1.BladeCenter 101Mike Schambureck with help from Janus Hertz schambur@us.ibm.com IBM Systems Lab Services and Training STG Technical Conferences 2009 2009 IBM Corporation

2. STG Technical Conferences 2009 Agenda IBM BladeCenter conceptsBladeCenter chassis and blade server optionsIBM i and BladeCenter solutionsBladeCenter componentsMeet the BladeCenter SMeet the BladeCenter HManagement modules and interfaceMedia traysI/O module and expansion adapter portfolioPower domains and management 2BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 3. STG Technical Conferences 2009 What Is IBM BladeCenter technology? IBM BladeCenter is a simple integration of servers, storage andnetworking. Its innovative, open design offers a true alternative tosprawling racks and overheated server rooms Built on the IBM X-Architecture strategyFive different chassis to choose fromMany different blades, including solid-state design and a range of expansionmodulesAn expansive I/O portfolio with simplified deployment and failover capabilitySoftware for systems, energy and virtualization managementIBM services and support 3BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 4. STG Technical Conferences 2009 Smarter, More Efficient Infrastructure IBM BladeCenter is a simple integration of servers, storage and networking. Its innovative, open design offers a true alternative to sprawling racks and overheated server rooms Power, cooling and floor space reducedEasy to add new servers to LAN and SAN fabricHardware management with a single interface AMMLAN, SAN switches & cables integrated into chassisKVM costs eliminatedPDU costs drastically reduced 4 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 5. STG Technical Conferences 2009BladeCenter Chassis iSCSIIBM BladeCenter EBest energy efficiency, IBM BladeCenter TiSCSIbest densityRuggedizedIBM BladeCenter S iSCSI Distributed, small office, IBM BladeCenter HTeasy to configure IBM BladeCenter H Ruggedized, High performancehigh performanceA common set of bladesA common set of industry-standard switches and I/O fabricsA common management infrastructure= IBM i on Power Blade supportiSCSI = IBM i iSCSI integration support 5BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 6. STG Technical Conferences 2009IBM BladeCenter chassis comparisonBladeCenter S BladeCenter EBladeCenter H (M/T 8886/7779)(M/T 8678)(M/T 8852/7989)Chassis height 7U / 12.0 (305mm)7U / 12.0 (305mm) 9U / 15.75 (400mm)Chassis depth 28 (711mm)28 (711mm)28.0 (711mm)Max # of blade servers 614 14 Max # of I/O Modules 4410 (4 x horizontal, 4 x (Switch, and bridge)vertical, 2 x bridge) Power supply size 950W at 110V2000 Watts AC 2900 Watts AC (standard) 1450W at 220V # of Power Supplies 2/42/ 4 2/ 4 (standard/ maximum) Number of Blowers 4/42/ 2 2/ 2 (standard/ maximum) Diskette Drives (standard) None1x 1.44 MB diskette drive None (in Media Tray)DVD/CD drives standard1x DVD-ROM (in Media 1x DVD-ROM (in Media1x DVD-ROM (in MediaTray)Tray) Tray) Max # of Disk Drives in 1200 Chassis 6 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 7. STG Technical Conferences 2009What Is a Blade Server? A blade server contains the core components of a server Each blade server has: Processor(s) MemoryBlade server with cover off Internal storage (optional) Embedded Network Interface Cards (NIC) I/O expansion adapters (Fibre Channel, SAS) The blade server plugs into the midplane of a chassis that provides common functions as: KVM Power supplies Blade server with its cover on ready for Cooling fans insertion into the BladeCenter chassis I/O connectivity to network, storage Shared media devices (optical, USB and diskette(BCE)) Optional modules to support additional functions IBM BladeCenter S chassis7BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 8. STG Technical Conferences 2009 IBM Blade Servers JS12QS21 HS12High- JS23 HS21 XMHigh performanceEntry LS21 performance, ScalableExtended-memory High performance virtualization performance,virtualization QS22 JS22 HS21 High performance Scalable General-purpose HS22 LS41performance, enterprise Scalable Scalable, enterprisevirtualizationperformance performance enterprise JS43 Scalable performance,Multiple