Power Systems 2009 Hardware Announcements and Future Insights

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Power Systems 2009 Hardware Announcements
and Future Insights

Mark Olson
IBM WW Power Systems Product Manager

STG Technical Conferences 2009 © 2009 IBM Corporation

STG Technical Conferences 2009

Agenda:

• Hardware Future insights
– Processor
– I/O

• 2009 Hardware Announcements
– TODAY!!!! 20 October, IBM announces …
– April/May 2009

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What is your background ?
• OS interest?
– AIX/Linux
– IBM i

• POWER6 hardware models?
– Blades
– 520/550
– 560/570
– 595

• IBM Power System Client or
sales?

• Extremely familiar with 2009 April
Power announcements?



Processor Technology Roadmap

POWER8*
* or whatever it
POWER7 will be named
45 nm
POWER6
65 nm
POWER5
130 nm

POWER4
180 nm

Dual Core
Dual Core Multi Core
High Frequencies
Enhanced Scaling On-Chip eDRAM
Dual Core Virtualization +
SMT Power Optimized Cores
Chip Multi Processing Memory Subsystem +
Distributed Switch + Memory Subsystem ++
Distributed Switch Altivec In Design
Core Parallelism + SMT++
Shared L2 Instruction Retry Reliability +
FP Performance +
Dynamic LPARs (32) Dyn Energy Mgmt VSM & VSX
Memory bandwidth +
SMT + Protection Keys+
Virtualization
Protection Keys

2001 2004 2007 2010 201x


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POWER7 Technology Directions

• More cores per chip
• Better per core performance better system performance
• Enhanced “Multi Threading” capabilities
• Advanced Hardware Features
Next Generation memory: DDR3
Greater IO Bandwidth
• Innovative Power Management capabilities
• Smooth Technology Upgrades S ee SM
more d P33 for
etail



POWER6 Product Offerings –
POWER7 Similar High-End

• POWER6 was introduced
over 2007+2008
Compute
• POWER7 rollout will be
phased as well

Midrange

Entry

Blades Operating Systems


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Key Evolutionary I/O Technology Transitions

1. SCSI to SAS
Disk = 3.5-inch & SFF
Removable media SAS & SATA

2. PCI / PCI-X / PCI-X DDR to PCIe
2008 PCIe available in 520/550/570 CEC, 2009 expand to I/O drawer
,

3. RIO/HSL to 12X
RIO/HSL to RIO-2/HSL-2 12X (SDR) and 12X DDR

4. IBM i : IOP-based to Smart IOA



I/O Drawer Evolution – 2009 Adds PCIe & SFF

• 2009 drawers offer many advantages, but will require normal due
diligence in planning the specific configuration
• Significant I/O technology transition
POWER7 capable
Pre 2000 2000 2002/3 2007/8 2009

12X
SPD HSL/RIO HSL/RIO-2 PCI-X DDR
12X DDR
SPD & SCSI PCI & SCSI PCI-X & SCSI & separate PCIe &
10k rpm disk 10k rpm disk 15k rpm disk Disk drawr SAS SFF

Loop starting Big delta Small delta Big delta Small delta

PCI starting Big delta Small delta Small* delta Big delta

Disk starting Small delta Modest delta Small delta Big delta

* IBM i & IOP = big delta


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PCI-X to PCIe Adapter Transition

Type adapter PCI-X PCIe
LAN (Ethernet) Y Y
WAN / Async Y Y
SCSI Y No plans
Y except for large
SAS Y
cache not in 2009

Fibre Channel Y Y
Twinax Y No plans
iSCSI Y Not in 2009
Int xSeries Card (IXS) Y No adapter plans
USB Y Y
Crypto Y Not in 2009
IOP Y No plans
FCoE (FCoCEE) No Plans Y
Chart mixes AIX & IBM i adapters. Some
adapters are operating system specific



Purchase a Power 595 Today - your Footprint for the Future
IBM announces plans to enhance your investment
in Power servers with upgrades to POWER7
Power 595: Simple processor book upgrade
from POWER6 to POWER7
Components replaced include:
Processor books, including memory
System Controllers (2)
12X I/O drawers & GX adapters will migrate
Refresh RIO-based I/O drawers & GX adapters
with 12X technology now to optimize performance
and prepare for the POWER7 transition
Smooth upgrades will also be available for Power 570
systems, enabling clients to quickly transition to POWER7
technology while leveraging their current investment
All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal
without notice, and represent goals and objectives only. Any reliance on these Statements of
Direction is at the relying party's sole risk and will not create liability or obligation for IBM.


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High End Transition
POWER6 POWER7

Preserve Power

New Components
Nodes
Clock Clock Clock Clock
Node Controllers
System Controllers

Preserve I/O
( 12X )



Public Information

• SOD Enterprise for Enterprise Power Systems
2009 July: www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/sod.html
– POWER6 570/595 upgrades to POWER7
– Support of 12X I/O on POWER7

• Planning information
2009 August: www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/sod2.html
– POWER5 to POWER7 upgrades through POWER6
– POWER7 support 12X drawers, but not RIO/HSL drawers/towers
– POWER7 not support small SCSI (36GB or smaller) or 10k SCSI
– POWER7 not support QIC tape
– POWER7 not support IOPs and IOP-based PCI adapters

All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent
goals and objectives only. Any reliance on these Statements of Direction is at the relying party's sole risk and will not create
liability or obligation for IBM.


