Don Roy
donr@us.ibm.com
IBM System x & BladeCenter
Delivering Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet
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Client challenges with enterprise workloads
Database, Virtualization, Transaction processing
Memory Capacity
Do More With Less
 Restricted server
utilization
 A need to reduce
operational expenses
 Bigger workloads
 Having to cut license
fees and energy costs
 Difficulty supporting
more, bigger virtual
machines, growing
databases and
increases in
transaction
processing.
Simplify
 Speed time from
deployment to
production
 Investing in only what
is needed
 Optimized
performance for their
workload needs
 Having to get the most
out of existing data
centers.
 Get more out of the
people, IT, and
spending they have
 Flexibility to get the IT
they need, the way
they need it
Difficult challenges create an opportunity for innovation
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The PC architecture has already been pushed to its limits
 Are easy to acquire
x86
SERVERS
 Support a broad application base
We
Love
Them!
 Take advantage of readily available administration
skills
BUT
 In distributed computing environments, 85 percent
of computing capacity sits idle1
We
Hate
Them!
 Power and cooling costs are now eight times greater
than they were 12 years ago2
 Management costs now represent 70 percent
of IT budget³
1 Based on IBM estimates.
2,3 Clabby Analytics, The Data Center ‘Implosion Explosion’ … and the Need to Move to a New Enterprise Data Center Model, February 2008
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Traditional server paradigms need to change
 The x86-based PC architecture is now 28
years old.
 It has evolved through PCs, towers, racks and blades.
 Holds 53 percent of the server market and that number is growing.
Personal
Computers
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Tower
PC Servers
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Rack
optimized
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Blade
Servers
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A smarter planet demands smarter systems
Clients need systems that:
Workloads
DATA
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Scale quickly and efficiently.
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Remove memory bottlenecks.
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Maximize utilization.
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Are optimized for workloads.
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Provide rapid access to data.
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Innovation
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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.
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IBM Systems………….
In today’s economy, we need dynamic infrastructures
that drive down costs, and are intelligent and secure.
Reduce Cost
Not just containing operational cost and
complexity, but achieving breakthrough
productivity gains through virtualization,
optimization, energy stewardship, and
flexible sourcing.
Improve Service
Increasingly customer demand for quality
service & continuous accessibility
Manage Risks and Threats
Security, resiliency & compliance challenges are
created by the accelerating pace of change.
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Smarter systems from IBM
enable you to add memory to x86-based systems independently of the processor
Add up to
7
6x
more memory per
processor
Reduce storage
costs by up to
97%
and licensing
costs by
50%
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System x & BladeCenter
“Fit for Purpose”
Enterprise
iDataPlex
&
Server
Consolidation,
Virtualization
Web 2.0,
HPC,
Grid, Energy
Efficiency
Scale Up
BladeCenter
Infrastructure
Simplification,
Application
Serving
Scale Out
Stand alone
Applications
Rack and Tower
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Maximize memory, minimize cost, simplify deployment
Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet
New thinking for the next generation of x86 systems
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eX5 leadership for an evolving marketplace
5th Generation of X-Architecture
5th Gen: Breakthrough performance,
ultimate flexibility, simpler management
4th Gen: First x86 server to
break 1 Million tpmC
3rd Gen: First x86 server with
Hot-swap memory
2010
5th Generation
2nd Gen: First x86 server with
100 #1 Benchmarks
1st Gen: First x86 server with
scalable 16 processor design
2001
1st
Generation
10
2003
2nd
Generation
2007
4th
Generation
2005
3rd
Generation
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eX5 Portfolio - Systems for a Smarter Planet
System x3850 X5
Consolidation, virtualization, and
database workloads being migrated off
of proprietary hardware are demanding
more addressability
System x3690 X5
4U / 4-Way
Scalable
Broad coverage for most
enterprise applications, server
consolidation, virtualized
workload enablement.
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Powerful and scalable system allows
some workloads to migrate onto 2
socket design that delivers enterprise
computing in a dense package
BladeCenter HX5
Demand for minimum footprint as well
as integrated networking infrastructure
has increased the growth of the blade
form factor.
