Smarter infrastructure with the new IBM Pure Flex System

Smarter Infrastructure with the NEW IBM PureSystems

Gottfried Schimunek
3605 Highway 52 North
Senior Architect Rochester, MN 55901
Application Design
IBM STG Software Tel 507-253-2367
Development Fax 845-491-2347
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Gottfried@us.ibm.com
IBM ISV Enablement

© 2012 IBM Corporation

The time has come for a new breed of systems

Built-in Expertise Integration by
Capturing and Design
automating what Deeply integrating and
experts do – from tuning hardware and
the infrastructure to the software – in a single,
application ready-to-go system

Fundamentally
changing the
experience and
Simplified Experience economics of IT
Making every part of the IT lifecycle easier
Integrated management of the entire system
A broad open ecosystem of optimized solutions

2 © 2012 IBM Corporation

Announcing IBM PureSystems
The first members of a new family of expert integrated systems with:
• Built-in expertise to address complex business and operational tasks automatically
• Integration by design to tune systems for optimal performance and efficiency
• Simplified experience from design to purchase to maintenance

IBM PureFlex System IBM PureApplication
System
Expert at: sensing and
anticipating resource Expert at: optimally
needs to optimize your deploying and running
infrastructure applications for rapid
time-to-value
• Factory integrated
and optimized system •Expert designed, integrated
infrastructure and optimized application
aware platform
• Integrated management
• Automation and •Platform patterns
optimization expertise of expertise
•Simplified management
with a single console


IBM PureSystems are integrated by design

Deployment
Applications
Middleware

Optimizes the complete
Development
solution stack:

• All hardware and software components
integrated and optimized
• Born virtualized and ready for cloud

Management
• Storage tuned to data needs
• Hardware directly tuned to the software
• System resource allocation uniquely
optimized per selected pattern for each
Virtualization application workload

Storage
Servers
Networking


IBM PureSystems simplified experience

New client experience:

• Single product streamlines ordering, tracking,
receiving, installing and running
• Factory installed, fully packaged solutions
drive simple setup (pull it out of the box,
plug it in and boot it up)
• Management integration across system
• Single point of contact for support
• Upgrade with zero downtime based on
integrated patches and system design
• A broad open ecosystem of optimized solutions


Supported by the broadest ecosystem
• Solutions from 100+ leading partners
• Over 100 leading packaged
applications available
• Solution Showcase simplifies
application deployment
• Build once also use for private and
public cloud deployments
• Certified through ‘Ready for IBM
PureSystems’ program


Smarter Computing
The IT infrastructure that enables a Smarter Planet
Client-optimized system: Expert integrated systems:
highly customizable systems designed to deliver combine the flexibility of a general purpose system
the best in class capabilities uniquely tailored for with the simplicity of an appliance – and integrated
the client’s environment expertise throughout

System z Power Systems
Freedom through design Performance redefined
Business applications

Expert
Integrated IBM PureApplication
Application platform System
Systems
System x IBM Storage
Defining the next Expect more from
generation of x86 servers your Storage
System infrastructure

IBM PureFlex
System

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Simplified experience
Reduce time, effort and risk throughout the solution lifecycle Expert
Integrated
Systems

Starts at Acquisition: A continuum of value from building blocks to systems
IBM Flex System IBM PureFlex System IBM PureApplication System

Pre-configured, pre-integrated Pre-configured, pre-integrated
Chassis infrastructure systems with compute, platform systems with
14 half-wide bays
for nodes storage, networking, physical and middleware designed for
virtual management, and entry cloud transactional web applications
Compute management with and enabled for cloud with
Nodes integrated expertise. integrated expertise.
Power 2S/4S*
x86 2S/4S

Storage Node
V7000
Expansion inside
or outside chassis

Management
Appliance
Optional

Networking
10/40GbE, FCoE, IB
8/16Gb FC

Expansion
PCIe
Storage


IBM Flex System and IBM PureFlex System
Product Overview

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IBM PureFlex System is Integrated by design

Networking

Storage Virtualization

Compute Management

Tools Applications

Flexible and open choice in a fully integrated system


Simplified management experience with advanced automation
Reduced risk through integrated platform management
Management

Management • New user interface and configuration automation brings
new components online faster*
• Cross-resource integration and automation enables
transformation from managing resources to managing
Networking Storage

applications, services and workloads
• Works with the management you have - other IBM
platform tools, Tivoli and third party enterprise
management (e.g., CA, BMC, HP, etc.)
Virtualization Compute • Easier monitoring, alerts and problem management
through automated resolution processes with integrated
expertise
Setup Wizards Global Find Chassis Map Remote Presence


