Description
IBM Storage Ceph Ready Nodes are a simple way to deploy IBM storage and data resiliency software on industry standard servers that enable an optimized and supported configuration in flexible and cloud scale configurations. IBM Storage Ceph Ready Nodes are designed to close the gap between software-only cloud scale storage systems and legacy storage offerings. By using IBM Storage Ceph Ready Nodes, you can accelerate storage infrastructure modernization, reduce project risk, and improve storage efficiency by providing industry standard servers and industry leading storage software with optimized and certified configurations supported from a single vendor for multiple requirements. This innovative approach to storage software makes it easier to build, deploy, and expand software defined storage solutions in the data center.
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IBM Storage Ceph Ready Nodes offer a preconfigured, validated, and scalable infrastructure for organizations looking to create a software-defined solution on an optimized platform and also simplify the management, support and deployment of the overall solution in the data center. IBM provides a simplified deployment process, optimized performance options, on-line scalability from a base configuration to 1000s of nodes depending on the software option chosen. IBM Storage Ceph Documentation
The following areas are covered in the IBM Storage Ceph Ready Nodes section: