Implementation Guide for IBM Blockchain Platform for Multicloud
LinuxONE

Redbooks, published 10 Oct 2019

IBM Blockchain Platform for Multicloud enables users to deploy the platform across public and private clouds, such as the IBM Cloud™, your own data center, and third-party public clouds, such as AWS and Microsoft Azure. It provides a blockchain console user interface that you can use to deploy and manage blockchain components on an IBM Cloud Private cluster. This IBM Redbooks™ publication discusses the major features, use case scenarios, deployment options, configuration details, performance and scalability considerations of IBM Blockchain Platform for Multicloud. We also cover ... [more]

IBM Power Systems S922, S914, and S924 Technical Overview and Introduction
Power Systems

Redpaper, published 26 Jul 2018, last updated 9 Oct 2019

  (based on 2 reviews)

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM Power System S922 (9009-22A), IBM Power System S914 (9009-41A), and IBM Power System S924 (9009-42A) servers that support IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. The objective of this paper is to introduce the major innovative Power S914, Power S922, and Power 924 offerings and their relevant functions:

• The new IBM POWER9™ processor, which is available at frequencies of 2.3 - 3.8 GHz, 2.8 - 3.8 GHz, 2.9 - 3.8 GHz, 3.4 - 3.9 GHz, 3.5 - 3.9 GHz, and 3.8 - 4.0 GHz.
• Significantly ... [more]

IBM z15 Technical Introduction
IBM Z

Redbooks, published 8 Oct 2019, last updated 9 Oct 2019

This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the latest member of the IBM Z® platform, the IBM z15™ (machine type 8561). It includes information about the Z environment and how it helps integrate data and transactions more securely. It also provides insight for faster and more accurate business decisions. The z15 is a state-of-the-art data and transaction system that delivers advanced capabilities, which are vital to any digital transformation. The z15 is designed for enhanced modularity, which is in an industry-standard footprint. The z15 system excels at the following tasks:

• ... [more]

IBM Storage for Red Hat OpenShift Blueprint Version 1 Release 1
Storage Solutions

Blueprint, published 7 Oct 2019

IBM Storage for Red Hat OpenShift is a comprehensive container-ready solution that includes all the hardware & software components necessary to setup and/or expand your Red Hat OpenShift environment. This blueprint includes Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform and uses Container Storage Interface (CSI) standards. IBM Storage brings enterprise data services to containers. In this blueprint, learn how to: · Combine the benefits of IBM Systems with the performance of IBM Storage solutions so that you can deliver the right services to your clients today! · Build a 24 by 7 by 365 enterprise class ... [more]

Experiences Installing Firepower Services on an ASA5525X Technical Enablement Series
Security

Redpaper, published 7 Oct 2019

This IBM Redpaper describes a case study that involves software and hardware from Cisco Systems, Inc. Specifically, a Cisco FirePOWER module — also known as a SourceFire (SFR) module — was installed on a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). The case study reveals the steps, issues, and decision points of such an installation. The scope of this case study is as follows: FirePOWER 6.2.0 on an ASA 5525-X running code level 9.6.2 from the Command Line Interface (CLI). We do not discuss the ASDM installation method. This document addresses the needs of Network Administrators, Security ... [more]

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Practical Guidance for Deployment, Configuration and Usage
Storage Solutions

Draft Redpaper, last updated 5 Oct 2019

IBM® Spectrum Protect Plus is a data protection solution that provides near-instant recovery, replication, retention, and reuse for virtual machines, databases, and applications in hybrid multicloud environments. IBM Knowledge Center for IBM Spectrum™ Protect Plus provides extensive documentation for installation, deployment, and usage. In addition, IBM Spectrum Protect™ Plus Blueprint provides guidance about how to build and size an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus solution. The goal of this IBM Redpaper™ publication is to summarize and complement the available information by providing useful ... [more]

IBM Storage Solutions for SAP Applications Version 1.3
Storage Solutions

Blueprint, published 3 Oct 2019, last updated 3 Oct 2019

This paper is intended as an architecture and configuration guide to set up the IBM® System Storage® for the SAP HANA tailored data center integration (SAP HANA TDI) within a storage area network (SAN) environment. SAP HANA TDI allows the SAP customer to attach external storage to the SAP HANA server. The paper also describes the setup and configuration of SAP Landscape Management for SAP HANA systems on IBM infrastructure components: IBM Power Systems™ and IBM Storage based on IBM Spectrum™ Virtualize. This document is written for IT technical specialists and architects with advanced ... [more]

IBM z15 Technical Guide
IBM Z

Draft Redbooks, last updated 3 Oct 2019

  (based on 1 review)

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the features and functions the latest member of the IBM Z® platform, the IBM z15 (machine type 8561). It includes information about the IBM z15 processor design, I/O innovations, security features, as well as supported Operating Systems. The z15 is a state-of-the-art data and transaction system that delivers advanced capabilities, which are vital to any digital transformation. The z15 is designed for enhanced modularity, which is in an industry standard footprint. This book explains how this system uses new innovations and traditional Z strengths to ... [more]

IBM Spectrum Discover: Metadata Management for Deep Insight of Unstructured Storage
Software Defined Storage

Redpaper, published 1 Oct 2019

This IBM® Redpaper publication provides a comprehensive overview of the IBM Spectrum® Discover metadata management software platform. We give a detailed explanation of how the product creates, collects, and analyzes metadata. Several in-depth use cases are used that show examples of analytics, governance, and optimization. We also provide step-by-step information to install and set up the IBM Spectrum Discover trial environment. More than 80% of all data that is collected by organizations is not in a standard relational database. Instead, it is trapped in unstructured documents, social media ... [more]

Cognitive Computing Featuring the IBM Power System AC922
Power Systems

Draft Redpaper, last updated 30 Sep 2019

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication, covers the advantages of using IBM Power System AC922 for cognitive solutions, and how it can enhance client's business. In order to optimize the hardware and software, IBM works in partnering with NVIDIA, Mellanox, H2O.ai, SQream, Kinetica and other prominent companies, to design the Power AC922 server, specifically enhanced the Cognitive era. Most outstanding hardware features, as NVIDIA NVLink 2.0 and PCIe 4.0, are described in this publication to show all the advantages that clients can take in comparison with our competitors. We also include a brief ... [more]