Power Blades Implementation

© 2009 IBM CorporationSTG Technical Conferences 2009

Power Blades Implementation

Mike Schambureck with help from Janus [email protected], IBM Systems Lab Services and Training

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STG Technical Conferences 2009

Power Blades Implementation © 2009 IBM Corporation

AgendaWhere to start an IBM i on blade implementationHardware overview:

– Power blade servers technical overview

– New expansion adapters

– BladeCenter S components and I/O connections

– BladeCenter H components and I/O connections

– Switch module portfolio

– Expansion adapter portfolio for IBM iVirtualization overview

– VIOS-based virtualization

– IVM overview

– Storage options for BladeCenter H and BladeCenter S

– Multiple Virtual SCSI adapters

– Virtual tape

– Active Memory Sharing on blade4Q 2009 enhancements

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Where Do I Start with Installing IBM i on Blade?

• Latest versions at: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html

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IBM BladeCenter JS23 Express

2 sockets, 4 POWER6 cores @ 4.2 GHzEnhanced 65-nm lithography32 MB L3 cache per socket 4 MB L2 cache per core8 VLP DIMM slots, up to 64 GB memoryFSP-1 service processor2 x 1Gb embedded Ethernet ports (HEA)2 PCIe connectors (CIOv and CFFh)1 x onboard SAS controllerUp to 1 SSD or SAS onboard diskEnergyScale™ power managementPowerVM Hypervisor virtualization

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4 sockets, 8 POWER6 cores @ 4.2 GHzEnhanced 65-nm lithography32 MB L3 cache per socket 4 MB L2 cache per core16 VLP DIMM slots, up to 128 GB memoryFSP-1 service processor4 x 1Gb embedded Ethernet ports (HEA)4 PCIe connectors (CIOv and CFFh)1 x onboard SAS controllerUp to 2 SSD or SAS onboard disksEnergyScale™ power managementPowerVM Hypervisor virtualization

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IBM BladeCenter JS43 Express SMP Unit Only

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IBM BladeCenter JS12

1 socket x 2 cores@ 3.8 GHz

SAS disk drive

PCI-X (CFFv)connections

PCIe (CFFh)connection

P5IOC2 I/O chip (2 HEA ports)

Service Processor

SAS Exp. Adapter

8 DDR2 DIMMs64 GB max

SAS disk drive

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IBM BladeCenter JS22

2 sockets x 2 cores@ 4 GHz

SAS disk drive

PCI-X (CFFv)connections

PCIe (CFFh)connection

P5IOC2 I/O chip (2 IVE ports)

Service processor

SAS Controller

4 DDR2 DIMMs32 GB max

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Combination Form Factor (CFF) allows for 2 different expansion adapters on the same blade

CFFv (Combo Form Factor – Vertical)Connects to PCI-X bus to provide access to switch

modules in bays 3 & 4

Vertical switch form factor

Supported for IBM i: SAS (#8250)

CFFh (Combo Form Factor – Horizontal)Connects to PCIe bus to provide access to the switch

modules in bays 7 – 10

Horizontal switch form factor, unless MSIM used

Supported for IBM i: Fibre Channel and Ethernet (#8252)

SerDes

PCI-X

PCI-Express

SM3SM4

HSSM2HSSM4

HSSM1HSSM3

CFFX

CFFE

CFFv and CFFh I/O Expansion Adapters

Note: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments for hardware supported by IBM i: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html

CFFh

CFFv

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Combination I/O Form Factor – Vertical is available only on JS23 and JS43

CFFv adapters not supported on JS23 and JS43

CIOvConnects to new PCIe bus to provide access to switch

modules in bays 3 & 4

Vertical switch form factor

Supported for IBM i: SAS passthrough (#8246), Fibre Channel (#8240, #8241, #8242)

Can provide redundant FC connections

CFFh Connects to PCIe bus to provide access to the switch

modules in bays 7 – 10

Horizontal switch form factor, unless MSIM used

Supported for IBM i: Fibre Channel and Ethernet (#8252)

CIOv and CFFh I/O Expansion Adapters


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Meet the BladeCenter S – Front View

Supports up to 6 BladeServers

SAS and SATA disks can be mixed

SAS disks recommended for IBM i production

RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1 supported with RAID SAS Switch Module (RSSM)

Separate RAID arrays for IBM i recommended

Shared USB portsand CD-RW / DVD-ROM Combo Battery Backup Units for use only with RAID SAS

