Simplify Management Of It Security And Compliance With Ibm Powersc In Cloud And Virtualized Environments

Author : Dino Quintero,Faraz Ahmad,Stephen Dominguez,David Pontes,Cesar Rodriguez,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738457970

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Simplify Management of IT Security and Compliance with IBM PowerSC in Cloud and Virtualized Environments by Dino Quintero,Faraz Ahmad,Stephen Dominguez,David Pontes,Cesar Rodriguez,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides a security and compliance solution that is optimized for virtualized environments on IBM Power SystemsTM servers, running IBM PowerVM® and IBM AIX®. Security control and compliance are some of the key components that are needed to defend the virtualized data center and cloud infrastructure against ever evolving new threats. The IBM business-driven approach to enterprise security that is used with solutions, such as IBM PowerSCTM, makes IBM the premier security vendor in the market today. The book explores, tests, and documents scenarios using IBM PowerSC that leverage IBM Power Systems servers architecture and software solutions from IBM to help defend the virtualized data center and cloud infrastructure against ever evolving new threats. This publication helps IT and Security managers, architects, and consultants to strengthen their security and compliance posture in a virtualized environment running IBM PowerVM.

Author : Dino Quintero
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Computer networks
ISBN : OCLC:1122564769

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Simplify Management of Security and Compliance with IBM PowerSC in Cloud and Virtualized Environments by Dino Quintero Pdf

Author : Dino Quintero,Peter Altevogt,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738458519

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IBM Power Systems Security for SAP Applications by Dino Quintero,Peter Altevogt,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM Redpaper highlights the RAS and security features on the hardware, hypervisor, Linux, and SAP application levels. It highlights what is transparent, what needs enablement, and also the known prerequisites for the use of these features.

Author : Turgut Genc,Ivaylo Bozhinov,Muhammad Mahmood,Ahmed Mashhour,Ayman Mostafa,Vivek Shukla,Prerna Upmanyu,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738461021

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Introduction to IBM PowerVM by Turgut Genc,Ivaylo Bozhinov,Muhammad Mahmood,Ahmed Mashhour,Ayman Mostafa,Vivek Shukla,Prerna Upmanyu,IBM Redbooks Pdf

Virtualization plays an important role in resource efficiency by optimizing performance, reducing costs, and improving business continuity. IBM PowerVM® provides a secure and scalable server virtualization environment for IBM AIX®, IBM® i, and Linux applications. PowerVM is built on the advanced reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features and leading performance of IBM Power servers. This IBM Redbooks® publication introduces PowerVM virtualization technologies on Power servers. This publication targets clients who are new to Power servers and introduces the available capabilities of the PowerVM platform. This publication includes the following chapters: Chapter 1, "IBM PowerVM overview" introduces PowerVM and provides a high-level overview of the capabilities and benefits of the platform. Chapter 2, "IBM PowerVM features in details" provides a more in-depth review of PowerVM capabilities for system administrators and architects to familiarize themselves with its features. Chapter 3, "Planning for IBM PowerVM" provides planning guidance about PowerVM to prepare for the implementation of the solution. Chapter 4, "Implementing IBM PowerVM" describes and details configuration steps to implement PowerVM, starting from implementing the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) to storage and network I/O virtualization configurations. Chapter 5, "Managing the PowerVM environment" focuses on systems management, day-to-day operations, monitoring, and maintenance. Chapter 6, "Automation on IBM Power servers" explains available techniques, utilities, and benefits of modern automation solutions.

Author : Scott Vetter,Bartlomiej Grabowski,Mauro Minomizaki,Armin Röll,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738458885

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IBM Power Systems S922, S914, and S924 Technical Overview and Introduction Featuring PCIe Gen 4 Technology by Scott Vetter,Bartlomiej Grabowski,Mauro Minomizaki,Armin Röll,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redpaper publication is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM Power System S914 (9009-41G), IBM Power System S922 (9009-22G), and IBM Power System S924 (9009-42G) servers that use the latest IBM POWER9TM processor-based technology and support the IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems (OSs). The goal of this paper is to provide a hardware architecture analysis and highlight the changes, new technologies, and major features that are being introduced in these systems, such as: The latest IBM POWER9 processor, which is available in various configurations for the number of cores per socket More performance by using industry-leading Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) Gen 4 slots Enhanced internal disk scalability and performance with up to 11 NVMe adapters Introduction of a competitive Power S922 server with a 1-socket configuration that is targeted at IBM i customers This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power SystemsTM products. The intended audience includes the following roles: Clients Sales and marketing professionals Technical support professionals IBM Business Partners Independent software vendors (ISVs) This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power S914, Power S922, and Power S924 systems. This paper does not replace the current marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an extra source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

Author : Turgut Aslan,Peter G. Croes,Liviu Rosca,Max Stern,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738441429

