© 2004 ibm corporation systems and technology group name title ibm eserver bladecenter™

© 2004 IBM Corporation

Systems and Technology Group

NameTitle

IBM eServer BladeCenter™



Overall StrategyValue via integration

3 © 2004 IBM Corporation

IBM Systems and Technology Group

Today’s Infrastructure

FirewallServers

RoutersSwitches

UI Data

DNSServers

CachingAppliances

Web Servers

SSLAppliances

ApplicationServers

Security &Directory Servers

File/PrintServers

LAN Servers

Database Servers

Business Data

PCs

UNIX

UNIX

PCs

Mainframe



Infrastructure Simplification

Scale OutBladeCenter

Scale UpMainframe

Infrastructure

Web Tier

Storage

Application Serving

Active

Reference

Archive

Data Serving

LinuxConsolidation

Transaction Processing



IBM eServer BladeCenter

Up to 4 processorsUp to 4 processorsper bladeper blade

Up to 14 bladesUp to 14 bladesper chassisper chassis

Up to Six 7U Up to Six 7U chassis per rackchassis per rack

Full performance and manageability of rack-optimized platforms ... ... at TWICE the density of most comparable non-blade 1U servers



LogicalSimplification

Systems managed as one Multiple OSs per server Rapid provisioning Automatic workload mgmt

Virtualization

Virtual Servers,Clients, Storageand Networks

Storage

Servers

Clients

Networking

PhysicalConsolidation

Windows Server

Unix Server

LinuxServer

Networking

Fewer servers and licenses Disparate management tools Labor intense provisioning

Storage

Simplification… …Requires Breakthrough Technologies

Windows Servers

Linux Servers

Unix Servers

1 workload per server Disparate mgmt tools Manual provisioning

ManagementServers

Complex

Networking

Storage



Layer 2 Switches

SSL Appliances

Caching Appliances

Storage Fibre

Switches

Storage Fibre

Switches

SSL Appliances

Caching Appliances

Step 1Consolidate Servers

FileServers

WebServers

SecurityGateway

WebSphere Application

Servers

NetworkServers

ApplicationServers

SecurityServers

ApplicationServers

SAN

Layer 4-7 Switches

Public Internet/Intranet Clients

Routers (Layer 3

Switches)

Firewalls

Clients



Storage Fibre

Switches

SSL Appliances

Caching Appliances

SSL Appliances

Caching Appliances

Step 2Integrate First Layerof the Network (L2)

Storage Fibre

Switches

SAN

Layer 4-7 Switches


Routers (Layer 3

Switches)

Firewalls

Layer 2 Switches



Storage Fibre

Switches

Storage Fibre

Switches

SSL Appliances

Caching Appliances

SSL Appliances

Caching Appliances

Step 3Integrate Storage Fabric

Layer 4-7 Switches


Routers (Layer 3

Switches)

Firewalls

SAN



SSL Appliances

Caching Appliances

SSL Appliances

Caching Appliances

Layer 4-7 Switches


Routers (Layer 3

Switches)

Firewalls

SAN

Step 4Integrate Second Layerof the Network (L4-7)



Step 5Consolidate Applications

SSL Appliances

Caching Appliances

SSL Appliances

Caching Appliances


Routers (Layer 3

Switches)

Firewalls

SAN



ResultBladeCenterCollapses Complexity Public

Internet/Intranet Clients

Routers (Layer 3

Switches)

Firewalls

SAN

Step 6Consolidate Clients



Reintegration of the Datacenter

1. Ten x86 1U 2-way servers

2. RISC-based 2-way server

3. HPQ 4-way server

4. Alteon L7 E’net switches

5. FC SAN switches / Cables

6. Layer 2 GbE switches

7. KVM switches

8. Ethernet cables

9. KVM cables

10. Power cables

Typical Datacenter Configuration


Bladed Datacenter Configuration

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Reintegration of the Datacenter – Rear ViewBladeCenter Can Help Clients Significantly Reduce Cable Clutter

