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System x New Product Overview

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet

© 2012 IBM Corporation2

System xSmarter Systems for a Smarter Planet

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Take advantage of the benefits from System x infrastructure solutions

Quality

Value

Performance

Predictive Failure Analysis New Light Path Diagnostics Redundant HS disks, fans and power Tool-less design

Feature on Demand New management module

– Fast boot time & remote presence High efficiency thermal and power design

eXFlash Slotless, multi-vendor flexible networking Integrated RAID card Significant performance boost

Lower the risk of virtualizing your business-critical applications

The capabilities you need now and the ability to scale as your business needs grow

Pool your IT resources to put data and computing power where it’s needed most



System x Infrastructure: Servers

System x3630 M4

System x3250 M4

System x3750 M4

iDataPlex dx360 M4

System x3550 M4

System x3650 M4

General Business

High Performance

Value 2-socket

Entry 1-socket

System x3500 M4

System x3100 M4

System x3300 M4

Entry priced Up to 32GB of memory

Up to 6 cores per CPU Up to 192GB of memory Maximum storage capacity Upgradable networking

Up to 8 cores per CPU Up to 768GB of memory 10Gb networking Flexible RAID design

Optimized for HPC Up to 4 CPUs per 2U

NEW

NEWSystem x3530 M4



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The IBM x3530 M4 General Business 2S 1U Server

Density comes to the General Business Portfolio

Flexibility Choose 2.5” or 3.5” HDDs Flexible RAID solutions 2+2 scalable networking via FoD Cost optimized UDIMM or RDIMM memory Redundant fans

Innovative design with New features Support latest Intel Sandy Bridge EN processors (priced below EP) Cost effective ServeRAID C105 solution + advanced HW RAID options Smart use of FoD: 2+2 1Gb, choice between shared and dedicated system management port

Advanced RAID up sells Great deal of reuse high volume parts (PSUs, HDD, memory) Selection of energy efficient fixed and hot swap PSU options

Ideal Workload Business infrastructure, File & print, web serving, Web 2.0, virtualization, Light database, ERP

applications, small HPC install Full range of clients: Small Medium business, Large enterprise

Processors Sandy Bridge EN up to 95W

#Socket 2

Form factor 1U Rack

Memory SlotsMax Memory

12 slots (UDIMM/RDIMM/); 192GB (16GB DIMMs avail. 2-4 weeks after GA), 384GB with 32GB DIMM-Post GA

Media bays Optional DVD

Disk Drive type SAS/SATA

HDD bays 4x 3.5” SS/HS HDDs or 8x 2.5” HS

RAID(SR-C105 avail.

after GA)

ServerRAID C105 with RAID 5 upgrade key, Slotless RAID and advanced HW RAID option

NIC/TPM 4x 1Gb on board ( 2 std, up sell 2 ports by FoD) / standard TPM

PCIe (x16/x8) 2 PCIe slots (x16/x8) (1/0 or 0/2) + Slotless RAID x4

Power 1.Fixed 460W ( new )2.Redundant 460W 3.Redundant 675W HE

USB portsVGA ports

2 front / 4 Rear / 1 internal 1 front (CTO)/ 1 back

Fan Design NHS Redundant Fans

Light Path Basic LED; Optional advanced lightpath as sell up

System MGMT IMM2, shared or dedicated port optional

Warranty 3 years

The right combination of Cost, Density, Features and Efficiency.



2 use cases in 1 product Optimized for cost and capacity with large 3.5” HDD support Start with SW RAID or slotless HW RAID which allows to upgrade to advanced

RAID without consuming PCI slot CFF PSU including Platinum 80plus options Lowest cost/TB and highest TB/U Redundant fans + HS PSU to support general business applications FoD upgrades make things easy to stock and install for partners or clients

Innovative design with New features Supporting the Intel latest Sandy Bridge EN processors Innovative networking with FoD 2+2 up sell, system management port choice

between shared and dedicated option Proven DDR3 technology with choice of UDIMM and RDIMM Rich remote experience with IMM2

Best For Web 2.0, File & print, web serving, Enterprise business infrastructure, virtualization, HPC, virtual PC consolidation, ERP applications and Database Full range of clients: Small business, Large enterprise

