The document discusses the IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud, a complete virtualized platform designed to streamline the deployment of IT infrastructure. It highlights the benefits including quick installation, cost reduction, and enhanced business agility while integrating industry-leading technologies from IBM and VMware. Key features also include built-in server virtualization and significant improvements in resource management, enabling businesses to efficiently transition to cloud environments.

1. IBM
BladeCenter
Founda0on
for
Cloud
A
complete
virtualized
pla1orm
that
is
cloud
ready
Joe
Camacho
Client
Technical
Specialist
for
System
x
and
BladeCenter

2. 2
Agenda
• Current
Environment
• Introducing
IBM
BladeCenter
Founda7on
for
Cloud
• Key
Features
and
Benefits
• Ge>ng
Started

3. 3
Current Environment
3

4. 4
Smart Planet à Dynamic Infrastructure
Green &
Beyond
Dynamic
Infrastructure
Smart
Work
New
Intelligence

5. 5
There
is
a
Greater
Need
for
IT
to
Help
Address
Business
Challenges
Reducing risk
Ensure the right levels of security and resiliency
across all business data and processes
Breakthrough agility
Increase ability to quickly deliver new services to capitalize
on opportunities while containing costs and managing risk
Higher quality services
Improve quality of services and deliver new services that
help the business grow and reduce costs
Doing more with less
Reduce capital expenditures and operational expenses

6. 6
Virtualiza7on
and
Cloud:
Top
of
Mind
Gartner 2010 CIO review

7. 7
Introducing IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud
7

8. 88
§ Reduce the headaches of deploying servers, storage
networking & the virtualization and management
software
§ With an integrated, virtualized platform that provides:
§ Dramatic improvement in time to value
§ Turn key installation
§ Creates the base for a cloud environment which
can be added when you are ready
§ Bringing together industry leading technology from
IBM and VMware
What
if
you
could
streamline
the
way
you
deploy
virtualized
IT
Infrastructure?
Active Energy Manager

9. 99
An integrated platform with network, servers, storage, management and services that enables the
fastest virtualized platform deployment today
Introducing:
IBM
BladeCenter
Founda7on
for
Cloud
Customer Benefits
ü Quick time to value- Rapidly deliver a
virtualized platform that is preloaded and
integrated
ü Improved innovation- Help improve
business agility and resiliency with smart
workload management and robust
infrastructure
ü Decrease IT cost – Maximize current
capital usage and reduce need for future
capital with built-in virtualization
ü Reduce complexity and risk- Pre-loaded
and integrated means the human error
factor is minimized.
ü Allows for evolution – migrate to cloud
when ready without rip and replace
Single product, single delivery, single
installation, single invoice, single support
structure
Networking
Virtualized Servers
& Storage
Start-up Services
Virtualization & Systems
Management SW

10. 10
ü Faster Results
ü Less Risk
ü Cost Reduction
June
Jan.
5
4
3
2
Jan.
Build from Scratch
Weeks
Days
Pre-Built
Pre-implementation
System Sizing
Acquire
Components
Installation &
Configuration
Testing &Validation
IBM
BladeCenter
Founda7on
for
Cloud
Delivers
Results
in
Days
Versus
Weeks
Networking
Virtualized Servers
& Storage
Start-up Services
Virtualization & Systems
Management SW

11. 11
Key Features and Benefits
11

12. 12
Built-­‐in
Server
Virtualiza7on
• Allows
for
significant
consolida7on
of
workloads
• Facilitates
cost
avoidance
via
higher
asset
u7liza7on
• Creates
resource
pools
to
allow
agile
workload
deployments
• Enhances
business
resiliency
• Creates
a
highly
managed
virtualiza7on
environment

13. 13
Start-­‐up
Services
Included
…virtualized environment is up and running in days, supported by knowledge
transfer
Installation & Configuration
§ Install and configure IBM BladeCenter
Foundation for Cloud in client s data center
§ Configure network and storage to customer
requirements
§ Configure virtualization resources and
management
Hands-on Training
§ Covers broad range of management
considerations
§ Addresses administrator and user levels

14. 14
BladeCenter
Founda7on
for
Cloud
Hardware
Overview
Small
Medium
Large
XLarge
• Four
Blades
–
1
virtualiza7on
management,
3
compute
capacity
• Redundant
10G
Ethernet
Networking
• Redundant
1G
Ethernet
Network
for
out
of
band
management
• Redundant
8G
FC
Network
• Storage
Capacity
=
7.2TB
• 5
to
14
Blades
–
1
virtualiza7on
management,
4
to
13
compute
capacity
• Redundant
10G
Ethernet
Networking
• Redundant
1G
Ethernet
Network
for
out
of
band
management
• Redundant
8G
FC
Network
• Storage
Capacity
=
14.4
–
28.8TB
• 15
to
28
Blades
–
1
virtualiza7on
management,
14
to
27
compute
capacity
• Redundant
10G
Ethernet
Networking
• Redundant
1G
Ethernet
Network
for
out
of
band
management
• Redundant
8G
FC
Network
• Includes
TOR
8G
FC
switch
• Storage
Capacity
=
36
–
57.6TB
• 29
to
56
Blades
–
1
virtualiza7on
management,
28
to
55
compute
capacity
• Redundant
10G
Ethernet
Networking
• Redundant
1G
Ethernet
Network
for
out
of
band
management
• Redundant
8G
FC
Network
• Includes
TOR
8G
FC
switch
• Includes
TOR
10Gb
Ethernet
switch
• Storage
Capacity
=
57
–
115TB
• Supports
up
to
100
VMs**
• Supports
up
to
460
VMs**
• Supports
up
to
960
VMs**
• Supports
up
to
2000
VMs**
Configurations include Rack, Management Server, PDUs, Keyboard & Monitor, Cables, SFPs
* For planning purposes only, not to be quoted to client
** Based on IBM internal estimates of standard virtualization blade
• HS22V with Intel Xeon 5660 2.8 GHz processors and 72GB memory
• Each blade can support up to 36 VMs of 4GB size
• IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller is an option that can be added via on site services

