Specifications

Preface

To meet today’s complex and ever-changing business demands, you need a

solid foundation of compute, storage, networking, and software resources that is

simple to deploy and can quickly and automatically adapt to changing conditions.

You also need to be able to take advantage of broad expertise and proven

preferred practices in systems management, applications, hardware

maintenance, and more.

IBM® PureFlex™ System combines no-compromise system designs with built-in

expertise and integrates them in complete, optimized solutions. At the heart of

PureFlex System is the IBM Flex System™ Enterprise Chassis, a fully integrated

infrastructure platform that supports a mix of compute, storage, and networking

resources to meet the demands of your applications.

The IBM Flex System p260 and p460 Compute Nodes are IBM Power

Systems™ servers optimized for virtualization, performance, and efficiency. The

nodes support IBM AIX®, IBM i, or Linux operating environments, and are

designed to run various workloads in IBM PureFlex System.

This IBM Redbooks® publication is a comprehensive guide to IBM PureFlex

System and the Power Systems compute nodes. We introduce the offerings and

describe the compute nodes in detail. We then describe planning and

implementation steps and go through some of the key the management features

of the IBM Flex System Manager management node.

This book is for customers, IBM Business Partners, and IBM technical specialists

that want to understand the new offerings and to plan and implement an IBM

Flex System installation that involves the Power Systems compute nodes.