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Statement of Direction for Enterprise Power Systems

IBM is committed to enhancing their clients’ investment in the IBM Power Systems family
of servers.
Based on this commitment, IBM plans to provide an upgrade path from the current IBM
Power® 595 server with 12X I/O to IBM's next-generation POWER7(TM) processor-based
high-end server. The upgrade is planned as a simple replacement of the processor
books and two system controllers with new POWER7 components, within the existing
system frame.
IBM also plans to provide an upgrade path from the current IBM Power® 570 server with
12X I/O to IBM's next generation POWER7 processor-based modular enterprise server.
Enterprises with multiple systems leveraging PowerVM Live Partition Mobility may use
this function to maintain application availability during an upgrade process that can
execute during normal business hours instead of at night or over a weekend.
IBM's Power 570 and 595 servers are engineered to deliver the highest levels of Power
Systems reliability, availability and serviceability. IBM continues to execute a roadmap
with innovations designed to help clients achieve continuous application availability,
while easily and cost-effectively transitioning to new generations of technology .

All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice,
and represent goals and objectives only. Any reliance on these Statements of Direction is at the relying
party's sole risk and will not create liability or obligation for IBM.

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Planning Statements
POWER5 Upgrades (posted August 2009)
• IBM plans that any upgrades preserving the same serial number into a POWER7 server will be from a POWER6 server. Clients
on POWER5 and earlier technology will need to upgrade to POWER6 prior to being able to upgrade to POWER7 if they want to
preserve their serial number.
I/O Drawers (posted August 2009)
• IBM plans that the POWER7 based systems will support the existing 12X I/O drawers currently supported on POWER6
systems. These include the #5796/7314-G30, #5797/5798, #5802, and #5803/5873. The older/slower RIO/HSL-attached I/O
drawers will not be supported. POWER6 clients should consider replacing RIO/HSL I/O drawers with newer technology
drawers to smooth eventual adoption of POWER7 servers. RIO/HSL I/O drawers include: #0595/5095/7311-D20, #5790/7311-
D11, #5094/5294/5096/5296, #5088/0588 and #5791/5794/7040-61D.
SCSI Disk Drives (posted August 2009)
• IBM plans that POWER6 systems will be the last servers to support the attachment of SCSI disk drives which are 36GB or
smaller or support the attachment of 10k rpm SCSI drives. Clients currently using smaller or slower SCSI drives should
consider replacing these drives with newer technology drives which are currently supported on the POWER6 systems to
smooth eventual adoption of POWER7 servers.
QIC Tape (posted August 2009)
• IBM plans that POWER6 systems will be the last servers to support the use of the QIC (Quarter Inch Cartridge) tape drives. The
QIC media is also known as "SLR". Clients currently using QIC tape drives should consider migrating to newer technology
media/drives which are currently supported on the POWER6 systems to smooth eventual adoption of POWER7 servers.
IOP and IOP-based PCI adapters (posted August 2009)
• IBM plans that the POWER6 based systems (all models) will be the last models to support the IBM i IOP and IOP based
adapters. IOPless (Smart IOA) options are available for all I/O attachments (except Twinax and IXS) and provide more efficient
attachment of I/O. Clients using IOP based I/O should make plans to move off IOPs to smooth the eventual adoption of
POWER7 servers. IOP feature codes are #2843, #2844, #2847 (SAN Boot) and #3705. Note that there can be differences in the
specific devices supported with or without an IOP by IBM i. For example some older tape libraries such as the 3590 require an
IOP-based adapter. Or there may be a functional difference without an IOP, for example SDLC or X.25 on WAN/LAN adapters
require an IOP. A partial list of adapters supported on POWER6 servers which require an IOP includes:
– #4746Twinax Workstation Controller (which means no twinax displays/printers unless an OEM conversion device is used)
– #4812/4813 Integrated xSeries Server (IXS) (use iSCSI alternative)
– #2757/2780/5580/5778 Disk Controllers (use newer disk controllers)
– #2787/5761/5760 Fiber Channel Adapters (use newer Fibre Channel Adapters)
– #2749 HVD SCSI Adapter or Ultra Media Controller) (use newer technology - adapter and probably device also)

All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only. Any
reliance on these Statements of Direction is at the relying party's sole risk and will not create liability or obligation for IBM.

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Agenda:

• Hardware Future insights
– Processor
– I/O

• 2009 Hardware Announcements
– TODAY!!!!!!! Oct 20th IBM announces …
– April/May 2009



TODAY!!!!! IBM Announces …...
Announce: 20 October
eConfig: 20 October
GA: 30 October

Highlights:
– Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
– Diskless 19-inch PCIe 12X I/O drawer
– Additional SFF disk drives
– Solid State Drive (SSD) enhancements
– IBM i supports #5903 PCIe 380MB Cache RAID Adapter
– USB Removable Disk Drive
– New HMC
– I/O enhancements for Power BladeCenter


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April Announcement Highlights
Announce: 28 April
GA: May & June/July
• Faster Power 520/550
– Power 520 ….. 4.7 GHz
– Power 550 ….. 5.0 GHz
• More powerful Power BladeCenter
– JS23/JS43 …. 4-core & 8-core 4.2 GHz
– I/O enhancements
• New I/O for POWER6
– PCIe 12X I/O drawers
– New PCIe adapters
– PCI-X large cache SAS disk controller
– High performance solid state drive (SSD)
– SAS I/O introduced (some limitations)
– Smart Fibre Channel (IBM i 6.1)
• HMC enhancements



