Huddle with IBM System x for SUSE Sales teams April 2, 2012 John Donovan jdonovan@us.ibm

1. Huddle with IBM System x for SUSE Sales teams April 2, 2012 John Donovan jdonovan@us.ibm.com Pat Byers pbyers@us.ibm.com

2. Enterprise iDataPlex Server Consolidation, Virtualization BladeCenter Web 2.0, HPC, Grid, Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Simplification, Application Serving Stand alone & Multiple Applications Rack and Tower Dynamic Infrastructure with System x & BladeCenter“Fit for Purpose” ScaleUp Scale Out

3. System x infrastructure solutions are at the forefront of significant technology advancements Flexible Storage • Feature on Demand • SSD and HDD • RAID capabilities • More Capacity Flexible I/O Performance • Faster Processing • Fast Deployment • 10Gb or 1Gb • Virtual Fabric • Storage Protocols Management Security • Firmware security integration • TXT ready • Comprehensive but Easy to Use Advanced Memory • High-performance, low-latency DIMMs • More Capacity

4. Take advantage of the benefits from System x infrastructure solutions Quality • Predictive Failure Analysis • New Light Path Diagnostics • Redundant HS disks, fans and power • Tool-less design Lower the risk of virtualizing your business-critical applications Value • Feature on Demand • New management module • Fast boot time & remote presence • High efficiency thermal and power design The capabilities you need now and the ability to scale as your business needs grow Performance • eXFlash • Slotless, multi-vendor flexible networking • Integrated RAID card • Significant performance boost Pool your IT resources to put data and computing power where it’s needed most 4

5. New System x and BladeCenter systems The foundation for smarter computing solutions 10GbE Virtual Fabric Networking Choice High Memory Capacity Feature On Demand FastSetup Latest Intel Xeon Processors Systems Management 5

6. System x Infrastructure: Servers System x3550 M4 System x3650 M4 General Business System x3500 M4 System x3755 M3 iDataPlex dx360 M4 High Performance System x3620 M3 System x3630 M3 Value 2-socket System x3400 M3 System x3100 M4 System x3250 M4 Entry 1-socket

7. Impressive Gains Across M4 and BladeCenter Platforms* HS23 iDataPlex dx360 M4 System x3650 M4 System x3550 M4 System x3500 M4 High Performance 2S Blade Flexible 2S 2U Rack Server Dense 2S 1U Rack Server Powerful, Flexible 2S Tower Server Dense 2S HPC Server Performance Memory Capacity Networking Storage * Over previous generations 7

8. IBM leadership right from the start TPC-E Score for System x3650 M4 Run more customer transactions than ever before with the leading OLTP platform from IBM System x See a 128% gain over M2 servers #1 #1 SAP Score for System x3650 M4 • Speed your enterprise processes on the leading SAP platform from IBM System x • See a 54% gain over previous generation #1 SPECvirt Score for System x3650 M4 • Power your IT virtualization with the leading virtualization platform from IBM System x • See a 85% percent gain over previous generation • Using KVM

9. Why System x M4 (1) Base on SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark over previous generation

10. IBM System x3650 M4 Up to any IT challenge, the x3650 M4 blends the ultimate in uptime, performance, and IO flexibility with density, cost efficiency, and rock solid reliability. • Rich networking options • Flexible RAID down design • Full support for Intel Xeon E5-2600 processors • Optimized for flexibility and performance • IBM eXFlash high IOPS technology

11. What's new with System x3650 M4

12. New IBM System x3650 M4 - Innovative Design with New FeaturesSignificant performance increase Significant performance increase:The new x3650 M4 provides clients with the ability to run more workloads on a single system. This performance increase provides the option to consolidate servers today or give your company the strength to grow in the future #1 OLTP +45% #1 Virt +65% #1 SAP +54% PCIe Gen 3 – Featuring new PCIe Gen 3 technology enabling faster performance 80% More Perf 24:1 Consolidation 768GB Max Memory • Processor – Features up to two of the latest Xeon E5-2600 series processors • Increased performance by up to 80% over the previous generation. • Full support of all of Intel’s processor SKUs including the 135W and low voltage processors Micro Processor Installation and Removal Tool – IBM recognized the difficulty of removing and installing processors which lead to the development a tool that makes this process easy. This tool been shipping with processors over the past several generations of several and will continue with the M4 generation. For a demonstration of how easy it is to use the tool click here. Internal View • Memory – Increased the number of memory DIMMs by 33% (Max Memory – 768GB) while increasing the maximum speed from 1333MHz to 1600MHz @ 2DCP. • Increased memory density and performance allow clients to handle larger workloads as well as create additional virtual machines.

