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Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet Table of Contents Client Challenges and e. X 5 Opportunity e. X 5 Systems Overview Maximize Memory Minimize Cost Simplify Deployment Workload Optimized 2 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet Client challenges with enterprise workloads Database, Virtualization, Transaction processing Memory Capacity § More virtual machines § Larger virtual machines Do More With Less § Buy what they need when they need it § License Fees § Bigger databases § Operational Expense § Faster database performance § Energy and mgmt expenses § Greater server utilization § Fit more into the datacenter they have today § Reduce cost to qualify systems Simplify § Speed time from deployment to production § Optimized performance for their workload needs § Get more out of the people, IT, and spending they have § Flexibility to get the IT they need, the way they need it Difficult challenges create an opportunity for innovation 4 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet Turning “opportunity” into results Building on industry standards with unique innovation § The broadest portfolio of flexible enterprise rack and blade systems § Lower entry points to enterprise technology § The most memory with unique expansion capabilities § The fastest integrated data access § Maximum flexibility with node partitioning § Optimized configurations for target workloads Innovation that uniquely meets client requirements 5 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet Opportunity for Innovation Introducing IBM System x e. X 5 Family of Servers 5 th Generation of the industry leading enterprise x 86 architected servers Ø Leveraging IBM’s deep history of innovation Ø Over $800 M invested in innovation over 10 years of collaboration Ø #1 marketshare for enterprise workload x 86 servers 2 x the memory capability of competitors’ offerings Delivering up to 50% savings in virtualization licensing Ø Delivering up to 50% savings in database licensing Ø Lowering cost of acquisition and simplifying deployment Decoupling processors/memory Ø Delivering up to 34% savings in management Ø Unprecedented flexibility in deployment Ø Leadership through Innovation 66 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet The next generation of x 86 is here!! Maximize Memory • Over 5 x more memory in 2 sockets than current x 86 (Intel® Xeon® 5500 Series) systems • Nearly 6 x more memory than any 4 -socket x 86 system available today • More memory delivers 60% more virtual machines for the same license cost Minimize Cost • 50% less VMware license cost on e. X 5 for same number of virtual machines • Save over $1 M USD in external database storage costs Simplify Deployment • Leverage IBM Lab Services experts to configure and install hardware and software • Workload Optimized solutions reduce deployment from months to days • IBM Systems Director provides automated image deployment and pre-configured server identity 8 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet e. X 5 leadership for an evolving marketplace with increasing demands 5 th Gen: Breakthrough performance, ultimate flexibility, simpler management 4 th Gen: First x 86 server to break 1 Million tpm. C 3 rd Gen: First x 86 server with Hot -swap memory 2010 5 th Generation 2 nd Gen: First x 86 server with 100 #1 Benchmarks 1 st Gen: First x 86 server with scalable 16 processor design 10 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet e. X 5 Portfolio — Systems for a Smarter Planet System x 3850 X 5 Consolidation, virtualization, and database workloads being migrated off of proprietary hardware demanding more addressability Blade. Center HX 5 4 U / 4 -Way Scalable Broad coverage for most enterprise applications, server consolidation, virtualized workload enablement. 11 Demand for minimum footprint as well as integrated networking infrastructure has increased the growth of the blade form factor. System x 3690 X 5 Powerful and scalable system allows some workloads to migrate onto 2 -socket design that delivers enterprise computing in a dense package © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet IBM System x 3850 X 5 Flagship System x platform for leadership scalable performance and capacity Versatile 4 -socket, 4 U rack-optimized scalable enterprise server provides a flexible platform for maximum utilization, reliability and performance of compute- and memory-intensive workloads. Maximize Memory – – 64 threads and 1 TB capacity for 3. 