IBM Storage solutions Redbooks

Accelerating IBM watsonx.data with IBM Fusion HCI
Storage solutions

Redpaper, published 29 Mar 2024, last updated 1 Apr 2024

Organizations that are expanding from AI pilot projects to full-scale production systems typically need a set of tools for building and deploying foundation models, a container-based application platform, software-defined storage, and hardware on which to run it all. This IBM Redpaper publication describes the IBM® solution for running IBM watsonx.data on premises, with IBM Fusion HCI providing an appliance-based hosting platform, and IBM Storage Ceph providing cloud-scale object storage. This publication shows how to set up the Storage Acceleration feature, so IBM watsonx.data queries can ... [more]

IBM Storage Scale System Introduction Guide (ESS)
Storage solutions

Draft Redpaper, last updated 26 Mar 2024

This IBM® Redpaper publication provides an overview of the IBM Storage Scale and IBM Storage Scale System (Formally known as IBM Elastic Storage® Server (IBM ESS) and IBM Elastic Storage System (also formally IBM ESS)). These scalable, high-performance data and file management solution, are built on IBM Storage Scale technology. Providing reliability, performance, and scalability, can be implemented for a range of diverse requirements. The latest IBM Storage Scale System 6000 is the most innovative system that provides investment protection to expand or build a new Global Data Platform and ... [more]

IBM Storage Scale: Encryption
Storage solutions

Redpaper, published 15 Mar 2024

This IBM Redbooks Redpaper discusses the configuration, implementation and use of encryption with IBM Storage Scale systems. It is intended to be used by technical professionals and anyone who wants to know more about encryption with IBM Storage Scale systems or anyone who is hands on with the software and devices.

IBM DS8000 Encryption for Data at Rest, Transparent Cloud Tiering, and Endpoint Security (DS8000 Release 9.2)
Storage solutions

Redpaper, published 8 Sep 2021, last updated 11 Mar 2024

The IBM® DS8000® supports encryption-capable drives. They are used with key management services (local or external) to allow encryption for data at rest. The use of encryption technology involves several considerations that are critical for you to understand to maintain the security and accessibility of encrypted data. This edition of this IBM Redpaper™ publication focuses on IBM Security™ Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager with the DS8000 Release 9.2 code or later and updated DS GUI for encryption functions. The DS8000 Release 9.2 code introduces support for local key management for data at ... [more]

IBM TS7700 Release 5.3 Guide
Storage solutions

Redbooks, published 27 Feb 2024

This IBM Redbooks® publication covers IBM TS7700 R5.3. The IBM TS7700 is part of a family of IBM Enterprise tape products. This book is intended for system architects and storage administrators who want to integrate their storage systems for optimal operation. Building on over 25 years of experience, the R5.3 release includes many features that enable improved performance, usability, and security. Highlights include the IBM TS7700 Advanced Object Store, an all flash TS7770, grid resiliency enhancements, and Logical WORM retention. By using the same hierarchical storage techniques, the TS7700 ... [more]

IBM Storage DS8000 Safeguarded Copy: Updated for DS8000 Release 9.3.2
Storage hardware

Redpaper, published 26 Jun 2023, last updated 22 Feb 2024

This IBM Redpaper publication explains the IBM Storage DS8000® Safeguarded Copy functions. With Safeguarded Copy, organizations can improve their cyber resiliency by frequently creating protected point-in-time backups of their critical data, with minimum impact and effective resource utilization. The paper is intended for IT security architects who plan and design an organization’s cybersecurity strategy, and the infrastructure technical specialists who implement them. The content is structured into four major sections:
- Safeguarded Copy introduction:
- Safeguarded Copy ... [more]

IBM DS8000 Copy Services: Updated for IBM DS8000 Release 9.1
Storage solutions

Redbooks, published 9 Apr 2021, last updated 18 Feb 2024

This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you plan, install, configure, and manage Copy Services on the IBM DS8000® operating in an IBM Z® or Open Systems environment. This book helps you design and implement a new Copy Services installation or migrate from an existing installation. It includes hints and tips to maximize the effectiveness of your installation, and information about tools and products to automate Copy Services functions. It is intended for anyone who needs a detailed and practical understanding of the DS8000 Copy Services. This edition is an update for the DS8900 Release 9.1. ... [more]

IBM and CMTG Cyber Resiliency: Building an Automated, VMware Aware Safeguarded Copy Solution to Provide Data Resilience
Storage software

Redpaper, published 9 Feb 2024

This IBM Blueprint outlines how CMTG and IBM have partnered to provide cyber resilient services to their clients. CMTG is one of Australia's leading private cloud providers based in Perth, Western Australia. The solution is based on IBM Storage FlashSystem, IBM Safeguarded Copy and IBM Storage Copy Data Management. The target audience for this Blueprint is IBM Storage technical specialists and storage admins.

IBM Storage Fusion Multicloud Object Gateway
Storage solutions

Redpaper, published 30 Jan 2024, last updated 31 Jan 2024

This Redpaper provides an overview of IBM Storage Fusion Multicloud Object Gateway (MCG) and can be used as a quick reference guide for the most common use cases. The intended audience is cloud and application administrators, as well as other technical staff members who wish to learn how MCG works, how to set it up, and usage of a Backing Store or Namespace Store, as well as object caching.

IBM TS7700 R5.3 Cloud Storage Tier Guide
Storage solutions

Redpaper, published 11 Jan 2024, last updated 26 Jan 2024

Building on over 25 years of virtual tape experience, the IBM® TS7700 (IBM TS7760 and TS7770) now can store virtual tape volumes in object storage. This IBM Redpaper Redbooks publication helps you set up and configure the cloud object storage support for IBM Cloud® Object Storage, Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), or RSTOR. The TS7700 supported offloading to physical tape for over two decades. Using a TS7700 to offload to physical tape is a process that is used by hundreds of organizations around the world. By using the same hierarchical storage techniques, the TS7700 also can ... [more]

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The above is a list of IBM Redbooks and Redpapers on Storage solutions, showing most recently published first. IBM Redbooks publications are available for download in PDF and EPUB formats and most are also available on Google Play Books and Apple Books.