IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86, V3.1 enables systems platform management and monitoring across IBM System x servers

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1 IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG , dated November 13, 2007 IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86, V3.1 enables systems platform management and monitoring across IBM System x servers Key prerequisites...2 AP distribution...2 Description...2 Product number... 5 Reference information... 5 Direct customer support...8 Prices...9 At a glance IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager V3.1 software, an extension of IBM Systems Director, will be available on Linux on POWER, Linux on x86, and Windows to help you monitor and manage the power and thermal usage of systems in your IT environments. Originally designed to support IBM BladeCenter and System x, this enhanced energy management technology now supports additional IBM servers, including POWER systems as well as storage devices. This is the only energy management software tool that can provide a single view of the actual power used across multiple platforms as opposed to the benchmarked power consumption. Active Energy Manager can effectively allocate, match, and cap power limits in the datacenter at the system, chassis, or rack level. By enabling these power management technologies, users can effectively manage their systems while improving their cost of computing. Benefits of IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager V3.1 include: Potentially reduced IT costs More efficient planning of new datacenter construction or modification More accurate power input sizing based on physical systems Justification of incremental hardware purchases based on available input power capacity Better utilization of existing resources Statement of Direction IBM intends to support the IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager running on Linux on System z. Future System z servers are planned to support the monitoring functions of IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager. All statements regarding IBM's plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and are goals and objectives only. Overview IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager (AEM) measures, monitors, and manages the energy management components built into IBM systems while enabling a cross-platform management solution. It also provides a source of energy management data that can be exploited by IBM Tivoli enterprise solutions such as IBM Tivoli Monitoring and IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager. IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager V3.1 is the next generation product of PowerExecutive which was previously available from IBM for x86 systems only. IBM Systems Director Active Energy IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 1

2 Manager now supports multiple IBM platforms and provides new capabilities that build upon the functions previously available with PowerExecutive V2.1. New features of IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager V3.1 include: Support for System x servers: x3550, x3650, x3655, x3755, x3850, x3950, and the new x3350, x3850 M2, and x3950 M2 Support for System x blade servers: HS , HS , LS , LS , LS , HS21 XM 7995, HC Support for the BladeCenter chassis (BC): BC-S 8886 Enhancements to existing function (Microsoft Windows, Linux on x86): Cross-system monitoring and management support Dynamic Polling Rate Discovery and monitoring of intelligent PDUs Expanded application support. The Active Energy Manager server runs on Windows, Linux on x86, and Linux on POWER. Active Energy Manager is a key component of IBM's Cool Blue portfolio within Project Big Green. It is also part of the IT Optimization strategy and is delivered as part of the IBM Systems Director family. Key prerequisites IBM Director Product number For details, refer to the Product number section in this announcement. Planned availability date December 14, 2007 AP distribution Country/Region Announced AP IOT ASEAN* India/South Asia** Australia People's Republic of China Hong Kong S.A.R of the PRC Macao S.A.R of the PRC Taiwan Korea New Zealand Japan IOT Japan * Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam **Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan Description IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager V3.1, an extension of IBM Director , offers a solution that helps determine the proper power allocation for each server. It can assist a IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 2

