Huawei Blade Server Selling Points

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Huawei Blade Server Selling Points

• Support running at 40°C

• The failure rate is 15% lower than competitors

No. 1 Reliability

• Single-frame support 32*2P notes、64*Romley EP 130W

CPU

• Single-frame Maximum floating point performance

16.5TFlops

No. 1 Computing Density

• E9000 CH222（Full width）support 15*2.5 inch

HDDs

• Single-frame support 120*2.5 inch HDDs，the

biggest memory capacity in one chassis

No. 1 Storage Density

• E9000 switch module base on advanced Huawei DataCenter

Switch Technology

• 15.6T midplane switch capacity，support maximum 128*10GE

ports and evolution to 40GE and 100GE

• Support Ethernet，IB，FC ports, flexible networking

No. 1 Switch Performance

• Rank first in China Mobile and China Unicom

competition testing

• Chinese green energy certification

No.1 Energy Efficiency

• Plug and Play

• Automatic configuration and transmission data,

including BIOS, RAID, network card

Convenient Operation and Maintenance

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No. 1 Reliability

Support stable operation at 40°C high temperature, ensuring business continuity

The failure rate is 15% lower than competitors

Ensure Reliability by Advanced Design and Strict Testing

Independent air-duct,

improving system heat

dissipation

Passive backplanes avoid

single points of failure

• The passive backplanes

contain no active components

such as resistors, capacitors,

and ICs, except PCBs and

connectors.

The most stringent

standards of reliability

testing for components

• High and low temperature test,

HALT

• 3000 times Power cycle test

• Continuous 30 days stress test

Quality control throughout

the whole process

• Supplier Certification

• Component selection and

control

• IPD process from module to

system

• 150 reliability patents

• EMC testing, safety testing

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No. 1 Computing Density

Half width slot support

2*2P nodes, E5-2600 CPU，every node support 8

memory channels, support

single node maintenance

HUAWEI

E9000

DELL

M1000e

IBM

PureFlex

SuperMicro

SuperBlade

Quantity of CPU /

Chassis 64 32 32 64

single node

maintenance YES NO NO NO

Quantity of

memory channel 8 6 6 8

Single-frame support 32*2P notes、64*Romley EP 130W CPU

Maximum floating point performance 16.5TFlops

Every node support 8 memory channels, leading memory

bandwidth

E9000 Highest Computing Density

Dell PowerEdge M420，full

width slot 4 nodes support

E5-2400 CPU，every node

only support 6 memory

channels

IBM PureFlex X222 half

width 2 nodes support E5-

2400 CPU, every node only

support 6 memory channels.

Not support single node

maintenance

SuperMicro SuperBlade SBI-

7227R-T2 2 half 2 nodes

support E5-2600 CPU, every

node support 8 memory

channels. Not support single

node maintenance

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No. 1 Storage Density

E9000 CH222：Support 15*2.5’ HDDs，SAS,

SATA, NL-SAS, 120 HDDs in one chassis

HUAWEI

E9000

DELL

M1000e

IBM

PureFlex

Quantity of HDD /

Slot 15 7 14

Quantity of HDD /

Chassis 120 56 98

• E9000 CH222（Full width）support 15*2.5 inch HDDs

• Single-frame support 120*2.5 inch HDDs，the biggest memory

capacity in one chassis

Highest Storage Capacity Blade: E9000 CH222

Dell SAN PS-M4110x occupies

double slots，support 14 HDDs，

56 HDDs in one chassis

IBM PureFlex storage note, support

14*2.5’ HDDs， 98 HDDs in one

chassis

Notes：8*2P notes in one chassis

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No. 1 Switch Performance CX116 GE Board：32 ports

CX317 10GE Board：32 ports

CX911 Switch Board

Switch slot uplink 32 ports，single-frame maximum 128*10GE ports，support more than 3 plane network