Switch Module

7U

Service label cards slot enable quick and easy reference to BladeCenter S

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Four Blower modules standard

Top: AMM standardBottom: Serial Pass-thru Module optional

Top(SW1) & Bottom(SW2) left: Ethernet Top(SW3) & Bottom(SW4) right: SASBoth CIOv (#8246) and CFFv (#8250) adapters supported

7U

Hot-swap Power Supplies 3 & 4 are optional, Auto-sensing b/w 950W / 1450W

Hot-swap Power Supplies 1 & 2 are standard, Auto-sensing b/w 950W / 1450W

Power supplies 3 and 4 required if using > 1 blade

Meet the BladeCenter S – Rear View

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BladeCenter S Midplane - Blade to I/O Bay Mapping

PCI-X (CFFv) or PCIe (CIOv)Blade Daughter Card

eNet, Fibre, SAS, SAS RAID

PCI-E (CFFh)Blade Daughter Card

BC-S Mid-Plane

I/O Bay 1Ethernet Bay

I/O Bay 3ENet Switch

FibreSAS

SAS Switch Bay

I/O Bay 4ENet SwitchFibreSAS SAS Switch Bay

I/O Bay 2Option Bay

Blade #1

“A”

“B”

Blade #6

Blade #2Blade #3

Blade #4Blade #5

D.C. Blade #1D.C. Blade

#2D.C. Blade #3D.C. Blade

#4D.C. Blade #5D.C. Blade

#6

C.C. Blade #1C.C. Blade

#2C.C. Blade #3C.C. Blade

#4C.C. Blade #5C.C. Blade

#6

“A”

“B”

“A”

“B”

AMM Bay

RAID Battery Bay

RAID Battery Bay

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BladeCenter H - front view

Front System Panel

Power Module 1 and Fan

pack

Front USB

CD DVD- drive

Power Module 2

Filler

Power Module 4 and Fan

pack

Power Module 3

Filler

Blade Filler

HS20 Blade # 1

9U

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IBM BladeCenter H - Rear View

I/O Module bay 2

Power Connector 1

Power Connector 2

I/O Module bay 4

Rear LED panel and Serial connector

Advanced Management

Module 1Blower Module 1 and 2

I/O module bay 9 and 10

Advanced Management Module 2 slot

I/O Module bay 3

Left Shuttle release lever

I/O module bay 7 and 8

Right Shuttle release lever

I/O Module bay 6

I/O Module bay 1

I/O Module bay 5

Ethernet switch

Ethernet switch

SAS or Fibre

Channel module

• Multi-Switch Interconnect Module

• Ethernet switch (left side bay 9)

• Fibre Channel switch (right side bay 10)

• Multi-Switch Interconnect Module

• Ethernet switch (left side bay 9)

• Fibre Channel switch (right side bay 10)

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On-Board DualGbit Ethernet

POWERBlade Server #1

MIDPLANE

Switch #1Ethernet

Blade #N

Switch #2Ethernet


QLogic CFFh Expansion Card:• Provides 2 x 4Gb Fibre Channel connections to SAN • 2 Fibre Channel ports externalized via Switch 8 & 10• Provides 2 x 1 Gb Ethernet ports for additional networking• 2 Ethernet ports externalized via Switch 7 & 9SAS CFFv Expansion Card:• Provides 2 SAS ports for connection to SAS tape drive• 2 SAS ports externalized via Switch 3 & 4

SAS CFFv Expansion Card

Switch #3

Switch #4QLogic CFFh Expansion Card

Switch #7

Switch #8

Switch #9

Switch #10

BCH: CFFv and CFFh I/O Connections

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POWERBlade Server #1

MIDPLANE

Switch #1Ethernet

Blade #N

Switch #2Ethernet


CIOv Expansion Card:• 2 x 8Gb or 2 x 4Gb Fibre Channel• OR, 2 x 3Gb SAS passthrough• Uses 4Gb or 8Gb FC vertical switches in bays 3 & 4• OR, 3Gb SAS vertical switches in bays 3 & 4• Redundant FC storage connection option for IBM iCFFh Expansion Card:• 2 x 4Gb and 2 x 1Gb Ethernet

CIOv Expansion Card

Switch #3

Switch #4QLogic CFFh Expansion Card

Switch #7

Switch #8

Switch #9

Switch #10

BCH: CIOv and CFFh I/O Connections

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BladeCenter Ethernet I/O ModulesNortel L2-7 GbE Switch