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Cloud Security Guidelines for IBM Power Systems by Turgut Aslan,Peter G. Croes,Liviu Rosca,Max Stern,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redbooks® publication is a comprehensive guide that covers cloud security considerations for IBM Power SystemsTM. The first objectives of this book are to examine how Power Systems can fit into the current and developing cloud computing landscape and to outline the proven Cloud Computing Reference Architecture (CCRA) that IBM employs in building private and hybrid cloud environments. The book then looks more closely at the underlying technology and hones in on the security aspects for the following subsystems: IBM Hardware Management Console IBM PowerVM IBM PowerKVM IBM PowerVC IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack IBM Bluemix This publication is for professionals who are involved in security design with regard to planning and deploying cloud infrastructures using IBM Power Systems.

Author : Scott Vetter,Giuliano Anselmi,Marc Gregorutti,Stephen Lutz,Michael Malicdem,Guido Somers,Tsvetomir Spasov,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738460772

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IBM Power E1050: Technical Overview and Introduction by Scott Vetter,Giuliano Anselmi,Marc Gregorutti,Stephen Lutz,Michael Malicdem,Guido Somers,Tsvetomir Spasov,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redpaper publication is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM Power E1050 server (9043-MRX) that uses the latest IBM Power10 processor-based technology and supports IBM AIX® and Linux operating systems (OSs). The goal of this paper is to provide a hardware architecture analysis and highlight the changes, new technologies, and major features that are being introduced in this system, such as: The latest IBM Power10 processor design, including the dual-chip module (DCM) packaging, which is available in various configurations from 12 - 24 cores per socket. Support of up to 16 TB of memory. Native Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) 5th generation (Gen5) connectivity from the processor socket to deliver higher performance and bandwidth for connected adapters. Open Memory Interface (OMI) connected Differential Dual Inline Memory Module (DDIMM) memory cards delivering increased performance, resiliency, and security over industry-standard memory technologies, including transparent memory encryption. Enhanced internal storage performance with the use of native PCIe-connected Non-volatile Memory Express (NVMe) devices in up to 10 internal storage slots to deliver up to 64 TB of high-performance, low-latency storage in a single 4-socket system. Consumption-based pricing in the Power Private Cloud with Shared Utility Capacity commercial model to allow customers to consume resources more flexibly and efficiently, including AIX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform workloads. This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power products. The intended audience includes: IBM Power customers Sales and marketing professionals Technical support professionals IBM Business Partners Independent software vendors (ISVs) This paper expands the set of IBM Power documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power E1050 Midrange server model. This paper does not replace the current marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an extra source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions..

Author : Axel Buecker,Saritha Arunkumar,Brian Blackshaw,Martin Borrett,Peter Brittenham,Jan Flegr,Jaco Jacobs,Vladimir Jeremic,Mark Johnston,Christian Mark,Gretchen Marx,Stefaan Van Daele,Serge Vereecke,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738437897

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Using the IBM Security Framework and IBM Security Blueprint to Realize Business-Driven Security by Axel Buecker,Saritha Arunkumar,Brian Blackshaw,Martin Borrett,Peter Brittenham,Jan Flegr,Jaco Jacobs,Vladimir Jeremic,Mark Johnston,Christian Mark,Gretchen Marx,Stefaan Van Daele,Serge Vereecke,IBM Redbooks Pdf

Security is a major consideration in the way that business and information technology systems are designed, built, operated, and managed. The need to be able to integrate security into those systems and the discussions with business functions and operations exists more than ever. This IBM® Redbooks® publication explores concerns that characterize security requirements of, and threats to, business and information technology (IT) systems. This book identifies many business drivers that illustrate these concerns, including managing risk and cost, and compliance to business policies and external regulations. This book shows how these drivers can be translated into capabilities and security needs that can be represented in frameworks, such as the IBM Security Blueprint, to better enable enterprise security. To help organizations with their security challenges, IBM created a bridge to address the communication gap between the business and technical perspectives of security to enable simplification of thought and process. The IBM Security Framework can help you translate the business view, and the IBM Security Blueprint describes the technology landscape view. Together, they can help bring together the experiences that we gained from working with many clients to build a comprehensive view of security capabilities and needs. This book is intended to be a valuable resource for business leaders, security officers, and consultants who want to understand and implement enterprise security by considering a set of core security capabilities and services.