3 customer in determining how to reallocate power to additional servers without additional power and cooling equipment. IBM Active Energy Manager adds power draw up for each server or blade and tracks that usage over time. When power is constrained, IBM Active Energy Manager allows power to be allocated on a server-by-server basis. Care is taken that limiting power consumption does not affect performance. Sensors and alerts can warn the user if limiting power to this server could affect performance. The key advantage of Active Energy Manager V3.1 to a client is the ability to control energy consumption and improve energy efficiency, which can result in substantial savings and cost reductions. IBM Active Energy Manager enables clients to: Increase energy efficiency by controlling power use across the datacenter Negotiate the best utility rates based on accurate trend assessments Limit server power consumption by capping maximum power consumption (optional) This solution is valuable to users who want to optimize resource usage to measure, monitor, and control energy consumption to reduce IT costs and provide more efficient planning for their datacenter. By enabling you to meter power usage and trend data, IBM Active Energy Manager can help reduce energy costs in the datacenter. IBM Active Energy Manager also complements and integrates with higher-level management software such as Tivoli. Active Energy Manager interfaces with the IBM Tivoli Monitoring products. Active Energy Manager 3.1's open design and support for industry standards enable heterogeneous physical management with support for multiple platforms and operating systems, helping to protect your IT investment. IBM Active Energy Manager V3.1 enables systems platform management and monitoring across IBM systems and non-ibm systems. Active Energy Manager V3.1 enhancements The Active Energy Manager product has been enhanced with the following functions: Support for POWER6 servers The POWER6 blade servers have the capability of being monitored for power and temperature. Input power, output power, inlet temperature, exhaust temperature, and the effective CPU value can be viewed over time on a graph. Power control comes in the form of optional power capping and power savings. Optional power capping allows a user to be able to set the maximum number of watts that a server will consume. If the server approaches that cap, Active Energy Manager will throttle the CPU of the system in order to keep power usage below this threshold. The other power control is the ability to set a power savings mode. Through Active Energy Manager, a user can set this mode to save significantly on power consumption. Typically, a user would choose to do this in times of low utilization. This can also be automated, via use of the IBM Director scheduler, or by setting a policy that sets/resets the power saver mode when CPU utilizations reach a specific level. The power savings mode control is also available on System p 9117-MMA and System i 9406-MMA. Discovery and monitoring of intelligent PDUs PDUs (power distribution units) are available with a variety of IBM racks, including those that are available with System i, System p, System x, and some storage controllers. Servers and other equipment that exist in a rack get their power by plugging into these intelligent power strips. The IBM DPI C13+ and IBM DPI C19 PDU+ units contain a network connection so that power consumption can be monitored remotely. Active Energy Manager supports these units, and will show power trending data on a graph for any equipment that is plugged into the individual load groups. In addition, Active Energy Manager allows a user to associate any IBM Director-managed server with a PDU outlet, allowing the power consumption to be displayed for those servers. In cases where there are multiple power supplies for a server and each is plugged into a different PDU in the rack, Active Energy Manager will add these together to display a graph of total power being consumed by that server. Through this PDU support, Active Energy Manager can monitor power usage on older servers that do not have power metering built in. Additionally, Active Energy Manager monitors how many amps are being consumed by a PDU overall and how this compares to the maximum current that the PDU can support. Users will be alerted when a PDU approaches its capacity. Note: IBM DPI C13+ and IBM DPI C19 PDU+ PDUs have been previously available. Any existing PDUs in the field will need to be upgraded to the November 2007 version of the PDU IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 3

4 firmware in order for Active Energy Manager to support them. Monitoring support for storage The DS3000, DS4000, DS6000, and N series storage controllers will ship with racks supported by the IBM DPI C13+ unit. Through the use of this PDU, Active Energy Manager will support power monitoring of these devices. Support for system x servers IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager V3.1 supports the following System x server models: Support for System x servers: x3550, x3650, x3655, x3755, x3850, x3950, and the new x3350, x3850 M2, and x3950 M2 Support for System x blade servers: HS , HS , LS , LS , LS , HS21 XM 7995, HC Support for BladeCenter chassis (BC): BC-H 8852, BC-E 8677, BC-T 8730/8720, BC-HT 8750/8740, and the new BC-S 8886 Other enhancements PowerExecutive required that all supported systems be polled at the same frequency (defaulted to once per minute). With Active Energy Manager V3.1, users can set a different polling rate for different systems. Systems that need to be monitored more closely can be polled frequently, whereas lower-priority systems can be polled less often. This targeted approach improves performance for the most important systems. With PowerExecutive, the manager server was supported on Windows and Linux on x86. New for Actve Energy Manager V3.1 is support to run on Linux on POWER systems. Installation Active Energy Manager for x86 V3.1 is available as a stand-alone version or as an extension to IBM Director The Active Energy Manager V3.1 extension has separate installers for Windows and Linux. InstallShield is used for Windows, and RPM is used for Linux. Windows installation is a traditional, dialog-based installation. Linux installation is a test-mode, unattended installation. The stand-alone version of Active Energy Manager V3.1 has separate installers for Windows and Linux. InstallShield 11 Premier Edition is used for Windows, and RPM is used for Linux. The stand-alone installer wrappers an installation of (or upgrade to) Embedded Director , followed by an installation of (or upgrade to) the AEM 3.1 extension. The SNMP, HMC, and BladeCenter management extensions are installed as part of the wrappered installation. The stand-alone version will be restricted from installing on System p or System z machines. It will install on any System x platforms, and will contain all of the function that the Director Extension contains. None of the installers install onto System i machines (i5/os ). If you order a CD-ROM, the license key will be on the CD-ROM. If you download from the Web, you are offered the product to evaluate for up to 60 days under the terms of the IBM International License Agreement for Evaluation of Programs (ILAE). During the evaluation period, an option to purchase a permanent license will be offered. If a permanent license is purchased, a keyfile will be shipped on a CD-ROM to enable AEM management functions to remain active. In that situation, no changes will be made to AEM, and AEM will continue to function as it did. Otherwise, the AEM management functions will be disabled. AEM monitor functions do not require the keyfile to remain enabled. Technical information For operating environment information, including hardware and software requirements, supported operating systems, and supported virtualization software versions, visit Download IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86, V3.1 is available as an electronic download from IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 4

