IBM BladeCenter Systems Up To 30 Percent More Energy Efficient Than Comparable HP Blades

IBM announced today that its BladeCenter system uses up to 30 percent less energy than HP BladeSystem. Businesses can save hundreds, thousands or even millions of baht in energy costs each year depending on the size of their datacenter. Based on internal IBM testing, IBM’s AMD Opteron-based BladeCenter (LS21) within the BladeCenter system uses up to 30 percent less energy than the comparable HP AMD Opteron-based BladeSystem (BL465c) in the HP cClass system when both systems are idle, and up to 18 percent less energy when both systems are running at full load. IBM’s Intel Xeon-based BladeCenter (HS21) within the BladeCenter system uses up to 26 percent less energy than the comparable HP Intel Xeon-based BladeSystem (BL460c) in the HP cClass system when both systems are idle, and up to 13 percent less energy when both systems are running at full load. Comparisons are based on systems using the same dual-core Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron microprocessors. IBM’s energy-smart BladeCenter design, pioneered by IBM Research, features energy efficient power supplies (which are up to 90 percent efficient) saving as much as 28 percent in electrical usage over many commonly available power supplies (which are often only 60 to 70 percent efficient). IBM’s shared cooling approach that utilizes high-efficiency blowers, can consume up to 60 percent less power than the newest design in the HP c-Class, based on internal IBM testing. These smarter power and cooling architectures, combined with smart use of energy efficient components, such as low voltage processors, allow IBM users to extract the most performance from every kilowatt. Unlike the blade servers available for HP's cClass chassis, which are not backward compatible with HP's older blade chassis, IBM’s high-density modular blade server is designed to support the entire family of BladeCenter chassis. HP is on its third system redesign in five years,[4] while IBM BladeCenter is still based on its original design and demonstrates better efficiency. The Price of Power IBM also introduced today the second generation of PowerExecutive, an industry-first energy management technology, now enabling clients to cap the amount of power used by a single server or groups of servers to optimize energy use and application performance. PowerExecutive, an extension to IBM Director systems management software, allows clients to "meter" actual power usage and trend data for any single physical system or group of systems. IBM PowerExecutive allows these IT managers to see the difference between their power budget and actual power usage, enabling them to optimize power consumption and stretch their budgets over time. Putting a cap on the systems power use, based on the workload and business trends over time, allows IT managers to safely limit the amount of energy draw from the server, without sacrificing performance or productivity, or adding servers to the existing infrastructure. About IBM BladeCenter IBM has shipped over half a million BladeCenter systems since the product's inception in 2002. According to data from industry analyst firm Gartner, IBM retained its lead as the number one blade server vendor in the world garnering 42.8 percent revenue share in the second quarter 2006, 13 percent better than its closest competitor. (Gartner, Servers Quarterly Statistics United States: Database, 22 August 2006.) Sorawadee Srivetbodee Communications, IBM Tel. 662-273-4164 Fax. 662-273-0182 E-mail address : [email protected]

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