New Dynamic View UI

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Chassis Management
Systems Management
Appliance

Single focus point for seamless multi-
chassis management providing an instant
resource oriented view of chassis and
chassis resources

Resource oriented chassis map
provides multiple view overlays to monitor
system health, work with firmware
inventory, and view environmental status
including thermal and power metrics

Chassis views to view and label
hardware, OS, and firmware inventory

Includes quick finder to launch to
common management tasks

Chassis map provides launch point for
remote access tools to work with OS, etc.
on individual blade (node)
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Thermal/Energy Overlay View
Integration with Active Energy Manager (Advanced Manager plug-in)
• Actual varying wattages (not the static “book”/unreal nameplate values)
• Watt cap on 4th blade (705W)
• Input (ambient) and output (exhaust) temps
• (coming soon – temps for blades, temp color emphasis for rear, used watts for power supplies, and CFMs for fans)
Gives user a quick sense if and where thermal/energy problems might be
To get more details, user can click on the Active Energy tab in the Details, with chassis selected (next stop)…


IBM Flex System - Update Manager
Manage updates for many
IBM platforms using the
same interface
– Automatically check for
new updates
– Show and install updates
needed by your systems

Monitor system compliance
– Create compliance policies
to automatically notify you
when a system is out of
date
– Show and resolve
compliance issues to install
the missing updates


Acquire Updates

Select the types of
updates you want to check
Get information on new
updates
Can be run once or
scheduled to run
periodically
Requires a direct or HTTP
proxy connection to the
internet
Updates can also be
manually downloaded from
IBM Fix Central and
imported


Show and Install Updates
Show the updates “needed” by the selected systems or system group


Virtualization management
Virtualization Management
– Manage Virtual Servers and
Hosts
– HMC and Systems
– VS Life-cycle management
– Topology Maps
– Create empty virtual server
– Monitoring, automation
Edit virtual resources
– Edit Hosts
– Edit Virtual Servers
– GUI or command line
– Launch to Platform Manager
Relocate
– Live relocation
– Plan for relocation


Image management and deployment
Tasks for Virtual Appliances SW
Deploy
OS
Import
Capture meta-data

Versioning
Virtual Appliance


Advanced virtualization
Automate the virtualized environment with system pools

Intelligent Virtual Machine Placement Services
Dynamic Workload Mobility
Integrated Storage and Network Management
Automation policy control for workloads
– Advise – VMControl recommends actions
and requires confirmation
– Automate – VMControl automates actions
Availability Automations
– Automate relocation of virtual workloads in
response to predicted host system failures
without disruption
– Restart virtual workloads when a host fails
– Automate remote restart of virtual workloads in
response to host failures with minimal disruption
Energy Automations
– Allows the pool to relocate VM’s to minimum hosts
– Minimum number of hosts reduce overall energy bill
Performance Automations
– Allows pool to spread VM’s for optimum performance


Designed for Cloud with resource pooling and automated
provisioning expertise
Dramatically improve system utilization and administrator productivity
• Manage Services instead of Servers, Network and Storage
• System Pools* are a set of resources that make up a service and
can be acted upon as a group for Placement, Maintenance, etc.
• Provisioning of CPU, memory, storage* and networking* with
automatic virtual machine placement and optimization
Management Virtualization
• Utilization monitoring and policies to support performance,
utilization or energy* optimized pooling
Mobility

SW SW SW
OS OS OS

Software

Operating System Virtual Server Virtual Server Virtual Server
Virtualization Optimized for ….
• Availability
• Performance
Networking Compute Storage Networking Compute Storage • Energy*

Systems Virtual Systems System Pools / Cloud

Manage a pool of system resources or a cloud
as simply as managing a single system
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Virtualization expertise to enable new application and service
delivery models
Image Virtual
Import repository appliance
Software Deploy
application Virtual
Software Machines

+ application

Operating
Operating system
system Capture
Virtual
+ Metadata
Machines

Metadata

Open Virtualization Format (OVF)

Discover and manage heterogeneous image repositories
• Import, capture and catalog new VMs from existing systems
Simplified virtual image deployment and customization
• Dynamically provision virtualized server, storage and network resources
Leading “Ready for Troy” application providers supporting
virtual application service deployment
• Leverage open standards packaging for interoperability

22 *Some capabilities planned for future delivery; IBM Plans subject to change © 2012 IBM Corporation

Remote Control – Access to the other key console
Can launch from desktop (do not have to startup a full console session)

Could have one for each FSM
management domain

Or, contextually from the IBM Flex System Manager console


Remote Control
Watch a reboot progress in background

Flyover Details

Resizable

Powerful Toolbar – power on/off, mount local files, etc.

