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1. IBM BladeCenter S IBM BladeCenter E Distributed small office Best energy efficiency easy to configure best density IBM BladeCenter T IBM BladeCenter H IBM BladeCenter HT Ruggedized High performance Ruggedized high performance IBM BladeCenter Chassis Product Guide September 2008 Table of Contents Overview 3 BladeCenter Chassis Positioning 4 IBM BladeCenter Chassis 6 BladeCenter I O Modules 30 Rack vs Blades Positioning 33 Citrix Solution 37 Virtualization Solution 38 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Overview You need to make IT decisions that will drive business success You face management challenges and technological complexity such as space constraints power and cooling limitations heterogeneous environments and I O connectivity issues IBM brings together the widest choice of compatible chassis blade servers storage and networking offerings and solution providers in the industry to help you build an open and flexible IT environment And regardless of the size of your business you want to be up and running 24 7 With built in redundancy innovative power and cooling and the latest I O and management tools IBM BladeCenter is easy to own so you can focus on your business demands and stay ahead of the competition The RIGHT choice tailored to fit your diverse needs e It s flexible and modular As needs evolve a one size fits all so
2. Heat output of fan modules standard max Fan module airflow front to back Dimensions HWD weight Tape backup options 12 3 5 inch 12 hot swap SAS SATA Nearline SAS mix and match 3 6TB using 12 300GB SAS drives 12TB using 12 1TB SATA drives NAS SAN O ON Advanced Management Module None USB attached Yes on Media Tray 110V N 1 220V N N 1365 BTUs hr 400W min 11 942 BTUs hr 3500W max 4 4 hot swap redundant two fans per module 200 CFM per module at 25 C 400 CFM per module at 32 C or greater 12 0 306 3mm H 17 5 444mm W 28 9 733 4mm D 90 240 Ibs 40 8 108 9 kg 8765 1UX Tape Drive Enclosure w 43W8478 IBM HH LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive 8767HHX HH Tape Drive Enclosure w 43W8478 HH LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive TS2230 TS2240 TS3100 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 19 BladeCenter S Chassis Specifications Length of limited warranty 3 years parts and labor onsite BladeCenter E Chassis Images Front View Rear View ye 3 Management Module ba i Meroe Joe f at on J Floppy Drive i Redundant Management 4 Module Slot Other Blade Servers E Module Light Path Diagnostics Empty Power jf wer Modules Panel Interior View oe Y d Redundant Midplane RS sia mae ma iania aa eA o ye if yey RRR GRURI SIR ORE BladeCenter E Chassis Specifi
3. Nortel 1 10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM el BladeCenter Perfect investment protection for Clients who require 1Gb today and 10Gb for future growth It is easy to configure use and manage via a web based interface It provides full Layer 2 3 support and uses next generation SFP modules to migrate to 10Gb on the same switch It also supports 6 1Gb and 3 10Gb Uplink ports Nortel Layer 2 3 Copper Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for IBM ee BladeCenter 3 Offers 6 six copper uplinks and strongest price performance benefits Delivers complete Layer 2 and 3 functionality routing filtering and traffic queueing Better serves the processing E demands of bandwidth intensive applications Provides port flexibility and traffic management to improve maintenance Provides upgrade path to full Layer 4 7 services Nortel Layer 2 3 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Offers 6 six fiber uplinks with SFPs and strong price performance benefits Delivers complete Layer 2 and 3 functionality routing filtering and traffic queueing Better serves the processing demands of bandwidth intensive applications Provides port flexibility and traffic management to improve maintenance Provides upgrade path to full Layer 4 7 services Nortel Layer 2 7 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for IBM PORTE aes BladeCenter Increases application availability and performance Better serves the processing demands o
4. Presentation Server greatly reduces network bandwidth requirements through application virtualization techniques perfected over the past 15 years PS greatly reduces network bandwidth requirements and mitigates latency issues because with virtualized applications only mouse movements keystrokes and screen updates traverse the network Even data laden and graphics heavy applications perform better keeping users active and productive Thousands of customers currently run mission critical environments on racks full of aging 1U or 2U dual processor servers and back level Presentation Server software IBM BladeCenter products combined with Citrix Presentation Manager v4 5 offer an innovative way to update your environment to the latest technology and help achieve the following e Vastly reduced server count reduce your number of servers by up to two thirds Reduce software licensing costs e Move to 64 bit technology with Presentation Manager v4 5 at no extra cost from Citrix e Optimize the heat power and space requirements of a Presentation Manager farm e Reduced management overhead vs running hundreds of servers Which method is right for you scale up or scale out PS v4 5 supports both scale up via the IBM System x3800 or x3850 and scale out via BladeCenter blades Citrix PS v4 5 offers both 32 bit and 64 bit versions to support whatever your operating environment is This provides you with the flexibility to run a mixed en
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6. 970FX MP blade servers or 3 double wide 60mm LS41 LS42 blade servers or a mixture of 30mm and 60mm blades It also supports multiple optional 30mm Expansion Units in combination with the blade servers using the same blade slots Up to six chassis can be installed in an industry standard 42U rack for a total of up to 36 30mm blade servers and 72 HDDs per rack plus switches with full power redundancy e Standard office 110V power or 220V power Don t have a data center but still want to consolidate many servers into a few No problem BladeCenter S runs on standard office power as well as 220V using an auto sensing power supply e Simplified setup and configuration BladeCenter S s configurable business in a box foundation offers the BladeCenter Start Now Advisor a wizard based installation tool on a DVD that is shipped standard with every chassis You can be up and running in minutes A user can literally plug the blade servers into the system plug the system into a power outlet and launch a management tool that enables easy select and click configuration via an express install For businesses operating branch offices such as retailers or financial institutions IT administrators at headquarters can easily pre configure hundreds of blade systems to operate in the same manner and ship them out the door knowing an office employee will be able to simply plug a system in and power it up e Forward and backward compatib
7. I O expansion cards SAN switching networking and high performance interconnects let us provide you with comprehensive blade solutions giving you more choices and flexibility In fact the IBM ecosystem is one of the things that sets us apart from the competition Since IBM opened the BladeCenter specifications in 2004 nearly 100 companies began producing solutions for BladeCenter ultimately giving you even more choices for the future With BladeCenter you can have up to 82 fewer cables than with rack servers which can mean dramatically lower costs and less complexity Reduced complexity means less to manage during install and fewer components that can potentially cause problems Remember each cable has three potential points of failure two connectors and the cable itself Management at the chassis level can save time over managing rack servers individually A single login to a BladeCenter Management Module gives administrators access to the entire solution consisting of chassis blades and modules not just one component of it BladeCenter was designed to greatly reduce single points of failure Reliability features include Redundant hot swap cooling power management and I O switches in the chassis A high availability midplane providing redundant paths to the network See Availability below Redundant connections for power and I O on the back of each blade Fewer moving parts Fewer moving parts mean fewer components to fail an
8. Switch Modules Ports ij Hot Swap HDDs i Piae as ela aia sena i t pe 3 i Media Tray cdl t KS Blower a in Module Light Path PA pP Diagnostics Panel Optical Drive BladeCenter T Chassis Specifications 8720 2RX DC 8730 2RX AC NEBS ETSI tested Yes NEBS Level 3 Rack torm factor E Machine type of DVD CD Combo drives standard Internal tape drives supported None SAN attached External disk drive support NAS SAN attach Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 23 BladeCenter T Chassis Specifications ofvideoports video ofvideoports 1 in rear KVM module 8 x 30mm low voltage 7 x 30mm non low voltage 4 x 60mm or combinations of blade slots orientation thereof horizontal Fabric bandwidth 1Gbps Fabric bandwidth o Systems management controller BladeCenter T Advanced Management Module Light path diagnostic panel path diagnostic panel pes in Media Tray in Media pes in Media Tray Blades switch modules I O modules management modules power modules blower Predictive Failure Analysis support modules media tray 1300W DC 8720 2RX 48V to 60V nominal fate AC 8730 2RX at 208 aa of power supplies standard maximum Heat output 675 675 BTUsihr 197W min 11 900 BTUs hr 3490W max 197W min 11 900 BTUs hr 3490W max Blower module airflow front to back 330 CFM pe
9. The Office Enablement Kit includes 4U of additional space besides the BladeCenter S chassis to leave room for storage KVM and future growth Dust Filter Specially designed filter to protect your hardware from the airborne particles found in the retail and office environment Extensive System Support Features The IBM services and technical support portfolio provides world class consistent high quality service and support From the start IBM programs make it easier for you to plan for configure and purchase BladeCenter servers get them running and keep them running long term These features include IBM Express Portfolio IBM ServerProven the IBM Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool IBM Electronic Service Agent Product Customization Services and extensive technical support offerings The IBM ServerProven program provides the confidence that specific options and operating systems have been tested on the blade servers and chassis and are officially supported to work together It is updated frequently to keep the latest compatibility information at your fingertips The IBM Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool SSCT is a downloadable tool that simplifies the often complex chore of configuring a full rack of servers including blade servers and confirming that you have all the cables power distribution units KVM keyboard video and mouse switch boxes and other components you need as well as the proper airflow clear
10. and registration Also available are remote installation configuration and usage support for both System x and BladeCenter hardware and software as well as onsite custom services to provide the level of expertise you require BladeCenter S Chassis Images Front View BladeCenter Media Tray F Storage LEDs TETTETETT Module 2 CD RW DVD RW Hot Swap Drive SAS SATA HDD Bays 6 Hot Swap SAS SATA HDD Bays 6 Blade Server Slots USB 2 0 Battery Ports Backup Modules Rear View erial Console AW LWT VAVnV V CVn Vo Vn Va a a VaV ot Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 18 BladeCenter S Chassis Specifications Machine type Rack form factor of DVD CD drives standard of diskette drives standard of internal chassis based H S SAS HDDs supported of Media Tray module bays Internal tape drives supported Internal hot swap disk drive support Internal disk storage capacity External disk drive support of video ports of blade slots orientation of switch module bays Switch modules standard Fabric bandwidth of management modules std max Systems management controller of RS485 ports of serial breakout ports of parallel ports of mouse ports of keyboard ports of USB ports Light path diagnostic panel Predictive Failure Analysis support Power supply size standard Input voltage of power supplies standard maximum
11. bridges and cables reduces complexity and helps lower cabling costs and it allows clients to manage everything in the solution as one But the value of BladeCenter extends far beyond high density data center environments For small and medium businesses as well as remote branch offices with significant computing needs the compact 7U BladeCenter S houses up to 6 30mm blades along with 12 3 5 inch hot swap SAS or SATA HDDs and 4 switches in one chassis And the setup wizard BladeCenter Start Now Advisor makes it extremely easy to get started The various BladeCenter chassis are designed to monitor environmental conditions in the chassis and each blade and send alerts to the administrator Advanced standard features help maintain system availability with increased uptime These features include Predictive Failure Analysis light path diagnostics hot swap redundant power supplies and blower fan modules with Calibrated Vectored Cooling IPMI 2 0 support with highly secure remote power control text console redirect over LAN and an Advanced Management Module upgradeable with a redundant AMM If you need a highly manageable power efficient highly compatible family of blade enclosures BladeCenter is the ideal choice Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 6 Selling Features Price Performance The extremely high degree of integration in the various BladeCenter chassis reduces the need f
12. chassis greatly reduces the cost of the overall solution For example because up to six chassis will fit in a rack this means that up to 84 blade servers processors can be installed Some competitive blade offerings would require a second rack for this many blades Also because up to four Ethernet Myrinet Fibre Channel InfiniBand or other switches can be installed per chassis up to 24 switches can be installed per rack without having to reserve any U space for the switches unlike the competition And the integrated switches may be less expensive than external self powered switches Plus the number of power distribution units PDUs needed per rack may be reduced because there are fewer discrete devices to have to plug in In addition because all the blades are connected to all the switches inside the chassis there is no need for external Ethernet or other communication cables to connect the blades and switches Only the few cables needed to connect the switches to the external world are required This not only saves the cost of numerous cables per rack but also the clutter and bother of routing that many cables An added bonus is potentially much freer airflow behind the rack due to fewer cables BladeCenter H is a high performance 9U chassis designed for compute intensive environments such as Earth Life Sciences commercial analytics and next generation network NGN applications Think of it as BladeCenter E s big brother
