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The following solution entries are intended to aid in the identification of high quality solutions with our partner ISVs for leading IBM storage platforms. IBM's commitment to interoperability is visible through its ongoing work with such ISVs as Oracle, Microsoft and SAP. IBM and/or the ISV has tested to a high degree of interoperability but does not warrant functionality or problem resolution of any listed product. Customers should contact the corresponding vendor for related pre-sales and post-sales support issues, as IBM Product Support can only assist on specific IBM Products.

 

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 CA
PDF file DS4000:  Achieving Full Path Visualization (4.3 MB)
Using CA BrightStor SAN Manager, CA BrightStor Storage Resource Manager, and IBM DS4000 Storage Subsystems
PDF file DS4000:  SAN Level Storage Pooling (1.8 MB)
Using StoreAge Storage Virtualization Manager and IBM DS4000 Storage Subsystems

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Comm Vault
PDF file DS4000:  Nondisruptive Backup and Recovery for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Using CommVault Galaxy Version 5.0  (1.8 MB)
PDF file DS4000:  Nondisruptive Backup and Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Uing CommVault Galaxy Version 5.0 (2.6 MB)

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FileNet
PDF file N series:  IBM FileNet Image Services and IBM System Storage N series with SnapLock – NS3335–0 (207 KB)
Technical White Paper – Data Archival

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Microsoft
PDF file All Storage:  IBM System Storage solutions for Microsoft technologies (522 KB)
IBM System Storage Solutions for Microsoft Overview: Simplifying your Microsoft storage environment with IBM System Storage. Learn about IBM’s System Storage solutions for Microsoft IT environments.
PDF file All Storage: IBM System Storage SQL Server solutions for Microsoft IT environments (590 KB)
IBM System Storage SQL Server solutions for Microsoft IT environments can help you create or enhance an infrastructure that responds to changing business requirements while enabling data sharing and collaboration across your enterprise.
PDF file All Storage: IBM Business Intelligence Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (773 KB)
The IBM Business Intelligence Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 offers a business intelligence infrastructure that gets you up and running quickly. Running on an IBM System x™ 3950M2 Server and IBM System Storage™ DS5000 platform with Microsoft® SQL Server 2008®, the IBM BI Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 delivers application database affordability to companies of all sizes.
Forward arrow All Storage: Best Practices for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 with IBM Storage Subsystems
This document details the requirements necessary to implement an IBM storage subsystem in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 environment. This document is not intended to be an installation and configuration guide for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, but rather a guide to tune and optimize the storage subsystem within the Exchange environment.
Forward arrow All Storage:  IBM System Storage™ and Exchange 2007 SP1 High Availability, LCR and SCR
This solution paper provides IBM storage customers an overview and best practices guide for implementing the high availability features of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1), and how they can be configured on IBM System Storage disk arrays. The primary focus of this paper is the implementation of LCR & SCR from a storage perspective.
Forward arrow All Storage: Storage Optimization for Microsoft Exchange 2003 on IBM Storage Subsystems
This paper focuses on the Microsoft Exchange 2003 application and the potential impact that a poorly designed disk drive environment has on disk drive latency and performance when using Microsoft Exchange 2003. Microsoft recommends that the average for the average disk drive write and read performance for the database and log drives must be less than 20 ms and the average maximum should be below 40 ms. This paper builds on Microsoft best practices, making recommendations based around storage design concepts for deploying Microsoft Exchange 2003 messaging server on the modular family of IBM storage subsystems. The configurations described in this document are based on the previously-referenced best practices, as well as a series of lengthy performance and functionality tests.
Forward arrow All Storage: Exchange Server 2007 Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ describes how IBM System Storage™ products, as well as Tivoli Storage Manager, are positioned to work effectively with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.
PDF file All Storage: IBM System Storage Solutions for Microsoft Hyper-V
IBM has worked closely with Microsoft to ensure our products are optimized for Hyper-V. Using the IBM DS5000, System x3850 M2, and BladeCenter servers with Hyper-V, the following reference architecture outlines a solution for intra-site high availability and disaster recovery.
Forward arrow All Storage: Solution Brief - Virtualized High Availability and Disaster Recovery with Hyper-V
Today’s virtualization solutions help customers reduce datacenter complexity and management costs, providing dynamic and flexible configurations across multiple resources. Companies of all sizes are interested in energy and space efficiency, centralized management, and flexible disaster recovery options to reduce their total cost of ownership. High availability and disaster recovery are two key areas virtualization can offer significant flexibility and cost savings. By leveraging IBM servers and storage with Microsoft Hyper-V and Windows Server 2008, organizations are equipped to streamline their IT infrastructure for maximum efficiency.
PDF file All Storage: Storage Solutions for Microsoft Exchange and Unified Communications: Microsoft’s Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP)-Storage is designed to facilitate third-party storage testing and solution publishing for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and 2007 software. IBM is a Microsoft Gold partner, and uses the ESRP framework to test and validate its storage solutions targeted to help optimize your Microsoft Exchange deployments. IBM has now completed ESRPs with DS3000, DS4000, DS5000, DS8000, N series, and SVC for varying size configurations
Forward arrow SAN Volume Controller (SVC)/DS8100:  IBM Storage System SAN Volume Controller and DS8100 15000 Mailbox ESRP Solution
This document describes a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 storage solution for 15,000 users on the IBM System Storage™ SAN Volume Controller and IBM System Storage™ DS8100 array, based upon the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage program. The ESRP – Storage program was developed by Microsoft Corporation to provide a common storage testing framework for vendors to provide information on their storage solutions for Microsoft Exchange Server software.
Forward arrow SAN Volume Controller (SVC)/DS8100/DS4800:  Exchange Server 2007 SP1 VSS-Based Backup & Recovery Solution with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail - Data Protection for Exchange, Configuration and Best Practices
This Technical Solution Guide offers step-by-step instructions for protecting Microsoft Exchange 2007 servers configured on a Microsoft Failover Cluster using the SAN Volume Controller, DS4800, DS8000, and Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail - Data Protection for Exchange. This solution offers 'best-practices" for configuration.
Forward arrow SAN Volume Controller (SVC)/DS8100/DS4800:  IBM System Storage™ SAN Volume Controller/DS8100/DS4800 2,000 2GB Mailbox and 30,000 512MB Mailbox Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
This document describes a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 storage solution for 32,000 users on the IBM System Storage™ SAN Volume Controller and IBM System Storage™ DS8100 and DS4800 arrays. The mailboxes in this solution were configured in two different sizes, 2,000 at 2GB and 30,000 as 512MB. Testing was conducted in accordance with the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage program standards. The ESRP – Storage program was developed by Microsoft Corporation to provide a common storage testing framework for vendors to provide information on their storage solutions for Microsoft Exchange Server software.
Forward arrow SAN Volume Controller (SVC)/DS4800/DS3400:  Best Practice Guide for Migrating Hyper-V Pass-through VDisks using the IBM System Storage™ SAN Volume Controller
This Technical Solution Guide provides best practices on the creation, implementation, and migration of IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) Pass-through VDisks mapped to Hyper-V VM’s. Step-by-step guidance is provided on how to create an SVC VDisk, map a Pass-through VDisk directly to a VM, and migrating that VDisk to another storage unit using the SVC.
Forward arrow DS8000:  IBM System Storage DS8100 24,000 Mailbox Exchange 2007 Solution Review Program (ESRP) Storage Solution
This whitepaper details a Microsoft Exchange Solution Review Program – Storage (ESRP) v2.0 submission based upon Exchange Server 2007. The solution provides sizing and performance data for a 24,000 mailbox configuration, using IBM System x servers, and the IBM System Storage DS8000 series storage arrays. This solution has been reviewed and approved by the Microsoft Exchange Team.
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Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager & IBM Continuous Data Protection for Files
This solution brief outlines how the IBM Continuous Data Protection for Files, and the Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager products complement each other, to provide a cohesive, automated backup & recovery solution for Windows environments. Specific focus in on how CDP integrates with DPM.
Forward arrow DS8000/DS6000:  Exchange 2003 VSS Backup Solution for IBM System Storage DS8000/DS6000 and Symantec Backup Exec 11d – Configuration and Best Practices
Reviewed by the Microsoft Exchange Team, this Technical Solution Guide is a ‘best– practice’ cookbook detailing how to implement a clustered, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 VSS– based Backup & Recovery solution on the IBM System Storage DS6000 & DS8000 systems using Symantec Backup Exec 11d.
Forward arrow DS8000/DS6000:  Exchange Server 2007 SP1 DS6000 and DS8000 VSS Backup Solution with Tivoli Storage Manager - Data Protection for Exchange v5.5
This Technical Solution Guide offers step-by-step instructions for protecting Microsoft Exchange 2007 configured on a Microsoft Failover Cluster using the DS8000, DS6000, and Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail - Data Protection for Exchange. This solution offers 'best-practices" for configuration.
Forward arrow DS8000/DS6000:  IBM System Storage TSM solution for Exchange Server 2003
This Technical Solution Guide demonstrates how to install & configure a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 VSS–based backup & recovery solution using Tivoli Storage Manager on the DS6000 & DS8000.
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Exchange 2003 VSS–Based Backup/Restore Solution for IBM TotalStorage DS8000 and DS6000 Using Symantec NetBackup 6.0
This Technical Solution Guide is a ‘best–practice’ cookbook detailing a Microsoft Exchange 2003 Backup & Recovery solution on the DS6000 & DS8000 using Symantec NetBackup v6.0
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SQL Server 2008 with IBM System Storage™ DS8000, DS5000, and DS4000 Best Practices Guide
This guide provides design, configuration, and planning information for implementing Microsoft SQL Server 2008™ with IBM System Storage arrays. We will cover some of the new storage-related features of IBM System Storage arrays, and how they impact your decisions when you deploy and manage a large SQL Server 2008 environment. The specific focus of this paper will be on the DS4000, the new DS5000, and the DS6000/DS8000 series arrays.
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SQL Server 2005 with IBM System Storage DS8000 & DS4000 Best Practices Guide
This guide provides design, configuration, and planning information for implementing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with IBM System Storage arrays. We will cover some of the new storage– related features of IBM System Storage arrays, and how they impact your decisions when you deploy and manage a large SQL Server 2005 environment. The specific focus of this paper will be on the DS4000 and DS8000 series arrays.
Forward arrow DS5000: IBM BI Solution with Microsoft SQL Server 2008™ (3.06 MB)
This technical document features The IBM Business Intelligence Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 using IBM System x™ 3950M2 Server and IBM System Storage™ DS5000 platform with Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Server 2008 that offers scalability and affordability.
Forward arrow DS5020:  IBM System Storage DS5020 28,000 Mailbox Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
This document provides information on the IBM System Storage DS5020 storage solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, based on the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage.
Forward arrow DS5000:  Integrating the IBM System Storage™ DS5000 with Microsoft® Hyper-V™
This solution brief provides an overview of a virtualization solution which combines a DS5000 storage subsystem with Hyper-V. This document also provides initial steps for implementing Hyper-V on DS5000 hardware. This document then provides resource links to obtain additional information.
Forward arrow DS5000:  Virtualized High Availability and Disaster Recovery with Microsoft Hyper-V™, the System Storage™ DS5000, System x 3850M2, and BladeCenter H
By implementing Hyper-V for high availability and disaster-recovery scenarios, using the IBM System Storage DS5000, System x3850 M2 and BladeCenter servers, elegant and sophisticated solutions can be achieved. This reference architecture outlines one possible solution for intra-site high availability and inter-site disaster recovery scenarios.
Forward arrow DS5000: Best Practices for Installing and Configuring a DS5000™ Storage Subsystem with the Hyper-V™ Role
This document lists best practices for integrating the Hyper-V role with DS5000 storage hardware. Application-specific elements also are included for Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange that run in the virtual machines. This document is not intended to replace existing installation and configuration documentation. Instead, the intent is to compliment existing vendor information.
Forward arrow DS5000:  IBM System Storage™ DS5300 55,000 Mailbox Clustered Continuous Replication Microsoft Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
This document describes an Exchange Server 2007 storage solution for 55,000 users on the IBM System Storage™ DS5300 storage system using Microsoft’s Clustered Continuous Replication technology. Windows Server 2008 was used as the operating system in a BladeCenter E/LS21 Blade configuration.
Forward arrow DS5000:  IBM System x Business Intelligence Solutions for Small-Medium Businesses with Microsoft SQL Server 2008
IBM® has tested BI software components that ship with the Microsoft® SQL Server® product on System x® scale-up servers. In this IBM Redguide publication, we discuss three such tested reference configurations. These configurations highlight the cost-effective standard Intel® Xeon processor-based, server-based scale-up BI solutions by IBM.
