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Contents

Value Proposition 2 Customer Benefits 3 Positioning 4 Competition Overview 5 PRIMERGY BX400 7 PRIMERGY BX Server Blades 11 PRIMERGY SX Storage Blades 13 Management Concept 15

Product Facts Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 S1

If your IT requirements are enterprise-class but you have a small team and limited IT skills, make the Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 your first-choice server. It provides benchmark-beating performance while reducing costs by up to 20%. How? Through easy management, smart design that saves space and outstanding energy efficiency. These benefits help your organization maintain its competitive advantage.



Value Proposition Fujitsu PRIMERGY Servers Complete server solutions that drive your success. Reducing costs, maximizing performance and greater business agility accelerate your organizations success. PRIMERGY servers provide more

value for the money through proven quality, excellent price/performance and industry leading energy efficiency. This is further enhanced by

Fujitsus complete ecosystem of consultancy, services, logistics and customization services that result in faster time to operation. Our PRIMERGY

Dynamic IT solutions deliver more value to your business by creating the IT flexibility to change and expand resources as business requires.

PRIMERGY servers by Fujitsu ensure your values will be delivered faster than you thought possible.

Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX Blade Server Driving your success with unbeatable performance and efficiency. To stay competitive, your IT needs to help you reduce costs, maximize performance and react quickly to change. PRIMERGY BX Blade Servers help

you reduce the number of servers and components you need by up to 50%, cutting your capital expenditure. Fewer servers are also easier, faster

and cheaper to run and manage, reducing operating costs by up to 20%. They also deliver 18% more performance in virtualized environments

than competitive products. Business agility is supported through simple, modular design and useful features that help reduce deployment time

to hours or minutes. Not only that, you can fit two more PRIMERGY BX Blade Servers into an industry standard chassis than equivalent blades

from any other vendor. Plus, they have achieved leading scores against the most important industry standard benchmarks. PRIMERGY BX Blade

Servers: a proven and truly unique efficiency/performance proposition.

Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 Blade servers that help you do more with less. Managing large computing and storage requirements with limited

resources, budgets and space is a challenge. Fujitsu PRIMERGY

BX400 blade servers help solve it. The PRIMERGY BX400 is

user-friendly and versatile, making it easy to manage. Smart design

delivers up to 30% lower energy bills and requires up to 50% less

floor space. Total cost savings of up to 20% are the result. All this is

delivered with enterprise-class reliability. Plus, simplified lifecycle

management cuts server administration time by up to 60%, saving

you even more effort and money. So, you benefit from lower costs,

higher performance and greater productivity, enabled by servers

that also scale easily to your requirements. This combination helps

your organization maintain its competitive advantage.



Customer Benefits

Features Benefits

The box for your solution The Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 provides an optimum combination of

up to eight server or storage blades in a small enclosure that is available as 6U rack- and floorstand- version.

It combines leading-edge technology, such as a fully integrated virtual storage appliance, in order to convert it into a small data center in a box.

Modular infrastructure to meet office and datacenter

environments, designed to share components throughout the family making it easy to create, customize and grow.

Grow The Business Complementary technology to x86 server virtualization with

additional benefits such as improved manageability, availability, and operational efficiency from shared cable infrastructures or virtual input/output (I/O).

The PRIMERGY BX400 can be equipped with the latest blade technology and offers high levels of I/O flexibility and a bandwidth.

Thanks to its highly efficient components, advanced cooling technology, and potent power management tools, the BX400 also reduces cooling and air conditioning costs.

Its smart design makes the PRIMERGY BX400 more flexible than

other server solutions, offering easy scalability to protect your investments.

Simplify The Business With ServerView you manage your servers and enclosures locally

and remotely and take complete control regardless of the state of the server operating system.

Additional software components help to reduce the complexity in mixed physical and virtual environments and its internal and external connections.

Simplified lifecycle management cuts server administration time

by up to 60 percent, saving you even more effort and money.

Creates Value For The Business Modular upgrade options for server- or storage blades provide the

flexibility to integrate new technologies into existing environments.

Additional server blades or components can be easily added or replaced without the re-cabling that usually requires multiple man-hours or complicated processes.

Fujitsus PRIMERGY BX400 offering is enhanced by a comprehensive set of packaged services that support your IT team throughout the implementation process.

The consolidated design makes the PRIMERGY BX400 more

affordable than traditional rack or tower servers, storage and networking solutions offering lower total operational costs.



Positioning Target Group Small to midsized organisations with growing compute and storage requirements, especially customers who are looking to move to a flexible,

integrated, IT infrastructure solution that combines server, storage and networking hardware in one enclosure.

Customer Pain Points

Increasing costs and complexity from ever growing server and storage requirements.

Overburdened and overextended IT staff.

Difficulty to keep pace with increasingly expensive and ever growing storage needs.

