Here Bart Graham states that the IBM System x equipment has given them outstanding up time, with IBM x6 the performance level has risen to a superior height, thereby providing them better consolidation and performance. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ. http://www.scribd.com/doc/210717516/IBM-System-x-with-VMware

1. Bart Graham
Associate Director of Distributed Technologies
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5. IBM System x with VMware
• Started an ESX deployment with HS21 blades and were able
to get 10 - 12 guests per blade.
• Then we started a new Distributed Platform DEV network
using the newly released 3850 M2's
– More RAM density
– Better Performance
• Cluster expanded to 9 VMware hosts running 4.x supporting
500+ guests.
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6. IBM System x with VMware
• Internal LAN growth and a Virtual First Initiative
• LAN Clusters were 8 nodes at each data center with a 50 - 60
guest average
• Mission Critical applications on VMware
• Performance was better on the virtual platform than their older
physical servers
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7. IBM System x with VMware
• As we upgraded to the X5 series we got better consolidation and
performance
• Over the past 3 years we have had 100+% growth (1,000 to
3,400 guests) in our VMware environments but have been able
to maintain the same 90 socket count.
• Through the releases of X5, vSphere 5.0, 5.1, and current Intel
Westmere and Sandy Bridge processors we have been able to
increase our physical to virtual CPU ratio from 1:3 to 1:8
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8. IBM System x
• Even with all the great performance we get from
System x it doesn't mean anything if it's not available
• The IBM System x equipment has given us
outstanding up time!
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9. VMware and the new IBM X6
• From what we have seen X6 will take this to a whole new
level
• Performance is out the park!
– New technologies such as eXFlash
– This will allow is to be able to move our largest most intense
applications and Databases to a virtual platform
• Better consolidation and performance
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