Implementation Guide for IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud on Microsoft Azure Version 8.4.3

Solution architecture

This chapter provides a technical overview of the Microsoft Azure environment regarding architectural aspects of IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud in Azure. It also explains various components of the Azure solution and how they interact and interrelate with each other.

This chapter includes the following topics:

•3.1, “IBM Spectrum Virtualize” on page 26

•3.2, “Azure terminology” on page 33

•3.3, “Key components of the Azure solution” on page 34

•3.4, “Highly available infrastructure” on page 36

•3.5, “Security design ...