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IBM System x3850 X5
Get the best performance per workload with a versatile, scalable platform that delivers 6 times
the memory of any 4-socket x86 system today for the maximum utilization, reliability and
performance needed for compute- and memory-intensive workloads.
 Scalable 4-socket 4U server
 Up to 96 DIMMs with MAX5
 eXFlash
 FlexNode
System Specifications
 4x Xeon 7500 series CPUs (4C/6C/8C)
 64 to 96 DDR3 DIMMs / per node
 6 open PCIe slots (+ 2 additional)
 Up to 8x 2.5” HDDs or 16x 1.8” SSDs
 RAID 0/1 Std, Optional RAID 5/6
 2x 1GB Ethernet LOM
 2x 10GB Ethernet SFP+ Virtual Fabric / FCoEE
 Scalable to 8 socket, 192 DIMM
 Internal USB for embedded hypervisor
 IMM, uEFI & IBM Systems Director
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x3850 X5: 4-socket 4U x86 (Nehalem EX) platform
(2x) 1975W Rear Access Hot
Swap, Redundant P/S
(8x) Memory Cards for 64 DIMMs –
8 1066MHz DDR3 DIMMs per card
2x 10Gb Ethernet Adapter
6x - PCIe Gen2 Slots
(+2 additional)
(4x) Intel Xeon CPU’s
RAID (0/1) standard,
RAID 5/6 Optional
(2x) 120mm
Hot Swap Fans
2x 60mm Hot Swap Fans
(8x) Gen2 2.5” Drives or
2 * eXFlash
DVD Drive
Dual USB
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Light Path Diagnostics
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IBM System x3690 X5
A scalable server that delivers up to 4x the memory of today’s 2-socket
servers and double the processing cores, for unmatched performance.
 Scalable 2 socket 2U server
 Up to 64 DIMMs with MAX5
 eXFlash
 FlexNode
System Specifications
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 2x Xeon 6500 & 7500 series CPUs (4C/6C/8C)
 32 to 64 DDR3 DIMMs / per node
 2 x8 PCIe slots, 2 x8 Low Profile slots
 Up to 16x 2.5” HDDs or 24x 1.8” SSDs
 RAID 0/1 Std, Opt RAID 5
 2x 1GB Ethernet
 Optional 2x 10GB SFP+ Virtual Fabric / FCoEE
 Scalable to 4 sockets, 64 DIMM or 128 DIMM
 Internal USB for embedded hypervisor
 IMM, uEFI, and IBM Systems Director
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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
(1x) PCIe x4 Low Profile for RAID
Scaling ports
32 x DDR3 Memory DIMMs
16 in upper mezzanine (pictured)
16 below
(4x) N+N 675W Rear Access
Hot Swap Redundant P/S
Light Path Diagnostics
8x Memory Buffers
DVD Drive
(4x) 60mm
Hot Swap Fans
Dual USB
(16x) Gen2 2.5” Drives or
3 * eXFlash
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MAX 5 Doubles Memory Capacity
MAX 5 Features:
 Expand memory capacity
 No impact on memory latency
 Up to double the number of memory DIMMs than the competitors
 Over five times the memory capacity in two sockets vs. today’s
leading two-socket systems
 2 mechanical designs (1u or Blade)
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
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Maximize memory
The new eX5 portfolio provides as much as twice the amount of memory as competitive systems
2-socket
4-socket
8-socket
200
192
128
128
100
96
80
DIMMs
64
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64
40
32
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What does this mean for your business?
Reducing the cost of your IT
100 to 3
3 System x3850 X5 Systems
(4-socket, 6-core)
100 HP DL380 G4 Rack Servers
(2-socket, 2-core)
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3 Month ROI
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Save 70% per
year in IT costs
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What does this mean for your business?
Reducing the cost of your IT
50 to 2
2 System x3850 X5 Systems
(4-socket, 8-core)
50 HP DL585 Opteron Rack Servers
(4-socket, 4-core)
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3 Month ROI
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Save 80% per
year in IT costs
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Minimize cost
Eliminate the memory bottleneck and minimize VMware licensing costs
82%
Same 2S license cost
more VMs
50%
Same number of VMs
license cost
x3690 X5 with MAX5
2S Non-IBM server
x3690 X5 with MAX5
4S Non-IBM server
Software licensing costs for VMware Enterprise Plus Cost: $3,500 per processor.
