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– For security reasons, the ability to mirror the CMM traffic is hidden and is available only

to development and service personnel

򐂰 Management virtual local area network (VLAN) for Ethernet switches: A configurable

management 802.1q tagged VLAN in the standard VLAN range of 1 - 4094. It includes the

CMM’s internal management ports and the I/O modules internal ports that are connected

to the nodes.

3.5 IBM Flex System Manager

The FSM is a high performance scalable system management appliance. It is based on the

IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node. The x240 is described in more detail in 5.2, “IBM Flex

System x240 Compute Node” on page 140. The FSM hardware comes preinstalled with

systems management software that enables you to configure, monitor, and manage IBM Flex

System resources in up to four chassis.

The IBM Flex System Manager has these high-level features and functions:

򐂰 Supports a comprehensive, pre-integrated system that is configured to optimize

performance and efficiency

򐂰 Automated processes triggered by events simplify management and reduce manual

administrative tasks

򐂰 Centralized management reduces the skills and the number of steps it takes to manage

and deploy a system

򐂰 Enables comprehensive management and control of energy utilization and costs

򐂰 Automates responses for a reduced need for manual tasks such as custom actions and

filters, configure, edit, relocate, and automation plans

򐂰 Full integration with server views, including virtual server views, enables efficient

management of resources

The pre-load contains a set of software components that are responsible for running

management functions. These components must be activated by using the available IBM FoD

software entitlement licenses. They are licensed on a per-chassis basis, so you need one

license for each chassis you plan to manage. The management node comes without any

entitlement licenses, so you must purchase a license to enable the required FSM functions.

The part number to order the management node is shown in Table 3-2.

Table 3-2 Ordering information for IBM Flex System Manager node

Remember: Support for management of more than four chassis with a single FSM can be

added at a later date.

Part number Description

8731A1x

a

a. x in the Part number represents a country-specific letter (for example, the EMEA part number

is 8731A1G, and the US part number is 8731A1U). Ask your local IBM representative for

specifics.

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The part numbers to order FoD software entitlement licenses are shown in the following

tables. The part numbers for the same features are different in different countries. Ask your

local IBM representative for specifics. Table 3-3 shows the information for the United States,

Canada, Asia Pacific, and Japan.

Table 3-3 Ordering information for FoD licenses (United States, Canada, Asia Pacific, Japan)

Table 3-4 shows the ordering information for Latin America and Europe/Middle East/Africa.

Table 3-4 Ordering information for FoD licenses (Latin America and Europe/Middle East/Africa)

IBM Flex System Manager base feature set offers the following functions:

򐂰 Support up to four managed chassis

򐂰 Support up to 5,000 managed elements

򐂰 Auto-discovery of managed elements

򐂰 Overall health status

򐂰 Monitoring and availability

򐂰 Hardware management

򐂰 Security management

Part number Description

Base feature set

90Y4217 IBM Flex System Manager per managed chassis with 1-Year SW S&S

90Y4222 IBM Flex System Manager per managed chassis with 3-Year SW S&S

Advanced feature set

90Y4249 IBM Flex System Manager, Advanced Upgrade, per managed chassis with 1-Year

SW S&S

00D7554 IBM Flex System Manager, Advanced Upgrade, per managed chassis with 3-Year

SW S&S

Fabric Manager

00D7550 IBM Fabric Manager, per managed chassis with 1-Year SW S&S

00D7551 IBM Fabric Manager, per managed chassis with 3-Year SW S&S

Part number Description

Base feature set

95Y1174 IBM Flex System Manager Per Managed Chassis with 1-Year SW S&S

95Y1179 IBM Flex System Manager Per Managed Chassis with 3-Year SW S&S

Advanced feature set

94Y9219 IBM Flex System Manager, Advanced Upgrade, Per Managed Chassis with 1-Year

SW S&S

94Y9220 IBM Flex System Manager, Advanced Upgrade, Per Managed Chassis with 3-Year

SW S&S

Fabric Manager

00D4692 IBM Fabric Manager, Per Managed Chassis with 1-Year SW S&S

00D4693 IBM Fabric Manager, Per Managed Chassis with 3-Year SW S&S