Helps improve ease of deployment

►Up to 86% fewer cables

Improve ability to manage and service a rack

Helps reduce cable costs

Helps allow for smooth air flow from front to back for cooling



Server Portfolio



BladeCenter Server Portfolio

TargetApps

Features

HS20 2-way Xeon HS40 4-way Xeon JS20 POWER-based

One Common Chassis and Infrastructure

Intel Xeon MP processors

Delivers bladed 4-way SMP capability

Supports Windows and Linux

Back-end workloads

Large mid-tier apps

Intel Xeon DP processors

EM64T

Mainstream rack-dense blade server

Two PowerPC 970 processors

64-bit performance at IA32 price

Performance for VMX deep computing clusters

Edge and mid-tier workloads

Collaboration

Web serving

Infrastructure

64-bit HPC

Web Serving



BladeCenter HS20 - Intel Xeon Processors

HS20 2-way Xeon IBM first blade vendor to ship an EM64T-enabled blade

offering► Intel Xeon 3.06GHz/1MB-L2 533MHz FSB► Based on same proven Xeon HS20 architecture

Substantial performance increase over Xeon 533MHz FSB

Full complement of supported options

Support for integrated networking and storage connectivity such as Cisco, Nortel, Brocade, etc.

Dedicated systems management connection

Concurrent Serial Over LAN connectivity

Complete list of supported OS’s including several 64-bit enabled systems

Price parity with current 533MHz speed bins

Bottom Line: HS20 with EM64T has the performance, compatibility, and pricing to make it production ready today and 64-bit enabled for tomorrow



HS20 Feature Comparison

IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20(533MHz)

IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20(800MHz)

Projected Web Starting Price: $2,399

Dual Intel Xeon EM64T 3.2GHz / 3.4GHz / 3.6GHz with 800MHz Front Side Bus

14 Blades per Chassis (30mm blade width) 2 Gb Ethernet Ports standard 4 DIMM slots Up to (2) 73GB SFF SCSI with RAID 1 stnd Internal Switches (Enet/FC/KVM) Redundant/hot swap fans standard Hot swap power optional Redundant/hot swap mgmt optional Support for NEW SCSI Storage

Expansion Unit Support for dual SCSI drives and

Expansion Card Support for IBM Director/RDM

(8832) Dual Intel Xeon 2.8GHz/3.06/3.2-1MB/3.2-2MB with 533MHz Front Side Bus

14 Blades per Chassis (30mm blade width) 2 Gb Ethernet Ports standard 4 DIMM slots Up to (2) 40GB IDE with IDE RAID 1

standard Internal switches (Enet/FC/KVM) Redundant/hot swap fans standard Hot swap power optional for bays 7-14 Redundant/hot swap mgmt optional Support for internal IDE and SCSI Storage

Expansion Unit Support for IBM Director/RDM

Current Web Starting Price: $2,679

IBM Confidential Until Oct. 8



Bottom Line: operational enhancements to increase performance, efficiency and timing margins for high performance computing

800 MHz Front Side Bus► 1.5 times the system bus bandwidth when compared to 533Mhz

Front Side Bus ► Helps support faster Web site response times, more users, and

greater business

64-bit CPU core extensions (EM64T)► Improved throughput in targeted applications► Full support for 64-bit OS with legacy support for 32-bit and 16-bit

DDR2 400 Memory► 20% increase in memory bandwidth over DDR333► 40% reduction in the power required to run the memory

PCI-Express expansion capability

HS20 Improvements - Performance

With Intel® With Intel® EM64TEM64T




Bottom Line: choice and flexibility to further the leadership position of IBM BladeCenter

HS20 Improvements - Flexibility On-board SCSI HDDs replaces IDE

► Two U320 small form factor non hot-swap HDDs- 36 or 73GB ► Better performance, better reliability, and choice of capacity

Support for two HDDs + a new SFF Daughter Card► Improved I/O: no longer need to sacrifice an HDD to get Fibre or Ethernet

connectivity

SCSI RAID with BSE-2 Option► RAID controller in BSE delivers RAID1 and RAID1E► Four additional I/O ports available when adding Eth expansion cards ► Two hot swap U320 drives at capacities up to 144GB currently

Smart power management► Processor can adapt to changes in utilization that allow reduced power

consumption during non peak hours► Smarter power management methods help customers reduce power

infrastructure requirements




New HS20 Options Announcing in October

BladeCenter SCSI Expansion Unit 2 ► New SCSI Expansion for Xeon EM64T only► Two hot swap hard drives, increased RAID function, and more I/O capabilities► Up to 8 ports per blade for network connectivity

