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Linux on Power Announcements for October 2009

Bob Friske (IBM Power Systems Linux Offering Manager) rfriske@us.ibm.com. Linux on Power Announcements for October 2009. Linux on Power Announcement Summary. Support for Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation & Storage Cluster Server

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Linux on Power Announcements for October 2009

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  1. Bob Friske (IBM Power Systems Linux Offering Manager) rfriske@us.ibm.com Linux on Power Announcementsfor October 2009

  2. Linux on Power Announcement Summary • Support for Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation & Storage Cluster Server • ideal for Symantec clients migrating from SUN to Linux on Power • Support for Red Hat RHEL 5.4 and Novell SLES 10 SP3 • PowerVM Lx86 V1.3.2 • adds support for RHEL 4.8, 5.4 and SLES 10 SP3 • enables broader range of x86 applications, with SSE & SSE2 x86 instructions • provides general performance improvements • Preinstall Linux on Power blades through Power 570 • provides support for SLES 10 SP2 • adds support for SLES 10 SP3, and SLES 11 • IBM Installation Toolkit for Linux V4.0 • provides support for SLES 10 SP2, RH 4.8 and 5.3 • adds support for RHEL 5.4, SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11

  3. Linux on Power 4Q Update Announcements Announcements • Expanding HA Support for Linux • New Linux Distribution Support • Simplify Linux installation • More Easily Migrate Linux Applications

  4. Symantec Expands Support for Linux on POWER6 Symantec Delivers Veritas Storage FoundationTM High Availability for AIX and now Linux on Power New! Ideal for Symantec clients migrating from SUN to Linux on Power • Symantec products: Veritas Storage Foundation, and Veritas Cluster Server • IBM Power servers: Power blades through Power 595 • Operating systems: AIX (today), Red Hat and Novell SUSE (10/1/09) Symantec SOD: http://go.symantec.com/ibm

  5. Expanding Linux Distribution Support for IBM Power Systems • RHEL 4 • Last update: U8 GA May 2009 • RHEL 5 • Last update: U4 GA September 2009 • SLES 10 • Last update: SP3 GA September 2009 • SLES 11 • Last update: GA March 2009 New! New!

  6. Simplify Linux installation on Power Systems Preinstall Linux on Power blades through Power 570 Save time and leverage IBM expertise by allowing IBM to install Linux for you in the factory prior to shipping the server. • Provides support for SLES 10 SP2 - adds support for SLES 10 SP3, and SLES 11 IBM Installation Toolkit for Linux v4.0 Provides a set of tools that significantly simplifies the installation of Linux on IBM Power Systems • Provides support for SLES 10 SP2, RHEL 4.8 and 5.3 - adds support for RHEL 5.4, SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11 - user interface enhancements and support for PowerVM Lx86 1.3.2 New! New! Free download, Free support… http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/installtools/home.html

  7. PowerVM™ Lx86 PowerVM x86 Linux App Linux AIX IBM i x86 Linux App x86 Linux App Install and Run • No Porting • No Recompile • No changes x86 Linux App AIX Application i Application POWER Linux Application Linux PowerVM Lx86 Linux Linux x86 Platforms x86 Platforms x86 Platforms Power Systems Platform More Easily Migrate Linux Applications to Power with IBM PowerVM Lx86 V1.3.2 - adds support for RHEL 4.8, 5.4 and SLES 10 SP3 - enables broader range of x86 applications, with SSE & SSE2 x86 instructions - provides general performance improvements New! • Reduce Cost with Cross Platform Virtualization • PowerVM Lx86 simplifies migration of Linux x86 applications enabling customers to realize the energy and administration savings of consolidation • Runs most existing 32-bit x86 Linux applications with no application changes • Included at no additional charge with the purchase of PowerVM Editions Get started now with IBM Consolidation Factory and IBM Power Rewards

  8. Queensland Motorways Ltd. (QML) Queensland Motorways leads the way to intelligent traffic management with Red Hat Linux on IBM Power Systems and SAP Click here for: QML Case Study QML Video Business challenge: • Implement new free flow tolling Central System to transform QML’s business operations for efficiencies and to set a platform for growth. • Solution: • Optimized infrastructure and increased interconnectedness through a portfolio of IBM and Partner applications on Red Hat Linux on Power 570, IBM BladeCenter, and IBM Systems Storage DS8000 • IBM Electronic Toll Collection solution • IBM WebSphere Application Server, MQ • IBM WebSphere Message Broker, Proxy Server, Load Balancer • IBM Tivoli Access Manager • IBM TotalStorage DS8000, DS800 Metro (Data) Mirroring • SAP full landscape (CRM, ERP, BI, etc.) • Oracle Database • Adobe Document Services • Disaster Recovery • Benefits: • 25% TCO savings leveraging premium services, software, and hardware • Robustness to achieve highest service levels and increased efficiencies • Intelligent Data mirroring and 24x7x365 availability “In all my years in the workforce I have never been associated with a system implementation that has been as professionally delivered with such commitment.” Jeremy Turner - CFO, Queensland Motorway Ltd

  9. Learn More About Linux on IBM Power Systems UPDATED: Linux Sales Kit Power Systems Linux Portal IBM: http://w3.ibm.com/sales/support/ShowDoc.wss?docid=V674960G05920B51&infotype=SK&infosubtype=S0&node=doctype,S0%7Cdoctype,SKT%7Cbrands,B5000%7Cbrands,B5A00%7Cgeography,AMR&appname=CC_CFSS PW: http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/LinuxIBMPS Linux Customer Testimonials http://www.ibm.com/power/linux Download to your computeror order a hardcopy http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/software/linux/casestudy/

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