processor architectures and OS options for virtualization,different applications CPU, memory, I/O expansionUnique value proposition from IBM8 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 9. STG Technical Conferences 2009 IBM i Solutions with IBM BladeCenteriSCSI IntegrationIBM i and BladeCenter H IBM i and BladeCenter S BladeCenter E BladeCenter H BladeCenter S Power System Run IBM i, Windows, VMware andRun IBM i, Windows, Linux andRun IBM i, Windows, VMware and Linux Linux VMwareIBM i runs on Power based rack/tower IBM i runs on Power blade IBM i runs on Power blade systems Windows/VMware/Linux runs on x86Windows/Linux/VMware runs on x86 Windows/VMware/Linux runs on x86 bladesblades blades IBM FC or SAS storage requiredUp to 12 drives in BladeCenter chassisIBM i provides storage for x86 blades Diverse set of skills required: or DS3200 SAS storage Skills required are IBM i and BladeCenter BladeCenter, FC/SAS, Unix and IBM i Skills required are BladeCenter, UnixIBM i centric operations and IBM i BladeCenter- & SAN-centric operations BladeCenter centric operations9 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 10. STG Technical Conferences 2009 IBM i Integration with BladeCenter via iSCSI Power server with IBM i integrates with x86 InitiatorBlades running Windows or VMware iSCSI adapters connect via Ethernet network TargetIBM i provides the storage for BladeCenter Consolidates storage management Simplifies storage management Improves resiliency of x86 environment New Software Initiator support i 6.1 supports the Microsoft software initiator service with select models of Power System BladeCenter and System x servers Provides same level of integration, while saving the expense of the iSCSI hardware adapter on the blades & servers Supported with Microsoft Windows 2008 Server and Windows 2003 Serverhttp://www.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/integratedserver/index.html10BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 11. STG Technical Conferences 2009 IBM i and BladeCenter H Overview JS12, JS22, JS23, JS43 supported VIOS virtualizes all I/O up to IBM i Mix of POWER6-architecture and x86 blades Fibre Channel or SAS storage supported IVM used for Partition Creation and Resource assignments Virtual tape supported for backups11BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 12. STG Technical Conferences 2009 IBM i and BladeCenter S Overview JS12, JS22, JS23, JS43 supported RAID in BladeCenter S supported VIOS virtualizes all I/O up to IBM i Mix of POWER6-architecture and x86 blades SAS storage supported (in chassis or DS3200) IVM used for Partition Creation and Resource assignments Virtual tape supported for backups12BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 13. STG Technical Conferences 2009 Components of IBM BladeCenterThere are several components that make up an IBM BladeCenter: Ethernet Components Fibre Channel Components High Speed Solution ComponentsHorizontal I/O Module Blade Servers Vertical I/O ModulesBlade Servers Multi-switch Interconnect Module13 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 14. STG Technical Conferences 2009 Meet the BladeCenter S Front View Service label cards slot enable quick and easy reference to BladeCenter SSAS and SATA disks can bemixedRAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1 supported withRAID SAS Switch Module (RSSM)7U Supports up to 6 BladeServersShared USB portsand CD-RW / DVD-ROMCombo Battery Backup Units for use only with RAID SASSwitch Module14 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 15. STG Technical Conferences 2009 Meet the BladeCenter S Rear View Hot-swap Power Supplies 3 & 4 are optional, Hot-swap Power Supplies 1 & 2 are Auto-sensing b/w 950W / 1450W standard, Auto-sensing b/w 950W / 1450W7U Top: AMM standardFour Blower modulesBottom: Serial Pass-thru Module optionalstandard Top(SW1) & Bottom(SW2) left: Ethernet Top(SW3) & Bottom(SW4) right: SAS 15BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 16. STG Technical Conferences 2009SAS RAID Controller Switch Module RAID controller support provides additionalprotection options for BladeCenter S storage SAS RAID Controller Switch Module