000 USD 16 DIMMs: 158 Virtual Machines 32 DIMMs: 281 Virtual Machines VMware Enterprise Plus Cost: $3,500 / processor – Memory constrained before processors are fully utilized 4 processor: $14,000 USD 2 processors: $7,000 USD 64 DIMMs: 320 Virtual Machines 64 DIMMs: 320 Virtual Machines

33. Using eX5 is 3x less expensive on Oracle licensing 2-socket x86 (next-generation Intel Xeon Nehalem EX) system required for 1,000 user Oracle database; competition not expected to deliver 2-socket x86 (Nehalem EX) system Only 2 of 4 sockets required Only 2 of 2 sockets required Notes: All pricing is Oracle List Pricing as of Jan 2010 per Oracle Price Book accessed on www.oracle.com * Supporting a typical Oracle E-Business Suite Environment with 75% of users running financials and light-medium workload Competition Nehalem-EX server x3690 X5 Nehalem-EX server Competition 4-socket x3690 X5 Standard Edition One license $5,800 USD / socket (Required for 2-socket server) Not applicable $11,600 Standard Edition license $17,500 USD / socket (Required for 4-socket server) $35,000 Not applicable Annual Support Fee (22%) $7,700 $2,552 Total $42,700 $14,152

34. IBM System Storage DS3500 Highlights : Leading 6Gbps host interface and drive technology. Designed to offer scalability to mid range performance and features starting at entry level prices. Support up to 96 drives. Ideal for shared direct attach storage ( up to two highly available servers.) and IBM Blade Center SAS attachment. Provides booting and shared storage for IBM Blade Center. Secure your data-at-rest with full disk encryption

35. How to Order : 1. Purchase a DS3500, 2 . Add a host daughter card (optional ), 3 . Select drives and drive expansion units . 4 additional features if required .

36. Questions? I may have answers. Raman Dua System x Sales Specialist IBM Canada Ltd 3600 Steeles Ave E Markham, ON Canada L3R 9Z7 phone: 289- 333- 7708 Email : [email_address]

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