Power Blades Implementation

Power Blades Implementation

Mike Schambureck with help from Janus Hertz
schambur@us.ibm.com,
IBM Systems Lab Services and Training

STG Technical Conferences 2009 © 2009 IBM Corporation

STG Technical Conferences 2009

Agenda
Where to start an IBM i on blade implementation
Hardware 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 i
Virtualization overview
– VIOS-based virtualization
– IVM overview
– Storage options for BladeCenter H and BladeCenter S
– Multiple Virtual SCSI adapters
– Virtual tape
– Active Memory Sharing on blade
4Q 2009 enhancements

2 Power Blades Implementation © 2009 IBM Corporation


Where Do I Start with Installing IBM i on Blade?

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



IBM BladeCenter JS23 Express

2 sockets, 4 POWER6 cores @ 4.2 GHz
Enhanced 65-nm lithography
32 MB L3 cache per socket
4 MB L2 cache per core
8 VLP DIMM slots, up to 64 GB memory
FSP-1 service processor
2 x 1Gb embedded Ethernet ports (HEA)
2 PCIe connectors (CIOv and CFFh)
1 x onboard SAS controller
Up to 1 SSD or SAS onboard disk
EnergyScale™ power management
PowerVM Hypervisor virtualization




4 sockets, 8 POWER6 cores @ 4.2 GHz
Enhanced 65-nm lithography
32 MB L3 cache per socket
4 MB L2 cache per core
16 VLP DIMM slots, up to 128 GB memory
FSP-1 service processor
4 x 1Gb embedded Ethernet ports (HEA)
4 PCIe connectors (CIOv and CFFh)
+ 1 x onboard SAS controller
Up to 2 SSD or SAS onboard disks
EnergyScale™ power management
PowerVM Hypervisor virtualization



IBM BladeCenter JS43 Express SMP Unit Only



IBM BladeCenter JS12
SAS disk drive SAS disk drive
8 DDR2 DIMMs
64 GB max

SAS Exp.
Adapter

1 socket x 2 cores
@ 3.8 GHz

P5IOC2 I/O chip
(2 HEA ports)
PCI-X (CFFv)
connections
Service Processor

PCIe (CFFh)
connection



IBM BladeCenter JS22

4 DDR2 DIMMs SAS disk drive
2 sockets x 2 cores 32 GB max
@ 4 GHz

SAS
Controller

P5IOC2 I/O chip
(2 IVE ports)
PCI-X (CFFv)
connections
Service processor

PCIe (CFFh)
connection



CFFv and CFFh I/O Expansion Adapters
Combination Form Factor (CFF) allows for 2
different expansion adapters on the same HSSM1
blade HSSM3

CFFv (Combo Form Factor – Vertical)
Connects to PCI-X bus to provide access to switch CFFX
CFFv SM3
modules in bays 3 & 4 SerDes SM4

Vertical switch form factor PCI-X

Supported for IBM i: SAS (#8250)

CFFh (Combo Form Factor – Horizontal) HSSM2
HSSM4

Connects to PCIe bus to provide access to the switch CFFE
CFFh
modules in bays 7 – 10
Horizontal switch form factor, unless MSIM used
PCI-Express
Supported for IBM i: Fibre Channel and Ethernet
(#8252)

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



CIOv and CFFh I/O Expansion Adapters
Combination I/O Form Factor – Vertical is
available only on JS23 and JS43
CFFv adapters not supported on JS23 and
JS43
CIOv
Connects 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 Note: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments for
(#8252) hardware supported by IBM i:



Meet the BladeCenter S – Front View
Service label cards slot enable quick and easy reference to
BladeCenter S
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

7U

Supports up to 6 BladeServers
Shared USB ports
and CD-RW / DVD-ROM
Combo Battery Backup Units for use only with RAID SAS
Switch Module



Meet the BladeCenter S – Rear View
Hot-swap Power Supplies 3 & 4 are optional, Hot-swap Power Supplies 1 & 2 are
Auto-sensing b/w 950W / 1450W standard, Auto-sensing b/w 950W /
1450W

Power supplies 3 and 4 required if using
> 1 blade

7U

Top: AMM standard
Bottom: Serial Pass-thru Module optional
Four Blower modules
standard
Top(SW1) & Bottom(SW2) left: Ethernet
Top(SW3) & Bottom(SW4) right: SAS
Both CIOv (#8246) and CFFv (#8250) adapters supported