Inflexible infrastructure makes it difficult to scale and requires more and more floor space.

Growing energy requirements.

Market Figures The global economic outlook has stabilized, overall x86 Server unit shipment forecast with healthy single-digit growth 2010 2015. Blade servers remain as the highest-growth server form factor through 2015. The share of blades in total x86 servers steadily grows from 13% in 2010 to 24% in 2015.

Source: Gartner 06/11 (Worldwide x86 Server Forecast)



Competition Overview Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 vs. HP BladeSystem c3000

Model Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 HP BladeSystem c3000

Form Factor Size (H,W,D)

6U for 19-inch racks 266 x 445 x 785 mm


Variants Rack & Floorstand Rack (Tower version has reached the end-of-life) Weight < 100 kg (fully equipped)

~ 48 kg (enclosure without blades and interconnects) 136 kg (fully equipped) 59 kg (enclosure without blades and interconnects)

Front Bays 8 for half height blades 8 for half height blades, or 4 for full height blades

Rear Bays 4 x Connection Blades 4 x PSU / fan combination or fan-only modules 2 x MMBs

4 x Interconnect bays 6 x PSU / 6 x Fan modules 2 x Onboard Administrator

Server Blades 2-socket Intel 2-socket Intel / AMD 4-socket Intel / AMD

Storage Blades Up to 4 x SX910 (LTO-5) Up to 4 x SX940 (each with 4 HDDs) Up to 2 x SX960 (each with 10 HDDs) Up to 3 x SX980 (each with 10 HDDs)

Up to 4 x HP Ultrium Tape Blades (LTO-5) Up to 4 x SB40c (each with 6 HDDs) Up to 2 x D2200sb (each with 12 HDDs)

Shared Storage Yes Yes Interconnects Ethernet 1Gb/10Gb

Fibre Channel 8Gb InfiniBand 40Gb SAS 6Gb

Virtual Connect Ethernet 1Gb/10Gb Fibre Channel 8Gb InfiniBand 40Gb SAS 6Gb

Interconnect fabrics 3 3 Mngt. Module Up to 2 (1 standard) Up to 2 (both modules located on the same tray) PSU Up to 4 (1100W - 100V / 1600W - 230V) Up to 6 (900W - 100V / 1200W - 230V) PSU Efficiency 92% 90% Local service panel Low-cost Front-Panel (standard), or LCD display Insight Display Front I/O connections 2x USB, 1x LAN, 1x serial 1x Serial / 1x USB DVD Standard Optional

Item Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 HP BladeSystem c3000

Enclosure Design Groups of identical components are located centrally. This

makes it easier for administrators to monitor component

status.

Unorganized internal design, because same components

arranged in different areas at the front and back side of

the chassis.

Enclosure

Management

Two separated management modules (MMBs) to enable

redundant configurations.

Two management modules (OA) per chassis, but both are

located on the same management module tray. If one OA

fails and needs to be replaced, the entire tray with both OA

had to be pulled out.

Mezzanine Cards All mezzanine cards directly connected to the midplane

which leads to lower latencies and higher signal quality.

Mezzanine cards on the server blades have no direct

connection the midplane, signals are routed back to the

blade systemboard.

Power & Cooling Only four fan modules or a combination of PSU/fan modules

are needed to cool the system efficiently, effectively and

quietly.

12 different kinds of fans with a mix of fan-only and a

combination of PSU and fans are needed to cool the

system.

Power Efficiency

Comparison

In a comparison with identical configurations, the Fujitsu BX400 consumes considerably less power than the HP

BladeSystem c3000 which clearly underlines the modular and affordable design of the BX400.

Power

Management

Fujitsu provides for the PRIMERGY BX400 a variety of power management features such as the monitoring and different

choose able consumption modes which are available at no extra costs to create competitive differentiation.

Acoustic (Noise)

Comparison

With low noise levels of 45 decibels (comparable to a conversation) the BX400 is one of the quietest blade servers in the

market, making it usable in office environments.

Benchmarks A series of leading positions in industry standard benchmarks, such as VMware VMmark or the SAP SD Standard

Benchmark underlines the truly unique efficiency/performance proposition.



Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 vs. IBM BladeCenter S

Model Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 IBM BladeCenter S

Form Factor Size (H,W,D)



Variants Rack & Floorstand Rack, (Office Enablement Kit - 11U enclosure) Weight < 100 kg (fully equipped)

~ 48 kg (enclosure without blades and interconnects) 109 kg (fully equipped) 41 kg (enclosure without blades and interconnects)

Front Bays 8 for half height blades 6 for half height blades, or 3 for full height blades

Rear Bays 4 x Connection Blades 4 x PSU / fan combination or fan-only modules 2 x MMBs

4 x Interconnect bays 4 x PSU / 4 x Fan modules 1 x Serial pass-thru module 1 x Advanced management module

Server Blades 2-socket Intel 2-socket Intel / AMD / Power6 4-socket Intel / AMD / Power6

Storage Blades Up to 4 x SX910 (LTO-5) Up to 4 x SX940 (each with 4 HDDs) Up to 2 x SX960 (each with 10 HDDs) Up to 3 x SX980 (each with 10 HDDs)

Up to 2 x storage modules (each with six 3.5 inch disk

drives)

Shared Storage Yes Yes Interconnects Ethernet 1Gb/10Gb

Fibre Channel 8Gb InfiniBand 40Gb SAS 6Gb

Ethernet 1Gb/10Gb Fibre Channel 8Gb InfiniBand 40Gb SAS 3Gb

Interconnect fabrics 3 3

Mngt. Module Up to 2 (1 standard) 1 PSU Up to 4 (1100W - 100V / 1600W - 230V) Up to 4 (950W - 100V / 1450W - 230V ) PSU Efficiency 92% 90%

Local service panel Low-cost Front-Panel (standard), or LCD display No, diagnostic LEDs indicate chassis status Front I/O connections 2x USB, 1x LAN, 1x serial 2 x USB

DVD Standard Standard

Item Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 IBM BladeCenter S

Formfactor Available in two different system variants (6U rack- and

floorstand-version), which can be equipped with up to eight

server- and storage blades.

IBM offers only an 11U office enablement kit. BladeCenter

S provides only space for up to 6 server blades (25% less

computing capacity per chassis)

Enclosure

Management

Two separated management modules (MMBs) to enable

redundant configurations.

BladeCenter S can only be equipped with one

Management Module which provides a single point of

control and single point of failure.

Administration Choice of a low-cost Front-Panel as well as an LCD module

that supplies status information and provides support

during administration, configuration, diagnostics and

monitoring.

Only some LEDs

Mezzanine Cards All mezzanine cards directly connected to the midplane

which leads to lower latencies and higher signal quality.

Mezzanine cards on the server blades have no direct

connection the midplane, signals are routed back to the

blade systemboard.

Power Efficiency

Comparison

In a comparison with identical configurations, the Fujitsu BX400 consumes considerably less power than the IBM

BladeCenter S which clearly underlines the modular and affordable design of the BX400.

Acoustic (Noise)

Comparison

With low noise levels of 45 decibels (comparable to a conversation) the BX400 is one of the quietest blade servers in the

market, making it usable in office environments.

Benchmarks A series of leading positions in industry standard benchmarks, such as VMware VMmark or the SAP SD Standard

Benchmark underlines the truly unique efficiency/performance proposition.



PRIMERGY BX400 Short Description

The Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 is a fully-featured blade system built from the ground up to be user-friendly and versatile, helping you meet

large-scale computing and storage requirements. It provides an optimum combination of up to eight server or storage blades in a small

enclosure, supported by a comprehensive set of solutions and services. It combines leading-edge technology, such as a fully integrated virtual

storage appliance, with the impressive input/output flexibility and bandwidth. Thats why it has the best dual-socket, two-tier SAP SD Standard

Application Benchmark score on the market, and is the most powerful 2-socket server available according to the VMware VMmark benchmark.

Its modular design makes the PRIMERGY BX400 more affordable than other blade servers, while also maximizing the use of limited office space

with a compact footprint. Two different system versions of the PRIMERGY BX400 are available to suit different requirements. The rack version can

be integrated easily into an industry standard 19-inch racks. Alternatively, the floor-stand version with low noise levels of only 45 decibels can be

installed under a desk or in a reception area without distracting employees. In fact, it is one of the quietest blade servers available.

Easy to install, configure and manage, the PRIMERGY BX400 allows companies to spend less time on set-up and management, and focus on the

core business processes essential for profitability. Additional software components such as ServerView Resource Coordinator VE and Virtual IO

Manager deliver uniform operations for pools of physical and virtual servers, combined with cost-effective high availability.

Hardware Overview 6U chassis including rack mounting kit suitable for PRIMERGY 19" PCR rack, PCR M1 rack and 3rd party racks (e.g. Rittal)

Up to 4x hot-plug PSU 1600W with 2 fans at the rear side

1x power cord 16A IEC320 C19 -> 16A IEC320 C20, 3m length

1x DVD drive (accessible by all server blades one at a time)

Drives / bays / slots

8 empty slots for 8 server blades at front side.

4 empty slots for connection blades at rear side

Up to 2x hot-plug Management Blades

Front-Side-I/O-Module (FSIOM) with 2x USB, 1x LAN, 1x serial port

Front panel (Standard) or LCD module



Connection Blades The Connection Blades can be installed in the rear slots and enable the connection of the defined Server Blades to the switched networks or

Shared Storage Subsystem. There are four Connection Blade slots available in the BX400 chassis.