Forward arrow DS5000/DS4000/DS3000:  NetBackup 6.0 with Exchange Server 2003 Installation and Configuration Guide Version 1.1
This document provides the technical information necessary to successfully install NetBackup 6.0 on an Exchange server. Specifically, you will install an instant and efficient backup solution for Microsoft Exchange server 2003 databases using the IBM® DS3000™, DS4000™, & DS5000™ series storage subsystem’s premium features and Symantec’s Veritas NetBackup version 6.0™. The resulting solution will minimize the application backup window as well as system resource utilization on the host server running Exchange.
Forward arrow DS5000/DS4000/DS3000: NetBackup 6.0 with Exchange in a Clustered Environment Installation
This document provides the technical information necessary to successfully install NetBackup 6.0 on an Exchange server. Specifically, you will install an instant and efficient backup solution for Microsoft Exchange server 2003 databases using the following storage subsystems’ premium features and Symantec’s VERITAS NetBackup™ version 6.0. The resulting solution will minimize the application backup window as well as system resource utilization on the host server running Microsoft Exchange.
Forward arrow DS5000/DS4000/DS3000: Best Practices for Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2005
This document focuses on installation and configuration best practices that will build a foundation for storage, performance, and assessment when using SQL Server 2005. This document does not replace the SQL Server 2005 installation instructions. However, it does give best practices at specific points. It should be read alongside the SQL Server 2005 installation instructions. The specific focus of this whitepaper is properly configuring the DS3000, DS4000, and DS5000 storage systems for SQL Server 2005 deployments.
Forward arrow DS5000/DS4000/DS3000: Installing and Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager 5.5.1 from IBM with Microsoft Exchange 2007
This installation and configuration guide is designed to provide best practices for installing and configuring TSM 5.5.1 for Exchange Server 2007 with the DS5000 storage array, and following these implementation guidelines makes sure you are provided with a successful Microsoft Exchange data protection solution.
Forward arrow DS5000/DS4000/DS3000: Best Practices for Installing and Configuring Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
This document provides tested and proven best practices for installing and configuring Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 on IBM storage subsystems. The IT staff of a small to medium business can use these best practices to complete a sound, turnkey installation of Office Communications Server 2007 on their IBM storage subsystems. With this solution, even a small business can level its playing field and operate globally alongside larger companies. This whitepaper focuses on optimal configuration of the DS3000, DS4000, and DS5000 storage systems for OCS 2007 deployments.
Forward arrow DS5000/DS4000/DS3000: Data Protection Using FlashCopy and VolumeCopy
This whitepaper focuses on the FlashCopy and VolumeCopy premium features of the IBM System Storage™ DS3000, DS4000, and DS5000 arrays, in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows 2008 environments. These features provide Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) support, which in turn enable advanced data backup, recovery, and replication functionality. Use cases, benefits, and implementation overviews are provide.
Forward arrow DS5000/DS4000/DS3000: Backup and Restore of SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2003 Using FlashCopy with Symantec Backup Exec 12
This document provides guidelines for installing and configuring a comprehensive solution that can significantly improve the availability of business-critical applications and data. In particular, this solution makes sure that both your Microsoft Windows SQL Server 2005 application and your data are always available. The solution requires strategic implementation of disk-to-disk backup and restore with server clustering.
Forward arrow DS5000/DS4000/DS3000: Recovery of Single Mailboxes and Single Mail Messages from Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Using Symantec Backup Exec 12
This Exchange recovery solution provides the technical information necessary to successfully install and configure Symantec Backup Exec 12 to allow for granular recovery of the Exchange server data. Granular Recovery Technology provides the ability to specify what data to restore. You can choose the Information Store, an individual mailbox, or an individual mail item.
Forward arrow DS5000/DS4000/DS3000: Backup and Restore of SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008 Using FlashCopy with Symantec Backup Exec 12.5
This document provides instructions for installing and configuring a comprehensive solution that can significantly improve the availability of business-critical applications and data. In particular, this solution makes sure that both your Microsoft Windows SQL Server 2008 application and data are always available. The solution requires a strategic implementation of disk-to-disk backup and restore with server clustering.
Forward arrow DS4000:  IBM System Storage™ DS4800 20,000 Mailbox Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
This document describes a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 storage solution for 20,000 users on the IBM System Storage™ DS4800 array, based upon the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage program. The ESRP – Storage program was developed by Microsoft Corporation to provide a common storage testing framework for vendors to provide information on their storage solutions for Microsoft Exchange Server software.
PDF file DS4000:  IBM TSM for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (420 KB)
IBM® TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager) for SharePoint Server 2007 provides site, subsite, and item-level backup and restore granularity down to the single document level. Granular restore capability is the key to quicker restore times with SharePoint. When TSM is combined with a reliable, scalable disk subsystem like the IBM System Storage™ DS4000 series, the result is a highly effective solution that is ready to help your organization meet demanding backup and recovery time objectives, without added administrative complexity.
Forward arrow DS4000:  Exchange 2003 VSS Backup Solution for IBM System Storage DS4000 Series IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail – Data Protection for Exchange (125 KB)
The solution allows Exchange Administrators to easily and consistently create VSS– based snapshots for both local and off–host backups, which significantly reduces backup loads on Exchange servers.
Forward arrow DS4000:  IBM System Storage DS4500 Solution for Microsoft Exchange Server – Storage
This paper builds on Microsoft best practices making recommendations based around storage design concepts for deploying Microsoft Exchange 2003 messaging server on the family of DS4500 storage systems.
Forward arrow DS4000:  IBM System Storage DS4700 Express 8000 Mailbox Exchange Server 2007 Storage Solution
This document provides information on the IBM System Storage DS4700 storage solution for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007, based on the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage program
Forward arrow DS4000:  IBM System Storage DS4800 8K–User Solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 – Storage
This document provides information on the IBM System Storage DS4800 storage solution for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007, based on the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage program
Forward arrow DS4000:  IBM System Storage DS4800 Exchange Server 2007 15,000 Mailbox Jetstress Analysis
This document provides storage sizing guidelines and performance results for 15,000 mailboxes on the DS4800 with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 using a single System x3850 server. The Microsoft Jetstress testing tool was used to generate the load, which is designed to verify that the storage system can handle the target I/O load for a specific number of users.
Forward arrow DS4000:  IBM DS4700 Express 8000 Mailbox Local Continuous Replication Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
This document provides information on the IBM System Storage DS4700 storage solution for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 Local Continuous Replication (LCR), based on the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage program.
