IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud: Integration Guide

Redpaper
Stephen Smith

IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud:
Integration Guide

Solution Overview
IBM® BladeCenter® Foundation for Cloud delivers an ideal platform to expedite virtualized
computing through a pre-integrated, pre-tested system that helps you to deploy new
workloads quickly.

BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud offers the following benefits:
Reduced complexity and accelerated implementation of your virtualized data center, using
pre-integrated and pre-tested systems with management software, servers and converged
networking
Pre-installed VMware ESXi
Easy connection to external storage, such as IP-based Small Computer System Interface
(iSCSI), network-attached storage (NAS), Fibre Channel (FC), or Fibre Channel over
Ethernet (FCoE)
Reduced infrastructure administration cost with single point of management for virtual and
physical resources
Extendable to a cloud environment without rip-and-replace

IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud is an optimized, integrated system consisting of
servers, converged networking, storage, and software that can enable IBM Business Partners
to quickly deploy a sophisticated IT solution that is ready for virtualization ready to use. This
configuration requires obtaining a VMware vSphere license (Enterprise 4.1 at a minimum).

This document has been developed by IBM to help IBM Business Partners to deploy
BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud using the solution elements contained in this document.
While this solution is available fully integrated from IBM, this document helps you customize
the solution for your clients.

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In this paper, we present sample BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud configurations in small,
medium, and large sizes. For each of these configurations, we show you what to order and
how to integrate, based on IBM-tested solutions. We provide additional resources you can
contact and easy information for ordering all of the parts required for each configuration.

This paper contains the following sections:
“Overview of small, medium, and large configurations” on page 2
“Installing hardware components” on page 8
“Populating the rack enclosures” on page 14
“Cabling the BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud” on page 19
“Updating the hardware and firmware drivers” on page 20
“Additional References” on page 22
“Appendix A. Small configuration parts catalog” on page 23
“Appendix B. Medium configuration parts catalog” on page 24
“Appendix C. Large configuration parts catalog” on page 25

Overview of small, medium, and large configurations
There are three tested reference configurations for the IBM BladeCenter Foundation for
Cloud:
Small: Designed for departmental, pilot, and budget-conscious data centers
Medium: Intended for most data centers looking for rapid migration and scale-up of
resources
Large: Designed to provide scale to new or existing virtualized data centers

Each configuration represents the number of workloads (including virtual machines) that can
be supported and can be expanded to meet specific customer requirements.These
configurations are shown in the following sections.

2 IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud: Integration Guide

Small configuration with optional storage
Figure 1 shows the BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud small configuration.

1 x 42U Rack (shown as an example)

1 x DS3524 Dual Controller with 8 Gbps FC (opt.)

1 x Management Server x3550 M3 preloaded with:
* Systems Director 6.2
* Active Energy Manager 4.3
* vSphere Client 4.1
* DS Storage 10.7

1 x BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud chassis
preloaded with:
* 2 x Virtual Fabric 10 Gb Switch
* 2 x Virtual Fabric Extension Module
* 2 x Server Connectivity Module
BladeCenter H

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
* IBM BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager Basic

4 x BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud HS22V
preloaded with:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
* E5649 6C 2.53 GHz, 12 x 8 GB DIMM
* Virtual Fabric Adapter with FCoE & VMware ESXi

Figure 1 Small BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud configuration

IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud: Integration Guide 3

Table 1 shows the part ordering information for the main components of a small configuration.
Note that storage is optional depending on the requirements of the solution.

“Appendix A. Small configuration parts catalog” on page 23 provides a complete list of parts
for a small configuration.

Table 1 Small configuration parts list
Components MTM Quantity Description

Management Server 7944-DDx 1 Director 6.2
Active Energy Manager (AEM) 4.3
vSphere Client 4.1
DS Storage Manager 10.7
Windows 2008 R2 Standard Edition 64-bit

Foundation for Cloud HS22V 7871-91x 4 E5649 6C 2.53 GHz
12 x 8 GB DIMM
Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter II with FCoE
VMware ESXi

Foundation for Cloud Chassis 8852-93x 1 Ethernet & Fibre Channel Switching
BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager (BOFM) Basic

(opt.) System Storage® DS3524 1746A4D 1 8 Gb Fibre Channel Interface
Dual redundant controllers


Medium configuration with optional storage
Figure 2 shows the BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud medium configuration.