Model Speed Downlink ports Uplink ports Max. number per system unit

Ethernet Switch/IBP 1Gbit/s 36/12 1 Gbit/s 36 x 1 Gbit/s 8 x 1Gbit/s (RJ45), 4 x 1Gbit/s (SFP) 4 (CB slot (1,2,3,4)

Ethernet Switch/IBP 1Gbit/s 36/8+2 1 Gbit/s 36 x 1 Gbit/s 8 x 1Gbit/s (RJ45), 2 x 10Gbit/s (SFP+) 4 (CB slot (1,2,3,4)

Eth Switch/IBP 1Gb 18/6 1 Gbit/s 18 x 1 Gbit/s 6 x 1 Gbit/s (RJ45) 4 (CB Slot 1/2 3/4)

Ethernet Switch/IBP 10Gbit/s 18/8 10 Gbit/s 10 x 10 Gbit/s 8 x 10 Gbit/s (SFP+) 4 (CB slot (1,2,3,4)

Eth Pass Thru 10Gb 18/18 10 Gbit/s 18 x 1/10 Gbit/s 18 x 1/10 Gbit/s (SFP/SFP+/Twinax) 4 (CB Slot 1/2 3/4)

FC Pass Thru 8Gbit/s 18/18 8 Gbit/s 18 x 8 Gbit/s 18 x 4/8 Gbit/s (SFP/SFP+) 2 (CB slot (3,4)

FC Switch 8Gbit/s 18/8 8 Gbit/s 18 x 8 Gbit/s 8 x 4/8 Gbit/s SFP/SFP+) 2 (CB slot (3,4)

SAS Switch 6Gb 18/6 6 Gbit/s 18 x 6 Gb SAS 6 x 6 Gb SAS 1 (CB Slot 3)

InfiniBand Switch 40 Gbit/s 18/18 40 Gbit/s 18 x 40 Gbit/s 18 x 40 Gbit/s (QSFP) 1 (CB slot (3,4)



Fabric Architecture The BX400 provides 3 fabrics for interconnect of the server blade onboard NICs and mezzanine cards to Connection Blades and SAS/RAID switches.

The onboard NICs are supported by fabric 1 (Connection Blade1). The mezzanine card 1 is supported by fabric 2 providing one slot to configure

one Connection Blade. The mezzanine card 2 is supported by fabric 3 (CB3 plus CB4) providing two slots to configure one or two Connection

Blades (FC or GbE or SAS/RAID switch blade). Using both Connection Blade slots a switch redundancy is supported. It is possible to provide

Ethernet LAN channel redundancy between onboard NIC channels and mezzanine card 1 channels by configure in Connection Blade slots 1 and 2

corresponding GbE switches.

Floorstand Version For the BX400 Floorstand variant there are the following principles:

Reuse of the BX400 Rack chassis (90 left turned)

Easy mountable parts to collect a floorstand variant

Covering the left turned BX400 rack chassis with plates on both sides and on top

The bottom part carries the Rack chassis and takes the lockable casters

LCD module can be operated from outside even if the front door is locked

ID card can be used if the front door is locked

DVD drive and I/O ports of the Front-Side I/O module can be covered by the front door

All floorstand parts are collected to one kit for sales



Power Supply Modules The BX400 enclosure will be shipped with one power supplies, however up to four power supplies can be installed. The remaining PSU slots must

be completed by FAN only units. The design of the power supply modules is optimized to reduce the power dissipation over the entire load range

and is acoustically optimized.

The BX400 system works in 230V (EMEA) and 115V (USA, Japan) power environments. Two PSUs will support a fully populated BX400 system.

Required maximum DC power per PSU is 1600W. The high efficiency power supplies provide greater than 92% efficiency.

The following PSU redundancy modes are supported:

Phase redundancy: 1+1 (2xPSUs installed), 1+1+1 (3x PSU installed), 1+1+1+1 or 2+2 (4x PSU installed)

PSU redundancy: 1+1 (2xPSUs installed), 2+1 (3x PSU installed), 3+1 (4x PSU installed)

PSU non redundancy: 1x PSU installed, 2x PSU installed Case

For enclosure overall efficiency reasons the administrator may choose a Dynamic Mode where PSUs are started on a needed basis, only. Those

PSUs not being required for supplying the powered configuration will be kept in OFF state. MMB might need to power on additional PSUs before

being able to power on further CPU or connection blades. Powering down CPU or even connection blades might cause a Switch-OFF of PSUs.

The airflow design assures that cold air is available for the Server Blades as well as for the switch area. The switch area will get cold air via a

bypass on the left and right side of the BX400 System. The PSU includes the fans to cool the system. The fans inside the PSUs or FAN-Unit

maintain a low pressure zone located between the Blade flaps and the PSU.

