IBM Storage hardware Redbooks

05 December 2023, Draft Redbooks

This IBM® Redbooks® publication presents a general introduction to the latest (current) IBM® tape and tape library technologies. Featured tape technologies include the IBM LTO Ultrium and Enterprise 3592 tape drives, and their implementation in IBM tape libraries. This 19th edition includes information about the latest IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 9 tape drive, IBM Diamondback tape ...

28 November 2023, Draft Redpaper

IBM® Storage Ceph is an IBM-supported distribution of the open-source Ceph platform that provides massively scalable object, block, and file storage in a single system. IBM Storage Ceph is designed to operationalize AI with enterprise resiliency and consolidate data with software simplicity and run on multiple hardware platforms to provide flexibility and lower costs. Engineered to be ...

19 November 2023, Draft Redbooks

This IBM® Redbooks® publication details the configuration and best practices for using the IBM Storage FlashSystem® family of storage products within a VMware environment. Topics illustrate planning, configuring, operations, and preferred practices that include integration of IBM Storage FlashSystem storage systems with the VMware vCloud suite of applications: VMware vSphere Web ...

08 November 2023, Redpaper

The IBM® TS7700 features a functional enhancement that allows for the TS7700 to act as an object store for transparent cloud tiering with IBM DS8000®, DFSMShsm (HSM), and native DFSMSdss (DSS). This function can be used to move data sets directly from DS8000 to TS7700. This IBM Redpaper publication provides a functional overview of the features, provides client value information, and walks ...

23 October 2023, Redbooks

IBM Storage Sentinel is a cyber resiliency solution for SAP HANA, Oracle, and Epic healthcare systems, designed to help organizations enhance ransomware detection and incident recovery. IBM Storage Sentinel automates the creation of immutable backup copies of your data, then uses machine learning to detect signs of possible corruption and generate forensic reports that help you quickly diagnose ...

20 October 2023, Draft Redpaper

This IBM® Redpaper® Product Guide describes the IBM SAN Volume Controller model SV3 solution, which is a next-generation IBM SAN Volume Controller. Built with IBM Storage Virtualize software and part of the IBM Storage family, IBM SAN Volume Controller is an enterprise-class storage system. It helps organizations achieve better data economics by supporting the large-scale workloads that are ...

20 October 2023, Redpaper

This IBM® Redpaper® Product Guide describes the IBM Storage FlashSystem® 9500 solution, which is a next-generation IBM Storage FlashSystem control enclosure. It combines the performance of flash and a Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe)-optimized architecture with the reliability and innovation of IBM FlashCore® technology and the rich feature set and high availability (HA) of IBM Storage ...

16 October 2023, Draft Redbooks

This IBM® Redbooks® publication is focused on the IBM b-type SAN Extension platforms and their deployment within IBM storage solutions. IBM b-type Extension platforms provide long distance storage data transport over FCIP, FICON® over IP or IP Extension protocols. The content within this book provides the reader an extensive look at the IBM b-type SAN Extension technology, an overview of ...

12 October 2023, Draft Redbooks

The IBM® Diamondback tape library is the next-generation ultra-high density tape storage solution available from IBM. The Diamondback is designed to easily scale out and fit into any data center or server room, with each frame having only the footprint of a standard server rack. Designed with a focus on simplicity and density, the library can be deployed quickly and easily managed using either ...

10 October 2023, Redpaper

This IBM® Redpaper® Product Guide publication describes the IBM Storage FlashSystem® 5200 solution, which is a next-generation IBM Storage FlashSystem control enclosure. It is an NVMe end-to-end platform that is targeted at the entry and midrange market and delivers the full capabilities of IBM FlashCore® technology. It also provides a rich set of software-defined storage (SDS) features that are ...