1
2 x DS3524 Dual Controller with 8Gbps FC (opt.)
8 Gbps FC (opt.)
* 6 x System Storage EXP3524
3

* DS Storage 10.7

preloaded with:
BladeCenter H

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

preloaded with:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
* E5649 6C 2.53 GHz, 12 x 8 GB DIMM

Figure 2 Medium BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud configuration


Table 2 shows the part ordering information for the main components of a medium
configuration. Note that storage is optional, depending on the requirements of the solution.

“Appendix B. Medium configuration parts catalog” on page 24 provides a complete list of
parts for a medium configuration.

Table 2 Medium configuration parts list

AEM 4.3
vSphere Client 4.1

12 x 8 GB DIMM
VFA2 with FCoE
VMware ESXi

BOFM Basic

(opt.) System Storage DS3524 1746A4D 1 8 Gb Fibre Channel Interface

(opt.) System Storage EXP3524 1746A4E 3 6 Gb SAS disk enclosure


Large configuration with optional storage
Figure 3 shows the BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud large configuration.


8 Gbps FC (opt.)

BladeCenter H

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
* DS Storage 10.7

preloaded with:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
BladeCenter H

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

preloaded with:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
* E5649 6C 2.53 GHz, 12 x 8 GB DIMM

Figure 3 Large BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud configuration


Table 3 shows the part ordering information for the main components of a large configuration.
Note that storage is optional, depending on the requirements of the solution.

“Appendix C. Large configuration parts catalog” on page 25 provides a complete list of parts
for a large configuration.

Table 3 Large configuration parts list

AEM 4.3
vSphere Client 4.1

12 x 8 GB DIMM
VFA2 with FCoE
VMware ESXi

BOFM Basic

(opt.) System Storage DS3524 1746A4D 2 8 Gb Fibre Channel Interface

(opt) System Storage EXP3524 1746A4E 6 6 Gb SAS disk enclosure

Installing hardware components
Each BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud configuration has these common hardware
elements:
Management server
Host servers with converged networking
Chassis with converged networking
Storage components

This section discusses these elements in detail.


System x3550 M3 management server
The specially configured management server is an IBM System x3550 M3, preloaded with a
customizable systems management tools you need to manage critical hardware components
of IBM BladeCenter for Cloud. This management server can also easily scale to manage
other components in your data center.

The management server comes preloaded with the following components:
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 64 bit
Systems Management Software
– IBM Systems Director 6.2
– Active Energy Manager v4.3
– ToolsCenter
• Bootable Media Creator 2.0
• Advanced Setup Utility 3.5
• Dynamic Systems Analysis 3.0
• UpdateXpress System Pack Installer 4.0
– IBM DS Storage Manager v10.7
– VMware vSphere Client 4.1 64 bit

The management server is an IBM System x3550 M3 model 7944-DDx, which has the
following specifications:
Two 2.40 GHz Intel Xeon E5620s (4 cores, 2.40 GHz, 12 MB cache, 1066 MHz, 80 W)
24 GB memory (6x 4 GB)
IBM ServeRAID M5015 RAID adapter with battery
Four 300 GB SAS hard disk drives (HDDs) (2.5")
Four 1 Gb Ethernet ports with onboard dual-port Ethernet controller and one dual-port
1 Gb Ethernet daughter card installed in a dedicated slot
Two 675 W redundant power supplies
IBM UltraSlim Enhanced Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) multi-burner
optical drive
Two available Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) 2.0 x16 slots
Rack slide kit and cable management arm

Details about this model can be found in the announcement letter:
http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENU
S111-091

We suggest that clients load and run their virtualization management software (for example,
VMware vCenter) from the same server for optimal utilization of resources.

