IBM PureFlex Systems 的两个版本：Express 和 Enterprise 版有什么区别？

PureFlex Express

PureFlex Enterprise

Flex Enterprise Chassis

Required (single chassis only)

Required( (multi-chassis))

POWER Supplies / Fans

2/6

4/8

Flex System Manager (HW and SW)

Required

Required

Integrated 1GB Switch

Selectable (Redundant)

Not available

Integrated 10GB Switch

Selectable (Redundant)

Selectable (Redundant)

Integrated 16GB Fibre Switch

Selectable (Redundant)

Selectable (Redundant)

Converged Network Switch (FCoE)

Selectable (Redundant or non-redundant)

Selectable (Redundant)

IBM Storwize V7000 Disk System or Flex System V7000

Required / Selectable

Required / Selectable

Top of Rack Switches

Optional – integrated by Client

Integrated from IBM

Media Enclosure

Selectable DVD / DVD and Tape

Selectable DVD / DVD and Tape

Compute Nodes (Selectable – requires 1 minimum)

POWER:
P260, P270, P460

x86:
x220, x222, x240, x440

POWER:
P260, P270, P460

x86:
x220, x222, x240, x440

ESXi USB Key

Selectable x86 only

Selectable x86 only

Flex Rack

Optional 42U, 25U, no rack

Selectable x86 only

Expansion Components:
- POWER or x86 compute nodes, Chassis, FSM, Switches, I/O, Disks, TOR’s, etc….

Selectable

Selectable

ESXi USB Key

Software Defaults

Express
Single Chassis
Redundant or Non-redundant

Enterprise
1, 2 or 3 Chassis
Fully Redundant

Storage SW

Storwize V7000 or Flex System V7000 Base
Real Time Compression (optional)

Storwize V7000 or Flex System V7000 Base
Real Time Compression (optional)

Management SW

FSM Standard
Upgradeable to Advanced

FSM Advanced
Selectable to Standard

Virtualization

PowerVM Standard
Upgradeable to Enterprise

Customer installed
VMware, HyperV, KVM Red Hat & SUSE

PowerVM Enterprise
Upgradeable to Enterprise

Customer installed
VMware, HyperV, KVM Red Hat & SUSE

Operating Systems

AIX Standard (V6 & V7) IBM i (7.1, 6.1) RHEL (6) SUSE (SLES 11)

Customer installed
MS Server, RedHat Enterprise, SUSE LINUX Enterprise

Cloud

Smart Cloud Entry
(optional)

Smart Cloud Entry
(optional)

Software Maintenance

1 year
Upgradeable to 3yr

1 year
Upgradeable to 3yr