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IBM I and power blade + blade center update 2009
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8 Copyright IBM Corporation, 2009. All Rights Reserved.This publication may refer to products that are not currently available in your country. IBM makes no commitment to make available any products referred to herein.
IBM i and BladeCenter 2Q 2009 Update
Vess Natchev and Kyle [email protected], [email protected], IBM Systems Lab Services and Training
2© 2009 IBM Corporation
Agenda• Where to start with IBM i on blade• Hardware overview:
– Power blade servers technical overview– New expansion adapters– BladeCenter S components and I/O connections– BladeCenter H components and I/O connections– Switch module portfolio– Expansion adapter portfolio for IBM i– Feature codes and ordering
• Virtualization overview– VIOS-based virtualization overview– I/O options for BladeCenter H and BladeCenter S– Configuring storage for IBM i on blade– Configuring storage with the SAS RAID Controller Module– Virtual tape– Multiple Virtual SCSI adapters– Active Memory Sharing on blade
3© 2009 IBM Corporation
IBM i on Blade: Where Do I Start?
• New versions by May 22 at: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html
4© 2009 IBM Corporation
IBM BladeCenter JS23 Express
• 2 sockets, 4 POWER6 cores @ 4.2 GHz• Enhanced 65-nm lithography• 32 MB L3 cache per socket • 4 MB L2 cache per core• 8 VLP DIMM slots, up to 64 GB memory• FSP-1 service processor• 2 x 1Gb embedded Ethernet ports (HEA)• 2 PCIe connectors (CIOv and CFFh)• 1 x onboard SAS controller• Up to 1 SSD or SAS onboard disk• EnergyScale™ power management• PowerVM Hypervisor virtualization
5© 2009 IBM Corporation
IBM BladeCenter JS23 Express
6© 2009 IBM Corporation
IBM BladeCenter JS43 Express
• 4 sockets, 8 POWER6 cores @ 4.2 GHz• Enhanced 65-nm lithography• 32 MB L3 cache per socket • 4 MB L2 cache per core• 16 VLP DIMM slots, up to 128 GB memory• FSP-1 service processor• 4 x 1Gb embedded Ethernet ports (HEA)• 4 PCIe connectors (CIOv and CFFh)• 1 x onboard SAS controller• Up to 2 SSD or SAS onboard disks• EnergyScale™ power management• PowerVM Hypervisor virtualization
+
7© 2009 IBM Corporation
IBM BladeCenter JS43 Express SMP Unit Only
8© 2009 IBM Corporation
Combination Form Factor (CFF) allows for 2 different expansion adapters on the same blade
CFFv (Combo Form Factor – Vertical)Connects to PCI-X bus to provide access to switch
modules in bays 3 & 4
Vertical switch form factor
Supported for IBM i: SAS (#8250)
CFFh (Combo Form Factor – Horizontal)Connects to PCIe bus to provide access to the switch
modules in bays 7 – 10
Horizontal switch form factor, unless MSIM used
Supported for IBM i: Fibre Channel and Ethernet (#8252)
SerDes
PCI-X
PCI-Express
SM3SM4
HSSM2HSSM4
HSSM1HSSM3
CFFX
CFFE
CFFv and CFFh I/O Expansion Adapters
Note: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments for hardware supported by IBM i: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html
CFFh
CFFv
9© 2009 IBM Corporation
Combination I/O Form Factor – Vertical (CIOv) is available only on JS23 and JS43
CFFv adapters not supported on JS23 and JS43
CIOvConnects to new PCIe bus to provide access to switch
modules in bays 3 & 4
Vertical switch form factor
Supported for IBM i: SAS passthrough (#8246), Fibre Channel (#8240, #8241, #8242)
Can provide redundant FC adapters with CFFh
CFFh Connects to PCIe bus to provide access to the switch
modules in bays 7 – 10
Horizontal switch form factor, unless MSIM used
Supported for IBM i: Fibre Channel and Ethernet (#8252)
CIOv and CFFh I/O Expansion Adapters
Note: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments for hardware supported by IBM i: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html
10© 2009 IBM Corporation
Meet the BladeCenter S – Front View
