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IBM x86, X6 and Flex
Nick Slater IBM Technical Specialist
▪ Ongoing investment and innovation across System x hardware, software and now solutions: Flash DIMM, Virtual Fabric, Cloud, Analytics, HPC
▪ Broadest industry portfolio covering rack, tower, high-end, blade, dense and integrated systems, Including s/w and storage
▪ High-end x86 market leaders with X6 systems innovation ▪ Enhanced industry partnerships
▪ $3B invested in high-end x86 to redefine computing for resilience, performance and scalability
▪ Strong roadmap of new and refreshed products throughout 2013 and 2014 across entire rack/tower/blade/dense System x portfolio
▪ Support presence in 209 countries, with over 23,000 systems service personnel speaking 127 languages
▪ As little as three month ROI when refreshing aged infrastructure ▪ Drive down operational costs with leading energy efficiency ▪ Lower Management Costs & gain rapid Time to Value with integrated systems ▪ Accelerate decision-making capabilities while decreasing costs with workload
optimised systems
▪ Leading x86 Customer Satisfaction: support & services - TBR 4Q 2013 ▪ IBM is #1 in reliability according to ITIC Reliability Survey ▪ Granted more patents each year than any other organisation for two decades ▪More than 6,800 patent innovations in 2013
Why IBM x86
Technology Leadership
Committed Investment
Economic Benefits
Trust & Reliability
Major Segments of the x86 MarketplaceWorkload Optimised Solutions & Reference Architecture
High end systems
For Clients Requiring: • Mission-critical reliability • Highest memory and Processors scaleability • Hot swap components !Designed for: • Extreme memory-intensive workloads • Missions critical workloads • Virtualization / Database workloads
For Clients Requiring: • Integration of compute, networking & storage • High Density & Performance • Single management interface !Designed for: • Virtualization & Cloud • Big Data workloads • Enterprise / Infrastructure workloads
High Volume Systems
For Clients Requiring: • Larger memory footprint • Hot swap storage • Large general purpose I/O • Dense floating print calculations !Designed for: • Virtualization / Database workloads • Web servers, Big Data • Infrastructure applications
Blade and Integrated Systems
Dense Systems
For Clients Requiring: • Highest Density, Lowest cost • Highest performance • GPU & Phi Support !Designed for: • Virtualization / Database workloads • Web servers, Big Data • Infrastructure applications
Even grandmothers have Smartphones and Twitter
accounts
Of LOB and IT leaders –70% are planning big data
implementations or already leveraging them
Of LOB and IT leaders –80% are building new apps
for cloud
Spendingon market
analytics is up by 60%
90% of all data on planet Earth is < 2 years old
There are 1billion+ Facebook users
1Data from IBM Annual Survey of IT and line-of-business leaders for 2013.
Infrastructure Matters
2013 communications and information technology trends signal why infrastructure matters
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The Pros •Easy to acquire •Supported by broad application base •Abundant base of IT administration skills
The Cons •85% of computing capacity sits idle •Power, cooling and management costs are 8X greater than 12 years ago •Today’s servers were not designed for growing workload or efficiency demands
Yesterday’s systems aren’t up to today’s challenges
Today, x86 servers make up more than
of all server units shipped
98%
X6
X4
EXA2
EXA
X3
eX5
Continuous advancements in x86 performance and reliability
• Innovation beyond industry standards •Support for demanding mission critical
and business critical workloads •Better foundation for virtualization of
enterprise applications • Infrastructure that facilitates a private
or hybrid cloud model
1st 100 #1 x86
benchmarks for 1 server
1st hot-swap memory
1st to surpass
1 million tpmC
1st scalable memory
1st VMware
development partner
2001
2003
2005 !
