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IBM Flex System Manager
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IBM® Flex System™ Manager (FSM) is a systems management appliance that drives efficiency and cost
savings in the data center. IBM Flex System Manager provides a pre-integrated and virtualized
management environment across servers, storage, and networking that is easily managed from a single
interface. A single focus point for seamless multichassis management provides an instant and
resource-oriented view of chassis and chassis resources for both IBM System x® and IBM Power
Systems™ compute nodes. You can reduce the number of interfaces, steps, and clicks it takes to manage
IT resources, intelligently manage and deploy workloads based on resource availability and predefined
policies, and manage events and alerts to increase system availability and reduce downtime while
reducing operational costs.
The IBM Flex System Manager management appliance is shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. IBM Flex System Manager management appliance
Did you know?
IBM Flex System, a new category of computing and the next generation of Smarter Computing, offers
intelligent workload deployment and management for maximum business agility. This chassis delivers
high-speed performance complete with integrated servers, storage, and networking for multi-chassis
management in data center compute environments. Furthermore, its flexible design can meet the needs
of varying workloads with independently scalable IT resource pools for higher utilization and lower cost
per workload. While increased security and resiliency protect vital information and promote maximum
uptime, the integrated, easy-to-use management system reduces setup time and complexity, providing a
quicker path to return on investment (ROI).
IBM Flex System gives forward-thinking companies a way to completely rethink deployment and
management of their IT environments; it offers an opportunity to evolve to a more open, agile, and
integrated computing system that is dynamically managed from a single vantage point to simultaneously
maximize efficiency and innovation.
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- Page 1 Figure 1. IBM Flex System Manager management appliance Did you know? IBM Flex System, a new category of computing and the next generation of Smarter Computing, offers intelligent workload deployment and management for maximum business agility. This chassis delivers high-speed performance complete with integrated servers, storage, and networking for multi-chassis management in data center compute environments.
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Page 2: Key Features
Key features IBM Flex System Manager is designed to help you get the most out of your IBM PureFlex System while automating repetitive tasks. IBM Flex System Manager can reduce the number of manual navigational steps for typical management tasks. From simplified system setup procedures with wizards and built-in... -
Page 3: Part Number Information
Part number information The IBM Flex System Manager appliance is based on an x86 compute node that comes with preloaded management software. The software contains a set of components that are responsible for performing certain management functions. - Page 4 IBM Flex System Manager Service Fabric Provisioning w/3 Yr S&S 90Y4226 * The Advanced Upgrade and Fabric Provisioning licenses are applied on top of the IBM FSM base license. Table 3. Part numbers for ordering FoD licenses (Latin America and Europe/Middle East/Africa)
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Page 5: Features And Functions
Provisioning feature upgrade are mutually exclusive, i.e. either the Advance Upgrade or the Fabric Provisioning feature upgrade can be applied on top of the base feature set license, but not both. Important: The Advanced Upgrade and Fabric Provisioning licenses are applied on top of the IBM Flex System Manager base license. - Page 6 Virtual volume management. Support for virtual volume discovery, inventory, creation, modification, and deletion. Virtualization management (base feature set) Support for VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, and IBM PowerVM®. Creates virtual servers. Edits virtual servers. Manages virtual servers.
- Page 7 Remote Virtual Media connections (mount CD/DVD/ISO/USB media). Power operations against servers (Power On/Off/Restart). Hardware detection and inventory creation Firmware compliance and updates Health status (such as processor utilization) on all hardware devices from a single chassis view. IBM Flex System Manager...
- Page 8 Network management integration The IBM Flex System Manager management node has two types of interfaces that can be configured. The Eth0 interface (two 1 Gb Ethernet management ports) and the IMM2 network interface are connected to the basic Layer 2 switch integrated into the FSM hardware. The integrated switch is connected to the Chassis Management Module (CMM) through the chassis internal management network.
- Page 9 The IBM Flex System Manager management node Eth1 interface (two 10 Gb Ethernet ports) must be connected to the chassis switch modules that are installed in I/O bay 1 or bay 2. This setup is referred to as the data network.
- Page 10 Depending on the type of managed system and the management tasks you need to perform, you can choose the level of agent capabilities that best fits your needs. IBM Flex System Manager has four agent tiers: Agentless in-band ...
- Page 11 Windows, Linux, and VMware, p24L compute node supporting Linux, and p260, p270, and p460 compute nodes supporting IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux. Table 4. Agent tier support by managed system type...
- Page 12 Deploy storage system pools * Linux on IBM Power Systems compute nodes ** Supported only for virtual servers that are running IBM i v7.1, TR4 PTF group SF99707 level 4, or later. The following table shows supported I/O modules and their management tasks.
- Page 13 Management task Storage device discovery Inventory collection Monitoring (alerts and status) Integrated physical and logical topology views Show relationships between storage and server resources Perform logical and physical configuration View and manage attached devices VMControl provisioning IBM Flex System Manager...
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Page 14: User Interfaces
Visual monitoring of job status. For other tasks, you are launched from IBM FSM Explorer into IBM Flex System Manager in a separate browser window or tab. You can return to the IBM FSM Explorer tab when you have completed those tasks. - Page 15 Android, Apple iOS, or BlackBerry operating system. The Mobile System Management application enables you monitor your IBM Flex System hardware remotely. The Mobile System Management application provides access to the following types of IBM Flex System information: Health and Status ...
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Page 16: Physical Specifications
IBM Flex System Manager licenses include one year or three years of Software Subscription and Support. If a new release of an offering in this announcement is made generally available in IBM Passport Advantage® after the announcement of the offering in System x ordering systems, you may elect to take delivery of any release generally available for that offering during the product registration process. -
Page 17: Related Publications
Related publications For more information, see the following IBM Flex System Manager product publication, available from the IBM Flex System Information Center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/index.jsp Installation and User's Guide Systems Management Guide Commands Reference Guide Management Software Troubleshooting Guide ... - Page 18 Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.IBM may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.
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