Supports up to 6 BladeServers
SAS and SATA disks can be mixed
SAS disks recommended for IBM i production
RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1 supported with RAID SAS Switch Module (RSSM)
Separate RAID arrays for IBM i recommended
Shared USB ports and CD-RW / DVD- ROM Combo Battery Backup Units for use only with RAID
SAS Switch Module
7U
Service label cards slot enable quick and easy reference to BladeCenter S
11© 2009 IBM Corporation
Four Blower modules standard
Top: AMM standardBottom: Serial Pass-thru Module optional
Top(SW1) & Bottom(SW2) left: Ethernet Top(SW3) & Bottom(SW4) right: SASBoth CIOv (#8246) and CFFv (#8250) adapters supported
7U
Hot-swap Power Supplies 3 & 4 are optional, Auto-sensing b/w 950W / 1450W
Hot-swap Power Supplies 1 & 2 are standard, Auto-sensing b/w 950W / 1450W
Power supplies 3 and 4 required if using > 1 blade
Meet the BladeCenter S – Rear View
12© 2009 IBM Corporation
BladeCenter S Midplane - Blade to I/O Bay Mapping
PCI-X (CFFv) or PCIe (CIOv)Blade Daughter Card
eNet, Fibre, SAS, SAS RAID
PCI-E (CFFh)Blade Daughter Card
BC-S Mid-Plane
I/O Bay 1Ethernet Bay
I/O Bay 3ENet SwitchFibreSAS
SAS Switch Bay
I/O Bay 4ENet SwitchFibreSAS SAS Switch Bay
I/O Bay 2Option Bay
Blade #1
“A”
“B”
Blade #6
Blade #2Blade #3
Blade #4Blade #5
D.C. Blade #1D.C. Blade
#2D.C. Blade #3D.C. Blade
#4D.C. Blade #5D.C. Blade
#6
C.C. Blade #1C.C. Blade
#2C.C. Blade #3C.C. Blade
#4C.C. Blade #5C.C. Blade
#6
“A”
“B”
“A”
“B”
AMM Bay
RAID Battery Bay
RAID Battery Bay
13© 2009 IBM Corporation
BladeCenter H - front view
Front System Panel
Power Module 1 and Fan
pack
Front USB
CD DVD- drive
Power Module 2
Filler
Power Module 4 and Fan
pack
Power Module 3
Filler
Blade Filler
HS20 Blade # 1
9U
14© 2009 IBM Corporation
IBM BladeCenter H - Rear View
I/O Module bay 2
Power Connector 1
Power Connector 2
I/O Module bay 4
Rear LED panel and Serial connector
Advanced Management
Module 1Blower Module 1 and 2
I/O module bay 9 and 10
Advanced Management Module 2 slot
I/O Module bay 3
Left Shuttle release lever
I/O module bay 7 and 8
Right Shuttle release lever
I/O Module bay 6
I/O Module bay 1
I/O Module bay 5
Ethernet switch
Ethernet switch
SAS or Fibre
Channel module
• Multi-Switch Interconnect Module
• Ethernet switch (left side bay 9)
• Fibre Channel switch (right side bay 10)
• Multi-Switch Interconnect Module
• Ethernet switch (left side bay 9)
• Fibre Channel switch (right side bay 10)
15© 2009 IBM Corporation
On-Board DualGbit Ethernet
POWERBlade Server #1
M I DPLANE
Switch #1Ethernet
Blade #N
Switch #2Ethernet
On-Board DualGbit Ethernet
QLogic CFFh Expansion Card:• Provides 2 x 4Gb Fibre Channel connections to SAN • 2 Fibre Channel ports externalized via Switch 8 & 10• Provides 2 x 1 Gb Ethernet ports for additional networking• 2 Ethernet ports externalized via Switch 7 & 9SAS CFFv Expansion Card:• Provides 2 SAS ports for connection to SAS tape drive• 2 SAS ports externalized via Switch 3 & 4
SAS CFFv Expansion Card
Switch #3
Switch #4QLogic CFFh Expansion Card
Switch #7
Switch #8
Switch #9
Switch #10
BCH: CFFv and CFFh I/O Connections
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On-Board DualGbit Ethernet
POWERBlade Server #1
M I DPLANE
Switch #1Ethernet
Blade #N
Switch #2Ethernet
On-Board DualGbit Ethernet
CIOv Expansion Card:• 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• OR, 3Gb SAS vertical switches in bays 3 & 4• Redundant FC storage connection option for IBM iCFFh Expansion Card:• 2 x 4Gb and 2 x 1Gb Ethernet
CIOv Expansion Card
Switch #3
Switch #4QLogic CFFh Expansion Card
Switch #7
Switch #8
Switch #9
Switch #10
BCH: CIOv and CFFh I/O Connections
17© 2009 IBM Corporation
BladeCenter Ethernet I/O Modules
Nortel L2-7 GbE Switch Module
Cisco Systems Intelligent Gb Ethernet
Switch Module
Nortel Layer 2/3 Gb Ethernet Switch
Modules
Nortel L2/3 10GbE Uplink Switch Module