Forward arrow DS4000:  IBM System Storage DS4800 12000 Mailbox Exchange Server 2003 – Storage Solution
This document provides information on the IBM System Storage DS4800 12000 mailbox storage solution for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003, based on the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage program.
Forward arrow DS4000:  Disk-to-Disk Backup and Restore of Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005 Using DS4000 Storage Manager FlashCopy® with Symantec™ Backup Exec™ 11d
This document explains best practices and methods for disk-to-disk backup of SQL Server® 2005 databases using IBM® DS4000 storage subsystem combined with the industry leading backup software, Symantec™ Backup Exec™ 11d. This backup and recovery solution implements Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), the IBM VSS hardware provider, and the FlashCopy® feature of the IBM DS4000 storage subsystem.
Forward arrow DS3300: IBM System Storage™ DS3300 Storage System 1000 Mailbox Clustered Continuous Replication Microsoft Exchange 2007 - Storage Solution
This document describes an Exchange Server 2007 storage solution (ESRP - Storage) for 1000 users on the IBM System Storage™ DS3300 storage system using Microsoft’s Clustered Continuous Replication technology.
Forward arrow DS3200:  IBM System Storage DS3200 2000 Mailbox Local Continuous Replication (LCR) Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
This document provides information on the IBM System Storage DS3200 storage solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, based the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage program. The ESRP – Storage program was developed by Microsoft Corporation to provide a common storage testing framework for vendors to provide information on their storage solutions for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 software. This document details an Exchange 2007 Local Continuous Replication storage solution for 2,000 users on the IBM System Storage DS3200 array.
Forward arrow DS3200:  Protecting Exchange Server 2007 with Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2007 & IBM DS3200 Storage Subsystems
The purpose of this document is to detail the setup and configuration of Microsoft® Data Protection Manager 2007™ (DPM) within a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 environment on the IBM® System Storage™ DS3000-series storage subsystems. DPM offers comprehensive data protection for organizations of all sizes by leveraging disk-to-disk, disk-to-tape, and disk-to-disk-to-tape continuous backup.
PDF file DS3200:  Continuous Application Availability: Server Clustering and the IBM DS3200 Storage Subsystem  (112 K)
PDF file DS3000:  Protecting Microsoft® Exchange Servers with IBM System Storage™ DS3000 series and Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007  (371 K)
Solution Brief
N series:  IBM System Storage N series for Microsoft Exchange 2007 (SP1) Continuous Replication - (NS3651-0)
Technical white paper - Best-practices guide
N series:  IBM System Storage N series with SnapVault for Disk-to-Disk Backup in Microsoft Windows Environments - (NS3667-0)
Technical white paper - A technical overview of highly effective business-critical application management support
N series:  IBM System Storage N5600 iSCSI 26,000-User Microsoft Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
Technical white paper - ESRP – Storage, Test results and best practices
N series:  IBM System Storage N3600 iSCSI 5,000-User Microsoft Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
This document provides best-practice information on the IBM® System Storage™ N series solution, specifically on the IBM N3600 iSCSI storage solution for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a 5,000-user configuration.
Forward arrow N series:  IBM System Storage N series SnapManager for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 - (NS3638-0)
Technical white paper - Best-practices guide
PDF file N series:  Exchange Server 2007 with IBM System Storage N series with SnapManager for Exchange – NS3598–0 (509 KB)
A performance-impact analysis
Forward arrow N series:  N-Series: IBM System Storage N5600 FC 26,000–User Microsoft Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
PDF file N series:  Microsoft Exchange 2007 Continuous Replication – NS3600–0 (165 KB)
Best practices guide
PDF file N series:  Hosted Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Deployment Using IBM System Storage N series – NS3569–0 (194 KB)
Large–scale, 680,000–mailbox Exchange Server proof of concept
PDF file N series:  Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and IBM System Storage N series with RAID–DP – NS3574–0 (184 KB)
Best practices
PDF file N series:  IBM System Storage N series and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 – NS3578–0 (541 KB)
Best practices guide
PDF file N series:  Microsoft Exchange 2007 and IBM System Storage N series – NS3584–0 (612 KB)
Disaster recovery solution
PDF file N series:  SAP on Microsoft Windows and Microsoft SQL Server with IBM System Storage N series – NS3586–0 (147 KB)
System–copy benefits and implementation guide
PDF file N series:  Integrating FileNet Image Services with IBM System Storage N Series Unified Storage for Microsoft Windows – NS3334–0 (929 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best practices
PDF file N series:  Online MySQL Backup Using IBM System Storage N series with Snapshot Technology – NS3601–0 (441 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best practices
PDF file N series:  Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and IBM System Storage N series with SnapMirror technology – NS3108–0 (104 KB)
This white paper explains that IBM System Storage N series with SnapMirror establishes a user–friendly, dependable, and flexible disaster recovery solution for Microsoft SQL Server.
PDF file N series:  Integrating IBM System Storage N series into Microsoft Windows peer–to–peer workgroups – NS3148–0 (62 KB)
This white paper details the process associated with workgroup integration.
PDF file N series:  Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005 and IBM System Storage N series – NS3431–0 (392 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best practices
PDF file N series:  Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and IBM System Storage N series with SnapManager, SnapMirror and SnapRestore – NS3526–0 (367 KB)
Technical White Paper – Disaster Recovery
PDF file N series:  Microsoft SQL Server and IBM System Storage N series with SnapDrive – NS3247–0 (136 KB)
Technical White Paper – Integration Guide
PDF file N series:  Microsoft Cluster Service and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Virtual Server with IBM System Storage N series and SnapDrive – NS3248–0 (153 KB)
Technical White Paper – Implementation
PDF file N series:  Microsoft Exchange and IBM System Storage N series with NearStore and Symantec Enterprise Vault – NS3267–0 (112 KB)
Technical White Paper – Integrating for Data Archival
PDF file N series:  Microsoft Cluster Services and IBM System Storage N series – NS3375–0 (312 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best Practices Integration
PDF file N series:  Simplifying Microsoft Exchange Migration with IBM System Storage N series and Symantec Enterprise Vault – NS3395–0 (121 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best Practices
PDF file N series:  Exchange Server 2003 on IBM System Storage N series – NS3523–0 (121 KB)
Technical White Paper – Jetstress best practices
Forward arrow XIV:  IBM XIV® System Storage, with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail - Data Protection for Exchange version 6.1
IBM XIV System Storage combined with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail — Data Protection for Exchange v6.1 and Microsoft VSS technology that provides the perfect combination for backing up and protecting valuable Microsoft Exchange mail data
Forward arrow XIV:  IBM XIV® Storage System 16,000 Mailbox Cluster Continuous Replication Exchange 2007 SP1 Storage Solution
This document provides information on the IBM XIV 2810 Storage System storage solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1, based upon the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage program.
