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Monitoring your IBM PureFlex Flex System using SNMP
Luckily IBM has included a great too called Flex System Automation Manager to monitor your IBM Pure Flex environment. It allows you to monitor a multitude of events and respond with a multitude of actions. Hoever; we’re going to simply cover SNMP. To start, go to Home > Plugins > Automation Manager > Event Automation […]
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IBM PureFlex FlexSystem device deployment theory
Step 1 Discover the new device In the FSM, click Home > Discovery Manager > System Discovery Step 2 Request access to the new device In the FSM, click Home > Discovery Manager > Resource Explorer > All Devices > right-click device > Security > Configure Access From here, enter the appropriate login credentials and […]
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How-to configure your IBM PureFlex Flex Systems Manager (FSM)
Flex System Manager is the management component for the FlexSystem stack. For a pure VMware setup, and only X series compute nodes, a FSM is not required. When running a hybrid environment (when P series blades are in place); a FSM is required. The FSM controls the application, network and storage virtualization for the P […]
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How-to assign IP’s to IBM PureFlex network and fibre channel switches
To assign IP’s to your PureFlex network and fibre channel (FC) switches, you will use the Chassis Management Module (CMM). First off, log into the CMM using your admin credentials (USERID is the default). Click on Chassis Management > Component IP Configuration Click on the module that you want to assign an IP address to, […]
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