(ibm) x86 pre-sales tools & sales configurators bill luken –...
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Session objectives
• Discover some useful x86 Pre-Sales tools
• Learn the value of the discussed x86 Pre-Sales tools
• Hear about more x86 Pre-Sales tools as shown in the XLS spread sheet
• Live demos of the x86 Pre-Sales tools (Weds)
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Lectures & Primary Tools
Web Lectures (Systems College and Smart Zone)- XTW83 – Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool (SSCT)- XTW230b - x-config General Purpose Configuration- XTW280t9b - IBM Flex System x-config (ltu38757)
Primary Tools for System x & Flex Pre-Sales (TOP TOOLS)– SSCT – Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool– x-config – System x & Cluster Solutions Configurator– Web-based Hardware Configurator Americas (Blue Horizon R3) – Pre-Sales Advisor Tool – PSAT – COG – Configurations and Options Guide– xREF – System x Reference Sheets– IBM Power Configurator Tool – ServerProven – IBM BladeCenter Interoperability Guide – IBM System x Competitive Sales Tool – IBM System x Techline Repository – IBM Systems College – IBM System x, IBM BladeCenter, IBM NeXtScale System, and IBM Flex System
Positioning Guide– IBM Business Partner Channel Guide – System x – IBM Systems Consolidation Evaluation Tool (Alinean)
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Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool - SSCT
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http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?brand=5000008&lndocid=MIGR-62168
Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool - SSCT
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System x & Cluster Solutions Configurator – x-config
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https://www-01.ibm.com/products/hardware/configurator/americas/bhui/asit/index.html
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System x & Cluster Solutions Configurator – x-config
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Web-based Hardware Configurator – Blue Horizon R3
https://www-01.ibm.com/products/hardware/configurator/americas/bhui/launchNI.wss
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Web-based Hardware Configurator – Blue Horizon R3
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Pre-Sales Advisor Tool – PSAT
http://presalesadvisor.com/login.aspx
Configuration and Options Guide - COG
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http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?brand=5000008&lndocid=SCOD-3ZVQ5W
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Configuration and Options Guide - COG
IBM x86 Server Reference - xREF
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http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redpxref.html
IBM x86 Server Reference – xREF – Flex System Chassis
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http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redpxref.html
IBM Power Configurator Tool
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http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/resources/powerconfig.html
IBM Power Configurator Tool
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IBM ServerProven
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http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/
IBM ServerProven
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IBM BladeCenter Interoperability Guide - BIG
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http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redpbcig.html
IBM BladeCenter Interoperability Guide - BIG
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IBM System x and BladeCenter Competitive Sales Tool
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BP - https://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/mem/ContentHandler/comp_866349302F36EA6A872571D000760F0C
IBM System x and BladeCenter Competitive Sales Tool
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Techline System x Repository
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IBM - https://repository.techline.ibm.com/ BP - http://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/stg_com_sys_techline_repository
IBM Systems College - BP
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https://www-304.ibm.com/services/weblectures/dlv/Gate.wss?handler=Login&action=index&customer=partnerworld&offering=camp
IBM System x Positioning Guide
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https://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/mem/ContentHandler/E085144W66553X86/lc=en_ALL_ZZ
IBM System x Positioning Guide
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IBM Business Partner Channel Guide – System x
https://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/XSO03189USEN
The IBM Systems Consolidation Evaluation Tool (for IBM and BP)
The IBM Systems Consolidation Evaluation Tool is available for
IBM System x & BladeCenter TCO Analysis
The tool is designed to provide a high level TCO/ Return on Investment analysis of the estimated potential savings
by consolidating aged competitive platforms to current IBM Systems platforms.
In addition to 3 and 5 year TCO savings, the tool can:• Project incremental costs over a 3 to 5 year period based on
projected growth needs and server replacement cycles.• Provide suggestions / projections of how to take cost out
of IT Budgets.• Generate an executive-ready report suitable for use with
customers. • Be customized with real costs for a more accurate reporting.
LINK: https://roianalyst.alinean.com/stg (Registration required)
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IBM Systems Consolidation Evaluation Tool - Alinean
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To Get StartedGo to this URL https://roianalyst.alinean.com/stg/1) Follow the link on the bottom right for Not Registered Yet2) In a few minutes Alinean Support will send you a temporary
password, use it to log in and then change password as appropriate
3) Select correct version of calculator you want to use: System x & BladeCenter (There is also a Power & Storage version)
4) Enter Customer Information and click Create New Analysis5) Learn more at the SSI link here6) Watch a how to view here
Alinean Tool Third-party developed business value analysis tool to provide quick demonstrations of potential
savings Allows sellers and clients to leverage Alinean's broad world-wide research to provide an impartial
consolidation study Provides quantifiable savings on areas such as HW costs, SW costs, power, and facilities Shows time to Return on Investment (ROI) Three detailed customer deliverable reports are available (Power Point or Word based)
“If your goal is to significantly reduce server operating costs, then you need to seriously consider IBM’s new generation of System x x3550 M4 and x3650 M4 rack servers .They will help build a competitive advantage
for your business.”
John Spooner, Technology Business Research
“There’s a lot of money to be saved on space, cooling and electricity with the IBM
solution.”
Rene Kirkeby,
CIO Danske Telecom.
IBM Systems Consolidation Evaluation Tool
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TCO / Benefits Summary (Move IBM & HP to x3650 M4)
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Webinars on System College - Bill Luken
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STG Tools Spreadsheet - Contact [email protected]
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Pre-Sales Tools - Configurator Toolset
Configuration Tool Description / Function
Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool - SSCT
Standalone System x pre-sales solution configurator and pricing tool used for simple to complex Flex System, System x, BladeCenter, and System x Storage solutions
IBM Hardware Configurator - (Blue Horizon R3)
Web based pre-sales product configurator used for simple to complex custom configuration, pricing and ordering of Flex System, System x, BladeCenter and System x Storage products for the Americas
IBM Hardware Configurator - (Blue Horizon R1) - CTO Tool
Web based pre-sales product configurator used for simple custom configuration, pricing and ordering of Flex System, System x, & BladeCenter Storage products for Europe
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Pre-Sales Tools - Configurator Toolset
Configurator Tool Description / Function
IBM System x and Cluster Solutions Configurator - x-config (Cluster Support OFF)
x-config General Purpose, also called Cluster Support Off, allows for simple to complex configuration of Flex System, System x & BladeCenter products and solutions
Also includes PureFlex System offerings (including Flex System V7000 Storage node).
Pre-Sales Advisor Tool - PSAT
Pre-Sales Advisor Tool is the one-stop shopping experience for Business Partners who focus on the midmarket. PSAT makes it easier to build, price, and source IBM's midmarket solutions for Flex System, System x, Storage and BladeCenter
IBM configurator for e-business - e-config
Standalone pre-sales product configurator used today for Power, System i and mid-range to high-end Storage products
Sales Configurators URL’s
> Blue Horizon R3 (CTO Tool - Americas)– https://www-01.ibm.com/products/hardware/configurator/americas/bhui/launchNI.wss
> SSCT– http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?brand=5000008&lndocid=MIGR-
62168
> PSAT– http://presalesadvisor.com/login.aspx (registered version)
– http://www.presalesadvisor.net/ (public version)
> x-config– https://www-01.ibm.com/products/hardware/configurator/americas/bhui/asit/
> e-config – https://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/mem/ContentHandler/
svc_com_sof_econfig/lc=en_ALL_ZZ (BP)
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