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IBM eServer xSeries
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BladeCenter
Arie BerkovitcheServer Territory Manager
IBM eServer xSeries
© 2004 IBM Corporation
IBM BladeCenter
IBM eServer xSeries
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What is a “Blade”
IBM Blade - in its own rugged-ized chassis
A “server on a card” – each “Blade” has its own:
– processor– networking– memory– optional storage– etc.
The chassis provides shared:– Console Access (KVM)– Power Supplies– Cooling– Network Connectivity
(SAN/LAN/Myrinet Switches)– CD-ROM drive– diskette drive
IBM Blade - with its cover on - ready for insertion into the BladeCenter
IBM BladeCenter chassis - 7U rackable
IBM eServer xSeries
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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 serversFull performance and manageability of rack-optimized platforms ... ... at TWICE the density of most comparable non-blade 1U servers
IBM eServer xSeries
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IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20Full Performance and
Manageability you expect from 1U/2U/3U platforms...at TWICE the density!
A. Up to two Xeon DP Processors
B. Dual Gigabit Ethernet Channels
C. Up to 8GB Chipkill ECC DDR Memory
D. Integrated Systems Mangement Processor
E. High Availability Midplane Connections
F. DaughtercardG. SCSI/IDE/Flash HDD
(RAID1 HW)
Server Processors... for Server
Workloads!
A1
A2
B1
B2C
D
E1
E2F
G1 G2
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IBM eServer BladeCenter HS40• TRUE BladeCenter Density
•1U 4-Way Processor System
•Up to 4 3.0GHz/4MB Cache Processors
•Up to 16GB of RAM (8 DIMM Sockets)
•Quad Ethernet Onboard
•60mm (Double-wide) Chassis support 7 per BladeCenter Chassis.
•Mix and Match with other BladeCenter Blades!
IBM eServer xSeries
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68W processors
Two sockets
Single and dual core speed bins
HPC performance with “enterprise” availability feature set
4 DDR VLP (very low profile) DIMM slots
Ultra 320 non Hot
Swap Disk w/ RAID1
Supports SFF and legacy
I/O expansion cards
Broadcom dual port ethernet
Labeled as LS20
IBM eServer BladeCenter LS20
IBM eServer xSeries
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IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20Two 1.6 GHz PowerPC processors with 32/64KB Level 1 (L1) data/instruction cache and 512KB L2 cache512MB to 4GB of ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) memory in 4 DIMM slotsDual Gigabit Ethernet portsIntegrated system management processorATA-100 IDE controller for up to two 40GB IDE disk drivesDaughter card slot for an optional Dual Gigabit Ethernet or Dual 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel adapterSupports Linux, AIX
IBM eServer xSeries
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Additional Options• PCI expansion
• Hotswap SCSI HDD
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Daughtercard Options• HBA 2GB/4GB dual Port• iSCSI dual Port• Ethernet dual Port• Infiniband dual port• Myrinet dual port
iSCSIInfiniband
EthernetHBA
Myrinet
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BladeCenter Chassis-BackGigabit Ethernet PortfolioFiber Channel (2/4Gb) PortfolioHPC PortfolioPower (4 x 2000W load-balancing)Calibrated, vectored cooling™
– Highly fault tolerant
– Allow maximum processor speeds
KVM Switches / Management Modules– Full remote video redirection– In many cases out-of-band / lights out systems
management
Redundant Power Redundant Power Redundant PowerRedundant Power
Redundant Blower Redundant Blower
BladeCenter Chassis-FrontInformation panel ,Shared USB, CD/DVD and Floppy
High Availability Backplane design
KVM Switch /Management Module
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IBM Alliance Programs
Currently has over 300 members which deliver solutions in the areas of networking, storage, collaboration, Web serving, hosting, infrastructure, enterprise applications and more.
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/bladecenter/alliance/members.html
IBM eServer xSeries
© 2004 IBM Corporation
Supports latest Intel Xeon TechnologyBladeCenter provides….Investment Protection!!
Does not support latest Intel Xeon Technology
HP BLe EnclosureLV Pentium 3U, 20 Server Bays1Q02
2002
BC Chassis
BladeCenter ChassisXeon (Irwindale)7U, 14 Server Bays4Q02
2003 2004 2005 2006
DellChassis
HPChassis
Dell 1655MC EnclosureLV Pentium 3U, 6 Server Bays4Q02
Dell 1855MC EnclosureXeon (Irwindale)7U, 10 Server Bays4Q04
3 YEARS AND COUNTING!
HP BLp EnclosureXeon (Irwindale)6U, 8 Server Bays3Q02
HP BLp EnclosureXeon (Prestonia)6U, 16 Server Bays2Q04
RETIRED AFTER 3 YRS
HP PUBLICIZES HIGH DENSITY BUT CANNOT SUPPORT NOCONA OR
IRWINDALE PROCESSORS!
HP (16) blade configurations cannot
support Intel Xeon (Nocona or Irwindale)
Processors
HP enclosures do not support more than 2Gb
speeds across the backplane. A new
chassis is going to be needed to support 4Gb
RETIRED AFTER 2 YRS
BladeCenter T ChassisXeon (Irwindale)8U, 8 Server Bays3Q03
2 YEARS AND COUNTING!
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IBM eServer xSeries
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IDC report
IBM eServer xSeries
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Ethernet Switching PortfolioCisco Systems ®
Intelligent GbEthernet Switch
Module
• Supplier: Cisco• OS: IOS• 4-port copper/fiber• Layer 2 Switching• Layer 3/4 services• Supplier: Nortel
• OS: AOS• 6-port copper/fiber• Layer 2 Switching• Multiple STP• Layer 3 Routing
•Supplier: IBM•Provides unswitched/unblocked copper connection •Up to 14-copper connections to external switch (requires breakout cable option)
Nortel Networks Layer 2/3 Gb Ethernet Switch
Modules
Nortel Networks ®L2-7 GbE Switch
Module
A full suite of integrated offerings to provide additional flexibility and choice!
