IBM Architecture Diagrams

Created some IBM HW and software Architecture diagrams in "Diagrams /DrawIO" that can be use on almost all platforms, and there is also a WebBrowser version.

Diagram.net can import and save content from different sources like, DropBox, GitHub. Can also commit directly to GitHub and GitLab

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Check also IBM Architecture Center

Import Guides

User Guide.

Most of the diagrams have layers, So you can remove or add for.example: FC Ports/Links

IBM Storage diagram examples:

IBM FlashSystem and SVC - FC-Port Connection Diagram - IBM FlashSystem - FC-Port Connection Diagram direct link to diagrams.net

Current System in the diagram

  • FS9500, FS9100, FS7x00, FS5100, FS5200 and SVC SV1-3*

Example Flashsystem with Public port. FC-Ports-fs-7200

Example Flashsystem 7x00,9100 and 5100 with private and Public port for HyperSwap setup

FC-Ports-fs-hyperswap

Example of FlashSystem 5200 with private, (There is also for Private Public / Hypeswap)

FC-Ports-fs-hyperswap


IBM FlashSystem - HyperSwap - SAN Fabric Private and Public Diagram

Fabric_Private_Public

IBM FlashSystem and SVC Stretched Cluster - SAN Fabric Private and Public Diagram

Fabric_Private_Public


IBM FlashSystem - HyperSwap - SAN Fabric Private Intercluster Diagram

Fabric_Public


IBM Power Systems Diagrams

Example with IBM Power E950 network drawing with 10Gb and 1gbps - SRV-IO and SEA - HMC. ( More will come )

IBM_Power_E950


IBM Spectrum Scale Diagrams

Example with IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native Storage Access - CNSA

IBM_Spectrum Scale CNSA

Example with IBM Spectrum Scale Stretched Cluster + CES and Remote Cluster options-

IBM_Spectrum Scale Stretched_Cluster


Change Log

23.03.2022 Updated with:

  • New models FS9500, FS7300 and SVC SV3
  • PortSets example

14.04.2021 Updated with:

  • FC Ports for FS9100, FS7100, FS5100, FS5200 and SVC SV*
  • IBM FlashSystem with SVC Stretched Cluster including Private and Public Links.
  • Spectrum Scale Stretched Cluster with CES and Remote Clusters.
  • IBM Spectrum Scale with CSNA and OpenShift

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Notes:

Provides the templates/diagrams "as-is" with no warranty of any kind.