3 x database and 3. 6 x the virtualization performance over industry 2 -socket x 86 (Intel Xeon 5500 Series) systems MAX 5 memory expansion for 50% more virtual machines and leadership database performance Minimize Cost – – Lower cost, high performance configurations reaching desired memory capacity using less expensive DIMMs e. XFlash 480 k internal IOPs for 40 x local database performance and $1. 3 M savings in equal IOPs storage Simplify Deployment – – 12 Flex. Node Partitioning and Automatic Node failover for maximum flexibility and application uptime Pre-defined database and virtualization workload engines for faster deployment and faster time to value System Specifications ü 4 x next-generation Intel Xeon Nehalem EX CPUs ü 64 to 96 DDR 3 DIMMs ü 6 open PCIe slots (+ 2 additional) ü Up to 8 x 2. 5” HDDs or 16 x 1. 8” SSDs ü RAID 0/1 Std, Optional RAID 5/6 ü 2 x 1 GB Ethernet LOM ü 2 x 10 GB Ethernet SFP+ Virtual Fabric / FCo. EE ü Scalable to 8 S, 192 DIMM ü Internal USB for embedded hypervisor ü IMM, u. EFI & IBM Systems Director © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet x 3850 X 5: 4 -socket 4 U x 86 (Nehalem EX) platform (2 x) 1975 W Rear Access Hot Swap, Redundant P/S (8 x) Memory Cards for 64 DIMMs – 8 1066 MHz DDR 3 DIMMs per card 2 x 10 Gb Ethernet Adapter 6 x - PCIe Gen 2 Slots (+2 additional) (4 x) Intel Xeon CPU’s RAID (0/1) standard, RAID 5/6 Optional (2 x) 120 mm Hot Swap Fans 2 x 60 mm Hot Swap Fans (8 x) Gen 2 2. 5” Drives or 2 e. XFlash packs DVD Drive Dual USB 13 Light Path Diagnostics © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet IBM Blade. Center HX 5 Scalable high end blade for high density compute and memory capacity Scalable blade server enables standardization on same platform for two- and four-socket server needs for faster time to value, while delivering peak performance and productivity in high-density environments. Maximize Memory – – 1. 7 x greater performance over 2 -socket x 86 (Intel Xeon 5500 Series) systems while using same two processor SW license MAX 5 memory expansion to 320 GB in 60 mm for over 25% more VMs per processor compared to competition Minimize Cost – – Upgrade to 80 DIMM for max memory performance or to save up to $6 K by using smaller, less expensive DIMMs Memory bound VMWare customers can save over $7 K in licensing with memory rich two socket configurations Simplify Deployment – – 14 Get up and running up to 2 X faster by qualifying a single platform for 2 and 4 socket server needs Partitioning of 4 socket to two 2 sockets without any physical system reconfiguration, and automatically fail over for maximum uptime System Specifications ü 2 x next-generation Intel Xeon Nehalem EX CPUs ü 16 x DDR 3 VLP DIMMs ü MAX 5 memory expansion to 2 socket 40 DIMM ü Scalable to 4 S, 32 DIMM or 4 S, 80 DIMM ü Up to 8 I/O ports per node ü Up to 2 x SSDs per node ü Optional 10 GB Virtual Fabric Adapter / FCo. EE ü Internal USB for embedded hypervisor ü IMM, u. EFI, and IBM Systems Director © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet HX 5 4 -Socket Blade Top view of 4 -socket system shown 4 x SSD drives (1. 8”) (2 per node) 4 x IO Expansion Slots (2 x CIOv + 2 x CFFh) 32 x VLP DDR 3 Memory (16 per node) 2 x Intel Xeon 7500 Series CPUs 16 x memory buffers (8 per node) 2 x 30 mm nodes Scale Connector Additional Features ü Internal USB for embedded hypervisor ü Dual & redundant I/O and Power ü IMM & UEFI 15 HX 5 Configurations – 2 S, 16 D, 8 I/O ports, 30 m – 4 S, 32 D, 16 I/O ports, 60 mm © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet IBM System x 3690 X 5 Industry’s first high end scalable 2 -socket for maximum memory and performance High-end 2 -socket, 2 U scalable server offers up to four times the memory capacity of today’s 2 -socket servers with double the processing cores for unmatched performance and memory capacity. Maximize Memory – – 33% more cores and 5 x more memory capacity for 1. 