Book description
This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides a detailed look at the features, benefits, and capabilities of the IBM System Storage® N series hardware offerings.
The IBM System Storage N series systems can help you tackle the challenge of effective data management by using virtualization technology and a unified storage architecture. The N series delivers low- to high-end enterprise storage and data management capabilities with midrange affordability. Built-in serviceability and manageability features help support your efforts to increase reliability; simplify and unify storage infrastructure and maintenance; and deliver exceptional economy.
The IBM System Storage N series systems provide a range of reliable, scalable storage solutions to meet various storage requirements. These capabilities are achieved by using network access protocols such as Network File System (NFS), Common Internet File System (CIFS), HTTP, and iSCSI, and storage area network technologies such as Fibre Channel. Using built-in Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technologies, all data is protected with options to enhance protection through mirroring, replication, Snapshots, and backup. These storage systems also have simple management interfaces that make installation, administration, and troubleshooting straightforward.
In addition, this book also addresses high-availability solutions including clustering and MetroCluster supporting highest business continuity requirements. MetroCluster is a unique solution that combines array-based clustering with synchronous mirroring to deliver continuous availability.
Table of contents
- Front cover
- Notices
- Preface
- Summary of changes
- Part 1 Introduction to N series hardware
- Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM System Storage N series
- Chapter 2. Entry-level systems
- Chapter 3. Mid-range systems
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Chapter 4. High-end systems
- 4.1 Overview
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4.2 Hardware
- 4.2.1 Base components
- 4.2.2 IBM N series N7950T slot configuration rules
- 4.2.3 N7950T hot-pluggable FRUs
- 4.2.4 N7950T cooling architecture
- 4.2.5 System-level diagnostic procedures
- 4.2.6 N7950T supported back-end storage
- 4.2.7 MetroCluster, Gateway, and FlexCache
- 4.2.8 N7950T guidelines
- 4.2.9 N7950T SFP+ modules
- 4.3 N7950T technical specifications at a glance
- Chapter 5. Expansion units
- Chapter 6. Cabling expansions
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Chapter 7. Highly Available controller pairs
- 7.1 HA pair overview
- 7.2 HA pair types and requirements
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7.3 Configuring the HA pair
- 7.3.1 Configuration variations for standard HA pair configurations
- 7.3.2 Preferred practices for HA pair configurations
- 7.3.3 Enabling licenses on the HA pair configuration
- 7.3.4 Configuring Interface Groups (VIFs)
- 7.3.5 Configuring interfaces for takeover
- 7.3.6 Setting options and parameters
- 7.3.7 Testing takeover and giveback
- 7.3.8 Eliminating single points of failure with HA pair configurations
- 7.4 Managing an HA pair configuration
- Chapter 8. MetroCluster
- Chapter 9. FibreBridge 6500N
- Chapter 10. Data protection with RAID Double Parity
- Chapter 11. Core technologies
- Chapter 12. Flash Cache
- Chapter 13. Disk sanitization
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Chapter 14. Designing an N series solution
- 14.1 Primary issues that affect planning
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14.2 Performance and throughput
- 14.2.1 Capacity requirements
- 14.2.2 Other effects of Snapshot
- 14.2.3 Capacity overhead versus performance
- 14.2.4 Processor utilization
- 14.2.5 Effects of optional features
- 14.2.6 Future expansion
- 14.2.7 Application considerations
- 14.2.8 Backup servers
- 14.2.9 Backup and recovery
- 14.2.10 Resiliency to failure
- 14.3 Summary
- Part 2 Installation and administration
- Chapter 15. Preparation and installation
- Chapter 16. Basic N series administration
- Part 3 Client hardware integration
- Chapter 17. Host Utilities Kits
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Chapter 18. Boot from SAN
- 18.1 Overview
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18.2 Configure SAN boot for IBM System x servers
- 18.2.1 Configuration limits and preferred configurations
- 18.2.2 Preferred practices
- 18.2.3 Basics of the boot process
- 18.2.4 Configuring SAN booting before installing Windows or Linux systems
- 18.2.5 Windows 2003 Enterprise SP2 installation
- 18.2.6 Windows 2008 Enterprise installation
- 18.2.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 installation
- 18.3 Boot from SAN and other protocols
- Chapter 19. Host multipathing
- Part 4 Performing upgrades
- Chapter 20. Designing for nondisruptive upgrades
- Chapter 21. Hardware and software upgrades
- Part 5 Appendixes
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Appendix A. Getting started
- Preinstallation planning
- Start with the hardware
- Power on N series
- Data ONTAP update
- Obtaining the Data ONTAP software from the IBM NAS website
- Installing Data ONTAP system files
- Downloading Data ONTAP to the storage system
- Setting up the network using console
- Changing the IP address
- Setting up the DNS
- Appendix B. Operating environment
- Appendix C. Useful resources
- Related publications
- Back cover
Product information
- Title: IBM System Storage N series Hardware Guide
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2012
- Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
- ISBN: None
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