Build-to-order components for IBM Flex System
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IBM has created new mobile, management, and storage components for its PureFlex and Flex System lines, including a new storage system to help improve storage utilization. Tightly integrated with IBM Flex System Manager, the new storage system uses IBM Storwize family virtualization and IBM Real-time Compression technologies, which can reduce storage requirements by up to 80 percent.
IBM is also providing new management and administration tools to for PureFlex and Flex Systems. They include:
- integrated end-to-end storage management
- mobile access to the system for through mobile devices (Android, Blackberry and iOS)
- centralized control of user id's and passwords across nodes and chassis for greater system security
IBM says these features build upon the capabilities of Flex System Manager.
New Flex System Components
IBM Flex Systems are built-to-order offerings for clients who want to custom build and tune configurations to their specific requirements, which let customers select the specific compute, systems networking, and optional storage and management required to support their specific workloads, IBM says.
As part of IBM's announcement, the company has enhanced all four aspects of the Flex System including:
- Management. A new version of IBM Flex System Manager lets you bring components online faster, provide better monitoring and alerts, and more easily integrates applications, services, and workloads through a new, easier user interface and mobile access.
- Storage. IBM has integrated the Flex System V7000 storage node with built-in virtualization, intelligent tiering, and IBM Real-time Compression that enables storing up to five times as much data in the same physical disk space.
- Processors. New POWER7+, x440, and x220 compute nodes. All POWER compute nodes are now available as build-to-order components in Flex System.
- Networking. New converged fabric switches provide Fibre Channel over Ethernet and new adaptors let you choose from a variety of networking technologies.
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