Configuration Notes: PRIMERGY BX400 configuration guide: http://docs.ts.fujitsu.com/dl.aspx?id=9c1bbde2-d9f9-44ea-968f-8933a714bed1

PRIMERGY BX400 datasheet: http://docs.ts.fujitsu.com/dl.aspx?id=fab1fbb5-5d63-4b2d-816d-3def6c7cb6da



PRIMERGY BX Server Blades

Model PRIMERGY BX920 S2 PRIMERGY BX922 S2 PRIMERGY BX924 S2

Type Dual-Socket Server Blade Dual-Socket Server Blade Dual-Socket Server Blade Processor Intel Xeon 5500/5600 Intel Xeon 5500/5600 Intel Xeon 5500/5600 Number of CPU Up to 2 Up to 2 Up to 2 Processor Cores 2, 4, 6 2, 4, 6 2, 4, 6 Memory 2 GB - 288 GB 2 GB - 192 GB 2 GB - 384 GB Memory Slots 9 DIMM slots (6 for CPU 1)

3 channels per CPU 12 DIMM slots 3 channels 2 rows per CPU

18 DIMM slots 3 channels 3 rows per CPU

Memory Type PC3-8500 DDR3, rg (registered), QR (Quad Ranked), 1.5V PC3-10600 DDR3, rg/ub (unbuffered), SR (Single Ranked), DR (Dual Ranked), 1.5V, 1.35V (Low Voltage)

PC3-8500 DDR3, rg, DR, QR, 1.5V PC3-10600 DDR3, rg/ub, SR, DR, 1.5V, 1.35V

Network Controller 2 x Intel 82575, 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet

2 x Intel 82576, 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet, Intel VT-c

1x Intel 82599, 2 x 10 Gbps Ethernet, Intel VT-c

Expansion Slots 2 x PCIe Gen2 x8 mezzanine card slot 2 x PCIe Gen2 x8 mezzanine card slot 2 x PCIe Gen2 x8 mezzanine card slot HDDs max. 2x

HDD SAS 73 GB - 900 GB

HDD SATA 160 GB - 1TB

SSD SATA 32GB - 64GB

max. 2x HDD SATA 160 GB - 320 GB

SSD SATA 32GB - 64GB

max. 2x SSD SATA 32GB - 64GB

Management Integrated Remote Management Controller 2 (iRMC S2), w. 32 MB attached memory incl. graphics controller Enabled for dedicated or shared (via on board Ethernet) service LAN

Local Mgmt. Special connector for front side Y-cable (4x USB, 1 x serial, 1x VGA); USB ports enable for connection of DVD, Blue Ray or FD drives, USB sticks, keyboards and mice

Security Trusted Platform Module Infineon v1.2 (TPM) optional, pluggable

OS support All important standard operating systems are supported with the PRIMERGY BX900 Server Blades. For the latest information please check the PRIMERGY released OS file.

Configuration Notes: PRIMERGY BX920 S2 Configuration Guide: http://docs.ts.fujitsu.com/dl.aspx?id=175363cf-254f-429c-b498-c0e9f2848e48

PRIMERGY BX920 S2 Datasheet: http://docs.ts.fujitsu.com/dl.aspx?id=cfd1622e-9fae-419b-ad1c-91f78c9f93e7

PRIMERGY BX922 S2 Configuration Guide: http://docs.ts.fujitsu.com/dl.aspx?id=15c19e08-c5fb-44e0-8f1c-621c083820e8

PRIMERGY BX922 S2 Datasheet: http://docs.ts.fujitsu.com/dl.aspx?id=cb2281f2-b794-422b-aa87-a62dfeb7914c

PRIMERGY BX924 S2 Configuration Guide: http://docs.ts.fujitsu.com/dl.aspx?id=19e6a50c-7356-4b37-a27c-2fc4e0c17f15

PRIMERGY BX924 S2 Datasheet: http://docs.ts.fujitsu.com/dl.aspx?id=43070323-fed9-4cfb-83f5-f791be68994a



PRIMERGY BX920 S2 Highlights Preview

Half height, single width server blade

Dual socket server for Intel Nehalem and Westmere processors

Intel Tylersburg 24D chipset

9 x DDR3 DIMM slot for up to 288 GB RAM

4 x 1GbE onboard (incl. Intel VT-c = VMDq)

2 x IO module slot for mezzanine cards

Intel VT-c for 10 GbE controllers (VMDq + VMDc)

iRMC S2 with dedicated or shared service LAN

2 x HDD/SSD hot-plug bay (SAS, SATA)

RAID ctr. w. cache and BBU (mezzanine card)