The IBM x3630 M4 General Business 2S 2U Server

½ of the worlds most powerful 2U portfolio

Processors Sandy Bridge EN up to 8 cores up to 95W

# Socket 2

Form factor 2U Rack

Memory SlotsMax Memory

12 slots (UDIMM/RDIMM), Support 2DPC@1600MHz192GB (16GB DIMMs avail. 2-4 weeks after GA)/384GB (Post GA)

Media bays Optional DVD or Tape (Entry Value Model)

Disk Drive NL 3.5” SAS/SATA

HDD bays 4 or 8 x 3.5” SS SATA or 8 x 3.5” HS SAS/SATA (Entry Value Model)12 + 2 x 3.5” HS (Storage Rich Model)

RAID SW RAID or Slotless, Advanced HW RAID (Entry Value Model) Avail. Post GA

Slotless RAID, advanced HW RAID (Storage Rich Model)

NIC/TPM 4 x 1Gb on board (2 standard, plus optional 2 ports by FoD) / standard TPM

PCIe (x16/x8) 2 PCIe slots (x16/x8) (1/0 or 0/2) + Slotless RAID x4 for 1st CPU2 PCIe slots (x16/x8) (1/0 or 0/2) with 2nd CPU14 HDDs models support 2 PCIe slots, optional upgrade Slotless RAID from x4 to x8 with 2nd CPU installed

Power 550W/750W. Redundant, 80PLUS Platinum certified

USB portsVGA ports

2 front / 4 Rear / 2 internal (for hypervisor and tape)1 front (Entry Value Model) / 1 Rear

Fan Design NHS Redundant System Fans

Light Path Standard Lightpath upgradable to advanced Lightpath (Entry Value Model)Basic LED Lightpath (Storage Rich Model)

System MGT. IMM2, shared (w/NIC) or dedicated port

Warranty 3/3 years (parts/labor)



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Ultra-Dense 4 Sockets, 48 DIMM slots within a 2U form factor

– More efficiently use rack space and datacenter resources to reduce infrastructure costs

Up to 32 1.8” SSDs or 16 2.5” HDDs– Maximize storage performance within a 2U form factor with exclusive IBM eXFlash SSD technology

Up to 8 PCIe I/O slots– Balance your processing power with I/O bandwidth to optimize productivity and increase performance

Optimized for Price/Performance Up to 24 Cores of processing power and 1.5TB of memory

– Cost conscious solution for business critical workloads that do not need investment in mission critical RAS or node scalability

– 72% better floating point performance than Westmere processors– Support for fast 1600MHz memory bus speeds

Replace traditional HDD with SSD with eXFlash – Increase storage reliability, save space and improve performance– Maximum storage performance with only 1/3 of the investment in PCIe based flash storage solutions

IBM System x3750 M4

Ultra-Dense System x four socket platform optimized for price / performance



E5-2600 – IBM x3550/x3650 M4(Romley EP) Highest Performance

Max Memory

Density and Cost Optimized 2S

Lowest Cost(1S only)

E5-2400 – IBM x3530/x3630 M4(Romley EN)

Up to 24 DIMMs Up to 80 PCIe lanes Two QPI links

Up to 12 DIMMs Up to 48 PCIe lanes One QPI link

Up to 4 DIMMs Up to 20 PCIe lanes

E5-4600 – IBM x3750 M4Density and

Cost Optimized 4S

Up to 4 CPUs Up to 48 DIMMs Up to 160 PCIe lanes Two QPI links per

CPU (ring topology)

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Intel Sandy Bridge Processors (E3 & E5)

E3-1200 – IBM x3250 M4



New IBM System x M4 - Innovative Design with New FeaturesBetter Power and Thermal design

Better Power and Thermal design - As data centers grow, power and cooling costs are becoming a larger piece of the IT budget. According to EPA's report to Congress, data centers will account for nearly 3% of total US electricity consumption by 2011. IBM has always been focused on help clients reduce their energy consumption through greater efficiency and innovation. This new generation of servers is no exception to this IBM tradition and provide clients with an even greater power efficiency than pervious generations.

