Book description
This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides overviews and pointers for information about the most current IBM System Storage products, showing how IBM delivers the right mix of products for nearly every aspect of business continuance and business efficiency. IBM System Storage® products can help you store, safeguard, retrieve, and share your data. The following topics are covered:
Part 1 introduces IBM Smarter Storage solutions. It provides overviews of IBM Smart Storage Cloud, IBM SmartCloud® Virtual Storage Center (VSC), as well as an overview of the new IBM PureSystems™ offerings.
Part 2 describes the IBM disk products that include IBM System Storage DS® Series (entry-level, midrange, and enterprise offerings).
Part 3 presents an overview of the IBM TotalStorage and System Storage Tape Drives, IBM Tape Automation Products, and IBM Tape Virtualization Solutions and products.
Part 4 describes storage networking infrastructure and presents the switches and directors to form SAN solutions, as well as converged networks and data center networking.
Part 5 describes the IBM System Storage software portfolio. including Tivoli Storage Manager version 6.4, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center version 5.1.1, and IBM General Parallel File System (IBM GPFS™).
Part 6 describes the z/OS® storage management software and tools.
Finally, the Appendixes provide information about High Performance Storage System (HPSS) and IBM FlashSystem Storage.
This book is intended as a reference for basic and comprehensive information about the IBM System Storage products portfolio. The book provides a starting point when establishing your own enterprise storage environment.
Table of contents
- Front cover
- Notices
- Preface
- Part 1 IBM Smarter Storage Solutions
- Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM Smarter Storage
- Chapter 2. IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center at a glance
- Chapter 3. IBM Smart Storage Cloud
- Chapter 4. IBM PureSystems overview
- Part 2 Disk systems
- Chapter 5. Entry-level disk storage
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Chapter 6. Midrange disk systems
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6.1 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node
- 6.1.1 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node features
- 6.1.2 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node
- 6.1.3 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node capabilities
- 6.1.4 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node functions
- 6.1.5 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node licensing
- 6.1.6 Supported disk drives
- 6.1.7 IBM Storwize V7000 expansion enclosure
- 6.1.8 SAS cabling requirements
- 6.1.9 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node components
- 6.1.10 Management and support tools
- 6.1.11 Useful references from Storwize V7000 websites
- 6.2 IBM Storwize V7000
- 6.3 IBM System Storage DCS3700
- 6.4 IBM System Storage DS3950 Express
- 6.5 IBM System Storage model DS5020
- 6.6 IBM System Storage Models 5100 and 5300
- 6.7 IBM System Storage model EXP520 and EXP5000
- 6.8 IBM System Storage EXP5060
- 6.9 IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager
- 6.10 IBM Remote Support Manager for Storage
- 6.11 More information
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6.1 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node
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Chapter 7. Enterprise disk systems
- 7.1 Enterprise disk family overview
- 7.2 Enterprise disk solutions
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7.3 DS8000 series
- 7.3.1 The DS8870, announced and shipped October 2012
- 7.3.2 DS8000 concepts
- 7.3.3 The DS8000 series design keys
- 7.3.4 Overview of DS8000 recent features and technology
- 7.3.5 DS8000 series architecture
- 7.3.6 DS8000 series products
- 7.3.7 DS8000 management
- 7.3.8 IBM Standby Capacity on Demand offering for the DS8000
- 7.3.9 DS8000 Copy Services
- 7.3.10 DS8000 licensing overview
- 7.3.11 DS8000 supported environments
- 7.3.12 DS8000 series: more information
- 7.4 IBM XIV Storage System
- 7.5 Comparison of Enterprise products
- Chapter 8. IBM System Storage N series
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Chapter 9. IBM Real-time Compression Appliance
- 9.1 Introduction to real-time compression
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9.2 IBM Real-time Compression Appliance
- 9.2.1 IBM RACE technology background
- 9.2.2 Hardware and software components
- 9.2.3 New RTCA appliance STN7800
- 9.2.4 IBM Real-time Compression Appliance STN6500
- 9.2.5 IBM Real-time Compression Appliance STN6800
- 9.2.6 Implementation options
- 9.2.7 Application integration with RtCA
- 9.2.8 Other publications
- Chapter 10. IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage
- Part 3 Tape Systems
- Chapter 11. IBM TotalStorage and System Storage Tape Drives
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Chapter 12. IBM Tape Automation products
- 12.1 Valuable IBM tape library features
- 12.2 Overview of available tape libraries
- 12.3 IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader
- 12.4 IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library
- 12.5 IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library
- 12.6 IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library
- 12.7 IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library
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Chapter 13. IBM Tape Virtualization products
- 13.1 Introduction to tape virtualization
- 13.2 Concept of data deduplication
- 13.3 IBM System Storage TS7600 ProtecTIER Systems
- 13.4 TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway
- 13.5 TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance Express
- 13.6 TS7650 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance
- 13.7 ProtecTIER Manager
- 13.8 ProtecTIER Native Replication
- 13.9 IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700
- 13.10 IBM Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem
- 13.11 More information
- Chapter 14. Complementary storage products
- Part 4 Storage Networking
- Chapter 15. Introduction to storage networking
