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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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Comm Vault   Oracle   Symantec
FileNet   PolyServe   Tivoli
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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
Forward arrow DS8000: IBM System Storage DS8300 80,000 Mailbox Local Continuous Replication Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
This document provides information on the IBM System Storage™ DS8300 storage solution for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 Local Continuous Replication (LCR), based on the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage program. The solution uses IBM storage and IBM BladeCenter to show how an organization can host 80,000 Microsoft Exchange users and still have room to grow.
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.
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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
Forward arrow DS8000/DS4000: 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.
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.
PDF file DS4000: NetBackup 6.0 with Exchange Installation and Configuration Guidebook for Version 1.0 (2.9 MB)
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.
PDF file DS4000/DS3000: Simplifying the SAN (1 MB)
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
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
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.


Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP)
Microsoft Storage Partners
Microsoft Storage – Simple SAN

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Oracle
PDF file DS4000: Achieving High Availability on a Linux Two–Node Cluster Using Oracle’s Maximum Availability Architecture (250 KB)
Best practices
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
PDF file DS4000: Deploying an Oracle 10g RAC Database on Solaris with an IBM DS4000 Storage Subsystem (286 KB)
Installation and Configuration Guide
PDF file DS4000: Deploying an Oracle 10g RAC Database with ASM on Windows Server 2003 with an IBM DS4000 Storage Subsystem (314 KB)
Installation and Configuration Guide
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
PDF file DS8000 and DS6000: Deploying Oracle ASM with Oracle 10g RAC on AIX with IBM System Storage DS8000 and DS6000 Advanced Features (657 KB)
Technical White Paper
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: Oracle10g RAC 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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PolyServe
PDF file All Storage: Managing Growth with PolyServe Matrix Server and IBM FlashCopy (240 KB)

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SAP
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)
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 All Storage: High-Performance SAP NetWeaver BI Solutions based on IBM DB2 9 and IBM Systems Solution for BI accelerator from SAP (652 KB)

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All Storage: IBM and SAP
Forward arrow All Storage: Innovative IBM System Storage Solutions for SAP
Forward arrow All Storage: Solutions for SAP

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Symantec
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
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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PDF file DS6000 Interoperability (257 KB)
PDF file DS8000 Interoperability (259 KB)

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