ModuleCisco Systems

Intelligent Gb Ethernet Switch Module

Nortel Layer 2/3 Gb Ethernet Switch

Modules

Nortel L2/3 10GbE Uplink Switch Module

Copper Pass-Through Module

Intelligent Copper Pass-Through Module

Nortel 10Gb Ethernet Switch Module


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BladeCenter Fibre Channel I/O ModulesCisco 4Gb 10 and 20 port Fibre Channel

Switch Modules

Brocade 4Gb 10 and 20 port Fibre Channel

Switch Modules

QLogic 8Gb 20 port Fibre Channel Switch

Module

QLogic 4Gb 10 and 20 port Fibre Channel

Switch Module

Brocade Intelligent 8Gb Pass-Thru Fibre Channel

Switch Module

Brocade Intelligent 4Gb Pass-Thru Fibre Channel

Switch Module


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BladeCenter SAS I/O ModulesBladeCenter S SAS

RAID Controller Module

BladeCenter SAS Controller Module

• Supported only in BladeCenter S• RAID support for SAS drives in chassis• Supports SAS tape attachment• No support for attaching DS3200 • 2 are always required

• Supported in BladeCenter S and BladeCenter H• No RAID support• Supports SAS tape attachment• Supports DS3200 attachment


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SAS RAID Controller Switch ModuleRAID controller support provides additional protection options for BladeCenter S storage

SAS RAID Controller Switch Module– High-performance, fully duplex, 3Gbps speeds – Support for RAID 0, 1, 5, & 10 – 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 Switch Modules (#3734) 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 DS3200IBM i is not pre-installed with RSSM configurations

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Multi-switch Interconnect Module for BCH

MSIM

• Installed in high-speed bays 7 & 8 and/or 9 & 10

• Allows a “vertical” switch to be installed and use the “horizontal” high-speed fabric (bays 7 – 10)

• High-speed fabric is used by CFFh expansion adapters

• Fibre Channel switch module must be installed in right I/O module bay (switch bay 8 or 10)

• If additional Ethernet networking required additional Ethernet switch module can be installed in left I/O module bay (switch bay 7 or 9)

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#8252 QLogic Ethernet and 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh)

#8250 LSI 3Gb SAS Dual Port Expansion Card (CFFv)

I/O Expansion Adapters

#8246 3Gb SAS Passthrough Expansion

Card (CIOv)

#8240 Emulex 8Gb Fibre Channel

Expansion Card (CIOv)

#8242 QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel


#8241 QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel



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Virtualization Overview

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VIOS / IVM

LinuxClient

AIXClient

HEA HEAHEAHEA

CFFh FC exp card

USB

HEA

DS3400

DS4700 DS4800

DS8100 DS8300

SVC

FC Switch

DVD

AMM / LAN Console

IVM / Virtual Op Panel

SAS Switch

CFFv SASexp card

SAS-attached LTO4 tape drive

(virtual tape)

SAS

LAN

VIOS, IVM and i on Power BladeVIOS = Virtual I/O Server =

virtualization software in a partition

Does not run other applications

First LPAR installed on blade

VIOS owns physical hardware (Fibre

Channel, Ethernet, DVD, SAS)

VIOS virtualizes disk, DVD,

networking, tape to i partitions

IVM = Integrated Virtualization

Manager = browser interface to manage

partitions, virtualization

IVM installed with VIOS

i uses LAN console through Virtual

Ethernet bridge in VIOS

SSD

orCIOv SAS exp card

and/or

CIOv FC exp card

or

DS3200*

* Not supported with RSSM

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Browser-based interface, supports Mozilla Firefox and Internet ExplorerPart of VIOS, no extra charge or installationPerforms LPAR and virtualization management on POWER6 blade

Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) Introduction

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IVM Example: Create i Partition

Fewer steps than HMC

IVM uses several defaults

Virtual I/O resources only for

IBM i partitions

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VIOS Host

Virtual SCSI connection

i Client

DVD

hdiskX LUNs DDxx

/dev/cd0 DVDOPTxx

CFFh

USB

BladeC

enter midplane

Power BladeMedia tray

MSIM with Fibre Channel I/O module inside

Storage, Tape and DVD for i on JS12/JS22 in BCH


With BCH and JS12/JS22, IBM i can use:Fibre Channel storage (MSIM, FC module and CFFh adapter required)

SAS storage (SAS module and CFFv adapter required)