For more information about the IBM x3550 M3 server, see the IBM Installation and User’s
Guide for the x3550 M3, which can be found at the following address:
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5083597


The management server has four onboard 1 Gb Ethernet controllers. For redundancy and
failover, they are configured as a NIC team. By using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite
(BACS) software, two NICs will connect to the customer network, and two NICs will connect
to the management network. Figure 4, Figure 5, and Figure 6 on page 11 show the front, top,
and side views of the System x3550 M3, respectively.

Light path
diagnostics
panel eject
Four hot-swap button
Four hot-swap Two USB
2.5 in. bays Video
2.5 in. bays 2.0 ports Pop-out light path
or one DVD bay port
diagnostics panel with
power button and
status LEDs

Figure 4 System x3550 M3 front view

Six hot- USB socket for RAID controller in Processor Hot-swap power
swap fans hypervisor dedicated slot sockets supply bays

Hot-swap HDD 18 DIMM PCIe slots Ethernet daughter card
bays sockets (standard in model DDx)

Figure 5 System x3550 M3 top view


Ethernet port PCIe slot Video PCIe slot Power supply
for IMM port socket

Ports for Ethernet
Standard Gb Serial USB Hot-swap power
daughter card
Ethernet ports port ports supply bays
(standard in model DDx)

Figure 6 System x3550 M3 back view

BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud chassis with converged networking
The small, medium and large offerings include one or two configured IBM BladeCenter H
chassis at the core. Figure 7 shows a view of the front and rear of a BladeCenter H, which is
composed of the following components:
Between 4 and 28x HS22V blades, depending on the configuration (small, medium or
large) selected
2 x IBM BNT® Virtual Fabric 10 Gb Switch Modules in Bays 7 and 9 (per chassis)
2 x QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Modules in Bays 3 and 5 (per chassis)
2 x Server Connectivity Modules in bays 1 and 2 (per chassis)
4 x 2980 W high efficiency power supplies
2 x Advanced Management Modules

Figure 7 BladeCenter H front and rear views


IBM BNT Virtual Fabric 10 Gb Switch Modules and QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Modules
enable converged networking that can easily connect to the client's current LAN and SAN
environment without the need of additional top-of-rack hardware. Simply connect LAN
infrastructure to the 10 Gb BNT Virtual Fabric Switch Module’s Ethernet ports and SAN
infrastructure to the Fibre Channel ports of the Virtual Fabric Extension Module for an
optimized solution without rip-and-replace.

Server Connectivity Module has been included in the configuration to provide additional 1 Gb
ports.

BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud HS22V host servers
The BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud HS22V has been designed specifically for use in
virtualized environments. With 18 DIMM slots supporting up to 288 Gb of DDR3 memory, the
HS22V allows you to provision up to 50% more virtual machines, enabling up to three virtual
NICs per adapter or larger virtual machines per blade compared to mainstream two-socket
blade servers. An embedded hypervisor USB key enables easy deployment of the vSphere
Hypervisor virtualization solution. The server will be implemented with a 10 Gb Virtual Fabric
Adapter on each blade, enabling up to eight virtual NICs per adapter.

All of the management virtual machines and All of the management VMs and compute VMs
will be hosted on either the DS3524 storage subsystem or an external SAN attached storage
if BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud is being deployed with an existing SAN.

Figure 8 shows the location of key components in the BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud
HS22V server. More details can be found at the following address:
http://ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/hardware/servers/hs22v/

Memory for Processor 2 USB CIOv
processor 2 connector connector

Two 1.8 inch Processor 1 Memory for CFFh
SSDs processor 1 connector

Figure 8 Internals of the HS22V blade server


This process will be the same for each of the BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud HS22V
servers in the small, medium, and large IBM BladeCenter configurations. Each of the HS22V
servers will ship in its own packaging and will come pre-installed with processor, memory, and
the Virtual Fabric Adapter.