EN4091 10Gb Board： 14 ports

EN4093 10Gb switch board： 14*10G+2*40G

HP 6120XG 10G switch board:

8 ports

10G switch board ：8 ports

IB switch board ：8ports

IBM: single-frame max 88*10GE ports，only 2 network plane HP/DELL：switch module uplink 16*10GE ports

HUAWEI

E9000

DELL

M1000e

IBM

PureFlex

HP

C7000

Backplane

Bandwidth 15.6T 8.96T 6.27T 7.168T

Quantity of 10GE 128 96 88 128

• E9000 switch module base on advanced Huawei DataCenter Switch

Technology

• 15.6T midplane switch capacity，support maximum 128*10GE ports

and evolution to 40GE and 100GE

• Support Ethernet，IB，FC ports, flexible networking

E9000 Switch Performance Overall Leading

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No.1 Energy Efficiency

Chinese green energy certification

Rank No.1 in SPECpower testing

Rank No. 1 in China Mobile and China Unicom competition testing

Leading Energy Efficiency, Energy Saving

80PLUS Platinum Power，efficiency 94.6%

Chinese Green Energy

Certification • Non-toxic design, Energy

saving

• Green energy, to meet

customer requirements of

environmental protection

Power Capping Technology

• Improve power utilization of

the equipment room and

cabinet

• Improve equipment room

density, reduced rental costs;

DEMT Dynamic Energy

Management Technology

• Improve energy efficiency

over 13% by DEMT

• Range of energy saving

cover idle～100％ load

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Configuration

Remains

Offline

Configuration Configuration

Migration

Offline configuration

make mass deployment Binding remains

，Plug and Play Configuration migration with

the equipment location

Shorten the Replacement time from 20 minutes to 2 minutes

• Plug and Play

• Automatic configuration and transmission data, including BIOS, RAID, network card

Convenient Operation and Maintenance

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HUAWEI ENTERPRISE ICT SOLUTIONS A BETTER WAY

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DELL M1000e(10U16)

Sugon TC4600(5U14)

Computing based on Intel Ivy Bridge EP CPU

SuperMicro

SuperBlade（7U20）

HP C7000（10U16）

IBM PureFlex(10U14)

6.4 TFlops

8.9TFlops

8.2TFlops

8.2TFlops 7.2TFlops

Inspur NX5440(8U20)

9.2TFlops

Huawei E9000

(12U/32)

16.5TFlop

s

Maximum Computing Performance

CISCO UCS (6U8)

4.1TFlops

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Comparison of Failure Rate Data 2012 Year JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AGU SEP OCT NOV DEC

Huawei Blade Server Failure Rate 0.06% 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.08% 0.05% 0.07% 0.05% 0.06%

D Company Blade Server Failure Rate 0.11% 0.15% 0.05% 0.10% 0.13% 0.08% 0.13% 0.10% 0.11% 0.16% 0.07% 0.09%

L Company Blade Server Failure Rate 0.23% 0.31% 0.20% 0.34% 0.36% 0.25% 0.27% 0.42% 0.34% 0.29% 0.25% 0.33%

The real data of existing operating equipment shows that, Huawei blade server failure rate is 15%

lower than competitors.

Huawei

D Company

L Company

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Customer Netherlands Deltares

Huawei pays high attention on the E9000.Compared with HP C7000’s plastic texture, Huawei’s E9000 has

an impressive appearance design, it is a high-end product.

Customer China Ministry of Railways

When air conditioning in the equipment room failed, Huawei blade server can Operate normally at 45°C

high temperature，while servers from other vendor were all power off crash. Huawei is great.

Domestic competitors

The feedback by sales from I company, now they are afraid of Huawei blade servers in sales project

because of Huawei network capabilities. whenever the bid requires a higher network performance, basically

there is no chance for them to compete with Huawei.

Foreign competitors

The feedback by sales from H company, any blade server project in China when they meet Huawei, they

basically give up, and will not engage in.

Voice of Customers and Competitors