IBM Flex System Manager
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IBM Flex System Manager
IBM Redbooks Product Guide
IBM® Flex System™ Manager (FSM) is a systems management appliance that drives efficiency and cost
savings in the data center. IBM Flex System Manager provides a pre-integrated and virtualized
management environment across servers, storage, and networking that is easily managed from a single
interface. A single focus point for seamless multichassis management provides an instant and
resource-oriented view of chassis and chassis resources for both IBM System x® and IBM Power
Systems™ compute nodes. You can reduce the number of interfaces, steps, and clicks it takes to manage
IT resources, intelligently manage and deploy workloads based on resource availability and predefined
policies, and manage events and alerts to increase system availability and reduce downtime while
reducing operational costs.
The IBM Flex System Manager management appliance is shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. IBM Flex System Manager management appliance
Did you know?
IBM Flex System, a new category of computing and the next generation of Smarter Computing, offers
intelligent workload deployment and management for maximum business agility. This chassis delivers
high-speed performance complete with integrated servers, storage, and networking for multi-chassis
management in data center compute environments. Furthermore, its flexible design can meet the needs
of varying workloads with independently scalable IT resource pools for higher utilization and lower cost
per workload. While increased security and resiliency protect vital information and promote maximum
uptime, the integrated, easy-to-use management system reduces setup time and complexity, providing a
quicker path to return on investment (ROI).
IBM Flex System gives forward-thinking companies a way to completely rethink deployment and
management of their IT environments; it offers an opportunity to evolve to a more open, agile, and
integrated computing system that is dynamically managed from a single vantage point to simultaneously
maximize efficiency and innovation.
