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- Configuring and Using TotalStorage Productivity Center (TPC) to Collect and Report SAN Volume Controller (SVC) Data
- IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Data is a premier Java and Web-based solution designed to help to identify, evaluate, control, and predict the enterprise storage management needs. This paper provides detail step-by-step instructions to configure TotalStorage Productivity Center to collect SVC data, to utilize TPC GUI to review out-of-box TPC...
- Tags: IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-12-01
- IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Performance Analysis Using TotalStorage Productivity Center
- This paper presents a case study for performance analysis of virtual storage provided by the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller. The case study will present to initial client environment problem, the methods used to collect data, analyze the data, then finally a method to interpret the data and provide...
- Tags: IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, Performance, IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller, IBM Corp., Performance Management, Storage, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware
- White papers 2006-08-21
- Reporting with TPCTOOL
- Since the introduction of TotalStorage Multiple Device Manager, and its subsequent replacement by versions of TotalStorage Productivity Center, and ever since the stabilization of the TotalStorage ESS Expert, customers have asked for a way to pull performance metrics from the TotalStorage Productivity Center database in much the same way they...
- Tags: IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, Performance, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2007-08-01
- Automated Storage Provisioning for Windows Using TotalStorage Productivity Center and Tivoli Provisioning Manager
- The provisioning of SAN attached storage capacity to a server can be a time consuming and cumbersome process. The task requires skilled storage administrators. However, there is a solution to this through automation. This paper looks at how an automated storage provisioning solution can be realized for a Windows environment...
- Tags: IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, Storage Provisioning, Provisioning, Microsoft Windows, IBM Corp., Storage Capacity, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-04-01
- Derive Substantial Business Benefits From ibm totalstorage productivity center
- IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center provides a single management platform from which an organization can manage storage infrastructure for performance, availability and capacity. The business value of this platform includes its ability to: Enable end-to-end disk management with a single tool Centralize management of storage Help...
- Tags: IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, Benefit, IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp., Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2006-10-01
- Using ibm totalstorage productivity center for Disk to Monitor the SVC
- The IBM TotalStorage strategy addresses some of the most pressing needs currently facing Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and IT managers. As part of its strategy, IBM intends to deliver industry-leading technologies that will help dramatically reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) for storage and help turn fixed costs into...
- Tags: IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, Monitor, Disk, IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp., IBM TotalStorage Strategy, Roi/Tco, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Strategy, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Storage, Hardware, Management
- White papers 2005-07-21
- TotalStorage Productivity Center V2.2: Field Installation Guide - A.K.A. "The Cookbook"
- This IBM paper will help you install, tailor, and configure IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center V2.2. It is intended to be a supplement to the product planning, installation, and configuration guides, not a replacement procedure. In fact, this IBM paper will refer to product documentation throughout this paper. It will help...
- Tags: IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, IBM Corp., Storage Management, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2005-07-01
- An Introduction to Storage Provisioning With Tivoli Provisioning Manager and TotalStorage Productivity Center
- This paper is intended as an introduction to the subject of storage provisioning and is written for anyone who needs to understand IBM's automated storage provisioning tools. IBM storage provisioning solutions are based on Tivoli Provisioning Manager (TPM) and IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center (TPC). This paper examines TPM's support for...
- Tags: IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, Storage Provisioning, Storage, Provisioning, IBM Corp.
- White papers 2005-07-01
- Storage Management Buyers Guide: Help Optimize your Storage Management Infrastructure for Improved Business Agility
- Data is becoming an increasingly valuable asset for an on demand business. As its value has grown, so have the quantity and complexity of information, making it more costly to store and manage. Implementing a comprehensive information life-cycle management strategy allows you to securely manage information from beginning to end,...
- Tags: IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, Storage Management, Data, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2005-07-01
Additional Resources
- IBM TotalStorage DS4000 Storage Considerations for SAS 9 on the IBM eServer p590: Results and Findings of Disk Layout Testing
- This paper presents the storage findings and recommendations for SAS 9.1 with IBM TotalStorage DS4000 disk arrays (formerly known as FAStT). IBM and SAS team members tested SAS 9.1 at the IBM Beaverton Test Labs. SAS ETL Test Suite 1.4 was used for the test workload generator. The test environment...
- Tags: Disk, IBM eServer, SAS Institute, IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp., Utility Computing, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2005-09-22
- CINECA Powers Up High-Performance Virtualized Storage With IBM
- CINECA is the largest High-Performance Computing (HPC) centre in Italy, and one of the most important worldwide. The center wanted to provide high-performance storage services to academic and commercial users; support large data volumes and multiple file systems; keep management costs low and flexibility high; and accelerate the flow of...
