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ISBN-10: 073846273X
ISBN-13: 9780738462738
IBM Form #: SG24-8549-02
Authors: Nezih Boyacioglu, Anmol Chaudhary, Damir Dervaric, Anushka Gupta, Warren Hawkins, Abhijit Indulkar, Sayali Joshi, Abhishek Mehta, Nils Olsson and Shubham Srivastava
Abstract
This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the configuration, implementation, and best practices for using the IBM Storage FlashSystem family of storage products in VMware environments.
The topics in this book cover planning, configuration, operations, and best practices for integrating IBM Storage FlashSystem storage systems with VMware technologies and management frameworks:
- IBM Storage Virtualize Plugin for VMware vSphere
- VMware vSphere APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA)
- VMware vSphere APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)
- VMware Live Recovery (VLR) (formerly VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM))
- VMware vSphere Metro Storage Cluster (vMSC)
- Embedded VASA Provider integration for VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes (vVols)
This book is intended for presales consultants, solution architects, storage administrators, VMware administrators, IBM Business Partners, and IBM® clients who plan to deploy
IBM Storage FlashSystem storage systems in virtualized data center environments that are based on VMware vSphere.
This publication has been fully revised to include the latest advancements in IBM Storage Virtualize 9.1.3.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Host and storage connectivity
Chapter 3. VMware vSphere storage configurations
Chapter 4. Preparing for disaster recovery
Chapter 5. Embedded vSphere APIs for Storage Awareness Provider for VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes
Chapter 6. IBM Storage Virtualize Plugin for vSphere
Chapter 7. IBM Storage Insights
Chapter 8. Integrating with VMware by using IBM Spectrum Connect
Chapter 9. Troubleshooting