Mobile Management
Designed optimized and simplified for mobile scenarios and handheld limitations
Pocket Power - Multi-chassis monitoring in a pocket-sized device (top user pain point continues to be
multi-chassis management, although the mobile app doesn’t do everything)
Killer app - users say they’d switch mobile devices to use it

Multi-chassis Chassis Compute Node


Chassis Designed for flexibility and future
advancements
More than just a container

The Problem: IBM’s Next Generation Chassis Delivers:
A chassis designed to Flexible Building Blocks
handle technology changes • Designed to handle server technology, storage
in server, storage, and technology, and networking technology for the
networking that provides next decade of workloads
the flexibility and
investment protection
your datacenter needs for Energy Efficiency
today and tomorrow. • Scalable power supplies that are extremely
efficient, achieving Energy Star status
• Chassis designed for energy efficient
processors, as well as energy efficient memory

Investment Protection
• The IBM Flex System chassis was designed for
multiple generations of technology, protecting
the customers investment


Enterprise Chassis Design
Chassis IBM Flex System Chassis
Fans CMM Standard Node bays
14 Node
Bays
(7 Full Wide)

Infrastructure to support the
compute, storage and

networking components
Power
◊ Supplies (6X)
10 U
Energy efficient cooling
REAR
and power system Integrated
FRONT
Scalable Switch Bays Storwize V7000
◊
Easy to use with integrated • 4 scalable switch bays
single-point management • 10U Chassis, 14 bays
◊ • Standard and Full width node support
Designed to support future
advancements in I/O, • Up to 6 2500W power supplies N+N or N+1
processors, memory, and configurations
storage • Up to 8 cooling fans (scalable)
• Integrated chassis management through CME

IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis Front View

Flex System Mgr IBM Flex System x240

Filler Filler

Filler
Filler
Size: 10 U
19” Rack
IBM Flex System p260 IBM Flex System p260

14 Node Bays
(7 Full Wide) IBM Flex System p460 ( Full Width )

Nodes: Filler Filler
Power
Intel
Flex System Mgr IBM Flex System x240 Filler


IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis Rear View
Fans

CMM

10 U

Power Supplies
(6X)
High Speed
Switch (4X)

Compute Designed with Expertise
More than just compute

The Problem: IBM’s Next Generation Compute Delivers:
No industry player offers Heterogeneous Workloads
the flexibility to design • Designed for the next decade of workloads,
your datacenter for the avoiding rip and replace
diversity of workloads you • Support for Power7, x86, and multi-tier
run today and environments
tomorrow.
Heterogeneous Hypervisor s
• Regardless of your platform virtualization
environment, IBM Flex System offers industry
leading technologies
• Support for PowerVM, Vmware, KVM, and
HyperV
Expertise for Workloads
• Virtualization and Cloud (dual hypervisor keys)
• Low Latency/High IOPs (320GB/s)
• High Performance (40GB uplinks)
• Business Analytics (dedicated storage)

Diverse offerings to match the diverse workloads
Compute
IBM Flex System x240

IBM Flex System p260
System Portfolio tuned to
workloads

◊
Reduce acquisition costs IBM Flex System p460
through virtualization
consolidation
◊
Maximum platform capability
provides deployment
flexibility


IBM Flex System x240 - Enterprise Class
Compute IBM Flex System x240

Uncompromised Compute, IO, and Storage
performance, designed for mainstream
Standard Width compute virtualization, and a broad range of workloads
node
2x IO Mezzanine Cards 2x Intel E5 2600

◊
Processors
2-socket Sandy Bridge-EP
◊
24 LP DDR3 DIMMs /
1333MHz / 1600MHz
◊ 24 LP
10Gb Converged LOM
DIMMs
◊
2 hot swap 2.5” SAS/SATA Keyboard, Mouse,
SSDs or HDDs Video Dongle
◊ connector
Dual Enabled Hypervisor –
ESXi on Flash Key Option 2x Hot Swap, Small
Release latch Form Factor HDDs