Set of processor options ► 2.8 through 3.6MHz 800FSB Xeon EM64T

Two new SFF U320 HDDs► 36GB and 73GB non hot-swap offerings

New 2000W power supply and DVD in 3XX chassis already shipping

Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card

Fibre Channel Expansion Card




HS40 4-way Xeon

Scale Up Meets Scale Out: HS40 Uses existing infrastructure

►Same chassis as HS20 and JS20►Same options, 4Gb Ethernet standard►Seven 4-way systems in 7U►Four with Local SCSI option

Intel Xeon MP 2.8 and new “double cache” processors

Application targets►Back end workloads (SAP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards)►Larger Mid-Tier Applications (Exchange, Notes)

Supports Microsoft Windows, Linux, and VMware



JS20 POWER-based Two 1.6 GHz PowerPC 970 processors, derived from the POWER4 architecture with a list price of $2699*

VMX capabilities provide enhanced compute-intense performance

AIX 5.2 supported today

SuSE SLES8, Red Hat Enterprise Level 3 U2 support today

IBM Director and Cluster Systems Management support

Heterogeneous platforms integrated into single chassis

PowerPC 970 performance features► 130-nanometer (0.13 micron) silicon-on-insulator ► 8-way superscaler design, issues up to 8 instructions/clock cycle► Vector-processing unit with more than 160 specialized vector

instructions

JS20 BladeCenter based on POWER464-bit POWER at 32-bit Price



Microsoft Exchange 2000 – Highest 2-way blade server result► 10,000 MMB2s beats HP Proliant BL20p by more than 5%

SPECweb99_SSL – Second highest 2-way Intel-based blade server result► 1304 conforming connections beats HP Proliant BL20p by 5%

NotesBench R6 iNotes – Highest 2-way server result► 4000 users demonstrates that BladeCenter is the RIGHT server for all

collaboration solutions

Citrix MetaFrame Benchmark Test ** – Scales well past the competition ► 170 Heavy users per 2-way 2.4GHz BladeCenter server, with

Microsoft Windows 2003

IBM eServer BladeCenter PERFORMS

*As reported by http://www.notesbench.org/ as of October 16, 2003** As per IBM-Citrix white paper at ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/pc_servers_pdf/citrix_bladecenter_sizing.pdf


IBM Systems and Technology Group Ruggedized BladeCenter for Telco

BladeCenter TBladeCenter

Telecom platform designed to provide highly resilient solutions

Leverages common blades, switches to lower cost

Common Blades and Switches

Integrated Platform for Telecommunications (IPT)

BladeCenter, BladeCenter T

Carrier Grade Linux

High availability software

WebSphere for Telecom

Activation services



IBM BladeCenter 1U server HP BL20p G2

Max config/rack 168 Xeon DP 3.2Ghz 84 Xeon DP 3.2Ghz 96 Xeon DP 3.2Ghz

Equalized rack fulfillment

3 enclosures, 36 servers, 72 processors

36 servers, 72 processors

5 enclosures, 36 servers, 72 processors

U space required 21U 36U 30U

Power requirement 8,872W 15,912W 13,891W

Heat output 30,255 BTU 54,260 BTU 47,365 BTU

Gartner Power Usage Report

1Electrical Requirements for Blade Servers. Written by Jane Wright (G00120690) released April 24, 2004. Available from Gartner Research.2Comparison was done on similar dual 3.2Ghz servers, with 4GB memory, Fibre connectivity, and dual ethernet switching.

Gartner’s Electrical Requirement Study1 compares similar dual processor blade and rack server configurations2

For customers that adopt BladeCenter, 3 different forms of savings► Raw electricity cost savings – less money to your utility company

• HS20 requires 31-36% less watts for 36 dual processor Xeon blades than HP BL20p G2► Reduced cooling costs – less cost to run your AC units at max

• HP BL20p G2 emits 57% more heat than BladeCenter HS20► Reduced infrastructure build out costs in the data center – the ability to get more

processing power in your current thermal or power envelop



Options Portfolio



Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Fibre ChannelSwitchesRedundant PowerRedundant BlowerKVM Switch /

Management Module

Gigabit Ethernet Switches ► Portfolio of switches (IBM,Cisco,Nortel)

► Lower cost via Integration

► Functions range from Layer 2 thru Layer 7

Fibre Channel Switches (2Gb FC Fabric)► Portfolio of Switches (IBM, Brocade)