13. compact flash an optional second one provides redundancy The CF option can act as a boot device eliminating the need for HDDs in the blades e Redundant midplane connections Each chassis contains a midplane that connects all blades and modules together internally The midplane provides two physical connections to each blade therefore a failure of one connector alone cannot bring down the server e Long life availability The BladeCenter HT chassis offers an extended product lifecycle 3 years in production from date of General Availability plus another 5 years of support This allows telecom Network Equipment Manufacturers NEPs and Service Providers SPs to standardize on a configuration for longer than traditional enterprise platforms Product availability for periods longer than 3 years will be handled on an individual basis It is extremely important to include all infrastructure costs when comparing a BladeCenter HT solution to a competitor s offering not just the cost of the chassis and the blades The high density and level of integration of the BladeCenter HT chassis can greatly reduce the cost of the overall solution For example because up to 8 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet Myrinet Fibre Channel InfiniBand or other bridges and switches can be installed per chassis up to 24 switches and bridges can be installed per rack without having to reserve any U space for the switches unlike the competition And the integra
14. of money by requiring fewer cables PDUs KVM switches and other infrastructure hardware Additionally BladeCenter chassis and blade servers offer significantly more efficient heat power characteristics than do dozens of 1U and 2U rack servers Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 37 IBM Virtualization Solution Today the line between scale up and scale out servers is blurring Multicore processors allow all servers to run scale up workloads to some extent At the same time scale up servers can run multiple virtualized scale out workloads Performance becomes about utilization through virtualization which is crucial to unlocking the value of multicore processors It s an intelligent sharing of computing storage or information resources across different disciplines and departments in your organization System resources are gathered into one pool and can be allocated dynamically as needed so servers and storage resources can be utilized more efficiently As a result of virtualization the focus of high end scalable x86 systems has shifted from a hardware centric view to one of flexibility and cost per virtual machine Running 20 or 50 or 100 applications on the same server instead of one task per server is more cost effective And it allows the applications to share a dynamically allocated pool of common system resources for improved efficiency Businesses of all sizes continue to struggle with the
15. overwhelming complexity created by the rapid growth of their IT environments A business s increasing IT demands may appear to be a never ending and costly spiral e As the business grows more computing power is required e Installation and maintenance costs and data center complexity increase as more servers are added Deployment of additional servers and applications may require additional IT personnel Virtualization is the process of presenting computing resources in ways that allow for more productive IT and IT that is more responsive to business goals Previously resources were presented only in the ways dictated by their implementation geographic location or physical packaging The move toward virtualization helps to improve resource utilization and simplify IT management Because Virtualization is a more effective way to run IT it is IBM s view that soon virtualization will be utilized across all environments at all levels of server and storage implementation Our servers from entry level to high end to blades are designed to be optimized for virtualization For example BladeCenter with its modular design provides you with an extremely flexible solution for virtualization and scale out growth supporting multiple processors operating systems and switches all in the same chassis With one hardware platform you can run your heterogeneous interactive business applications by day and your maintenance inventory or computational pr
16. performance ratios stated here Maximum internal hard disk and memory capacities may require the replacement of any standard hard drives and or memory and the population of all hard disk bays and memory slots with the largest currently supported drives available When referring to variable soeed CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs and DVDs actual playback speed will vary and is often less than the maximum possible BLO03022 USEN 01 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 40
17. with more speed and more features It provides e Reduced single points of failure Many major components either standard or optionally are hot swappable and or redundant Servers and modules can be configured for automatic failover to backups e Forward and backward compatibility Every blade switch and passthru module ae released by IBM for the original BladeCenter E chassis since 2002 is supported in the sag BladeCenter H chassis y e High speed redundant midplane connections Based on 4X InfiniBand the midplane supports up to 40Gb bandwidth and provides four 10Gb data channels to each blade By giving each blade two physical connections to the midplane that connects all blades and modules together internally a failure of one connector alone cannot bring down the server e Fourteen 30mm blade slots These hot swap slots are capable of supporting any combination of 14 HC10 HS12 HS20 HS21 HS21 XM LS20 LS21 JS20 JS21 JS22 and QS21 QS22 Cell B E or 7 double wide 60mm HS40 or LS41 blade servers or a mixture of 30mm and 60mm blades It also supports multiple optional 30mm Expansion Units in combination with the blade servers using the same blade slots Up to four chassis can be installed in an industry standard 42U rack for a total of up to 56 30mm blade servers per rack e Up to ten module bays for communication and I O switches or bridges The Please see the Legal Information section for important not
18. 0 port 4Gb SAN Switch 20 Brocade 20 port 4Gb SAN Switch 4Gb SAN Switch Yes Yes Yes 2 ee e e e e e em ane e e fe fe 32R1904 904 QLogic 10 port 4Gb Fibre Channel Switch 10 port 4Gb Fibre Channel Switch Yes Yes Yes 2 a 2 E E amers oroge2opon sco rme oroms we ves ves Yo ve 2 ce ee de e e e e 39Y9195 SAS Connectivity Module 3 avses eu soscar sao sis cone ve ne me w e Other Modules 300514 Mutt Switch Irterconnect Module SIM Ne No wo ves no gt Note 1 Supported in left O Module bay of MSIM Note 2 Supported in right I O Module bay of MSIM Note 3 Not supported or not applicable for use with MSIM Note 4 OPM is supported in MSIM for Ethernet in left O module bay or Fibre Channel in right I O module bay For the latest compatibility data refer to the BladeCenter Compatibility Guide found on Systems Sales Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 29 BladeCenter I O Modules Ethernet Cisco Fiber Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter External SFP based ports for fiber connectivity SFPs available from Cisco Supports high availability networks through support of advanced STP protocols and trunk failover functionality Optimizes delivery through support of multicast protocols such as IGMP snooping Eases network management through support of Cisco IOS CiscoWorks and Cluster Management System En
19. 1mm D 13 75 349mm H 17 4 442mm W 20 0 508mm D 21 0 528mm H 17 4 442mm W 27 6 706mm D Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 27 Chassis Blades Management Module Com Le Servers Servers BCE BCT BCH n HS20singlldual core 883218843 a R Sa S Up to 65W HS21 dual core 8853 Yes Yes processor power Yes draw HS21 quad core 8853 Up to 80W Up a HS21 XM dual core 7995 Yes Up to 80W Up to 65W Yes Up to 80W m a Pa FHS40 single core 8839 SSS r e e t e No LS20 single dual core 8850 Yes esarmuticoeeoacy w w w e w QS21 multicore 2977 7922 Cwm we e w vw Management Modules AMM Advanced Management Module Advanced AMM Advanced Management Module Module Yes cMM Advanced Management Module for No Telecom Yes Full density Up to 80W Up to 10 at 120W VO Module Compatibility by Chassis and MSIM P N I O Module BCS BCE BCT BCH BCHT Ethernet 32R1892 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gb Ethernet Switch ate eee 1 32R1888 Cisco Systems Intelligent Gb Fiber Ethernet Switch Yes Yes 1 39Y9267 Nortel 10G Ethernet Switch Module for IBM es 32R1783 32R1783 Nortel 10G Nortel 10G Uplink Ethemet Switch Ethernet Switch 1 301059 Novel Layer 27 Gb Ethernet Swich pz sap 32R1860 Nortel Layer 213 Copper Gb EthemetSwicn ves ves ves ves ve 1 Non NEBS environment I
20. 4 hot swap redundant 250 CFM per module at 25 C 455 CFM per module at 32 C or greater 1700 BTUs hr 500W min 26 000 BTUs hr 7600W max 2 2 hot swap redundant 430 CFM per module at 25 C 800 CFM per module at 32 C or greater 675 BTUs hr 197W min 11 900 BTUs hr 3490W max 4 4 hot swap redundant 330 CFM per module 4270 BTUs hr 1250W min 21 850 BTUs hr 6400W max 4 4 hot swap redundant 95 CFM per module at 25 C 190 CFM per module at 40 C or greater Shared chassis server blade expansion blade of internal H S HDD bays of legacy switch 4 2 dedicated to only module bays a Ethenet of legacy switch 2 either 2 switch bridge module 0 0 or bridge 2 0 bays modules of high speed switch module bays of concurrent KVM cKVM ports of USB ports 4 USB 2 0 2 USB 1 1 2 USB 2 0 2 USB 1 1 as ree fe Compact Flash 12 0 306 3mm H 17 5 444mm W 28 9 733 4mm D 90 240 Ibs 99 240 Ibs 90 350 Ibs 98 192 Ib 150 350 Ib 40 8 108 9 kg 44 9 108 9 kg 41 159 kg 44 5 87 4 kg 62 8 159 kg Storage methods supported Server blade expansion blade Server blade expansion blade Server blade expansion blade Server blade expansion blade 4 either 4 switch or ee 4 modules option 12 0 305mm H 17 5 442mm W 28 0 711mm D 15 75 400mm H 17 4 442mm W 28 0 71
21. DS8000 series provide integrated SMB and enterprise solutions with multi protocol local campus metropolitan and global storage networking The DS portfolio attaches to BladeCenter using Fibre Channel switch modules e iSCSI BladeCenter offers both a 1Gb hardware and a 1Gb and 10Gb software iSCSI initiator Both support iSCSI boot The iSCSI hardware initiator is an adapter with an embedded processor This solution is beneficial for clients who don t want their server performance impacted The iSCSI software initiator is embedded in the blade server BIOS and enables iSCSI boot through a standard 1Gb Ethernet connection without the need for an adapter This is an attractive lower cost alternative for clients moving their storage off the blade and is available to BladeCenter clients at no charge The iSCSI software initiator also enables iSCSI boot through a standard 10Gb Ethernet connection with the NetXen 10Gb adapter HP and Dell do not offer a software iSCSI initiator The IBM System Storage N series supports iSCSI server attachment e Fibre Channel BladeCenter integrates the storage switches from vendors such as Brocade Cisco and QLogic And BladeCenter supports industry leading Fibre Channel host bus adapters from QLogic and Emulex These options work well with the IBM System Storage DS3400 and DS4000 series IBM data tells us that more than 40 of BladeCenter users attach their blades to a SAN This is likely due to the wide selection and co
22. Ethernet High Speed Modules for Light Path Switch Bridge Modules Switches or Diagnost Ics Modules Bridges ig WO EIEEE AE os Whe eese gt Midplane Light Path a Power Diagnosti Supply Modules Blower Module a gine To nt et i a i 4 23 2 2 42 t tb a ee Sl E a EEE a a a m m Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 21 Interior View Power Supply Modules showing fan 3 pack Media Tray Empty blade slots J r i F i i 4 1 Power Supply Modules showing fan 3 pack BladeCenter H Chassis Specifications Machine as ee Rack form factor form factor in E ae Tray POL woe AVES SIANGA can choose to have either a a ae or multi burner or no DVD CD drive at all of diskette drives standard of diskette drives standard diskette drives standard ee ee Internal tape drives supported a eee SAN attached External disk drive support NAS SAN attach of video ports 1 on Management Module of blade slots orientation 14 x 30mm or 7 x 60mm or combinations thereof vertical Fabric bandwidth 10Gbps Total of switch bridge module slots 10 includes the following of dedicated Gb Ethernet switch module bays of dedicated bridge module bays 2 hot swap redundant of switch bridge module bays switch of switch bridge module bays module bays 2 2 hot swap redundant eith
23. O and applications allowing you to build a flexible IT infrastructure that is robust integrated and virtualized using common building blocks This modular technology integrates Intel and AMD as well as IBM POWER or Cell Broadband Engine Cell B E processor based blade servers supporting many operating systems All BladeCenter chassis offer impressive features and an extreme degree of compatibility with one another For example a single BladeCenter E or BladeCenter H chassis supports up to 14 hot swappable 30mm wide blade servers in only 7U BladeCenter E or 9U BladeCenter H of rack space up to 8 hot swappable blades in the rugged 8U BladeCenter T chassis or up to 12 in the 12U BladeCenter HT high speed telecommunications chassis In addition to the blade servers these chassis also hold up to 4 switches BladeCenter E BladeCenter T up to 10 switches bridges BladeCenter H or 8 switches bridges BladeCenter HT internally The BladeCenter S designed for SMB and mid market customers takes integration to a new level combining up to 12 hot swap SAS SATA HDDs with 6 blade servers and 4 switches Using a BladeCenter E chassis up to 84 blade servers 168 processors with multiple cores per processor can be installed in one industry standard 42U rack Not only can this degree of integration save significant data center space and therefore the cost of floor space and rack hardware compared to 1U servers but consolidating switches
24. Reduced single points of failure Many major components either standard or optionally are hot swappable and or redundant Servers and modules can be configured for automatic failover to backups e Backward compatibility Most blades and every switch and passthru module released by IBM for the original BladeCenter chassis since 2002 are supported in the BladeCenter T chassis e Eight 30mm blade slots These hot swap slots are capable of supporting almost any combination of 8 Low Voltage HC10 HS20 HS21 HS21 XM blade servers or 7 standard voltage HS20 HS21 HS21 XM LS20 LS21 and JS12 JS20 JS21 blade servers or 4 double wide 60mm LS41 processor based blade servers or a mixture of 30mm and 60mm blades It also supports optional 30mm Expansion Units in combination with the blade servers using the same blade slots Note The HC10 blade is supported in a non NEBS environment only Up to five chassis can be installed in an industry standard 42U rack or a telco rack for a total of up to 40 30mm blade servers per rack e Four module bays for communication and I O switches The modules interface with all of the blade servers in the chassis and eliminate the need for external switches or expensive cumbersome cabling All connections are done internally via the midplane Two bays are reserved for hot swap redundant Gigabit Ethernet switch modules The other two bays support additional Gigabit Ethernet modules or Fibre Channel I