Compute IBM Flex System p260

Power is Performance Redefined
Delivers over 30% greater performance with
similar density and energy use of the previous
Standard Width compute POWER7 blades
node
DIMMs Mezz 1

◊
DIMMs
2-socket POWER7® IO
Hub
DIMMs
◊ POWER7
Socket DIMMs IO
64-bit POWER7® processor Hub
DIMMs
◊
DIMMs
16 core : 2 Socket x8 core
DIMMs
◊ POWER7 Mezz 2
Socket DIMMs
16 DIMMs DDR3, 1066
MHz, 256GB Max
RAID Controller
◊
2 x SAS 2.5” HDD
Dual Mezz cards and IO HDD: 300 / 600 / 900 GB
Hubs Memory 4 or 8GB dimms
or 2 x 1.8” SDD drives
SDD: 177 GB
2 / 4 / 8 /16 GB dimms

Integration without compromise, designed for the next decade

Compute IBM Flex
System p460
Power is Performance Redefined
The same 4-socket server technology behind
Watson, is now enhanced and available on
Power Compute Node for IBM Flex System
DIMMs Mezz 1
Full Width compute node DIMMs
DIMMs

◊ POWER7
4-socket POWER7® Socket DIMMs IO
DIMMs Hub
◊
DIMMs
64-bit POWER7® processor DIMMs
◊ POWER7
DIMMs Mezz 2
Socket
32 core : 4 Socket x8 core
DIMMs Mezz 3
◊
DIMMs IO
32 DIMMs DDR3, 1066 Hub
DIMMs
MHz, 512GB Max POWER7
DIMMs IO
Socket
Hub
◊ DIMMs
Quad Mezz cards and IO DIMMs

Hubs POWER7
DIMMs
DIMMs
Socket Mezz 4

*HDD or SSD – Mounted on cover (located over memory)

Optimized, Automated and Integrated network
architecture
Fits within your existing and future environment

The Problem:
Today’s networking offerings Extreme Flexibility
lack the flexibility to meet the • Designed to meet port and bandwidth
demands of the next decade of requirements for next decade
I/O. Clients are often burdened • Pay for what you need today with
now with the costs of Features on Demand (FoD)
technology for tomorrow.
Highest Performance
• First 40Gb capable Ethernet Switch
• First 16Gb capable SAN Switch
• First 56Gb capable Infiniband FDR switch
• Up to 220Gb uplink BW and <1microsec
latency
Standards based Convergence
• 10Gb iSCSI and FCoE offering
• First 40Gb end to end FCoE offering
(post GA)
• Standard based for seamless integration

Network Switching and Why it Matters

The Problem: The Flex System Difference:
Blade to blade communication flows north- Do more with your servers and reduce
south through the TOR, causing latency from network delays. Node to Node
request / response traffic. Added network latency communication happens within the
will impact the overall workload the servers can chassis.
support. Communication
is contained
Communication within chassis
between blades running at 10GB
requires traffic Ethernet
to TOR
Why this matters:
Reduces switch latency
Additional servers needed to overcome
performance loss in network delays
Low latency, web-serving, and database
apps create significant server to server
chatter and stress on the network

Integrated Network Management
with Network Control

Logical network management – allows management of port
profiles, VLANs, ACLs and QoS in virtualized, live-migration
environments

Leverages 802.1Qbg standards in integrated switches and
PowerVM, KVM and IBM “Osiris” vSwitch for VMware
(standards-based alternative to Cisco’s proprietary VN-Tag)

Optional Fabric Management extends QoS Management
providing advanced monitoring, VM priority and rate limiting

Network monitoring at a glance via network topology
perspectives with the ability to see the components affected by
network outages

Enable end-to-end network and virtualization management

Graphical view of L2 network connectivity using topology
perspective


Next generation flexibility: Scale for Bandwidth, Ports, or Both
IBM 10Gb Switch: Wired for up to three 10Gb ports per node and twenty two external ports

Networking

• Base Switch: Enables 14 internal 10Gb ports
(one to each server) and 10 external 10Gb
14
Logical ports
internal
partition 1 • Supports the 2 port 10Gb LOM and Virtual
IBM 10Gb Virtual Fabric Switch

ports
Fabric capability

Pool of uplink ports

• 1st Upgrade via FoD: Enables 2nd set of 14
internal 10Gb ports (one to each server) and
14 Logical 2 40Gb ports
internal partition 2
ports • Each 40Gb port can be used as four 10Gb
ports
• Supports the 4-port Virtual Fabric adapter
• 2nd upgrade via FoD: Enables 3rd set of
14 Logical fourteen internal 10Gb ports (one to each
internal partition 3 server) and four external 10Gb ports
ports
• Capable of supporting a six port card in
future