• Supplier: Nortel• Layer 2 - 7 functionality• OS: AOS• Load Balancing• Routing / Switching• Advanced Filtering• Content Intelligence
Copper Pass-thru Module
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IBM eServer BladeCenter SAN(2GB) Switch Portfolio
•Supplier: Brocade•Equivalent to Silkworm 3900•2-1/2Gb Auto sending external ports•Cascades to (239) Domain IDs•Supports Brocade Advanced Feature Key options
Brocade®Enterprise
SAN Switch Module
•Supplier: Brocade•Equivalent to Silkworm 3900•2-1/2Gb Auto sensing external ports•Cascades to (2) Domain IDs•Supports Brocade Advanced Feature Key options
Brocade® EntrySAN Switch
Module QLogic™ Enterprise6-port Fibre Channel
Switch Module
•Supplier: QLogic•Equivalent to SANbox 5200•6-1/2Gb Auto sensing external ports•Cascades to (239) Domain IDs•Supports performance monitoring and advanced zoning•FC-SW-2 Compliant
IBM eServer BladeCenter
Optical Pass-thru Module
•Supplier: IBM•Provides unswitched/unblocked optical connection •Up to 14-optical connections to external SAN (requires breakout cable option)
McDATA® 6-port Fibre ChannelSwitch Module
•Supplier: QLogic/McDATA•Equivalent functionality to McDATA Sphereon 4500•6-1/2Gb Auto sensing external ports•Cascades to (239) Domain IDs•Supports McDATA Advanced Feature Key options
A full suite of integrated offerings to provide flexibility and choice!
IBM eServer xSeries
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IBM BladeCenter® delivers the first TRUE fully enabled 4Gb SAN solutions for blade servers!!
Allows seamless integration of BladeCenter into McDATA environments
Affordable 10-port and 20-port models – Upgrade available for 10-port model
Includes McDATA SANbrowser - easy-to-use embedded web GUI to configure, manage, and maintain your McDATA SAN
Provides non-disruptive code load activation using McDATA HotCAT™ Functionality
Supports optional McDATA SANtegrity™ Security software help to protect data and manage data access
Provides interoperability in open mode leveraging standards-compliant (FC-SW2 & FC-SW3) SANs
Affordable 10-port and 20-port offerings available -ideal for Small, Medium and Large Enterprise business needs
Easy-to-use software upgrade doubles your 10-port switch connectivity to 20-ports for on demand scalability
Included with every switch, QLogic's SANsurfer™Management Suite eases installation, configuration and management of your SAN infrastructure - all from one GUI
Both enable high-performance end-to-end 4 Gigabits per second SAN solutions
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HP calls it a 4Gb Switch, but is it?
“Recognizes 2Gb & 1Gb fabric devices”
“8 internal 1-2Gb server ports, 4 external 4Gb auto-sensing ports”
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12231_na/12231_na.html
Without a backplane (internal server ports) that support 4Gb Devices or 4Gb HBA this in effect
is a 2Gb Fibre Channel Switch
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IBM eServer BladeCenter HPC PortfolioMyrinet
•Optical Pass-thru Module•Myrinet Daughtercard
Topspin IB• Topspin IB switch• Topspin IB Daughtercard
TopspinMyrinet
A full suite of integrated offerings to provide additional flexibility and choice!
IBM eServer xSeries
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How does integration help improve performance?An Ethernet Example
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BladeCenter w/Integrated L2-7 Switch
HP ProLiant w/Integrated L2 switch & external L4-7
switch
Layer 4 GbE ThroughputSessions/Second
Source: The Tolly Group (January 2004)
BladeCenter with Integrated Layer 2-7 LAN switching delivers over 60% greater Layer 4 session performance than Proliant BL-class with an External Layer 4-7 switch
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Gartner Power Usage Report
IBM BladeCenter
1U server
168 Xeon DP 3.2Ghz
84 Xeon DP 3.2Ghz
36 servers, 72 processors
36U
15,912W
54,260 BTU
3 enclosures, 36 servers, 72 processors
21U
8,872W
30,255 BTU
HP BL20p G2
Max config/rack 96 Xeon DP 3.2Ghz
Equalized rack fulfillment
5 enclosures, 36 servers, 72 processors
U space required 30U
Power requirement 13,891W
Heat output 47,365 BTU
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Cooling Implementation
BladeCenter HP BL30p
HP BL20p
G2
HP BL40p
Number of Fans/Blowers per server
0 4
No
336 fans
8 9
Hot-swap Fans/Blowers Yes - all No Yes –2/3
# of Fans/Blowers per 84 2-way servers
12 blowers 672 fans
# of Fans/Blowers per 14 4-way servers
4 blowers 126 fans
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How did IBM do it? Smarter thermal solutions
Two N+N Hot Swap Blowers56 Non Hot-Swap Fans (4 in each server)
FANS - 14 Blade Comparison
2 moving parts
Hot Swap 56 moving parts
All non Hot Swap