25. VM pooling stickiness labeling monitoring and reporting Microsoft Active Directory and roaming user profiles By default Windows desktop systems store user profile data personal configuration settings on the local hard drive Alternatively Microsoft Windows 2003 can enable storing per user profile and settings data on a server Services STG Lab Services helps bring the skills and experience of the development lab to your enterprise through on site consulting classroom training and skills transfer to your personnel in your System x or BladeCenter environment Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 39 For More Information IBM System x Servers Electronic Service Agent IBM System x and BladeCenter Power Configurator Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool Configuration and Options Guide ServerProven Program Technical Support Other Technical Support Resources Legal Information IBM Corporation 2008 IBM Systems and Technology Group Dept U2SA 3039 Cornwallis Road Research Triangle Park NC 27709 Produced in the USA September 2008 All rights reserved For a copy of applicable product warranties write to Warranty Information P O Box 12195 RTP NC 27709 Attn Dept JDJA B203 IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third party products or services including those designated as ServerProven or ClusterProven Telephone support may be subject to additional charg
26. a channels to each blade and supports 4X InfiniBand HT only and 10Gb Ethernet high speed switch modules IBM Cool Blue technology s web based Power Configurator accurately predicts the power and cooling required for specific configurations thereby enabling realistic planning of the correct power and cooling infrastructure The IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 formerly known as PowerExecutive tool tracks actual power usage temperatures and heat emitted and plots trends over time so you can actively manage power and cooling with real information Active Energy Manager also will manage through power incidents e g brownouts or supply failures to help users avoid outages due to power and cooling issues IBM s Rear Door Heat Exchanger can help address hot spots in the data center Cool Blue s Active Energy Manager also provides an industry unique capability to virtualize power capping and move it from one server to another as required This capability helps maximize server usage within a restricted power envelope The IBM BladeCenter family features the industry s most energy efficient design The various BladeCenter chassis use ultrahigh efficiency power supplies Most industry standard servers use power supplies that are between 65 75 efficient at converting power from AC wall current to the DC power used inside servers BladeCenter power modules are up to 91 efficient This helps save even more money as more of th
27. ace IPMI 2 0 compliant systems management It provides a number of important system functions including Monitoring of system and battery voltage system temperature fans power supplies processor and DIMM status e Fan speed control e Product ID and Family ID detection e Highly secure remote power on off e System reset control e NMI SMI detection and generation e System diagnostic LED control power HDD activity alerts heartbeat e _IPMI over LAN e Serial Over LAN e Proxy server support e LAN messaging and alerting e Text console redirection over LAN e VLAN support Enhanced authentication and encryption algorithms RMCP SHA 1 AES Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 15 Key Options e Local update of BMC firmware e Firmware firewall e Support for IPMI v2 0 compliant management software e g XCAT e Other mandatory and optional IPMI BMC functions Other systems management features offered for the combination of blade server and chassis include e Predictive Failure Analysis for system processors memory and HDDs as well as chassis switch modules blower fan modules and power modules e Web based out of band control e Windows blue screen capture e Remote virtual media e High speed remote redirection of PCI video keyboard and mouse e SSL Secure Socket Layer and LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol support Predicti
28. ances electrical circuits and other environmental conditions iu Server Prover IBM Electronic Service Agent is an innovative call home feature that allows System x and BladeCenter servers to automatically report hardware problems to IBM support which can even dispatch onsite service if necessary to those customers entitled to onsite support under the terms of their warranty or an IBM Maintenance Agreement Electronic Service Agent resides on a server and provides electronic support and problem management capabilities through a highly secure electronic dialogue between your systems and IBM It monitors networked servers for hardware errors and it can perform hardware and software inventories and report inventory changes to IBM All information sent to IBM is stored in a highly secure database and used for improved problem determination Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 17 Additional services include hardware warranty upgrades and factory installed Product Customization Services PCS such as asset tagging hardware integration software imaging and operating systems personalization IBM offers extensive technical support by phone and via the Web Support options include links to for ums newsgroups problem submission online shopping support service offerings device drivers for all IBM product lines software downloads and even upcoming technical seminar worldwide schedules
29. attery backed cache The resulting blade is 60mm wide allowing you to install seven inside a BladeCenter E chassis for a solution that uses half the space of seven comparable HP or Dell 2U rack servers Discrete Benefits of Blade Servers over Rack Servers IBM BladeCenter integrates servers storage and networking to help you reduce complexity simplify IT management and reduce costs through a flexible and highly scalable design Many features and functions found in BladeCenter can deliver significant advantages over typical rack servers and solutions from competing vendors Consider the many benefits of moving from rack based servers to IBM BladeCenter Benefit Description Environments today can be very complex You have to manage and install a variety of servers switches storage cables and management tools By simplifying IT architecture and integrating these components in a single BladeCenter solution with up to 14 enterprise blades per chassis you can significantly reduce the requirements for space chassis switches cables racks power supplies and PDUs This helps you save on power and cooling costs simplify and speed up deployment and management and lower IT staff costs Additionally a simple infrastructure can mean fewer parts to fail and less time spent at the rack making repairs freeing your IT staff for other projects Infrastructure simplification When you need to upgrade you don t have to take apart your foundat
30. blade e Low airflow requirement e Supports 10Gb Ethernet uplinks and 4Gb Fibre Channel e Planned availability through 201 1 IBM BladeCenter H BladeCenter H is right for clients looking for next generation high speed I O whether InfiniBand Fibre Channel or 10Gb Ethernet Up to 14 blades 9U design e Highest available I O performance e Greatest 1 O flexibility with up to 8 switch bays e Hardware based I O virtualization e Supports 30mm blades with up to 8 I O ports e Supports 10Gb Ethernet and 4X InfiniBand e Planned availability through 2011 IBM BladeCenter T BladeCenter T is a NEBS 3 compliant ruggedized chassis ideal for telecom military and medical imaging applications Up to 8 blades 8U design e Non traditional enviroment support NEBS 3 ETSI e Ruggedized chassis e AC and DC power input e Planned availability through 2011 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 4 IBM BladeCenter HT BladeCenter HT is a new telecommunications optimized version of IBM BladeCenter H It delivers outstanding core network performance and high speed connectivity Up to 12 blades 12U design Non traditional environment support NEBS 3 ETSI planned Greatest I O flexibility with up to 8 switch bays Supports 30mm blades with up to 8 ports Supports 10Gb Ethernet and 4X InfiniBand Ruggedized chassis AC and DC power input Planned availability through 2011 Compar
31. cations 14 x 30mm or 7 x 60mm or combinations thereof vertical 4 hot swap redundant None in standard chassis offerings Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 20 BladeCenter E Chassis Specifications of management modules std max 1 2 hot swap redundant Systems management controller Management Module of RS485 ports 1 on Management Module of serial breakout ports None Serial over LAN only of mouse ports 1 on Management Module of keyboard ports 1 on Management Module of USB ports 2 1 on Media Tray one on Management Module Light path diagnostic panel Yes in Media Tray a Blades switch modules I O modules management modules power modules blower Predictive Failure Analysis support modules media tray Power supply size standard 2000W AC of power supplies standard 2 4 hot swap redundant maximum Heat output 2342 BTUs hr 686W min 18 680 BTUs hr 5478W max of blower modules standard max 2 4 hot swap redundant Blower module airflow front to back 250 CFM at 25 C 455 CFM at 32 C or greater 12 0 305mm H Dimensions HWD weight 17 5 4429mm W 28 0 711mm D 99 240 Ibs 44 9 108 9 kg Length of limited warranty 3 years parts and labor onsite BladeCenter H Chassis Images Front View Rear View HS21 Blade Power Supply Modules Empty Consolidated Redundant Power Inputs Blade Slots es i
32. d potentially better reliability Light path diagnostics which can indicate problems with the chassis blades power supplies switches and for parts inside the individual blades even before a problem occurs It can also light the path to a fix for easy service even after the blade is removed or power is turned off Additionally BladeCenter has a four year proven track record of enterprise operation Two connections to the midplane are inherent in the BladeCenter design This means dual communication paths from the blades to the Ethernet Fibre Channel KVM power and management signals for higher availability For example if something happened to a connector on the blade all the servers can stay up and running Bringing the whole solution together means that extra care must be taken to avoid single points of failure While other blade vendors talk about this concept IBM has embraced it in the BladeCenter design Equally configured fourteen blades with servers switches HBAs and cables can be substantially less expensive than the 1U alternative Virtualization Consolidation from competitive rack servers to BladeCenter presents the opportunity to create an efficient and optimized infrastructure through virtualization and IBM Virtual Fabric Architecture With virtualization individual physical servers can be configured as multiple virtual servers each capable of running its own operating system and applications Running more application
33. dors as Brocade Cisco Intel Nortel Blade Network Technologies QLogic Cisco and others in addition to IBM Nearly 100 vendors are offering options for the BladeCenter family Manageability IBM System Director provides powerful intelligent solutions management for the BladeCenter family for rock solid reliability System Director exploits the hardware s Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information f capabilities by surfacing pertinent information about your blade server The easy to use Deployment Wizard also provides step by step installation instructions and offers automated deployment capabilities e Each BladeCenter chassis includes an Advanced Management Module AMM The AMM boosts administrator productivity and reduces skill level requirements which can help reduce costs improve overall productivity and make administration easier Unlike traditional servers and some competitive blades with a myriad of separate management tools this management module provides a single point of control for the solution and supports many industry standard open protocols The AMM provides systems management capabilities including Web based out of band control virtual floppy and CD ROM support Windows blue screen error capture LDAP and SSL support and remote redirection of video text keyboard and mouse for the chassis and the components installed in the chassis e IBM Systems Direc
34. dustry standard CLI Offers dual 10Gb Ethernet connections to each server blade when used in conjunction with the dual port NetXen 10G Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter Nortel Layer 2 3 10 Gigabit Uplink Ethernet Switch Module Three 10Gb uplinks at line speed provide maximum bandwidth to any BladeCenter chassis Industry standard ACLs advanced traffic management dynamic routing with RIP OSPF BGP ae and VRRP Unmatched network wide Quality of Service for time sensitive applications such as ae VOIP and IPTV High Availability with L2 failover Uplink Fast Spanning Tree Multiple and Rapid Spanning Tree Router Redundancy Protocol VRRP and Equal Cost Multiple Routing F ECMP for OSPF Standard based VLANs for traffic segregation Advanced filtering Support ies for RADIUS TACACS TACACS and 802 1x for port security ensures end to end data integrity Flexible and simple management via web browser or industry standard CLI p Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012 for IBM BladeCenter F A The Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012 provides four external 1Gb ports and fourteen internal EP 1Gb ports and operates in standard I O module bay It supports Layer 2 and basic Layer 3 Te switching static routing and RIP and employs common management with external Cisco b switches via IOS Command Line Interface and CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 30
35. e power input you are paying for is used for processing rather than released into the data center as waste heat BladeCenter also reduces the number of parts required to run the system Sharing fans systems management floppy devices and media means fewer parts to buy and maintain and fewer items that can fail and bring the solution down Flexibility Durability Every HS LS JS blade server ever released by IBM is supported in BladeCenter H and BladeCenter HT and most are supported in every BladeCenter chassis ever released going back to 2002 Every switch module released by IBM is equally compatible Ask HP and Dell how far back their compatibility goes Future blades and fabric switches are expected to continue to be compatible with previous chassis for the foreseeable future The optional Multi Switch Interconnect Module MSIM installs in a high speed switch module bay of a BladeCenter H chassis and doubles the number of Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel connections to every blade in the chassis up to 8 or 12 ports depending on the switch A blade server has access to as many as 10 communication switches bridges in a BladeCenter H or 8 in a BladeCenter HT chassis Up to 4 switches in a BladeCenter or BladeCenter T chassis And the switches can be Ethernet InfiniBand Fibre Channel Myrinet or anything else designed and ServerProven for BladeCenter use Switches bridges and interface cards are currently available from such ven
