Innovation for Virtualization - VMwaredownload3.vmware.com/.../track3/T3_S2_PPT3_IBM.pdf · 2008-11-18 · Innovation for Virtualization ... Kashish Karnick System x Specialist IBM

Innovation for VirtualizationLooking at Critical Technologies for Virtualization Platforms

Kashish Karnick

System x Specialist

IBM India

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Critical Designs for Scale Up Virtual Consolidation3

Critical Designs for Scale Out Virtualization4

How to Get Started5

Technology Trends1

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Designs for Differing Customer Needs

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Virtualization Strategies

Scale UP Virtualization

Fastest x86 Server in the world

Scalable to 96 cores with 1TB RAM

Mainframe Inspired

Scale OUT Virtualization

High Availability

Scalability

Low Cost Entry

x4 Architecture

Enhanced Snoop Filter

Separate Bridges for faster I/O

34.1GBps

2x the number of Memory Lanes

(vs 21.3Gbpsfor Clarksboro)


� IBM’s 4P x3850 M2 server delivered 29% better performance-per-watt than HP’s 4P server.

� IBM’s 8P x3950 M2 server delivered 36% better performance-per-watt than HP’s 4P server.

� IBM’s 4P x3850 M2 server consumed 14% less powerthan HP’s 4P server.

� IBM’s 8P x3950 M2 server consumed 20% less powerthan 2 HP 4P servers.

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� IBM’s 4P x3850 M2 server delivered 12% better performance than HP’s 4P server.

� IBM’s 8P x3950 M2 server delivered 118% better performance than HP’s 4P server.

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Look at what the benchmarks prove…Best-in-the-world virtualization performance

IBM’s 4- and 8-socket Intel Xeon quad-core servers deliver up to 118% better performance than HP’s 4-socket Intel Xeon quad-core servers.

Look at what the benchmarks prove…Best-in-the-world virtualization performance

IBM’s 4- and 8-socket Intel Xeon quad-core servers deliver up to 118% better performance than HP’s 4-socket Intel Xeon quad-core servers.

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Consolidation & Virtualization


VMMark BenchmarksIBM holds overall industry leadership for 24- and 32-core performance on VMmark benchmark

IBM holds overall industry leadership for 24- and 32-core performance on VMmark benchmark

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DP vs. MP VMware Sizing

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Sizing Guide: Max Recommended VM’s per system, for Peak Utilization of 2VCPU configs

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eX4 is GREEN

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Data source: Creating Energy-Efficient Data Centers, , U.S. Department of Energy , Data Center Facilities and Engineering Conference , May 18, 2007

Power andCooling

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Power Consumption

in Watts Higher byHeat Output

in BTU/HrIBM 3850M2 770 2,625 HP 580G5 1,021 33% 3,481 Dell R900 1,065 38% 3,631 Sun X4450 895 16% 3,053

Source: Results calculated using the vendors publicly available calculators


Performance/Watt Efficiency

8% better performance

15% less power

27% better performance per watt

http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Clients/Reports/IBM/IBMvCon0208.pdf


eX4 High Availability

Features only available on IBM eX4

PFA on 6 server subsystems

LightPath Diagnostics

Call Home / Advanced Service Support

Hot-Swap PCI adapters

Active Memory™ Subsystem

Hot Swap Memory

Memory Mirroring

Memory ProteXion™ Technology


Memory ProteXion™ “saves VM lives”

ECC or Advanced ECC FAILS with only two bad bits from different DRAMs

eX4 with Memory ProteXion™ will continue to run with two completely bad DRAMS�Mainframe level Reliability brought over from IBM System z

VirtualizationDEMANDS THESE ENTERPRISE FEATURES


What is Your Business Worth?

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Blades For SMB

BladeCenter S

Server Blades 6 of any type

Storage 12 Dedicated slots12 TB max in RAID 5

Local Console KVM Switch included

Office Installation Office Enablement Kit

Price $4,649 AUD Web(full power. Fans, DVD, KVMmounting and line cords standard)


HA Design Point

Dual Backplane

Dual/Redundant Connectors

Redundant Power Busses

Fabric Failover

Solid State HDD

Unplugged Diagnostics

BladeCenter S – Internal Architecture

Redundant Backplanes

Switches

Full-featured SAN enables VMware & Vmotion

• Share storage (RAID 5) across servers• Integrate Networking• Redundant Switches• Manage via KVM switch

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An entire VMware stack (servers, networking, storage), is now within a BladeCenter S chassis


IBM Office Enablement Kit

•Additional space for other equipment

•Acoustic Module further reduces noise

•Lockable front door security

•Optional Air Filtering front cover


Open, Virtualized Fabrics

Fully compatible- Cisco, BNT, Brocade, Qlogic, McData & IBM switches- Optical & Copper Passthru Modules

Proprietary- Only works with 1 HP Ethernet and 1 HP Fibre switch

Scalable- Supports 100 chassis in one pool- Reduces complexity and administration

Limited Scalability- Only 4 chassis in one pool- Requires more Administrator management of pools

Cost Effective- Standard switches- $14.5k for Ethernet + Fibre + Open Fabric Manager

(one chassis)

Expensive- Only proprietary switches (higher priced)- $39.4k for Ethernet + Fibre + VC Enterprise Manager

(one chassis)

� Visit the IBM Stand in the Exhibition Hall

� See eX4 and BladeCenter Virtualization in action.

� Ask the IBM Virtualization Solution Gurus about a Pilot or POC

How to get started

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eX4 – Scale UP Virtual Consolidation

� Performance

� Green

� High Availability

Faster Memory Design

Wide Parallel Bus

Narrow Serial bus

BufferOnBoard

HP/Dell/SunFBDIMM

IBM eX4 RDIMM

Cost Savings with MP Scale Up

30 5

92,000$ 3,067$

2 64,200$

2,140$ 43%

# 2vCPUs Config Cost Cost/VM6 18,400$ 3,067$

# 2vCPUs Config Cost Cost/VM16 32,100$ 2,006$

x3650, 2*3.0GHz QC, 16GB

x3850M2, 4*2.93GHz QC, 24GB

11219

349,600$ 3,121$

7 224,700$

2,006$ 56%

� Divide the List Price by the Peak VM’s for each config� The Cost per VM is much lower with the Scale Up solution

� Consolidating a small number of machines -> VM’s� No great difference

� Bigger savings with Large numbers of VM’s

# VM's 12 # Servers Needed 2

Config Cost 36,800$ Cost/VM 3,067$

# Servers Needed 1 Config Cost 32,100$

Cost/VM 2,675$ Saving 15%

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