text: **2.1 IBM Spectrum Virtualize**
  
  IBM Spectrum Virtualize is a software-enabled storage virtualization engine that provides a 
  single point of control for storage resources within the data centers. IBM Spectrum Virtualize 
  is a core software engine of well-established and industry-proven IBM storage virtualization 
  solutions. These solutions include IBM SAN Volume Controller and all versions of IBM 
  Storwize family of products (IBM Storwize V3700, IBM Storwize V5000, IBM Storwize V7000, 
  and IBM FlashSystem® V9000). 
  
  **Naming:**With the introduction of the IBM Spectrum Storage™ family, the software that 
  runs on IBM SAN Volume Controller and IBM Storwize family products is called*IBM*
  *Spectrum Virtualize*. The name of the underlying hardware platform remains intact. 
  
  The objectives of IBM Spectrum Virtualize are to manage storage resources in your IT 
  infrastructure, and to ensure that they are used to the advantage of your business. These 
  processes take place quickly, efficiently, and in real time, while avoiding increases in 
  administrative costs. 
  
  Although IBM Spectrum Virtualize is a core software engine of the entire family of IBM 
  Storwize products (see Figure 2-1), the information in this book is intentionally related to the 
  deployment considerations of IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 and Gen2+. 