► Potentially lower cost via integration

► Full support of FC-SW-2 standards

Power Subsystem► Upgradeable as required

► Redundant and load balancing for high availability

Calibrated, Vectored Cooling™► Highly fault tolerant

► Allow maximum processor speeds

BladeCenter Management Modules► Full remote video redirection► Out-of-band / lights out systems management► Concurrent Serial connectivity

BladeCenter Chassis



NEW

BladeCenter Copper/Ethernet Switch Portfolio

Supplier: DLinkLayer 2 SwitchingTrunking and Link Aggregation

Nortel Networks ®L2-7 GbE Switch

Module


4-port Gb Ethernet Switch Module

Supplier: Nortel Layer 2 - 7 functionality Layer 3/4 servicesLoad balancingRouting / switchingAdvanced filteringContent intelligence

Supplier: Cisco Layer 2 SwitchingLayer 3/4 services


Copper Pass-thru Module

Supplier: IBM GbE Pass-thru No switching function A full suite of integrated offerings to provide

additional flexibility and choice!

NEWCisco Systems ®

Intelligent Gb Ethernet Switch

Module



Expanding BladeCenter Networking HardwareCisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module

Integrates Cisco networking technology into BladeCenter

Helps reduce datacenter complexity andnetworking complexity

Comprehensive set of Layer 2 features with Layer 3/4 services ►Multicast – IGMP Snooping►QoS features

Supports IOS (Cisco Internetworking Operating System)

Reduces deployment and configuration time

Only blade solution in industry with embedded Cisco switching



Cisco Systems IGESM Description Equivalent software feature set to Cisco Systems® Catalyst 2950 providing

Layer 2+ functionality High Availability: Enhanced Spanning Tree Protocol, IGMP snooping Enhanced Security: 802.1x, Port Security, MAC address notification,

RADIUS/TACACS+ Advanced QoS: 802.1p, WRR, Strict Priority Queuing Interfaces

► Wire-speed switching► 4 - 1GB External Ethernet (Copper) interfaces► 14 -1GB Internal interfaces to blades

Management / Monitoring► Cisco IOS Command Line Interface► Cluster Management Suite ► SNMP - Management Information Base (MIB) based applications such as CiscoWorks► Management and Power through Management Module► Console Port on faceplate

Enhanced Default Configuration► Multiple VLANs configured as default at power-up



Nortel Networks Layer 2-7 GbE Switch Module Availability

► Reduce unplanned application down-time in the event of a switch module, server blade, or chassis failure

► Reduce need for planned application downtime

Performance► Enable on demand computing► Better serve the processing demands of bandwidth-

intensive applications► Enhance application performance

Manageability► Reduce time/effort required to deploy new datacenter

infrastructure► Simplify datacenter administration

Greater infrastructure scalability

Enhanced server security

Integrating L2-7 switch into blade chassis reduces datacenter infrastructure TCO by as much as 65%

Layer 2/3Layer 4

Layer 5-7



NEW

BladeCenter Optical Module/SAN Switch Portfolio

Supplier: Brocade Equivalent to Silkworm 3900 2-1/2Gb Auto sending external

portsCascades to (239) switchesSupports Brocade Advanced

Feature Key options

Brocade® Enterprise

SAN Switch Module

Supplier: Brocade Equivalent to Silkworm 3900 2-1/2Gb Auto sensing ext ports Cascades to (2) SwitchesSupports Brocade Advanced

Feature Key options

Brocade® Entry

SAN Switch Module QLogic™ Enterprise

6-port Fibre Channel Switch Module

Supplier: QLogic Equivalent to SANbox 5200 6-1/2Gb Auto sensing ext ports Cascades to (239) Switches Supports performance monitoring

and advanced zoning FC-SW-2 Compliant


Optical Pass-thru Module

Supplier: IBM Provides unswitched /

unblocked optical connection Up to 14-optical connections to

external SAN (requires breakout cable option)

A full suite of integrated offerings to provide additional flexibility and choice



Brocade® Switch Modules

Delivers datacenter standards for Brocade customers

Seamless connectivity to over 3.5M existing Brocade switch ports

Compatibility with Brocade Fabric OS features► Trunking, Advanced Performance Monitoring, Advanced Security, Zoning,

Extended Fabric and Remote Switch

Simplifies SAN Management► IBM Director integration – Q304► Tivoli SAN Manager► Fabric Manager and WebTools are also supported