7 x more transactions per minute and 2 x more virtual machines than 2 -socket Intel Xeon 5500 Series systems MAX 5 memory expansion for additional 46% more virtual machines and leadership database performance Minimize Cost – – Achieve 4 -socket memory capacity with 2 -socket software license costs and cheaper “ 2 -socket only” processors e. XFlash 720 k internal IOPs for 40 x local database performance and $2 M savings in equal IOPs storage Simplify Deployment – – 16 Flex. Node Partitioning and Automatic Node failover for maximum flexibility and application uptime Pre-defined database and virtualization workload engines for faster deployment and faster time to value System Specifications ü 2 x next-generation Intel Xeon Nehalem EX CPUs ü 32 to 64 DDR 3 DIMMs ü 2 x 8 PCIe slots, 2 x 8 Low Profile slots ü Up to 16 x 2. 5” HDDs or 32 x 1. 8” SSDs ü RAID 0/1 Std, Opt RAID 5 ü 2 x 1 GB Ethernet ü Optional 2 x 10 GB SFP+ Virtual Fabric / FCo. EE ü Scalable to 4 S, 64 DIMM or 128 DIMM ü Internal USB for embedded hypervisor ü IMM, u. EFI, and IBM Systems Director © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet x 3690 X 5: 2 -socket 2 U (Nehalem EX) platform Scaling ports (1 x) x 16 (full height, full length or (2 x) x 8 (1 full size, 1 full height / half length) (2 x) PCIe x 8 Low Profile 32 x DDR 3 Memory DIMMs 16 in upper mezzanine (pictured) 16 below (4 x) N+N 675 W Rear Access Hot Swap Redundant P/S Light Path Diagnostics 8 x Memory Buffers DVD Drive (4 x) 60 mm Hot Swap Fans Dual USB (16 x) Gen 2 2. 5” Drives or 3 e. XFlash packs 17 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet e. X 5 Rack System Configurations Leadership high end x 86 performance and flexibility Memory Enhanced x 3690 X 5 w/ MAX 5 (4 S 64 DIMM) (4 S 128 DIMM) x 3850 X 5 (8 S 128 DIMM) x 3850 X 5 w/ MAX 5 (8 S 192 DIMM) Memory Enhanced x 3690 X 5 w/ MAX 5 (2 S 64 DIMM) Base Systems x 3690 X 5 (2 S 32 DIMM) 18 x 3850 X 5 w/ MAX 5 (4 S 96 DIMM) x 3850 X 5 (4 S 64 DIMM) © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet IBM Blade. Center Scalable Blades Maximum performance and flexibility for database and virtualization in a a blade HX 5 Blade with MAX 5 Bringing the goodness of e. X 5 to blades… § Snaps onto base blade (sold as a bundle w/ base HX 5) § Enables more memory than any other blades Never before seen levels of scaling… § 2 -socket, 30 mm building block § 2 -socket 4 -socket w/ logical partitioning Common Building Block 2 P, 30 mm 2 -socket, 16 DIMM 8 I/O ports 30 mm 4 -socket, 32 DIMM 16 I/O 60 mm Max compute density! § Up to 32 cores in a 1¼ U equivalent space § Modular scalability in 2 -socket increments to get to 4 -socket § Targeted for database, and compute intensive simulations 19 2 -socket, 40 DIMM 8 I/O 60 mm 4 -socket, 80 DIMM 16 I/O 120 mm Blade leadership! § Up to 30% more VMs than max competition blade § Flexible configurations & unmatched memory capacity, scaling from 1 -socket, 32 D 4 -socket, 80 D § Uses processors that cost up to 30% less than the competition for scaling § Targeted for Virtualization & DB for customers that need a blade form factor © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet e. X 5 Systems & Innovations e. X 5 Systems: § § x 3850 X 5; enhances the current generation with more capability than ever HX 5; extends the value of Enterprise X-Architecture to Blade. Center x 3690 X 5; a new design offering best density for enterprise computing Workload Optimized Systems; for ex. x 3950 X 5, the highest capability x 86 system ever e. X 5 Innovations: § § § 20 MAX 5; exclusive to e. X 5, enabling up to 2 x the memory capacity e. XFlash; exclusive to e. X 5, 97% less expensive for same database performance Flex. Node; exclusive to e. X 5, enables changeable systems to best match client needs © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet MAX 5: Memory Access for e. X 5 Greater productivity and utilization through memory expansion and flexibility Take your system to the MAX with MAX 5 MAX memory capacity MAX - An additional 32 DIMM slots for x 3850 X 5 and x 3690 X 5 - An additional 24 DIMM slots for HX 5 MAX virtual density MAX - Increase the size and number of VMs MAX flexibility MAX - Expand memory capacity, scale servers, or both MAX productivity - Increase server utilization and performance MAX license optimization MAX - Get more done with fewer systems 21 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet MAX 5 for x 3690 X 5 and x 3850 X 5 Lightpath Diagnostics Hot swap fans System removes from chassis for easy access 32 Memory DIMMs QPI Ports Firehawk Chipset EXA Ports 22 Memory Buffers § QPI attaches to systems § EXA Scalability to other memory drawers © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet MAX 5 for HX 5 MAX 5 HX 5 6 x memory buffers HX 5+MAX 5 Configurations – 2 S, 40 D, 8 I/O ports, 60 m – 4 S, 80 D, 16 I/O ports, 120 mm 23 Fire. Hawk Ø 6 SMI lanes Ø 4 QPI ports Ø 3 scalability ports 24 x VLP DDR 3 memory © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet e. XFlash — Maximum internal storage performance Combination of solid-state disk technology and highspeed controller architecture deliver extreme performance to replace limited IOPs of traditional HDDs Maximize performance - Up to 200 x performance increase for local databases - 99% better performance per watt for database-type workloads Maximize cost savings - 100 to 1 replacement ratio of traditional drives, replacing thousands of drives and cables - $670, 000 hardware savings per e. XFlash pack over equal IOPs HDDs - Up to 40 x greater solution density over traditional HDD solution Maximize reliability - RAID 5/6 controller for redundant data storage reliability at 37. 5% greater capacity - Greater reliability over traditional HDDs 24 e. XFlash Features ü ü ü Up to 3 e. XFlash packs in x 3690 X 5 (2 in x 3850 X 5) Up to 240, 000 IOPs read-only per e. XFlash pack Up to 87, 000 IOPs RAID 5/6 read/write mix per e. XFlash pack Up to 1. 6 TB per e. XFlash pack Hot swappable, front accessible, modules © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet Flex. Node feature allows a single System to dynamically become two distinct systems or back again Flex. Node benefits include: One 4 P System Two 2 P Systems Scheduled Provisioning: Run scale-out apps by day on a 2 P system and scale-up jobs by night on 4 P system Optimize SW licensing costs: Execute partitions to optimize SW licensing costs when priced per socket Faster Qualification: Qualify a single platform for 2 - and 4 -socket server needs Built-in virtualization: Run multiple OSs on the same box without hypervisor overhead Greater security: Workload isolation to assure quality of service 25 25 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet Flex. Node Automatic Node Failover Automatic node failover maximizes systems uptime What is it… § If one node in a multi-node system experiences a fatal error and a shutdown, the system will reboot as a single-node § After reboot the remaining system continues to operate without the failed node Customer value… § Greater uptime: Automatic reboot brings the e. X 5 system back online faster than manual intervention. Monolithic multi-socket systems down until the fatal error resolved. § Simpler management: Easier identification of the failure Competitors’ 8 -socket systems Back up and running! Automatic reboot 26 Down until help arrives! Total system failure © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet 64 -bit applications and mainstream virtualization are accelerating need for more memory More memory delivers: § More virtual machines § Larger virtual machines § Bigger databases § Faster database performance § Greater server utilization VM 28 and / or VM and / or DB DB © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet MAX 5 for e. X 5 racks and blades enables systems to support more memory than x 86 limits MAX 5 enables up to 2 x DIMMs of memory per system 29 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet Eliminate the memory bottleneck and get the most from your virtualization investment with MAX 5 82% Same 2 S license cost more VMs 50% Same number of VMs license cost x 3690 X 5 with MAX 5 2 S competition server x 3690 X 5 with MAX 5 4 S competition server Software licensing hypervisor cost: $3, 500 per processor. Memory is constrained before processors are fully utilized. 