Combined 2009 Agenda (April + October)
– Power 520 ….. 4.7 GHz
– Power 550 ….. 5.0 GHz
– PCIe 12X I/O drawers & SFF Disk
– New PCIe adapters: SAS PCIe, SAS PCI-X, FCoE


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IBM Training

Power 520 Enhancements POWER6+

Pre May 2009 Post May 2009
Power 520 Power 520
1-core 4.2 GHz 1-core 4.2 GHz

2-core 4.2 GHz 2-core 4.2 GHz

2-core 4.7 GHz

4-core 4.2 GHz 4-core 4.2 GHz *

4-core 4.7 GHz

* 4-Core 4.2 GHz withdrawal from marketing
announced, effective October 2009

Note: IBM i 6.1 required for 4.7 GHz
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Power 520 Enhancements: Processor Features Post May 2009
Power 520
• 4.7 GHz POWER6+ with L3 cache 1-core 4.2 GHz

– 4.2 GHz Power 520 has no L3 cache; 4.7 has 32MB / chip 2-core 4.2 GHz

– POWER6+ = GHz faster and additional AIX enablers 2-core 4.7 GHz

• New processor features 4-core 4.2 GHz
*

– #5577 2-core 4.7 GHz 4-core 4.7 GHz

– #5587 4-core 4.7 GHz
• Same ordering product structure and upgrade structure

rPerf CPW
40 20000
35 4.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
30 4.7 GHz 15000 4.7 GHz
25
20 10000
15
10 5000
5
0 0
1-core 2-core 4-core 1-core 2-core 4-core


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IBM Training

Power 520 Rack & Tower
Power 520 Rack & Tower 8204-E4A
POWER6 1 or 2 Cores 4.2 GHz
Architecture POWER6+ 2 or 4 Cores 4.7 GHz
L3 Cache: 32MB per chip with 4.7 GHz

DDR2 Memory Up to 64GB (Buffered )

6 DASD ( 3.5”)
Internal SAS Disks Optional: 8 SFF DASD ( 10 or 15K )
Optional SSD support

• PCIe: 3 Slots
• PCI-X 266: 2 Slots
Expansion
• GX Bus: 2 Slots (2nd slot requires 4 cores)
1 GX slot shares space with PCIe slot

Integrated SAS / SATA Yes Optional: RAID support
3 USB, 2 Serial, 2 HMC
Integrated Ports
Optional: SAS port
Integrated Virtual • Dual Port 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Ethernet •Optional: Quad 1Gbt or Dual 10Gbt

1 Slim-line DVD
SATA Media Bays
1 Half High Tape

Yes / Max: 4 (PCIe) / 8 (PCI-X)
Remote IO Drawers
GX Bus connection: RIO2 / IB / IB2
Dynamic LPAR Up to 40 partitions
Redundant Power Optional
Redundant Cooling Yes


IBM Training

Power 520 Enhancements: Product Structure Post May 2009
Power 520
• 4.7 GHz product structure uses the same product structure 1-core 4.2 GHz

as 4.2 GHz for new server acquisitions 2-core 4.2 GHz

– Same Express offerings 2-core 4.7 GHz

• Same AIX/Linux packages - same minimums/rules 4-core 4.2 GHz
*
• Same IBM i editions - same minimums/rules – just pick the 4-core 4.7 GHz
appropriate GHz when ordering
– Same IBM i CBU offering/rules - #0444 specify
– IBM i 6.1 required for 4.7 GHz 520

AIX/Linux Express Offerings IBM i Express Offerings
• 1-core 4.2 GHz config • #9633 1-core entry 4.2 GHz
• 2-core 4.2 GHz config • #9634 1-core growth 4.2 GHz
• 2-core 4.7 GHz config • #9636 2-core 30-user 4.2 or 4.7 GHz
• 4-core 4.2 GHz config • #9637 2-core 150-user 4.2 or 4.7 GHz
• 4-core 4.7 GHz config • #9638 2-core unlimited 4.2 or 4.7 GHz
• Oracle 2-core 4.2 GHz • #9639 4-core 50-user 4.2 or 4.7 GHz
• Oracle 4-core 4.2 GHz • #9640 4-core 150-user 4.2 or 4.7 GHz
• SAP 2-core 4.2 GHz • #9643 4-core unlimited 4.2 or 4.7 GHz
• SAP 4-core 4.2 GHz • #9635 Solution edition 4.2 or 4.7 GHz
Select rack or tower Select rack or tower

Note: 4.7GHz QPRCFEAT = #5577 and 5587

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IBM Training

Power 520 Upgrade Paths
May 2009: Same 9406 paths as
before, but now to 4.2 or 4.7 520 4-core
GHz 2-core 8203 (during 9406 8203-E4A NOTE: No upgrade
paths from 4.2 to 4.7
upgrade) (i 6.1 needed for 4.7 GHz) POWER6/POWER6+
GHz keeping serial
No upgrade paths number
into 4-core

525 520 2-core * 520 2-core
9406-525 9408-M25 8203-E4A
POWER5+
POWER6 POWER6/POWER6+
520
520 No upgrade
paths
9111
9406-520 No upgrade
paths
POWER5/5+ POWER5/5+

520 1-core ** 520 1-core
515
9407-M15 8203-E4A
9407-515 POWER6 Unified system
POWER5+ No upgrade POWER6
paths
Power with i flavor
520
9405-520 System i server
POWER5/5+ * 9408 conversion to 8203 (2-core to 2-core)
** 9407 conversion to 8203 (1-core to 1-core) System p server