For a list of the supported optional modules for each blade or chassis, see the HS22V (7871)
Configurations and Options Guide (COG) at the following address:
http://ibm.com/systems/xbc/cog/bc_hs22v_7871/bc_hs22v_7871aag.html

The BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud HS22V server comes pre-installed with the following
components:
2 x E5649 CPUs (six physical cores per processor)
12 x 8 Gb DIMMs
1 x 10 Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter (in CFFh connector)
1 x VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 1 Hypervisor USB

IBM System Storage DS3524
IBM has combined best-of-breed development with leading host interface and drive
technology in the DS3524, providing a seamless path to consolidated and efficient storage
while improving performance, flexibility, scalability, data security, and energy efficiency.

The DS3524 is a member of the DS3500 family of storage subsystems. See the DS3500
home page for more information about these products:
http://ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/ds3500/

Figure 9 shows the front view of the DS3524 unit.

Figure 9 DS3524 storage subsystem

The DS3524 has two management Ethernet ports per controller. Use one Ethernet port for
daily management of your DS3524 storage subsystem. Reserve the other port for use by
service personnel or for subsystem monitoring hardware that might be available in the future.

Default IP addresses are provided in initial configuration. The IP addresses must be changed
on both controllers A and B. The values are the default IP addresses of the first management
Ethernet ports are as follows:
Controller A: 192.168.128.101/16 (subnet mask should be specified)
Controller B: 192.168.128.102/16 (subnet mask)


The default IP addresses of the second management Ethernet ports are as follows:
Controller A: 192.168.129.101/16 (subnet mask)
Controller B: 192.168.129.102/16 (subnet mask)

IBM Power Distribution Units
The IBM Power Distribution Unit must be configured to work with power supplies of different
countries because it varies by country (such as 110V as opposed to 220V and 50 Hz as
opposed to 60Hz). We suggest that you use the IBM rack power configurator for each country
where the unit is configured. We also suggest that you use IBM 7176 Ultra Density Enterprise
Power Distribution Units for this solution. These units can be tightly integrated with IBM
Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, a power management and monitoring
component of the IBM Systems Director 6.2 platform.

Information on the rack power configurator can be found at the following address:
http://ibm.com/systems/xbc/cog/rackpwr/7176ultra_density_enterprise_pdu_us_ca.html

Power cables to connect to the PDU will vary depending upon your geography or
country-specific needs. Design your solution for redundancy with separate PDU and power
sources for each redundant power supply on each particular device.

Populating the rack enclosures
This section describes the rack requirements for the small, medium, and large configurations
and shows where to install each device in the cabinet. There are a number of locations
common to all three solutions:
The BladeCenter chassis are always mounted at or near the bottom of the cabinet for
small and medium configurations and are stacked starting from the bottom of the rack for
the large configuration.
The Management server is always mounted in location U19.
The first System Storage DS3524 is always mounted in U23 and U24.

The suggested PDUs and necessary redundant power distribution are mounted elsewhere in
the rack (not shown).


Racking the small configuration
The components required for small configuration are the same as and limited to those listed in
“Populating the rack enclosures” on page 14. Observe the following guidelines when installing
these components for the small configuration:
Always mount the BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud chassis at the bottom of the rack.
Always mount the Management server in location U19.
Always mount he first System Storage DS3524 in U23 and U24.

Install the suggested PDUs and necessary redundant power distribution units elsewhere in

Figure 10 shows an example of the small configuration.


1 x DS3524 Dual Controller with 8 Gbps FC (opt.)

* DS Storage 10.7

preloaded with:
BladeCenter H

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

preloaded with:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
* E5649 6C 2.53 GHz, 12 x 8 GB DIMM

Figure 10 Small configuration racking


Racking the medium configuration
Observe the following guidelines when installing these components for the medium
configuration:
Always mount the BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud chassis at the bottom of the rack.
Always mount the Management server in location U19.
Always mount he first System Storage DS3524 in U23 and U24.
Mount the first System Storage EXP3524 in U25 and 26.
Mount the second System Storage EXP3524 in U27 and U28.
Mount the third System Storage EXP3524 in U29 and U30.


Figure 11 shows an example of the medium configuration.


