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Implementing the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 (including the Storwize V5010, V5020, and V5030)

Name: Implementing the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 (including the Storwize V5010, V5020, and V5030)
ISBN: 9780738441894

by Jon Tate, Catarina Castro, Hartmut Lonzer, Edward Seager, Chris Tapsell, Thomas Vogel, Mikhail Zakharov

October 2016

Intermediate to advanced

722 pages

16h 50m

English

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Summary of changes
October 2016, Third Edition
Chapter 1. Overview of the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 system
1.1 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 overview1.2 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 terminology1.3 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 models1.4 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen1 and Gen2 compatibility1.5 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 hardware1.5.1 Control enclosure1.5.2 Storwize V50101.5.3 Storwize V50201.5.4 Storwize V50301.5.5 Expansion enclosure1.5.6 Host interface cards1.5.7 Disk drive types1.6 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 terms1.6.1 Hosts1.6.2 Node canister1.6.3 I/O groups1.6.4 Clustered system1.6.5 RAID1.6.6 Managed disks1.6.7 Quorum disks1.6.8 Storage pools1.6.9 Volumes1.6.10 iSCSI1.6.11 Serial-attached SCSI1.6.12 Fibre Channel1.7 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 features1.7.1 Mirrored volumes1.7.2 Thin Provisioning1.7.3 Real-time Compression1.7.4 Easy Tier1.7.5 Storage Migration1.7.6 FlashCopy1.7.7 Remote Copy1.7.8 IP replication1.7.9 External virtualization1.7.10 Encryption1.8 Problem management and support1.8.1 IBM Assist On-site tool and remote service1.8.2 Event notifications1.8.3 SNMP traps1.8.4 Syslog messages1.8.5 Call Home email1.9 More information resources1.9.1 Useful IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 websites
Chapter 2. Initial configuration
2.1 Hardware installation planning2.1.1 Procedure to install the SAS cables2.2 SAN configuration planning2.3 FC direct-attach planning2.4 SAS direct-attach planning2.5 LAN configuration planning2.5.1 Management IP address considerations2.5.2 Service IP address considerations2.6 Host configuration planning2.7 Miscellaneous configuration planning2.8 System management2.8.1 Graphical user interface (GUI)2.8.2 Command-line interface (CLI)2.9 First-time setup2.10 Initial configuration2.10.1 Configuring storage2.10.2 Adding enclosures after the initial configuration2.10.3 Configuring Call Home, email alert, and inventory2.10.4 Service Assistant Tool
Chapter 3. Graphical user interface overview
3.1 Overview of IBM Spectrum Virtualize management software3.1.1 Access to the storage management software3.1.2 System pane layout3.1.3 Navigation3.1.4 Multiple selection3.1.5 Status indicators area3.2 Overview pane3.3 Monitoring menu3.3.1 System overview3.3.2 System details3.3.3 Events3.3.4 Performance3.4 Pools menu3.4.1 Pools3.4.2 Child pools3.4.3 Volumes by pool3.4.4 Internal storage3.4.5 External storage3.4.6 MDisks by pools3.4.7 System migration3.5 Volumes menu3.5.1 All volumes3.5.2 Volumes by pool3.5.3 Volumes by host3.6 Hosts menu3.6.1 Hosts3.6.2 Ports by host3.6.3 Host mappings3.6.4 Volumes by host3.7 Copy services3.7.1 FlashCopy3.7.2 Consistency group3.7.3 FlashCopy mappings3.7.4 Remote copy3.7.5 Partnerships3.8 Access menu3.8.1 Users3.8.2 Audit Log option3.9 Settings menu3.9.1 Notifications3.9.2 Network3.9.3 Security3.9.4 System3.9.5 Support3.9.6 GUI preferences
Chapter 4. Host configuration
4.1 Host attachment overview4.2 Planning for direct-attached hosts4.2.1 Fibre Channel direct attachment to host systems4.2.2 FC direct attachment between nodes in a Storwize V5000 system4.3 Preparing the host operating system4.3.1 Windows 2008 R2 and 2012 R2: Preparing for Fibre Channel attachment4.3.2 Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2012 R2: Preparing for iSCSI attachment4.3.3 Windows 2012 R2: Preparing for SAS attachment4.3.4 VMware ESXi: Preparing for Fibre Channel attachment4.3.5 VMware ESXi: Preparing for iSCSI attachment4.3.6 VMware ESXi: Preparing for SAS attachment4.4 Creating hosts by using the GUI4.4.1 Creating Fibre Channel hosts4.4.2 Configuring the IBM Storwize V5000 for FC connectivity4.4.3 Creating iSCSI hosts4.4.4 Configuring the IBM Storwize V5000 for iSCSI host connectivity4.4.5 Creating SAS hosts
Chapter 5. Volume configuration
5.1 Creating volumes5.2 Creating volumes by using the Quick Volume Creation option5.2.1 Creating basic volumes by using the Quick Volume Creation option5.2.2 Creating mirrored volumes by using Quick Volume Creation option5.3 Mapping a volume to the host5.4 Creating custom volumes by using the Advanced option5.4.1 Creating a custom thin-provisioned volume5.5 Using Real-time Compression Software5.5.1 RtC overview5.5.2 Common use cases5.5.3 Real-time Compression concepts5.5.4 Random Access Compression Engine5.5.5 RACE technology in the IBM Spectrum Virtualize software stack5.5.6 Write request data flow5.5.7 Read request data flow5.5.8 Compression of existing data5.5.9 Creating custom compressed volumes5.5.10 Custom mirrored volumes

