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IBM PureFlex System Implementation Services
IBM PureFlex System overview
Copyright IBM Corporation 2012, 2013

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9.0
Unit objectives
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
Summarize features of IBM PureFlex System Express and
Enterprise Editions
Identify the hardware and software options for IBM PureFlex
System Editions
Summarize the factory configurations of PureFlex System
Editions related to operating systems, SmartCloud Entry,
Ethernet networking, and storage networking
List the tasks performed as part of PureFlex System
implementation services
IBM PureFlex System topics

IBM PureFlex System overview
Software options for IBM PureFlex System
Networking in IBM PureFlex System
IBM PureFlex System services overview
IBM PureFlex System: Starting editions

Flexibility and simplicity extend across different sizes
Express
Enterprise
Management Node
(Standard)
Management Node
(Advanced)
Base networking
(1/10Gb, FC)
HA 10 Gb, FC
(Power) HA TOR
Storage
Storage
Rack and Chassis
Rack and Chassis
Base warranty
+ Microcode
Analysis
SmartCloud Entry
WSU 24x7
+ Microcode Analysis (2)
+ 24x7 Acct Advocate
Selectable Node: Power or

X-Architecture compute
node + Operating System +
Virtualization
Infrastructure
for small and
midsize businesses.
Most affordable
entry point
Selectable Node: 2 Power

or X-Architecture compute
node + Operating System +
Virtualization
Infrastructure for
scalable cloud
deployments.
Redundancy for
resilient operation
IBM PureFlex System roadmap
Factory pre-packaged
systems
Bundled LBS install
service
Added equipment
options with factory
pre-packaging
Unbundled LBS
install service
BP install services
No Standard Edition
offering
Added equipment
options with factory prepackaging
PureFlex System enhancements: 4Q12

Hardware
Triplex door
Flex System V7000 with FC interconnect
Flex System x220
Flex System x440
Flex System p260 POWER7+
IBM FC5022 16 Gb FC switch
IBM FC5022 16 Gb FC adapter (xNode)
30/32 AMP single phase power: Single chassis
Software
FSM SW updates with enhanced features
Factory integration updates

Fibre Channel connectivity options
Lab Services optional (default is on) per user
needs (BP value add)
PureFlex System enhancements: 4Q13

Hardware
Flex System p270

Flex System x222
IBM EN6131 40 Gb Ethernet switch
IBM SI4093 10 Gb System Interconnect module
IBM FC5172 2 pt 16 Gb FC adapter (xNode)
IBM FC5052 2 pt 16 Gb FC adapter
IBM FC5054 4 pt 16 Gb FC adapter
IBM EN6132 2 pt 40 Gb Eth adapter (xNode)
Dual VIOS ETE adapter (pNode)
Software
IVM/HMC support (pNode)

802.1Qbg support (pNode)
CMM enhancements
FSM enhancements
Factory integration updates

Express and Enterprise offerings
IBM Flex System Manager v1.2 features

Centralized user management
Unique local address assignment
IBM FSM Explorer
Resource-based view of environment
Configuration patterns
Deploy compute node images
Guided storage setup
Manage System Storage page
Support for Flex System V7000

Support for DVS 5000 V and 802.1Qbg
Mobile System Management application
IBM Flex System Manager v1.3 features
Support up to 16 chassis concurrently

FSM capacity utilization management
HW currency
Added view to all firmware levels
OS deployment supports five images
Mobile System Management enhancements
IBM PureFlex System integration

Complete infrastructure stack up-and-running in hours
HW
Mgmt
Storage
Virtualization
Software
Network
Integration
Performed at IBM
Image
management
Cloud
Config
Apps
Performed at customers site
Hardware
- Physical installation of rack, chassis, switches, storage, and so forth
- Cabling of hardware components
Management
- Physical installation Management Node hardware
- Installation Management Node software
Storage
- Configure internal storage (if ordered) (Power)
- Configure V7000 (RAID, Arrays, Pools, LUNs, and so forth) (Power)
FC Switch
- Configure FC switch zoning
Virtualization
- Install virtualization SW (PowerVM (VIOS), VMware, KVM) (Power)
- Deploy virtualization Servers (Power)
Software
- Load SW Media Images in VIOS repository (Power)
- Install reference software stack (Power)
- Install OS and system software
- Install additional software
- Install SmartCloud Entry Manager and prerequisites
Network integration into client environment