SAS tape (SAS module and CFFv adapter required)

USB DVD in BladeCenterPhysical I/O resources are attached to VIOS, assigned to IBM i in IVM

Storage LUNs (physical volumes) assigned directly to IBM i; storage pools in VIOS not used

Fibre Channel I/O module

CFFv

SAS I/O module

Fibre Channel Storage

SAS Storage and/or tape

DS3200

TS2240

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VIOS Host


i Client

DVD

hdiskX LUNs DDxx

/dev/cd0 DVDOPTxx

CFFh

USB

BladeC

enter midplane


MSIM with Fibre Channel I/O module inside

Storage, Tape and DVD for i on JS23/JS43 in BCH


CIOv

Fibre Channel I/O module

OR

CIOv

SAS I/O module

Fibre Channel Storage

SAS Storage and/or tape

With BCH and JS23/JS43, IBM i can use:Fibre Channel storage (MSIM, FC module and CFFh adapter required; or FC module and CIOv adapter required)

Redundant FC adapters can be configured (CFFh and CIOv)SAS storage (SAS module and CIOv adapter required)

SAS tape (SAS module and CIOv adapter required)

USB DVD in BladeCenterPhysical I/O resources are attached to VIOS, assigned to IBM i in IVM


DS3200

TS2240

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VIOS Host


IBM i Client

DVD

hdiskX LUNs DDxx

/dev/cd0 DVDOPTxx

SASCFFv

USB

BladeC

enter midplane


Non-RAID SAS module in I/O Bay 3/4

Storage, Tape and DVD for i on JS12/JS22 in BCS

RAID SAS module in I/O Bay 3 & 4

SAS drives in BCS

DS3200

TS2240


With BCS and JS12/JS22, IBM i can use:SAS storage (SAS module and CFFv adapter required)

SAS tape (SAS module and CFFv adapter required)

USB DVDDrives in BCS, TS2240, DS3200 supported with Non-RAID SAS Switch Module (NSSM)Only drives in BCS and TS2240 supported with RAID SAS Switch Module (RSSM)Physical I/O resources are attached to VIOS, assigned to IBM i in IVM


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VIOS Host IBM i Client

DVD

hdiskX LUNs DDxx

/dev/cd0 DVDOPTxx

SASCIOv

USB

BladeC

enter midplane


Non-RAID SAS module in I/O Bay 3/4

Storage, Tape and DVD for i on JS23/JS43 in BCS

With BCS and JS23/JS43, IBM i can use:SAS storage (SAS module and CIOv adapter required)

SAS tape (SAS module and CIOv adapter required)

USB DVDDrives in BCS, TS2240, DS3200 supported with Non-RAID SAS Switch Module (NSSM)Only drives in BCS and TS2240 supported with RAID SAS Switch Module (RSSM)Physical I/O resources are attached to VIOS, assigned to IBM i in IVM


RAID SAS module in I/O Bay 3 & 4

SAS drives in BCS

DS3200

TS2240



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Storage and Tape Support

Storage support– BladeCenter H and JS12/JS22/JS23/JS43:

– SAS – DS3200 – Fibre Channel – DS3400, DS4700, DS4800, DS8100, DS5020, DS5100,

DS5300, XIV, DS8300, DS8700, SVC– Multiple storage subsystems supported with SVC

– BladeCenter S and JS12/JS22/JS23/JS43:– SAS – BCS drives; DS3200 (only with NSSM)

Tape support– BladeCenter H and BladeCenter S:

– TS2240 LTO-4 SAS – supported for virtual tape and for VIOS backups– TS2230 LTO-3 SAS – not supported for virtual tape, only for VIOS backups

– NEW support for Fibre Channel tape library support announced 20/10/2009!– Enables access to tape libraries 3584 (TS3500) and 3573 (TS3100 and

TS3200) – Requires selected 8GB Fibre Channel Adapters

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Configuring Storage for IBM i on BladeStep 1: Perform sizing

– Use Disk Magic, where applicable

– Use the PCRM, Ch. 14.5 – http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/perfmgmt/resource.html

– Number of physical drives is still most important

– VIOS itself does not add significant disk I/O overhead

– For production workloads, keep each i partition on a separate RAID array

Step 2: Use appropriate storage UI and Redbook for your environment to create LUNs for IBM i and attach to VIOS (or use TPC or SSPC where applicable)