Copper Pass-Through Module
Intelligent Copper Pass-Through Module
Nortel 10Gb Ethernet Switch Module
Note: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments for hardware supported by IBM i: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html
18© 2009 IBM Corporation
BladeCenter Fibre Channel I/O Modules
Cisco 4Gb 10 and 20 port Fibre Channel
Switch Modules
Brocade 4Gb 10 and 20 port Fibre Channel
Switch Modules
QLogic 8Gb 20 port Fibre Channel Switch
Module
QLogic 4Gb 10 and 20 port Fibre Channel
Switch Module
Brocade Intelligent 8Gb Pass-Thru Fibre Channel
Switch Module
Brocade Intelligent 4Gb Pass-Thru Fibre Channel
Switch Module
Note: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments for hardware supported by IBM i: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html
19© 2009 IBM Corporation
BladeCenter SAS I/O ModulesBladeCenter S SAS
RAID Controller Module (FC #3734)
Note: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments for hardware supported by IBM i: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html
BladeCenter SAS Controller Module
(FC #3267)
• Supported only in BladeCenter S• RAID support for SAS drives in chassis• Supports TS2240 attachment• No support for attaching DS3200 • 2 are always required
• Supported in BladeCenter S and BladeCenter H• No RAID support• Supports TS2240 attachment• Supports DS3200 attachment• 1 is required, 2 recommended
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SAS RAID Controller Switch Module
• RAID controller support provides additional protection 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 blade – Supports new #8246 CIOv SAS passthrough adapter– 1GB of battery-backed write cache between the 2 modules– Two SAS RAID Controller Switch Modules (#3734) required
• Supports 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 DS3200IBM i is not pre-installed with RSSM configurations
21© 2009 IBM Corporation
Multi-switch Interconnect Module for BCH
MSIM
• Installed in high-speed bays 7 & 8 and/or 9 & 10
• Allows a “vertical” switch to be installed and use the “horizontal” high- speed fabric (bays 7 – 10)
• High-speed fabric is used by CFFh expansion adapters
• Fibre Channel switch module must be installed in right I/O module bay (switch bay 8 or 10)
• If additional Ethernet networking required additional Ethernet switch module can be installed in left I/O module bay (switch bay 7 or 9)
22© 2009 IBM Corporation
#8252 QLogic Ethernet and 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh)
#8250 LSI 3Gb SAS Dual Port Expansion Card (CFFv)
I/O Expansion Adapters for IBM i
#8246 3Gb SAS Passthrough Expansion
Card (CIOv)
#8240 Emulex 8Gb Fibre Channel
Expansion Card (CIOv)
#8242 QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel
Expansion Card (CIOv)
#8241 QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel
Expansion Card (CIOv)
Note: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments for hardware supported by IBM i: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html
23© 2009 IBM Corporation
IBM BladeCenter S Configuration for IBM i on Power BladeDescription Part# Feature Notes
Chassis IBM BladeCenter S 8886-xxx 7779-BCS
AMM Advanced Management Module 25R5778 3201 One Standard
Power AC Power Module 43W3582 4548 Two Standard, Two optional
SAS Module
SAS Connectivity ModuleSAS RAID Controller Connectivity Module
39Y919543W3584
32673734
One Required, 2nd optionalTwo always required
Disk Storage Modules and SAS Disk Drives
IBM BladeCenter S 6-Disk Storage Module
73 GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive146 GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive300 GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive450 GB 15K RPM SAS Disk Drive
43W3581
43W752343W752443X080242D0519
4545
3748374937473762
One Required for each 6 disk drives, max of two
