IBM Cloud Pak System

Simplify private cloud deployment to accelerate your journey to the cloud

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Overview

Turnkey private cloud solution

The IBM Cloud Pak system is a turnkey private cloud solution that makes it easier to deploy and maintain enterprise-grade private clouds for VM and container-based apps. Avoid the expense and complexity of traditional private cloud solutions. It comes with VMware and Red Hat® OpenShift® environments ready to deploy apps and middleware in hours.

    A fully integrated, converged cloud infrastructure

    • Efficient VMware virtualization extends your hardware investments 
    • Integrated container platform features Red Hat Enterprise Linux® virtual machines, Red Hat OpenShift cloud platform, and container orchestration with Kubernetes* 
    • Robust management tool set helps you manage templates, users and security, maintenance and upgrades, and backup and disaster recovery
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    Features

    Explore key features

    Includes all the hardware and software you need to stand-up and operate OpenShift environments for IBM Cloud Paks on VMware virtualized infrastructure.

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    Factory integrated automation, automation templates and management tools for deploying and maintaining the health of VM and container-based app environments.

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    Features modular building block hardware that makes it easy to scale out and add capacity. Partition into multiple zones, enabling one system to support multiple projects.

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    Highly available hardware foundation includes CPU, memory storage and network.

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    Specifications

    Deployment options

    HDD-based Intel model
    • 32-320 cores – expansions available
    • 24 TB (HDD) storage – expansions available
    • VMware with support for IBM Cloud Private and Red Hat OpenShift
    • Optimal for any cloud application workloads on an Intel platform
         SSD-based Intel model
    • 32-448 cores – expansions available
    • 36 TB (SSD) storage – expansions available
    • VMware with support for IBM Cloud Private and Red Hat OpenShift
    • Optimal for low-latency data-driven workloads on an Intel platform
         HDD-based IBM® Power® model
    • 40-200 cores – expansions available
    • 96 TB (HDD) storage – expansions available
    • IBM PowerVM® with support for IBM Cloud Private and Red Hat OpenShift
    • Optimal for any cloud application workloads on an IBM Power platform

    Use cases

    How clients use it

    Optimize Virtualized Infrastructure

    Quickly deploy VMware-based environments with pre-integrated hardware and software, helping teams accelerate cloud adoption while maximizing infrastructure investments.
    Deploy and Scale Containerized Applications

    Stand up OpenShift and container-based applications in hours, enabling teams to rapidly deliver and scale cloud-native workloads as business needs grow.
    Simplify IT Operations and Governance

    Automate deployment, management, and maintenance of virtual machines and containers through integrated tools, improving efficiency and operational consistency.
    Strengthen Business Continuity

    Support mission-critical workloads with a highly available infrastructure foundation and scalable architecture designed for resilience and growth.

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