Modular scalability► Available as a 2 domain or full fabric switch module

Flexible deployment ► High availability and ease of serviceability

Fabric switch delivering Brocade functions including performance, manageability, scalability and security to support demanding SANs



Fibre Channel Expansion Cards

High Performance Host Bus Adapter supporting both 1 & 2 Gbps devices

Provides TWO 2Gbps fibre channel port connections for the HS20, HS40 and JS20

“Boot from SAN” support in a variety of storage environments

Extensive certification from major storage and SAN manufacturers

Equivalent function to QLA2342 and uses ISP2312 chip technology

Low-cost design for high-density BladeCenter servers



NEW

NEW

NEW

NEW

TotalStorage™ SAN Switch PlatformsIntelligent Fabric Switches, Directors, Multiprotocol Routing Solutions

2109-M12

2109-F16

2109-F32

2109-M14

2005-H08

2005-H16

• Based on a common, intelligent technology• Entry-level to enterprise solutions• Fully compatible building blocks• Advanced software services and management

SilkWorm Multiprotocol Router

Fully compatible with BladeCenter’s integrated Brocade offerings



External Storage Support

http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/serverproven/indexb.html



Expanding BladeCenter Capabilities

Software

Blade Solutions

Networking

Storage

IBM Director

Deployment / Provisioning

IBM Cluster Sys Mgmt

2-way Xeon Blade

L2 Ethernet Switch

FC Switch

Local IDE & SCSI

Fibre Channel HBA

NAS

Virtualization Engine

Partitioning/VMware

4-way Xeon MP Blade

RDM

L4/7 Ethernet Switch

Cluster Switch

Telco Chassis

EM64T Blade

InfiniBand Switch

iSCSI

2-way PowerPC Blade

Cisco Switch

Brocade Fibre Switch

Hosted Clients



Solutions Portfolio



Delivering Solutions Customer Value

BladeCenter TelcoTelecom platform

designed to provide highly resilient solutions

Leverages common blades, switches to lower cost

IPTBladeCenter, BC-TCarrier Grade LinuxHA softwareWebSphere for

TelecomActivation services

Client HostingPhysical 1:1

OS and apps image hosted on blade dedicated to single client

Hosted applicationsSpecific apps run and

served to client deviceVirtualized hosted image

OS and apps image hosted on server in a VM along with other users in VMs

“Office” in a BoxExploring several

industry-specific solutions

“Branch” in a BoxMajor retail bank

“Precinct” in a BoxLarge metropolitan

police agency “Store” in a Box

Large retail chain

JW

Nortel SW FC SW

SAP

Rx

Future Growth



Business Unit Executive

Virtualization can help improve cost

and speed

SystemsAdministrator

More easily provision, manage

and configure systems

Data CenterOperations

Make changes transparent to users

Virtualization with Automation Resource Sharing Benefits

EMC

Physical Environment

xSeries, BladeCenter, pSeries, iSeries, zSeries, Enterprise Storage Server,

FAStT

Hitachi

HP

HPSun

Dell Network Hardware

Virtualization

Virtualized Environment

Virtual Storage

Virtual Application

Server

Virtual Application

Server

Virtual Application

Server

Virtual

NetworksVirtual Application

Servers

System Specific Virtualization Foundation

Cross System Virtualization and Management Technologies



System Services

Operating Systems

Systems Technologies

IBMIBMVirtualizationVirtualization

EngineEngine™™

IBM Virtualization Engine™ Suite for servers

• IBM Enterprise Workload Manager

• IBM Director MultiPlatform• IBM Tivoli Provisioning

Manager• IBM Grid Toolbox• IBM VE Console

IBM Virtualization TechnologiesBuilt-into products

• Hypervisor -VLANs -Virtual I/O

IBM Virtualization Engine™ Suite for storage

• IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller

• IBM TotalStorage SAN File System

• IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center

IBM Virtualization Engine Portfolio



Grid Computing

Advanced e-business Council

Deepening the integration of IT and business …Reducing management complexity …

… delivering on the promise

IBM Virtualization Engine™

Middleware

Ed

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ervers

Storage

Autonomic Computing

Enterprise Workload Manager

TotalStorage Virtualization

Systems Provisioning

Director Multiplatform

IBM Grid Toolbox

Virtualization Engine Console



Adds, deletes, moves and configures servers, partitions, storage and network resources dynamically