31 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet The new standard in storage performance e. XFlash delivers integrated solid-state disk technology and a high-speed controller architecture. Same performance as 97% less expensive spinning disks For same 1, 000 user database performance Power reduced to 32 800 1% of spinning disks © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet Two socket ideal for large system consolidation Up to 78% higher cost per VM with HP 2 P server HX 5 with MAX 5 for more VMs per blade • Over 2. 2 x DIMMs compared to 2 P DP system • 2 e. X 5 systems do the work of 5 HP systems PLUS competition up to 41% more expensive for same performance x 3690 X 5 with MAX 5 for more VMs per rack • Up to 5 x memory over 2 P DP system • 2 e. X 5 systems do the work of 4 HP servers PLUS competition up to 78% more expensive for the same performance 2 nd server 4 th server 2 nd server 5 th server 2 nd server 33 41% higher Relative System Cost 2 nd server 35% higher 78% higher © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet Simplify deployment with automated image deployment and preconfigured server Identity § Deploy virtual or physical systems easily by using Automated Image Deployment with Tivoli Provisioning Manager (TPM) § Pre-configure server identity for Blade. Center HX 5 with Open Fabric Manager § Remotely re-purpose e. X 5 systems using Node Partitioning feature e. X 5 systems remotely § Setup automatic recovery parameters of an e. X 5 system § Automatic update using hands-off retrieval of update package § System guardian capability with new Integrated Service Advisor for “call home” capabilities § Minimizing security-related downtime with e. X 5 hardware security and available IBM solutions from Tivoli and/or IBM Virtual Server Security for VMware * IBM Systems Director 6. 1 can help save 34% in administrative costs. “Challenges of Operational Management for Enterprise Server Installations, ” International Technology Group, © 2008 35 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet Extending Virtual Fabric to the e. X 5 portfolio …fast, flexible and reliable IO that fits into your existing datacenter! Virtual Fabric Adapters Customer Impact Virtual • Multiple protocols from a single component • Multiple virtual ports from single physical port • Virtual Fabric does not require additional Fibre Channel adapters and switches • One network infrastructure reduces Capital Expenditure Fast • 10 Gb/s for 10 x the bandwidth • Line rate performance (36 Gbps for dual port) • TCIP/IP stateless offloads and TCP Chimney Offload • Provide maximum bandwidth with minimal use of CPU resources Scalable • Up to 8 Virtual NICs or mix of v. NICs and CNA. • Configure to the exact number of ports VMware recommends – no wasted bandwidth or ports • Upgrade to FCo. E or HW i. SCSI* Flexible Reliable • Upgrade when ready with no rip and replace • Four operating Modes: p. NIC Ethernet, v. NIC Ethernet, • i. SCSI* or FCo. E or combination • • Available across System x and Blade. Center • Hardware parity, CRC, ECC and other advanced error • checking • Backed by field-proven IBM and Emulex reliability and support Fits within a customer’s existing datacenter Lower cost and faster ROI Virtual Fabric provides higher uptime and faster recovery in case of failure Three Virtual Fabric Adapters to Choose From Blade CFFh Integrated PCIe Option Extended Edge Connector 36 *i. SCSI support on Blade. Center only © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet e. X 5 Lab Services helps clients with skills transfer and hands-on training § Lab Services cover specific client workload: – Accelerator Services for e. X 5 Virtualization Enablement – Accelerator Services for e. X 5 Database Enablement – Accelerator Services for e. X 5 Enterprise Application Enablement § Services will cover: – – – 37 Performance assessment for virtualization or database workload Help on migration of workloads to a virtualized environment Help on migration of existing databases to e. X 5 systems MAX 5 benefit assessment e. XFlash benefit assessment Systems management best practices review © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet Simplifying deployment for targeted customer workloads I need a solution for my workload. I need… the right balance of processing, memory and IO … that is pre-configured for the performance I need… that is tested with industry leading ISV software… that utilizes industry leading technology innovations … that reduces my capital and operating expenses … with no trade-off in business productivity… that gives me the flexibility to grow with my business… that will stay running, and won’t go down… that is easy to setup, manage, & service… available in blades and racks to fit my datacenter… Implemented on the highest performance x 86 platform. 