- Configure solution into clients network
Image management
- Configure server and storage pools
- Capture reference stack and deploy virtual appliances
Cloud configuration
- Configure cloud services and environment
Application management
- Package applications and create virtual appliances
- Deploy application virtual appliances
Hardware integration
Software Integration
Software integration for Power

Media images preloaded: Software installed and configured
Software components
integrated in IBM location
before system arrives at
customer site
Media images provided
Operating system installed
Virtualization configured
Ready for cloud
LPAR1 LPAR2
LPAR3
LPAR4
SW
SW
SW
OS
OS
OS
Virtual Server
Virtual Server
Virtual Server
Virtualization
VIOS
VIOS
OS
for
SCE
Networking
Compute
Storage
p460 example
Storage
IBM PureFlex System: Minimum configuration

offerings
Minimum configuration
Rack
Chassis
Power Supplies / Fans
Express
Enterprise
42U, 25U, or No Rack
42U
Included
Included
2/4
2/4
Chassis Switches
- Ethernet
- FC
1 Gb Ethernet (2) or
10 Gb Ethernet (1 or 2)
16 Gb Brocade Fibre Channel (2)
TOR Switches
- Ethernet
- FC
FSM SW
CMM
Storage HW / HDD
IBM Storwize V7000 (Included 1 or 2)
or
IBM Flex System V7000 (Included 1 or 2)
10 Gb Ethernet (2)
8 Gb QLogic Fibre Channel (2) or
16 Gb Brocade Fibre Channel (2)
Optional
n/a
10 Gb Ethernet (2)
1 Gb Ethernet (mgmt) (2)
n/a
Fibre Channel (2)
Base
Advanced
Included (2)
Included (2)
2 - 200 GB or 400 GB SSDs
4 - 200 GB or 400 GB SSDs
16 x 300 GB or 8 x 600 GB or larger (pNodes only)
16 x 300 GB or 8 x 600 GB or larger (pNodes only)
8 x 300 GB or larger (xNodes only with SCE)
8 x 300 GB or larger (xNodes only with SCE)
16 x 300 GB or 8 x 600 GB or larger (pNodes and xNodes w/o 16 x 300 GB or 8 x 600 GB or larger (pNodes and xNodes w/o
SCE)
SCE)
16 x 300 GB or larger (pNodes and xNodes with SCE)
16 x 300 GB or larger (pNodes and xNodes with SCE)
x240, x220, x440, x222
x240 (2), x220 (2), x440 (2), x222 (2)
p260, p270, p460
p260 (2), p270 (2), p460 (2)
Compute nodes
- X-Architecture
- Power
IBM PureFlex System configurations at a glance