Satisfy changing business and workload needs

Examples► Development and test► Networked gaming► mySAP

Solution components► IBM eServer BladeCenter► IBM Virtualization Engine provisioning

component► Application workflows from the

Orchestration and Provisioning Automation Library

Shared Resource Pool

System Provisioning

Resource Virtualization

CRM Application ERP Application SCM Application

Development & Test Office


BladeCenter Provisioning

Powered by Provisioning Manager



BladeCenter Solution Benefits► Integration helps reduce cost and

complexity► Eases deployment and management

of scale out workloads

Provisioning Solution Benefits► Automates execution of manual

processes► Captures data center best practices► Helps reduce human error

IT Task EstimatedManual

EstimatedAutomated

Identify resource 3 Days <1 Hour

Install software 5–10 Days <1 Hour

Configure security and network settings

5–10 Days <1 Hour

Return resources Variable Automated

Total Time 13-23 days Half Day

Shared Resource Pool

System Provisioning

Resource Virtualization

CRM Application ERP Application SCM Application

Development & Test Office


BladeCenter Provisioning

Powered by Provisioning Manager



VMware ESX Server brings mainframe-classvirtual machine software to Intel-based servers

► Virtualization delivered by new Virtual Center offering and Vmotion technology ► Delivers application capabilities previously not available► Creates extremely flexible logical infrastructure

ESX for blade servers► Server consolidation ► HS20 for edge and Web serving► HS40 for small to mid-sized databases, ERP application and interface servers,

consolidation of other underutilized Windows or Linux servers► One-blade clustering - reduce downtime from software failure or operator errors► ServerProven completed - available today

VMware Virtualization Software

Helps reduce TCO through server consolidation and high availability

Virtual Infrastructure Node License Pack► Chassis license for 14 HS20 blades with Virtual Center ► Announced April 27, general availability May 28



Benefit BladeCenterBladeCenter with VMware

Virtual Infrastructure Node LP

Server density(Servers in 42U)

84 2-way blades 168-508(4- to 12-way)

Utilization 10-60% 50-80%

Serviceability(Blade maintenance

downtime)1 hour end-user downtime Zero end-user downtime

Availability N+N failover N+1 failover

Provisioning time <1 hour Minutes

Cross-blade hot migration No Yes

Virtual Infrastructure Node License Pack► Chassis license for 14 HS20 blades with Virtual Center ► Announced April 27, general availability May 28

VMware Virtualization Software

Helps reduce TCO through server consolidation and high availability



BladeCenter on demand Why Citrix on BladeCenter

High performance density in a 2-way server

Shared infrastructure creates resilient platform for critical application availability

Modular building block approach supports efficient scale out and “pay as you grow” capability

Standby Capacity On Demand offering allows infrastructure set up in order to accommodate variable demand spikes

Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator on BladeCenter supports On-Demand Citrix environment

Tested, benchmarked, sized, and confident to host Citrix workloads

IBM: “One Stop Shop” for hardware, software, and Citrix implementation services



Customer Benefits and Key Featureswith Blades and Citrix

Business Benefit Features Description

Lower the cost of IT and greatly improve scalability, adaptability, and predictability with IBM BladeCenter and Citrix

Application Centralization

Centralized application deployment and installation

Lower help desk costs, improve security, and simplify user experience

Enterprise Single Sign-On

Password security and single sign-on access to all password-protected applications

Enable the IT corporate computing utility and deliver business critical information on-demand with IBM & Citrix

*Common Management Platform

Deploy, manage, control, monitor, and measure application and information resources as IT services

Improve productivity of tethered and mobile/wired and wireless users

*Consistent User Experience

Allows users to switch easily between devices and move around an organization’s campus without interruption to their access session



WebSphere Portal

Citrix and IBM Workplace Client Simplified Access Infrastructure

Any DeviceAny Network

Any Application

IBMCitrix

DevicesOn-Demand Data Center Infrastructure and dynamic capacity

Access to any Windows, web, UNIX or legacy application

Secure, manageable access points

Workplace ClientAccess to new web based applications

For information access, application deployment, and infrastructure simplification

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SAP

Siebel

Custom App

Microsoft Office

Web



Rich user experienceDisconnected use and synchronizationPower of client software – i.e drag-n-drop,

improved responsiveness, UI controlComponentized and ContextualEmbedded Doc Management