36. e all this flexibility to what HP has to offer Customer Need IBM Answer HP Answer Small office or remote location BladeCenter S BladeSystem c Class 3000 High efficiency data center BladeCenter E BladeSystem c Class 7000 Maximum system density BladeCenter E BladeSystem c Class 7000 Maximum application performance BladeCenter H BladeSystem c Class 7000 Ruggedized BladeCenter T NA Telecom NGN BladeCenter HT NA Back end database System x3850 M2 x3950 M2 BladeSystem c Class 7000 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information Product Overview CONTENTS Product Overview Selling Features Key Features Key Options BladeCenter S Images BladeCenter S Specs BladeCenter E Images BladeCenter E Specs BladeCenter H Images BladeCenter H Specs BladeCenter T Images BladeCenter T Specs BladeCenter HT Images BladeCenter HT Specs Side by Side Comparison Chassis Module Blade Compatibility O Module Compatibility 15 16 19 20 20 21 22 23 23 25 25 26 28 28 IBM BladeCenter Chassis Today s data center environment is tougher than ever You are looking to reduce IT cost complexity space requirements power consumption and heat output while increasing flexibility utilization and manageability Moving to innovative IBM BladeCenter as your IT foundation can help you accomplish all of these goals The IBM BladeCenter family tightly integrates servers storage networking I
37. e servers to communication modules to management modules to power and blower fan modules are hot swappable and redundant The midplane connections are redundant and other features can be made so when used in pairs e Environmentally tuned blower fan modules in the chassis adjust to compensate for changing thermal characteristics At the lower speeds they draw less power and suffer less wear Equally important in a crowded data center temperature controlled blowers fans produce less ambient noise in the data center than if they were constantly running at full speed e A standard three year parts and labor limited onsite warranty affords you peace of mind and greater potential investment protection BladeCenter Chassis IBM s blade architecture offers five choices of chassis in which to use various blade servers Each chassis serves different customer needs The new BladeCenter S is a small entry level chassis that offers compatibility and interoperability with the other chassis The original BladeCenter E chassis offers maximum density great flexibility and a wide variety of expansion options at an entry level price The next generation BladeCenter H chassis offers all of BladeCenter s capabilities and adds new high performance features If you need a ruggedized chassis for example government military or telcos BladeCenter T offers special features optimized for those environments The next generation BladeCenter HT is a high
38. ed Also because up to four Ethernet Fibre Channel or other supported switches can be installed per chassis up to 20 switches can be installed per rack without having to reserve any U space for the Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 13 switches And the integrated switches may be less expensive than external self powered switches Plus the number of power distribution units PDUs needed per rack may be lessened because there are fewer discrete devices to have to plug in In addition because all the blades are connected to all the switches inside the chassis there is no need for external Ethernet or other communication cables to connect the blades and switches Only the few cables needed to connect the switches to the external world are required This not only can save the cost of numerous cables per rack but also the clutter and bother of routing that many cables An added bonus is potentially much freer airflow behind the rack due to fewer cables BladeCenter HT is a carrier grade rugged 12U chassis designed for challenging central office and networking environments It provides NEBS Level 3 ETSI tested Designed for the Network Equipment Provider NEP Service Provider SP environment Also ideal for government military aerospace industrial automation robotics medical imaging and finance Certified testing by Underwriters Laboratories of the BladeCenter HT chassis is
39. er 2 switch or 2 bridge modules 2 hot swap redundant either 2 switch or 2 bridge modules either 2 switch or 2 bridge modules of dedicated high speed switch 4 hot swap redundant module bays of communication I O modules None standard of management modules std max 1 pt 2hotswaplredundat hot pt 2hotswaplredundat Systems management controller Advanced Management Module of RS485 ports on Management Module 2 hot swap redundant of parallel ports None USB attach of mouse ports None USB attach Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 22 BladeCenter H Chassis Specifications of keyboard ports None USB attach of USB 2 0 ports 2 on Management Module Light path diagnostic panel 2 one on Media Tray one on Management Module Blades bridge switch modules I O modules management modules power modules blower modules media tray 2900W AC 2 4 hot swap redundant Heat output 1700 BTUs hr 500W min 26 000 BTUs hr 7600W max 2 2 hot swap redundant 430 CFM at 25 C 800 CFM at 32 C or greater 15 75 400mm H Dimensions HWD weight 17 4 442mm W 28 0 711mm D 41 159 kg 90 350 Ibs Length of limited warranty 3 years parts and labor onsite BladeCenter T Chassis Images Front View Rear View PCI I O Expansion Unit Management Modules oo ma gt Blower x 1 Module 2 M e KVM Ethernet
40. es For onsite labor IBM will attempt to diagnose and resolve the problem remotely before sending a technician IBM the IBM logo the e business logo BladeCenter Calibrated Vectored Cooling IBM System Storage Predictive Failure Analysis System x and xSeries are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States other countries or both If these and other IBM trademarked terms are marked on their first occurrence in this information with a trademark symbol or these symbols indicate U S registered or common law trademarks owned by IBM at the time this information was published Such trademarks may also be registered or common law trademarks in other countries A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at http iom com legal copytrade shtml AMD the AMD arrow logo AMD Opteron and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Cell Broadband Engine is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc in the United States other countries or both and is used under license therefrom InfiniBand is a trademark of the InfiniBand Trade Association Intel and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other company product and service names may be
41. ex 3 Gbps speeds Supports two disk storage modules with up to 12 x 3 5 in SAS or Nearline SAS drives Provides 4 external 3Gb ports Easy to use IBM Storage Configuration Manager SCM or industry standard CLI InfiniBand Cisco 4X InfiniBand Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Delivers high performance low latency server switching required to enable BladeCenter server systems to form high performance clusters and grids that deliver the performance required to realize the full potential of next generations applications and systems Provides 14 ports of 10 r Gbps 4X server connectivity to blades with less than 200 nanoseconds ns port to port Secon ae a latency and 8 equivalent 4X external ports from the BladeCenter H chassis Supports ae be Message Passing Interface MPI IP over InfiniBand IPoIB and Sockets Direct Protocol SDP which use InfiniBand Remote Direct Memory Access RDMA to support the most demanding high performance computing applications and high performance database clusters Integrated with Cisco s latest release of Vframe server fabric virtualization software which offers rapid provisioning and real time re hosting of server and network interfaces with policy based utilization and high availability rules Cisco InfiniBand Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter _ Allows the scaling out of data centers by interconnecting blades and chassis together with InfiniBand as the interconnect Leverages high bandwid
42. f bandwidth intensive applications Greater infrastructure scalability Enhanced server security Delivers application and server load balancing j Server Connectivity Module for IBM BladeCenter Serves the needs of Small and Medium Business customers Easy to install configure and manage through an easy to use browser based interface Ideal for environments where a separation between the server and networking domains is preferred Brocade 10 and 20 Port SAN Switch Modules Enables high performance end to end 1 2 and 4Gbps SAN solutions for the data center _ Affordable 10 port and 20 port offerings available for Small Medium and Large Enterprise qi business needs Easy to use non disruptive upgrade doubles the 10 port switch connectivity to 20 ports when your business needs change Integrates the Brocade SAN fabric to simplify deployment management and reduce infrastructure complexity and total cost of r ownership Utilizes Brocades proven Silkworm technology and fully backward compatible and interoperable with Silkworm and IBM TotalStorage b type SAN switches Cisco 4Gb 10 and 20 Port Fibre Channel Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Enables high performance end to end 1 2 and 4Gbps SAN solutions for the data center Affordable 10 port and 20 port offerings available for Small Medium and Large Enterprise business needs Exciting addition to the Cisco Ethernet and MDS family of products Includes Tivoli SAN manager enha
43. f fully configured must leave 1 slot open in power domain 1 When fully configuring a BladeCenter E 8677 chassis with the maximum possible HS21 XM blade server configuration fourteen HS21 XM blade servers each with two 80W processors eight 4GB memory DIMMs one SAS HDD one USB based flash drive one I O card and one cKVM cara there could be periods of time that Power Domain 2 exceeds the 13 5amp rating guidance Power Domain 1 will not exceed the rating guidance While this is not violating any safety rules we recommend that your clients review the electrical infrastructure and power distribution of their installations to account for a peak of 14 4A 5 95W is supported but will throttle performance to fit in power envelope recommend using in BladeCenter H or HT Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 28 P N I O Module BCS BCE BCT BCH _BCHT MSIM 32R1861 Nortel Layer 2 3 Fiber Gb Ethernet Switch Yes an ves emerce ve va ve ve ve InfiniBand 43W4419 4x InfiniBand Pass Thru Module 3 eras ononon ine Sacaan we me me ve ve emiso osco sims rinearasmenvoe no Ye vs ve s voar cleseiim mationasiaenoae no no we ve ve veer ctogerinBarsFixeOwmaSiiyenoase no no We vs vs lt Fibre Channel E 32R1813 813 Brocade 10 Brocade 10 port 4Gb SAN Switch 4Gb SAN Switch Yes Yes Yes 2 32R1812 32R1812 2 Brocade 2
44. her locally or remotely across a network One module comes standard A second module can be added for hot swap redundancy and failover The module uses USB ports for keyboard and mouse e Two module bays for Blower Modules Two hot swap redundant blower modules come standard with the chassis They are capable of providing efficient cooling for up to 14 blades These modules replace the need for each blade and switch to contain its own fans The blowers are more energy efficient than dozens or hundreds of smaller fans would be and they offer many fewer points of potential failure BladeCenter H also includes up to four additional hot swap redundant fan packs to cool the power supplies and high speed switch modules e Four bays for Power Modules BladeCenter H ships with two 2900W high efficiency hot swap redundant power modules upgradeable to four capable of handling the power needs of the entire chassis including future higher wattage processors Each power module includes a customer replaceable hot swap redundant fan pack 3 fans for additional cooling capability e A hot swappable Media Tray containing an optional DVD CD read only or CVD CD multi burner drive two USB 2 0 ports and a light path diagnostic panel The media tray is shared by all the blades in the server This reduces unnecessary parts and reduces the number of parts than can fail In the event of a failure of the Media Tray the tray can be swapped for another While
45. hes and bridges provide redundancy for the various BladeCenter chassis External Storage Clients deploying blades are building enterprise infrastructures and or virtual infrastructures that require end to end reliability Moving to external shared RAID storage can help increase your data and application availability and make management easier IBM delivers a wide range of easy to install external storage products to meet your demanding business needs Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 16 Network attached storage NAS Provides a large capacity highly available and secure environment for storing mission critical data The System Storage N series attaches to IBM BladeCenter using integrated Ethernet switch modules Storage area network SAN Offers iSCSI and Fibre Channel SANs for high performance block level storage solutions With IBM System Storage DS3000 DS4000 DS6000 and DS8000 IBM can help you create an easy to deploy storage solution for your SMB or enterprise needs The DS portfolio attaches to IBM BladeCenter using integrated Fibre Channel switch modules e iSCSI SAN Provides a cost effective alternative to a Fibre Channel SAN by leveraging an existing Ethernet network IBM offers a choice of 1Gb hardware or 1Gb and 10Gb software initiators that support iSCSI boot These SAN offerings are ideally suited for IBM System Storage N series disk systems e Fibre Cha
46. ices and information 11 modules interface with all of the blade servers in the chassis and alleviate the need for external switches or expensive cumbersome and error prone cabling All connections are done internally via the midplane Two module slots are reserved for hot swap redundant Gigabit Ethernet switch modules Two slots support either high speed bridge modules or legacy Gigabit Ethernet Myrinet Fibre Channel InfiniBand and other switch modules Two slots are dedicated for bridge modules Four additional slots are dedicated for hot swap redundant high speed switch modules All modules when in stalled in pairs offer load balancing and failover support e Integrated switch and bridge modules mean that no additional rack U space is required e Two module bays for Advanced Management Modules The management modules provide advanced systems management and KVM capabilities for not only the chassis itself but for all of the blades and other modules installed in the chassis The Advanced Management Module provides capabilities similar to the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter Il SlimLine used in stand alone System x rack and tower servers Features include concurrent KVM cKVM an external Serial over LAN connection industry standard management interfaces GMASH CLP CIM HPI USB virtualization network failover and backward compatibility with the original Management Module among others The features of the module can be accessed eit