BladeCenter S Midplane - Blade to I/O Bay Mapping
AMM Bay

Blade “A”
I/O Bay 1
#1 Ethernet Bay
“B”
Blade #2
Blade #3
Blade #4
Blade #5 I/O Bay 3
Blade #6 ENet Switch
Fibre SAS Switch Bay
SAS
“A”

“B” RAID Battery Bay
PCI-X (CFFv) or PCIe (CIOv) D.C. Blade
D.C. Blade
#1
Blade Daughter Card D.C. Blade
#2
eNet, Fibre, SAS, SAS RAID D.C. Blade
#3 I/O Bay 4
#4
D.C. Blade ENet Switch
#5
D.C. Blade Fibre
#6 SAS
SAS Switch Bay

“A”
RAID Battery Bay

“B”
C.C. Blade I/O Bay 2
PCI-E (CFFh) C.C. Blade
#1
Blade Daughter Card C.C. Blade
#2 Option Bay
C.C. Blade
#3
C.C. Blade
#4
C.C. Blade
#5
#6
BC-S Mid-Plane



BladeCenter H - front view
Power
Module 3
Power Filler
Module 1
and Fan
pack Front
System
HS20 Panel
Blade # 1

9U CD DVD- drive

Blade Filler
Front USB

Power Power
Module 2 Module 4
Filler and Fan
pack



IBM BladeCenter H - Rear View
• Multi-Switch Interconnect Module
• Ethernet switch (left side bay 9)
I/O module bay
7 and 8 • Fibre Channel switch (right side bay 10)

Power Power
Connector 2 Connector 1
Ethernet SAS or
I/O Module
switch I/O Module bay 1
bay 3 Fibre
I/O Module bay 5 Advanced Channel
Management module
Blower Module 1 Module 1
and 2 Advanced
Ethernet Management
switch I/O Module bay 2 Module 2 slot
I/O Module bay 6 I/O Module
bay 4
Rear LED panel
and Serial
connector Left Shuttle Right Shuttle release lever
release lever I/O module bay 9 and 10
• Multi-Switch Interconnect Module
• Ethernet switch (left side bay 9)
• Fibre Channel switch (right side bay 10)


BCH: CFFv and CFFh I/O Connections

Blade #N On-Board Dual
Switch #1
Gbit Ethernet Ethernet

On-Board Dual
Gbit Ethernet M
I Switch #2
POWER SAS CFFv Ethernet
Expansion Card D
Blade Server #1
P
L Switch #3
QLogic CFFh A
Expansion Card
N Switch #4
E
QLogic CFFh Expansion Card: Switch #7
• 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 & 9
Switch #8
SAS CFFv Expansion Card:
• Provides 2 SAS ports for connection to SAS tape drive Switch #9
• 2 SAS ports externalized via Switch 3 & 4
Switch #10


BCH: CIOv and CFFh I/O Connections

Blade #N On-Board Dual
Switch #1
Gbit Ethernet Ethernet

On-Board Dual
Gbit Ethernet M
I Switch #2
POWER CIOv Expansion Ethernet
Card D
Blade Server #1
P
L Switch #3
QLogic CFFh A
Expansion Card
N Switch #4
CIOv Expansion Card:
E
Switch #7
• 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 Switch #8
• OR, 3Gb SAS vertical switches in bays 3 & 4
• Redundant FC storage connection option for IBM i
CFFh Expansion Card: Switch #9
• 2 x 4Gb and 2 x 1Gb Ethernet
Switch #10


BladeCenter Ethernet I/O Modules
Nortel Layer 2/3 Gb Cisco Systems Nortel L2-7 GbE Switch Nortel L2/3 10GbE
Ethernet Switch Intelligent Gb Ethernet Module Uplink Switch Module
Modules Switch Module

Copper Pass-Through Nortel 10Gb Ethernet Intelligent Copper
Module Switch Module Pass-Through Module

Note: See IBM i on Power Blade Supported Environments for hardware
supported by IBM i:



BladeCenter Fibre Channel I/O Modules
Cisco 4Gb 10 and 20 Brocade 4Gb 10 and QLogic 8Gb 20 port QLogic 4Gb 10 and 20
port Fibre Channel 20 port Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Switch port Fibre Channel
Switch Modules Switch Modules Module Switch Module