5 t/director/extensions/actengmrg.html The planned availability of the download of the Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 V3.1 is on or before December 7, Additional information: All offers are subject to availability. IBM reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice. IBM is not responsible for photographic or typographic errors. IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services. Product number Description IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86, V3.1 per server (License + 1 year subscription) IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86, V3.1 per server (1 Year Subscription Renewal) IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86, V3.1 per server (1 Year Subscription After License) IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86, V3.1 (CD Media Pack) Part number 44W W W W3911 Reference information For additional information on IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, refer to t/director/extensions/actengmrg.html For documentation, refer to Trademarks PowerExecutive, System x, POWER, System z, POWER6, System i, System p, DS4000, DS6000, and i5/os are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Tivoli, BladeCenter, and DPI are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Note: The following information is pertinent to these software part number products. Terms and conditions The information provided in this announcement letter is for reference and convenience purposes only. The terms and conditions that govern any transaction with IBM are contained in the applicable contract documents such as the IBM International Program License Agreement and the IBM Agreement for eserver xseries Subscription Services. IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 5

6 Evaluation software Active Energy Manager V3.1 will be available as a Web download. A CD with authorization key will be made available upon ordering. If the customer orders the CD, then the license key will be on the CD. If the customer downloads from the Web, the customer is given the product to evaluate for up to 60 days. During the trial period, an option of purchasing a permanent license will be offered. If a permanent license is purchased, a keyfile will be shipped on a CD to enable AEM management functions to remain active. In that situation, no changes will be made to AEM, and AEM will continue to function as it did. Otherwise, the main Active Energy Manager management functions will be disabled. Active Energy Manager monitor functions do not require the keyfile to remain enabled. Software subscription Refer to the Agreement for eserver xseries Subscription Services (Z ) One year of Software Subscription for IBM Systems Active Energy Manager is included with the licenses of those products. A separate order for subscription registration must be placed at time of initial order of the applicable license program. Select the appropriate program number based on first time acquisition (registration) of an eligible offering or subscription contract renewal. IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86, V3.1 (44W3911/44W3912/44W3913/44W3914) Product positioning: IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, V3.1 is an extension to IBM Director It is an energy management solution building block that returns true control of energy costs to the client. Active Energy Manager is an industry leading cornerstone of the IBM energy management framework. In tandem with chip vendors Intel and AMD and consortiums like the Green Grid, Active Energy Manager advances the IBM initiative to deliver price performance per square foot. This offering enables monitoring and management of power usage across systems within the IT infrastructure, which enhances the cost of computing through improved power utilization and reduced labor cost. Called "Project Big Green," IBM's initiative targets corporate data centers where energy constraints and costs can limit their ability to grow. IBM plans to double computing capacity in its own datacenters and will use new technologies to avoid five billion kilowatt hours of new energy use. IBM is redirecting $1 billion per year across its businesses, mobilizing the company's resources to dramatically increase the level of energy efficiency in IT. The plan includes new products, such as Active Energy Manager, and services for IBM and its clients to sharply reduce datacenter energy consumption, transforming the world's business and public technology infrastructures into "green" datacenters. IBM is using its expertise and energy-smart technology innovations to outline a five-step approach for clients designed to dramatically improve energy efficiency for "Project Big Green." IBM's "green" solutions are formidable because of the strength of IBM's hardware, software, services, research, and financing teams. What "green" solutions can mean for clients: For the typical 25,000 square foot datacenter that spends $2.6 million in power annually, energy costs can potentially be cut in half. Based on the energy mix in the US, this savings is roughly equal to a reduction in carbon emissions of 7,439 tons per year, which is approximately equal to taking 1,300 automobiles off the road or reducing the amount of coal burned for energy generation by 3.5 million pounds. Active Energy Manager is one of the System Components in the IBM Cool Blue portfolio of products. Active Energy Manager V3.1 is focused on multi-system resource management of power across IBM servers and provides heterogeneous monitoring support which enables customers to manage actual power consumption. Technical information Hardware requirements: System configuration requirements are available online in the IBM Director V5.20 Information Center at For the latest list of systems supported,visit IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 6