Storage Configuration Manager for NSSM and

RSSM

DS Storage Manager for DS3200, DS3400, DS4700,

DS4800

DS8000 Storage Manager for DS8100 and DS8300

SVC Console for SVC

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Configuring Storage for IBM i on Blade, Cont.Step 3: Assign LUNs or physical drives in BCS to IBM i

– ‘cfgdev’ in VIOS CLI necessary to detect new physical volumes if VIOS is running

– Virtualize whole LUNs/drives (“physical volumes”) to IBM i

– Do not use storage pools in VIOS

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Multiple Virtual SCSI Adapters for IBM iSince VIOS 2.1 in November 2008, IBM i is no longer limited to 1 VSCSI connection to VIOS and 16 disk + 16 optical devices

What IVM will do:– Create 1 VSCSI server adapter in VIOS for each IBM i partition created

– Create 1 VSCSI client adapter in IBM i and correctly map to Server adapter

– Map any disk and optical devices you assign to IBM i to the first VSCSI server adapter in VIOS

– Create a new VSCSI server-client adapter pair only when you assign a tape device to IBM i

– Create another VSCSI server-client adapter pair when you assign another tape device

What IVM will not do:– Create a new VSCSI server-client adapter pair if you assign more than 16 disk devices to

IBM i

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Multiple Virtual SCSI Adapters for IBM i, Cont.Scenario I: you have <=16 disk devices and you want to add virtual tape

– Action required in VIOS:– In IVM, click on tape drive, assign to IBM i partition

– Separate VSCSI server-client adapter pair created automatically

Scenario II: you have 16 disk devices and you want to add more disk and virtual tape– Actions required in VIOS:

– In VIOS CLI, create new VSCSI client adapter in IBM i– VSCSI server adapter in VIOS created automatically

– In VIOS CLI, map new disk devices to new VSCSI server adapter using ‘mkvdev’– In IVM, click on tape drive, assign to IBM i partition

For details and instructions, see IBM i on Blade Read-me First: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.html

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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 SAS for BladeCenter ONLY– Fibre Channel attached tape libraries 3584 (TS3500) and

3573 (TS3100 and TS3200)

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

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Virtual Tape Hardware and Virtualization

VIOS Host

Separate Virtual SCSI connection

IBM i Client

CFFv SAS

BladeC

enter midplane

Power Blade

SAS I/O moduleSAS-attached LTO4 tape drive (TS2240)

/dev/rmt0

TS2240 LTO4 SAS tape drive attached to SAS switch in BladeCenter:– NSSM or RSSM in BCS (shown above)

– NSSM in BCHFibre Channel attached tape libraries 3584 (TS3500) and 3573 (TS3100 and TS3200) in BC-HVIOS virtualizes tape drive to IBM i directlyTape drive assigned to IBM i in IVMTape drive available in IBM i as TAPxx, type 3580 model 004

TAP013580 004RAID SAS I/O

module

ORCIOv SAS

OR

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Assigning Virtual Tape to IBM i

No action required in IBM i to make tape drive available– If QAUTOCFG is on (default)

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Migrating IBM i to Blade

Virtual tape makes migration to blade similar to migration to tower/rack server:– On existing system, go save option 21 on tape media

– On blade, use virtual tape to perform D-mode IPL and complete restore

– Existing system does not have to be at IBM i 6.1– Previous-to-current migration also possible

IBM i partition saved on blade can be restored on tower/rack server– IBM i can save to tape media on blade

For existing servers that do not have access to tape drive, there are two options:– Save on different media, convert to supported tape format as a service, restore from

tape

– Use Migration Assistant method

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VIOS Host

Virtual LAN connection

i Client

IVE

BladeC

enter midplane

Power Blade

Ethernet I/O module Embedded Ethernet

ports on blade

Local PC for:

AMM browser IVM browser LAN console LAN

IVE (HEA)

Virtual Ethernet bridge

LAN console

Production interface

CMN01

10.10.10.5

10.10.10.20

10.10.10.35

10.10.10.37

10.10.10.38

CMN02IVE (HEA)

VIOS is accessed from local PC via embedded Ethernet ports on blade (IVE/HEA)For both IVM browser and VIOS command lineSame PC can be used to connect to AMM and for LAN console for IBM i

For i connectivity, IVE/HEA port is bridged to Virtual LAN

Networking on Power Blade

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LAN Console for i on Power Blade

Required for i on Power blade

Uses System i Access software on PC (can use same PC for IVM connection)