Flexible networking solution, allowing for best price/performance
IBM 10Gb Switch: Wired for up to 16 10Gb ports per node and twenty two external ports

Networking

CPU-Node Midplane Uplink Ports
Up to 4 KR Ports
Mezz card-1
Per Switch Bay
ScS – Bay 1
Scalable Switches 1,2 2 going
NIC (A) (B)
to 4 per
physical

ScS – Bay 2
bay
Scalable Switches 3,4
(A) (B)

4-port Mezz
8 going
to 16
Mezz card-2
ScS – Bay 3

NIC (A) (B) Scalable Switches 5,6

ScS – Bay 4

NIC (A) (B) Scalable Switches 7,8

4-port Mezz


IBM Flex System 10Gb Virtual Fabric Scalable
Switch

IBM 10Gb Scalable Switch for IBM
Flex System Chassis
One, two, or three 10G ports per Full featured, Scalable bandwidth bringing
server – selectable by software convergence and simplicity to Datacenter
license applications
Base Switch: 14 x 10Gb server
port and 10 x 10Gb uplinks
Switch upgrade 1: 28 x 10Gb
server ports and 16 x 10Gb
uplinks. 40Gb uplinks enabled.
Switch upgrade 2: 42 x 10Gb
server ports and 22 x 10Gb
uplinks. 40Gb uplinks Two 40 G uplink ports. Each port
enabled. can also be converted to 4*10G
using QSFP to SFP+ cable
1.28 Tbps – first 1Tbps+
blade switch
5+ Tbps per chassis


IBM Flex System 1Gb Scalable Switch Module

BNT 1Gb Switch Modules for next
generation Chassis
Base Switch: 14 x 1Gb server Integrates into current 1Gb Datacenter
architecture with 10Gb uplinks for future
port and 10 x 1Gb uplinks
expansion

Switch upgrade 1: Doubles the
ports to 28 x 1Gb server ports
and 20 x 1Gb uplinks.

Switch upgrade 2: Adds 4 x
10Gb uplinks enabled.

RJ45 connectivity for 1Gb
Ports


IBM Flex System 10Gb Virtual Fabric Scalable
Switch with FC

Compass plus FCoE and native FC
Uplinks
12 Omni Ports : 10Gb ETH or
8Gb FC
2 10Gb ETH
2 40Gb ETH
Downlinks
Same as Compass : Up to 42 2 10Gb ETH 12 Omni Ports : 10Gb ETH or 8Gb
10Gb Ports FC

FC Features
NPIV
FCF Gateway
Two 40 G uplink ports. Each port
FC Services can also be converted to 4*10G
using QSFP to SFP+ cable
N Port, F port, E port
Native FC connectivity to FC SANs
(using NPIV mode)


IBM Flex System 10GbE Pass-Through Module

Unmanaged 10GbE Pass-through module for next generation IBM Flex
System chassis
• 14 Internal server ports
• 14 External SFP+ ports

Simple, low cost connectivity to the
datacenter core


Full breadth of Networking offerings
Networking IBM Networking Offerings

• Scalable Switch modules for the IBM Flex
System chassis
• Four Scalable switches per chassis
Simplifies network • Capable to provide up to 16 virtual switch
deployment via integrated partitions per chassis
management • Feature on Demand port upgrades for

◊ switches
Reduces network complexity Ethernet & FCoE Fibre Channel InfiniBand
via convergence and • 52 port 1Gb Switch • 20 port 8Gb • QDR Switch
intelligent fabric monitoring Base: 14/10 (internal/external)
Upgrade: 14/10
• 20 port 8Gb Pass
Thru
upgrade: FDR
Switch

◊ Upgrade: four 10Gb uplinks • 48 port 16Gb
• 64 port 10Gb Ethernet Switch
Improves network Base: 14/10
Upgrade: 14/8 (two 40Gb
performance via uplink)
Upgrade: 14/4
uncompromised IO • 1/10Gb Pass Thru
throughput • 4 port 1Gb - Broadcom • 2 port 8Gb – Qlogic • QDR & FDR
• 4 port 10Gb - Emulex • 2 port 8Gb – Emulex Adapter
Adapter