1
8 Gbps FC (opt.)
3

* DS Storage 10.7

preloaded with:
BladeCenter H

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

preloaded with:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
* E5649 6C 2.53 GHz, 12 x 8 GB DIMM

Figure 11 Medium configuration racking


Racking the large configuration
Observe the following guidelines when installing these components for the large
configuration:
Mount the first BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud chassis in locations U1 and U9.
Mount the second BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud chassis in U10 and U18.
Mount the Management server in U19.
Mount thee System Storage DS3524 in U23 and U24.
Mount the second System Storage DS3524 in U31 and U32
Mount the first System Storage EXP3524 in U25 and U26.
Mount the second System Storage EXP3524 in U27 and U28.
Mount the third System Storage EXP3524 is in U29 and U30.
Mount the fourth System Storage EXP3524 in U33 and U34.
Mount the fifth System Storage EXP3524 in U35 and U36.
Mount the sixth System Storage EXP3524 in U37 and U38.



Figure 12 shows an example of a large configuration.


8 Gbps FC (opt.)

BladeCenter H

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
* DS Storage 10.7

preloaded with:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
BladeCenter H

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

preloaded with:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
* E5649 6C 2.53 GHz, 12 x 8 GB DIMM

Figure 12 Large configuration racking


Cabling the BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud
This section shows you how to cable the small, medium, and large BladeCenter Foundation
for Cloud configurations.

Cabling the small and medium configurations
Because the number of servers is the only difference between the small and medium
configurations, the cabling shown in Figure 13 applies to both.

Customer Customer
Network Switch Network
(10 Gbps Switch
Compute) (1 Gbps Mgmt)

10 Gbps
Compute
Network x3550 M3 Mgmt

BNT Virtual Fabric
10 GbE Switch
BladeCenter H Module
10 Gbps /
FCoE Traffic
7
PS PS
2 1
8
3 4

OK

Link

1 Gbps Mgmt
TX/RX

QLogic Virtual Network
HS22V with Emulex
IP

Fabric
1 5 3 MM 1
1

2-port 10 Gb CNA
2
2 6 4 MM 2

Extension Module

9

10

8 Gbps FC
Network
1 2 LNK LNK
LNK

4 2 4 2 4 2 4
2 8 8 8 8
1 2
FC FC FC
4
ID/Diag 3 5 6
OK

DC AC DC AC
OK OK

DS3524

Figure 13 Small and medium configuration cabling


Cabling the large configuration
Figure 14 shows the cabling for a large configuration.

Customer Customer
Network Switches Network
(10 Gbps Switch
Compute) Patch (1 Gbps Mgmt)
Panel

x3550 M3 Mgmt

10 Gbps
Compute
Network BladeCenter H
AMM
7
PS PS
2 1
8
3 4

OK

BNT Virtual Fabric
Link

TX /RX

10 GbE Switch
10 Gbps/ Module
IP

1 5 3 MM 1
1

FCoE Traffic
2
2 6 4 MM 2

1 Gbps Mgmt
Network
9

HS22V with Emulex 10

2-port 10 Gb CNA
7
PS PS
2 1
8
3 4

QLogic Virtual
OK

L ink

TX/RX

Fabric
Extension Module 1 5
1
3 MM 1
IP

8 Gbps FC
2
2 6 4 MM 2

Network

9

10

1 2 LNK LNK 1 2 LNK LNK
LNK LNK

4 2 4 2 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 4
2 8 8 8 8 2 8 8 8 8
1 2 1 2
FC FC FC FC FC FC
4 4
ID/Diag 3 5 6 ID/Diag 3 5 6
OK OK

DS3524 DC
OK
AC DC
OK
AC

Figure 14 Large configuration cabling

Updating the hardware and firmware drivers
Hardware and firmware drivers for the BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud solution should be
updated prior to taking any other action. In order to update the device drivers, an FTP or
TFTP server is required with network access to the Advanced Management Module (AMM) or
the Management network on each device.

In order to update devices using the network, each device must have a valid IP address and
be reachable from end to end by ping, HTTP, FTP, or TFTP, depending upon the update
method.