Cfg ID Level
FCoE Fibre
Ethernet
Storage
Max CH TOR
1a
Express
yes
---
10 Gb CN4093 (1)
Flex V7000 (1)
no
2a
Express
yes
---
10 Gb CN4093 (2)
Flex V7000 (1)
no
2b
Express
yes
---
10 Gb CN4093 (2)
Storwize V7000 (1)
no
3a
Express
no
16 Gb FC5022 (2)
1 Gb EN2092 (2)
Flex V7000 (2)
no
3b
Express
no
16 Gb FC5022 (2)
1 Gb EN4092 (2)
Storwize V7000 (2)
no
4a
Express
no
16 Gb FC5022 (2)
10 Gb EN4093 (2)
Flex V7000 (2)
no
4b
Express
no
16 Gb FC5022 (2)
10 Gb EN4093 (2)
Storwize V7000 (2)
no
5a
Enterprise
yes
8 Gb FC3171 (2)
10 Gb CN4093 (2)
Flex V7000 (1)
no
5b
Enterprise
yes
---
10 Gb CN4093 (2)
Storwize V7000 (2)
no
6a
Enterprise
yes
8 Gb FC3171 (2)
10 Gb CN4093 (2)
Flex V7000 (2)
yes
6b
Enterprise
yes
8 Gb FC3171 (2)
10 Gb CN4093 (2)
Storwize V7000 (2)
yes
7a
Enterprise
no
16 Gb FC5022 (2)
10 Gb EN4093 (2)
Flex V7000 (2)
no
7b
Enterprise
no
16 Gb FC5022 (2)
10 Gb EN4093 (2)
Storwize V7000 (2)
no
8a
Enterprise
no
16 Gb FC5022 (2)
10 Gb EN4093 (2)
Flex V7000 (2)
yes
8b
Enterprise
no
16 Gb FC5022 (2)
10 Gb EN4093 (2)
Storwize V7000 (2)
yes
IBM PureFlex System Express configuration 3b
v7000
V7000
V7000
v7000
(2) FC5022
(2) EN2092
FSM
Back
Front
IBM PureFlex System Enterprise configuration 6a
p
8264b
8264a
B24b
B24a
8052b
8052a
Flex
FlexV7000
v7000
Flex
FlexV7000
v7000
(2) CN4093
(2) FC3171

IBM PureFlex System offerings overview
IBM PureFlex System: Power software overview

Storage SW
Express
Enterprise
Storwize V7000 / Flex System V7000 Base

Real Time Compression (optional)
Storwize V7000 / Flex System V7000

Base
Real Time Compression (defaulted but
de-selectable)
Management SW
Virtualization
Operating systems
Security
Cloud
Software maintenance
FSM Base
FSM Advanced
PowerVM Standard
PowerVM Enterprise
AIX Standard (V6 and V7)

IBM i (7.1)
RHEL (5 and 6)
SUSE (SLES 11)
AIX Standard (V6 and V7)

IBM i (7.1)
RHEL (5 and 6)
SUSE (SLES 11)
PowerSC Standard
(AIX only)
PowerSC Standard
(AIX only)
SmartCloud Entry
SmartCloud Entry
(optional)
(defaulted but de-selectable)
One year
Three years
IBM PureFlex System: X-Architecture software

overview
Storage SW
Express
Enterprise

Base
Real Time Compression (optional)

Base
Real Time Compression (defaulted but deselectable)
Management SW
Virtualization
Operating systems
Security
Cloud
Software maintenance
FSM Standard
FSM Advanced
Customer installed
(VMware, Hyper-V, KVM RedHat and
SUSE)
Customer installed
(VMware, Hyper-V, KVM RedHat and
SUSE)
Customer installed
MS Server, VMware,
RedHat Enterprise,
SUSE LINUX Enterprise
Customer installed
MS Server, VMware,
RedHat Enterprise,
SUSE LINUX Enterprise
TPM
TPM
SmartCloud Entry
SmartCloud Entry
(optional)
(defaulted but de-selectable)
One year
Three years
IBM PureFlex System: IBM SmartCloud Entry

integration
PureFlex System
Edition
SmartCloud Entry
Express
Optional
Enterprise
Defaulted but de-selectable
SmartCloud Entry for heterogeneous platforms

Management Node
Virtualization Compute Nodes

SmartCloud Entry
Stack
FSM node
VM apps
VM apps
VM apps
OS
OS
OS
OS
OS
KVM
KVM
xNode
xNode
Supported OS
VM apps
VM apps
OS
VM apps
VM apps
OS
vCenter
VM apps
OS
SCE
Manager
VM apps
IBM FSM
vCenter/VMware
PowerVM
KVM
VM apps
FSM UI
Network Control
VMControl
Fabric Services
SDMC
Storage Control
Flex System Manager
Win/Linux
VM OS
VM OS
PowerVM
PowerVM
pHyp, ESXi or KVM
ESXi
ESXi
pNode
pNode
pNode or xNode
xNode
xNode
IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis
1 G Ethernet
10 G Ethernet
8 G Fibre Channel
Pre-loaded software for