◊
• 2 port 10Gb – Mellanox • 2 port 16Gb –
Fits with existing Brocade

infrastructure and scales
with Customer’s IO needs *Available at launch


Storage is essential to an integrated platform
Storwize V7000 and PureFlex System V7000 storage are
virtualized

The Problem:
Digital data has grown 10x from
2007 to 2011, causing storage Integrated Single Point
Management Layer of Management
requirements to grow 20 - 40%
per year.
Virtual Server
This growth has made the Infrastructure
integration, management, and
virtualization of storage Virtual Storage
resources critical. Infrastructure

Virtualized Servers Require Virtualized Storage
Consolidate diverse storage infrastructure
Common Access point
Single point of management and provisioning
Can serve as a bridge from traditional
infrastructures to cloud


IBM Flex System V7000 – Different (and Better) by Design…
IBM Flex System V7000
Open, multi-vendor virtualization
based on proven technology
Over 20,000 installations worldwide
Unmatched interoperability and
investment protection
Low switching costs

Seamless, transparent migration
with no service disruption
Up to 70% higher utilization of newly deployed and preexisting storage
assets

Automated intelligent data placement with EasyTier™
Up to 3X performance improvement with as little as 2% SSD capacity
“Learns” and adapts to dynamic, mixed workload environments
automatically

Active Cloud Engine™
Automated, policy-based file movement
Reduces cost and increases availability by moving files to the proper tier

Storage Node Design Overview
Storage

In Chassis Enterprise Storage
Double high / double wide node
Dual hot swappable controllers for HA
Shared storage for multiple CPU nodes
High performance/ high function storage
Midrange class performance

FCoE & iSCSI block storage
FC block storage as well
NAS file storage (future)

24 HDDs/SSDs – 2.5” hot swap disk trays
Via dual SAS paths to both controllers
Add’l storage via Storage Disk Expansion
Automated FW for hot spot data migration
Migrate content between SSDs and HDDs

Chassis and Management Appliance Integration
Tight integration with chassis mgmt
Tight integration for storage and fabric mgmt
VM provisioning, copy svcs, mirroring, etc


Enterprise Storage Flexibility
Storage IBM Flex System extends the Storwize capabilities:
Maximum performance and flexibility, integrated
management and ease of use for customer for all
customer configurations
Full spectrum of servers and storage options
Simplifies storage
administration with a single user
interface and common CLI Integrated Rack Separate Server &
(w/ Internal and Storage Racks
through a tightly integrated

External Storage)
management console
◊
Virtualizes third-party storage
with non-disruptive migration of
the current storage infrastructure External
Storage
◊
Internal
Balances high performance and Chassis
cost for mixed workloads Storage

◊
Protects data for business
continuity and disaster recovery
with built-in local and remote
replication and snapshot
functions

Integrated Storage Management
Storwize V7000 and PureFlex System V7000 storage are
virtualized

End-to-end capacity
End-to-end capacity
view of all storage
view of all storage

Details by
Details by
storage type
storage type

IBM PureFlex System storage, virtualization, and management
Storage
Starting Level
IBM Flex System FSM Chassis Map
• Single point of management starting point
for IBM Flex System
• Physical navigation, central launch point
for IBM Flex System management

Upper Level IBM Flex System FSM Storage Control
IBM FlexSystem Chassis Map
IBM Flex System FSM Storage Control
IBM Flex System Single point of Integrated server, storage, networking

•Integrated management with a Systems and
Storage perspective management mgmt
•Manage storage across your data center
connected to IBM Flex System

Detailed Level
V7000 Storage User Interface
Detailed disk setup (RAID arrays, LUNs)
• Advanced disk features (Easy Tier,
Mirroring,
Clustering, Virtualization)
• Inherent in every Storwize V7000 and IBM
Flex System V7000 Storage Node

Upgrade Level
TPC Storage Productivity Center
Integrated management with a SAN-wide V7000 Easy-to-use management GUI Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
perspective Detailed Storage Setup Integrated SAN-wide management
• For clients looking for advanced analytics
and management of data center SAN with
other, perhaps heterogeneous storage