IBM Training

Power 550 Enhancements POWER6+

Pre May 2009 Post May 2009
Power 550 Power 550
3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz

4.2 GHz 4.2 GHz

5.0 GHz


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IBM Training

Power 550 Enhancements: Processor Features Post May 2009
Power 550
3.5 GHz

New POWER6+ 5.0 GHz Processor card features
4.2 GHz
– #4967 2-core 5.0 GHz
– POWER6+ = faster GHz and additional AIX enablers 5.0 GHz
*

– Same ordering product structure and “same serial
number” upgrade” structure

rPerf CPW
80 3.5 GHz 40000 3.5 GHz
70 4.2 GHz 35000 4.2 GHz
60 5.0 GHz 30000 5.0 GHz
50 25000
40 20000
30 15000
20 10000
10 5000
0 0
4-core 6-core 8-core 4-core 6-core 8-core

2-Core values not shown to save space 2-Core values not shown to save space


IBM Training

Power 550 Rack & Tower
Power 550 Rack & Tower 8204-E4A
2, 4, 6, or 8 Cores
Architecture POWER6: 3.5 / 4.2 POWER6+: 5GHz
L3 Cache: 32MB per chip
DDR2 Memory Up to 256GB (Buffered )
6 DASD ( 3.5”)
Internal SAS Disks Optional: 8 SFF DASD ( 10 or 15K )
Optional SSD support

• PCIe: 3 Slots
• PCI-X 266: 2 Slots
Expansion
• GX Bus: 2 Slots (2nd slot requires min 4 core)
Each GX slot shares space with PCIe slot

Integrated SAS / SATA Yes Optional: RAID support
3 USB, 2 Serial, 2 HMC
Integrated Ports
Optional: SAS port
Integrated Virtual • Dual Port 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Ethernet •Optional: Quad 1Gbt or Dual 10Gbt
1 Slim-line DVD
Media Bays
1 Half High Tape
Yes / Max: 4 (PCIe) / 8 (PCI-X)
Remote IO Drawers
GX Bus connection: RIO-2 / IB / IB2
Dynamic LPAR Up to 80 partitions
NEBS / DC Power Yes
Redundant Power Optional
Redundant Cooling Yes


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IBM Training

Power 550 Enhancements: Product Structure Post May 2009
Power 550
• 5.0 GHz product structure uses the same product 3.5 GHz

structure as 3.5 and 4.2 GHz for new server acquisitions
– Same Express offerings 4.2 GHz

• Same AIX/Linux packages - same minimums/rules
5.0 GHz
– Plus 6-core packages in addition to 2-, 4- and 8-core packages *

• Same IBM i editions - same minimums/rules
– Same IBM i CBU offering/rules - #0444 specify
– IBM i 6.1 required for 5.0 GHz 550

AIX/Linux Express Offerings IBM i Express Offerings
• 2-core config • #9642 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-core
– 3.5, 4.2 or 5.0 GHz – 3.5 or 4.2 or 5.0 GHz
• 4-core config • #9645 4-core Solution with minimum of 3
– 3.5, 4.2 or 5.0 GHz IBM i processor license entitlements
• 6-core config – 4.2 or 5.0 GHz
– 3.5, 4.2 or 5.0 GHz
• #9646 4-core Solution with minimum of 4
• 8-core config IBM i processor license entitlements
– 3.5, 4.2 or 5.0 GHz
– 4.2 or 5.0 GHz
• SAP 2-core 4.2 GHz
• SAP 4-core 4.2 GHz Select rack or tower
Select rack or tower

Note: 5.0 GHz QPRCFEAT = #4967


IBM Training

Power 550 Upgrade Paths

550 8-core Same capability to add
May 2009: Same 8204-E8A more processor cards
up to an 8-core
9406 paths as POWER6/POWER6+
before, but now to
4.2 or 5.0 GHz (during 550 6-core
9406 upgrade) (i 6.1 required 8204-E8A
for 5.0 GHz) POWER6/POWER6+

No 550
550 4-core upgrade
9113
paths
8204-E8A
POWER5/5+
4.2 GHz or 5.0 GHz
POWER6/POWER6+
550
9406-550 550 2-core
POWER5/5+ 8204-E8A
Unified system
POWER6/POWER6+
Power with i flavor
No upgrade paths into
3.5 GHz from 9406-550
System i server

System p server


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IBM Training

Power 550 – Replacing Slower GHz with Faster GHz

Term “upgrade” means different things
• If define “upgrade” as getting faster 8204 processor cards at a
lower price, then no upgrades.
• If define “upgrade” as getting faster 8204 processor cards at full
price, then yes to 4.2 and no to 5.0 upgrades.

550 OK 550 550
8204-E8A 8204-E8A 8204-E8A
3.5 GHz 4.2 GHz 5.0 GHz

• All processor cards in a server must be at the same GHz
• Due to backplane differences, can not replace existing 3.5 or 4.2 GHz
processor cards with 5.0 GHz processor cards.