Author : Scott Vetter,Adriano de Almeida,Rafael Antonioli,Urban Biel,Sylvain Delabarre,Bartłomiej Grabowski,Kristian Milos,Fray L Rodríguez,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738437309

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IBM PowerVM Best Practices by Scott Vetter,Adriano de Almeida,Rafael Antonioli,Urban Biel,Sylvain Delabarre,Bartłomiej Grabowski,Kristian Milos,Fray L Rodríguez,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides best practices for planning, installing, maintaining, and monitoring the IBM PowerVM® Enterprise Edition virtualization features on IBM POWER7® processor technology-based servers. PowerVM is a combination of hardware, PowerVM Hypervisor, and software, which includes other virtualization features, such as the Virtual I/O Server. This publication is intended for experienced IT specialists and IT architects who want to learn about PowerVM best practices, and focuses on the following topics: Planning and general best practices Installation, migration, and configuration Administration and maintenance Storage and networking Performance monitoring Security PowerVM advanced features This publication is written by a group of seven PowerVM experts from different countries around the world. These experts came together to bring their broad IT skills, depth of knowledge, and experiences from thousands of installations and configurations in different IBM client sites.

Author : Rufus Credle,Srikanth Aithal,Nicolas Bour,Stephane Bourdeaud,Tomi Mannikainen,Olaf Menke,Juan P Fernandez Sabate,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738438658

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IBM Systems Director 6.3 Best Practices by Rufus Credle,Srikanth Aithal,Nicolas Bour,Stephane Bourdeaud,Tomi Mannikainen,Olaf Menke,Juan P Fernandez Sabate,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the positioning of the IBM Systems Director in the complete management range. It also compares the IBM Systems Director with the IBM Flex Systems Manager (FSM) and describes the environments for which each tool is best suited. This publication helps you plan, install, tailor, and configure the IBM Systems Director on different platforms. It contains information about required system resources and which network ports are used. It shows how to use the Workload Estimator to select the appropriate hardware for IBM Systems Director server and provides information about the IBM Systems Director Editions. Best practices are covered for the basic management tasks that are available in IBM Systems Director, including how to perform discovery; how to collect inventory on discovered resources; how to deploy agent, driver, and firmware updates; how to manage hardware events; and other miscellaneous tasks. An overview of best practices is provided for using IBM Systems Director VMControlTM. Systems Director VMControl is a cross-platform product that assists you in rapidly deploying virtual appliances to create virtual servers that are configured with the operating system and software applications that you want. It also enables you to group resources into system pools, which enable you to centrally manage and control the different workloads in your environment. The following plug-in offerings are described: Energy monitoring and management features offered by IBM Systems Director Active Energy ManagerTM along with the best practice, which needs to be followed in using the IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager. The IBM AIX® Profile Manager is a tool that can help implement and monitor the security of all AIX servers in a production environment but also implement and monitor the system compliance of those AIX servers. Best practices and the most important questions to ask before creating Workload Partition Manager (WPAR) and WPAR Manager infrastructure. In addition, how you can manage and relocate WPARs using WPAR Manager graphical interface and the command-line interface. Network Control basic functionalities and how to plan for Network Control deployments and also a number of common scenarios with best practices. The IBM Systems Director Service and Support Manager describes how to set up and how to handle serviceable events. Best practices for the Storage Monitoring and Management capabilities offered by IBM Systems Director server. This book is for IBM IT specialists and IT architects, IBM Business Partners, and clients, who are utilizing or considering implementing IBM Systems Director.

Author : Scott Vetter,Murilo Opsfelder Araújo,Breno Leitao,Stephen Lutz,José Ricardo Ziviani,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738441528

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IBM PowerKVM: Configuration and Use by Scott Vetter,Murilo Opsfelder Araújo,Breno Leitao,Stephen Lutz,José Ricardo Ziviani,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redpaper Redbooks® publication presents the IBM PowerKVM virtualization for scale-out Linux systems, including the new LC IBM Power SystemsTM. PowerKVM is open source server virtualization that is based on the IBM POWER8® processor technology. It includes the Linux open source technology of KVM virtualization, and it complements the performance, scalability, and security qualities of Linux. This book describes the concepts of PowerKVM and how you can deploy your virtual machines with the software stack included in the product. It helps you install and configure PowerKVM on your Power Systems server and provides guidance for managing the supported virtualization features by using the web interface and command-line interface (CLI). This information is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of PowerKVM virtualization technology to optimize Linux workload consolidation and use the POWER8 processor features. The intended audience also includes people in these roles: Clients Sales and marketing professionals Technical support professionals IBM Business Partners Independent software vendors Open source community IBM OpenPower partners It does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, along with existing sources, can be used to increase your knowledge of IBM virtualization solutions. Before you start reading, you must be familiar with the general concepts of kernel-based virtual machine (KVM), Linux, and IBM Power architecture.