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IBM PureFlex System Storage interoperability
Storage IBM Flex System Chassis
Other storage
Virtualization options
IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node FSM
Integrated virtualized IBM Flex System
Storage
IBM Flex System Storage Virtualization Storwize V7000
Virtualize external Storage for greater
data center efficiency and utilization
IBM Flex System
Avail in: Storwize V7000, IBM Flex System
V7000
V7000, & SVC
Storage Node IBM SVC
IBM Flex System Storage

Interoperability
Broad set of IBM storage supported with IBM
Flex System
Interop with 3rd party via Virtualization
Direct Interoperability Via Storage
IBM Flex System FSM Storage Control
Discovery and Inventory
or via Virtualization
Monitoring and Alerts Storage Virtualization
Configuration
Provisioning
IBM Flex System FSM Advanced
Integrated virtualization management across
server, storage, network
Image repository and management
Storage provisioning for image creation,
deployment, and cloning
System Pools
Integrated management of storage in lifecycle
of defining and managing system pools
Virtual Image Cloning
Integrated storage provisioning and virtual DS8100, XIV Storwize V7000
image placement for new virtual machines DS8300, DS3400, DS3500, DS4100, DS4200, EMC, HP, Dell
DS8700, DS4300, DS4400, DS4500, DS4700, DS4800,
Centralized management to reduces costs DS8800 DS5020, DS5100, DS5300,N3600, N3700, DS6800
and complexity across server and storage Included in Base Director

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Why choose IBM & IBM PureFlex System?
Unique Integration and Optimization

Complete systems that Enable workloads to run Integrate into your current IT
are easy to develop, efficiently in an agile infrastructure through open
deploy and manage business environment standards

The world’s premier single-
source provider for IT
solutions


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www.ibm.com/systems/services/labservices stgls@us.ibm.com

Performance and Scalability Services
The IBM i Performance & Scalability Services Center in Rochester can provide facilities, hardware and technical expertise
to assist you in testing hardware or software changes

“Traditional” benchmarks
Proofs of Concept (e.g. HA alternatives, SSD analysis, external storage, etc.)
Stress test your system
Evaluate application scalability
Performance optimization and tuning
Assess application performance when migrating to a new release of IBM i
Determine impact of application changes
Virtualization, consolidation, migration services
Release-to-release upgrades
Capacity planning
.… all with the availability of Lab Services IBM i experts and development personnel

To request any of these services, submit at:

• http://www.ibm.com/systems/services/labservices/psscontact.html

• Or email Cindy Mestad at cindysm@us.ibm.com


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Not all common law marks used by IBM are listed on this page. Failure of a mark to appear does not mean that IBM does not use the mark nor does it mean that the product is not actively marketed or is not
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Those trademarks followed by ® are registered trademarks of IBM in the United States; all others are trademarks or common law marks of IBM in the United States.

For a complete list of IBM Trademarks, see www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml:
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z/OS®, zSeries®, z/VM®, System i, System i5, System p, System p5, System x, System z, System z9®, BladeCenter®

The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies.

Adobe, the Adobe logo, PostScript, and the PostScript logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States, and/or other countries.
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UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both.
ITIL is a registered trademark, and a registered community trademark of the Office of Government Commerce, and is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
IT Infrastructure Library is a registered trademark of the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, which is now part of the Office of Government Commerce.

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Notes:
Performance is in Internal Throughput Rate (ITR) ratio based on measurements and projections using standard IBM benchmarks in a controlled environment. The actual throughput that any user will
experience will vary depending upon considerations such as the amount of multiprogramming in the user's job stream, the I/O configuration, the storage configuration, and the workload processed.
Therefore, no assurance can be given that an individual user will achieve throughput improvements equivalent to the performance ratios stated here.
IBM hardware products are manufactured from new parts, or new and serviceable used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply.
All customer examples cited or described in this presentation are presented as illustrations of the manner in which some customers have used IBM products and the results they may have achieved. Actual
environmental costs and performance characteristics will vary depending on individual customer configurations and conditions.
This publication was produced in the United States. IBM may not offer the products, services or features discussed in this document in other countries, and the information may be subject to change without
notice. Consult your local IBM business contact for information on the product or services available in your area.
All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.
Information about non-IBM products is obtained from the manufacturers of those products or their published announcements. IBM has not tested those products and cannot confirm the performance,
compatibility, or any other claims related to non-IBM products. Questions on the capabilities of non-IBM products should be addressed to the suppliers of those products.
Prices subject to change without notice. Contact your IBM representative or Business Partner for the most current pricing in your geography.

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