IBM Implementation Services for Flex System assist with planning, implementation, configuration, testing, and basic skills instruction for IBM Flex System
IBM United States Services Announcement 612-020June 19, 2012
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Three new services can help you accelerate time to value for your IBM Flex System™ infrastructure:
- IBM® Implementation Services for Flex System - enablement and configuration
- IBM Implementation Services for Flex System - virtualization enablement
- IBM Implementation Services for Cloud - IBM SmartCloud™ Entry enablement for Flex System
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These new services offer the experience of a highly skilled IBM server specialist who has the expertise and methods to implement IBM Flex System infrastructure. The server specialist will:
- Coordinate a remote planning and configuration session
- Assist with the implementation of the system components
- Assist with the configuration and verification testing
- Provide skills transfer to your designated technical personnel on key aspects of the IBM Flex System platform
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IBM Flex System models
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June 19, 2012
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IBM Implementation Services for Flex System - enablement and configuration
This offering helps you to plan, implement, configure, and test Flex System infrastructure, which includes compute nodes, storage, system software, network, and management appliance. These customized services will help meet your needs based on the configuration of Flex System infrastructure you have purchased. The offering provides skills transfer for systems setup, configuration, and management to improve efficiency of ongoing operation. This service may, depending on purchase, include tasks such as:
- Review of system hardware
- Green Light Check
- Network switch configuration
- Manual IP address and security role configuration
- Storage configuration
- Storage pool configuration
- Flex System Manager (FSM) Initial Wizard
- FSM request access and collect inventory
- Validation of FSM discovery and inventory
- Review of FSM virtualization capabilities
- Single-instance operating system (OS) installation
- Agent deployment
- OS management via FSM
- FSM user management
- Configuration of Electronic Service Agent™ (ESA) (requires network)
- Compute node management
- System health and monitoring
- Update management
- Active Energy Manager
- Advanced virtualization management
- FSM failover configuration
- Backup and restore process
- Network integration discussion
IBM Implementation Services for Flex System - virtualization enablement
This offering helps you plan, implement, configure, and test virtualization on Flex System infrastructure. It also helps in transferring skills offered by IBM experts. This service may, depending on purchase, include tasks such as:
- Create a virtual server - install ESXi - USB
- Configure datastore
- Create VM and install OS
- Install second ESXi
- Install vCenter VM and database VM
- Create cluster
- Populate virtual appliances
- Deploy virtual workloads
- Manage workload lifecycle
- Provision virtual appliances and workloads into virtual farms
- Manage virtual appliance and workload lifecycle within virtual farm
IBM Implementation Services for Cloud - IBM SmartCloud Entry enablement for Flex System
This offering will help you plan, implement, configure, and test the IBM SmartCloud Entry software on your Flex System or PureFlex™ infrastructure. In addition, skills transfer can be provided by IBM experts on the management of the private cloud. This service includes tasks such as:
- Conduct project planning and prep work sessions
- Install and enable IBM SmartCloud Entry software (software stack)
- Deploy virtualized image management with library for standard images
- Configure administrative controls for operation of cloud
- Configure metering tools, authentication, and authorization
- Perform validation and testing
- Perform skills transfer
- Provide post-implementation documentation
These services will help you implement the type of Flex System environment that best fits your data center needs. Whether virtualized or cloud, the new platform is designed to reduce the day-to-day costs of systems management and accelerate deployment of new business applications.
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Business Partner information
If you are a Direct Reseller - System Reseller acquiring products from IBM , you may link directly to Business Partner information for this announcement. A PartnerWorld® ID and password are required (use IBM ID).
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For pricing information, contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner.
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