13. New IBM System x3650 M4 - Innovative Design with New Features Flexible Networking Flexible Networking:With the expansion of 10GbE technology on the rise, the IBM System x3650 M4 gives the client the choice of not only leveraging this new technology but also provides a wide variety of vendors solutions. All of this, while not taking up valuable PCIe slots through our innovative mezzanine design Ethernet Ports – The x3550 M4 and x3650 M4 come standard with Intel I350AM4 Quad Port GbE LAN Controller (4x 1GbE) ports and 1x 1GbE IMM port + • Upgrade to 10GbE technology – The mezzanine design allows the user to easily upgrade to the 10GbE solution that is right for their business. • Available 10GbE solutions from Emulex & Qlogic(1) • Does not require the use of a PCIe slot Internal View (1) Planned availability is 2Q12

14. eXFlash delivers extreme internal storage capacity and performance Same performance as 800 Spinning disks For same 1,000 user Database performance 97% Less expensive Power reduced to 1% of spinning disks • eXFlash is… • Integrated flash-memory-based solid state storage with high speed disk controllers • Local storage that is easily serviced • Hot-swappable and RAID Protected • eXFlash storage packs are… • Capable of holding up to eight 1.8” SSDs per storage pack • Available in 50 GB and 200 GB capacities for up to 1.6TB per eXFlash storage pack and up to 6.4TB per x3650 M4 • 200x performance increase • 99% better performance • 100 to 1 replacement ratio • $670,000 hardware savings • 40x greater solution density • Green IT • Smarter Planet eXFlash eXFlash eXFlash eXFlash

15. IBM System x3550 M4 Dense two-socket, 1U rack x86 server that can handle your business-critical application workloads. Big things do come in small packages. • Rich networking options • Support for Intel Xeon E5-2600 processors • Optimized for density and performance

16. What's new with System x3550 M4 IBM Confidential

17. IBM System x3500 M4 An all-in-one business solution you can put under your desk. The x3500 is a two-socket tower server designed to meet the most demanding needs of a growing business or a distributed enterprise. IBM Confidential

18. What's new with System x3500 M4

19. BladeCenter HS23 – do more now Next generation 2S blade optimized for performance & highly scalable I/O • Designed for… • Workloads: Virtualization, hosted client, SAP, enterprise applications • Industries: All Sectors & GB, including finance and industrial • Customers: All rack and competitive blade accounts (BL460/BL465/BL490/BL495) 19 19

20. Management Node Setup Discovery Updates Configuration Deployment Production Life Cycle Management • Install • Configure • Find Endpoints • Inventory • Versions • Servers • Adapters • Switches • Storage • Server • Network • Storage • OS/Hypervisor • Middleware • Application • LAN,SAN,… • Workloads • Dev / Test • Monitoring • Resource Optimization • RAS IBM FastSetup for BladeCenter Reduces time to value by automating discovery, update and configuration • Web GA 3/30/2012. Free download. • Planned support for System x Rack servers (2H12) Time to Value (T-1) TTV (T1) Time To Value (T2) Time To Value (T0) 20

21. System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 – superb density & flexibility Designed for data centers that require high performance, yet are constrained on floor space, power and cooling infrastructure. • Designed for… • Workloads: High performance computing, cloud applications, virtualization • Industries: Cross industry, but especially financial, industrial, higher education • Customers: Full range of clients: Medium and Large enterprise 21 21

22. Grow your system later without costly rip and replace Easy installation, reduced inventory, and faster fulfillment of options Feature on Demand (FoD) Activate or “unlock” features integrated in System x products. The feature is in the firmware or software but “locked” until the activation key is installed. Remote management, advanced RAID, network protocols (FCoE, iSCSI) Benefits • Secure and customer friendly process – easy to use process for customers and IBM Business Partners • Activation can be done on server or chassis at the time of the sale or at a later time • Feature keys for the FoD can be purchased just like other options 22