High-performance, fully duplex, 3Gbps speeds Support for RAID 0, 1, 5, & 10 Supports 2 disk storage modules with up to 12 SAS drives Supports external SAS tape drive Supports existing #8250 CFFv SAS adapter on JS12 and JS22 Supports #8246 CIOv SAS adapter on JS23 and JS43 1GB of battery-backed write cache between the 2 modules Two SAS RAID Controller Switch Modules (#3734) requiredSupports Power and x86 Blades Recommend separate RAID sets For each IBM i partition For IBM i and Windows storage Requirements Firmware update for SAS RAID Controller Switch Modules VIOS 2.1.1, eFW 3.4.2 Note: Does not support connection to DS3200 IBM i is not pre-installed with RSSM configurations 16BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 17. STG Technical Conferences 2009IBM BladeCenter S Office Enablement Kit Ideal way to deploy BladeCenter S into office environmentsIncludes Acoustical Module built into the back Optional Air Filter on the front Locking door for security Mobile with rollers 33% (4U) extra roomto grow 17BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 18. STG Technical Conferences 2009 Meet the BladeCenter H Front ViewPower Module 3Power Filler Module 1 and Fan pack Front System HS20 Panel Blade # 1 9UCD DVD- driveBlade Filler Front USB PowerPowerModule 2 Module 4 Fillerand Fan pack 18 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 19. STG Technical Conferences 2009 Meet the BladeCenter H Rear ViewI/O module bay 7 and 8 Power Power Connector 2 Connector 1 I/O ModuleI/O Module bay 1 andbay 35AdvancedManagement Blower Module 1Module 1and 2 Advanced Management I/O Module bayModule 2 slot 2 and 6Rear LED paneland Serial I/O Moduleconnector bay 4 I/O module bay 9 and 10 Left Shuttle release leverRight Shuttle release lever 19BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 20. STG Technical Conferences 2009IBM BladeCenterManagement Modules 20 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 21. STG Technical Conferences 2009Advanced Management Module (AMM) BladeCenter systems management controller theheart beat of a BladeCenter installation Ethernet port for web interface USB port for keyboard USB interface for mouse Serial connection Allows up to 5 simultaneous IBM Director Connections Connection is used for iSCSI attached blade control Use in BCS, BCE (newer) and BCH Backward compatible with BladeCenter as well as the standard MM for BladeCenter H Hot swap, removal of the MM does not effect server operation Default IP address: 192.168.70.125 Default Userid: USERID (all caps) Default Password: PASSW0RD (all caps and zero for letter o)21BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 22. STG Technical Conferences 2009AMM UI, Monitors 22BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 23. STG Technical Conferences 2009 BladeCenter Management Module (MM)Interfaces to midplane via 10/100 Mb Ethernet The Management Module has the following features: KVM Switching TechnologyVideoKeyboard and Mouse USB LocalRS-485 interface Remote Service ProcessorI2C interfaces Hot SwapOptional redundant Management ModuleMaybe found on BCE, it was the original MM10/100 MB Ethernet portFault LED Active LEDPower-on LEDIP Resetswitch accessVideo portMouseKeyboard portport 23 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 24. STG Technical Conferences 2009IBM BladeCenterMedia Tray 24 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 25. STG Technical Conferences 2009 BladeCenter S Media Tray5 System LEDsCD-RW / DVD-ROM Combo Battery backup modules/fillers Used only with RAIDController SAS Module 2 USB 2.0 ports 25BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 26. STG Technical Conferences 2009IBM BladeCenter H - front view media tray Customer Serviceable Media TrayNew half blade design media tray slides in and is serviceable similar to a bladeDirect wired to the mid-planeCan be removed without impacting operation of chassisTray contains 2 External 2.0 USB connectors, 1 Internal connector Full Light Path Diagnostic Panel DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM Media TrayRelease Latch 26BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 27. STG Technical Conferences 2009Blade