A unique IBM ToolsCenter bootable CD/DVD can be created to update the firmware for most
of the components for System x® and BladeCenter servers. The ToolsCenter Creation tools
can be found at the following address:
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-CENTER


Table 4 shows the supported components of the BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud. If you
deviate from the suggestion outlined in the table, you might have unexpected results. The
firmware levels in Table 4 can be used for small, medium, and large BladeCenter Foundation
for Cloud configurations (current as of August 2011).

Table 4 Firmware levels
Product Firmware Version

Management x3550 M3 UEFI v1.09
Server IMM v1.22
QLogic 8 GB FC v2.24
ServeRAID M5015 v12.12.0-0047

Windows drivers Broadcom NetXtreme II v5.2.17.0c
QLogic StorPort driver v9.1.8.25
ServeRAID M5015 v4.17.2
Broadcom NetXtreme v2.1.5a
update

Chassis / BladeCenter AMM Firmware v3.62c
Networking
switches IBM BNT 10-Port 10 Gb Virtual BladeOS (TFTP server v6.7.1.0
Fabric required) Detailed instructions can
be found at:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.co
m/systems/support/system_
x_pdf/46m1525.pdf
and:
http://www.bladenetwork.n
et/IBM-BladeCenter-suppor
t.html

Server Connectivity Module v1.1.3.0

QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension
v9.0.3.02
Module

Blade server BladeCenter HS22V UEFI v1.14
IMM v1.28
DSA v3.46

Virtual Fabric Advanced II adapter Emulex Release 2.3 OCM
5.1.42-12


Additional References
IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud home page
http://ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/solutions/infrastructure/virtualization/inte
gratedcloudplatform/
BladeCenter H:
http://ibm.com/support/fixcentral/systemx/selectFixes
BladeCenter HS22V firmware updates:
http://ibm.com/support/fixcentral/systemx/selectFixes#Network
Announcement Letter, IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud models
http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/
ENUS111-156
Announcement Letter, IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud Chassis
http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/
ENUS111-158


Appendix A. Small configuration parts catalog
Table 5 contains the parts catalog for an IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud small
configuration.

Table 5 Small parts configuration catalog
Part # Description Quantity

Management server

7944-DDx Director 6.2, AEM 4.3, vSphere Client 4.1, DS Storage Manager 10.7 1

Chassis / Networking (1 chassis)

88524Tx IBM BladeCenter H 1

68Y6601 IBM BladeCenter H 2980 W AC Power Modules w/Fan Pack 1

2019A1X IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module 1

46M0902 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner 1

46C7191 BNT Virtual Fabric 10 Gb Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter 2

39Y9324 Server Connectivity Module for IBM BladeCenter 2

46M6172 QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter 2

44X1964 IBM 8 Gb SFP+ SW Optic Transceiver 4

44W4408 10 GbE 850 nm Fiber SFP+ Transceiver (SR) for IBM BladeCenter 8

2019B1X IBM BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager 1

Blade Server (4 servers)

7871B6x IBM BladeCenter HS22V 4

8 GB (1 x 8 GB, 2Rx4, 1.35 V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333 MHz VLP
46C0568 48
RDIMM

81Y6042 Addl Intel Xeon Processor E5649 6C 2.53 GHz 12 MB Cache 1333 MHz 80w 4

90Y3566 Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced II - IBM BladeCenter 4

41Y8296 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 1 4

95Y1111 IBM Sys Dir Std Ed for IBM x86, V6.x, Per Mgd Svr with 1 Year SW S&S 4


Appendix B. Medium configuration parts catalog
Table 6 contains the parts catalog for an IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud medium
configuration.

Table 6 Medium!parts configuration catalog

Management Server















46C0568 168
RDIMM






Appendix C. Large configuration parts catalog
Table 7 contains the parts catalog for an IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud large
configuration.

Table 7 Large parts configuration catalog

Management Server















46C0568 336
RDIMM






The author who wrote this paper
Stephen Smith is a Senior Technical Writer at the IBM ITSO, Raleigh Center. His
background in IT technical writing extends over 25 years, during which he authored over 100
publications covering a wide assortment of technologies, most notably IBM products and
services.

Thanks to the following people for their contributions to this project:
David Watts
Harsh Kachhy
David Tareen
Laura Robinson

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