One Required, max of 12 disks
Ethernet Switch
Nortel Networks L2/L3 Copper Gb Ethernet Switch ModNortel Networks L2/L3 Fibre Gb Ethernet Switch ModNortel Networks L2-7 Gb Ethernet Switch ModuleCisco Catalyst Ethernet Switch Module - 3012IBM BladeCenter Copper Passthru ModuleIBM BladeCenter Optical Passthru ModuleServer Connectivity ModuleNortel 10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module Intelligent Copper Pass-Thru Module for IBM BladeCenter
32R186032R186132R185943W439539Y932039Y931639Y932432R178344W4483
321232133211317432193218322032105452
One Required
http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/supported_environments.pdf
24© 2009 IBM Corporation
IBM BladeCenter H Configuration for IBM i on Power Blade
Description Part# Feature NotesChassis IBM BladeCenter H 8852-xxx 7989-BCH
AMM Advanced Management Module 25R5778 3201 1 Standard, 2nd optional
Power AC Power Module 31R3335 3200 1 Standard, 2nd optional
SAN Fibre Switch Brocade 10-port 4 Gb SAN Switch ModuleBrocade 20-port 4 Gb SAN Switch ModuleQLogic 10-port 4Gb SAN Switch ModuleQLogic 20-port 4Gb SAN Switch ModuleQLogic® 20-port 8Gb SAN Switch ModuleCisco Systems 4Gb 10-port Fibre Channel ModuleCisco Systems 4Gb 20-port Fibre Channel Module
32R181332R181243W672443W672344X190539Y928439Y9280
3207320632433244328432413242
One required, 2nd optional
other SAN Fibre switches supported see Supported Environments PDF
Ethernet Switch Cisco Systems Intelligent GbE Ethernet Switch ModuleNortel Networks L2/L3 Copper Gb Ethernet Switch ModNortel Networks L2/L3 Copper Gb Ethernet Switch ModIBM BladeCenter Copper Passthru ModuleServer Connectivity Module
32R189232R186032R185939Y932039Y9324
32153212321132193220
One required, 2nd optional
other Ethernet switches supported see Supported Environments PDF
SAS Switch SAS Connectively Module 39Y9195 3267 Optional for Tape attachment
MSIM Multi-Switch Interconnect Module 39Y9314 3239 One Required per SAN Fibre switch
SFP IBM Short Wave SFP ModuleIBM Long Wave SFP ModuleCisco Systems Short Wave SFP ModuleCisco Systems Long Wave SFP Module
22R490219K127241Y859842Y8600
3238323732613262
1 per active port on SAN switch
Other Power Cords, Cables, Publications
http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/supported_environments.pdf
25© 2009 IBM Corporation
IBM BladeCenter JS12 Configuration
Description Feature NotesBlade IBM BladeCenter JS12 2-core, 3.8 GHz 8442 7998-60X
Processor Processor Entitlement (Qty 2) or with Express Configuration
Processor Entitlement (Qty 1) Zero-priced Processor Entitlement (Qty 1)
8444
8444 8443
Two processor entitlements required
Memory 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs
8229 8239 8245
One required, max of four
Disk IBM 73 GB SAS 10K SFF HDD IBM 146 GB SAS 10K SFF HDD
8237 8236
One required, max of two
SAS Adapter SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) 8250 • Required for SAS Disk and Tape in BCS• Optional for tape connection in BCH*
Fibre Adapter QLogic Ethernet and 4 GB Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh)
8252 • Not supported in BCS• Required for SAN connection in BCH*
PowerVM PowerVM Standard Edition (Qty 2) with VIOS 1.5 with latest service pack Software Preinstall
5409
5005, 8146
Required
Optional preinstall of VIOS
http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/supported_environments.pdf
26© 2009 IBM Corporation
IBM BladeCenter JS22 Configuration
• Plus– IBM i Processor and User Entitlements– SAN – DS3200, DS3400, DS4700, DS4800, DS8100, DS8300– SAS Tape – TS2230 or TS2240 (Optional; virtual tape supported only with TS2240)– IBM i LAN Console
Description Feature NotesBlade IBM BladeCenter JS22 4-core, 4.0 GHz 8400 7998-61X
Processor Processor Entitlement (Qty 4) or with Express Configuration
Processor Entitlement (Qty 2) Zero-priced Processor Entitlement (Qty 2)
8401
8401 8399
