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NeXtScale
Marco van der Hart | Sales Specialist

Waarom noemen wij het NeXtScale?

 Its all about x86 – NeXtScale
 It expands function through Native eXpansion
 And its what’s NeXt in IBM hyperscale computing

IBM NeXtScale System TM© ttec 2013

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Het begon in 2008 – iDataPlex Innovatie voor het Data Center
 Race car design
– Performance centric approach
– Cost efficient
– Energy Conscious
 All-front access
– Reduces time behind the rack
– Reduces cabling errors
– Highly energy efficient
 Low cost, Flexible chassis
– Support for servers, GPUs, and Storage
– Easy to install and service
– Greater density than traditional 1U systems
 Optimized for Top of Rack (TOR) switching
– No expensive mid plane
– Latency Optimized
– Open Ecosystem

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NeXtScale – Geoptimaliseerd voor Cloud Computing en HPC Solutions

Private Cloud
Public Cloud

√ Processor and Memory performance and choice
Full Intel stack support with memory for
performance and/or cost optiization
√ Standard Rack optimized Fits into client data
centers seamlessly
√ Right sized IO Choice of networking options – 1Gb,
10Gb, or InfiniBand, all SDN ready
√ Infinitely Scalable from small to enormous grid
deployments all built on open standards
√ High energy efficiency means more impact/watt
√ Top bin Intel Xeon processors, large memory
bandwidth, and high IOPS for rapid transaction
processing and analytics
√ Workload optimized software stack with Platform
Computing and IBM xCAT
√ Architected for low latency with choice of high
speed fabric support
√ Supported as one part number no matter the size
of the solution and content with Intelligent Cluster


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IBM NeXtScale : A Superior architecture for scale-out computing
Private Cloud
Public Cloud

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An architecture for now and the future
Better data center density and flexibility
Compatible with standard racks
Optimized for Top of Rack Switching
Software Defined Networking (SDN) ready
Top BIN E5-2600 v2 processors
Designed for solution redundancy
Best of iDataPlex extended beyond HPC
Powerful roadmap

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IBM NeXtScale : Dense Chassis

 6U Chassis, 12 bays
 ½ wide component support
 Up to 6x 900W power supplies N+N or N+1
configurations
 Up to 10 hot swap fans
 Fan and Power Controller
 Mix and match compute, storage, or GPU nodes
 No built in networking
 No chassis management required


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IBM NeXtScale : The Compute Node

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New ½ Wide 1U, 2 socket server
Next generation Intel processors (IVB EP)
Flexible slot-less I/O design
Generous PCIe capability
Open design, works with existing x86 tools
Versatile design with flexible Native Expansion options
32TB local storage (Nov)
GPUs/Phi adapters (2014)


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IBM NeXtScale : Architecture – Design decisions with Purpose
Why a 6U chassis?
If servers were the only thing we wanted to support, 1U, 2U, or 4U might be plenty of space. NeXtScale is designed to
accommodate compute, storage, acceleration, and next generation Microservers. 6U is the perfect size.
Why are there no switches in the chassis?
While switching built into the chassis can bring great value, they can also bring added complication – contention
between nodes, unique form factors need to be tested/approved, and more switch hops, which can be a problem in
low latency design. With NeXtScale there is no IO through the chassis; everything is done at Top of Rack
Why is NeXtScale silver?
Keeping with NeXtScale’s “race car” approach to IT design, pretty paint is not essential to performance. The quality of
the system is on the inside – not in the polish on the outside. These systems will be locked away in a data center – does
it matter if they are black or silver?
Why six power supplies?
The six PSU design allows seamless installation into data centers with 3-phase power. With 6 supplies and two 3-phase
feeds, we perfectly optimize and balance power delivery – no waste, no inefficiency.
Why no unified management console?
Single pane of glass management can be attractive for some clients, but for many who have well formed storage and
networking management techniques, they view the single pane of glass as cumbersome. NeXtScale is designed to be
inserted into client infrastructure with minimal change to tools or management.
Is NeXtScale the iDataPlex replacement?
No. We continue to invest in iDataPlex and expect it to be fully capable and in market till 2015. As we move into 2015,
NeXtScale will become our primary platform with a great deal of additional new function and capability.

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IBM NeXtScale : Key Messages
1 Flexible
Delivered ready to run
Channel and box ship
capable
Optimized for your data
center today and ready for
it tomorrow
Built on Open Standards –
seamless adoption
One part number unlocks
IBM’s service and support
with Intelligent Cluster


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3 Scale

Single Architecture
featuring Native Expansion

Even a small cluster can
change the outcome

Optimized shared
infrastructure without
compromising performance

Architected for
performance, scale, and
scalability

The back is now the front

Maximum impact/$

Simply Silver – the ‘polish’ is
its “essentials only” design

Optimized Software Stack
with Platform Computing –
the power beyond the
hardware

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IBM NeXtScale : Flexible
How Do You Want Your IT to Arrive?
 NeXtScale can be shipped fully configured and
ready to power on
– Fully racked and cabled
– Labeling with user supplied naming
– Pre programmed IMMs and addresses
– Burn in testing before shipment at no
added cost
 Prefer to receive systems in boxes – no problem

 Customer Benefits
IBM Intelligent Cluster

75%
Faster Time from arrival
to production readiness

Number of partnumbers
needed for the entire
solution – no matter the
brand of component

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SAVE
105 lbs of cardboard
54.6 ft3 of styrofoam
288 linear feet of wood
21,730 less paper inserts
(Per Rack)