47. ility Most blades and every switch and passthru module released by IBM for BladeCenter E since 2002 are supported Many new blades and 1X fabric switches released for IBM BladeCenter E BladeCenter H BladeCenter T or BladeCenter HT are also supported in the BladeCenter S chassis e One module bay for hot swap Advanced Management Module The management module provides advanced systems management and KVM capabilities for not only the chassis itself but for all of the blades and other modules installed in the chassis The management module provides capabilities similar to the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter Il used in stand alone IBM System x or IBM eServer xSeries rack and tower servers The features of the management module can be accessed either locally or remotely across a network One module comes standard e One module bay for hot swap Serial Passthru Module This module provides six RJ45 serial ports one per blade The ports are numbered 1 through 6 and correspond to blade slots 1 through six e Two bays for hot swap Storage Modules Each module supports up to 6 hot swap SAS SATA or Nearline SAS drives 12 total for an internal capacity of up to 3 6TB using 300GB SAS HDDs or 12TB using 1TB SATA drives The drives can be mixed within a Storage Module The drives can be shared by one or more blades If any drives are installed one or two for redundancy SAS Connectivity Modules or the SAS RAID Controller Modules
48. in progress when complete it will be covered under a UL certified NEBS Level 3 ETSI test report Support for Carrier Grade Linux Several distributions are supported include SUSE and Red Hat Reduced single points of failure Many major components either standard or optionally are hot swappable and or redundant Servers and modules can be configured for automatic failover to backups Backward compatibility Every blade switch and passthru module released by IBM for the original BladeCenter chassis since 2002 is supported in the BladeCenter HT chassis High speed redundant Midplane connections Based on 4X InfiniBand the midplane supports up to 40Gb bandwidth and provides four 10Gb data channels to each blade By giving each blade two physical connections to the midplane that connects all blades and modules together internally a failure of one connector alone cannot bring down the server Twelve 30mm blade slots These hot swap slots are capable of supporting any combination of 12 HC10 HS20 HS21 HS21 XM LS20 LS21 JS20 JS21 and QS21 QS22 or 10 JS22 blade servers or 6 double wide 60mm LS41 blade servers or a mixture of 30mm and 60mm blades It also supports multiple optional 30mm Expansion Units in combination with the blade servers using the same blade slots Up to three chassis can be installed in an industry standard 42U rack for a total of up to 36 30mm blade servers per rack Up to eight module bays for commu
49. ing Which BladeCenter Chassis is Right for You IBM offers five different BladeCenter chassis built across a consistent architecture The chassis are targeted to meet your unique requirements yet all encompass the same commitment to excellence Remember BladeCenter blades and switches can be seamlessly moved between chassis This offers investment protection and incredibly flexible mix and match deployment choices IBM BladeCenter S BladeCenter S is the chassis designed specifically for the mid market such as small offices and remote branch locations Features include e Configurable business in a box foundation combines sharable integrated storage with blades and switches Comes standard with the BladeCenter Start Now Advisor which enables easy set up with select and click configurability e Upto 6 blades 7U design convertible to floor standing configuration using the BladeCenter Office Enablement Kit e Up to 12 SAS and or SATA 3 5 inch HDDs for an all in one chassis containing up to 3 6TB of SAS or 12TB of SATA enterprise class storage e Auto sensing 110V or 220V power e Lowest IT staff requirements e Lowest total power consumed e Lowest total heat output IBM BladeCenter E BladeCenter E is the core chassis perfect for mainstream applications SMBs data centers and remote sites e Upto 14 blades 7U design e Highest rack density e Best energy efficiency per blade e Best heat efficiency per
50. inimize costs with the tools you need for effective management Automate OS installation and BIOS updates remotely with IBM Director tools Administer your blades at the chassis or rack level with the Advanced Management Module Plug into your enterprise management software e It enable deployment simplicity without tradeoffs by speeding the deployment of new hardware in minutes rather than days using BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager Get significantly faster deployment of servers and I O than from rack solutions Reduce costly downtime with integrated failover capability Manage from a single point of control via the Advanced Management Module Use with virtually all IBM switches blades and chassis GREEN today for a better tomorrow e It offers control via powerful tools that help you optimize your data center infrastructure so you can be responsive Understand your power requirements with IBM Power Configurator Monitor control and virtualize your power with IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 Reduce data center hot spots with the IBM Rear Door Heat eXchanger Optimize and future proof your data center with IBM Data Center Energy Efficiency services e Our eco friendly servers and services can help you be environmentally responsible Become more energy efficient with IBM expertise Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 3 BladeCenter Chassis Position
51. ion and reinvest in infrastructure each time Investment technology changes Instead your can add a blade or new storage functionality as your needs change or as new protection technology arrives BladeCenter blades and switches can be seamlessly moved between chassis This offers you investment protection and incredibly flexible mix and match deployment choices BladeCenter can save up to 50 of the floor space of an equivalent rack solution without sacrificing application performance This can be a tremendous benefit in power or cooling constrained environments allowing you to fit more processing power into existing power and thermal envelopes Space savings Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 33 Benefit Efficiency Flexibility and choice Cable reduction Centralized management Resiliency Availability Lower acquisition cost Description Energy efficiency is a big issue today and for the foreseeable future Moving from racks to blades can help you optimize your resources Data centers limited by aging servers can realize efficiencies with BladeCenter over rack based servers Up to 50 more servers in the same amount of space Using as much as 30 40 less power than rack servers Emitting less heat e Less airflow required per server IBM has the broadest ecosystem of solution providers in the blade market Myriad of software security specialized applications
52. lution doesn t work Meet your needs with BladeCenter everything from a high performance data center to a small office with limited IT skills IBM has you covered Get flexibility with 5 compatible chassis and 5 blade types supporting multiple I O fabrics all managed from a common point e ts robust and reliable providing redundancy throughout and the information you need to keep your business up and running Provide redundancy for no single point of failure with IBM BladeCenter Preserve application uptime with IBM Predictive Failure Analysis and light path diagnostics Make decisions based on accurate data for quick problem diagnosis with First Failure Data Capture OPEN and innovative for a flexible business foundation e It s comprehensive providing broad fast and reliable networking and storage I O with BladeCenter Open Fabric Match your data center needs and the appropriate interconnect using a common management point and 5 I O fabrics to choose from Extract the most from your third party management solutions by utilizing the BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager e It s collaborative enabling you to harness the power of the industry to deliver innovation that matters Geet flexibility from a myriad of solutions created by Blade org members and industry leaders that have downloaded our open specification EASY to deploy integrate and manage e It enables efficient integrated management which allows you to m
53. management modules IBM BladeCenter Management Module or the newer Advanced Management Module depending on the model of the BladeCenter chassis The management module provides advanced systems management and KVM capabilities for not only the chassis itself but for all of the blades and other modules installed in the chassis The management module provides capabilities similar to the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II used in stand alone IBM System x or IBM eServer xSeries rack and tower servers The features of the management module can be accessed either locally or remotely across a network One module comes standard A second management module can be added for hot swap redundancy and failover e Two module bays for Blower Modules Two hot swap redundant blower modules Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 10 come standard with the chassis They are capable of providing efficient cooling for up to 14 blades These modules replace the need for each blade to contain its own fans The two blowers are more energy efficient than dozens or hundreds of smaller fans would be and they offer many fewer points of potential failure e Four module bays for Power Modules BladeCenter E ships with two 2000W high efficiency hot swap redundant power modules upgradeable to four capable of handling the power needs of the entire chassis Many servers use power supplies with an efficiency level of approxi
54. mately 65 75 Because BladeCenter E uses power supplies that are at least 90 efficient much less power is wasted as heat Not only is more power available for chassis use there is less power wasted as excess heat output Two additional power modules must be installed when more than 6 blades are used in a chassis e Redundant midplane connections Each chassis contains a midplane that connects all blades and modules together internally The midplane provides two physical connections to each blade therefore a failure of one connector alone cannot bring down the server e A hot swappable Media Tray containing a DVD ROM drive a floppy drive one USB 1 1 port and a light path diagnostic panel The media tray is shared by all the blades in the server This eliminates unnecessary parts and reduces the number of parts than can fail In the event of a failure of the Media Tray the tray can be swapped for another While the tray is offline the servers in the chassis can remotely access the Media Tray in another chassis The diagnostic panel contains LEDs that indicate chassis status e IBM Airborne Contaminant Filter which helps protect the blade server s vital components in non data center environments It is extremely important to include all infrastructure costs when comparing a BladeCenter E solution to a competitor s offering not just the cost of the chassis and the blades The high density and level of integration of the BladeCenter
55. ment Stay with rack servers if you Have few servers and are not growing your infrastructure Require SMP systems with eight or more processors Require a large number of PCI slots or a very large memory footprint Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 36 Citrix Solution Citrix Presentation Server PS enables users to potentially save large sums of money on management costs and to minimize data security risks by installing all Windows applications in the data center and virtualizing or streaming them to end users over the network It allows you to deliver applications quickly to remote users without leaving the data center by using state of the art application streaming and application virtualization technologies It eliminates the need to install or manage applications on individual user devices helping to make application testing provisioning management and support easier and less costly Presentation Server helps you prevent data from leaving the data center without explicit authorization supporting regulatory compliance and security objectives Built in endpoint scans and policy controls take into account each user s role device characteristics and network conditions to determine which applications and data they are authorized to access Integrated single sign on and a secure SSL VPN gateway for remote access enable a one password one path approach to application and data access
56. mportant notices and information 32 Rack vs Blades Positioning Businesses of all sizes continue to struggle with the overwhelming complexity created by the rapid growth of their IT environments They are running out of room and exceeding power thresholds in their computer rooms and data centers And they are increasingly being asked to do more with less Blade infrastructures offer ways to simplify your IT increase density and decrease power requirements while lowering total costs With BladeCenter IBM has held the leading full year market share in the blade segment from 2003 through 2006 IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker December 2006 As the market leader IBM has helped many clients migrate from racks to blades and has the experience to help lead a successful transition Why Convert from Rack Servers to Blades Unlike a stand alone server that needs multiple power supplies and fans individual systems management numerous cables and a lot of space IBM BladeCenter is compact and simple The blade contains all the necessities to run an application processors memory I O and storage Components that are duplicated in rack If have to I ll publish servers are removed from the individual blade and placed in the BladeCenter chassis instead Shared N N redundant power shared N N hot swap cooling optical media integrated Ethernet storage switching and consolidated powerful management The beauty of the BladeCenter architecture i
57. must be installed in switch bays 3 and or 4 In addition if you have BladeCenter Storage and I O Expansion Unit blades which attach to the HS and LS blades these are supported as well e Four module bays for hot swap communication and I O switches The modules interface with all of the blade servers in the chassis and eliminate the need for external switches or expensive cumbersome and error prone cabling All connections are done internally via the midplane All modules when installed in pairs offer load balancing and failover support Integrated switch modules mean that no extra U space is required in the rack The first two bays support Ethernet switches only one comes standard The other two bays support Ethernet Fibre Channel or SAS switches Either one or two of a kind is required in Bays 3 and 4 No mixing and matching between the pair e Four module bays for Fan Modules Four hot swap redundant blower modules come standard with the chassis Each module contains two fans They are capable of providing efficient cooling for all blades switches and storage devices These modules replace the need for each blade to contain its own fans The four fan modules are more energy efficient than dozens or hundreds of smaller fans would be and they offer many fewer points of potential failure e Four module bays for hot swap Power Modules BladeCenter S ships with two 950W Please see the Legal Information section for impor