   


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Oracle
Forward arrow All Storage:  Oracle RMAN Disk-to-Disk Backup using the IBM DS3000, DS4000, or DS5000 Storage Subsystems
Forward arrow DS3000:  Deploying Oracle RAC 10g Release 2 with ASM on Windows Server 2003 with DS3000 Storage Subsystems
Forward arrow DS3000:  Deploying an Oracle RAC 10g Release 2 database with ASM on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with an IBM DS3200 Storage Subsystem
Forward arrow DS3000:  Deploying Oracle RAC 10g Release 2 with ASM on Linux on IBM Power Systems with IBM DS4000 or DS3400 Storage Subsystems
Forward arrow DS3000:  Deploying Oracle RAC 10g Release 2 with ASM on RHEL 5 or SLES 10 and an IBM DS3300 Storage Subsystem
Forward arrow DS3000:  Deploying Oracle RAC 11g R1 on RHEL 5 or SLES 10 with Oracle ASM on the IBM DS3400, DS4200, DS4700, and DS4800 Storage Subsystems
Configuration Guide for DS3000 deployment with Oracle RAC and ASM
Forward arrow DS3400, DS4000, DS5000: Cloning an Oracle Database to the Same Server Using FlashCopy and VolumeCopy on DS3400, DS4000, and DS5000
Local cloning of an Oracle Database using premium features
Forward arrow DS4000, DS5000: Forward Recovery of an Oracle Database Using Enhanced Remote Mirroring Feature on DS4000 and DS5000
Using ERM to recover an Oracle Database
Forward arrow DS4000, DS5000: Recovering from Catastrophic Failures Using Enhanced Remote Mirroring for Data Replication on DS4000 and DS5000
Using ERM for Disaster Recovery of an Oracle Database
Forward arrow DS4000, DS5000: Safely Upgrading an Oracle Database Using Enhanced Remote Mirroring on DS4000 and DS5000
Using ERM for upgrading the Oracle Database version
Forward arrow DS4000, DS5000:  Migrating to Oracle Database 11g Using Transportable Tablespaces with Enhanced Remote Mirroring on DS4000 and DS5000
Using ERM to migrate to Oracle Database 11g using the transportable tablespaces feature
Forward arrow DS4000, DS5000:  Cloning an Oracle Database Using Enhanced Remote Mirroring on DS4000 DS5000
Remote cloning of an Oracle Database using premium features
Forward arrow DS4000, DS5000:  Selective Restores Using Enhanced Remote Mirroring with Oracle Flashback Database on DS4000 and DS5000
Using ERM to do point-in-time restore of an Oracle Database
PDF file DS4000:  Achieving High Availability on a Linux Two–Node Cluster Using Oracle’s Maximum Availability Architecture (250 KB)
Best practices
Forward arrow DS4000:  Best Practices for running Oracle RAC database with ASM on IBM DS4800 Storage Subsystems
Best Practices Guide
PDF file DS4000:  Cloning Oracle Databases – Best Practices Using DS4000 Storage Manager Data Replication Features (125 KB)
Best practices
PDF file DS4000:  Deploying an Oracle 10g Database with ASM on Linux 2.6 with an IBM DS4000 Storage Subsystem (434 KB)
Installation and Configuration Guide
DS4000:  Deploying Oracle RAC 10g Release 2 with ASM on AIX 5.3 with an IBM DS4700 or DS4800 Storage Subsystem
DS4000:  Deploying Oracle RAC 10g Release 2 with ASM on Linux on IBM Power Systems with IBM DS4000 or DS3400 Storage Subsystems
PDF file DS4000:  Deploying an Oracle RAC 10g Database on Solaris with an IBM DS4000 Storage Subsystem (286 KB)
Installation and Configuration Guide
PDF file DS4000:  Deploying an Oracle RAC 10g Database with ASM on Windows Server 2003 with an IBM DS4000 Storage Subsystem (314 KB)
Installation and Configuration Guide
Forward arrow DS4000:  Deploying Oracle RAC 11g R1 on RHEL 5 or SLES 10 with Oracle ASM on the IBM DS3400, DS4200, DS4700, and DS4800 Storage Subsystems
Configuration Guide for DS4000 deployment with Oracle RAC and ASM
PDF file DS4000:  The Optimal Oracle Configuration: Using the Oracle Orion Workload Tool to Accurately Configure Storage (391 KB)
Technical White Paper
PDF file DS4000:  Oracle Database Protection Using DS4000 Storage Manager Data Replication Features (75 KB)
Technical White Paper
PDF file DS4000:  Tuning Oracle with Consideration for Storage and Oracle Database Files (142 KB)
Technical White Paper
PDF file DS4000:  Tuning Oracle with Consideration for Storage and Oracle Memory Usage (90 KB)
Technical White Paper
PDF file DS4000:  Tuning Oracle with Consideration for Storage and Your Application Mix (180 KB)
Technical White Paper
Forward arrow DS5000: Ingest, scale, and manage data explosion using Oracle SecureFiles on IBM System Storage DS5000 series
Forward arrow DS5000:  Best Practices for running Oracle RAC database with ASM on IBM DS4800 Storage Subsystems
Best Practices Guide for DS5000 and DS4800
Forward arrow DS5000:  Comparing Oracle Database I/O Performance between the DS5000 Storage Subsystem and the DS4800 Storage Subsystem
Forward arrow DS8000:  DS8000 Performance Configuration Guidelines for Implementing Oracle Databases with ASM
Forward arrow DS8000:  Deploying Oracle RAC 10g and 11g with ASM on Red Hat Enterprise Linux with DS8000
Configuration Guide for DS8000 deployment
Forward arrow DS8000:  Leveraging DS8000 Advanced Copy Services for Oracle User-Managed Backup and Recovery | Oracle RAC 10g with ASM
Best practices for Backup and Recovery of Oracle RAC databases with ASM
Forward arrow DS8000:  Oracle 10g R2 with Automatic Storage Management and IBM System Storage FlashCopy Backup and Recovery Procedures
Backup and Recovery of single instance Oracle database using FlashCopy
PDF file DS8000 and DS6000:  Deploying Oracle ASM with Oracle RAC 10g on AIX with IBM System Storage DS8000 and DS6000 Advanced Features (657 KB)
Technical White Paper
N series:  Technical report: Leveraging IBM System Storage N series with SnapManager for Oracle Database Backup, Recovery and Clone Management - (NS3665-0)
Technical white paper - Best-practices guide
Forward arrow N series:  OracleRAC10g in a SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 Environment and IBM System Storage N series - (NS3592-0)
Technical white paper - Best-practice installation and configuration
Forward arrow N series:  IBM System Storage N series and Oracle Database 11g - (NS3633-0)
Technical white paper - Best practices guidelines
Forward arrow N series:  Rapid deployment of Oracle Database 11g using VMware Infrastructure and IBM System Storage N series with FlexClone - (NS3646-0)
Technical white paper - An implementation case study