- Tags: High-performance, IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp., CINECA, Storage, Leadership, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Management
- Case studies 2006-10-18
- Circuit City Boosts IT Infrastructure Effectiveness With Storage Virtualization
- As a leading worldwide retailer of brand-name consumer electronics, PCs and entertainment software, almost every aspect of Circuit City relies on IT. The retailer wanted to build a scalable storage infrastructure that can keep pace with business growth; improve administrator productivity as well as application and server availability. Circuit City...
- Tags: Storage Virtualization, Circuit City Stores Inc., IT Infrastructure, Information Technology, IBM Corp., Storage, Hardware
- Case studies 2007-09-01
- Storage Migration and Consolidation With IBM TotalStorage Products
- This IBM paper discusses how to migrate and consolidate your storage management environment using IBM TotalStorage products. It also discusses common client environments and explains how a company can benefit from migrating to a more efficient storage management environment. This paper also shows how IBM Tivoli Storage Manager works with...
- Tags: Consolidation, Migration, IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp., Storage Management, Storage, Utility Computing, Hardware
- White papers 2004-09-16
- Configuring IBM TotalStorage for Oracle OLTP Applications
- This paper offers a technique for achieving highly balanced I/O across the entire ESS (or other IBM TotalStorage) I/O subsystem - thereby optimizing overall I/O performance. This technique requires minimal knowledge of the specific application(s) to be deployed or their underlying I/O characteristics and virtually eliminates the need for manual...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., I/O, OLTP, IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp.
- White papers 2005-07-07
- Pacific Sunwear Strengthens Business Resiliency With IBM Storage Solutions
- Faced with explosive growth, Pacific Sunwear needed to ensure business resiliency while reducing the time and cost of data backup and restore services. The solution was IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, IBM ServeRAID Ultra SCSI Controller and IBM TotalStorage Expandable Storage Plus technology, and an IBM eServer xSeries system. The key...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Pacific Sunwear, Utility Computing, Storage, Backups, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies
- IBM System Storage and TotalStorage Attached Tape Subsystem Network Connectivity and Security
- The IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library, and IBM TotalStorage 3494 Library family includes several external interfaces not directly associated with data paths. Rather, those interfaces are associated with library control, service, and status information. These interfaces support customer interaction and / or feedback, as well as attachment to IBM...
- Tags: Network, Network Connectivity, IBM Corp., Remote Administration, Storage Management, Security, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Phoenix Contact Inspires Innovation With IBM, SAP and Linux
- Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co KG is a worldwide leader in automation and industrial electronics. The company faced the challenge of replacing server infrastructure with a system capable of meeting ambitious growth plans, implementing integrated ERP software within limited budgets and reduce costs. Phoenix has implemented an IBM TotalStorage DS4500...
- Tags: Innovation, Linux, Phoenix Technologies, SAP AG, IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp., Storage Management, Utility Computing, Storage, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies
- FNO Improves Patient Care With a PACS Solution From Agfa and IBM
- Fakultni Nemocnice Olomouc (FNO) is one of the leading teaching hospitals in the Czech Republic. Fakultni Nemocnice Olomouc needed to move entirely to a digital system for storing, managing and distributing medical images; build a robust, scalable infrastructure capable of managing images for many years. FNO selected and implemented an...
- Tags: Storage management, Utility computing, HEALTHCARE, Agfa-Gavaert Group, IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp., pacs, tape library, image, server
- Case studies 2006-10-20
- Split Mirror Backup/Recovery Solution With the IBM TotalStorage Server DS6800
- This white paper explains the use of an IBM TotalStorage DS6800 storage server as an essential component of advanced infrastructure solutions, such as one implementing a High Availability Split Mirror Backup / Recovery solution (SMBR) for SAP R/3 on the Oracle RDBMS and the AIX operating system environments. It sets...
- Tags: Environment, SAP AG, IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp., Storage Management, Utility Computing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Storage, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Software
- White papers 2005-06-24
- Comparison of the Performance of the DS4500 (FAStT900) and DS4400 (FAStT700) Storage Servers
- This paper provides the baseline performance of the IBM TotalStorage DS4500 Storage Server, which employs IBM DS4000 storage technology (formerly Fibre Array Storage Technology, i.e., FAStT). The purpose of this paper is to present the results obtained using the Iometer tool to measure the raw performance of the DS4500's RAID...
- Tags: Performance, Server, IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp., Storage Server, DS4500, Performance Management, Storage, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware
- White papers 2004-09-01
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