Memory is constrained before processors are fully utilized.
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Minimize cost
Reduce Microsoft SQL software licensing costs by 50 percent using eX5 technology
A 1,000 user SQL Server 2008 database using a Nehalem-EX system.
Non-IBM Nehalem-EX server
50%
System x3690 X5 2-socket Nehalem-EX server
Same number of users
license cost
SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition licensing cost
SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition licensing cost
US$100,000
US$50,000
Notes:
All pricing shown is Microsoft List Pricing as of January 2010 per the pricing information on http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/pricing.aspx
Pricing model used is per processor licensing which is based on $24,999 per physical socket on the server (logical cores are not counted)
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eXFlash - Maximum internal storage performance
Combination of solid-state disk technology and highspeed controller architecture deliver extreme
performance to replace limited IOPs of traditional HDDs
Maximize Performance, Cost, Reliability
A single x3850 X5 with eXFlash delivers the same
storage performance of:
 800 spinning hard drives
 For just 3% of the cost
 3.2TB in x3850 x5 / 4.8TB in x3690 x5
Each blazing fast eXFlash delivers:
 Over 240,000 IO operations per second
 99% better performance per watt
 Power reduced to 1% of spinning disks
 64x greater reliability over traditional HDDs
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eXFlash Features
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Up to 2 eXFlash per system
UP to 240,000 IOPs, 1.6TB per FlashPack
RAID 5/6 and high throughput non-raided
Hot swappable, front accessible, modules
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IBM BladeCenter – Industry Leading Choice
 Purpose optimized chassis
 versatile family
 common solutions
 complete compatibility
 Platform optimized blades
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flexible solutions
MultiCore
Cell
OEM
 Innovative advantages
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 Less power/heat
 Family compatibility
 Ecosystem of suppliers
 Better redundancy
 Innovative technology options
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IBM BladeCenter HX5
Scalable high end blade for high density compute and memory capacity
Scalable blade server enables standardization on same
platform for two- and four-socket server needs for faster time to
value, while delivering peak performance and productivity in
high-density environments.
 Scalable 2 socket Blade
 Up to 80 DIMMs with MAX5
 Latest NHM – EX processor
 FlexNode
System Specifications
 2x Xeon 7500 and 6500 series CPUs (4C/6C/8C)
 16x DDR3 VLP DIMMs
 MAX5 memory expansion to 40 DIMM
 Scalable to 4S, 32 DIMM or 4S, 80 DIMM
 UP to 16 I/O ports and to 2x SSD
 Optional RAID 5 with battery backed cache
 Optional 10GB Virtual Fabric Adapter / FCoEE
 Internal USB for embedded hypervisor
 IMM, uEFI, and IBM Systems Director
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HX5 Blade
16x VLP DDR3
Memory
2x SSD drives (1.8”)
2x Intel Nehalem-EX
Processors
Dual &
redundant
I/O and
Power
2x IO Expansion Slots
(1x CIOv + 1x CFFh)
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HX5 4-Socket Blade
4x IO Expansion Slots
(2x CIOv + 2x CFFh)
4x SSD drives (1.8”)
(2 per node)
32x VLP DDR3 Memory (16 per node)
4x Intel Xeon 7500
Series CPUs
(2 per node)
16x memory buffers
(8 per node)
2x 30mm nodes
Scale
Connector
Additional Features
 Internal USB for embedded hypervisor
 Dual & redundant I/O and Power
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 IMM & UEFI
HX5 Configurations
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2S, 16D, 8 I/O ports, 30mm
4S, 32D, 16 I/O ports, 60mm
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MAX5 for HX5
MAX5
HX5
6x memory buffers
FireHawk
6 SMI lanes
4 QPI ports
3 scalability ports
24x VLP DDR3 memory
HX5+MAX5 Configurations
 2S, 40D, 8 I/O ports, 60m
 4S, 80D, 16 I/O ports, 120mm
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IBM BladeCenter Scalable Blades
HX5 Blade
HX5 Blade with MAX5
Bringing the goodness of eX5 to blades…
 Snaps onto base blade (sold as a bundle w/ base HX5)
 Enables more memory than any other blades
Never before seen levels of scaling…
 2-socket, 30mm building block
 2-socket  4-socket w/ logical partitioning
2P, 30mm
2-socket,
16DIMM
8 I/O ports
30mm
4-socket,
32DIMM
16 I/O
60mm
Common
Building Block
Max compute density!