No Touch Deployment – Helps Lower TCOServer-managed delivery of rich clients to

end user communities Centralized admin, setup & client updatesProvision capabilities when needed –

on demand

Built in Data Mgmt and Security FeaturesUsing local and server managed

encrypted data storesWith robust policy managed access

and control

IBM Workplace Client Technology Benefits

Extensible client platform for Collaboration, including mail, calendaring and

scheduling, instant messaging, team spaces… Document management Existing Web, Java, .Net and Notes Applications New Applications – IBM and Business Partners

Choice and FlexibilityLinux, Windows and MacOS (planned)

desktopsManage office documents and Java, .Net

and C++ applicationsStandards-based interoperability



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Standby Capacity on Demand Delivers Speed, Flexibility

Highly resilient chassisRedundant Gb Ethernet and fibre switchesRedundant power and mgmt modules

7 standard blades with fibreDual 2.8 GHz/533FSB processors, 4GB memory, 1 IDE, fibre daughter card

7 “standby capacity” bladesDual 2.8 GHz/533FSB processors,4GB memory, 1 IDE, fibre daughter card

Single offering part number and price for integrated system► Contract to purchase specifies purchase requirement for 7 “Standby Capacity Activation” part numbers

Activate Standby Capacity blades through management console over 6 months► New capacity is available immediately (Agreement to purchase all standby blades within six months required)

► Customer must purchase Standby Capacity Activation within 14 days● Pays ‘then-current’ price at time of activation, using activation part number



mySAP All-In-One with BladeCenter

ProductionServers

Development Server

Integration Server (QA)

1. Database

2. Database

3. Application

4. Application

5. Application

6. Application

7. Test

8. Q&A

9. ITS Agate

10. ITS Agate

11-14. Spare: Sandbox, Training

SCON for SAP IT Environments

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IBM eServer BladeCenter is certified for SAP implementations on Linux



Expanding BladeCenter Ecosystem

Wide range of companies convinced that BladeCenter architecture will add value to their customers’ solutions

Industry-leading technology companies delivering innovative business solutions running on Windows, Linux, Novell

More choices for customers



Expand BladeCenter Ecosystem – Open Spec

Sept. 2 Announcement►BladeCenter architecture is open►Encourage developer community to

support product line►Most compelling blade solution

Benefits►End-users: Architecture is open &

supported by widest ecosystem►OEM/Resellers: Ability to leverage

growing blades market►Developers: Ideal blade platform to

invest in; resources to help speed time to market

“This will grow the market. It will bebetter for mainstream customers, smaller customers, and customers with specific needs.” -John Humphreys, IDC

“By opening up thespecification and making it royalty-free, it makes it very easy to do business and create products around the platform.”

-Krish Ramakrishnan, Topspin

Over 32 new partners signed TLA since announce

“What IBM isdoing will openup opportunities for start-up investment.” -Mikko Suonenlahti, 3i



BladeCenter Intel Collaboration

Strategic relationship to drive industry standard►Intel has >40 OEM customers ►Management standards (DMTF) progressing►IBM/Intel teams publishing base specs

Outpace competition by pooling development resources

►IBM major contributions: BC1, 2-way blades, switches►Intel major contribution: 4-way blade, BladeCenter T

Joint collaboration on EM64T blade

Maintain differentiation via non-collaborative efforts

►Software: IBM Director, Virtualization Engine►Hardware: Nortel, Cisco, Myrinet Intel Server Blade Chassis



IBM BladeCenter Capabilities

Software

Blade Solutions

Networking

Storage

IBM Director

Deployment / Provisioning

IBM Cluster Sys Mgmt

2-way Xeon Blade

L2 Ethernet Switch

FC Switch

Local IDE & SCSI

Fibre Channel HBA

NAS

Virtualization Engine

Partitioning/VMware

4-way Xeon MP Blade

RDM

L4/7 Ethernet Switch

Cluster Switch

Telco Chassis

EM64T Blade

InfiniBand Switch

iSCSI

2-way PowerPC Blade

Cisco Switch

Brocade Fibre Switch

Hosted Clients



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Managing Blades Require Unique Capabilities

Blade Environment

Shared components in chassis

Ability to hot-add and hot swap blades

Typically deployed in large numbers

Blade / Chassis association

Mass configuration of chassis and blades

Policy-driven detect and deploy to automate blade installation and provisioning

Visual representation and management of blades in rack

Dynamic group management of chassis and blades

IBM Director Delivers



IBM Director

“IBM wins our Clear Choice Award for providing management and administration that was a cut above the competition…

Director is the greatest strength of the IBM BladeCenter and was a pleasure to use. …

IBM's BladeCenter has the most useful and flexible management application, IBM Director, for blade system deployment in areas from large data centers through to remote branches…

Pros: Outstanding management; tightly integrated at all levels."