Chapter 6. Storage migration
6.1 Interoperability and compatibility6.2 Storage migration wizard6.2.1 External virtualization capability6.2.2 Model and adapter card considerations6.2.3 Overview of the storage migration wizard6.2.4 Storage migration wizard tasks
Chapter 7. Storage pools
7.1 Working with internal drives7.1.1 Internal Storage window7.1.2 Actions on internal drives7.2 Configuring internal storage7.2.1 RAID configuration7.2.2 Distributed RAID7.2.3 RAID configuration presets7.2.4 Customizing storage configuration7.2.5 Creating a pool7.2.6 Add storage to a pool7.2.7 Assign storage to a pool7.2.8 More actions on MDisks7.3 Working with storage pools7.3.1 Create Pool option7.3.2 Actions on storage pools7.4 Working with MDisks on external storage
Chapter 8. Advanced host and volume administration
8.1 Advanced host administration8.1.1 Modifying volume mappings8.1.2 Unmapping volumes from a host8.1.3 Renaming a host8.1.4 Removing a host8.1.5 Host properties8.2 Adding and deleting host ports8.2.1 Adding a host port8.2.2 Adding a Fibre Channel port8.2.3 Adding a SAS host port8.2.4 Adding an iSCSI host port8.2.5 Deleting a host port8.3 Host mappings overview8.3.1 Unmap Volumes8.3.2 Properties (Host)8.3.3 Properties (Volume)8.4 Advanced volume administration8.4.1 Advanced volume functions8.4.2 Mapping a volume to a host8.4.3 Unmapping volumes from all hosts8.4.4 Viewing which host is mapped to a volume8.4.5 Renaming a volume8.4.6 Shrinking a volume8.4.7 Expanding a volume8.4.8 Migrating a volume to another storage pool8.4.9 Exporting to an image mode volume8.4.10 Deleting a volume8.4.11 Duplicating a volume8.4.12 Adding a volume copy8.5 Volume properties and volume copy properties8.6 Advanced volume copy functions8.6.1 Volume copy: Make Primary8.6.2 Splitting into a new volume8.6.3 Validate Volume Copies option8.6.4 Delete volume copy option8.6.5 Migrating volumes by using the volume copy features8.7 Volumes by storage pool8.8 Volumes by host
Chapter 9. Easy Tier
9.1 Generations of IBM Easy Tier9.2 New features in Easy Tier 39.3 Easy Tier overview9.3.1 Tiered storage pools9.4 Easy Tier process9.4.1 I/O Monitoring9.4.2 Data Placement Advisor9.4.3 Data Migration Planner9.4.4 Data Migrator9.4.5 Easy Tier accelerated mode9.4.6 Easy Tier operating modes9.4.7 Easy Tier status9.4.8 Storage Pool Balancing9.4.9 Easy Tier rules9.5 Easy Tier configuration by using the GUI9.5.1 Creating multi-tiered pools: Enabling Easy Tier9.5.2 Downloading Easy Tier I/O measurements9.6 Easy Tier configuration by using the command-line interface9.6.1 Enabling Easy Tier measured mode9.6.2 Enabling or disabling Easy Tier on single volumes9.7 IBM Storage Tier Advisor Tool9.7.1 Processing heat log files9.7.2 Storage Tier Advisor Tool reports
Chapter 10. Copy services