7 t/director/extensions/actengmrg.html Software requirements: IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager V3.1 requires IBM Director with the SNMP, HMC, and BladeCenter management extensions. IBM DPI ipdus require firmware updates. The firmware version can be found on the Active Energy Manager Web site t/director/extensions/actengmrg.html. Operating systems supported by IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 V3.1: Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition x64. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0, for Intel x Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0, for Intel x86. Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES, version 4.0, for Intel x Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES, version 4.0, for Intel x86. Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES, version 5.0 & 5.1, for Intel x Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES, version 5.0 & 5.1, for Intel x86. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for x SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for x86. Compatibility: None Note: Some configurations may not be compatible. Limitations: Active Energy Manager can monitor but not manage power data on legacy systems that do not support power metering. Planning information For planning information, visit ector/extensions/actengmrg.html.function. Additional cable orders required: None Publications: No publications are shipped with these programs. For documentation, visit nfocenter/eserver/v1r2/index.js p?topic=/eica7/eica7_kickoff.htm Security, auditability, and control IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager V3.1 uses the security and auditability features of the system in which it is installed. Terms and conditions IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, V3.1 IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 7

8 This product is available under the terms and conditions of the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) and the IBM Agreement for eserver xseries Subscription Services. Proofs of Entitlement (PoE) are required for all use. IBM Global Financing Term Lease -- Commercial/State-Federal Govt. Installment -- Commercial/State-Federal Govt. No Field-installable features Customer setup Model conversions Product availability status IBM warrants that the program will conform at the date of shipment to the current specifications, provided that the program is properly used in the specified operating environment. No New If you believe there is a defect in a program such that it does not meet its specifications, you must notify IBM while program services are available for the program. National Education Price (NEP) No Licensed Programs Note: IBM programs are licensed under the terms and conditions of the IPLA. PoE are required for all authorized use. Features and options only Field-installable Customer setup Warranty period Support period Optional upgrade Licensed programs 1 year(1) Program Services will be available for a minimum of three years. A formal withdrawal will be issued one year prior to end of Program Services. (1) To obtain copies of the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, contact your reseller or call IBM. Note: IBM programs are licensed under the terms and conditions of the IBM License Agreements. Direct customer support IBM Operational Support Services ServicePac for xseries software support, reduces the complexity of implementing an xseries solution by offering end-to-end consolidated support for how-to usage, installation, configuration and software defects. ServicePac for xseries software support provides clients with unlimited telephone support for xseries servers and IntelliStations, IBM Director and its extensions, Remote Deployment Manager (RDM), Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. The ServicePac agreement provides for unlimited calls and unlimited callers, so anyone at the customer location can call as often as needed and receive quick and efficient support. Coverage is available 24x7x365, with a two-hour response time for severity 1, and Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (local time zone), for all other questions and problems. This is a remotely delivered service. xseries Systems Service Part # 1 CPU* -- Intellistations xseries 29R5028 IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 8

9 2 CPUs xseries 29R CPUs -- BladeCenter xseries 29R5030 * CPU = processor or engine Prices For all local charges, contact your IBM representative. Trademarks Remote Deployment Manager is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. xseries, eserver, BladeCenter, DPI, and ServicePac are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, or visit the IBM worldwide contacts page at: IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 9