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Backing up the IBM PureFlex Flex Systems FC3171 8GB Fibre Channel SAN Switch
IBM has made backing up the Backing up the IBM PureFlex Flex Systems FC3171 8GB Fibre Channel SAN Switch quite easy. In fact, it can be done in just a few short steps. To do this, log into the Flex...
View ArticleInstalling IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.3 for VMware vCenter
To install IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.3 for VMware vCenter, you must have a non-vCenter Windows or Linux server to host the application on. **You cannot install SmartCloud Entry on a vCenter server by...
View ArticleIBM Flex System Manager for iOS, Android, and BlackBerry Devices Released!
When I was on site in Rochester, MN at the IBM site; I was shown an very early version of a really cool tool. Flex System Manager Mobile! Go to IBM’s website and grab it here!… Read the rest The post...
View ArticleVDI Questionnaire – follow-up for XenDesktop use
After being tasked with creating a “product” SKU around Virtual Desktop, I came up with a VDI Questionnaire for potential VDI customers starting with 200 users. Understanding that its difficult to get...
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IBM Utilizing Verde Virtual Bridges On KVM To Deliver VDI
Copied from our sister site What is a Hypervisor: Just finished a webinar with Verde Virtual Bridges, which is being pushed by our local IBM sales representative. A quick breakdown of Verde Built in...
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IBM to further expand their Pure systems catalog with Pure Data
IBM, knowing that Power7+ still exists in a TON of Oracle shops, now tries to compete with Oracle Exadata. – http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/15/ibm_pureapplication_puredata_updates/ All three...
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After Updating the IBM PureFlex CMM Firmware, Compute Nodes Show VPD Unavailable
After Updating the IBM PureFlex CMM Firmware, my compute nodes showed up yellow on the chassis layout screen: IBM PureFlex CMM Firmware Update Various errors were logged in the CMM event viewer and...
View ArticleUsing a Self-Signed SSL Certificate with IBM Storage Management Console for...
The IBM Storage Management Console for Vmware vCenter adds a single-source of glass view into the IBM storage platform (in my case the StoreWize V7000) without leaving vCenter. However, the default...
View ArticleIBM SmartCloud Orchestrator 2.2 Fix Pack 1 is Available!
Sounds like IBM is eager to catch up to all of the other cloud providers in the market. This is a pretty quick release to follow up to the May 2013 RTM. Following on from the release of SmartCloud...
View ArticleHow do you operationalize OpenStack?
So after “living with OpenStack” for a couple months now, I’ve been taking notes and such, figured I’d share them. This view is from a managed services environment, but an enterprise view would be ok...
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