10.1 FlashCopy10.1.1 Business requirements for FlashCopy10.1.2 FlashCopy functional overview10.1.3 Planning for FlashCopy10.1.4 Managing FlashCopy by using the GUI10.1.5 Managing FlashCopy mappings10.1.6 Managing a FlashCopy consistency group10.2 Remote Copy10.2.1 Remote Copy concepts10.2.2 Global Mirror with Change Volumes10.2.3 Remote Copy planning10.3 Troubleshooting Remote Copy10.3.1 1920 error10.3.2 1720 error10.4 Managing Remote Copy by using the GUI10.4.1 Managing cluster partnerships10.4.2 Managing stand-alone Remote Copy relationships10.4.3 Managing a Remote Copy consistency group10.5 HyperSwap10.5.1 Introduction to HyperSwap volumes10.5.2 Failure scenarios10.5.3 Current HyperSwap limitations10.5.4 Configuring HyperSwap10.5.5 Consistency groups for HyperSwap volumes10.5.6 FlashCopy operations and HyperSwap volumes10.5.7 Data migration to HyperSwap volumes
Chapter 11. External storage virtualization
11.1 Planning for external storage virtualization11.1.1 License for external storage virtualization11.1.2 SAN configuration planning11.1.3 External storage configuration planning11.1.4 Guidelines for virtualizing external storage11.2 Working with external storage11.2.1 Adding external storage11.2.2 Importing image mode volumes11.2.3 Managing external storage11.2.4 Removing external storage
Chapter 12. RAS, monitoring, and troubleshooting
12.1 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features12.2 System components12.2.1 Enclosure midplane12.2.2 Node canisters12.2.3 Expansion canisters12.2.4 Disk subsystem12.2.5 Power supply units12.3 Configuration backup12.3.1 Generating a manual configuration backup by using the CLI12.3.2 Downloading a configuration backup by using the GUI12.4 System update12.4.1 Updating node canister software12.4.2 Updating the drive firmware12.5 Monitoring12.5.1 Email notifications and Call Home12.6 Audit log12.7 Event log12.7.1 Managing the event log12.7.2 Alert handling and recommended actions12.8 Collecting support information12.8.1 Collecting support information by using the GUI12.8.2 Collecting support information by using the SAT12.9 Powering off the system and shutting down the infrastructure12.9.1 Powering off12.9.2 Shutting down and starting up the infrastructure
Chapter 13. Encryption
13.1 Introducing encryption13.2 Defining encryption of data at rest13.2.1 Encryption keys13.2.2 Encryption licenses13.3 Activating encryption13.3.1 Obtaining an encryption license13.3.2 Activating an encryption license13.4 Enabling encryption13.4.1 Introduction to encryption enablement13.5 Using encryption13.5.1 Encryption13.6 Creating pools and adding internal storage13.7 Creating a software-encrypted external pool13.8 Encrypting volumes13.8.1 Create encrypted volumes13.8.2 Volume migration methods13.9 Encrypting pools and child pools13.9.1 Creating an encrypted child pool13.10 Migrating unencrypted pools and arrays13.11 Rekeying an encryption-enabled system13.12 Disabling encryption13.13 Using CLI commands for encryption13.13.1 Enabling and disabling hardware encryption13.13.2 Quick reference CLI for hardware encryption13.13.3 Encryption keys13.13.4 Self-encrypting
Appendix A. CLI setup and SAN Boot
Command-line interfaceSAN Boot
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