Preface; Authors - IBM V7000 Introduction And Implementation Manual

Preface

IBM® Flex System™ products are ideally suited for data center environments that require
flexible, cost-effective, secure, and energy-efficient hardware. IBM Flex System V7000
Storage Node is the latest addition to the IBM Flex Systems product family and is a modular
storage system designed to fit into the IBM Flex System Enterprise chassis.
When purchased in the IBM PureFlex™ configurations, IBM Flex System V7000 Storage
Node is configured from the factory into the hardware solution purchased. If, however, the
configuration wanted is not offered in the predefined offerings, then a "Build to Order"
configuration is designed to meet your needs.
IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node includes the capability to virtualize its own internal
storage in the same manner as the IBM Storwize® V7000 does. It is designed to be a
scalable internal storage system to support the compute nodes of the IBM Flex System
environment.
This IBM Redbooks® publication introduces the features and functions of IBM Flex System
V7000 Storage Node through several examples. This book is aimed at pre-sales and
post-sales technical support and marketing personnel and storage administrators. It can help
you understand the architecture of IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, how to implement
it, and how to take advantage of the industry leading functions and features.

Authors

This book was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the
International Technical Support Organization, Raleigh Center.
John Sexton is temporarily assigned at the International Technical Support Organization,
Raleigh Center as team leader for this project. He is a Certified Consulting IT Specialist,
based in Wellington, New Zealand, and has over 25 years of experience working in IT. He has
worked at IBM for the last 17 years. His areas of expertise include IBM System p®, IBM AIX®,
IBM HACMP™, virtualization, storage, cloud, IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager, SAN, SVC, and
business continuity. He provides pre-sales support and technical services for clients
throughout New Zealand, including consulting, solution design and implementation,
troubleshooting, performance monitoring, system migration, and training. Prior to joining IBM
in New Zealand, John worked in the United Kingdom building and maintaining systems in the
UK financial and advertising industries.
Tilak Buneti is an IBM Real-time Compression™ Development Support Engineer based in
North Carolina, USA and has over 15 years of experience working in Storage and IT fields.
He joined IBM directly as a professional and holds a Bachelor degree in Electronics and
Communication Engineering. He has expertise in various technologies used in NAS, SAN,
backup, and storage optimization technologies. He has certifications for CCNA, MCSE,
NACP, and NACA. In his current role, he is responsible for worldwide product support for IBM
Real-time Compression and documentation updates.
Eva Ho is a worldwide Product Engineer support for IBM Flex System V7000 with the IBM
Systems Technology Group. She has 28 years of working experience within IBM, which
includes product development, L2/PFE support, and Product Engineer experience working
with IBM products such as servers, networking products, IBM Network Attached Storage
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