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112 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide
򐂰 Service & Support Management with Call-Home
– Automatically detect and log HW Problems
– Notify IBM directly of HW Outages
򐂰 Required update of the default passwords after the initial setup
򐂰 Only secure communication protocols, such as SSH and SSL. Unencrypted protocols,
such as HTTP, Telnet, and SNMPv1, are disabled.
򐂰 Certificates to establish secure, trusted connections for applications that run on the
management processors
򐂰 Strong password policies with automatic validation and verification checks
For further details regarding IBM Flex System Manager features and capabilities, refer to:
Implementing Systems Management of IBM PureFlex System, SG24-8060
3.3.2 IBM Flex System Manager’s storage management features
IBM PureFlex offers interoperability with a wide range of storage subsystems. The system
infrastructure has the following salient features:
򐂰 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node - the Integrated virtualized IBM Flex System
Storage
򐂰 IBM Flex System Storage Virtualization - to virtualize external Storage for greater data
center efficiency and utilization (e.g. IBM Storwize V7000, IBM Flex System V7000
Storage Node, & IBM SAN Volume Controller,etc.)
򐂰 IBM Flex System Storage Interoperability - a broad set of IBM storage is supported with
IBM Flex System. Interoperability with 3rd party storage is also offered via virtualization
򐂰 IBM Flex System FSM Storage Control, which offers the following:
– Discovery and Inventory
– Monitoring and Alerts
– Configuration
– Provisioning
򐂰 IBM Flex System FSM Advanced, which offers the following features and functions:
– Integrated virtualization management across server, storage, network
– Image repository and management Storage provisioning for image creation,
deployment, and cloning
– System Pools
– Integrated management of storage in life cycle of defining and managing system pools
– Virtual Image Cloning
– Integrated storage provisioning and virtual image placement for new virtual machines