Four processor entitlements required
Memory 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs
8233 8234 8235
One requiredOption second pair
Disk IBM 73 GB SAS 10K SFF HDD IBM 146 GB SAS 10K SFF HDD
8237 8236
One required
Fibre Adapter QLogic Ethernet and 4 GB Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh)
8252 Required for connection to SAN
PowerVM PowerVM Standard Edition (Qty 4) with VIOS 1.5 with latest service pack Software Preinstall
5409
5005, 8146
Required
Optional preinstall of VIOS
SAS Adapter SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) 8250 Optional for connection to SAS Tape
Note: A minimum of one copy of the Service Warranty Publications (#8259) and one copy of the JS22 Installation and User's Guide (#8260-8263, #8266-8269, or #8278-8281) is required at each customer installation.
27© 2009 IBM Corporation
IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Configuration
• Plus– IBM i Processor and User Entitlements– SAN – DS3200, DS3400, DS4700, DS4800, DS8100, DS8300– SAS Tape – TS2230 or TS2240 (Optional; virtual tape supported only with TS2240)– IBM i LAN Console
Description Feature NotesBlade IBM BladeCenter JS23 4-core, 4.2 GHz with L3 cache
IBM BladeCenter JS43 8-core, 4.2 GHz with L3 cache7778-23X7778-23X with FC #8446
Processor Processor Entitlement (Qty 4) or with Express Configuration
Processor Entitlement (Qty 2) Zero-priced Processor Entitlement (Qty 2)
839583958393
Four processor entitlements required
Memory 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs
8233 8234 8235
One requiredOption second pair
Disk IBM 73 GB SAS 10K SFF HDD IBM 146 GB SAS 10K SFF HDDIBM 300GB SAS 10K SFF HDDIBM 69GB SFF SAS Solid State Drive-Blade
8237 823682748273
One optional
Fibre Adapter QLogic Ethernet and 4 GB Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh)QLogic 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) Emulex 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) QLogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv)
8252
824282408241
One required for connection to SAN unless DS3200 used
PowerVM PowerVM Standard Edition (Qty 4) with VIOS 1.5 with latest service pack Software Preinstall
5409
5005, 8146
Required
Optional preinstall of VIOS
SAS Adapter SAS Passthrough Expansion Card (CIOv) 8246 Optional for connection to DS3200 or SAS tape
28© 2009 IBM Corporation
Virtualization Overview
29© 2009 IBM Corporation
VIOS / IVM
Linux Client
AIX Client
HEA HEAHEAHEA
CFFh FC exp card
USB
HEA
DS3400
DS4700 DS4800
DS8100 DS8300
SVC
FC Switch
DVD
AMM / LAN Console
IVM / Virtual Op Panel
SAS Switch
CFFv SASexp card
SAS-attached LTO4 tape drive
(virtual tape)
SAS
LAN
VIOS, IVM and i on Power BladeVIOS = Virtual I/O Server =
virtualization software in a partition
Does not run other applications
First LPAR installed on blade
VIOS owns physical hardware (Fibre
Channel, Ethernet, DVD, SAS)
VIOS virtualizes disk, DVD,
networking, tape to i partitions
IVM = Integrated Virtualization
Manager = browser interface to manage
partitions, virtualization
IVM installed with VIOS
i uses LAN console through Virtual
Ethernet bridge in VIOS
SSD
orCIOv SAS exp card
and/or
CIOv FC exp card
or
DS3200*
* Not supported with RSSM
30© 2009 IBM Corporation
VIOS Host
Virtual SCSI connection
i Client
DVD
hdiskX LUNs DDxx
/dev/cd0 DVDOPTxx
CFFh
USB
BladeC
enter midplane
Power BladeMedia tray
MSIM with Fibre Channel I/O module inside
Storage, Tape and DVD for i on JS12/JS22 in BCH
Virtual SCSI connection
With BCH and JS12/JS22, IBM i can use:Fibre Channel storage (MSIM, FC module and CFFh adapter required)SAS storage (SAS module and CFFv adapter required)SAS tape (SAS module and CFFv adapter required)USB DVD in BladeCenter
Physical I/O resources are attached to VIOS, assigned to IBM i in IVMStorage LUNs (physical volumes) assigned directly to IBM i; storage pools in VIOS not used
