Preface; The Team Who Wrote This Book - IBM Flex System 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. The 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, the 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.
The 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 the 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 the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, how to
implement it, and how to take advantage of the industry leading functions and features.

The team who wrote this book

This book was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the
International Technical Support Organization, Raleigh Center.
Sangam Racherla is an IT Specialist and Project Leader working at the International
Technical Support Organization (ITSO), San Jose Center. He holds a degree in Electronics
and Communication Engineering and has eleven years of experience in the IT field. Sangam
has been with the ITSO for the past nine years and has extensive experience installing and
supporting the ITSO lab equipment for various IBM Redbooks publications projects. His areas
of expertise include Microsoft Windows, Linux, IBM AIX®, IBM System x®, and IBM System
p® servers, and various SAN and storage products.
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
appliances, IBM DS6000™, IBM System Storage® N series, Storwize V7000, Storwize
V7000 Unified, and IBM Flex System V7000. She also worked as technical team lead when
she joined the STG worldwide N series PFE support team in Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina. Eva has a System Storage Certification with IBM. She was a participant in
developing IBM Storage Networking Solutions V1 and V2 Certification test. She holds a
Masters degree in Computer Science.
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