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Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM Flex Systems
and IBM PureSystems offerings
This chapter provides an overview of the IBM PureSystems offerings and how the IBM Flex
System V7000 Storage Node adds to a cloud ready solution within a single IBM Flex System
Enterprise Chassis. Such a solution consists of Compute Nodes, Storage Systems,
LAN-infrastructure, and SAN-infrastructure that connects it all together.
IBM Flex System products are ideally suited for data center environments that require flexible,
cost-effective, secure, and energy-efficient hardware.
The innovative design features of the IBM Flex System products make it possible for you to
configure totally integrated, customized, secure solutions that meet your data center needs
today and provide flexible expansion capabilities for the future. The scalable hardware
features and the unprecedented cooling capabilities of the IBM Flex System products help
you optimize hardware utilization, minimize cost, and simplify the overall management of your
data center.
The primary focus of this book is to describe features and functions of IBM Flex System
V7000 Storage Node. However, in early versions of the IBM Flex System, the integrated
storage is provided by IBM Storwize V7000. Hence this introduction covers both storage
systems. In the following chapters, mainly the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node are
described.
For more information about the IBM PureSystems, see the following website:
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/puresystems/us/en/index.html
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