Book description
Abstract
Today’s global organizations depend on being able to unlock business insights from massive volumes of data. Now, with IBM® FlashSystem 900 Model AE3, powered by IBM FlashCore® technology, they can make faster decisions based on real-time insights and unleash the power of the most demanding applications, including online transaction processing (OLTP) and analytics databases, virtual desktop infrastructures (VDIs), technical computing applications, and cloud environments.
This IBM Redbooks® publication introduces clients to the IBM FlashSystem® 900 Model AE3. It provides in-depth knowledge of the product architecture, software and hardware, implementation, and hints and tips. Also illustrated are use cases that show real-world solutions for tiering, flash-only, and preferred-read, and also examples of the benefits gained by integrating the FlashSystem storage into business environments.
This book is intended for pre-sales and post-sales technical
support professionals and storage administrators, and for anyone
who wants to understand how to implement this new and exciting
technology.
Table of contents
- Front cover
- Notices
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Introduction to FlashSystem
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Chapter 2. IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 architecture
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2.1 IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 architecture overview
- 2.1.1 Capacity
- 2.1.2 Performance and capacity considerations
- 2.1.3 In-line Hardware Data Compression
- 2.1.4 Physical and effective capacity based on compression rates
- 2.1.5 Out Of Physical Space
- 2.1.6 Performance and latency
- 2.1.7 Power requirements
- 2.1.8 Physical specifications
- 2.1.9 FlashCore technology
- 2.1.10 Scalability
- 2.1.11 Protocol support
- 2.1.12 Encryption support
- 2.1.13 IBM FlashSystem Model 900 AE2 and Model 900 AE3 differences
- 2.1.14 Management
- 2.2 Architecture of IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3
- 2.3 Administration and maintenance
- 2.4 Support matrix
- 2.5 Product integration overview
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2.1 IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 architecture overview
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Chapter 3. Planning
- 3.1 Prerequisites to installation
- 3.2 Planning cable connections
- 3.3 Planning for power
- 3.4 Configuration planning
- 3.5 Call Home configuration
- 3.6 Remote Support Assistance
- 3.7 TCP/IP requirements
- 3.8 Planning for encryption
- 3.9 Planning for compression
- 3.10 Checking web browser settings for the management GUI
- 3.11 Licensing
- 3.12 Supported hosts and operating system considerations
- Chapter 4. Installation and configuration
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Chapter 5. IBM FlashSystem 900 client host attachment and implementation
- 5.1 Host implementation and procedures
- 5.2 Host connectivity
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5.3 Operating system connectivity and preferred practices
- 5.3.1 FlashSystem 900 sector size
- 5.3.2 File alignment for the best RAID performance
- 5.3.3 IBM AIX and FlashSystem 900
- 5.3.4 IBM i and FlashSystem 900 AE3
- 5.3.5 FlashSystem 900 AE3 and Linux client hosts
- 5.3.6 FlashSystem 900 and Microsoft Windows client hosts
- 5.3.7 FlashSystem 900 and client VMware ESX hosts
- 5.3.8 FlashSystem 900 and IBM SAN Volume Controller or Storwize V7000
- 5.4 Miscellaneous host attachment
- 5.5 FlashSystem 900 preferred read and configuration examples
- 5.6 FlashSystem 900 and Easy Tier
- 5.7 Troubleshooting
- Chapter 6. Using IBM FlashSystem 900
- Chapter 7. Configuring settings
- Chapter 8. Product integration
- Chapter 9. Use cases and solutions
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Chapter 10. Hints and tips
- 10.1 Encryption hints
- 10.2 Setting up IBM Call Home
- 10.3 Setting up remote support
- 10.4 Encryption
- 10.5 System check
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10.6 Host attachment hints
- 10.6.1 FC link speed
- 10.6.2 Host is in a degraded state
- 10.6.3 FlashSystem port status
- 10.6.4 AIX multipathing
- 10.6.5 Direct attach hints
- 10.6.6 Save the default configuration
- 10.6.7 Test scenarios
- 10.6.8 Supported system configurations
- 10.6.9 Secure erase of data
- 10.6.10 Performance data gathering basics
- 10.7 Troubleshooting
- 10.8 IBM System Storage Interoperation Center
- Related publications
- Back cover
Product information
- Title: Implementing IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2018
- Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
- ISBN: 9780738442907
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