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Chapter 2. IBM eServer BladeCenter overview 5
IBM eServer BladeCenter storage solutions
IBM delivers a wide range of easy-to-install, high-capacity, tested storage products for the
BladeCenter to meet your demanding business needs. This enables you to choose from the
array of IBM TotalStorage® storage solution products, including:
򐂰 Fibre Channel products and Storage Area Networks
򐂰 Network Attached Storage
򐂰 Enterprise Storage Server®
IBM TotalStorage provides connected, protected, and complete storage solutions designed
for your specific requirements, helping to make your storage environment easier to manage,
helping to lower costs, and providing business efficiency and business continuity.
For more information about BladeCenter storage solutions, visit:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/eserver/xseries/storage.html
IBM eServer BladeCenter system management
To get the most value out of your BladeCenter investment throughout its life cycle, you need
smart, effective systems management, which will keep your availability high and costs low.
Management foundation
IBM Director, our acclaimed industry standards-based workgroup software, delivers
comprehensive management capability for xSeries, IntelliStation®, NetVista™, and
ThinkPad® hardware to help reduce costs and improve productivity.
IBM Director
IBM Director is hardware designed for intelligent systems management. It offers the best tools
in the industry and can save you time and money by increasing availability, tracking assets,
optimizing performance, and enabling remote maintenance.
Advanced server management
This exclusive collection of software utilities provides advanced server management and
maximum availability:
򐂰 Server Plus Pack
򐂰 Application Workload Manager
򐂰 Scalable Systems Manager
򐂰 Real-Time Diagnostics
򐂰 Electronic Service Agent™
򐂰 Tape Drive Management Assistant
Deployment and update management
IBM deployment tools help minimize the tedious work involved in getting your servers and
clients ready to run. Such tools include:
򐂰 Remote Deployment Manager
򐂰 Software Distribution Premium Edition
򐂰 ServerGuide™
򐂰 UpdateXpress
For more information about BladeCenter system management, visit:
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/xseries_sm.html