UFM slot for USB flash module for embedded Hypervisor

TPM integration



Dual socket server for Intel Nehalem and Westmere processors

Intel Tylersburg chipset

12 x DDR3 DIMM slot for up to 192 GB RAM

4 x 1GbE onboard (incl. Intel VT-c)

2 x IO module slot (for mezzanine cards)

Intel VT-c integrated in Ethernet controllers


2 x SSD or HDD (SATA, non hot-plug)

UFM slot

USB flash module for embedded Hypervisor optional

TPM integration optional



Dual socket server for 2x Intel Xeon processor 5500 or 5600 series

CPUs Intel Tylersburg chipset

12/18 x DDR3 DIMM for up to 384/288 GB RAM

2 x 10 GbE onboard (incl. Intel VT-c)

2x IO module (mezzanine card)

Intel VT-c for 10 GbE controllers


2x SSD (non hot-plug) optional (not with 130W CPUs)

UFM

USB flash module for embedded Hypervisor

TPM integration



PRIMERGY SX Storage Blades PRIMERGY SX Storage Blades are designed for installation into the PRIMERGY BX system units, together with the PRIMERGY Server Blades. The

introduction of Storage Blades Disk for all PRIMERGY Blade Servers offers an easy and cost effective server consolidation opportunity, i.e. for a

transition from rack or tower servers to high density blade server architecture. Usage of tape drive equipped storage blades offers an easy and

fast way to backup system data locally. It is often essential to have local access to large amounts of data where smaller workgroups locally have

to work on and create very large models. Operation within confined environments as file servers as well as for Microsoft SharePoint portals and

Microsoft SQL Servers are popular usage cases for disk-based storage blades.

Model PRIMERGY SX910 PRIMERGY SX940 PRIMERGY SX960 PRIMERGY SX980

Type Storage Blade Tape Storage Blade Disk Storage Blade Disk Storage Blade Disk Storage Architecture

Direct attached storage to left adjacent server blade



Centralized storage capacity

Max. number per system unit

4 4 2 3

Number of Drives

1 1 4 1 - 10 1-10

Drives LTO3HH Ultrium, 400 GB, 60 MB/s

LTO4HH Ultrium, 800 GB , 120 MB/s

LTO5HH Ultrium, 1500 GB, 140 MB/s

HDD SAS 2.5-inch 146 GB - 900 GB

HDD SATA 2.5-inch 160 GB - 1 TB

SSD SATA 2.5-inch 32 GB - 64 GB


HDD SATA 2.5-inch 160 GB - 1 TB

SSD SATA 2.5-inch 32 GB - 64 GB




PRIMERGY VSX960 (Virtual Storage Appliance) With the PRIMERGY VSX960 Fujitsu can provide a fully integrated virtual storage solution for the PRIMERGY BX400. The PRIMERGY BX400 provides

an optimal solution for addressing the storage requirements of midsized customers as they move to flexible, integrated, shared IT infrastructure

solutions. By leveraging the virtual storage appliance with NetApp Data ONTAP-v, customers can benefit from NetApps proven and innovative

storage efficiency capabilities to achieve greater cost savings and operational efficiencies.

PRIMERGY VSX960 provides all application server blades with shared storage capacity. This virtual storage solution consists of PRIMERGY BX920

S2 server blade which acts as a storage control blade and a PRIMERGY SX960 S1 to provide the storage capacity. The storage control blade hosts

the ServerView Appliance and the Data ONTAP-v software on an installed VMware ESX hypervisor with mirrored, hot-pluggable SAS hard disk

drives. The installed virtual machine enables Data ONTAP-v to run on a PRIMERGY BX server blade and to manage storage in virtualized

environments.

Virtual Storage Solution Overview:

1. PRIMERGY BX400 S1 chassis

2. Server blade (storage control blade) with local system disks

as well as an installed hypervisor with two virtual machines (Data ONTAP-vTM software from NetApp, ServerView Suite)

3. Storage blade (PRIMERGY SX960 S1) with data disks

Configuration Notes: PRIMERGY Storage Blade Configuration Guide: http://docs.ts.fujitsu.com/dl.aspx?id=38a4fe07-c63d-4258-bd98-a99666816c29



Management Concept The Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX400 has extensive embedded management capabilities based on a general easy-to-use concept that also non IT

professionals are able to use the interfaces and functions.

Local Service Display & Base Configuration Wizard

ServerView Installation Manager

ServerView Dashboard

Power Consumption Management

LOCAL SERVICE DISPLAY & BASE CONFIGURATION WIZARD The Front-Side I/O Module provides several user and management interfaces at the front side of the BX400 chassis. It will be plugged into slot

nine of the enclosure and will provide USB and DVD functionality to the server blades, LAN and serial connectivity, buttons and LEDs and an

optional LCD for chassis management. The Local Service Display is an ever-ready, enclosure-mounted local service panel on the front. It is

controlled by the management blade and is used for local diagnostics and administration of the blade server. It is a quick and easy-to-use

information panel that allows to initially configuring the enclosure. It also provides information about the health and operation of the enclosure.