Server LEDsPower on LED When a Power blade is inserted, the power LED fast blinks for about 90 seconds while the FSP on the blade initializes the system When the blade is discoveredby the AMM the frequency ofthe blinking slows down,allowing the power switch tofunctionMedia Tray Select Button Select this button to associate the DVD and USB port with a blade server This button lights when the ownership of the DVD and USB port transfers to a blade server 27BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 28. STG Technical Conferences 2009IBM BladeCenterI/O Modules & Expansion Cards 28 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 29. STG Technical Conferences 2009BladeCenter Ethernet Networking PortfolioNortel Layer 2/3 Gb Nortel L2-7 Gb CopperNortel L2/3 10GbNortel Layer 2/3 Gb Copper Ethernet Ethernet SwitchEthernet Uplink Switch Fiber Ethernet Switch ModuleModule Module Switch ModuleCisco SystemsCisco Systems FiberCisco Catalyst Cisco CatalystIntelligent Gb Copper Intelligent GbSwitch Module 3012 Switch Module Ethernet Switch Ethernet Switch3110G/3110XModule Module 29 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 30. STG Technical Conferences 2009BladeCenter Ethernet Networking & SAS PortfolioServer ConnectivityNortel 10Gb Ethernet Intelligent CopperModule for IBM Switch ModulePass-Through Module BladeCenterSAS ConnectivitySAS RAID ControllerModule Module 30 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 31. STG Technical Conferences 2009 BladeCenter Fibre Channel I/O Modules Cisco 4Gb 10 and 20Brocade 4Gb 10 and QLogic 8Gb 20 port QLogic 4Gb 10 and 20port Fibre Channel 20 port Fibre ChannelFibre Channel Switch port Fibre Channel Switch Modules Switch Modules ModuleSwitch Module Brocade Intelligent 8Gb Brocade Intelligent 4Gb Pass-Thru Fibre Channel Pass-Thru Fibre Channel Switch Module Switch ModuleNote: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments forhardware supported by IBM i: 31BladeCenter 101http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html IBM Corporation 2009 32. STG Technical Conferences 2009 BladeCenter SAS I/O ModulesBladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module Supported only in BladeCenter S RAID support for SAS drives in chassis Supports SAS tape attachment No support for attaching DS3200 2 are always required BladeCenter SASConnectivity Module Supported in BladeCenter S and BladeCenter H No RAID support Supports SAS tape attachment Supports DS3200 attachmentNote: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments forhardware supported by IBM i: 32 BladeCenter 101 http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html IBM Corporation 2009 33. STG Technical Conferences 2009Multi-switch Interconnect Module for BCH Installed in high-speed bays 7 & 8and/or 9 & 10 Allows a vertical switch to beMSIMinstalled and use the horizontal high-speed fabric (bays 7 10) High-speed fabric is used by CFFhexpansion adapters Fibre Channel switch module must beinstalled in right I/O module bay (switchbay 8 or 10) If additional Ethernet networkingrequired additional Ethernet switchmodule can be installed in left I/Omodule bay (switch bay 7 or 9)33BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 34. STG Technical Conferences 2009 I/O Expansion Adapters QLogic Ethernet and 4Gb Fibre Channel 3Gb SAS Expansion CardExpansion Card (CFFh) (CFFv) 3Gb SAS Connectivity Emulex 8Gb Fibre QLogic 8Gb FibreQLogic 4Gb Fibre Card (CIOv)Channel Expansion Channel Expansion Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) Card (CIOv) Card (CIOv)Note: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments forhardware supported by IBM i:http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html34BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 35. STG Technical Conferences 2009CFFv and CFFh I/O Expansion Adapters Combination Form Factor (CFF) allows for 2 different expansion adapters on theHSSM1HSSM3 same bladeCFFv (Combo Form Factor Vertical) CFFXCFFvConnects to PCI-X bus to provide access to SerDesSM3SM4 switch modules in bays 3 & 4 PCI-X Vertical switch form factorSAS for IBM iHSSM2HSSM4 CFFh (Combo Form Factor Horizontal) CFFE CFFhConnects to PCIe