Fibre Channel I/O module
CFFv
SAS I/O module
Fibre Channel Storage
SAS Storage and/or tape
DS3200
TS2240
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VIOS Host
Virtual SCSI connection
i Client
DVD
hdiskX LUNs DDxx
/dev/cd0 DVDOPTxx
CFFh
USB
BladeC
enter midplane
Power BladeMedia tray
MSIM with Fibre Channel I/O module inside
Storage, Tape and DVD for i on JS23/JS43 in BCH
Virtual SCSI connection
CIOv
Fibre Channel I/O module
OR
CIOv
SAS I/O module
Fibre Channel Storage
SAS Storage and/or tape
With BCH and JS23/JS43, IBM i can use:Fibre Channel storage (MSIM, FC module and CFFh adapter required; or FC module and CIOv adapter required)
Redundant FC adapters can be configured (CFFh and CIOv)
SAS storage (SAS module and CIOv adapter required)SAS tape (SAS module and CIOv adapter required)USB DVD in BladeCenter
Physical I/O resources are attached to VIOS, assigned to IBM i in IVMStorage LUNs (physical volumes) assigned directly to IBM i; storage pools in VIOS not used
DS3200
TS2240
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VIOS Host
Virtual SCSI connection
IBM i Client
DVD
hdiskX LUNs DDxx
/dev/cd0 DVDOPTxx
SASCFFv
USB
BladeC
enter midplane
Power BladeMedia tray
Non-RAID SAS module in I/O Bay 3/4
Storage, Tape and DVD for i on JS12/JS22 in BCS
RAID SAS module in I/O Bay 3 & 4
SAS drives in BCS
DS3200
TS2240
Virtual SCSI connection
With BCS and JS12/JS22, IBM i can use:SAS storage (SAS module and CFFv adapter required)SAS tape (SAS module and CFFv adapter required)USB DVD
Drives in BCS, TS2240, DS3200 supported with Non-RAID SAS Switch Module (NSSM)Only drives in BCS and TS2240 supported with RAID SAS Switch Module (RSSM)Physical I/O resources are attached to VIOS, assigned to IBM i in IVM
Storage LUNs (physical volumes) assigned directly to IBM i; storage pools in VIOS not used
33© 2009 IBM Corporation
VIOS Host IBM i Client
DVD
hdiskX LUNs DDxx
/dev/cd0 DVDOPTxx
SASCIOv
USB
BladeC
enter midplane
Power BladeMedia tray
Non-RAID SAS module in I/O Bay 3/4
Storage, Tape and DVD for i on JS23/JS43 in BCS
With BCS and JS23/JS43, IBM i can use:SAS storage (SAS module and CIOv adapter required)SAS tape (SAS module and CIOv adapter required)USB DVD
Drives in BCS, TS2240, DS3200 supported with Non-RAID SAS Switch Module (NSSM)Only drives in BCS and TS2240 supported with RAID SAS Switch Module (RSSM)Physical I/O resources are attached to VIOS, assigned to IBM i in IVM
Storage LUNs (physical volumes) assigned directly to IBM i; storage pools in VIOS not used
RAID SAS module in I/O Bay 3 & 4
SAS drives in BCS
DS3200
TS2240
Virtual SCSI connection
Virtual SCSI connection
34© 2009 IBM Corporation
Storage and Tape Support 2Q 2009
• Storage support– BladeCenter H and JS12/JS22/JS23/JS43:
• SAS – DS3200 • Fibre Channel – DS3400, DS4700, DS4800, DS8100, DS8300, SVC
– Multiple storage subsystems supported with SVC• IBM is investigating DS5100, DS5300 and XIV support for Power blades
– BladeCenter S and JS12/JS22/JS23/JS43:• SAS – BCS drives with NSSM and RSSM; DS3200 only with NSSM
• Tape support– BladeCenter H and BladeCenter S:
• TS2240 LTO-4 SAS – supported for virtual tape and for VIOS backups• TS2230 LTO-3 SAS – not supported for virtual tape, only for VIOS backups
– IBM is investigating Fibre Channel tape library support for 4Q 2009
35© 2009 IBM Corporation
Configuring Storage for IBM i on Blade• Step 1: Perform sizing
– Use Disk Magic, where applicable– Use the PCRM, Ch. 14.5 – http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/perfmgmt/resource.html
– Number of physical drives is still most important– VIOS itself does not add significant disk I/O overhead– For production workloads, keep each i partition on a separate RAID array
• Step 2: Use appropriate storage UI and Redbook for your environment to create LUNs for IBM i and attach to VIOS (or use TPC or SSPC where applicable)