2007
2009
Generations of innovation in IBM eXA have delivered superior performance and availability in x86 servers
+50%
+300%
+100%
10X more internal flash storage
Leadership performance
Highest storage performance and density
Ultra-low latency performance
Highest fault tolerance and fastest serviceability
Maximum I/O throughput
Application optimized fit-for-purpose
8 x 1.8 SSD on HX5
1TB standard memory on HX5
40 cores
High availability predictive failure
2 port 10Gb LOM
Scales to 4 socket
30 TB of flash storage Flash accelerator and
caching
6TB standard memory
60 cores
Extreme availability fault tolerance
4 port 10Gb LOM
Scales to 8 socket
4 socket comparison:eX5
Out-delivering previous industry standards - and our own
The modular design concept: X6adapts to business needs
Each compute book includes 1 processor and 24 DIMMs
Each x3850 X6 contains 4 Compute books 4 Compute Books
Deliver up to 6TB of memory or 12.8TB of eXFlash memory – channel storage
Ability to swap out Compute books as memory or processor generations change
The Storage book delivers up to 6.4TB of eXFlash 1.8” SSD or 12.8TB of SAS 2.5”
Ability to host 2 storage controllers for maximum bandwidth
The x3850 X6 delivers the most performance and capacity in the x86 segment without compromising on reliability, availability, and serviceability. It’s also features IBM’s new modular rack design that can host multiple generations of technology in a single platform.
IBM System x3850 X6Overview
Workloads • ERP • Analytics • Database and OLTP • Virtualization
Key Features • Intel® Xeon® based 4-socket 4U server that is scalable to 8-sockets
8U in the field •Supports up to 6TB of memory •Up to 12TB of IBM’s newest memory-channel storage technology for
ultra-low latency •Most flexibility by supporting a modular book design which allows
clients to create “fit for purpose” solutions and host multiple generations of technology in the same package • In addition to Intel® RunSure® Technology, features X6 Advance RAS
capabilities that deliver mainframe class reliability
Intel Xeon E7-4800v2 Ivy Bridge
!!!!£38,755
New Server
!!!!£38,755
New Server
!Intel Xeon E7-4800v3 (TBC?)
Haswell
!!!£19,380
New Compute Books
!!!!£38,755
New Server
Intel Xeon E7-4800v4 (TBC?) Broadwell
!!!£19,380
New Compute Books
!!!!£38,755
New Server
Total cost over server lifespan £77,515 £116,265 (+£38,750)
Significant TCO savings over multiple generationsOverview
X6The sixth generation of EXA technology
Innovative eXFlash = 2X higher performance1
!3x more memory2, 50% more CPU cores = leadership database performance !
Seamless Scalability
!Easy to configure and service !Support for multiple generations of technology3
Enterprise class availability !CPU, Memory, I/O resilience !Hypervisor management Integration
Flex System X6 System x3850 X6 System x3950 X6
1100 percent performance improvement is based on average of projected results of SPECint*_rate_base2006 and SPECfp*_rate_base2006, plus performance gains from eXFlash DIMM storage. SPEC benchmark results will be available after 4/8/14. Configurations: 4-socket x480 X6 server using Intel Xeon
processor E7-4890 v2 vs. 4-socket server using the previous top-of-the-line E7-4870 (v1). Similar performance improvement is expected on 2-socket x280 X6 and x880 X6 based on initial performance forecasts
2 Based on comparison of memory capability between x280 X6 and HX5
3 Rack-statement only !
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Flex System Manager
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Latest generation of ‘Blade’ chassis
Chassis life of 10 yrs going forward !Support for today’s technology AND future technology !LAN investment protection with Ports-on-demand feature !Flex System Manager can manage 16 Chassis full of technology today !!Best investment protection in the industry
IBM Flex SystemComponents without compromise
Dedicated Storage Expansion For Flex System 2S x86 Compute Nodes
Increase storage in following workloads: • Network Attach Storage (NAS)• Video Security/Surveillance• Transactional Data Server!