39 Wow… we can do all of that… Let me tell you about e. X 5 Workload Optimized Servers. © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet Purchase Solution Architecture Ship Build Software Solution Architecture Build Software IBM Integration Testing Hardware System x Servers Purchase Ship IBM Customer Owned Purchase Customer Owned IBM offers full-spectrum of implementation integration Solution Integrated Hardware Workload Optimized Systems Workload Optimized Solutions Example: Data Warehouse x 3850 X 5 Server 40 x 3950 X 5 Database Model IBM workload optimized solution © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet e. X 5 workload optimized systems x 3950 X 5 is the flagship workload optimized system § Built on the highest performance x 86 system ever! § Optimized, pre-configured, pre-tested, for leadership performance on targeted workloads. § Designed and tested with industry leading ISV partners § Combining IBM innovations, and industry standard components to deliver a leadership x 86 platform § IBM experts helped tune and config the x 3950 for the best performance for each workload. Delivering customer value… § 3 x the performance of today’s current platform. § Save $670 K USD in database storage per e. XFlash pack for your demanding storage environments § 50% more virtual machines for same software licensing 41 © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet e. X 5 database optimized systems Capabilities § High speed access for hot data at up to a million IO per sec § Up to 4. 8 TB of high speed capacity per server § Custom high speed direct connect adapter, and custom high speed RAID 5/6 adapter choices for targeted use-cases Benefits § Up to 200 x faster local database performance § Minimize costs replacing 80 storage enclosures for a $670, 000 USD cost savings and a 97% reduction in energy § Maximum reliability with custom high speed RAID 5/6 flash adapter and individual front access, hot-swap components 42 IOPS of 2, 932 HDDs in one server © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet e. X 5 virtualization optimized systems Capabilities § MAX 5 expansion for up to a 512 GB of added memory § Large quantity of smaller, cheaper DIMMs per system § Choice of hypervisor options for maximum customer environment flexibility Benefits § Up to 5. 3 x the number of virtual machines of single VMware license industry standard 2 U Intel Xeon 5500 Series system § Up to 3 x the number of virtual machines of single VMware license competitor Intel Xeon 5500 Series system § Integrated hypervisor for simpler deployment and management 43 4 x the VMs of industry standard 2 socket 2 U systems © 2010 IBM Corporation

Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet e. X 5 is purpose built for high end workloads IBM MAX 5 for Enhanced Memory Capacity Technology § Increasing the total addressable memory for in memory database § Highly reliable memory mirroring, without capacity tradeoffs § Delivering greater memory capacity and bandwidth for enhanced performance IBM e. XFlash for High IOPS Database performance § § Maximum internal IOPS for high performance local and tiered databases IBM unique High IOPS drive in high density form factor for 2 x the SSDs Up to 32 Hot Swappable SSDs per system for simplified maintenance RAID 5/6 and high speed non-raided designs to fit different database architectures § Blade side-car for up to 6 x the flash capacity in a blade form factor Integration, ease of implementation § Single part number machine models for easy reference and purchase § Tiered and local database models § Available in 4 -socket rack, 2 -socket rack, and scalable blade form factors Available in future Workload Optimized Solutions 44 © 2010 IBM Corporation

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