To start the BX400 enclosure there is no need for an installation. It is necessary to set some basic parameters (IP address, etc.) supported by a

corresponding simple wizard via LCD display or MMB GUI after power on. After the initial setting the enclosure is in operation mode. The Base

Configuration wizard should assist the user setting up a system unit when the system is powered up the first time. When the blade system is

powered up for the first time this means that the MMB has booted for the first time. The wizard guides you step by step through the menus, in

which you make the necessary settings (language, date/time, import settings, identification settings, network settings, power settings, PIN

protection, ekeying check and save/export for putting the blade server into operation.

Base Configuration Wizard

General System Unit Settings



ServerView Installation Manager (SVIM) Installation Manager is delivered as part of ServerView Suite. Within the ServerView Suite, ServerView Installation Manager (SVIM) represents the

component for configuring and installing operating systems and other user management and server management software. Additional to the

local and remote installation modes, SVIM supports a new installation mode: a mass rollout installation. The mass rollout makes it easy for the

customer to install a lot of server blades in a PRIMERGY BX400 by one task. It combines the advantages of the local installation and the mass

installation capacity of the remote installation.

Local installation

The user inserts the SVIM DVD to the DVD drive and boots the system. After SVIM has been booted, the SVIM WebUI gets started. In typical mode

or customized mode, the user selects the OS and sets system parameters, RAID and disk configuration and OS parameters.

Remote installation

If the BX400 is integrated to a network supporting DHCP mass rollout is possible with SVIM or SVDM running on the deployment server. The

configuration and definition of the deployment parameters is completely done on deployment server side by SVIM or SVDM WebUI. With the PXE

boot the remote installation is running completely unattended.

Local mass rollout

Alternative to the local and remote installation the MMB manages the installation in a mass rollout.

Use case 1:1(one individual configuration file for one server blade):

The user selects the server blade where the OS will be installed to.

The user selects the OS he wants to install and defines the input parameters.

The MMB asks the user to put the OS installation media into the USB-DVD drive. Then the MMB assigns the USB-Hub to the selected server

blade and makes sure, that the server boots from the USB stick.

The input parameters are sent to the iRMC of the selected server blade by MMB.

The server blade gets booted and SVIM starts the installation after creating the configuration file out of the OS related template and the input

parameter got from iRMC-API.

(Optional) An internal reboot (e.g after creating a RAID array) is required.

(Optional) A boot of 64bit WinPE is required (e.g. for installation of W2K8 DC).

SVIM sends the status to the iRMC, which signals, that the installation has been finished.

Use case 1:n (one configuration file for multiple server blades):

The user selects the server blades where the OS will be installed to.

The user selects the OS he wants to install and defines the input parameters. The OS and the input parameters are identical to each selected

server blade

The MMB starts the installation for server blade 1. See use case 1:1 step 1. - 8.

The MMB starts the installation for server blade 2

The support of the mass rollout requires a new installation mode in SVIM: The local installation with templates. There are two major aspects:

Each installation template is assigned to an OS, which is supported in this mode. The templates are files on the SVIM media.

The user can define input parameters, which are taken to modify the template by the local SVIM session.

After the OS has been selected by MMB session SVIM creates at local boot a configuration file from the template and the input parameters. If no

input parameters are defined, the configuration file is derived from the template only. SVIM runs the following installation with the created

configuration file. An installation template corresponds to a configuration file as created by the SVIM WebUI in typical mode.



ServerView Dashboard The requirement for easy-to-use is a general requirement for BX400. In the MMB WebUI the Dashboard is an executive information system user

interface that allows the user to easily monitor the systems status and execute basic management tasks. The Dashboard shall be based on the

enlarged photographic view of the front and the rear of the chassis which represents all system components as if the user were looking at the

system itself. The Dashboard reflects whether the blade system is a rack version or a floor-stand version.

The Dashboard shows the following information:

Server blades e.g. with health state, Power State (on/off), OS State

Chassis e.g. with Health state, Power consumption information including capping and limiting thresholds

MMB e.g. with name, IP address, Master MMB indicated visually

Front Side I/O Module e.g. with among other things Health state, USB/DVD in use, Local Service Display Module present/not present

Connection Blades e.g. with Health state, Component name, Power State (on/off)

Storage Blades e.g. with Health state, Information about server blade connection

Power Management Information e.g. with Current output power consumption (actual/max/limits), Current output power configuration (power

consumption configuration), Current input power configuration

Event Log



Power Management The power management in the PRIMERGY BX400 environment can be differentiated into four main functions.

