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Foundation for cloud deployments
Improving efficiency and delivering a flexible, responsive IT infrastructure are essential
requirements for any cloud deployment. Key technologies for delivering this infrastructure
include virtualization, consolidation, and automation.
With their virtualized storage design and tight affinity with technologies such as IBM PowerVM
and VMware, IBM Storwize V7000, IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, and IBM Storwize
V7000 Unified are the ideal complement for virtualized servers that are at the heart of cloud
deployments.
IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node help enable consolidation of
multiple storage systems for greater efficiency. With IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM Flex
System V7000 Storage Node, clustered systems drive the value of consolidation much
further, and IBM Real-time Compression improves the cost effectiveness even more.
Automated tiering technologies such as Easy Tier, IBM Active Cloud Engine™, and Tivoli
software help make the best use of the storage resources available.
Protecting data with replication services
IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node support block data, while
Storwize V7000 Unified supports both file and block data in the same system with replication
functions optimized for the specific needs of each type of data.
Integrated management
IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node provide a tiered approach to
management designed to meet the diverse needs of different organizations. The systems'
management interface is designed to give administrators intuitive control of these systems
and provides a single integrated approach for managing both block and file storage
requirements in the same system.
For organizations looking to manage both physical and virtual server infrastructures and the
storage they consume (including provisioning and monitoring for higher availability,
operational efficiency and infrastructure planning), IBM Storwize V7000, IBM Flex System
V7000 Storage Node are integrated with IBM Systems Director Storage Control and IBM Flex
System Manager™. A single administrator can manage and operate IBM servers
(IBM System x, IBM Power Systems, IBM BladeCenter®, and IBM PureFlex System) along
with networking infrastructure and IBM storage from a single management panel.
High-performance SSD support
For applications that demand high disk speed and quick access to data, IBM provides support
for SSDs in 200 and 400 GB 2.5-inch E-MLC (enterprise-grade multilevel cell) capacity. For
ultra-high-performance requirements, IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM Flex System V7000
Storage Node can be configured with only SSDs for up to 96 TB of physical capacity in a
single system (384 TB in a clustered system), enabling scale-out high performance SSD
support.
External storage virtualization
External storage virtualization is the ability of IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM Flex System
V7000 Storage Node to manage capacity in other disk systems. When IBM Storwize V7000
and IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node virtualize a disk system, its capacity becomes
part of the IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node systems and is
managed in the same way as capacity on internal drives. Capacity in external disk systems
inherits all the functional richness and ease-of-use of IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM Flex
System V7000 Storage Node including advanced replication, thin provisioning, Real-time
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Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM Flex Systems and IBM PureSystems offerings