58. ncements to better manage MDS9000 with integrated IBM SAN Volume Controller 10 port upgrade available for on demand scaling to a 20 port switch Cisco SFPs are required Long wave short wave or short wave 4 pack _ QLogic 10 Port and 20 Port 4Gb Fibre Channel Switch Modules Enables high performance end to end 1 2 and 4Gbps SAN solutions Provides interoperability in open mode leveraging standards compliant FC SW2 amp FC SW3 SANs Affordable 10 port r and 20 port offerings are available ideal for Small Medium and Enterprise business needs r 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 Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 31 SAS SAS Connectivity Module arene This high performance 3Gbps SAS based pass thru module enables broad storage functionality It enables up to 12 3 5 in SAS or SATA disks using the Disk Storage Module It also enables use of entry storage products such as IBM System Storage DS3200 Provides 4 external 3Gb ports Easy to use IBM Storage Configuration Manager SCM or industry standard CLI BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module Enables a fully redundant SAN within the BladeCenter S chassis Provides high performance fully dupl
59. nefits from retaining control over their desktop environment companies benefit from the cost and management advantages of a centralized computing environment Virtual Client practically eliminates desk side support resources and is designed to provide much improved levels of security and reliability The IBM Virtual Client solution offers companies large and small the capability to improve client efficiency and security for e Branch offices e Call centers e Outsourced development e Remote development e Remote offices Retail stores e Roaming users The IBM Virtual Client solution is competitively priced with traditional desktop deployments and can be economically deployed for as few as 25 users The IBM virtual client solution runs desktop functions on a BladeCenter or System x server in a data center providing users with remote access to the desktop environment The solution is designed to eliminate the traditional desktop replacement cycle enhance system security and availability and improve administrative efficiency Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 38 IBM Virtual Client solution components can include IBM System x and BladeCenter Servers IBM System x and BladeCenter servers are built on open standards and offer a range of affordable high performance easy to manage platforms designed to help optimize your datacenter and lower your cost of ownership IBM System Storage IBM S
60. nfiniBand and other switch modules All modules when in stalled in pairs offer load balancing and failover support Integrated switch modules mean that no extra U space is required in the rack e Two module bays for Management Modules The management module provides advanced systems management and KVM capabilities for not only the chassis itself but for all of the blades and other modules installed in the chassis The Management Module provides capabilities similar to the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter Il SlimLine used in stand alone System x rack and tower servers The features of the Management Module can be accessed either locally or remotely across a network One module comes standard A second Management Module can be added for hot swap redundancy and failover The modules include a light path diagnostics panel containing LEDs that indicate chassis status e Four module bays for Blower Modules All four hot swap redundant blower modules come standard with the chassis These modules replace the need for each blade to contain its own fans The blowers are more energy efficient than dozens or hundreds of smaller fans would be and they offer many fewer points of potential failure e Four module bays for Power Modules BladeCenter T ships with two 1300W high efficiency hot swap redundant DC or AC model specific power modules upgradeable to four capable of handling the power needs of up to four blade servers Two additional powe
61. nication and I O switches or bridges The modules interface with all of the blade servers in the chassis and alleviate the need for external switches or expensive cumbersome cabling All connections are done internally via the midplane Two module slots are reserved for hot swap redundant Gigabit Ethernet switch modules Two slots support either high speed bridge modules or legacy Gigabit Ethernet Myrinet Fibre Channel InfiniBand and other switch modules Four additional slots are dedicated for hot swap redundant high speed switch modules All modules when installed in pairs offer load balancing and failover support Integrated switch and bridge modules mean that no additional rack U space is required Two module bays for Advanced Management Modules The management modules provide advanced systems management and KVM capabilities for not only the chassis itself but for all of the blades and other modules installed in the chassis The Advanced Management Module provides capabilities similar to the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter Il SlimLine used in stand alone System x rack and tower servers Features include concurrent KVM cKVM an external Serial over LAN connection industry standard management interfaces SMASH CLP CIM HPI USB virtualization network failover and backward compatibility with the original Management Module among others The features of the module can be accessed either locally or remotely across a network One mod
62. ning non IBM products was obtained from the suppliers of these products published announcement material or other publicly available sources IBM has not tested these products and cannot confirm the accuracy of performance compatibility or any other claims related to non IBM products Questions on the capabilities of non IBM products should be addressed to the suppliers of those products Some machines are designed with a power management capability to provide customers with the maximum uptime possible for their systems In extended thermal conditions rather than shutdown completely or fail these machines automatically reduce the processor frequency to maintain acceptable thermal levels MB GB and TB 1 000 000 1 000 000 000 and 1 000 000 000 000 bytes respectively when referring to storage capacity Accessible capacity is less up to 3GB is used in service partition Actual storage capacity will vary based upon many factors and may be less than stated Performance is in Internal Throughput Rate ITR ratio based on measurements and projections using standard IBM benchmarks in a controlled environment The actual throughput that any user will experience will depend on considerations such as the amount of multiprogramming in the user s job stream the I O configuration the storage configuration and the workload processed Therefore no assurance can be given that an individual user will achieve throughput improvements equivalent to the
63. nnel SAN Includes integrated storage switches from vendors such as Brocade Cisco and QLogic and support for industry leading host bus adapters from QLogic and Emulex These Fibre Channel SAN options are ideally suited for IBM System Storage disk systems For clients seeking local hard disk drives IBM offers integrated storage as well as hot swap options e internal Solid State Drives For OS boot images or primarily random read heavy storage such as Web serving Provides up to three times the availability of traditional spinning disk drives Available in HS12 HS21 HS21 XM LS21 and LS41 blade servers e Internal SAS drives For O intensive workloads e internal USB Flash For OS boot images e Hot swap SAS For RAID 5 and additional I O with the BladeCenter Storage and I O Expansion Unit blade e Hot swap SATA For price performance optimized workloads Available on BladeCenter S Additionally external LAN attached tape storage is available Office Enablement Kit The Office Enablement Kit is an 11U high rack cabinet designed to enable the use of the BladeCenter S chassis in a retail or office environment The rear door of the Office Enablement Kit is an acoustical module that helps to ensure that the BladeCenter chassis is quiet enough for office environments while providing easy access to chassis components It comes with front and rear locking doors and lockable wheels so it can be moved where it is needed
64. ntegrity availability and protection of data are vital to productivity and success Storing information is a requirement that s shared by all types of businesses from large enterprises to small businesses and even single departments Accordingly managing data has become one of the biggest challenges managers face today Every year the need for data storage capacity grows with no end in sight As you consolidate your IT with BladeCenter you can also consolidate your storage environments With BladeCenter the storage fabric is included in the chassis In fact IBM was the first blade vendor to integrate the storage fabric into a blade server architecture By integrating the storage fabric into the BladeCenter chassis you can potentially realize a significant reduction in small form factor pluggable SFP cards and optical fiber cable costs and increase storage utilization It can be much more cost effective and easier to manage BladeCenter when it is connected to external storage IBM delivers a wide range of easy to install tested external storage products to meet your demanding business needs e Network attached storage NAS IBM System Storage N series NAS products provide a large capacity highly available and secure environment for storing mission critical data The N series attaches to BladeCenter using integrated Gigabit Ethernet switch modules e Storage area network SAN IBM System Storage DS3000 DS4000 DS6000 and
65. ograms at night With our portfolio of System x and BladeCenter servers your virtualization needs are covered whether scale up or scale out IBM Virtual Client With IBM s Virtual Client solution users are able to enjoy all of the benefits and personal control of a stand alone desktop functionality including print capabilities USB drive support and audio while reducing many of the challenges related to current stand alone desktop environments These include limiting susceptibility to theft and viruses ease of deployment of new users extended downtime during a hard drive failure or having to rebuild their preferences and settings after each client refresh e Receive highly secure access to your desktop from virtually any client device at any time e Centralize management of all desktops for better utilization of resources e Simplify infrastructure now and into the future with System x and BladeCenter architecture technology e Help lower costs with fewer IT staff application and data are managed centrally IBM s Virtual Client solution runs desktop functions on BladeCenter or System x servers in a data center providing users with remote access to the desktop environment A full featured OS such as Windows XP is virtualized using VMware software and accessed via thin client hardware devices or repurposed desktops Connection broker software connects users to their virtual client machines on the server While the end user be
66. or server components replacing numerous fans KVM and Ethernet cables power supplies external switches and other components with fewer shared hot swap redundant components in the BladeCenter chassis themselves This integration also can greatly reduce the amount of power consumed and heat produced relative to an equivalent number of 1U servers or competitive bade systems This can significantly reduce a data center power bill The reduced datacenter footprint can also save on infrastructure cost BladeCenter Virtual Fabric delivers a flexible open connected infrastructure to help optimize application performance BladeCenter supports many different fabrics including Ethernet Fibre Channel InfiniBand iSCSI and a new SAS fabric providing an easy transition to diskless stateless servers This helps centralize storage offering boot capability which can dramatically reduce the likelinood of a disk outage Dual SATA attached solid state drives can greatly improve drive availability Blade servers communicate directly to switch modules inside the BladeCenter Virtual Fabric via redundant Ethernet links to help increase the speed and efficiency of data transfers across blade servers and networks In addition the midplanes used in all chassis provide high speed blade to blade via high availability firmware and module to module communications internally as well as externally The midplane used in the BladeCenter H and HT provides four 10Gb dat
67. performance ruggedized telecommunications platform There is a high degree of interchangeability and compatibility of features among the chassis Any or all of these chassis can be installed in a rack along with other rack optimized equipment For terms and conditions or copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty call 800 772 2227 in the U S In Canada call 800 426 2255 Telephone support may be subject to additional charges For warranties including onsite labor a technician is sent after IBM attempts to resolve the problem remotely International warranty service is available in any country in which this product is sold Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 8 BladeCenter S provides e A choice of installation methods Designed for either rack or deskside use with the optional Office Enablement Kit it s ideal for offices or remote branch locations e Integrated compute blades SAN storage and switches in one chassis In addition to six blade servers the BladeCenter S also supports 12 shared hot swap 3 5 inch SAS SATA or Nearline SAS HDDs and four integrated switches two Ethernet plus two Ethernet Fibre Channel SAS or RAID SAS Controllers which can enable true shared storage e Six 30mm blade slots These hot swap slots are capable of supporting any combination of 6 HC10 HS12 HS20 HS21 HS21 XM Intel Xeon LS20 LS21 LS22 AMD Opteron and JS12 JS21 JS22 IBM PowerPC
68. ple to access the information they need using the applications they want but with better security manageability and at a much lower total cost of ownership than a PC Middleware IBM Director is an integrated easy to use suite of tools that provide customers with flexible systems management capabilities to help realize maximum systems availability and lower IT costs IBM Virtualization Manager is an extension to IBM Director that allows you to discover visualize and manage both physical and virtual systems from a single console Virtualization Manager simplifies management of both VMware and Microsoft Virtual Server environments IBM Tivoli Provisioning manager TMP helps to enable the process of setting up a virtual client environment on demand by automating the manual tasks of provisioning and configuring physical and virtual servers operating systems middleware applications storage and network devices routers switches firewalls and load balancers VMware applications can virtualize servers storage and networking allowing multiple unmodified operating systems and their applications to run independently in virtual machines while sharing physical resources helping to improve hardware utilization save space IT staffing and hardware costs LeoStream Virtual Connection Broker software allows a user to connect to their virtual machine with a single user sign on providing a great benefit to your desktop users Functionality includes