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IBM NeXtScale : Flexible
Power efficiency – designed into the hardware, software, and management

Efficient Hardware

Control beyond the
server

Powerful Energy
Management

√ 80 Plus Platinum power
supplies at over 94% efficiency
save 3-10%

√ Pre-set operating modes tune for efficiency, perf, or
minimum power

√ xCAT APIs allow for
embedding HW control into
management applications

√ Extreme efficiency voltage
regulation – saves 2-3%

√ Chassis level power control

√ LSF Energy Aware features
allows energy tuning on the fly

√ Larger, more efficient heat
sinks require less air – saves 12%

√ Air or water cooled racks
√ Power ideally designed for
1-phase or 3-phase power
feeds

√ Smart sharing of fans and
power supplies reduce power
consumption – saves 2-3%

√ Optional Intelligent PDU
for monitoring and control

√ Less parts = less power

√ Powerful sleep state

√ Energy Star Version 2


√ Platform software can target
low-bin CPU applications to
lower power CPUs in mixed
environments
√ Platform Cluster Manager
Adv. Edition can completely
shut off nodes that are not in
use
√ Open Source monitoring tool
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IBM NeXtScale : Simple
One Architecture Optimized for Many Use Cases

√ Dense Compute
√ Top Performance
√ Energy Efficient
√ IO flexibility
√ Swappable

√ Add RAID card + cable
√ Dense 32TB in 1U*
√ Simple direct connect
√ No trade offs in base
√ Mix and Match

√ Add PCI riser + GPUs
√ 2 x 300W GPU in 1U*
√ Full x16 Gen3 connect
√ No trade offs in base
√ Mix and Match
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Native eXpansion – Adding Value, not Complexity
√ The base node delivers robust and dense raw compute capabilities
√ NeXtScale’s Native Expansion capability allows seamless upgrades of the base to add
common functionalities
– Storage
– Graphics Acceleration or Co-Processing
√ What is Native Expansion?


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Silver is the new Black – Essential Only IT
√ The essentials
– Dedicated or shared 1Gb for management
– Two production 1Gb Intel NICs
– Standard PCI card support
– Flexible LOM/Mezzanine for IO expansion
– Power, Basic LightPath, and KVM crash cart access
– Simple ‘pull out’ asset tag for naming or RFID
– The first silver System x server
– Clean, simple, and low cost
– Blade like weight/size – rack server like individuality/control

√ NeXtScale delivers basic, performance centric IT
“I can’t see my servers, don’t care what color they are”
“I don’t use 24 DIMMs why pay for a system to hold them?”
“I only need RAID mirror for OS don’t want extra HDD bays”
“I only need a few basic PCI/IO options


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NeXtScale will keep you in front (of the rack that is)

Know what cable you are pulling

Which aisle would you rather be working in?

Service NeXtScale from the front of the rack
√ Cold aisle accessibility to most components
√ Tool-less access to servers
√ Remove a server without touching it’s power


√ Front-access to Networking cables & Switches
√ Simple cable routing (front or traditional rear rack
cabling)
√ Power and LEDs all front facing
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IBM NeXtScale : Scale
Start at any size. Grow in any increment you want

Single nodes and
chassis
Growing node by node?

Configured racks or
chassis

Complete Clusters and
Containers

Want to speed how quickly
you can grow?

Growing by leaps and bounds?

√ Shipped fully assembled

√ NeXtScale can arrive ready to
power on - ‘personality’ applied

√ Client driven, Choice
Optimized.

√ Racks at a time or complete
infrastructure ready containers

√ Available direct from IBM
√ Optimized for availability
through our partners
√ Install the chassis today, grow
into it tomorrow


√“Starter Packs” are
Appliance easy. CTO flexible

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IBM NeXtScale : Scale
Maximum impact per € / per m2 / per rack.
Race Car Design – performance and
cost point ahead of features / functions

Maximize the capability of your data center
floor with dense and essential IT

√ TOP BIN E-5 2600v2 processors
√ Fast memory running at 1866Mhz
√ Choice of SATA, SAS, or SSD on board
√ Open ecosystem of high speed IO interconnects

√ More servers per floor tile
√ Easy front access serviceability
√ Choice of rack infrastructure
√ Light weight + high performance can reduce floor loading

Processing

50%
More High
Frequency
Cores
Memory Runs

16%
Faster

Amount of power
saved with
Platform
LSF Energy Aware

35%

Less weight
per system

Lower power
per TFLOP of
performance

One nx360 with
SSD’s delivers
same IO perf as

2X

35%

355

MORE
Servers/rack

15%
Hard Disks


1/2

Lower power
per TFLOP of
performance
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IBM iDataPlex versus NeXtScale
Function/Feature

iDataPlex

NeXtScale

Unique rack
1200mm x 600mm

Standard rack
600mm x 1200mm

42 servers
4 switches

72 servers
6 switches

Assuming a 42U rack

Power / tile

22KiloWatt max
42 servers + switches

37KiloWatt max
72 servers + switches

Similar power per
server

GPU support

2 / server in 2U

2 / server in 1U

None

8 x 3,5” in 1U
Planning 12 HDD/node
in effective 1.5U

Available now

Targeted Q3 2014

Form Factor
Density in a standard
rack

Direct Attached
Storage

Direct Water Cooling

Notes

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IBM iDataPlex
More information can be found at:
http://www.ttec.nl/en/high-performance-computing/ibm-hpc-solutions/ibmnextscale/

Or contact your ttec sales specialist at: +31 (0)24 3434 210


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