Choice of 3 Redundant Power supplies that are 80PLUS platinum power (94%) efficiency design

Energy Star Compliance- Servers that earn the ENERGY STAR will, on average, be 30 percent more energy efficient than standard servers(1). The IBM System x3650 M4 is slated to be Energy Star Compliant by 2Q12

(1) Source: US Environmental Protection Agency – Energy Star Website – Click here for more details(2) As measured by spec SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark over pervious generation

37% Increased Energy Efficiency(2)



Internal View

Flexible Networking: With the expansion of 10GbE technology on the rise, the IBM System x3650 M4 gives the client the chose of not only leveraging this new technology but also provides a wide variety of vendors solutions. All of this, while not taking up valuable PCIe slots through our innovative mezzanine design

Ethernet Ports – The x3550 M4 and x3650 M4 come standard with 4x 1GbE ports and 1x 1GbE IMM port

Upgrade to 10GbE technology – The mezzanine design allows the user to easily upgrade to the 10GbE solution that is right for their business.

• Available 10GbE solutions from Emulex, Brocade & Qlogic

• Does not require the use of a PCIe slot

New IBM System x M4 - Innovative Design with New FeaturesFlexible Networking



New IBM System x M4 - Innovative Design with New FeaturesNew RAID options

Internal View

New RAID options: The x3650 M4 now has RAID on the motherboard allowing users to get all of the benefits or Hardware RAID 0/1 without using a valuable PCIe slot. In addition to including HW RAID, IBM has expanded the RAID portfolio providing more options, better performance and more flexible.

RAID Options – Standard w/ ServeRAID 5110e

– Cacheless RAID 5/50 Upgrade

– 512MB Cache with RAID 5/50 Upgrades

– 2GB/1GB/512MB Flash with RAID 5/50 Upgrade

– RAID 6/60 with Upgrade with Feature on Demand

StandardServeRAID 5110e - RAID

0/1

Hardware Upgrades Feature on Demand Upgrades

ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Cache/RAID 5 ServeRAID M5100 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5

ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit

New Technology

ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Flash/RAID 5

New Technology

ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6 Upgrade

ServeRAID M5100 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5

ServeRAID M5100 Series 2GB Flash/RAID 5

ServeRAID M5100 Series Performance Accelerator

ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Caching Enabler



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IBM BladeCenter HS23

What is it…– New 2-socket, 30mm blade server with enhanced I/O capability– Based on Romley-EP chipset (Sandy Bridge)– Follow-on product to HS22 and HS22V

Customer importance…– Delivers a robust set of features valued by clients focused on performance

• 2x ports of integrated 10GbE w/ upgrade path to 4x 10GbE ports• Up to 18 total ports of IO/blade• Run multiple protocols (FCoE/iSCSI)• 2 Romley-EP processors• 16 memory DIMMs & 2 Hot-swap HDDs

– Backwards compatibility for previous chassis investment– Time-to-market with the industry’s leading processor vendor

IBM imperative…– Maintains the $1.5B BladeCenter franchise– Protects backward compatibility for the 200,000 chassis install base– This will drive ~45% of IBM BladeCenter sales in 2012

Next generation 2S blade optimized for performance & highly scalable I/O!



BladeCenter 2012 Positioning

HS23E

2 SocketEntry

HS23

2 SocketGeneral Purpose

HX5

2-4 SocketHigh-end

HX5 w/MAX 5

2 SocketHigh End

Workloads Infrastructure apps Rack-to-blade migrationGridBranch office/point of sale

• Rack-to-blade

Mainstream virtualization and cloud computing

Does many things very well (workhorse)

Broad enterprise applicationsHigh performance enterprise

• Max virtualization performance

• HPC

• Max virtualization and database performance

• Business intelligence

• SAP

Features • Lowest absolute cost

• Lowest absolute power consumption

• Hot-swap storage

• Density

• OS4690

• Balanced proc, memory, storage, & I/O

• Integrated 10Gb Virtual Fabric

• High availability & manageability

• Hot-swap storage

• Scalable 2-to-4+

• Density

• Max IO

• Optional 2x 1.8” SSDs w/HW RAID

• Add 24 DIMMs on top of HX5 base

• Firehawk chip

• Scale mem and procs at lower cost

Differentiation • Low cost point

• Great green story

• BCS-optimized

• Blade for retail

• Flexibility and Scalability

• Compatibility with E chassis

• Cooling & RAS

• Max compute density

• Max IO

• Node partitioning

• Node failover

• Max memory density

• Node partitioning

• Node failover



Systems Management



112/04/1014

Improvements in IMMv2 HW Design

Feature on Demand for IMMv2

Easy Serviceability

Enhanced Security

Performance & Reliability

CRTM (core root of trust measurement) on boot. TPM inside IMMv2 (trusted platform module) IMMv2 accepts only trusted signed updates Runtime firmware measurements with attestation