 Up to 32 cores in a 1¼ U equivalent space
 Modular scalability in 2-socket increments to get to 4socket
 Targeted for database, and compute intensive simulations
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2-socket,
40DIMM
8 I/O
60mm
4-socket,
80DIMM
16 I/O
120mm
Blade leadership!
 Up to 30% more VMs than max competition blade
 Flexible configurations & unmatched memory capacity,
scaling from 1-socket, 32D  4-socket, 80D
 Uses processors that cost up to 30% less than the
competition for scaling
 Targeted for Virtualization & DB for customers that need
a blade form factor
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Reduce $/VM cost by over 30% by virtualizing on HX5
2.5X memory over HP BL490, more VMs per server, drastically reduced SW licensing costs
Customer Scenario
$60K Budget
 2 – 3 GB / VM
 50% utilization
HP BL490 G6
HX5+MAX5
VMware Enterprise Plus Cost: $5,100 / processor – Memory constrained before processors are fully utilized
Servers purchased
2 servers
1 server
CPU / Memory
4 CPUs / 36 DIMMs
2 CPUs / 40 DIMMs
SW license cost
VMWare cost: $20,400
VMWare cost: $10,200
VMs supported
70 virtual machines
90 virtual machines
 30% more virtual machines at same CapEx
 50% VMWare license cost savings
 50% fewer servers to manage
 1/3 more compute overhead for peak workloads
 PLUS OpEx savings from simplified management and reduced energy costs
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FlexNode enables you to dynamically transform a single
into two distinct systems - and then back again
One 4S System
Two 2S Systems
 Optimize workloads: Run
interactive applications by day
on a 2S system and batch jobs
by night on 4S system
 Help reduce software licensing
costs: Execute partitions to
optimize software licensing
costs when priced per system
core.
 Boost security: Isolate
workloads to help improve
security and assure quality of
service.
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eX5 configuration flexibility
Choose a system that fits your needs today and in the future
Memory Expansion
and Scaling with MAX5
Native (QPI) Scaling
Memory Expansion
with MAX5
Base System
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Benchmarks Show the Advantage of eX5
The 3850 X5 outperforms HP’s DL580 G5 across the board!
 Designed for enterprise applications, eX5
systems are the only ones with the right balance
to deliver maximum capability and minimum cost
 Virtualization demands memory to run the most
efficient virtual environments. With eX5, clients
can get 6 times the memory as HP’s Dunnington
– based DL580 G5.
 Database and transaction processing
applications need the memory capacity and
bandwidth from eX5. And with eXFlash, clients
can lower costs 97% for database storage.
3.5x
Faster SAP performance
3.8x
Performance
2.8x
Database Performance
TPC-E
SPEC
VMmark
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2-tier SAP SD
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IBM’s New 2 Socket Servers Can Help!
x3650 M3 - The Ultimate Business Critical Server
x3550 M3 – General Business Compact Server
x3500 M3 - Business Critical Tower Server
x3400 M3 – General Business with Enterprise Features
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Lower costs with improved performance
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50% more cores1
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Up to 40% top bin-to-bin performance increase and up to 60% for HPC1
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Up to 15:1 consolidation with a 3-month payback from clients’ current install of 4year old servers1
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New Low-power SKUs1
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50% more memory capacity2 on rack-optimized servers
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60% more internal storage capacity2 on rack-optimized servers
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1 Based
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Let us help you meet your IT challenges
on Intel Data
2Combination
of more DIMMs/drive bays & increased capacities (may be backward compatible on M2)
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IBM System x3650 M3
50% more memory1
60% more storage
 NEW higher performing 4C & 6C Intel®
Xeon® Processor 5600 Series
 40% to 60% (HPC) performance increase
 15:1 consolidation w/ 3 month payback
 2-Socket 2U
 18 DIMMs
 UDIMM Support
 Up to 9.6TB of storage2
 6 Gb RAID
 #1 SPEC Power Benchmark3
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Leadership
Energy Efficiency
Best in class
reliability and
availability w/
predictive failure &
redundancy
The flagship System x 2U 2-socket rack server delivers
leadership performance per watt computing and handles
business-critical applications. You get exceptional
price/performance with low total cost of ownership.