Power Systems nodes
IBM Storwize V7000

or Flex System V7000

PureFlex System Ethernet configuration

Client management network
VLAN 4091: Purple
All component IPv4 information set by manufacturing except ESXi on the
embedded USB
Client data network

VLAN 4092: Green
All IP information defined by client
Device management network

VLAN 4093: Gold
Uses the CMM internal network and an IPv6 ULA (unique-local addresses)
scheme for management of all chassis components and the external V7000
IPv6 ULA prefix: fd8c:215d:178e:c0de
All IPv6 information set by manufacturing except for FSM eth0
All IPv4 information set by manufacturing
PureFlex System Ethernet networks

VM/Application
management
network
4091
Customer
Data
network
4092
VM mgmt network
VIOS
ESXi
RHEL KVM
FSM (ETH1)
Client data network

Device mgmt network
Infrastructure
management
network
4093
FSM (ETH0)
CMM
Service processors
Storage controllers
IOM mgmt

IBM PureFlex System services

IBM/BP Services will:
So you can:
PureFlex Cloud
(10 Units)
Leverage Your Installed and Configured SmartCloud Entry

Installation
Exploit Cloud Computing through SmartCloud Capabilities
Streamlined Virtual Appliance Deployments
Streamlined Virtual Server Captures
Define Projects and Users
Leverage Notification and Approval Capabilities
Leverage Usage and Accounting Features
Easily Add Resources to Virtual Servers (example, Add Storage)
Set Up / Configure
Connect / Integrate
PureFlex Advanced
Virtualized (7 Units)
Create Server System Pools or VMware Clusters

Deploy Virtual Appliances to Server System Pools
More Easily Perform Virtual Server Migrations
PureFlex Virtualized
(5 Units)
Enable
Production Use
PureFlex Intro
(3 Units)
Demo / Train for

Self Sufficiency on
Core Tasks
Improve
Time to Value
Leverage VMControl, KVM or VMware
Deploy Virtual Appliances
Capture Virtual Servers
Create and Use Image Repositories

Exploit Storage FlashCopy to Accomplish Fast
Deploys and Captures
Perform Hardware and System Level Mgmt

-- Discovery
-- Inventory
-- Health Check Reporting
-- Remote Support
-- Updates
IBM PureFlex System service offerings review

Add-ons
PureFlex Cloud
(10 units)
PureFlex Advanced
Virtualization
(7 units)
PureFlex Virtualized
(5 units)
PureFlex Intro
(3 units)
One node
FSM Configuration
Discovery, Inventory
Review Internal
Storage configuration
Basic Network
Integration using preconfigured switches
(MFG default)
Skills Transfer
Basic Virtualization
(VMware, KVM,
VMControl)
Up to four nodes
One node
FSM Configuration
Review Internal
Basic Network
(MFG default)
Skills Transfer
Advanced virtualization
Server pools or
VMware cluster
configured (VMware or
VMControl)
(VMware, KVM,
VMControl)
Up to four nodes
One node
FSM Configuration
Review Internal
Basic Network
(MFG default)
Skills Transfer
Configure SmartCloud
Entry
First Chassis
configured 13 nodes
Advanced virtualization
Server pools or
VMware cluster
configured (VMware or
VMControl)
(VMware, KVM,
VMControl)
Up to four nodes
One node
FSM Configuration
Review Internal
Basic Network
(MFG default)
Skills Transfer
Goal: Integrated Cloud

SmartCloud Entry
configured
No external SAN
integration
No FCoE config changes
13 nodes
Goal: Advanced
Virtualization
VMware Clustering
No external SAN
integration
No cloud
4 nodes
Goal: Basic Virtualization
No external SAN integration
No cloud
4 nodes
PureFlex Extra
Chassis
(5 units)
PureFlex FCoE
Customizations
(1 unit)
SCEntry Extra
Image
(1 unit)
PureFlex Service for IBM i (5-units)

System Readiness for Operation, Set up VMControl, Network Integration,
LPAR and Virtual Server Provisioning, System Operation and Management
Goal: FSM + Storage +

