IBM storage management software can help you see how your storage is being consumed and how to manage your storage more cost-effectively in the future. Advanced IBM automated management software can help simplify certain tasks — such as provisioning new storage — to a single step. IBM TotalStorage and IBM products employ IBM Virtualization Engine technologies, which offer management capabilities for both server and storage environments.
Key offerings
IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center The IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center helps you simplify the management of your traditional and virtualized SAN environment. It comprises these components:
IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager automates the manual tasks of provisioning and configuring servers and virtual servers, operating systems, middleware, applications, storage and network devices acting as routers, switches, firewalls and load balancers.