1Combination
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of more DIMMs/drive bays & increased capacities (may be backward compatible on M2)
2 June
3
x3650 M2
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IBM System x3550 M3
50% more memory1
60% more storage
 NEW higher performing 4C & 6C Intel®
Xeon® Processor 5600 Series
 40% to 60% (HPC) performance increase
 15:1 consolidation w/ 3 month payback
 2-Socket 1U
 18 DIMMs
 UDIMM Support
 Up to 4.8TB of storage
 6 Gb RAID
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Leadership
Energy Efficiency
The flagship System x 1U 2-socket server is our lowcost rack server capable of handling many business
critical applications. You get great server value in a
compact 1U form factor.
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1 Combination
of more DIMMs/drive bays & increased capacities (may be backward compatible on M2)
Open architecture
and common tools
for quick and
simple installation
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Reduce TCO With Increased Performance
(1)
20:1 Consolidation Ratio with Energy Efficient Design
Customers can lower energy costs $100 per server annually and maintain workload
(2)
levels with significantly fewer of the new IBM x3650 M3 servers
2005
20 - x346 Server
Single-Core processor
20:1 Consolidation (1)
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(1) Based on IBM Alinean Tool Results
(2) IBM Engineering Research Study, Feb 2009
(3) Based on Intel performance data, 2009
 50% lower annual energy costs(3)
 Over 12x more performance per server(3)
 93% Floor Space Reduction
2010
1 - x3650 M3 Server
Six-Core processor
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iDataPlex – Innovative Design
 Rotated the rack 90 degrees
• Doubles the density in same
footprint
• Half depth, front-access servers
- Low air-flow impedance
• Greater cross-section for RDHx
 100 U Rack
• 16 Vertical U for switches and
PDU’s
1280mm
446 x 520mm
446 x 520mm
444 x 700mm
1020mm
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1050mm
444 x 700mm
Two
Standard
19” Racks
One
iDataPlex
Rack
1200mm
600mm
(840mm
w/RDHx)
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Higher Performance
Greater Reliability
 NEW higher performing 4C & 6C Intel®
Xeon® Processor 5600 Series 2-Socket
highly dense server
 SPECpower leadership 2 processor score
 16 DIMMs
 Up to 24TB of storage in a 3U configuration
 Network convergence at the server
 Increased Performance for HPC
 More memory bandwidth with 2 DIMM per
channel @1333 MHz
 Low voltage memory
 Optional Redundant Power
Maximize performance and optimize energy and space efficiencies with the
latest iDataPlex server. The innovative, half-depth iDataPlex design continues to
improve by optimizing for maximum density and airflow efficiencies. The new
features deliver outstanding performance in a flexible platform that can be
tailored to your data center’s processing, storage or I/O needs.
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IBM iDataPlex dx360 M3
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Enhancing your IT value with System x Options – What’s New?
1.35V memory
Enhanced digital
KVM switches
16GB DIMMs1
Storage HBA
Memory
Rack and power
infrastructure
2TB “Nearline” and
600GB 2.5” HDDs
10Gb “Virtual
Fabric” adapter
320GB High IOPS
SSD PCIe adapter
1.8” double dense SSDs
Networking
Storage (HDD/SSD)
Optimizations for
RAID 5, SSD &
encrypting drives
Intel® Xeon®
Processor 5600
Series
RAID
Controllers
Tape / Removable HDD
1 June
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Processors
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System x & BladeCenter
“Fit for Purpose”
Enterprise
iDataPlex
&
Server
Consolidation,
Virtualization
Web 2.0,
HPC,
Grid, Energy
Efficiency
Scale Up
BladeCenter
Infrastructure
Simplification,
Application
Serving
Scale Out
Stand alone
Applications
Rack and Tower
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Thank you!
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