- Chapter 16. Storage Area Network products
- Chapter 17. Converged networks and Datacenter networking
- Part 5 IBM System Storage software
- Chapter 18. IBM System Storage Virtualization
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Chapter 19. IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller
- 19.1 IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller: Overview
- 19.2 New features in SAN Volume Controller 6.4
- 19.3 SAN Volume Controller architecture
- 19.4 SAN Volume Controller virtualization
- 19.5 SAN Volume Controller iSCSI host attachment
- 19.6 SAN Volume Controller software licensing
- 19.7 SAN Volume Controller solutions
- 19.8 SAN Volume Controller compatibility
- 19.9 SAN Volume Controller commonly used terms
- 19.10 More information
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Chapter 20. IBM Tivoli Storage Manager overview
- 20.1 Tivoli Storage Manager benefits
- 20.2 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager overview
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20.3 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager architecture
- 20.3.1 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager architectural components
- 20.3.2 How client data is stored
- 20.3.3 How the server manages storage
- 20.3.4 Tivoli Storage Manager backup and archive concepts
- 20.3.5 Progressive incremental backups
- 20.3.6 Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager
- 20.3.7 Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center
- 20.3.8 Tivoli Storage Manager API
- 20.3.9 Tivoli Storage Manager security
- 20.4 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager family of products
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20.5 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager complementary products
- 20.5.1 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail
- 20.5.2 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases
- 20.5.3 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Microsoft SharePoint
- 20.5.4 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows
- 20.5.5 IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager
- 20.5.6 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Enterprise for Resource Planning Version 6
- 20.5.7 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management
- 20.5.8 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Storage Area Networks
- 20.5.9 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for System Backup and Recovery
- 20.5.10 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack
- 20.5.11 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Microsoft Exchange
- 20.5.12 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations
- 20.5.13 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Bare Machine Recovery
- 20.5.14 IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files
- 20.6 Tivoli Storage Manager V6.4 key enhancements:
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20.7 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 6.4
- 20.7.1 Server updates
- 20.7.2 Tivoli Storage Manager licensing
- 20.7.3 Backup-archive client updates
- 20.7.4 Application program interface (API) updates
- 20.7.5 Space management for UNIX and Linux client updates
- 20.7.6 Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows updates
- 20.7.7 IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager V3.2
- 20.7.8 Data Protection for Mail updates
- 20.7.9 Data Protection for Databases updates
- 20.7.10 Storage agent updates
- 20.7.11 Previous products and components prior to V6.4
- 20.8 Client backup and restore operations
- 20.9 Tivoli Storage Manager server-to-server communications
- 20.10 Tivoli Storage Manager and high availability clustering
- 20.11 Tivoli Storage Manager and tape vaulting
- 20.12 More information
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Chapter 21. IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
- 21.1 Product overview
- 21.2 Tivoli Storage Productivity Center V5.1 and V5.1.1
- 21.3 Tivoli Storage Productivity Center new features, functions, and enhancements
- 21.4 Tivoli Storage Productivity Center V5.1.1 summary
- 21.5 The new Web-based GUI
- 21.6 Web-based GUI introduction
- 21.7 The new Web-based GUI in detail
- 21.8 Displaying differences in the interfaces
- 21.9 Enhanced reporting with IBM Cognos
- 21.10 Getting started using Cognos
- 21.11 Additional Cognos information
- 21.12 SONAS support
- 21.13 Enhanced management for virtual environments
- 21.14 Tiered Storage Optimization
- 21.15 Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Replication enhancements
- Chapter 22. IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager
- Chapter 23. IBM GPFS
- Part 6 z/OS storage management
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Chapter 24. Data management with DFSMS
- 24.1 DFSMS highlights
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24.2 DFSMSdfp enhancements
- 24.2.1 VSAM RLS modifications
- 24.2.2 Open/Close/EOV enhancements
- 24.2.3 z/OS catalog modifications
- 24.2.4 BAM enhancements
- 24.2.5 PDSE enhancements
- 24.2.6 EAV enhancements
- 24.2.7 OAM enhancements
- 24.2.8 zFS enhancements
- 24.2.9 DADSM enhancements
- 24.2.10 SDM enhancements
- 24.2.11 SMS/ISMF enhancements
- 24.3 DFSMS components and enhancements
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Chapter 25. z/OS Storage Management Tools
- 25.1 IBM Tivoli Omegamon XE
- 25.2 IBM DB2 Cloning Tool
- 25.3 IBM Tivoli Advanced Catalog Management for z/OS
- 25.4 IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery
- 25.5 IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm
- 25.6 IBM Tivoli Automated Tape Allocation Manager
- 25.7 IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Manager for z/OS
- 25.8 IBM Tivoli Tape Optimizer for z/OS
- 25.9 IBM Tivoli Storage Optimizer for z/OS
- Appendix A. High Performance Storage System (HPSS)
- Appendix B. IBM FlashSystem Storage
- Appendix C. Withdrawn products
- Related publications
- Back cover
Product information
- Title: IBM System Storage Solutions Handbook
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2013
- Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
- ISBN: None
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