IBM Training

– Power 520 ….. 4.7 GHz
– Power 550 ….. 5.0 GHz


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IBM Training

BladeCenter JS23 BladeCenter JS23 POWER6+

Architecture 4 core / 2 Socket / 4.2GHz
L3 Cache 32MB / socket
DDR2 Memory 4GB to 64GB (ChipKill)
DASD / Bays 0-1 SAS disk or 0-1 SSD
1 PCI-E CIOv Expansion Card
Daughter Card Options
1 PCI-E CFFh High Speed Expansion Card
Dual Port 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Integrated Features
SAS Controller, USB & KVM
Fiber Support Yes ( via Blade Center )
Media Bays 1 Blade Center
Redundant Power Yes BladeCenter
7778-23X Redundant Cooling Yes BladeCenter
Service Processor Yes
Virtualization Built-in PowerVM Standard Edition
IBM Director and CSM
Systems Management
IBM EnergyScale™
OS Support AIX 5.3 , 6.1, Linux and IBM i
BC Chassis BCH, BCHT and BCS

JS23 QPRCFEAT value = 52C1, QMODEL = 23X.

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IBM Training

POWER6+ Blade Packaging --- JS23 Upgrade to JS24

+
7778-23X 4 core 4 core
Feature #8446

=
8 core

7778-23X + feature #8446


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IBM Training

BladeCenter JS43 BladeCenter JS43 POWER6+
8 core / 4 Socket / 4.2GHz
Architecture
SMP Interconnect
L3 Cache 32MB / socket
DDR2 Memory Up to 128GB (Double Wide)
DASD / Bays 0-2 SAS disk or 0-2 SSD
Daughter Card 2 PCI-E CIOv Expansion Card
Options 2 PCI-E CFFh High Speed Expansion Card
Quad Port 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Integrated Features
SAS Controller, USB & KVM
Fiber Support Yes ( via Blade center )
Media Bays 1 Blade Center
Redundant Power Yes Blade Center
7778-23X + feature #8446
Redundant Cooling Yes Blade Center
Service Processor Yes
Virtualization Built-in PowerVM Standard Edition
IBM Director and CSM
Systems Management
IBM EnergyScale™
OS Support AIX 5.3 , 6.1, Linux, and IBM i
BC Chassis
BCH, BCHT and BCS
JS43 QPRCFEAT value = 52C0, QMODEL = 23X.
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IBM Training

POWER6+ Blades Performance Boost

rPerf CPW

70 25000

60
20000
50
15000
40

30 10000

20
5000
10

0
0
JS12-2 Core JS22-4 Core JS23-4 Core JS43-8 Core JS12-2 Core JS22-4 Core JS23-4 Core JS43-8 Core

POWER6+ POWER6+
POWER6 @ 4.2 GHz POWER6 @ 4.2 GHz
POWER6 @ 4.0 GHz POWER6 @ 4.0 GHz
@ 3.8 GHz @ 3.8 GHz


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IBM Training

rPerf Performance

70

60
Power 550
50 8 Cores
4.2 GHz
BladeCenter vs 4.2
40 GHz 550:
About the same great
30 performance, but note
Power6+ other factors in
20 addition to rPerf or
CPW need to be
10 considered when
Power6 choosing the best
option for your shop.
0
JS12 JS22 JS23 JS43 550


IBM Training

BladeCenter I/O Enhancements
April Adapters Storage Options
• QLogic 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) • 69GB SFF Solid State Drive
• Emulex 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) • IBM 300GB SAS 10K SFF HDD
• QLogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) • IBM 146GB SAS 10K SFF HDD
• 3 Gb SAS Passthrough Expansion Card (CIOv) • IBM 73GB SAS 10K SFF HDD
• QLogic Ethernet and 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion • IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID
Card (CFFh) Controller
• 4x Infiniband Dual Port (CFFh) • IBM i Virtual Tape support
October Adapters
QLogic 10GbE FCoCEE expansion card
Brocade 10 Port 8Gb SAN Switch Module
Brocade 20 Port 8Gb SAN Switch Module
Brocade 8Gb SFP+ Optical Transceiver
BNT 10GbE switch module
10GEnet pass thru module
Voltaire 4X IB QDR Switch Module


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IBM Training

Power BladeCenter Hardware Announcement Summary

• FCoE / CNA
– FC #8275 : QLogic 10GbE FCoCEE expansion card (BCH)
• JS12/JS22/JS23/JS43

• Switch related additions
– FC #5045: Brocade 10 Port 8Gb SAN Switch Module (BCH)
– FC #5869 : Brocade 20 Port 8Gb SAN Switch Module (BCH)
– FC #5358 : Brocade 8Gb SFP+ Optical Transceiver (BCH)
– FC #3248 : BNT 10GbE switch module (BCH) (related also to #8725)
– FC #5412 10GEnet pass thru module (BCH) (related also to #8725)

• InfiniBand enhancements
– FC #3204 : Voltaire 4X IB QDR Switch Module (BCH)
– FC #3249: QDR InfiniBand QSFP Cable (BCH)


IBM Training

G
Scalable BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Express
D UCIN Best blade for UNIX, Built-in Virtualization, ~2X better performance than HP BL860c,
RO
INT

• IBM BladeCenter JS23 Express
– Single Wide 4-core blade, 4.2GHz POWER6 processors with L3 Cache
– Up to 64GB of on board memory
– Elegantly simple scalability and support for Solid State Drives

• IBM BladeCenter JS43 Express
IBM BladeCenter
– Double Wide 8-core blade, 4.2GHz POWER6 processors with L3 Cache JS23 Express
– Up to 128GB of on board memory
– Doubles I/O and Expansion Capabilities