Three levels of manageability Basic Standard*

• Remote Presence Advanced*

• Mobile interface

Text Logs

Alerting

First Failure Data Capture

More responsive

30%-50% Faster Power-On

IMM-UEFI Decoupled Boot

Responsibility for flash device management

Innovative design of the new IMMv2

Note: Current IMM & IMMv2 firmware not interchangeable

*requires upgrade fee



Feature on Demand (FoD) Overview

Feature keys for the FoD can be purchased just like other options

You buy the features you need now with the ability to grow your system later without costly rip and replace(Pay as You Grow)

Allows for upgrades in the field

FoD is the capability to activate or “unlock” features integrated in System x products. The feature is in the firmware or software but

“locked” until the activation key is installed.

Benefits Secure and customer friendly process --

Easy to use process for customers or IBM Business Partners (BPs)

Feature activation can be done on server or chassis at the time of the server/chassis sale or at a later time

FoD enables ease of installation, reduced inventory, and faster fulfillment of options



IBM Mobile Systems Remote

Apple App Store (Posted March 3, 2011)>2000 App Downloads

Web Site http://ibmremote.com



PR/SM

DeployConfigure Chassis

Push OS Image*

Configure Access

UpdateCheck Complianc

ePush

Firmware and Drivers

Download Updates

MonitorTrack Power Usage

Record Performanc

e

Notify on HW Problem

ControlRemote Console

Cap Power*

Migrate VM

* Fee based plug-in required

IBM® Systems Director platform management

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IBM Systems Director can help save 34% in administrative costs

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IBM Systems Director Service and Support Manager is a no-charge “call-home” plug-in to automatically report hardware problems and collect system service information for monitored systems (Electronic Service Agent tool)

SSM can monitor, track, and capture system hardware errors and service information and report them directly to IBM support

IBM Systems Director Service and Support Manager

Quality



A Complete Solution



IBM BNT RackSwitch G8124EBringing Virtual Fabric to System x rack servers

IBM BNT RackSwitch G8264 (10 / 40GbE) Optimized for High-Performance Computing

Juniper EX2200 (1GbE) Cost effective 1GbE Top of Rack Switch

IBM BNT RackSwitch G8000 & G8052 (1/ 10Gbe)Upgradeable entry switch

IBM Ethernet Switch J48E (Juniper 1 / 10GbE)High speed Virtual Chassis

1Gb

E/1

0Gb

E10

Gb

E10

Gb

E/4

0Gb

E

1Gb

E Campus Networking and Entry Datacenter

Extend Coverage in market sweet spot

Juniper Networks EX4500 Ethernet Switch 10GbE Data Center and Aggregation switch

Market trend / future proofing

Market leadership

IBM RackSwitch G8316 (40GbE) 1st cost efficient 40Gb Ethernet Aggregation Switch

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Rack System Enclosure

Optimized equipment mounting in a secure packaged solution.

Console

Sleek design and innovative features, such as the built-in DVD Drive and USB, allow administrators to do more right from the console tray.

KVM Console Switches

Highly-scalable KVM switch allows administrators complete control of systems at the rack or across the globe.

Power Distribution Unit (PDU)

Efficiently distributes power and flexible design allows for easy mounting.

Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)

Deliver superior power protection and battery backup for continuous operation.

Extended Battery Module (EBM)

Prolongs UPS battery run time.

System x is a complete infrastructure solution

Software tools

Interfaces provide complete monitoring, measurement and management of installed servers and power devices

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Networking

Full top of rack switch portfolio, providing open standard end-to-end network solutions.



Key Features Benefits System x and BladeCenter offer

a wide choice of operating systems.

Broadens the application offerings available, increasing the ways clients can put System x servers to work.

Operating systems available for purchase with new hardware.

Purchasing the OS is as convenient as purchasing any other System x option, such as hard drives, memory or network and storage adapters.

Each OS includes a native type 1 hypervisor for virtualization and may also be used as a guest with other OS hypervisors.

Creates a highly flexible, cost effective infrastructure that can quickly and easily adapt to business changes.

Broad OS portfolio and support delivers customer choice, convenience and confidence


