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Zahid_Haseeb
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11 years ago
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Hardware Compitability List for IBM Flex

Any hardware compitability list available for IBM Flex ?

I am not able to see something from the below link

 

http://kbdownload.symantec.com/resources/sites/BUSINESS/content/live/TECHNICAL_SOLUTION/211000/TECH211575/en_US/TECH211575.pdf?__gda__=1402570241_5a053875346715603e6e3823b4a7e330

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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    The link in your post does not work.

    Latest HCL for Linux can be found here: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH211575 

    When I look at IBM Flex on the IBM web site, it does not seem to be a Raid Array. Right?
    This means you will not find in an HCL for Raid Arrays.

  • mikebounds's avatar
    mikebounds
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    https://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/stg_ast_eis_wp_symantec_storage_ibm_pureflex

    says:

    This paper demonstrates how the new IBM PureFlex System, using the IBM Storwize V7000 Unified external storage for block storage and Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation 6.0, results in enhanced storage-volume management.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PureSystems, says IBM PureFlex is a combination of server, network and storage, so you need to look at the storage component inside, so this URL as with the other URL says it contains IBM Storwize V7000 Disk System and this is on the Symantec HCL.

    Mike

  • Zahid_Haseeb's avatar
    Zahid_Haseeb
    Moderator
    11 years ago

    Its a machine. See more details:

    IBM Pure Flex X240 Blade
    Single Processor E5-2640 2.5 GHZ 6 core
  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    Correct.

    Servers/machines are not listed in HCL. 
    Arrays are.

    Please mark Mike's post as solution.

  • Zahid_Haseeb's avatar
    Zahid_Haseeb
    Moderator
    11 years ago

    Furthermore We only need to see the ARRAY in HCL (no need to see HBA/CPU model/etc) ?

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    No. As far as harware compatibility, the server does not play are role.
    For software compatibility, only the OS on the machine/server plays a role.

    Server make/model and cpu count plays a role as far as licensing is concerned.

  • mikebounds's avatar
    mikebounds
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    The Linux 6.1 HCL does not list servers, it lists processor architecture, so you will not find IBM Flex - it lists "Intel EM64T architecture"

    Mike

  • mikebounds's avatar
    mikebounds
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    Yes this is an Intel chip, but pretty much all main processes are supported, so as Marianne says, it is the array that you need to lookup support for, not the server.

    Mike