IBM FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R Architecture and Implementation (Version 12.3.1)

Capacity planning and management

Capacity planning is an essential consideration when you acquire or provision a new storage system. This chapter helps you determine capacity requirements when using IBM FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R and assumes that you have a good understanding of your environment and applications.

You must also understand how the storage system manages and accounts for capacity. This aspect is relevant for systems, such as IBM FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R, that feature sophisticated and efficient data-reduction functions. The ...