• New I/O and Storage
– Expanded portfolio of I/O and Storage options for blades

Adapters Storage Options
• QLogic 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) (#8242)* • 69GB SFF SAS Solid State Drive (# 8273)
• Emulex 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) (#8240)* • IBM 300GB SAS 10K SFF HDD (#8274) IBM BladeCenter
• QLogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) (#8241) • IBM 146GB SAS 10K SFF HDD (#8236) JS43 Express
• 3 Gb SAS Passthrough Expansion Card (CIOv) (# 8246) • IBM 73GB SAS 10K SFF HDD (#8237)
• QLogic Ethernet and 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh) (# • IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller
8252) (#3734)
• 4x Infiniband Dual Port (CFFh) (#8258)

ALL JS blades include:
Built-in PowerVM Standard Edition
Support for AIX, IBM i 6.1, and Linux

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IBM Training

BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module
• Provides additional protection options for BladeCenter S
storage

• Fully redundant SAN integrated into BladeCenter S chassis
– High-performance, fully duplex, 3Gbps speeds
– Support for RAID 0, 1, 10, & 5
– Supports 2 disk storage modules with up to 12 SAS drives
– Supports external SAS tape drive
– Supports existing #8250 CFFv SAS adapter on blade
– 1GB of battery-backed write cache between the 2 modules
– Two SAS RAID Controller Modules required

• Supports Power and x86 Blades
– Recommend separate RAID sets
• For each IBM i partition
• For IBM i and Windows storage
– Requirements
• Firmware update for SAS RAID Controller Switch Modules
• VIOS 2.1.1, eFW 3.4.2

Note: Does not support connection to DS3200
IBM i is not pre-installed with RSSM configurations


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IBM i Support for Virtual Tape

• Virtual tape support enables IBM i partitions to directly backup to
PowerVM VIOS attached tape drive saving hardware costs and
management time

• Simplifies backup and restore processing with BladeCenter
implementations
– IBM i 6.1 partitions on BladeCenter JS12, JS22, JS23, JS43
– Supports IBM i save/restore commands & BRMS
– Supports BladeCenter S and H implementations

• Simplifies migration to blades from tower/rack servers
– LTO-4 drive can read backup tapes from LTO-2, 3, 4 drives

• Supports IBM Systems Storage SAS LTO-4 Drive
– TS2240 for BladeCenter and Power Servers
– 7214 Model 1U2 with FC#1404, and FC#5720 DVD/Tape SAS
External Storage Unit with FC#5746 for Power servers

• Requirements
– VIOS 2.1.1, eFW 3.4.2, IBM i 6.1 PTFs


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– Power 520 ….. 4.7 GHz
– Power 550 ….. 5.0 GHz


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New 12X I/O Drawers – PCIe & SFF Disk
12X DDR
• Greater throughput – up to 2x other drawers PCIe
• PCIe slots SFF

• SFF (Small Form Factor) SAS drive bays

#5803, #5802, 19-inch form factor
#5873 24-inch form factor #5877*

• 4U, full width • 4U, full width
• 20 PCIe slots & 26 SFF disk bays • 10 PCIe slots & 18 SFF disk bays
• Choose: with/without disk bays • Choose: with/without* disk bays
• POWER6 595, 575 • POWER6 520/550/560/570
• Minimum AIX 5.3, IBM i 6.1, • Minimum AIX 5.3, IBM i 6.1, Linux
Linux SLES10/RHEL4.7 SLES10/RHEL4.7

* October 2009

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New 12X I/O Drawers – PCIe & SFF Disk
• Greater throughput – up to 2x* other drawers 12X DDR
* Full 2x requires 8x PCIe cards & 12X DDR
• PCIe slots PCIe
– Leveraging industry technology SFF
• SFF (Small Form Factor) SAS disk drives
– 10k rpm for AIX/Linux/VIOS
– 15k rpm for AIX/Linux/VIOS and IBM i
– Run by PCIe adapter in drawer
#5803, #5802,
#5873 24-inch form factor 19-inch form factor
#5877*

• 4U, full width • 4U, full width
• 20 PCIe slots • 10 PCIe slots
• 26 SFF disk bays • 18 SFF disk bays
• Choose: with/without disk bays • Choose: with/without** disk bays
• Max 1 drawer per loop • Max 2 drawer per loop
• POWER6 595, 575 • POWER6 520/550/560/570
• Min AIX 5.3, IBM i 6.1, Linux • Min AIX 5.3, IBM i 6.1, Linux
SLES10/RHEL4.7 SLES10/RHEL4.7
* October 2009

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Diskless 19-inch 12X I/O Drawer October 2009

#5877 announced October 2009 #5802 announced April 2009
– 10 PCIe slots – 10 PCIe slots
– Zero SFF bays – 18 SFF bays

#5877 pricing compared to #5802:
• List price: #5877 about 10% lower
• Maintenance: #5877 about 60% lower

#5877 is lower cost option for clients using
• all-SAN disk storage or virtual partition migration
• lots of PCIe slots
• #5877 requires AIX 5.3 or later; IBM i 6.1.1 or later; Linux
SLES 10 or RHEL 4.6 or later

#5802 prices shown are IBM's USA suggested list prices under 8204-E8A as of Oct 2009 and are subject to change without notice; reseller
prices may vary. #5877 projected prices are unannounced and highly subject to change. Actual prices will be announced later in October


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Positioning New 12X I/O Drawers
• New 12X drawer is clear • New drawer is usually winner
winner most of the time !!! • Use older 12X drawer if need
• Use older 12X drawer if need PCI-X adapter*
to use a PCI-X adapter* • Review if need disk in drawer
• IBM i – RIO #5790 for IOPs

