IBM Storage Solutions for Server Consolidation

The purpose of this IBM Redbook is to define and describe what storage consolidation is, and how to achieve it.

This redbook is intended to help consultants and IT managers identify requirements and opportunities for server consolidation. It presents IBM storage solutions that can help facilitate both the IBM and non-IBM server consolidation processes, and maximize their benefits in the short and long term.

This second edition includes more current product information, Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions for storage consolidation, and details on the ALIGN methodology.

Chapter 1. Consolidation
Chapter 2. Decision criteria for server consolidation
Chapter 3. Storage consolidation
Chapter 4. The business enterprise and its information resources
Chapter 5. Storage consolidation scenarios
Chapter 6. IBM consolidation methodology
Chapter 7. IBM storage solutions

Publish Date
01 December 2000

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Author(s)
Kjell Nystrom
Julian Brandt
Joseph Roos

ISBN
0738419087

IBM Form Number
SG24-5355-01

Number of pages
298