Specifications

Chapter 1. IBM PureSystems 3
IBM PureFlex System recommends workload placement based on virtual
machine compatibility and resource availability. Using built-in virtualization
across servers, storage, and networking, the infrastructure system enables
automated scaling of resources and true workload mobility.
IBM PureFlex System undergoes significant testing and experimentation, so it
can mitigate IT complexity without compromising the flexibility to tune systems to
the tasks businesses demand. By providing both flexibility and simplicity, IBM
PureFlex System can provide extraordinary levels of IT control, efficiency, and
operating agility that enable businesses to rapidly deploy IT services at a
reduced cost. Moreover, the system is built on decades of expertise, enabling
deep integration and central management of a comprehensive, open-choice
infrastructure system, and dramatically cutting down on the skills and training
required for managing and deploying the system.
IBM PureFlex System combines advanced IBM hardware and software along
with patterns of expertise and integrates them into three optimized configurations
that are simple to acquire and deploy so you get fast time to value for
your solution.
The three PureFlex System configurations are:
򐂰 IBM PureFlex System Express: Designed for small and medium businesses,
it is the most affordable entry point for PureFlex System.
򐂰 IBM PureFlex System Standard: Optimized for application servers with
supporting storage and networking, it is designed to support your key
ISV solutions.
򐂰 IBM PureFlex System Enterprise: Optimized for transactional and database
systems and has built-in redundancy for highly reliable and resilient operation
to support your most critical workloads.
These three configurations are summarized in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 IBM PureFlex System
Component IBM PureFlex System
Express
IBM PureFlex System
Standard
IBM PureFlex System
Enterprise
IBM PureFlex System 42U
Rack
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IBM Flex System
Enterprise Chassis
111
IBM Flex System Fabric
EN4093 10Gb Scalable
Switch
1 1 Two with both
port-count upgrades