Compared to #5797/5798 Compared to #5796 + #5886
• Up to 2x more bandwidth • Up to 2x more bandwidth
• Six 2-4x faster PCI slots, Fourteen • 0-2X faster PCI slots (vs PCI-X DDR)
0-2x faster PCI slots (vs PCI-X & PCI-X DDR) • 4 more PCI slots per box
• same number PCI slots • 2 drawers per loop, vs four #5796
• But disk controller uses slot(s) • Slightly fewer (but faster) PCI slots
• Can use 8 Gb FC with NPIV per loop
• Slightly faster SFF disk bays • 18 SAS disk bays vs zero disk bays
• Newer technology SAS drives • Plus can partition bays (unlike
• Same Max 1 drawer per loop #5886 EXP 12S Disk Drawer
• Has diskless option • Newer SAS SFF disk bays
• Diskless option October 2009
* IBM i does not have controller with write cache for the SFF disk until 5903 SOD fulfilled


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Power 595 I/O Drawer Comparisons

AIX/Linux heritage

Form Drawer Max # disk AIX disk
I/O Drawer Loop PCI slots
Factor / loop in drawer controller

4 built in
#5791 RIO 24-inch 20 PCI-X 1 16 SCSI
(zero write cache)

2 built in
#5794 RIO 24-inch 20 PCI-X 1 8 SCSI
(zero write cache)

14 PCI-X DDR 4 built in
#5797/5798 12X 24-inch 1 16 SCSI
+ 6 PCI-X (zero write cache)

26 SAS SFF 0 built in
#5803/5873 12X DDR 24-inch 20 PCIe 1
(#5803) (use PCIe slot)


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Power 595 I/O Drawer Comparisons

IBM i heritage

Max # disk IBM i disk
Form Drawer
I/O Drawer Loop PCI slots in same controller –
Factor / loop
drawer biggest cache
#5094/9094 1.5GB write
HSL/RIO 19-inch 14 PCI-X 6 45 SCSI
5294= two 5094 cache

1.5GB write
#5790 HSL/RIO 19-inch 6 PCI-X 6 0 cache for SCSI
drawer
1.5GB write
14 PCI-X DDR 16 SCSI, but
#5797/5798 12X 24-inch 1 cache for SCSI
+ 6 PCI-X AIX only
drawer *

26 SAS 380MB write
#5803/5873 12X DDR 24-inch 20 PCIe 1
SFF** cache **

** IBM i 2009 SOD for support of PCIe controller with
write cache for #5803


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19-inch I/O Drawer Comparisons

AIX / IBM i / Linux heritage

Max disk IBM i disk
Form Drawer /
I/O Drawer Loop PCI slots in same controller –
Factor loop
drawer biggest cache
#0595 or 1.5GB write
HSL/RIO 19-inch 7 PCI-X 6 12 SCSI
7311-D20 cache

HSL/RIO 19-inch 6 PCI-X 6 0 cache for SCSI
7311-D11 drawer *

12X SDR 19-inch 6 PCI-X DDR 4 0 cache for SCSI
5714-G30 drawer *

12X or 18 SAS 380MB write
#5802 19-inch 10 PCIe 2
12X DDR SFF cache

#5877 380MB write
12X or
19-inch 10 PCIe 2 0 cache for SAS
Oct 2009 12X DDR
drawer
* Plus 2009 new PCI-X 1.5GB write cache for SAS disk drawer
48 ** IBM i add support of 380 MB PCIe controller Oct 2009 © 2009 IBM Corporation

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PCIe 12X I/O Drawer – SFF Drive Bays

#5803 12X I/O Drawer #5802 12X I/O Drawer
AIX/Linux MODE AIX/Linux
• One set: 26 bays SWITCH • One set: 18 bays
1
• Two sets: 13 + 13 bays • Two sets: 9 + 9 bays
2
• Four sets: 7 + 6 + 6 + 7 bays 4 • Four sets: 5 + 4 + 4 + 5 bays
IBM i IBM i
• Two sets: 13 + 13 bays • Two sets: 9 + 9 bays

Disk bays in drawer configured as one, two or four sets
– Allows for partitioning of disk bays
– Configuration done via physical mode switch on drawer
• Mode change requires power on/power off of drawer
– Each disk bay set can be attached to its own controller/adapter
– Four SAS connections to drive bays
• Connects to PCIe SAS adapters/controllers
• PCIe adapter selected


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#5803 12X I/O Drawer - PCIe & SFF
Front
SAS SAS SAS SAS
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Each half has D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Each half has
redundant redundant
power power
supplies P P P P P P P P P P supplies
1 P P P P 1 P P P P P P
C C C C 2 C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 2 I I I I I I
e e e e X e e e e e e e e e e X e e e e e e

Rear
0.6m 12X DDR cable
12X DDR cable to
12X DDR cable to processor book
processor book Single loop mode example
(eConfig does not default this)

• Can join using 0.6m 12X DDR cable and put entire drawer on one 12X loop
(maximum number of 24” I/O drawers) – Single Loop Mode
• Or can “split” drawer, placing each half on separate 12X loop (highest performance
option – maximum bandwidth)


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#5873 12X I/O Drawer - PCIe (no SSF)
Front

Each half has Each half has
redundant redundant
power power
supplies P P P P P P P P P P supplies
1 P P P P 1 P P P P P P
C C C C 2 C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 2 I I I I I I
e e e e X e e e e e e e e e e X e e e e e e