69. ported Many new blades and fabric switches released for IBM BladeCenter H BladeCenter T or BladeCenter HT are also supported in the BladeCenter E chassis e Fourteen 30mm blade slots These hot swap slots are capable of supporting almost any combination of 14 HC10 HS12 HS20 HS21 HS21 XM LS20 LS21 and JS12 JS20 JS21 or QS20 Cell B E blade servers or 7 double wide 60mm HS40 or LS41 blade servers or a mixture of 30mm and 60mm blades Note The QS20 blade cannot be mixed with other blades It also supports multiple optional 30mm Expansion Units in combination with the blade servers using the same blade slots Up to six chassis can be installed in an industry standard 42U rack for a total of up to 84 30mm blade servers per rack with full power redundancy e Four module bays for communication and I O switches The modules interface with all of the blade servers in the chassis and eliminate the need for external switches or expensive cumbersome and error prone cabling All connections are done internally via the midplane Two module slots are reserved for hot swap redundant Gigabit Ethernet switch modules The other two bays support additional Gigabit Ethernet modules or Fibre Channel InfiniBand and other switch modules or pass through devices All modules when installed in pairs offer load balancing and failover support ntegrated switch modules mean that no extra U space is required in the rack e Two module bays for
70. ported 2 x 90mm 4 x 90mm 4 x 90mm 2 x 90mm 4 x 90mm 1x 120mm 3 x 120mm 3 x 120mm 2x 120mm 3 x 120mm HC10 HS12 HC10 HS12 HS20 HS21 HS21 HS20 HS21 HS21 HC10 HS20 HS21 XM HS40 JS12 XM HS40 JS20 HS21 XM JS12 JS20 JS21 LS20 JS21 JS22 LS20 JS20 JS21 LS20 LS21 LS41 S20 LS21 LS41 QS21 LS21 LS41 LS21 LS41 QS21 Qs22 Qs22 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 of management hot swap hot swap hot modules std max redundant with 2 redundant with 2 a swap redundant installed installed with 2 installed HC10 HS12 HS20 HS21 HS21 XM JS12 JS21 JS22 LS20 LS21 HC10 HS20 HS21 HS21 XM JS20 Blade types JS21 JS22 LS20 supported 2 4 hot swap redundant 2 4 2 4 2 4 nor not e ue not swap redundant swap redundant p swap redundant N 110V N 1 N N N 220V N N Neh N N N of power modules std max Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 26 Chassis Side by Side Comparison SMB Chassis Enterprise Chassis Telecom Chassis BladeCenter S BladeCenter E BladeCenter H BladeCenter T Power outlets 110V BladeCenter HT Heat output of blower fan modules std max Blower fan module airflow 1365 BTUs hr 400W min 11 942 BTUs hr 3500W max 4 4 hot swap redundant 200 CFM per module at 25 C 400 CFM per module at 32 C or greater 2342 BTUs hr 686W min 18 680 BTUs hr 5478W max 2
71. r blower 13 75 349mm H Dimensions HWD weight 17 4 442mm T 20 0 508mm Extended Long Life Support 3 yrs production from date of GA 5 yrs post production support standard Length of limited warranty 3 years parts and labor onsite Power supply size standard 98 192 Ib 44 5 87 4 kg Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 24 BladeCenter HT Chassis Images Front View Rear View I ower Supply Modules k A he i E I fi gt mann e E a anagement Module Switch Bridge Module Bays Empty Blade Slots l j High Speed Switch iA ni erver Advanced 3 Modules Management Module Media Tray USB 2 0 Ports 4 Power Modules Alarm Panel Module BladeCenter HT Chassis Specifications HE NEBS ETSI tested Yes NEBS Level 3 of DVD CD Combo drives standard None USB attach of diskette drives standard None USB attach Internal tape drives supported None SAN attached External disk drive support NAS SAN attach of blade slots orientation 12 x 30mm 6 x 60mm or combinations thereof vertical Fabric bandwidth 10Gbps Total of switch bridge module bays 8 includes the following ae oat a ioe ech 4 hot swap redundant either 4 switch or 4 bridge modules or 2 of each of high speed switch module 4 hot swap redundant bays Please see the Legal Information section for important notice
72. r modules can be installed when more than four blades are needed e Redundant midplane connections Each chassis contains a midplane that connects all blades and modules together internally The midplane provides two physical connections to each blade therefore a failure of one connector alone cannot bring down the server e A Media Tray containing a CD ROM drive two USB 1 1 ports and a light path diagnostic panel The media tray is shared by all the blades in the server This eliminates unnecessary parts and reduces the number of parts than can fail An external floppy drive is optional e Long life availability The BladeCenter T chassis offers an extended product lifecycle 3 years in production from date of General Availability plus another 5 years of support This allows telecom Network Equipment Manufacturers NEPs and Service Providers SPs to standardize on a configuration for longer than traditional enterprise platforms Product availability for periods longer than 3 years will be handled on an individual basis e It is extremely important to include all infrastructure costs when comparing a BladeCenter T solution to a competitor s offering not just the cost of the chassis and the blades The high density and level of integration of the BladeCenter T chassis can greatly reduce the cost of the overall solution For example because up to five chassis will fit ina rack this means that up to 40 blade servers can be install
73. s and information 25 BladeCenter HT Chassis Specifications of mouse ports None USB attach of keyboard ports None USB attach of USB 2 0 ports Up to 6 2 in Advanced Management Module 2 per Media Tray of video ports 1 in Advanced Management Module Light path diagnostic panel Yes in Media Tray Blades bridge switch modules I O modules management modules power modules fan modules media tray 2535W DC 8740 1RX 48V or 60V nominal Power supply size standard 2880W AC 8750 1RX at 208V 3160W at 240V of power supplies standard 2 4 maximum Heat output 4270 BTUs hr 1250 watts min to 21 850 BTUs hr 6400 watts max of fan modules standard max 4 4 21 0 528mm H 17 4 442mm W 150 350 Ib 25 4 645mm D 62 8 159 kg 27 8 706 mm D with deep bezel Extended long life support 3 years production from date of GA 5 years post production support standard Length of limited warranty 3 years parts and labor onsite Chassis Side by Side Comparison Po SMB Chassis Enterprise Chassis Telecom Chassis BladeCenter S BladeCenter E BladeCenter H BladeCenter T BladeCenter HT Yes with optional Office Rack only Rack only Rack only Rack only Enablement Kit Predictive Failure Analysis support Dimensions HWD weight Supports deskside use 6 x 30mm 14 x 30mm 14 x 30mm 8 x 30mm 12 x 30mm of blades 3 x 60mm 7 x 60mm 7 x 60mm 4 x 60mm 6 x 60mm sup
74. s per server means placing more demands on the system IBM BladeCenter is excellent for a virtualized environment because many blades can support up to 12 I O ports and clients can deploy high speed 10Gb Ethernet at up to 65 savings vs rack servers This is because compared to rack servers BladeCenter offers e Lower cost switch ports e Fewer cables Lower HBA costs e No need for XFPs When you migrate from racks to blades also consider BladeCenter for client consolidation With IBM s Virtual Client solution users are able to enjoy all the benefits and personal control of a stand alone desktop including print capabilities USB drive support and audio while reducing many of the challenges related to current stand alone desktop environments These include limiting susceptibility to theft and viruses ease of new user deployment eliminating extended downtime during a hard drive failure and eliminating the need to rebuild user preferences and settings after each client refresh Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 34 Energy Efficiency The cost of power has become a huge component of IT operating budgets all around the world Many clients are facing the critical issue of providing sufficient power and cooling to support their highly dense data center Clients are demanding solutions that allow them to get their work done while fitting into an affordable power and cooling envelope IBM con
75. s that now everything needed for the solution can be housed and managed from a single point of control With the BladeCenter Advanced Management Module and IBM Director software which are both included with a BladeCenter chassis purchase clients can interact with all the hardware technology within the BladeCenter chassis so it can be controlled from a single interface often even if the server is powered down or otherwise non responsive The ability to have a single interface to blades storage and switching is a big advantage for any administrator but it can be especially helpful to small businesses that might not have dedicated IT staffs BladeCenter is an ideal way to replace many uni two or four socket servers to save space while often reducing power and cooling requirements compared to rack servers For example 14 two socket 1U rack servers can be replaced by 14 two socket blade servers in a BladeCenter chassis saving 7U of rack space helping you save on power and cooling costs and simplifying management BladeCenter offers higher density and potentially lower total cost of ownership with no sacrifice in performance Clients can now combine the IBM BladeCenter Storage and I O Expansion Blade with any HS21 JS21 LS21 or LS41 blade for a hard to beat alternative to many 2U servers The Storage and I O Expansion Blade doubles your I O connectivity adds hot swap drive capability and provides the option of adding full RAID 5 capability with b
76. siders energy efficiency and addressing global climate change to be not only a decision that makes economic sense but also one of the most pertinent issues facing the planet at this time The good news is that an important part of the solution to these issues is available it s IBM BladeCenter BladeCenter is designed from the ground up to dramatically improve power utilization and reduce energy costs In fact aggregate power savings of BladeCenter vs 1U servers and related external equipment can be as much as 30 40 This can be attributed to a well planned system architecture that includes more energy efficient power supplies and thermals along with a super smart power delivery solution With IBM BladeCenter you get e Energy efficient power supplies that operate at over 90 percent efficiency in converting AC power to DC power compared to an industry standard of 70 percent e Ashared cooling approach that can lead to less power consumption by reducing the need for hundreds of fans for the blades and switches e The ability to add an integrated 10Gb Ethernet switch which can be up to 95 more energy efficient than external switch offerings e IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 a tool that can help you plan predict monitor and actively manage power consumption of your BladeCenter servers IBM BladeCenter should be part of an energy efficient data center solution Storage Data is the lifeline of today s businesses The i
77. st of the chassis and the blades The high density and level of integration of the BladeCenter chassis greatly reduces the cost of the overall solution For example because up to six chassis will fit in a rack this means that up to 24 switches can be installed per rack without having to reserve any U space for the switches unlike the competition And the integrated switches may be less expensive than external self powered switches Plus the number of power distribution units PDUs needed per rack may be reduced because there are fewer discrete devices to have to plug in In addition because all the blades are connected to all the switches inside the chassis there is no need for external Ethernet or other communication cables to connect the blades and switches Only the few cables needed to connect the switches to the external world are required This not only saves the cost of numerous cables per rack but also the clutter and bother of routing that many cables An added bonus is potentially much freer airflow behind the rack due to fewer cables BladeCenter E is a 7U chassis that provides Reduced single points of failure Many major components either standard or optionally are hot swappable and or redundant Servers and modules can be configured for automatic failover to backups e Forward and backward compatibility Most blades and every switch and passthru module released by IBM for BladeCenter E since 2002 are sup
78. st savings associated with integrated Fibre Channel Who Should Consider Blade Servers vs Rack Servers Consider blade servers if you e Plan to buy or replace six or more servers within the next twelve months e Wish to set up a durable long term IT infrastructure that will grow with you e Are running applications like Web serving and online commerce networking e mail consolidated file and print along with large scale database applications like data warehousing Run high performance computing HPC applications such as digital signal processing bioinformatics seismic modeling crash simulations or digital rendering e Have old Intel AMD or SPARC processor based servers suffering from poor availability and performance lack of floor space limited power and cooling capabilities in your data center and difficulty keeping track of and managing servers e Are transitioning from UNIX to Linux e Currently use AIX e Currently use Solaris 10 or plan to move to Solaris 10 on x86 architectures Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 35 Currently use Solaris and are looking for a low cost transition to Linux Are looking to migrate from Sun T2000 servers Face limitations due to an aging data center Are looking to integrate Intel AMD and or IBM processor based servers within one infrastructure Are looking to reduce system administration costs through consolidation and more efficient remote manage
79. sures network security through support of RADIUS TACACS 802 1x and other authentication protocols Cisco Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for IBM p BladeCenter y p s Supports high availability networks through support of advanced STP protocols and trunk _ failover functionality Optimizes delivery through support of multicast protocols such as IGMP snooping Eases network management through support of Cisco IOS CiscoWorks and Cluster Management System Ensures network security through support of RADIUS TACACS 802 1x and other authentication protocols Nortel 10Gb Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Delivers high bandwidth and time sensitive switching for applications such as VoIP and IPTV with non blocking 20 port 10Gbps fabric for BladeCenter H Provides 6 external 10Gb ports and 14 internal 10Gb ports and a dedicated 1Gb management port Simplifies deployment and help reduce costs by integrating Layer 2 3 LAN switching and routing into a single y BladeCenter chassis Maintain system uptime with high availability and resilience with L2 F failover Uplink Fast Spanning Tree Multiple and Rapid Spanning Tree Router Redundancy Protocol VRRP and Equal Cost Multiple Routing ECMP for OSPF Standard based VLANs for traffic segregation Advanced filtering Support for RADIUS TACACS TACACS and 802 1x for port security ensures end to end data integrity Flexible and simple management via web browser or in
