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IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide
1.1 IBM PureSystems overview
During the last 100 years, information technology has moved from a specialized tool to a
pervasive influence on nearly every aspect of life. From tabulating machines that simply
counted with mechanical switches or vacuum tubes to the first programmable computers, IBM
has been a part of this growth, while always helping customers to solve problems.
Information Technology (IT) is a constant part of business and of our lives. IBM expertise in
delivering IT solutions has helped the planet become smarter. And as organizational leaders
seek to extract more real value from their data, business processes and other key
investments, IT is moving to the strategic center of business.
To meet those business demands, IBM is introducing a new category of systems, systems
that combine the flexibility of general-purpose systems, the elasticity of cloud computing and
the simplicity of an appliance that is tuned to the workload. Expert integrated systems are
essentially the building blocks of capability. This new category of systems represents the
collective knowledge of thousands of deployments, established best practices, innovative
thinking, IT leadership, and distilled expertise.
The offerings in IBM PureSystems are designed to deliver value in the following ways:
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Built-in expertise helps you to address complex business and operational tasks
automatically.
򐂰 Integration by design helps you to tune systems for optimal performance and efficiency.
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Simplified experience, from design to purchase to maintenance, creates efficiencies
quickly.
IBM PureSystems offerings are optimized for performance and virtualized for efficiency.
These systems offer a no-compromise design with system-level upgradeability. IBM
PureSystems is built for cloud, containing “built-in” flexibility and simplicity.
At IBM, expert integrated systems come in two types:
򐂰 IBM PureFlex System: Infrastructure systems deeply integrate the IT elements and
expertise of your system infrastructure.
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IBM PureApplication™ System: Platform systems include middleware and expertise for
deploying and managing your application platforms.
IBM PureSystems are built for cloud with integrated elasticity and virtualization capabilities to
provision new services in minutes and improve business flexibility while reducing cost.
IBM Flex System is a build-to-order offering that is integrated by the client or a partner and
does not deliver against all of the three attributes of expert integrated systems (built-in
expertise, integration by design, simplified experience). IBM Flex System allows clients to
build their own system to meet unique IT requirements with a set of no-compromise
components including compute, storage, networking, and systems management.
IBM PureFlex System and IBM PureApplication System are built on elements of the IBM Flex
System. It has been designed for clients that need pre-integrated hardware infrastructure
comprised of compute, storage and networking nodes as well as a choice of operating
systems and hypervisors.
The new offering, IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, is supported with IBM PureFlex
System and other IBM Flex System configurations.