Brocade Intelligent 8Gb Brocade Intelligent 4Gb
Pass-Thru Fibre Channel Pass-Thru Fibre Channel
Switch Module Switch Module

supported by IBM i:



BladeCenter SAS I/O Modules
BladeCenter S SAS
RAID 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

BladeCenter SAS
Controller Module

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

supported by IBM i:



SAS RAID Controller Switch Module
RAID 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 DS3200
IBM i is not pre-installed with RSSM configurations



Multi-switch Interconnect Module for BCH
• Installed in high-speed bays 7 & 8
and/or 9 & 10

• Allows a “vertical” switch to be
MSIM
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)



I/O Expansion Adapters

#8252 QLogic Ethernet and 4Gb Fibre #8250 LSI 3Gb SAS Dual
Channel Expansion Card (CFFh) Port Expansion Card (CFFv)

#8246 3Gb SAS #8240 Emulex 8Gb #8242 QLogic 8Gb #8241 QLogic 4Gb
Passthrough Expansion Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel
Card (CIOv) Expansion Card (CIOv) Expansion Card (CIOv) Expansion Card (CIOv)

supported by IBM i:



Virtualization Overview



VIOS, IVM and i on Power Blade
Linux AIX VIOS = Virtual I/O Server =
Client Client virtualization software in a partition

HEA HEA HEA HEA Does not run other applications
First LPAR installed on blade
VIOS owns physical hardware (Fibre
CFFh FC USB
and/or
CFFv SAS exp card Channel, Ethernet, DVD, SAS)
exp card SAS HEA
or CIOv FC
exp card or VIOS virtualizes disk, DVD,
CIOv SAS
exp card
VIOS / IVM SSD
networking, tape to i partitions
SAS Switch FC Switch IVM = Integrated Virtualization
Manager = browser interface to manage
DS3400 LAN
DVD
DS4700 partitions, virtualization
DS3200* DS4800
IVM / Virtual Op Panel
SAS-attached DS8100 IVM installed with VIOS
LTO4 tape drive DS8300
(virtual tape)
SVC i uses LAN console through Virtual
AMM / LAN Console
Ethernet bridge in VIOS
* Not supported with RSSM



Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) Introduction

Browser-based interface, supports Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer
Part of VIOS, no extra charge or installation
Performs LPAR and virtualization management on POWER6 blade



IVM Example: Create i Partition

Fewer steps than HMC
IVM uses several defaults
Virtual I/O resources only for
IBM i partitions



Storage, Tape and DVD for i on JS12/JS22 in BCH
MSIM with Fibre Channel
I/O module inside VIOS Host i Client
Fibre Channel
Storage hdiskX LUNs DDxx
CFFh
Fibre Channel

BladeCenter midplane
I/O module
Virtual SCSI
connection
SAS Storage and/or tape

DS3200
CFFv Virtual SCSI
SAS I/O module connection
TS2240
USB OPTxx
/dev/cd0 DVD
DVD
Media tray
Power Blade
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 BladeCenter
Physical 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


Storage, Tape and DVD for i on JS23/JS43 in BCH
MSIM with Fibre Channel
I/O module inside VIOS Host i Client
Fibre Channel
Storage hdiskX LUNs DDxx
CFFh
Fibre Channel

I/O module
Virtual SCSI
connection
CIOv
SAS Storage and/or tape
OR

DS3200 CIOv Virtual SCSI
SAS I/O module connection
TS2240
USB OPTxx
/dev/cd0 DVD
DVD
Media tray
Power Blade

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 BladeCenter



Storage, Tape and DVD for i on JS12/JS22 in BCS
SAS drives in BCS Non-RAID SAS VIOS Host IBM i Client
module in I/O Bay 3/4

hdiskX LUNs DDxx

Virtual SCSI
connection

RAID SAS module SAS
TS2240 in I/O Bay 3 & 4 CFFv

DS3200 Virtual SCSI
connection
USB
OPTxx
/dev/cd0 DVD
DVD
Media tray
Power Blade

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 DVD
Drives 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)


Storage, Tape and DVD for i on JS23/JS43 in BCS
SAS drives in BCS Non-RAID SAS VIOS Host IBM i Client
module in I/O Bay 3/4

hdiskX LUNs DDxx

Virtual SCSI
connection
RAID SAS module SAS
TS2240 in I/O Bay 3 & 4 CIOv

DS3200
Virtual SCSI
connection
USB
OPTxx
/dev/cd0 DVD
DVD
Media tray
Power Blade

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 DVD
Drives 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)


