1. © 2009 IBM Corporation This document is for IBM and IBM Business Partner use only. It is not intended for customer distribution or use with customers. Linux on Power Announcements for October 2009 Bob Friske (IBM Power Systems Linux Offering Manager) rfriske@us.ibm.com

2. © 2009 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 2 Linux on Power Announcement Summary  Support for Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation & Storage Cluster Server –ideal for Symantec clients migrating from SUN to Linux on Power  Support for Red Hat RHEL 5.4 and Novell SLES 10 SP3  PowerVM Lx86 V1.3.2 –adds support for RHEL 4.8, 5.4 and SLES 10 SP3 –enables broader range of x86 applications, with SSE & SSE2 x86 instructions –provides general performance improvements  Preinstall Linux on Power blades through Power 570 –provides support for SLES 10 SP2 –adds support for SLES 10 SP3, and SLES 11  IBM Installation Toolkit for Linux V4.0 –provides support for SLES 10 SP2, RH 4.8 and 5.3 –adds support for RHEL 5.4, SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11

3. © 2009 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 3 Announcements -Expanding HA Support for Linux -New Linux Distribution Support -Simplify Linux installation -More Easily Migrate Linux Applications Linux on Power 4Q Update Announcements

4. © 2009 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 4 Symantec Delivers Veritas Storage Foundation TM High Availability for AIX and now Linux on Power Symantec Expands Support for Linux on POWER6 Ideal for Symantec clients migrating from SUN to Linux on Power Symantec SOD: http://go.symantec.com/ibmhttp://go.symantec.com/ibm Symantec products: Veritas Storage Foundation, and Veritas Cluster Server IBM Power servers: Power blades through Power 595 Operating systems: AIX (today), Red Hat and Novell SUSE (10/1/09) New !

5. © 2009 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 5 New ! Expanding Linux Distribution Support for IBM Power Systems New ! RHEL 4 –Last update: U8 GA May 2009 RHEL 5 –Last update: U4 GA September 2009  SLES 10 –Last update: SP3 GA September 2009  SLES 11 –Last update: GA March 2009

6. © 2009 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 6 Simplify Linux installation on Power Systems Free download, Free support… http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/installtools/home.html Preinstall Linux on Power blades through Power 570 Save time and leverage IBM expertise by allowing IBM to install Linux for you in the factory prior to shipping the server. Provides support for SLES 10 SP2 - adds support for SLES 10 SP3, and SLES 11 IBM Installation Toolkit for Linux v4.0 Provides a set of tools that significantly simplifies the installation of Linux on IBM Power Systems Provides support for SLES 10 SP2, RHEL 4.8 and 5.3 - adds support for RHEL 5.4, SLES 10 SP3, SLES 11 - user interface enhancements and support for PowerVM Lx86 1.3.2 New !

7. © 2009 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 7 More Easily Migrate Linux Applications to Power with IBM PowerVM Lx86 V1.3.2 Reduce Cost with Cross Platform Virtualization PowerVM Lx86 simplifies migration of Linux x86 applications enabling customers to realize the energy and administration savings of consolidation Runs most existing 32-bit x86 Linux applications with no application changes Included at no additional charge with the purchase of PowerVM Editions x86 Platforms x86 Linux App Linux x86 Platforms x86 Linux App Linux Power Systems Platform Linux PowerVM Lx86 x86 Linux App AIX Application POWER Linux Application PowerVM x86 Platforms x86 Linux App Linux Install and Run  No Porting  No Recompile  No changes IBM i i Application PowerVM™ Lx86 Get started now with IBM Consolidation Factory and IBM Power Rewards - adds support for RHEL 4.8, 5.4 and SLES 10 SP3 - enables broader range of x86 applications, with SSE & SSE2 x86 instructions - provides general performance improvements New !

8. © 2009 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 8 Queensland Motorways Ltd. (QML) Queensland Motorways leads the way to intelligent traffic management with Red Hat Linux on IBM Power Systems and SAP “In all my years in the workforce I have never been associated with a system implementation that has been as professionally delivered with such commitment.” Jeremy Turner - CFO, Queensland Motorway Ltd Business challenge: Implement new free flow tolling Central System to transform QML’s business operations for efficiencies and to set a platform for growth. Solution: Optimized infrastructure and increased interconnectedness through a portfolio of IBM and Partner applications on Red Hat Linux on Power 570, IBM BladeCenter, and IBM Systems Storage DS8000  IBM Electronic Toll Collection solution  IBM WebSphere Application Server, MQ  IBM WebSphere Message Broker, Proxy Server, Load Balancer  IBM Tivoli Access Manager  IBM TotalStorage DS8000, DS800 Metro (Data) Mirroring  SAP full landscape (CRM, ERP, BI, etc.)  Oracle Database  Adobe Document Services  Disaster Recovery Benefits:  25% TCO savings leveraging premium services, software, and hardware  Robustness to achieve highest service levels and increased efficiencies  Intelligent Data mirroring and 24x7x365 availability Click here for: QML Case Study QML Video

9. © 2009 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 9 Learn More About Linux on IBM Power Systems http://www.ibm.com/power/linux Linux Customer Testimonials Download to your computer or order a hardcopy http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/software/linux/casestudy/ Power Systems Linux Portal UPDATED: Linux Sales Kit IBM: http://w3.ibm.com/sales/support/ShowDoc.wss?docid=V674960G05920B51 &infotype=SK&infosubtype=S0&node=doctype,S0%7Cdoctype,SKT%7Cbr ands,B5000%7Cbrands,B5A00%7Cgeography,AMR&appname=CC_CFSS PW: http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/LinuxIBMPS