Implementing VMware ESX Server 2.1 with IBM TotalStorage FAStT

This IBM Redbook is a compilation of recommendations for planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining FAStT storage solutions — more specifically, in a VMware ESX Server based host environment.

Part 1 provides the conceptual framework for understanding FAStT in a Storage Area Network and includes recommendations, hints, and tips for the physical installation, cabling, and zoning. Although no performance figures are included, we discuss the performance and tuning of various components and features to guide you when working with FAStT.

Part 2 is dedicated to the VMware ESX 2.1 Server environment and provides substantial information for different configurations and attachment to FAStT.

This book is intended for IBM technical professionals, Business Partners, and customers responsible for the planning, deployment, and maintenance of IBM TotalStorage FAStT products with VMware ESX Servers.

This book is an abridged version of the IBM TotalStorage FAStT Best Practices, SG24-6363.

Part 1 - FAStT introduction, planning, configuration, and maintenance
Chapter 1. Introduction to FAStT and SAN
Chapter 2. FAStT planning tasks
Chapter 3. FAStT configuration tasks
Chapter 4. FAStT maintenance tasks
Part 2 - VMware ESX Server and FAStT
Chapter 5. Introduction to VMware
Chapter 6. VMware ESX Server terminology, features, limitations, and tips
Chapter 7. VMware ESX Server storage configurations
Chapter 8. Installing VMware ESX Server
Chapter 9. Redundancy by configuration

• DS4000 Best Practices and Performance Tuning Guide, SG24-6363-02
• IBM System Storage DS3000: Introduction and Implementation Guide, SG24-7065-01
• IBM System Storage DS4000 and Storage Manager V10.30, SG24-7010-06

Publish Date
24 September 2004

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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 in various I/T areas. Before joining the ITSO, he worked for IBM Global Services in the U.S. as an I/T Architect. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering.

• Bertrand Dufrasne

Andreas Groth is the Lead Engineer of the EMEA xSeries Advanced Technical Support (ATS) and a certified Senior IT Specialist, located in Greenock, Scotland. He has over 8 years experience in designing and supporting Intel based solutions. He currently acts as the official technical presales lead for VMware in EMEA. Besides virtualization technologies, his areas of expertise are server consolidation, SAN, and complex project support. He holds a degree in Electronic and Mechanical Engineering.

• Andreas Groth

Andrew Meakin is an xSeries Technical Sales Specialist with the IBM Systems Group in Australia. He has over 6 years experience (including 2.5 years with IBM) in technical sales support for Intel solutions, architectures, and related products. He uses this experience to deliver creative IBM solutions for key clients in Western Australia especially in the areas of server and storage consolidation.

• Andrew Meakin

Peter Mescher is a Product Engineer for the IBM SAN Central Support Team in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. He has 5 years of experience in the Storage Area Networking field. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering from Lehigh University. His areas of expertise include SAN problem determination, switching/routing protocols, and host configuration. He is one of the co-authors of the Storage Networking Industry Association Level 3 (Specialist) certification exam.

• Peter Mescher

Arthur Letts is an IT Specialist with IBM South Africa. He works in Infrastructure and Systems Management Services, a department in Integrated Technology Services. He has 8 years experience in Windows Client/Server computing and 1 year in Linux.

• Arthur Letts

ISBN

0738491349

IBM Form Number
SG24-6434-00

Number of pages
264