bus to provide access to the switch modules in bays 7 10PCI-Express Horizontal switch form factor, unless MSIM usedFibre Channel and Ethernet for IBM iNote: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments forhardware supported by IBM i: 35BladeCenter 101http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html 2009 IBM Corporation 36. STG Technical Conferences 2009CIOv and CFFh I/O Expansion Adapters Combination I/O Form Factor Vertical is available only on JS23 and JS43CFFv adapters not supported on JS23 and JS43CIOvConnects to new PCIe bus to provide access to switch modules in bays 3 & 4Vertical switch form factorSAS, Fibre Channel for IBM i CFFhConnects to PCIe bus to provide access to the switch modules in bays 7 10Horizontal switch form factor, unless MSIM used Note: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments for hardware supported by IBM i:Fibre Channel and Ethernet for IBM i http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html36BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 37. STG Technical Conferences 2009 CFFhCFFv or CIOv Connectors CFFh 37 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 38. STG Technical Conferences 2009 BladeCenter S server connections to I/O bays Both Ethernet ports wired to I/O bay 1 SAS, Ethernet or iSCSI adapter, wired to I/Obays 3 & 4 Redundant Ethernet, wired to I/O bay 2,CFFh adapter required38 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 39. STG Technical Conferences 2009 BladeCenter S Midplane - Blade to I/O Bay Mapping AMM Bay BladeAI/O Bay 1#1 Ethernet Bay BBlade #2 Blade #3 Blade #4 Blade #5I/O Bay 3 Blade #6 ENet SwitchFibreSAS Switch BaySAS A BRAID Battery BayPCI-X (CFFv) or PCIe (CIOv)D.C. Blade D.C. Blade #1Blade Daughter Card D.C. Blade #2eNet, Fibre, SAS, SAS RAIDD.C. Blade#3I/O Bay 4#4 D.C. Blade ENet Switch #5 D.C. Blade Fibre #6 SAS SAS Switch BayAPCI-E (CFFh)RAID Battery Bay Blade Daughter Card BC.C. BladeI/O Bay 2 C.C. Blade#1 C.C. Blade #2Option BayC.C. Blade #3C.C. Blade#4 C.C. Blade#5 #6 BC-S Mid-Plane39BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 40. STG Technical Conferences 2009 BCH: CFFv and CFFh I/O Connections Blade #NOn-Board DualSwitch #1Gbit Ethernet Ethernet On-Board DualGbit Ethernet MI Switch #2POWER SAS CFFvEthernetExpansion CardDBlade Server #1PL Switch #3 QLogic CFFhA Expansion CardN Switch #4 QLogic CFFh Expansion Card:E Provides 2 x 4Gb Fibre Channel connections to SANSwitch #7 2 Fibre Channel ports externalized via Switch 8 & 10 Provides 2 x 1 Gb Ethernet ports for additional networkingSwitch #8 2 Ethernet ports externalized via Switch 7 & 9 SAS CFFv Expansion Card: Switch #9 Provides 2 SAS ports for connection to SAS tape drive 2 SAS ports externalized via Switch 3 & 4Switch #10 40BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 41. STG Technical Conferences 2009 BCH: CIOv and CFFh I/O Connections Blade #NOn-Board DualSwitch #1Gbit Ethernet Ethernet On-Board DualGbit Ethernet MI Switch #2POWER CIOv ExpansionEthernetCardDBlade Server #1PL Switch #3 QLogic CFFhA Expansion CardN Switch #4 CIOv Expansion Card:ESwitch #7 2 x 8Gb or 2 x 4Gb Fibre Channel OR, 2 x 3Gb SAS passthrough Uses 4Gb or 8Gb FC vertical switches in bays 3 & 4 Switch #8 OR, 3Gb SAS vertical switches in bays 3 & 4 Redundant FC storage connection option for IBM i CFFh Expansion Card: Switch #9 2 x 4Gb and 2 x 1Gb EthernetSwitch #10 41BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 42. STG Technical Conferences 2009IBM BladeCenter SPower Configuration 42 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 43. STG Technical Conferences 2009 When to Use the Optional Power Supplies 3 & 4One Single Power DomainStandard Power Supplies supported onlyfor:1 x blade server1 x Disk Storage Module with disks1 & 3 I/O baysOptional Power Supplies 3 & 4 needed topower all slots:2 or more blade servers2 x Disk Storage Modules with disks4 x I/O baysUse Power Configurator and Planning Guide to determine specific blade and configuration powerusage and power supply requirements. http://www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/powerconfig 43 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 44. STG Technical