Chapter 16.1. SVC and continual performance enhancements

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284 SAN Volume Controller: Best Practices and Performance Guidelines 16.1 SVC and continual performance enhancements Since the introduction of the SVC in May 2003, IBM has continually increased its performance capabilities to meet increasing client demands. The SVC architecture brought together, for the first time, the full range of capabilities needed by storage administrators to regain control of SAN complexity, while also meeting aggressive goals for storage reliability and performance. On 29 October 2004, SVC Release 1.2.1increased the potential for storage consolidation by doubling the maximum number of supported SVC nodes from four to eight. There is also a performance white ...

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