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Dell PowerEdge Blade Server PDVSA Jun-05. Dell’s Continued Server Market Share Growth in US. Dell PowerEdge Server business continues to grow aggressively, with the #1 position in the United States. US Market Share History. Q4 2004 Results:. Dell 33.5%. HP + Compaq. HP + Compaq 29.3%.
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Dell’s Continued Server Market Share Growth in US Dell PowerEdge Server business continues to grow aggressively, with the #1 position in the United States US Market Share History Q4 2004 Results: Dell 33.5% HP + Compaq HP + Compaq 29.3% Compaq IBM 12.2% IBM HP Source: Q4 2004 IDC Top Vendors US x86 Server Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
8th Generation PowerEdge Server Features Processor Technology New Intel XEON Processors with Extended Memory64 Technology Memory technology New DDR-2 400MHz memory I/O Technology New generation PCI Express System Management Standardized IPMI interface for Management Remote Management New remote management card with enhanced features Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
PowerEdge Server Lineup SC Servers Blade Server PowerEdge SC1425 2P/2 Drive rack Xeon PowerEdge SC420 1P/2 Drive P4/Celeron PowerEdge SC1420 2P/4 Drive Xeon Tower Servers PowerEdge 1855 2P/ 10-blade Xeon w/EM64T PowerEdge 800 1P/4 Drive P4/Celeron PowerEdge 1800 2P/6 Drive Xeon w/EM64T (post RTS) PowerEdge 2800 2P/10 Drive Xeon w/EM64T PowerEdge 6800 4P/ 12 Drive Xeon w/EM64T Rack-mounted Servers PowerEdge 7250 4U/4P Itanium 2 PowerEdge 750 1U/1P P4/Celeron PowerEdge 1850 1U/2P Xeon w/EM64T PowerEdge 2850 2U/2P Xeon w/EM64T PowerEdge 6850 4U/4P Xeon w/EM64T Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
Are Today’s Blade Servers the Right Solution? • Today, competitive blade offerings force significant trade-offs • Density at the expense of Server ClassFeatures • Server Class Features at the expense of density • All at a price premium to 1U servers • Dell will offer the first blade server that delivers on the promise of high density computing • The optimal balance - complete server class features combined with a density and price advantage over traditional rack servers Price Density Features Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
The Value of Dell Blade Servers Server Class Features Density Advantage = 42 1U Servers 60 Blades Price Advantaged after 5 servers $$$ Savings for servers 6-10 Investment Protection PowerEdge 1955 PowerEdge 1855 Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
Dell PowerEdge 1855 A comprehensive blade solution for the data center • 10 dual Xeon™ blades in a 7U chassis (60 servers per 42U rack) • Mainstream server class feature set • Price advantaged over similarly configured 1U servers • Designed to support multiple generations of server blades and I/O devices • OpenManage™ functionality • Many options for I/O connectivity Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
PowerEdge 1855 Systems Management Managing Dell blade servers is similar to managing other PowerEdge servers - Why should a server’s form factor dictate a systems management strategy? • Change Management • Dell File Watch – pro-active notification from support.dell.com of critical updates • Dell Update Packages - Update system BIOS, Firmware, and drivers • Integration with SMS and Altiris • Deployment • Dell Server Assistant - Single server interactive install • Dell Deployment Toolkit – Automation for multi-server installation • Monitoring • PowerEdge Servers – instrumented to predict and alert hardware faults • Dell IT Assistant - Group server management console • Dell Server Administrator - Monitor and control a single server • IPMI 1.5 Base Management - Standardizes server health status, alerting and remote control Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
Chassis Design Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
Server Blade Design 1 This term does not connote actual operating speed of 1 Gb/sec. For high speed transmission, connection to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required. Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
PowerEdge 1855Blade Dual Xeon (Nocona) processor blade w/ SCSI Hard Drives • Blade I/O daughtercard: • Qlogic dual port FC2 at launch • Other options under consideration Hot Plug 3.5” SCSI HARD Drives (x2) DP Xeon Processors: Full power & Low Voltage Xeon options DDR2 400 Memory (x6) Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
Dual Fabric Architecture Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
PowerEdge 1855Front View Port for 2 x USB & video connector Blade ejection levers Hot Plug SCSI drives Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
PowerEdge 1855ChassisRear View • Ethernet I/O Module: • Layer 2 switch or pass-through (1 or 2) • Fan Modules (2) • Hot Plug/ Redundant 2nd Fabric chassis I/O module (x2) • Power Supplies (x4) • Hot Plug/ Redundant KVM MODULE • Management Module • 2nd module is optional, for redundancy Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
Optional I/O Modules Fibre Channel Pass-Through Dell PowerConnect Switch Gigabit Ethernet Pass-Through Coming Soon Brocade Fibre Channel Switch Topspin Infiniband Pass-Through Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
Power Comparison The PowerEdge 1855 consumes up to 15% less power than the PowerEdge 1850 10 x PowerEdge 1850s 10 x PowerEdge 1855 Blades • Power: • Input Power Draw = 3923 Watts • 18.55A @ 208v • 16A @ 240v • Number of AC cords = 4 with redundancy • Airflow: • Up to 25°C inlet temp – low speed = 340 CFM • Over 25°C inlet temp – high speed = 460 CFM • Power: • Input Power Draw = 4620 Watts • 22A @ 208v • 19.25A @ 240v • Number of AC cords = 20 with redundancy • Airflow: • Up to 25°C inlet temp – low speed = 250 CFM • Over 25°C inlet temp – high speed = 600 CFM Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
Lindenhurst/Nocona Dell PowerEdge Blade Server Roadmap • Latest Intel Xeon processors • New Memory technology • SAS/SATA hard drives with RAID • 2 GbE • PCI Express daughtercard slot • IPMI 2.0 Baseboard Management Controller Blades PE 1655 PowerEdge 1855 7U10 blades Chassis Stability, robust ecosystem, investment protection PowerEdge 1655 1H’04 2H’04 1H’05 2H’05 1H’06 2H’062007+ Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
Blade I/O Planning Roadmap TBD Brocade upgrade to FC4 Brocade 16 port FC2 Switch Switch/Pass-through 2nd vendor 16 port FC2/4 switch 10 port Pass-through (10 SFPs) FC Emulex 2 port PCIe FC1/2/4 HBA Daughtercard QLA 2 port FC1/2/4 (PCIe-2432) Qlogic 2 port FC1/2 (PCI-X-2312) PCIe TOE NIC NIC Daughtercard Intel 2 port Gb NIC Tier 1 L2+ – copper or optical Ethernet PowerConnect L2 w/ 6 x copper GbE uplinks Switch/Pass-through Copper Pass-through (“PHY board”) (10 x RJ-45) Topspin Dual Port PCIe 4x Infiniband HCA Topspin 10 port 4x port Pass-through module Cluster 2H’04 1H’05 2H’05 1H’06 2H’06 Required but Under Investigation In Development Approved Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
Removing the Price Premium from Blades Blade Servers 1U Servers When compared to similarly configured 1U servers, IBM and HP blade servers offer minimal density and require a price premium* 23% Premium 9% Premium 25% Savings 42 Server Comparison – Hardware Pricing Only Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only
Pricing Details for Slide #6 Hardware Pricing as of 7/19/20041 1Based on hardware list pricing of 42 similarly configured servers with SCSI hard drives. Obtained from dell.com, ibm.com, and hp.com as of 7/19/04. 1GB means 1 billion bytes; accessible capacity varies with operating environment Dell Confidential – NDA Use Only