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Table 1-2 provides a high-level overview of the configurations.
Table 1-2 IBM PureApplication System configurations
For more details about IBM PureApplication System, see the following website:
http://ibm.com/expert
1.2 IBM PureFlex System building blocks
IBM PureFlex System provides an integrated computing system, combining servers,
enterprise storage, networking, virtualization, and management into a single structure. The
built-in expertise lets organizations simply manage and flexibly deploy integrated patterns of
virtual and hardware resources through unified management.
1.2.1 Highlights
Each system consists of System x nodes, IBM Power Systems™ compute nodes, or a
combination of these two types, which is known as a hybrid configuration. The bundled,
on-site services provide some initial compute node configuration and might differ for System x
nodes and Power Systems compute nodes. A client-specified primary node (POWER or x86)
is pre-configured with a hypervisor (IBM PowerVM®, VMWare, KVM, HyperV) to allow virtual
server configuration by IBM services personnel. Services also include skills transfer to the
client personnel.
IBM
PureApplication
System
W1500-96
IBM
PureApplication
System
W1500-192
IBM
PureApplication
System
W1500-384
IBM
PureApplication
System
W1500-608
Cores 96 192 384 608
RAM 1.5 TB 3.1 TB 6.1 TB 9.7 TB
SSD Storage 6.4 TB
HDD Storage 48.0 TB
Application
Services
Entitlement
Included
Important: Initial IBM PureFlex System configuration is carried out by IBM services and is
included with the purchase. To ensure configuration success, the default shipped
configuration must not be changed until these services are completed by IBM.