Conferences 2009IBM BladeCenter HPower Configuration 44 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 45. STG Technical Conferences 2009 BladeCenter H power modulesPower Module Bays Maximum of four per chassis Two ship standard with the chassis Other two come as a single option part numberPower domains BladeCenter H chassis deploys same domain style power topology Having two domains reduces the chance that any catastrophic failure can take out all four power supplies as might beseen in a topology where all supplies are on same bus 45 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 46. STG Technical Conferences 2009 BladeCenter H 2900W AC power module detail Power Modules Power subsystem is redundant VPD available via I2C Rated at 2900W maximum DC output Each Module contains a Fan Pack60mm fans (3), and is a CRUFan Pack control logic is via I2C bus thru supply AC OK, DC OK, and Fan Fail LEDsFan Pack PS Handle must be rotated up to 90 degrees Release spring on each side of PS must be depressed to remove Fan Pack There will be a spring between the Pack and the PS to push the Pack out when the side latches are depressed. PS will not power when Fan pack is off PS must be removed from chassis far enough to rotate handle before Fan pack can be removed. 46BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 47. STG Technical Conferences 2009 BladeCenter H AC power distribution rear view 47 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 48. STG Technical Conferences 2009 IBM BladeCenter H - power domains 48 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 49. STG Technical Conferences 2009IBM BladeCenter H - AC power topologyNew power simplifies power inputs for BladeCenterAllows several power cord input optionsSolution will vary based on number of chassis being installedConnector on the back of the BladeCenter assures that thecable can not be installed incorrectlyThese cables work in the same fashion as the connectors onmany of the IBM PDU familyCustomer serviceableEasy to install and removeSame chassis WW This end of the cable allow a single chassisto work WW.Different voltagesDifferent ratingsPower PowerconnectorConnectorWW Safety2 1certifications49BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 50. STG Technical Conferences 2009 BladeCenter H - AC power input cablesTRIPLE 16A IEC 320-C20 (200-240V) 2.8MDOUBLE 30A KSC 8305 (S. KOREA) (220V) 4.3MDOUBLE 30A NEMA L6-30P (208V)4.3M DUAL 32A IEC 309 P+N+G/16A IEC 320-C20 OR DUAL 32A AS/NZS 3112/16A IEC 320-C20(AUS/NZ) Both (230V) 4.3M 50BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 51. STG Technical Conferences 2009IBM BladeCenter is the RIGHT choice.OPEN. EASY. GREEN.The RIGHT choice, tailored to fit your diverse needs so youcan drive innovation with technology advancementsOPEN and innovative for a flexible business foundation. EASYto deploy, integrate and manage so you can improve theresponsiveness of systems and people GREEN today for a better tomorrow helping to maximizereturn on your investments 51 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 52. STG Technical Conferences 2009 Further ReadingIBM i on Blade Read-me First: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html IBM i on Blade Supported Environments: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html IBM i on Blade Performance Information: http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/perfmgmt/resource.html Service vouchers: http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/hardware/editions/services.html IBM i on Blade Training: http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/support/itc/educ.html 52 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 53. STG Technical Conferences 2009Trademarks and Disclaimers 8 IBM Corporation 1994-2007. All rights reserved. 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InfiniBand, InfiniBand Trade Association and the InfiniBand design marks are trademarks and/or service marks of the InfiniBand Trade Association. Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Revised April 24, 2008 55 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 56. STG Technical Conferences 2009Notes on benchmarks and values The IBM benchmarks results shown herein were derived using particular, well configured, development-level and generally-available computer systems. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems they are considering buying and should consider conducting application oriented testing. For additional information about the benchmarks, values and systems tested, contact your local IBM office or IBM authorized reseller or access the Web site of the benchmark consortium or benchmark vendor.IBM benchmark results can be found in the IBM Power Systems Performance Report at http://www.ibm.com/systems/p/hardware/system_perf.html.All performance measurements were made with AIX or AIX 5L operating systems unless otherwise indicated to have used Linux. For new and upgraded systems, AIX Version 4.3, AIX 5L or AIX 6 were used. All other systems used previous versions of AIX. The SPEC CPU2006, SPEC2000, LINPACK, and Technical Computing benchmarks were compiled using IBM's high performance C, C++, and FORTRAN compilers for AIX 5L and Linux. For new and upgraded systems, the latest versions of these compilers were used: XL C Enterprise Edition V7.0 for AIX, XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition V7.0 for AIX, XL FORTRAN Enterprise Edition V9.1 for AIX, XL C/C++ Advanced Edition V7.0 for Linux, and XL FORTRAN Advanced Edition V9.1 for Linux. The SPEC CPU95 (retired in 2000) tests used preprocessors, KAP 3.2 for FORTRAN and KAP/C 1.4.2 from Kuck & Associates and VAST-2 v4.01X8 from Pacific-Sierra Research. The preprocessors were purchased separately from these vendors. Other software packages like IBM ESSL for AIX, MASS for AIX and Kazushige Gotos BLAS Library for Linux were also used in some benchmarks.For a definition/explanation of each benchmark and the full list of detailed results, visit the Web site of the benchmark consortium or benchmark vendor.TPC http://www.tpc.org SPEChttp://www.spec.org LINPACK http://www.netlib.org/benchmark/performance.pdf Pro/E http://www.proe.com GPC http://www.spec.org/gpc NotesBenchhttp://www.notesbench.org VolanoMarkhttp://www.volano.com STREAMhttp://www.cs.virginia.edu/stream/ SAP http://www.sap.com/benchmark/ Oracle Applications http://www.oracle.com/apps_benchmark/ PeopleSoft - To get information on PeopleSoft benchmarks, contact PeopleSoft directly Siebelhttp://www.siebel.com/crm/performance_benchmark/index.shtm Baanhttp://www.ssaglobal.com Microsoft Exchangehttp://www.microsoft.com/exchange/evaluation/performance/default.asp Veritesthttp://www.veritest.com/clients/reports Fluenthttp://www.fluent.com/software/fluent/index.htm TOP500 Supercomputers http://www.top500.org/ Ideas International http://www.ideasinternational.com/benchmark/bench.html Storage Performance Council http://www.storageperformance.org/results Revised January 15, 2008 56BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 57. STG Technical Conferences 2009 Notes on HPC benchmarks and values The IBM benchmarks results shown herein were derived using particular, well configured, development-level and generally-available computer systems. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems they are considering buying and should consider conducting application oriented testing. For additional information about the benchmarks, values and systems tested, contact your local IBM office or IBM authorized reseller or access the Web site of the benchmark consortium or benchmark vendor.IBM benchmark results can be found in the IBM Power Systems Performance Report at http://www.ibm.com/systems/p/hardware/system_perf.html.All performance measurements were made with AIX or AIX 5L operating systems unless otherwise indicated to have used Linux. For new and upgraded systems, AIX Version 4.3 or AIX 5L were used. All other systems used previous versions of AIX. The SPEC CPU2000, LINPACK, and Technical Computing benchmarks were compiled using IBM's high performance C, C++, and FORTRAN compilers for AIX 5L and Linux. For new and upgraded systems, the latest versions of these compilers were used: XL C Enterprise Edition V7.0 for AIX, XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition V7.0 for