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The interoperability is illustrated in Figure 3-43.
Figure 3-43 Storage Interoperability
IBM Flex System Manager is the common management interface used in an IBM Flex System
for multi-chassis management. It offers features for simplified administration of storage along
with server and network management. The integrated storage management with Flex System
Manager offers simplified storage virtualization capabilities.
The following storage features are included in IBM Flex System Manager:
򐂰 Storage device discovery
򐂰 Showing relationships between storage and server resources
򐂰 Physical and logical topologies
򐂰 Configuration of physical and logical storage
򐂰 Viewing controller and volume statuses
򐂰 Setting notification alerts
򐂰 Integration with VM Control provides:
– Storage provisioning for virtual server image creation, deployment, and cloning
– Storage system pool lifecycle management, provisioning, and cloning actions within
the pool