Full console functionality

Uses existing LAN console capability

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PowerVM Active Memory SharingPowerVM Active Memory Sharing is an advanced memory virtualization technology which intelligently flows memory from one partition to another for increased utilization and flexibility of memory usage

Memory virtualization enhancement for Power Systems– Partitions share a pool of memory – Memory dynamically allocated based on partition’s workload

demands

Extends Power Systems Virtualization Leadership– Capabilities not provided by Sun and HP virtualization offerings

Designed for partitions with variable memory requirements– Workloads that peak at different times across the partitions– Active/inactive environments– Test and Development environments– Low average memory requirements

Available with PowerVM Enterprise Edition– Supports AIX 6.1, i 6.1, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11– Partitions must use VIOS and shared processors– POWER6 processor-based systems

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IVM Example: Working with AMS

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Enhancements for IBM i and Power BladesN_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) Support for IBM i

– Provides direct Fibre Channel connections from client partitions to SAN resources

– Simplifies the management of Fibre Channel SAN environments

– Enables access to Fibre Channel tape libraries– Supported with PowerVM Express, Standard, and Enterprise Edition

– Power blades with an 8Gb PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter

Power Hypervisor

VIOS

Virtual FC AdapterFC Adapter Virtual FC Adapter

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Virtual SCSI NPIV

EMC

The VSCSI model for sharing storage resources is storage virtualizer. Heterogeneous storage is pooled by the VIOS into a homogeneous pool of block storage and then allocated to client LPARs in the form of generic SCSI LUNs. The VIOS performs SCSI emulation and acts as the SCSI target.

With NPIV, the VIOS' role is fundamentally different. The VIOS facilitates adapter sharing only, there is no device level abstraction or emulation. Rather than a storage virtualizer, the VIOS serving NPIV is a passthrough, providing an FCP connection from the client to the SAN.

IBM i

VIOS

FC HBAs

DS5000

generic scsi disk

generic scsi disk

SVC

SAN

IBM i

FCPVIOS

FC HBAs

SAN

SCSI

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Additional 4Q Enhancements for IBM i on Blade

Support for IBM i (through VIOS) and AIX for CFFh 1Gb Eth/8Gb FC combo card

– Supported on JS12, JS22, JS23, JS43

– Only adapter with NPIV support for JS12 and JS22

– FC ports supported only, not Ethernet

Converged Network Adapter with support for 10Gb Ethernet and 8Gb FC (FC over Ethernet)

– FC support for IBM i is with VSCSI only

– NPIV not supported

QLogic 1Gb Ethernet and 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh)

10 GbE/8Gb FC Converged Network Adapter (CFFh)

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System & Metode, Denmarkwww.system-method.com

• IBM Business Partner• Software Solutions & Hosting company

Focuses on very small / old existing installations• 1 BladeCenter S chassis• 1 JS12 POWER6 blade• 2 HS21 x86 blades

• Provides hosting services to several clients/companies•1 IBM Virtual IO Server 2.1 (VIOS) host LPAR •3 IBM I 6.1 client LPARs – for different customers

Pros:• Cheap hardware compared to traditional Power servers• Possible to get customers that would potentially have switched to the “dark side…”• FlexibleCons:• Complex, requires three different skills sets (Blade, VIOS, IBM i) • Difficult backup in early stages (2 step process). Now great with virtual tape.

IBM i and BladeCenter S

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IBM Systems Lab Services Virtualization ProgramWhat is it?

– Free presales technical assistance from Lab Services– Help with virtualization solutions:

– Open storage– Power blades– IBM Systems Director VMControl– Other PowerVM technologies

– Design solution, hold Q&A session with client, verify hardware configuration

Who can use it?– IBMers, Business Partners, clients

How do I use it?– Contact Lab Services for nomination form; send form in– Participate in assessment call with Virtualization Program team– Work with dedicated Lab Services technical resource to design solution before

the sale

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Service Voucher for IBM i on Power Blade

• Let IBM Systems Lab Services and Training help you install i on blade!• 1 service voucher for each Power blade AND IBM i license purchased• http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/hardware/editions/services.html

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Further Reading

IBM i on Blade Read-me First: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.htmlIBM i on Blade Supported Environments: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/blades/ibmi.htmlIBM i on Blade Performance Information: http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/perfmgmt/resource.htmlService vouchers: http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/hardware/editions/services.htmlIBM i on Blade Training: http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/support/itc/educ.html

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