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



Configuring Storage for IBM i on Blade
Step 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 DS Storage Manager for DS8000 Storage Manager SVC Console for
Manager for NSSM and DS3200, DS3400, DS4700, for DS8100 and DS8300 SVC
RSSM DS4800



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



Multiple Virtual SCSI Adapters for IBM i
Since 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



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:



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



Virtual Tape Hardware and Virtualization

VIOS Host IBM i Client
SAS-attached LTO4 SAS I/O module

tape drive (TS2240)
CFFv
SAS

OR
OR
/dev/rmt0 TAP01
RAID SAS I/O CIOv Separate
SAS 3580 004
module Virtual SCSI
connection

Power Blade

TS2240 LTO4 SAS tape drive attached to SAS switch in BladeCenter:
– NSSM or RSSM in BCS (shown above)
– NSSM in BCH
Fibre Channel attached tape libraries 3584 (TS3500) and 3573 (TS3100 and TS3200) in BC-H
VIOS virtualizes tape drive to IBM i directly
Tape drive assigned to IBM i in IVM
Tape drive available in IBM i as TAPxx, type 3580 model 004



Assigning Virtual Tape to IBM i

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



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



Networking on Power Blade

VIOS Host i Client
Ethernet
I/O module
Embedded Ethernet

ports on blade
10.10.10.35
IVE
Local PC for: (HEA) CMN01
10.10.10.20
AMM browser Virtual LAN LAN console
IVM browser connection
LAN console
LAN IVE
Virtual 10.10.10.37
Ethernet CMN02
(HEA)
bridge
IVE
Production
interface
10.10.10.38
10.10.10.5 Power Blade

VIOS is accessed from local PC via embedded Ethernet ports on blade (IVE/HEA)
For both IVM browser and VIOS command line
Same 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



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



PowerVM Active Memory Sharing
PowerVM Active Memory Sharing is an advanced memory virtualization Around the World
15
technology which intelligently flows memory from one partition to
another for increased utilization and flexibility of memory usage

Memory Usage (GB)
10
Asia
Americas
Memory virtualization enhancement for Power Systems Europe
5
– Partitions share a pool of memory
– Memory dynamically allocated based on partition’s workload 0
demands Time

Extends Power Systems Virtualization Leadership Day and Night
15
– Capabilities not provided by Sun and HP virtualization offerings

Memory Usage (GB)
10
Night
Designed for partitions with variable memory requirements
Day
– Workloads that peak at different times across the partitions 5

– Active/inactive environments
0
– Test and Development environments Time
– Low average memory requirements
Infrequent Use
15
Available with PowerVM Enterprise Edition #10
#9
– Supports AIX 6.1, i 6.1, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

Memory Usage (GB)
#8
10
#7
– Partitions must use VIOS and shared processors #6
#5
– POWER6 processor-based systems 5
#4
#3
#2
0
Time #1



IVM Example: Working with AMS



Enhancements for IBM i and Power Blades
N_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

VIOS

FC Adapter Virtual FC Adapter Virtual FC Adapter

Power Hypervisor



Virtual SCSI NPIV
IBM i
generic generic IBM i
scsi disk scsi disk EMC

SCSI FCP
VIOS VIOS

FC HBAs FC HBAs

SAN SAN

DS5000 SVC
The VSCSI model for sharing storage resources is With NPIV, the VIOS' role is fundamentally different.
storage virtualizer. Heterogeneous storage is The VIOS facilitates adapter sharing only, there is
pooled by the VIOS into a homogeneous pool of no device level abstraction or emulation. Rather
block storage and then allocated to client LPARs in than a storage virtualizer, the VIOS serving NPIV is
the form of generic SCSI LUNs. The VIOS performs a passthrough, providing an FCP connection from
SCSI emulation and acts as the SCSI target. the client to the SAN.


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

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


IBM i and BladeCenter S

System & Metode, Denmark
www.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…”
• Flexible
Cons:
• Complex, requires three different skills sets (Blade, VIOS, IBM i)
• Difficult backup in early stages (2 step process). Now great with virtual tape.


IBM Systems Lab Services Virtualization Program
What 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



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


Further Reading

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



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