Book description
Almost all technological components in the data center are getting faster: central processing units, networks, storage area networks (SANs), and memory. All of them have improved their speed by a minimum of 10X; some of them by 100X, for example, data networks. However, spinning disk performance has only increased by 1.2 times.
IBM® FlashSystem™ 840 version 1.3 closes this gap. The FlashSystem 840 is optimized for the data center to enable organizations of all sizes to strategically harness the value of stored data. It provides flexible capacity and extreme performance for the most demanding applications, including virtualized or bare-metal online transaction processing (OLTP) and online analytical processing (OLAP) databases, virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI), technical computing applications, and cloud environments. The system accelerates response times with IBM MicroLatency® access times as low as 90 µs write latency and 135 µs read latency to enable faster decision making.
The introduction of a low capacity 1 TB flash module allows the FlashSystem 840 to be configured in capacity points as low as 2 TB in protected RAID 5 mode. Coupled with 10 GB iSCSI, the FlashSystem is positioned to bring extreme performance to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) and growth markets.
Implementing the IBM FlashSystem® 840 provides value that goes beyond those benefits that are seen on disk-based arrays. These benefits include better user experience, server and application consolidation, development cycle reduction, application scalability, data center footprint savings, and improved price performance economics.
This IBM Redbooks® publication discusses IBM FlashSystem 840 version 1.3. It provides in-depth knowledge of the product architecture, software and hardware, its implementation, and hints and tips. Also illustrated are use cases that show real-world solutions for tiering, flash-only, and preferred read, as well as examples of the benefits gained by integrating the FlashSystem storage into business environments.
Also described are product integration scenarios running the IBM FlashSystem 840 with the IBM SAN Volume Controller, and the IBM Storwize® family of products such V7000, V5000, and the V3700, as well as considerations when integrating with the IBM FlashSystem 840. The preferred practice guidance is provided for your FlashSystem environment with IBM 16 Gbps b-type products and features, focusing on Fibre Channel design.
This book is intended for pre-sales and post-sales technical support professionals and storage administrators, and for anyone who wants to understand and learn how to implement this exciting technology.
Table of contents
- Front cover
- Notices
- IBM Redbooks promotions
- Preface
- Summary of changes
- Chapter 1. FlashSystem storage introduction
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Chapter 2. IBM FlashSystem 840 architecture
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2.1 Introduction to the IBM FlashSystem 840 architecture
- 2.1.1 IBM FlashSystem 840 capacity
- 2.1.2 IBM FlashSystem 840 performance and latency
- 2.1.3 IBM FlashSystem 840 power requirements
- 2.1.4 IBM FlashSystem 840 physical specifications
- 2.1.5 IBM FlashSystem 840 reliability and serviceability
- 2.1.6 IBM FlashSystem 840 scalability
- 2.1.7 IBM FlashSystem 840 protocol support
- 2.1.8 IBM FlashSystem 840 encryption support
- 2.1.9 IBM FlashSystem models 820 and 840 comparison
- 2.1.10 IBM FlashSystem 840 management
- 2.2 IBM FlashSystem 840 architecture
- 2.3 IBM FlashSystem 840 administration and maintenance
- 2.4 IBM FlashSystem 840 support matrix
- 2.5 IBM FlashSystem 840 IBM product integration overview
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2.1 Introduction to the IBM FlashSystem 840 architecture
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Chapter 3. Planning
- 3.1 Installation prerequisites
- 3.2 Planning cable connections
- 3.3 Planning for power
- 3.4 Planning for configuration
- 3.5 Call Home option
- 3.6 TCP/IP requirements
- 3.7 Planning for encryption
- 3.8 Checking your web browser settings for the management GUI
- 3.9 Licensing
- 3.10 Supported hosts and operating system considerations
- Chapter 4. Installation and configuration
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Chapter 5. IBM FlashSystem 840 client host attachment and implementation
- 5.1 Host implementation and procedures
- 5.2 Host connectivity
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5.3 Operating system connectivity and preferred practices
- 5.3.1 FlashSystem 840 sector size
- 5.3.2 File alignment for the best RAID performance
- 5.3.3 IBM AIX and FlashSystem 840
- 5.3.4 FlashSystem 840 and Linux client hosts
- 5.3.5 FlashSystem 840 and Microsoft Windows client hosts
- 5.3.6 FlashSystem 840 and client VMware ESX hosts
- 5.3.7 FlashSystem 840 and IBM SAN Volume Controller or Storwize V7000
- 5.3.8 FlashSystem iSCSI host attachment
- 5.3.9 FlashSystem iSCSI configuration
- 5.3.10 Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2012 iSCSI attachment
- 5.3.11 Linux iSCSI attachment
- 5.4 Miscellaneous host attachment
- 5.5 FlashSystem 840 preferred read and configuration examples
- 5.6 FlashSystem 840 and Easy Tier
- 5.7 Troubleshooting
- Chapter 6. Using the IBM FlashSystem 840
- Chapter 7. Configuring settings
- Chapter 8. Product integration
- Chapter 9. Use cases and solutions
- Chapter 10. Hints and tips
- Appendix A. SAN preferred practices for 16 Gbps
- Related publications
- Back cover
Product information
- Title: Implementing IBM FlashSystem 840
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2015
- Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
- ISBN: 9780738440798
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