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IBM j-type Data Center Networking Introduction - Redbook, published: Fri, 7 May 2010 - Learn about the expanded IBM j-type Data Center Networking choices - See the new IBM Ethernet switches, routers, and appliances - Discover the strengths of the Junos Platform As organizations drive to transform and virtualize their IT infrastructures to reduce costs and manage risk, networking is pivotal to success.

TS7680 Deduplication ProtecTIER Gateway for System Z - Draft Redbook, last updated: Wed, 5 May 2010 - Understatnd the concepts of Data Deduplication - Realize Bandwidth savings - Reduce your storage hardware requirements The IBM System Storage TS7680 Deduplication ProtecTIER Gateway for System z delivers a high-performance, high-capacity data protection platform with hardware redundancy options for enterprise data center environments as part of a solution that delivers flexible disk options based on what is best for unique needs.

IBM b-type Data Center Networking - Design and Best Practices Introduction - Draft Redbook, last updated: Tue, 4 May 2010 - Learn about the products and features of the IBM b-type portfolio - Discover how to best approach a network design - Read about the unique features As organizations drive to transform and virtualize their IT infrastructures to reduce costs, and manage risk, networking is pivotal to success.

IBM b-type Data Center Networking - Product Introduction and Initial Setup - Draft Redbook, last updated: Tue, 4 May 2010 - Learn about the products in the IBM b-type portfolio - Discover how to quickly perform an initial setup - Read about advanced features As organizations drive to transform and virtualize their IT infrastructures to reduce costs, and manage risk, networking is pivotal to success.

GDPS Family: An Introduction to Concepts and Capabilities - Draft Redbook, last updated: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 - Overview of business resilience requirements - Technologies that support IT resilience - Introduction to the GDPS family of offerings This IBM® Redbooks® publication presents an overview of the GDPS® family of offerings and the role they play in delivering a business IT resilience solution.

IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 with R1.6 - Redbook, published: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 - Four-Cluster Grid Configuration enhancements - Logical WORM support - TS7700 Virtualization Engine management capabilities The IBM® Virtualization Engine TS7700 provides tape virtualization for the IBM System z® environment.

IBM XIV Storage System: Copy Services and Migration - Redbook, published: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 - Learn copy and migration functions and explore practical scenarios - Integrate Snapshots with Tivoli FlashCopy Manager - Understand SVC-based migrations This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides a practical understanding of the XIV® Storage System copy and migration functions.

Using the IBM System Storage N series with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager - Redbook, published: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 - Backing up the IBM System Storage N series - Configuring the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager with the N series - Taking NDMP operations to the next level IBM®, as a result of its recent product introduction of the IBM System Storage™ N series, has become more tightly integrated with network-attached storage (NAS), exploiting the backup and recovery features of the N series and Network Appliance™ storage systems.

IBM System Storage Data Encryption - Draft Redbook, last updated: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 - Encryption Concepts and Terminology - IBM Storage encryption methods - Planning for TKLM and its keystores Data can be encrypted by means of special software programs, hardware adapters, facilities, or outside of the device where the data is stored.

IBM System Storage N series Hardware Reference - Redpaper, published: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - Supported expansion units - Storage capacities - Configuration comparisons In this IBM® Redpaper™ publication we include reference figures that are useful for selecting the needed hardware (HW) features before installing and configuring the systems.

IBM Midrange System Storage Implementation and Best Practices Guide - Redbook, published: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 - Managing and using Midrange System Storage with SVC - Advanced configuration and performance tuning - Performance measurement using TPC for Disk This IBM® Redbooks® publication represents a compilation of best practices for deploying and configuring IBM Midrange System Storage™ servers, which include the DS4000® and the DS5000 family of products.

Implementing the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller V5.1 - Redbook, published: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 - Install, use, and troubleshoot the SAN Volume Controller - Learn about and how to attach iSCSI hosts - Understand what solid-state drives have to offer This IBM® Redbooks® publication is a detailed technical guide to the IBM System Storage™ SAN Volume Controller (SVC), a virtualization appliance solution that maps virtualized volumes that are visible to hosts and applications to physical volumes on storage devices.

IBM Midrange System Storage Hardware Guide - Redbook, published: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 - DS4000 and DS5000 hardware planning and configuration - Remote Support Manager (RSM) configuration - Features of Storage Manager V10.60 This IBM® Redbooks® publication consolidates, in one document, detailed descriptions of the hardware configurations and options offered as part of the IBM Midrange System Storage™ servers, which include the IBM System Storage DS4000® and DS5000 families of products.

ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 3 - Redbook, published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 - DFSMS, Data set basics, SMS - Storage management software and hardware - Catalogs, VSAM, DFSMStvs The ABCs of z/OS® System Programming is a thirteen-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture.

IBM System Storage TS7650 and TS7650G with ProtecTIER - Redbook, published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 - Understand the concepts of data deduplication - Learn about native replication and grid manager - Reduce your storage hardware requirements This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the IBM solution for data deduplication, the IBM System Storage™ ProtecTIER® TS7650G ProtecTIER deduplication gateway, and the ProtecTIER TS7650 deduplication appliance.

VMware Implementation with IBM System Storage DS4000/DS5000 - Redpaper, published: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 - Introduction to VMware - VMware and Storage Planning - VMware and Storage Configuration In this IBM® Redpaper™, we compiled best practices for planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining IBM Midrange storage solutions and, more specifically, configurations for a VMware ESX and VMware ESXi Server-based host environment.

IBM System Storage Solutions Handbook - Draft Redbook, last updated: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 - Learn about IBM storage products and solutions - Get flexible, scalable storage solutions for the on demand world - Find the products that answer your business needs This IBM Redbooks publication provides overviews and pointers for information about the most current IBM System Storage products, showing how IBM delivers the right mix of products for nearly every aspect of business continuance and business efficiency.

IBM SAN Volume Controller and IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager - Redpaper, published: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 This IBM® Redpaper™ document provides a brief overview of IBM Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager and how it interacts with the IBM System Storage™ SAN Volume Controller (SVC).

IBM XIV Storage System with the Virtual I/O Server and IBM i - Redpaper, published: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 - Understand how to attach the XIV server to IBM i through VIOS 2.1.2 - Learn how to exploit the multipathing capability - Follow the setup tasks step-by-step In this IBM® Redpaper™ publication, we discuss and explain how you can connect the IBM XIV® Storage System server to the IBM i operating system through the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS).

IBM Information Infrastructure Solutions Handbook - Draft Redbook, last updated: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 - Information Compliance, Availability, Retention, and Security - IBM System Storage Products and Services - Smarter Planet initiatives An information infrastructure is comprised of software, servers, storage, and networks, integrated and optimized to deliver timely, secure, and trusted information throughout the organization and to its customers and partners.