Network functional
Minimal services
No external SAN integration
No virtualization
No cloud
1 Node
Advanced V7000
Storage
Configuration
(1 unit)
Glossary
IBM PureFlex System: Express and Enterprise
Expert integrated systems: IBM factory integration
IBM Storwize V7000
IBM Flex System V7000
CN4093: 10 Gb Ethernet switch
EN4093: 10 Gb Ethernet switch
FC3171: 8 Gb FC SAN switch
FC5022: 16 Gb FC SAN switch
Software preload
IBM SmartCloud Entry
Top of rack switch
PureFlex System services
Network integration: VLAN 4091, 4092, 4093
Checkpoint (1 of 2)
1. What are the maximum number of chassis that a single
PureFlex System can scale to?
2. What are the two Ethernet top of rack switches that are
available in PureFlex System?
3. True or false: The p460 Compute Node is a primary node for

PureFlex System Express configuration.
Checkpoint solutions (1 of 2)
1. What are the maximum number chassis that a single
PureFlex System can scale to?
The answer is three: Flex, Enterprise, and Chassis.
2. What are the two Ethernet top of rack switches that are
available in PureFlex System?
The answer is G8052 (1 Gb) and G8264 (10 Gb).
3. True or false: The p460 Compute Node is a primary node for

PureFlex System Express configuration.
The answer is false.
Checkpoint (2 of 2)
4. List the default VLANs configured at factory in PureFlex
System.
5. True or false: PureFlex BTO offerings have IBM services

bundled with them.
6. True or false: SmartCloud Entry deployment services are

included with PureFlex Services.
Checkpoint solutions (2 of 2)
4. List the default VLANs configured at factory in PureFlex
System.
The answers are 4093 (gold), 4091 (purple), and 4092 (green).
5. True or false: PureFlex BTO offerings have IBM services

bundled with them.
6. True or false: SmartCloud Entry deployment services are

included with PureFlex Services.
Unit summary
Having completed this unit, you should be able to:
Summarize features of IBM PureFlex System Express and
Enterprise Editions
Identify the hardware and software options for IBM PureFlex
System Editions
Summarize the factory configurations of PureFlex System
Editions related to operating systems, SmartCloud Entry,
Ethernet networking, and storage networking
List the tasks performed as part of PureFlex System
implementation services

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IBM PureFlex System overview

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IBM PureFlex System topics

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IBM PureFlex System: Starting editions

Rack and Chassis

Rack and Chassis

Selectable Node: Power or

Selectable Node: 2 Power

IBM PureFlex System roadmap

PureFlex System enhancements: 4Q12

Factory integration updates

PureFlex System enhancements: 4Q13

Flex System p270

IVM/HMC support (pNode)

Factory integration updates

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IBM Flex System Manager v1.2 features

Support for Flex System V7000

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IBM Flex System Manager v1.3 features

Support up to 16 chassis concurrently

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IBM PureFlex System integration

Performed at customers site

Network integration into client environment

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Software integration for Power

IBM PureFlex System: Minimum configuration

42U, 25U, or No Rack

Fibre Channel (2)

2 - 200 GB or 400 GB SSDs

4 - 200 GB or 400 GB SSDs

16 x 300 GB or 8 x 600 GB or larger (pNodes only)

16 x 300 GB or 8 x 600 GB or larger (pNodes only)

8 x 300 GB or larger (xNodes only with SCE)

8 x 300 GB or larger (xNodes only with SCE)

16 x 300 GB or larger (pNodes and xNodes with SCE)

x240, x220, x440, x222

x240 (2), x220 (2), x440 (2), x222 (2)

p260, p270, p460

p260 (2), p270 (2), p460 (2)

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IBM PureFlex System configurations at a glance

Flex V7000 (1)

Flex V7000 (1)

Storwize V7000 (1)

Flex V7000 (2)

Storwize V7000 (2)

Flex V7000 (2)

Storwize V7000 (2)

Flex V7000 (1)

Storwize V7000 (2)

Flex V7000 (2)

Storwize V7000 (2)

Flex V7000 (2)

Storwize V7000 (2)

Flex V7000 (2)

Storwize V7000 (2)

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IBM PureFlex System Express configuration 3b