Rear
12X DDR cables to
12X DDR cables to Double loop mode example processor book
processor book (eConfig defaults this mode)

• Can “split” drawer, placing each half on separate 12X loop (highest performance
option – maximum bandwidth) -- “Double Loop Mode”
• Or can join using 0.6m 12X DDR cable and put entire drawer on one 12X loop
(maximum number of 24” I/O drawers)
• Reasons for #5873 (no SFF slots) instead of #5802 (with SFF slots)
– Use SAN for boot drive / load source, or just need lots of PCI slots
– Lower price & lower maintenance
No conversions of #5873 #5803 (No adding SFF slots)

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IO Drawer Internal Diagram ( 24 inch )

S S S S S S S SAS SAS S S S S S S S S S S S S SAS SAS S S S S S S S
A A A A A A A Port Port A A A A A A A A A A A A Port Port A A A A A A A
S S S S S S S Exp Exp S S S S S S S S S S S S Exp Exp S S S S S S S
DASD Backplane
12X: IB 12X: IB
PCIe Hub PCIe Hub

8X: 4GB/s 8X: 4GB/s

P P P PCIe Hub PCIe Hub
P P PP P P P P P P PCIe Hub PCIe Hub
P P P P P P P
C C C C C CC C C C C C C C C C C C C C
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
e e e IB2 Riser e e e e e e e e e e IB2 Riser e e e e e e e

12X IB DDR ports 12X IB DDR ports
Sustained: 9.5 GB/sec per port Sustained: 9.5 GB/sec per port

• 24", 4U drawer • Hot Plug Redundant Power
• 26 DASD, SAS SFF • Hot Plug Drives
• SAS Controller (optional) on PCIe card • Hot Plug I/O slots
• 20 PCIe 2.5 Gb/s, 8X (8 lanes)
– Full Length Slots


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IO Drawer Internal Diagram ( 19 inch )

S S S S S SAS SAS S S S S S S S S SAS SAS S S S S S
A A A A A Port Port A A A A A A A A Port Port A A A A A
S S S S S Exp Exp S S S S S S S S Exp Exp S S S S S
DASD Backplane
12X: IB
PCIe Hub

8X: 4GB/s

P P P PCIe Hub PCIe Hub
P P PP P P P
C C C C C CC C C C
I I I I I I I I I I
e e e IB2 Riser e e e e e e e

12X IB DDR ports
Sustained: 9.5 GB/sec per port
(12GB/sec per port peak)

• 19", 4U drawer • Hot Plug Redundant Power
• 18 DASD, SAS SFF • Hot Plug Drives
• SAS Controller (optional) on PCIe card • Hot Plug I/O slots
• 10 PCIe 2.5 Gb/s, 8X (8 lanes)
– Full Length Slots

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Additional 24-inch I/O Drawer Configuration Insights

#5803 PCIe slots + drive bay, #5873 PCIe slots + no drive bays

• Max 32 #5803, but only max 31 #5873
– Want the first PCIe 12X I/O drawer to be a #5803, not #5873 to ensure
that a #5720 Media Drawer can be installed
– #5873 does not support #5720 attachment
• IBM Manufacturing will assume a #5912 in slot 10 will be dedicated for
the #5720. Client can move/re-assign as desired.
• Physical planning information
– #5803 can take a little more power than a 5797/5798

#5803 specs
• Max power & heat: 1520 W & 5190 BTU
• “Typical” w/ 20 PCIe cards & 26 disk: 750 W & 2571 BTU
• Wattage insights: PCIe W vary, SFF disk 8-9 W per drive
• Max weight 160 lbs


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#5802/5877 12X I/O Drawers
#5802 #5877 (Oct 2009)

Front SAS
Front
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

P P P P 1 P P P P P P P P P P 1 P P P P P P
C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Rear
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Rear

12X DDR
12X DDR cable to CEC
cable to CEC

• Max two #5802/5877 per 12X loop
• Requires DDR 12X cable, not original SDR 12X cable
– #1861, #1862, #1863, #1865, #1864 = DDR cables
• Can NOT convert #5877 to #5802 (order correctly initially)

5802: 4U drawer 5877: 4U drawer
kVA (maximum) .768 kVA kVA (maximum) .531 kVA
Rated voltage and frequency 100-127V or 200-240V Rated voltage and frequency 100-127V or 200-240V
Thermal output (maximum) 2542 BTU/hr Thermal output (maximum) 1760 BTU/hr
Power requirements (maximum) 745 W Power requirements (maximum) 515 W
Weight 54 kg 120 lb Weight 48 kg 105 lb


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5877 Oct 2009
19-inch I/O Drawer/Tower Configuration Rules
POWER6 model Max loops
If server limited on number of loops,
520/550 2-core 1
I/O drawer selection can be impacted
520/550 4-core or larger 2

560 16-core 3
12X PCIe #5802 #5802
or 5877 570 16- or 32-core 8
Max 2 per loop or 5877
10 slots per drawer

No mixing PCI-X 12X and PCIe 12X on same loop

12X PCI-X DDR #5796 #5796 #5796 #5796
Max 4 per loop 5714-G30 5714-G30 5714-G30 5714-G30
6 slots per drawer

No mixing RIO/HSL and 12X on same loop
RIO/HSL Many #’s Many #’s Many #’s Many #’s Many #’s Many #’s
Max 6 per loop & MTMs & MTMs & MTMs & MTMs & MTMs & MTMs


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