80. tant notices and information 9 1400W high efficiency hot swap redundant power modules upgradeable to four capable of handling the power needs of the entire chassis Many servers use power supplies with an efficiency level of approximately 65 75 Because BladeCenter S uses power supplies that are at least 90 efficient much less power is wasted as heat Not only is more power available for chassis use there is less power wasted as excess heat output Two additional power modules must be installed when the second Storage Module is used e Redundant midplane connections Each chassis contains a midplane that connects all blades and modules together internally The midplane provides two physical connections to each blade therefore a failure of one connector alone cannot bring down the server e A hot swappable Media Tray containing a DVD RW CD RW drive two USB 2 0 port two BBU module bays and a light path diagnostic panel the media tray is shared by all the blades in the server This eliminates unnecessary parts and reduces the number of parts than can fail In the event of a failure of the Media Tray the tray can be swapped for another While the tray is offline the servers in the chassis can remotely access the Media Tray in another chassis The diagnostic LEDs indicate chassis status It is extremely important to include all infrastructure costs when comparing a BladeCenter S solution to a competitor s offering not just the co
81. ted switches may be less expensive than external self oowered switches Plus the number of power distribution units PDUs needed per rack may be lessened because there are fewer discrete devices to have to plug in In addition because all the blades are connected to all the switches inside the chassis there is no need for external Ethernet or other communication cables to connect the blades bridges and switches Only the few cables needed to connect the switches to the external world are required This not only saves the cost of numerous cables per rack but also the clutter and bother of routing that many cables An added bonus is potentially much freer airflow behind the rack due to fewer cables Key Features Management Modules Each BladeCenter chassis includes an Advanced Management Module AMM to provide a high level of systems management capabilities that are well suited to blade environments The AMM boosts administrator productivity and reduces skill level requirements which can help reduce costs improve overall productivity and make administration easier Unlike traditional servers and some competitive blades with a myriad of separate management tools this management module provides a single point of control for the solution and supports many industry standard open protocols The AMM in combination with the blade server s Baseboard Management Controller BMC provides industry standard Intelligent Platform Management Interf
82. th and low latency characteristics of the awe InfiniBand standard with Remote Direct Memory Access RDMA Enables consolidation of LAN L and SAN connectivity for an entire data cluster to a centralized location Virtualizes and shares I O and storage across an entire BladeCenter or collection of BladeCenter chassis for cost savings and high availability QLogic InfiniBand Ethernet Bridge Module for IBM BladeCenter Enables InfiniBand within the chassis while seamlessly connecting the chassis to the external Ethernet network Used in conjunction with the Cisco 4X InfiniBand Switch module and provides up to six 1Gb Ethernet connections to the external network Bridges enable consolidation of f LAN and SAN connectivity for an entire data cluster to a single fabric Leverages powerful I O i capability of BladeCenter H without any reduction in switching capacity pue QLogic InfiniBand Fibre Channel Bridge Module for IBM o BladeCenter t Enables InfiniBand within the chassis while seamlessly connecting the chassis to the external Fibre Channel fabric Used in conjunction with the Cisco 4X InfiniBand Switch module and provides up to six 4Gb Fibre Channel connections to the external network Bridges enable consolidation of LAN and SAN connectivity for an entire data cluster to a single fabric Leverages powerful I O capability of BladeCenter H without any reduction in switching capacity Please see the Legal Information section for i
83. the integrated switches may be less expensive than external self powered switches Plus the number of power distribution units PDUs needed per rack may be reduced because there are fewer discrete devices to have to plug in In addition because all the blades are connected to all the switches inside the chassis there is no need for external Ethernet or other communication cables to connect the blades bridges and switches Only the few cables needed to connect the switches to the external world are required This not only saves the cost of numerous cables per rack but also the clutter and bother of routing that many cables An added bonus is potentially much freer airflow behind the rack due to fewer cables BladeCenter T is a carrier grade rugged 8U 20 inch deep chassis designed for challenging central office and networking environments It provides Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 12 e NEBS Level 3 ETSI tested Designed for the Network Equipment Provider NEP Service Provider SP environment Also ideal for government military aerospace industrial automation robotics medical imaging and finance Certified testing by Underwriters Laboratories of the BladeCenter HT chassis is in progress when complete it will be covered under a UL certified NEBS Level 3 ETSI test report e Support for Carrier Grade Linux Several distributions are supported include SUSE and Red Hat e
84. the tray is offline the servers in the chassis can remotely access the Media Tray in another chassis The light path diagnostic panel contains LEDs that indicate chassis status Multi Switch Interconnect Module MSIM When installed in a BladeCenter H high speed switch bay the optional IBM Multi Switch Interconnect Module MSIM doubles the number of ports available to any blade server in the chassis Depending on the switch this can mean up to 8 or 12 Gigabit Ethernet or Fibre Channel ports per blade e A serial breakout port with optional cable This provides a direct serial connection to each blade server installed in the chassis as an alternative to Serial over LAN Note This applies only to newer blades that include this capability e It is extremely important to include all infrastructure costs when comparing a BladeCenter H solution to a competitor s offering not just the cost of the chassis and the blades The high density and level of integration of the BladeCenter H chassis can greatly reduce the cost of the overall solution For example because up to four chassis will fit in a rack this means that up to 56 blade servers can be installed Also because up to 10 1Gb or 10Gb Ethernet Myrinet Fibre Channel InfiniBand or other bridges and switches can be installed per chassis up to 40 switches and bridges can be installed per rack without having to reserve any U space for the switches unlike the competition And
85. them 100W in the BladeCenter HT chassis By contrast some competing blade designs require dozens of non hot swappable fans per chassis consuming hundreds of watts of power and generating lots of noise Fewer points of failure and less power consumed can mean greater uptime and lower costs IBM options for BladeCenter chassis let you take your data center to a higher level You can rely on BladeCenter options to supply a comprehensive solution for your business needs Options help create an optimized system to meet your data protection storage and availability needs Every IBM option is designed and tested for peak performance and flexibility helping to maximize your return on investment The combination of BladeCenter chassis blade servers and options lets you keep your fingers on the pulse of your e business Communication Modules The various BladeCenter chassis support integrated communication and I O switches and or bridges for Gigabit Ethernet Myricom Fibre Channel InfiniBand iSCSI and others Expansion adapters for individual blade servers are available to interface with these modules Rear Door Heat eXchanger The unit attaches to the back of an IBM S2 42U Enterprise Rack It is capable of removing up to 50 000 BTUs 14KVa from the data center using water lines under the raised floor The door swings open for servicing Redundant features Optional power supply modules blower fan modules management modules switc
86. tor Active Energy Manager for x86 an IBM exclusive is designed to take advantage of new system power management features by monitoring actual power usage and providing power consumption capping features More accurate power usage data helps with data center construction planning and the sizing of power and cooling needs as well as allowing you to use available power more efficiently e IBM System Director is included for proactive systems management and works with both the blade s internal BMC and the chassis management module It comes with a portfolio of tools including IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 Management Processor Assistant RAID Manager Update Assistant and Software Distribution In addition IBM System Director offers extended systems management tools for additional server management and increased availability When a problem is encountered IBM System Director can issue administrator alerts via e mail pager and other methods e BladeCenter provides real time hardware event monitoring with IBM Service Manager Service Manager simplifies operations for remote branch users and beginner BladeCenter users by automating notification of service and support so that users will be contacted with resolutions to problems when they occur Availability and Serviceability e BladeCenter chassis are designed for operation with greatly reduced potential for single points of failure Most aspects of operation from blad
87. ule comes standard A second module can be added for hot swap redundancy and failover The module uses USB ports for keyboard and mouse Four bays for Fan Modules All four hot swap redundant fan modules come standard with the chassis These modules replace the need for each blade to contain its own fans The high availability modules are more energy efficient than dozens or hundreds of smaller fans would be and there are many fewer points of potential failure Four bays for Power Modules BladeCenter HT ships with two high efficiency hot swap redundant DC or AC model specific power modules upgradeable to four capable of handling the power needs of up to six blade servers Two additional power modules are required when more than 6 blades or high speed switches are installed Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information 14 e Two hot swappable Media Trays each contain two external USB 2 0 ports a light path diagnostic panel and support a 1GB 4GB compact flash CF option The media trays are shared by all the blades in the server This reduces unnecessary parts and reduces the number of parts than can fail In the event of a failure of the Media Tray the tray can be swapped for another While the tray is offline the servers in the chassis can remotely access the Media Tray in another chassis The diagnostic panel contains LEDs that indicate chassis status One media tray comes standard without
88. ve Failure Analysis PFA enables the MM AMM and the server s Baseboard Management Controller BMC to detect impending failure of supported components processors memory expansion cards switch blower fan and power supplies and hard disk drives before actual failure and alert the administrator through IBM Director This gives you the ability to replace the failing component before it fails resulting in increased uptime Power Modules The various BladeCenter chassis require only two to four high efficiency power supply modules to provide redundant power for every device in the chassis This means fewer parts to fail and less power consumed than if each blade server had its own power supplies The power modules are hot swap redundant so you don t have to shut down the BladeCenter chassis to replace a power supply Blower Fan Modules Instead of having hundreds of tiny fans per rack using power subject to failure and creating ambient noise BladeCenter requires only two BladeCenter BladeCenter H or four BladeCenter S BladeCenter T or BladeCenter HT hot swap redundant fan BladeCenter S or HT or blower other chassis modules to cool all the blades and other devices in the chassis In normal operation fan modules share the cooling in the BladeCenter system If one fan module fails the others handle the entire load You can replace a fan module without shutting down the BladeCenter system These modules draw only 60W between
89. vironment initially and migrate over time If you have large scale out farms of Citrix PS servers made up of 1U and 2U servers you know what a massive infrastructure and management headache it can be The BladeCenter family may be the answer if you re looking to simplify your infrastructure improve flexibility and speed of deployment and consolidate your space heat and power use BladeCenter chassis support a wide variety of 2 and 4 socket server blades This flexibility is what makes the platform ideal for a customer in a state of transition If you plan to move to PS x64 in 6 12 months you might prefer an HS21 HS21 XM or LS21 blade running in 32 bit mode initially and then migrate to an x64 environment later running the same hardware If you have a mixed PS x32 x64 environment you might choose LS21 or an LS41 2 socket configuration for your x64 platform and then later upgrade the LS41 to a 4 socket blade For a scale up configuration in a blade form factor you might choose a 4 socket dual core LS41 or a 2 socket quad core HS21 XM right from the start The BladeCenter family of products offers you ultimate flexibility and maximum potential investment protection In addition to the flexibility of processor choice there are also huge potential infrastructure consolidation benefits to be had all networking SAN KVM connectivity systems management and power connectivity is integrated into the chassis potentially saving large sums
90. ystem Storage DS3400 leads the way for organizations to take advantage of consolidating and sharing data within a direct attach or SAN solution The DS3400 offers the opportunity to meet the demands of data expansion data availability and flexibility in a simple affordable disk system IBM System Storage DS4000 Series is well known for its exceptional performance robust functionality and unparalleled ease of use The DS4000 disk systems are designed to allow you to create a system to handle some of the most compute intensive workloads and provide robust functionality while maintaining availability of your data Thin Client Hardware from IBM Business Partners Neoware thin client offerings enable end users to run Windows mainframe midrange UNIX Linux or Internet applications on smart solid state appliances across a wired or wireless network just choose a thin client platform operating system and software application that best meets your need Devon IT thin clients are more than a cost effective alternative to standard PCs End users can run their Windows and Linux desktops and Windows UNIX Linux and mainframe applications directly from data center servers enabling centralized applications management network plug and play conveniences higher security and reliability and much lower IT support costs Wyse Technology and its partners delivers the hardware infrastructure software and services that comprise thin computing allowing peo

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