Virtualization abstracts internal functions of a storage system from hosts or network resources to enable application- and network-independent management of data or storage.
Key offerings
Storage virtualization for SAP environments By isolating servers from the actual physical storage, SAP administrators can build a more efficient system for managing data and match critical workloads to more powerful disks
IBM TotalStorage DS8000 series Select configurations of the IBM TotalStorage DS8000 exploit IBM Virtualization Engine™ technology to offer system partitioning with distinct segregation of operating environments on different storage system LPARs. This can offer many opportunities to cut costs through efficiencies of consolidating and managing data in one enterprise-class, robust, reliable physical entity, while creating a logical firewall for different application environments. In effect, DS8000 partitioning offers the advantages of environment segregation provided by multiple physical storage arrays, along with the potential advantages in lower total cost of ownership (TCO) provided by a single, higher scaling physical array.
IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller provides for the management of block data in storage pools, so that instead of managing individual physical storage disk arrays independently, a central pool, or pools, of storage are available for applications to access. This can help simplify the environment and balance utilization over storage devices to improve resource utilization and lower expenses.
IBM TotalStorage Virtual Tape Server (VTS) This tape storage solution emulates tape drives using a disk cache, providing virtual tape-drive images and stacking virtual tape volumes onto physical tape drives. This provides tape storage that is both cost- and space-efficient. Core functions are integrated into a reliable, high-performance storage subsystem by autonomic computing controls.