Storage Configuration Manager for NSSM and
RSSM
DS Storage Manager for DS3200, DS3400, DS4700,
DS4800
DS8000 Storage Manager for DS8100 and DS8300
SVC Console for SVC
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Configuring Storage for IBM i on Blade, Cont.• Step 3: Assign LUNs or physical drives in BCS to IBM i
– ‘cfgdev’ in VIOS CLI necessary to detect new physical volumes if VIOS is running– Virtualize whole LUNs/drives (“physical volumes”) to IBM i– Do not use storage pools in VIOS
37© 2009 IBM Corporation
Configuring Storage with the RSSM• Step 1: download SCM – http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5078617&brandind=5000016
• Step 2: install SCM and add RSSM in Bay 3 (get IP address from AMM)• Step 3: use SCM to create RAID arrays (storage pools) and volumes,
and to assign volumes to blades
• See Readme for details
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IBM i Support for Virtual Tape
• Virtual tape support enables IBM i partitions to directly backup to PowerVM VIOS attached tape drive saving hardware costs and management time
• Simplifies backup and restore processing with BladeCenter implementations
– IBM i 6.1 partitions on BladeCenter JS12, JS22, JS23, JS43– Supports IBM i save/restore commands & BRMS– Supports BladeCenter S and H implementations
• Simplifies migration to blades from tower/rack servers– LTO-4 drive can read backup tapes from LTO-2, 3, 4 drives
• Supports IBM Systems Storage SAS LTO-4 Drive– TS2240 SAS ONLY for BladeCenter– IBM is investigating Fibre Channel tape library support for 4Q 2009
• Requirements– VIOS 2.1.1, eFW 3.4.2, IBM i 6.1 PTFs
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Virtual Tape Hardware and Virtualization
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IBM i Client
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• TS2240 LTO4 SAS tape drive attached to SAS switch in BladeCenter:– NSSM or RSSM in BCS– NSSM in BCH
• VIOS virtualizes tape drive to IBM i directly• Tape drive assigned to IBM i in IVM• Tape drive available in IBM i as TAPxx, type 3580 model 004
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Assigning Virtual Tape to IBM i
• No action required in IBM i to make tape drive available– If QAUTOCFG is on (default)
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Migrating IBM i to Blade
• Virtual tape makes migration to blade similar to migration to tower/rack server:– On existing system, go save option 21 on LTO-2, LTO-3 or LTO-4 media– On blade, use virtual tape to perform D-mode IPL and complete restore– Existing system does not have to be at IBM i 6.1
• Previous-to-current migration also possible
• IBM i partition saved on blade can be restored on tower/rack server– IBM i can save to LTO-3 and LTO-4 media on blade
• For existing servers that do not have access to LTO tape drive, there are two options:– Save on different media, convert to LTO as a service, restore from LTO– Use Migration Assistant method
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Multiple Virtual SCSI Adapters for IBM i
• Since VIOS 2.1 in November 2008, IBM i is no longer limited to 1 VSCSI connection to VIOS and 16 disk + 16 optical devices
• What IVM will do:– Create 1 VSCSI server adapter in VIOS for each IBM i partition created– Create 1 VSCSI client adapter in IBM i and correctly map to Server adapter– Map any disk and optical devices you assign to IBM i to the first VSCSI server
adapter in VIOS– Create a new VSCSI server-client adapter pair only when you assign a tape
device to IBM i– Create another VSCSI server-client adapter pair when you assign another tape
device
• What IVM will not do:– Create a new VSCSI server-client adapter pair if you assign more than 16 disk
devices to IBM i
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Multiple Virtual SCSI Adapters for IBM i, Cont.