Author : Scott Vetter,Giuliano Anselmi,Manish Arora,Ivaylo Bozhinov,Dinil Das,Turgut Genc,Bartlomiej Grabowski,Madison Lee,Armin Röll,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738460055

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IBM Power E1080 Technical Overview and Introduction by Scott Vetter,Giuliano Anselmi,Manish Arora,Ivaylo Bozhinov,Dinil Das,Turgut Genc,Bartlomiej Grabowski,Madison Lee,Armin Röll,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redpaper® publication provides a broad understanding of a new architecture of the IBM Power® E1080 (also known as the Power E1080) server that supports IBM AIX®, IBM i, and selected distributions of Linux operating systems. The objective of this paper is to introduce the Power E1080, the most powerful and scalable server of the IBM Power portfolio, and its offerings and relevant functions: Designed to support up to four system nodes and up to 240 IBM Power10TM processor cores The Power E1080 can be initially ordered with a single system node or two system nodes configuration, which provides up to 60 Power10 processor cores with a single node configuration or up to 120 Power10 processor cores with a two system nodes configuration. More support for a three or four system nodes configuration is to be added on December 10, 2021, which provides support for up to 240 Power10 processor cores with a full combined four system nodes server. Designed to supports up to 64 TB memory The Power E1080 can be initially ordered with the total memory RAM capacity up to 8 TB. More support is to be added on December 10, 2021 to support up to 64 TB in a full combined four system nodes server. Designed to support up to 32 Peripheral Component Interconnect® (PCIe) Gen 5 slots in a full combined four system nodes server and up to 192 PCIe Gen 3 slots with expansion I/O drawers The Power E1080 supports initially a maximum of two system nodes; therefore, up to 16 PCIe Gen 5 slots, and up to 96 PCIe Gen 3 slots with expansion I/O drawer. More support is to be added on December 10, 2021, to support up to 192 PCIe Gen 3 slots with expansion I/O drawers. Up to over 4,000 directly attached serial-attached SCSI (SAS) disks or solid-state drives (SSDs) Up to 1,000 virtual machines (VMs) with logical partitions (LPARs) per system System control unit, providing redundant system master Flexible Service Processor (FSP) Supports IBM Power System Private Cloud Solution with Dynamic Capacity This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of Power servers. The intended audience includes the following roles: Customers Sales and marketing professionals Technical support professionals IBM Business Partners Independent software vendors (ISVs) This paper does not replace the current marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an extra source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

Author : Scott Vetter,Ahmed Azraq,Soheel Chughtai,Ahmed (Mash) Mashhour,Duy V Nguyen,Reginaldo Marcelo Dos Santos,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738443027

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Enhancing the IBM Power Systems Platform with IBM Watson Services by Scott Vetter,Ahmed Azraq,Soheel Chughtai,Ahmed (Mash) Mashhour,Duy V Nguyen,Reginaldo Marcelo Dos Santos,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides an introduction to the IBM POWER® processor architecture. It describes the IBM POWER processor and IBM Power SystemsTM servers, highlighting the advantages and benefits of IBM Power Systems servers, IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux on Power. This publication showcases typical business scenarios that are powered by Power Systems servers. It provides an introduction to the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that IBM Watson® services enable, and how these AI capabilities can be augmented in existing applications by using an agile approach to embed intelligence into every operational process. For each use case, the business benefits of adding Watson services are detailed. This publication gives an overview about each Watson service, and how each one is commonly used in real business scenarios. It gives an introduction to the Watson API explorer, which you can use to try the application programming interfaces (APIs) and their capabilities. The Watson services are positioned against the machine learning capabilities of IBM PowerAI. In this publication, you have a guide about how to set up a development environment on Power Systems servers, a sample code implementation of one of the business cases, and a description of preferred practices to move any application that you develop into production. This publication is intended for technical professionals who are interested in learning about or implementing IBM Watson services on AIX, IBM i, and Linux.

Author : Justin C. Haase,Dwight Harrison,Adam Lukaszewicz,David Painter,Tracy Schramm,Jiri Sochr,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738440118

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IBM i 7.1 Technical Overview with Technology Refresh Updates by Justin C. Haase,Dwight Harrison,Adam Lukaszewicz,David Painter,Tracy Schramm,Jiri Sochr,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides a technical overview of the features, functions, and enhancements available in IBM i 7.1, including all the Technology Refresh (TR) levels from TR1 to TR7. It provides a summary and brief explanation of the many capabilities and functions in the operating system. It also describes many of the licensed programs and application development tools that are associated with IBM i. The information provided in this book is useful for clients, IBM Business Partners, and IBM service professionals who are involved with planning, supporting, upgrading, and implementing IBM i 7.1 solutions.

Author : David Watts,Jose Martin Abeleira,Kerry Anders,Alberto Damigella,Bill Miller,Will Powell,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738436975

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IBM Flex System p260 and p460 Planning and Implementation Guide by David Watts,Jose Martin Abeleira,Kerry Anders,Alberto Damigella,Bill Miller,Will Powell,IBM Redbooks Pdf

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. The IBM® Flex SystemTM p260 and p460 Compute Nodes are IBM Power SystemsTM 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 PureFlexTM 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.