IBM Hyper-Scale in XIV Storage

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IBM Redbooks, Nov 24, 2014 - Computers - 106 pages

Organizations are struggling with an unprecedented surge in data, both user-created and machine-created. With an increasing reliance on this rapidly growing data, effective scaling of data storage represents a key challenge for all enterprises.

IBM® Hyper-Scale helps you easily overcome provisioning scenarios that normally challenge traditional systems. IBM Hyper-Scale can accommodate several critical client scenarios for centralized administration, data mobility, load balancing, over-provisioning, and storage system repurposing.

IBM Hyper-Scale introduces the following major concepts and technologies, with the IBM XIV® Storage System (Gen3 models):


  • IBM Hyper-Scale Manager is a flexible, consolidated multi-system management application that builds upon the originally released Multi-System Manager with XIV Storage Software V11.2. IBM Hyper-Scale Manager is based on, and seamlessly integrated with, the XIV graphical user interface (GUI) and spans multiple XIV systems. It virtually transforms multiple systems into a single system, allowing customers to centrally manage up to 144 XIV systems.
  • IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility was released with XIV Storage System V11.3. It is a powerful function for moving volumes between storage containers transparently, with no disruption to host applications.
  • IBM Hyper-Scale Consistency was released with the IBM XIV Storage Software Version 11.4. It offers cross-system consistency, enabling coordinated snapshots across independent XIV systems. It helps to ensure data protection across multiple XIV systems.

This IBM RedpaperTM publication provides a broad understanding of the IBM Hyper-Scale feature. This publication is intended for XIV clients and users who want a practical understanding of IBM Hyper-Scale concepts and usage. For information about the IBM Hyper-Scale concepts, refer to the IBM white paper, IBM Hyper-Scale and Its Implementation in XIV Storage: A powerful new approach to scaling storage management.

 

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Common terms and phrases

Administration Alerts Thresholds Capacity Planning Data Capacity report Command executed successfully connectivity cross consistency group cross-system consistency group deleted destination system destination volume destination XIV Storage dev/hdisk0 Device Size GB dialog Domain Email Notifications enables FlashCopy follow these steps host I/O Hyper-Scale Manager GUI Hyper-Scale Manager server Hyper-Scale Mobility process Hyper-Scale Mobility relationship IBM Hyper-Scale Consistency IBM Hyper-Scale Manager IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility IBM Redbooks IBM System Storage IBM XIV Storage installation interface io_pause command iSCSI ITSO_LPAR1 LDAP Linux Manage Capacity Planning Microsoft Windows migration Monitoring Move Volume multiple systems multiple XIV systems Name HSM_002 option Password port Proxy phase removed right-click shown in Example shown in Figure SMTP snapshot group source and destination source volume source XIV Storage Storage Management GUI synchronization Task trademarks Usage virtual appliance VMware window X-Consistency xcg=ITSO_XCG1 XIV Certificates XIV GUI XIV Management XIV Storage Management XIV Storage System xiv_fc_admin

Bibliographic information

TitleIBM Hyper-Scale in XIV Storage
AuthorsBertrand Dufrasne, Christian Burns, Wenzel Kalabza, Sandor Lengyel, Patrick Schill, Christian Schoessler, IBM Redbooks
PublisherIBM Redbooks, 2014
ISBN0738453986, 9780738453989
Length106 pages
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Computers / System Administration / Storage & Retrieval
  
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