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IBM System Storage Productivity Center (SSPC)

Consolidated storage management

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Feature Benefits
IBM System Storage DS8000 support
  • System Storage Productivity Center or IBM Tivoli® Storage Productivity Center Basic Edition is part of the DS8000 series interface and is required to access the DS GUI remotely
IBM XIV support
  • Manage the SAN environment end-to-end with ease of deployment
IBM System Storage DS3000, DS4000 and DS5000 support
  • New web interface to the DS3000, DS4000 and DS5000 GUI provides centralized configuration
  • Improved deployment and reduced infrastructure management complexity
IBM System Storage TS3310 and TS3500 support
  • Library capacity reporting
  • Interception of tape-related indications
  • Centralized access to the native library GUI
ESS Model 800 and Storwize V7000 support
  • Web interface provides centralized configuration
  • Improved deployment and reduced infrastructure management complexity
Expanded toolset
  • DS8000 and SAN Volume Controller consoles enhanced with a graphical topology viewer, storage reporting and status dashboard
Advanced topology viewer
  • Linked graphical and detailed view of the overall SAN, including device relationships, visual notifications, navigation and drill-down features
  • Device management within the context of a broader environment rather than a traditional myopic view
Common console
  • System Storage Productivity Center is IBM’s strategic unified storage management console, with IBM’s commitment to ongoing product enhancement
  • Designed for simplicity and ease of deployment, helping to reduce configuration errors and troubleshooting time
Heterogeneous support
  • Management of heterogeneous storage infrastructure via industry-standard SMI-S
A console that can grow to include advanced capabilities that are provided via the appropriate licensed purchase
  • Disk performance monitoring and reporting
  • Host storage resource management (SRM)
  • Fabric configuration and reporting
  • Copy Services management
Configuration assistance
  • Allow IBM to configure your System Storage Productivity Center with an optional low-cost service that includes planning, installation, configuration testing and skills instruction

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