Network World, 8/16/2004

Autonomic functions► Chassis discovery► VPD data automatically collected ► Deployment wizard collects and stores configuration

information► Event action plans

Configuration wizard► Automates configuration of all basic BladeCenter settings► Allows mass configuration of chassis and blades► Detect and deploy technology automates deployment upon

insertion

Remote Deployment Management feature► Rapid image restoration and deployment► Highly secure technology retirement► Multicast technology for unlimited number of server

deployments► Support for Altiris deployment solutions

Exclusive features► Software remote control► Widest support for PFA alerts



IBM Director Simplifies IT Management

Provides ‘care and feeding’ of the hardware► Integrated suite of tools for consistent, single point of management► Automates IT tasks such as hardware detection / configuration, monitoring /

alerting, maintenance / updates, and software deployment ► Complements and integrates with enterprise management products

Delivers tangible benefits► Reduces the costs and complexity of managing hardware ► Delivers optimal server performance and availability ► Helps keep systems current with latest software and firmware► Facilitates consolidation to increase utilization rates

Future releases will emphasize► Simplification for even greater efficiency and IT cost savings► Plug-In Architecture to extend IBM Director with third party tools► Cross-platform support providing a consistent single point of management

beyond Intel-compatible systems



BladeCenter on demandCitrix on BladeCenter

High performance density in a 2-way server

Shared infrastructure creates resilient platform for critical application availability

Modular building block approach supports efficient scale out and “pay as you grow” capability

Standby Capacity On Demand offering allows infrastructure set up in order to accommodate variable demand spikes

Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator on BladeCenter supports On-Demand Citrix environment

Tested, benchmarked, sized, and confident to host Citrix workloads

IBM: “One Stop Shop” for hardware, software, and Citrix implementation services



IBM Global Financing

Financing Offering: Customer gets a fair market value lease for both blades and chassis

► 60 month term for chassis► 36 month term for blades

Structure enables operating lease

Customer has a net termination clause at month 12

Financing incentive for BladeCenter chassis "footprint"

Value rises as customers take advantage of integrated networking, storage



Industry Trends



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eServer BladeCenter Accolades

Gerstner Award forClient Excellence

“With the best blade densityin its class and top-notchManagement software, the BladeCenter is the ideal choice for enterprise IT managers.”

“With its frugality with real estate and power, it is an appealing choice for most users.”

“The whole BladeCenterconcept is pretty powerful, with Intel and PowerPC bladesrunning Windows, AIX and Linux in a chassis… It fits in an overall server consolidation move.”

“the Waters readership has selected IBM with its eServer BladeCenter as itsfavorite blade platform for 2004.”



BladeCenter ROI/TCO

Purchase or Lease Price► Blade servers vs. rack-optimized servers► Opportunities for infrastructure lease terms

Infrastructure Costs► Floor space► Rack costs► Cables► Internal vs. external components

Operational Costs► Power► Cooling

Management Costs► Installation and deployment time► Remote management capabilities► Administrative personnel

CIO PrioritiesBladeCenter

Delivers

Cost pressuresPay as you grow

modular scalability

Shortage of skilled people

Manage more users with less IT staff

eBusinessdemands

OnForever availability and

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Sustained innovation

IBM delivers technology to

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BladeCenter Competitive Differentiators

Ecosystem differentiation► Open specifications► Brocade integrated Fibre Channel switching► Cisco/Nortel integrated networking► Myricom cluster interconnects► Telco solution

Power packaging and cooling ► Reduced power consumption► Reduced heat generation

Intel Collaboration► BladeCenter development ► Joint go-to-market

Team IBM► Capacity on Demand► Services► Financing

Capacityon Demand



Why IBM? Comprehensive platform backed by IBM expertise

►Systems management capability►Global financing►Capacity on demand►IBM Global Services

Continued investment in technology innovation►Power packaging and cooling advances►Largest ecosystem enablement►Non Intel processor blades

Setting the industry agenda for integrated solutions►Remote boot capability►Configuration services►FC interoperability standards



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