Power Consumption Monitoring

Chassis Power Consumption Control

Server Blade Power Consumption Control

PSU Redundancy Mode

Power Consumption Monitoring:

You can manage and display measurement data on power consumption for the PRIMERGY BX400 from a central management station. This is

done using the Power Monitor component of the Operations Manager. The Power Consumption Monitoring has been enhanced not only to show

the system power consumption but also the individual component power consumption. The power consumption monitor for the enclosure shows

both input power consumption and output power consumption.

The series of measurements can be displayed on the screen for evaluation in a table or, illustratively, in a graph. Using various parameters, you

can adjust the output in the table or graph to suit your needs, e.g.:

Display the power consumption over a certain period (e.g. an hour, a week, a year)

Display different kinds of consumption values (e.g. current and average) in a multiple-curve graph

A basic input and output power consumption monitor for the enclosure shall be displayed within the Dashboard.



Chassis Power Consumption Control:

Chassis power consumption control is mainly focused on controlling

the overall BX400 system power consumption behavior. To fulfill this

task, there are four possible modes which are implemented by the

MMB. Users are able to modify these modes in every possible MMB

interfaces.

None

Minimum Mode

Low Noise Mode

Enforced Mode

Minimum Mode

This setting means that all components should run in its minimal

performance. All possible power consumption saving will be initiated

by iRMC to ensure the lowest possible power consumption operating

mode.

Low Noise Mode

MMB will try to keep systems noise as low as possible (45dB) by

reducing server blade power consumption. Set all sever blades

operating modes into low noise mode. In case that the temperature

of other components will increase, the MMB will raise the fan speed

above the threshold of 45dB. The MMB will force all server blades to

operate with minimum mode. After the respective component

temperature returns to normal range, MMB will remove server blades

force situation.

Enforced Mode

Enforced Mode is designed to make sure that the chassis power consumption will not exceed the defined power consumption by the user during

the whole activation time of this mode. For this mode interfaces are provided to define the enforced power consumption in Watt and BTU/h. No

further components will be allowed to be powered on if the required power will exceed the value defined for the enforced mode.

In addition the BX400 MMB provide the possibility to activate chassis power consumption control modes in a define time. In this mode, MMB will

activate the chosen consumption control mode on a certain time depending on user setting.

Server Blade Power Consumption Control

Additional to the chassis power consumption control, BX400 MMB provides the possibility to control the server blade power consumption control.

There are three power consumption control modes for server blades:

Adaptive Mode (Priority Mode, Non-Priority Mode)

Enforced Mode

Minimum Mode

Adaptive Mode

Adaptive Mode is the default power consumption control setting of the server blade. This modes main intention is to distribute the power

budget for each server blades to ensure a high performance operating environment. In order to use adaptive mode efficiently depending on

system configuration and purpose, users needs to provide the following variables.

Define a so-called Re-Evaluation Period in which the BX400 MMB do the re-calculation of system power budget based on each server blade

power budget demand.

Define the importance of the server blade. There are two operating modes implemented (dynamic mode and static mode). The dynamic mode is

the default configuration within the adaptive mode setting. In this mode, the MMB determine automatically, based on the power demand the

importance of each server blade. Server Blades with the most power demand will get the highest priority. If there are more server blades with

same power demands, users should use the server blade priority table to set the sequence of the server blades. In the static mode, the MMB will

use the mentioned priority table to determine the importance of the server blade.



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Enforced Mode

The enforced mode for the server blades is designed to make sure that the power consumption will not exceed the defined power consumption

by the user during the whole activation time of this mode. In case the enforced mode is active, the server blade power budgeting could be

changed by user through any possible interfaces.

Minimum Mode

If Server Blade has been set to operate with Minimum Mode, all possible power consumption savings will be initiated by iRMC to ensure the

lowest possible power consumption operating mode.

Note: The power consumption control for the enclosure always overrides the power consumption control of the individual server blades if conflict

arises (e.g. low noise mode)

PSU Redundancy Mode

There will be three redundancy modes, which are supported by the PRIMERGY BX400.

No Redundancy: All available PSUs will be considered as active PSU.

PSU Redundancy: MMB will provide (3+1, 2+1, 1+1 and 2+2) redundancy based on the total number of installed power supply modules in the

chassis.

Phase Redundancy: To be able to use the phase redundancy mode, users have to make sure that the PSU cables are configured to support

phase redundancy. The maximal current value for each phase, and to which phase the power supply module is connected can be defined via

interfaces. The PRIMERGY BX400 supports maximal four AC input phases. This function is only available if two or four PSUs are available.

PSU Dynamic Mode: Within this mode the MMB calculates the actual power consumption and activate only enough power supply modules to

support this power consumption. The unused PSUs will be put in STANDBY-Mode. In case of redundancy mode, the MMB will provide enough

redundancy to support the active PSUs.

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