PDF file N series:  Setting up OracleRAC 10gR2 over NFS on IBM System Storage N series – NS3572–0 (710 KB)
Best practices for using automatic storage management
PDF file N series:  IBM System Storage N series with SnapManager for Oracle N series – NS3554–0 (831 KB)
Best–practice database backup, recovery, and clone management
PDF file N series:  Oracle Cluster File System and Oracle RAC on IBM System Storage N series N series – NS3605–0 (831 KB)
Best–practice installation and configuration
PDF file N series:  Oracle Database 10g Release 2 and Oracle Cluster Synchronization Services on IBM System Storage N series – NS3555–0 (121 KB)
Best practices for high availabiliy
PDF file N series:  Oracle 10g and IBM System Storage N series – NS3556–0 (131 KB)
Best practices information lifecycle management
PDF file N series:  Oracle 10g on HP–UX and IBM System Storage N series – NS3557–0 (120 KB)
Best-practice performance
PDF file N series:  Oracle RAC 10g Release 2 on SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 and IBM System Storage N series – NS3594–0 (2.44 MB)
Installation guide
PDF file N series:  Oracle10g for UNIX with IBM System Storage N series – NS3353–0 (226 KB)
Best Practice Integration
PDF file N series:  Oracle E–Business Suite and IBM System Storage N series with SnapMirror – NS3300–0 (130 KB)
Technical White Paper – Cloning for Data Protection
PDF file N series:  Using Oracle Database 10g Automatic Storage Management with IBM System Storage N series – NS3329–0 (158 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best Practices
PDF file N series:  Oracle9i for UNIX and IBM N series – NS3130–0 (63 KB)
Technical White Paper – Backup and recover
PDF file N series:  Symantec Veritas NetBackup and IBM System Storage N series with Snapshot and SnapRestore in an Oracle Environment – NS3394–0 (149 KB)
Technical White Paper – Integration for Backup and Recovery
PDF file N series:  Oracle 9iRAC installation in a Linux environment with an IBM System N series with SnapRestore – NS3189–0 (112 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best practices for data protection
PDF file N series:  Oracle and IBM N series Storage Systems – NS3266–0 (73 KB)
Technical White Paper – Applications for LUN cloning
PDF file N series:  OracleRAC10g and IBM System Storage N series in a Linux Environment – NS3349–0 (155 KB)
Technical White Paper – Clustering using automatic storage–management functions
PDF file N series:  Oracle9i for UNIX on IBM System Storage N series – NS3355–0 (178 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best–practice database cloning using flexible volumes in NAS and SAN environments
PDF file N series:  Oracle and IBM System Storage N series with NearStore Feature and Open Systems SnapVault – NS3377–0 (76 KB)
Technical White Paper – Backup and Restore for UNIX Platforms
PDF file N series:  Oracle RAC 10g Installation in a SUSE Linux Environment with IBM System Storage N series – NS3413–0 (1956 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best practices
PDF file N series:  OracleRAC10g on Linux with IBM System Storage N series – NS3423–0 (177 KB)
Technical White Paper – A performance comparison against FCP, NFS, and iSCSI
PDF file N series:  SAP on UNIX and Oracle with IBM System Storage N series – NS3442–0 (2401 KB)
Technical White Paper - Best practices
PDF file N series:  SAP on Windows and Oracle with IBM System Storage N series – NS3444–0 (1758 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best practices
PDF file N series:  Oracle 10g R2 and IBM System Storage N series with SnapMirror – NS3455–0 (167 KB)
Technical White Paper – Disaster recovery planning
PDF file N series:  Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g System–Monitoring Plug–In For IBM System Storage N series – NS3469–0 (209 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best Practices
PDF file N series:  Oracle RAC 10g with AIX and IBM System Storage N series – NS3479–0 (63 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best–Practices Installation
PDF file N series:  SAP, UNIX and Oracle on IBM System Storage N series – NS3520–0 (1.3 MB)
Technical White Paper – Backup and Recovery Best Practices
PDF file N series:  N series: OracleRAC10g Release 2 on POWER Linux (SUSE9) with IBM System Storage N series – NS3536–0 (3.66 MB)
Technical White Paper
PDF file N series:  Oracle RAC10g with AIX and IBM System Storage N series – NS3542–0 (126 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best–practices installation
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SVC Best Practices for optimizing storage performance with Oracle Databases using ASM
Forward arrow SAN Volume Controller (SVC):  Deploying Oracle RAC 10g with ASM on AIX using IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller
Configuration Guide for SVC deployment
Forward arrow SAN Volume Controller (SVC):  Deploying Oracle RAC 10g with ASM on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with IBM SAN Volume Controller
Configuration Guide for SVC deployment with Oracle RAC and ASM
Forward arrow SAN Volume Controller (SVC):  Leveraging SAN Volume Controller (SVC) Advanced Copy Services for Oracle User-Managed Backup and Recovery Oracle RAC 10g with ASM
Best practices for Backup and Recovery of Oracle RAC databases with ASM
Forward arrow XIV:  Deploying Oracle RAC 11g with ASM on IBM AIX 6.1 using IBM XIV Storage System
This white paper details the configuration of the IBM XIV Storage System in a software environment consisting of Oracle Database 11g with Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and Oracle Automatic Storage Manager (ASM) on the IBM AIX 6.1 platform. Details the configuration steps, guidelines in laying out logical, storage pools, volumes, disk discovery and host connectivity.
   
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PolyServe
PDF file All Storage:  Managing Growth with PolyServe Matrix Server and IBM FlashCopy  (240 KB)

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SAP
PDF file All Storage:  IBM System Storage Virtualization solutions for SAP IT environments (999 KB)
IBM System Storage virtualization solutions for SAP IT environments can help you maintain the availability of SAP data and applications and maximize resource utilization while keeping costs under control.