15. 15
BCFC HW Components
15

16. Slide 16

17. 17
IBM
BladeCenter
Founda7on
for
Cloud
Major
Hardware
Components
3550 M4 – Management Server
BladeCenter H – Cloud Infrastructure
HS23 – Capacity Servers
DS3500 & EXP3000
HS23 – Virtualization Management Server
BNT 10Gb Virtual Fabric Switch Qlogic 20 Port 8Gb SAN Switch

18. Increased
memory
performance
and
capacity
Intel
E7
Series
Processor
Max
Memory!!!!
• 256GB
in
2
socket
blade
• 640GB
in
2
socket
+
MAX5
• 512GB
in
4
socket
blade
HX5 HS23
Intel
E5
Series
Processor
Max
Memory!!!!
• 256GB
in
2
socket
blade

19. 19
• Engineered
for
reliability
to
avoid
costly
down
0me
q Dual
power
connec7ons
q Thermal/cooling
redundancy
q Dual
blade
connec7ons
for
all
I/O
q Dual
switch
modules
q Dual
paths
through
backplane
q Dual
Management
Modules
q Dual
N+N
power
topologies
q True
N+N
thermal
solu7ons
• Engineered
for
availability
to
sustain
cri0cal
failures
q Automated
failover
capability
via
Management
Module
q Management
Module
monitors
health
of
chassis
components
q Comprehensive
Predic7ve
Failure
Analysis®
proac7vely
iden7fies
many
poten7al
issues
before
they
cause
failures
q First
Failure
Data
Capture
helps
provide
integrity
of
error
repor7ng
q Light
Path
Diagnos7cs
for
easy
trouble
shoo7ng
No single point of failure
Deliver
Extreme
Levels
of
Availability

20. IBM
Calibrated
Vectored
Cooling
Updated December 18, 2009
Bezel Design
• What
is
Calibrated
Vectored
Cooling?
– Innova7ve
thermal
design
that
op7mizes
air
intake,
fan
placement
and
zone
cooling
technologies
to
maximize
the
air
flow
inside
the
server
for
op7mal
cooling
efficiency
• Benefits
– More
func7on
in
a
smaller
design
– Allows
greater
internal
scalability
as
heat
dissipates
more
efficiently
– Components
run
at
cooler
opera7ng
temperatures,
resul7ng
in
improved
reliability
• Technologies
– Integrated,
holis7c
server
design
(i.e.
planar
and
mechanical
designed
together)
– Advanced
thermal
tes7ng
and
design
(i.e.
airflow
modeling
and
op7miza7on)
– Isolated
zone
cooling
– Fan
technologies
(i.e.
counter
rota7ng
fans,
variable
speed
fans)
– Vapor
chamber
heat
sinks
Mainframe Class
Blowers

21. Updated December 18, 2009
Hard Drive
Memory
Processor
VRM
Cooling Fan
Power Supply
• What
is
Predic0ve
Failure
Analysis
(PFA)?
– Component
analysis
logic
that
can
predict
an
impending
failure
based
on
data
from
the
component
– Typically
no7fica7on
is
within
24
to
48
hours
of
a
poten7al
failure
• Benefits
– Less
unscheduled
down7me
– Bejer
overall
availability
of
the
servers
– Components
can
be
replaced
under
warranty
prior
to
a
failure

22. 22
IBM
BladeCenter
as
a
Virtualiza7on
Plakorm
Highly
resilient,
energy
and
cost
efficient
§ IBM BladeCenter integration reduces cost and complexity
– Lowers connectivity cost (SAN/LAN) by 44% vs. rack servers
– Eliminates 80+% of all cables
§ BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager automates network and storage
address virtualization for fast failover recovery and easy
expansion
§ IBM BladeCenter infrastructure has no single point of failure
unlike competition
§ BladeCenter H delivers 12% better performance/watt and now
features industry s most efficient (95%) power supplies providing
additional potential savings
§ BladeCenter H provides 67% to 250% more Ethernet uplink
bandwidth than competitor blades which is critical for VM
movement (vMotion)
BladeCenter H
Virtualization Infrastructure

23. 23
Getting Started
23

24. 24
Let s Go!
Next Steps:
1. Meet with IBM Client Representative
or System x sales specialist for a
deeper discussion of virtualization
and cloud
2. Review virtualization implementation
plans & considerations
3. Decide if an integrated or a custom
solution is right for you

25. Thank
you!
Joe
Camacho
Client
Technical
Specialist
for
System
x
and
BladeCenter
IBM
Philippines
camachjt@ph.ibm.com