AIX, XL FORTRAN Enterprise Edition V9.1 for AIX, XL C/C++ Advanced Edition V7.0 for Linux, and XL FORTRAN Advanced Edition V9.1 for Linux. The SPEC CPU95 (retired in 2000) tests used preprocessors, KAP 3.2 for FORTRAN and KAP/C 1.4.2 from Kuck & Associates and VAST-2 v4.01X8 from Pacific-Sierra Research. The preprocessors were purchased separately from these vendors. Other software packages like IBM ESSL for AIX, MASS for AIX and Kazushige Gotos BLAS Library for Linux were also used in some benchmarks.For a definition/explanation of each benchmark and the full list of detailed results, visit the Web site of the benchmark consortium or benchmark vendor. SPEChttp://www.spec.org LINPACK http://www.netlib.org/benchmark/performance.pdf Pro/E http://www.proe.com GPC http://www.spec.org/gpc STREAMhttp://www.cs.virginia.edu/stream/ Veritesthttp://www.veritest.com/clients/reports Fluenthttp://www.fluent.com/software/fluent/index.htm TOP500 Supercomputers http://www.top500.org/ AMBER http://amber.scripps.edu/ FLUENThttp://www.fluent.com/software/fluent/fl5bench/index.htm GAMESShttp://www.msg.chem.iastate.edu/gamess GAUSSIANhttp://www.gaussian.com ABAQUShttp://www.abaqus.com/support/sup_tech_notes64.htmlselect Abaqus v6.4 Performance Data ANSYS http://www.ansys.com/services/hardware_support/index.htmselect Hardware Support Database, then benchmarks. ECLIPSE http://www.sis.slb.com/content/software/simulation/index.asp?seg=geoquest& MM5 http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/mm5/ MSC.NASTRAN http://www.mscsoftware.com/support/prod%5Fsupport/nastran/performance/v04_sngl.cfm STAR-CD www.cd-adapco.com/products/STAR-CD/performance/320/index/html NAMDhttp://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/namd HMMER http://hmmer.janelia.org/ Revised January 15, 2008 http://powerdev.osuosl.org/project/hmmerAltivecGen2mod 57 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation 58. STG Technical Conferences 2009 Notes on performance estimatesrPerf for AIXrPerf (Relative Performance) is an estimate of commercial processing performance relative to other IBM UNIX systems. It is derived from an IBManalytical model which uses characteristics from IBM internal workloads, TPC and SPEC benchmarks. The rPerf model is not intended torepresent any specific public benchmark results and should not be reasonably used in that way. The model simulates some of the systemoperations such as CPU, cache and memory. However, the model does not simulate disk or network I/O operations.rPerf estimates are calculated based on systems with the latest levels of AIX and other pertinent software at the time of systemannouncement. Actual performance will vary based on application and configuration specifics. The IBM eServer pSeries 640 is the baselinereference system and has a value of 1.0. Although rPerf may be used to approximate relative IBM UNIX commercial processing performance,actual system performance may vary and is dependent upon many factors including system hardware configuration and software design andconfiguration. Note that the rPerf methodology used for the POWER6 systems is identical to that used for the POWER5 systems. Variationsin incremental system performance may be observed in commercial workloads due to changes in the underlying system architecture.All performance estimates are provided "AS IS" and no warranties or guarantees are expressed or implied by IBM. Buyers should consult other sources of information, including system benchmarks, and application sizing guides to evaluate the performance of a system they are considering buying. For additional information about rPerf, contact your local IBM office or IBM authorized reseller.========================================================================CPW for IBM iCommercial Processing Workload (CPW) is a relative measure of performance of processors running the IBM i operating system. Performance in customer environments may vary. The value is based on maximum configurations. More performance information is available in the Performance Capabilities Reference at: www.ibm.com/systems/i/solutions/perfmgmt/resource.htmlRevised April 2, 2007 58 BladeCenter 101 2009 IBM Corporation