PDF file All Storage:  IBM System Storage Solutions for SAP IT environments (617 KB)
IBM System Storage solutions for SAP IT environments can help you create an infrastructure that responds to changing business requirements while enabling data sharing and collaboration across your enterprise.
PDF file All Storage:  IBM archiving and data management solution for SAP (497 KB)
Introducing IBM archiving and compliance solutions for SAP which can improve SAP NetWeaver and R/3 database operations and protect data for the long term. The IBM System Storage Archive solution for SAP aligns SAP information with business value through management of retention policies and service levels to help ensure your data is available, accessible, compliant and protected.
PDF file All Storage:  IBM and SAP archiving and data management solutions for Banking (515 KB)
This brochure introduces the IBM System Storage Archive solution for SAP NetWeaver, R/3, and non-SAP information which can enable financial institutions to advance from individual, siloed risk and compliance projects toward an enterprise-wide risk management strategy.
PDF file All Storage:  IBM and SAP archiving and data management solutions for Insurance (497 KB)
This brochure introduces IBM System Storage Archive solution for SAP NetWeaver, R/3, and non-SAP information which can help Insurers effectively manage risk and compliance issues in an environment of expanding regulatory requirements and standards.
PDF file All Storage:  IBM Infrastructure for SAP Adaptive Computing (371 KB)
IBM offers complete and comprehensive infrastructure solutions to run any SAP landscape, including SAP Adaptive Computing. IBM infrastructure solutions encompass servers, storage, databases (DB2) and infrastructure management software like Tivoli, WebSphere, Lotus, and Rational.
PDF file DS8300: SAP Business Objects Scalability Test
This Saturn Executive Report highlights SAP Business Objects Scalability test on IBM Power Systems and IBM Systems Storage DS8300. The report features SAP Business Objects XI on an IBM server and storage architecture for thousands of users.
PDF file DS8300:  Boost your SAP performance using IBM System Storage DS8300 Turbo configured with Solid State Disk (SSD) Drives
IBM solution brief –IBM recently completed testing of SAP environments that featured —SAP Deposits Management, IBM System z10® Enterprise class server, DB2® for z/OS 9.1 and IBM System Storage DS8300 with Solid State Drives (SSD).
PDF file DS8000: IBM System z® and System Storage DS8000: Accelerating the SAP Deposits Management Workload With Solid State Drives (253 KB)
Recent trends in direct access storage devices (DASD) have highlighted the use of NAND flash semiconductor memory technology for solid-state drives (SSD).  SSDs have no moving parts, requiring less energy and have better performance than spinning disks, or hard disk drives (HDD). This paper describes several measurements of the SAP Deposits Management application comparing HDD and SSD storage subsystems for the IBM System Storage DS8300 with both SSDs and HDDs.
PDF file DS8000: Logical configuration concepts for IBM System Storage™ DS8000 series in large data centers - Best Practices regarding logical volume layout for databases, ERP systems and data warehouses using DS8000. (2030 KB)
DS5000:  Disaster Recovery for SAP with VMware Site Recovery Manager on IBM Systems Storage DS5000 and IBM System x3850 M2
Describes the setup for VMware SRM (Site Recovery Manager) in a VMware environment running SAP as the main application along with IBM Systems Storage DS5000 with Flash Copy and Metro Mirroring to implement a Disaster Recovery solution.
PDF file DS3400:  SAP ERP Enterpriseon IBM System Storage DS3400 Storage Server–Layout Considerations – (339 KB)
Best practices
PDF file DS3400:  IBM System Storage DS3400 on MS Windows 2008 64bit and MS SQL Server 2005–Proof of Concept – (2.22 MB)
Installation of SAP Solution Manager in Windows 2008 environment
PDF file ITG Detailed Report: Storage Competitive TCO MM. – (542 KB)
This detailed report provides a comprehensive analysis of IBM System Storage offerings compared to HP in midmarket accounts. Complete details for Total Coat of ownership are included. The Competitive TCO detailed report from ITG includes: HP EVA, IBM DS5000 Systems and IBM XIV Systems.
PDF file  ITG Executive Summary: Storage Competitive TCO MM. – (282 KB)
This report provides an Executive Overview of IBM System Storage offerings compared to HP in midmarket accounts. Summary details for Total Coat of ownership are included.The Competitive TCO executive summary report from ITG includes: HP EVA, IBM DS5000 Systems and IBM XIV Systems.
PDF file  ITG Reports for Storage: Value Proposition for IBM System Storage: Cost/Benefit Case for SAP Deployment in Enterprise Installations. – (298 KB)
This report provides an Executive Overview of IBM System Storage offerings compared to HP and EMC in large accounts. Summary details for Total Coat of ownership are included for both IBM and competitive products.
PDF file  ITG Reports for Storage: Value Proposition for IBM System Storage: Cost/Benefit Case for SAP Deployment in Enterprise Installations. – (534 KB)
This detailed report provides a comprehensive analysis of IBM System Storage offerings compared to HP and EMC in large accounts. Complete details for Total Coat of ownership are included for both IBM and competitive products.
N series:  IBM System Storage N series Solutions for SAP Application Lifecycle Management - (NS3645-0)
Technical white paper - A technical overview of highly effective business-critical application management support
PDF file N series:  SAP Development and Test Environments with IBM System Storage N series Solutions – NS3631–0 (524 KB)
Solution performance impact
PDF file N series:  SAP on Microsoft Windows and Microsoft SQL Server with IBM System Storage N series – NS3585–0 (1.62 MB)
Best practices
PDF file N series:  IBM System Storage N series with SnapManager for SAP – NS3582–0 (661 KB)
Best practices
PDF file N series:  SAP on Microsoft Windows and Microsoft SQL Server with IBM System Storage N series – NS3586–0 (851 KB)
System-copy benefits and implementation guide
PDF file N series:  SAP, Windows and Oracle on IBM System Storage N series – NS3366–0 (851 KB)
Technical White Paper – Backup and Recovery
PDF file N series:  SAP on UNIX and Oracle with IBM System Storage N series – NS3442–0 (2401 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best practices
PDF file N series:  SAP on Windows and Oracle with IBM System Storage N series – NS3444–0 (1758 KB)
Best practices
PDF file N series:  SAP, UNIX and Oracle on IBM System Storage N series – NS3520–0 (1.3 MB)
Technical White Paper – Backup and Recovery Best Practices
PDF file N series:  mySAP on UNIX and Oracle on IBM System Storage N series – NS3533–0 (1.8 MB)
Technical White Paper - Best Practices
PDF file XIV: IBM XIV Storage System for SAP IT environments - Solution brief (227 KB)
IBM XIV is a revolutionary high-end disk storage architecture designed to eliminate the complexity of administration and management of tiered storage and information lifecycle management.