23. IBM OS & Hypervisor Strategy • Abiding Principles • OS Agnostic • Customer Choice – no single option • Cost Effectiveness • International • Hypervisor Agnostic • Clarity • Consistency • Unbiased • IBM WW “Supported” Distributions • Full IBM Server testing, certification • Key IBM Middleware Supported • Comprehensive IGS Teaming WW • Level 1,2,3 Support + Services • Dedicated Relationship Teams • Local Distributions in unique GEOs • Select System x hardware • Hardware Support only • Go to OS Vendor for OS support

24. IBM System x SUSE Enterprise PortfolioAvailable with IBM or SUSE Support Specialized Servers HPC, SAP, RealTime Servers General Purpose Add-Ons (optional software or support) SUSE Support SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 8 SLES Unlimited SLES guests SUSE Enterprise Linux for High-Performance Computing 8 Pack SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SUS Linux Enterrprise for SAP Applications Subscription SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM BladeCenter Chassis 8 SUSE Linux Enterprise SAP Business All in One SLES for entire chassis Unlimited SLES guests SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux Real Time Subscription

25. ServerProven and Certification Links • Validates application solutions and hardware options in collaboration with vendors • Helps reduce integration risks, enable smoother installation and reduce the need for post-implementation support • The ServerProven program also compatibility-tests hardware options for xSeries and BladeCenter servers • IBM ServerProven • http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/ • Novell YES Certified • http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp

26. Innovation for smarter computing solutions Cloud • Ease of deployment with IBM SmartCloud Entry • Integrated 10GbE Virtual Fabric • IBM Distributed Virtual Switch 5000V Cloud technologies Optimized Systems • Faster deployment with IBM FastSetup • Industry first warm water cooling • New management tools Smarter computing Analytics Optimized systems Big data • High performance eXFlash storage • 4x greater memory capacity • 80% performance increase

27. DEV TEST QA PROD SAP System 1 2 3 … 2001 2003 2005 2008 2010+ 5 landscapes 4 parallel rollouts 3 upgrades/yr 198 batch jobs 1400 users 9 landscapes 6 parallel rollouts 8 upgrades/yr 310 batch jobs 2800 users 14 landscapes 9 parallel rollouts 8 upgrades/yr 412 batch jobs 3100 users 1 landscape 59 batch jobs 400 users 2 landscapes 2 upgrades/yr 124 batch jobs 850 users SAP environments are growing in size and complexity causing substantial administration and utilization changes

28. Client VM – Windows Server 08 IBM x3650 M3 Server + VMware ESXi Server VM – SUSE Linux Ent Server SAP Business Objects Data Federator SAP Connectivity Kit Data Services SAP MDM 7.1 SAP MII 12.0 SAP Business Objects Client Tools EnterpriseXI Xcelsius Live Office SAP Process Integration 7.1.1 Adobe Document Server Crystal Reports Integration Repository ESR more … NW PI ABAP+JAVA Adobe Lifecycle Designer SAP Solution Manager7.0 SAP ERP6.0 EhP4 SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio NW 7.0 ABAP+JAVA EnterpriseServices NW ABAP 7.01 BW MDM Clients MaxDB 7.7 SAP GUI SAP Discovery System at-a-glance Development sandbox used to enable new SAP applications and upgrades Preinstalled Software Environment • SAP landscape • Operating System & Database • VMware virtual environment Flexibly Packaged with a System x3650 M3 Server 7945-JSx, 7945-JTy • 2 x 2.66GHz Intel WSM (Westmere) X5650 6C 95W CPU • 24 GB RAM (6*4GB DDR3 dual rank memory) • 7 x 300 GB Raid 5 (IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5in SFF Slim-HS HDD) • 1 x 500GB Recovery disk (HDD FRU - IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps SAS 2.5in SFF Slim-HS HDD) • ServeRAID 6Gbs M5015 with battery backed cache • Redundant power supply • DVD RW SATA multi-burner drive • Embedded ESXi 4.0 hypervisor (VMware 4.0u1) • SAP Discovery system v4 preload – includes: • SUSE Enterprise Linux • Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition Rev. 2 • SAP Discovery system v4 • Discovery system installation and recovery guide SAP Composition Environment 7.1.1 SAP NetWeaver 7.01 BIJAVA WebDynpro NWEP NWBPM NW EP NW CE JAVA NW JAVA

29. Enterprise Resource Planning SAP Discovery • Business challenge • Quick development of SAP applications • Require SAP best practices • Balance cost and IT pressures • Client benefits • Speed SAP application deployment and training • Lower Risk - Optimized solution stack • Lower SAP application development costs • Solution summary • Easy to order and implement with preloaded x3650 M4 server with ready to use SAP implementation. Ready to use templates for customers, Systems Integrators, & consultants. • Application development environment • New SAP applications (HANA)/upgrades • Proof-of-concept / Training • More information • V.4 available now • V.5 announcing May 8 • IBM.com Get quick access to a complete SAP environment for development, training, POC.