• Scenario I: you have <=16 disk devices and you want to add virtual tape– Action required in VIOS:
• In IVM, click on tape drive, assign to IBM i partition– Separate VSCSI server-client adapter pair created automatically
• Scenario II: you have 16 disk devices and you want to add more disk and virtual tape– Actions required in VIOS:
• In VIOS CLI, create new VSCSI client adapter in IBM i– VSCSI server adapter in VIOS created automatically
• In VIOS CLI, map new disk devices to new VSCSI server adapter using ‘mkvdev’• In IVM, click on tape drive, assign to IBM i partition
• For details and instructions, see IBM i on Blade Read-me First: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html
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VIOS Host
Virtual LAN connection
i Client
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ports on blade
Local PC for:
AMM browser IVM browser LAN console LAN
IVE (HEA)
Virtual Ethernet bridge
LAN console
Production interface
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VIOS is accessed from local PC via embedded Ethernet ports on blade (IVE/HEA)
For both IVM browser and VIOS command lineSame PC can be used to connect to AMM and for LAN console for i5/OS
For i connectivity, IVE/HEA port is bridged to Virtual LAN
Networking on Power Blade
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LAN Console for i on Power Blade
Required for i on Power blade
Uses System i Access software on PC (can use same PC for IVM connection)
Full console functionality
Uses existing LAN console capability
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PowerVM Active Memory Sharing• PowerVM Active Memory Sharing is an advanced memory
virtualization technology which intelligently flows memory from one partition to another for increased utilization and flexibility of memory usage
• Memory virtualization enhancement for Power Systems
– Partitions share a pool of memory – Memory dynamically allocated based on partition’s workload demands
• Extends Power Systems Virtualization Leadership– Capabilities not provided by Sun and HP virtualization offerings
• Designed for partitions with variable memory requirements
– Workloads that peak at different times across the partitions– Active/inactive environments– Test and Development environments– Low average memory requirements
• Available with PowerVM Enterprise Edition– Supports AIX 6.1, i 6.1, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
– Partitions must use VIOS and shared processors
– POWER6 processor-based systems
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Blade Example: Working with AMS
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Service Voucher for IBM i on Power Blade
• Let IBM Systems Lab Services and Training help you install i on blade!• 1 service voucher for each Power blade AND IBM i license purchased• http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/hardware/editions/services.html
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Further Reading
• IBM 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
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Notes on performance estimatesrPerf for AIX
rPerf (Relative Performance) is an estimate of commercial processing performance relative to other IBM UNIX systems. It is derived from an IBM analytical model which uses characteristics from IBM internal workloads, TPC and SPEC benchmarks. The rPerf model is not intended to represent any specific public benchmark results and should not be reasonably used in that way. The model simulates some of the system operations 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 system announcement. Actual performance will vary based on application and configuration specifics. The IBM eServer pSeries 640 is the baseline reference 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 and configuration. Note that the rPerf methodology used for the POWER6 systems is identical to that used for the POWER5 systems. Variations in 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.
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CPW for IBM i
Commercial 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.html