PDF file XIV: Best Practices for SAP Applications on IBM XIV® Storage System (1.4 MB)
This paper describes the benefits, features and best practices using a XIV in a SAP environment. Benefits include: Balance data and I/O across all physical resources, instant snapshots without significant impact to performance for the Backup and Restore of SAP applications.
PDF file XIV: Best Practices Guide for SAP Applications with IBM XIV Storage System Advanced Features XIV Snapshots for Backup/Restore using TSM for Advanced Copy Services & Thin Provisioning (4.8 MB)
The paper describes the key benefits of XIV Storage System Advanced Features for Snapshots Backup/Restore and Thin Provisioning in the SAP environment. It walks through the configuration steps of TSM for ACS in creating the XIV snapshots for the backup and restore in an SAP environment. It also describes using XIV thin-provisioning in achieving improved and optimum storage utilization, and in managing the growth of data in a thin-provisioned storage pool.

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Symantec
Forward arrow DS8000 and SAN Volume Controller:  Disaster Recovery using Veritas Storage Foundation Enterprise HA and IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Metro Mirror & Global Mirror
Solution Installation and Configuration
PDF file DS8000:  Disaster Recovery using Veritas Storage Foundation Enterprise HA and IBM DS8000 with Metro Mirror – SM101–1 (686 KB)
Solution Installation and Configuration
Forward arrow N series:  Symantec Veritas Cluster Server and IBM System Storage N series with SnapMirror for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 - (NS3642-0)
Technical white paper - Implementation and best practices
PDF file N series:  Implementing Symantec Enterprise Vault with IBM System Storage N series – NS3500–0 (831 KB)
Best practices integration guide
PDF file N series:  Symantec NetBackup and IBM System Storage N series – NS3429–0 (5.38 MB)
Technical White Paper - Disk-based backup solutions deployment and implementation guide
PDF file N series:  Symantec Enterprise Vault and IBM System Storage N series with SnapLock – NS3501–0 (393 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best–practice integration
PDF file N series:  Microsoft Exchange and IBM System Storage N series with NearStore and Symantec Enterprise Vault – NS3267–0 (112 KB)
Technical White Paper – Integrating for Data Archival
PDF file N series:  Symantec Enterprise Vault and IBM System Storage N series with NearStore – NS3382–0 (302 KB)
Technical White Paper – Deployment Guide
PDF file N series:  Symantec Enterprise Vault and IBM System Storage N series – NS3383–0 (327 KB)
Technical White Paper – Integration for file-system archival
PDF file N series:  IBM System Storage N series with NearStore and SnapVault Options and Symantec Veritas NetBackup – NS3396–0 (253 KB)
Technical White Paper – Disk-Based Backup & Recovery
PDF file N series:  Symantec Veritas NetBackup and IBM System Storage N series with Snapshot and SnapRestore in an Oracle Environment – NS3394–0 (149 KB)
Technical White Paper – Integration for Backup and Recovery
PDF file N series:  Simplifying Microsoft Exchange Migration with IBM System Storage N series and Symantec Enterprise Vault – NS3395-0 (121 KB)
Technical White Paper – Best Practices
PDF file N series:  Symantec Veritas NetBackup 6.0 and IBM System Storage N series with NearStore and SnapVault – NS3465-0 (3.19 MB)
Technical White Paper – Deployment and implementation guide

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Tivoli
PDF file DS4000:  Automated FlashCopy Backup and Restore of Oracle 9i on AIX 5.2 Using Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.2 (417 KB)
IBM System Storage DS4000 Installation Guide
PDF file DS4000:  FlashCopy Backup and Restore For IBM DB2 8.1 / AIX 5.2 Using Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.2 (807 KB)
IBM System Storage DS4000 Installation Guide
PDF file DS4000:  Remote Backup and Restore For AIX 5.2 Flat Files Using Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.2 (2.5 MB)
IBM System Storage DS4000 Installation Guide
PDF file DS4000:  Remote Backup and Restore For IBM DB2 / AIX 5.2 Using Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.2 (2.5 MB)
IBM System Storage DS4000 Installation Guide
PDF file DS4000:  SATA Disk to Disk Backup and Restore for AIX 5.2 Using Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.2 (1.6 MB)
IBM System Storage DS4000 Installation Guide

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VMware
Forward arrow DS4000/DS5000:  Disaster Recovery Using IBM Enhanced Remote Mirroring with VMware
Forward arrow DS4000/DS5000:  ESG Lab Validation Report: Automated, Affordable Disaster Recovery Solutions - IBM System x Enterprise Servers, IBM System Storage DS4000 / DS5000, VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Forward arrow DS4000/DS5000:  VMware® Consolidated Backup With Symantec Net Backup 6.5.X on DS4000/5000
Forward arrow DS4000/DS5000:  VMware® Consolidated Backup with IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager, DS4000/5000
Forward arrow DS5000:  Best Practices for Running VMware ESX 3.5 on an IBM® DS5000™ Storage System
DS5000:  ESG Lab Validation Report: IBM DS5000 Series - Real-World Performance for Virtualized Systems
N series: VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager in an IBM System Storage N series Environment - (NS3671-0)
Technical white paper - Best-practice installation and configuration
N series:  IBM System Storage N series with Open Systems SnapVault for Protecting Virtual Infrastructure - (NS3653)
Technical white paper - Best-practices guide
N series:  IBM System Storage N series with SnapManager and SharePoint Server 2007 with VMware Virtualization - (NS3675-0)
Technical white paper - Best practices for testing and protection
Forward arrow N series:  Rapid deployment of Oracle Database 11g using VMware Infrastructure and IBM System Storage N series with FlexClone - (NS3646-0)
Technical white paper - An implementation case study
PDF file N series:  VMware ESX Server 3.0 on IBM System Storage N series – NS3562–0 (205 KB)
Best-practices backup case study
PDF file N series:  VMware and IBM System Storage N series with SnapMirror and MetroCluster – NS3606–0 (1.38 MB)
High availability and disaster recovery
PDF file N series:  Storage Block Alignment with VMware Virtual Infrastructure and IBM System Storage N series – NS3593–0 (896 KB)
Technical White Paper – Correctly aligning LUNs and virtual disk files

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