Linux with xSeries and FAStT: Essentials

IBM TotalStorage products are known for their high quality and reliability and work well with Linux. As part of a well designed Linux based e-business infrastructure, they can help you cut costs, consolidate infrastructure, and position you for the new on-demand world.

This IBM Redbook presents high-level information on Linux in conjunction with IBM E-server and TotalStorage products, giving proof points that these products can be deployed all together to provide enterprise-class solutions. In particular this book looks at Linux with the xSeries servers and IBM TotalStorage FAStT disk products.

This redbook is intended as a starting point and reference for IBM representatives, Business Partners, or clients who are planning Linux based solutions with IBM xServers and FAStT storage products.

Most of the information contained in this book is a compilation of the material from the Linux Handbook, SG24-7000-00, and Implementing Linux with IBM Disk Storage, SG24-6262-01. We encourage the reader to refer to these IBM Redbooks for more complete information or implementation details.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Linux
Chapter 2. IBM and Linux
Chapter 3. xSeries and Linux
Chapter 4. IBM TotalStorage and FAStT
Chapter 5. IBM FAStT Management Software
Appendix A. Storage Manager and Linux
Appendix B. FAStT Management Suite Java
Appendix C. Limitations and work-arounds with IBM TotalStorage Storage Servers and Linux
Appendix D. Functions of the X-Architecture

• Linux Handbook A Guide to IBM Linux Solutions and Resources, SG24-7000-01
• DS4000 Best Practices and Performance Tuning Guide, SG24-6363-02
• IBM eServer xSeries 440 Planning and Installation Guide, SG24-6196-00

Publish Date
25 September 2003

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Author(s)

Bertrand Dufrasne is a Certified Consulting I/T Specialist and Project Leader for Disk Storage Systems at the International Technical Support Organization, San Jose Center. He has worked at IBM for 21 years in many IT areas. Before joining the ITSO he worked for IBM Global Services in the US as an IT Architect. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering.

• Bertrand Dufrasne

Jonathan Wright is a technical specialist in New Zealand. He has 10 years of experience in the Intel server and storage field. His areas of expertise include xSeries hardware, Linux, clustering and FAStT Storage.

• Jonathan Wright

ISBN

0738499188

IBM Form Number
SG24-7026-00

Number of pages
110