Features • Attaches to standard-width compute nodes• Up to 12 SAS/SATA or SSD (12 TB storage)• Enables Flex System migration platform for
competitive 2U servers• Provides a competitive alternative to HP’s
StorageWorks D2200sb Storage Blade
IBM Flex System x240 With Storage Expansion Node
IBM Flex System Storage Expansion NodeIncrease Storage Capacity or create an entry Network Attach Storage (NAS)
Up to
12 TB of storage
Faster recovery with
Hot-Swap disk capability
Up to 8x 80 mm Fan Packs
(14X) node BaysPower Supply Fans Pull Air
front to back
IO Module / CMM FansEfficient Cooling Design
- Covers removed showing paths - Chassis operates to ASHRAE A3 level
(up to 40 degrees C, free air cooling) - Direct air from front inlets cools rear components - Dampers close when a Node Bay is empty - Counter Rotating Fan Packs - Multiple levels of redundancy (dual cooling
zones, double fan packs, hot plug/swap) - Ambient Health Awareness - 80 Plus Platinum 94% Efficient PSU’s as N+N or N+1 (optimised design
for single or 3 Phase feeds)
Chassis: Very Efficient and Advanced CoolingChassis: Very Efficient and Advanced Cooling
20 * 64GB DIMM available on 8 socket x880 in 4Q14. Contact IBM rep for interoperability help with specific configurations.
x880 X6 Ideal for workloads such as advanced analytics and databases that demand the highest levels of performance • Scale to 8 sockets • Maximum 12TB memory*x280 X6
Ideal for workloads such as large virtual machines requiring more memory per VM • Scale to 2 sockets • Maximum 3TB memory
x480 X6 Ideal for workloads such as large virtual machines, analytics and databases requiring more cores and more memory per system/VM • Scale to 4 sockets • Maximum 6TB memory
Industry’s first 8-socket Intel Xeon-based
blade system
The Flex System X6 Compute Node PortfolioFlexibility and scalability that’s fast, agile, resilient
PureFlex System offerings Delivers simplicity and flexibility
Flexibility !• Choice of POWER or x86 • Choice of Operating System • Choice of Virtualization • Choice of Networking • Choice of Storage
PureFlex Infrastructure for small and midsize businesses. Most affordable entry point
!!
• Flex System Chassis (Single chassis only)!
• Rack select ability (42U rack, 25U rack or none)!
• Flex System Manager (+ Standard SW)!
• Selectable base networking (1GbE or 10GB ethernet and 16GB fibre of converged FCoE)!
• Selectable storage (Flex System V7000 or Storwize V7000)!
• Base HW warranty (Three year, 9 x 5)!
• Microcode analysis (Three year / 1 x), account advocate 9 x 5 and WSU upgrade to 24 x 7 (Selectable)
Infrastructure for scalable cloud deployments. Redundancy for resilient
operation !
• Flex System Chassis (Multi chassis support) !
• 42U Flex Enterprise rack only!
• Flex System Manager (+ Advanced SW)!
• Selectable base networking (10GB ethernet and 16GB fibre of converged FCoE)!
• Selectable storage (Flex System V7000 or Storwize V7000)!
• Base HW warranty (Three year, 9 x 5)!
• Microcode analysis (Three year / 2 x), account advocate 9 x 5 and WSU upgrade to 24 x 7 (Account advocate included, others selectable)
IBM Flex System Manager - Simplified Server Management
• Simplified Setup: Start, manage, learn
• Monitor Resources: Health Summary, Alerts, Thresholds, Updates, Service / Support
• Visualize / Navigate Physical and Virtual Relationships: Intuitive drilldown / Views, Topology map, finger tip trouble shooting
• Automate Responses: Custom actions / filters, configures, edit, relocate, automation plans
• Manage firmware and Software updates: Set policies to track and automate firmware and software compliance
• IBM System x Solution for SAP HANA on X6 • IBM System x Solution for SAP Business Suite on X6 • IBM System x Solution for VMWare vCloud Suite on X6 • IBM System x Solution for Microsoft SQL Data Warehouse on X6 • IBM System x Solution for Microsoft Hyper-V on X6 • IBM System x Solution for DB2 with BLU Acceleration on X6
•Deploy Faster with predefined configurations •Be confident with pre-architected and tested solutions •Conserve resources with Fast Setup, Patterns, and Reference
Architectures
Solutions
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