30. IBM Systems solution for SAP HANAHardware and software solution which integrates the new SAP In Memory Computing Engine with IBM eX5 servers delivered as an optimized hardware appliance Systems Deliver Real-Time Analytics For businesses who need timely answers to vital business questions • HANA helps deliver • Super-charged analytics performance • Scalable to support the largest SAP installations • Resulting in • Faster access to data and information with near real-time visibility into business operations • Improved management decision-making capability • Support growing numbers of users with a stable, improved query response • Lower Total Cost of Ownership for SAP computing environment • Solution Components • IBM x3950 X5 and x3690 X5 servers • Novell SLES for SAP • IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) • SAP HANA* • IBM Services * Requires separate license from SAP

31. SAP HANA Scale-outSimple, Seamless, & Scalable • Simple • No SAN required • Expand database by adding nodes • One part number ordering for each node • Seamless • Highly Available (HA) • Optimizes system availability • Intelligent Cluster integrated packaging and assembly • Speeds installation and deployment • Reduces implementation risk • Installation and managed services • Speeds installation • Ensures skills transfer • Simplifies on-going maintenance • Scalable • Scale to 8TB and larger* • Supports large database requirements • Validated by SAP • 4 Node x3690 X5 and x3950 X5 • 16 Node x3950 X5 with HA* * Reference SAP Note 1650046

32. IBM Advantages for SAP HANA Scale-outSimple, Seamless, & Scalable • IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) • One file system proven to scale • Shared file system eliminates the need for a external SAN • Enables expansion of database by seamlessly adding nodes • Leading performance with SSD storage • Specifically developed for high performance supercomputing cluster applications • Very mature and stable - Base infrastructure for clusters exceeding 1000 nodes, providing excellent performance and stability • Clustered file system – survives the loss of nodes and automatically uses replicated data • eX5 Workload Optimized Systems • Enterprise class reliability and availability • Scaleable memory and processors • Preloaded and preconfigured for SAP HANA • One part number ordering • Fast deployment with Intelligent Cluster integrated packaging and assembly • IBM Services • Lab Services & GTS • SAP HANA Installation and managed services • Speeds installation & skills transfer • Simplifies on-going maintenance • Global Business Services • SAP HANA application use case implementation • Enable the business value

33. Open Virtualization with KVM SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on System x servers • Business challenge • Need to consolidate servers • Want to avoid vendor lock-in • Balance cost, performance and security Client benefits • KVM published94% higher virtual machine consolidation in SPECvirt(1) • Highly reliable, scalable virtualization platform with Mandatory Access Control • KVM is 39% cheaper over a 3-year TCO compared to competition(2) • More information • Available now • IBM.com Solution summary SUSE Linux Enterprise Server & IBM System x 2S serversis a complete solution based on the powerful KVM hypervisor delivering enterprise-ready server virtualization. “We have increased security, improved performance and lowered our cost by consolidating our workstations to KVM on IBM System x and deploying IBM storage solutions,” China Merchants Bank, New York Branch (1) Source: SpecVirt_sc2010 results: ttp://www.spec.org/virt_sc2010/results/specvirt_sc2010_perf.html (2) Source: Competitive pricing guide, 2010

34. New infrastructure for smarter computing

35. History of innovation and quality #1 in customer satisfaction 10 straight quarters 5Generations of X-Architecture IBM BladeCenter – the datacenter you want, starting with the one you own #1 in performance – 25 #1 benchmarks in 13 months IBM System Networking: Networking for Smarter Computing 1st Tier 1 HW vendor to support Linux WW 35

36. For more information on the announcement, SUSE on System x, SAP, and KVM • System x rack and tower announcement pages on IBM.com • System x and SUSE on IBM.com • Open virtualization on IBM.com • System x and SAP solutions on IBM.com • System x and VMware on IBM.com • Customer success stories • Use the Alinean tool to demonstrate the consolidation clients can achieve with System x

38. System x Smarter Computing