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- IBM System Storage Virtualization Engine TS7740 Performance White Paper
- This paper provides performance information on the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7740, which is the first product released in the TS7700 Virtualization Engine Series of products. The paper is intended for use by IBM field personnel and their customers in designing virtual tape solutions for their applications. The TS7740 virtualization engine...
- Tags: Storage Virtualization, Performance, Storage, IBM Corp., TS7740 Virtualization Engine, Performance Management, Virtualization, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware
- White papers 2006-11-22
Additional Resources
- IBM Virtualization Engine TS7740 Performance White Paper for Releases 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
- The TS7740 is built upon a unit of scalability called a "cluster". The TS7740 is available with a single cluster, or as two or three clusters linked together via a TCP/IP interface, termed a "Grid". Each cluster supports four FICON host channels, 256 virtual tape drives, and up to sixteen...
- Tags: Tape Drive, Virtualization, IBM Corp., TS7740, Storage Management, Storage, Performance Management, Tcp/Ip, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Networking
- White papers 2007-11-15
- IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series Bulk Volume Information Retrieval Function User's Guide Version 1.3
- The IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series is the latest in the line of tape virtualization products that has revolutionized the way mainframe customers utilize their tape resources. As the capability of tape virtualization has grown, so has the need to efficiently manage the large number of logical volumes the system...
- Tags: Information Retrieval, IBM Corp., IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage Management, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2007-08-01
- IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series Encryption Overview Version 1.1
- The IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series is the latest in the line of tape virtualization products that has revolutionized the way mainframe customers utilize their tape resources. Security of the information stored on the backstore tape cartridges has become important to many customers. The IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive...
- Tags: Data Encryption, Encryption, IBM Corp., IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series, Virtualization, Storage Management, Mainframes, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Servers
- White papers 2007-04-01
- IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series z/OS Host Command Line Request User's Guide Version 1.0
- The IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series is the latest in the line of tape virtualization products that has revolutionized the way mainframe customers utilize their tape resources. Tape virtualization subsystems have become an essential part of most mainframe customer's operations. The IBM TS7700 Virtualization Engine, with its virtual tape drives,...
- Tags: IBM z/OS, IBM Corp., IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage Management, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2007-08-01
- The Top Five Virtualization Mistakes
- Virtualization is taking the IT world by storm. After years of IT build-out, virtualization suddenly fixes everything from datacenter crowding to high cholesterol. But many IT managers are just getting started with virtualization and are employing it in only the most straightforward ways. This paper describes five mistakes common to...
- Tags: Vyatta, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2007-09-19
- IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series Best Practices
- The IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 is a mainframe virtual tape solution implementing a fully integrated, tiered storage hierarchy of disk and tape. The purpose of this paper is to describe best practices for the TS7700 based on theoretical data and practical experience. Copy Consistency Point recommendations are described for various...
- Tags: Virtualization, Best Practice, Tiered Storage, IBM Corp., IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700
- White papers 2008-04-01
- Microsoft Webcast: Why Virtualization Is More Than Server Virtualization (Level 300)
- The world is buzzing about virtualization. Most people equate virtualization with machine virtualization. They hail virtualization's impact on server consolidation and its respective cost savings. And they should. But machine virtualization is not the whole story; virtualization is much bigger than that. The attendee of this webcast will learn how...
- Tags: Webcast, Server, Microsoft Corp., Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Webcasts 2007-09-27
- Advanced Virtualization Capabilities of POWER5 Systems
- IBM POWER5 systems combine enhancements in the IBM PowerPC processor architecture with greatly enhanced firmware to significantly increase the virtualization capabilities of IBM POWER servers. The POWER hypervisor, the basis of the IBM Virtualization Engine technologies on POWER5 systems, delivers leading-edge mainframe virtualization technologies to the UNIX marketplace. The technology...
- Tags: IBM POWER5, IBM Corp., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Processors, Hardware, Storage, Semiconductors, Components
- White papers 2005-07-01
- Virtualization
- I do not know if you are all aware but I do a lot of work with virtualization software. In fact, I recently released a book called The VMware Workstation 5 Handbook. I am going to put together some of the articles I have written on virtualization that are old...
- Tags: Storage management, Utility computing, virtualization
- Blog posts 2006-03-20
- 10 MORE things you should know about virtualization
- Virtualization has probably affected every IT environment to one extent or the other. Whether you do casual virtualization for test environments or complete virtualization for all systems, there's no one-size-fits-all solution. Here's a rundown of the things you need to know about the whole virtualization space.This download is also available...
- Tags: Rick Vanover, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Download resources 2008-02-25
- 20 things you should know about virtualization
- Virtualization has been a major buzzword in the IT world for a few years. Now the buzz is getting bigger, with the release of Windows Server 2008 and the impending integration of the Hyper-V virtualization component formerly called Viridian. Of course, Microsoft already has Virtual Server and Virtual PC, as...
- Tags: Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Download resources 2008-05-01
- IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series Copy Export Function User's Guide Version 1.1
- The IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series is the latest in the line of tape virtualization products that has revolutionized the way mainframe customers utilize their tape resources. One of the key reasons to use tape is for recovery of critical operations in the event of a disaster. The TS7700, in...
- Tags: Recovery, IBM Corp., IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Simplification Through Virtualization
- While virtualization may sound like a complex, technical thought, it is really a simple idea. This webcast explains how virtualization can help simplify your infrastructure. It also explains why virtualization is not a future concept, but one you can take advantage of now.
- Tags: Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Webcasts
- PC virtualization gains attention
- In an informal poll of readers on virtualization-centric site Virtualization Review, 193 readers to date cast their votes on their "primary virtualization concern in 2008." by Paul Mah
- Tags: Desktop, PC, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Storage, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-06-11
- Virtualization for Windows: A Technology Overview
- Virtualization is unquestionably one of the hottest trends in information technology today. This is no accident. While a variety of technologies fall under the virtualization umbrella, all of them are changing the IT world in significant ways. This paper introduces Microsoft's virtualization technologies, focusing on three areas: hardware virtualization, presentation...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2007-07-01
- EMC Invista: The Power of Network-Based Virtualization
- This insightful white paper takes a look at storage virtualization and determines that this evolving technology is ready for enterprise-level implementations. It begins by defining virtualization and charting its technological development. It focuses on enterprise class, network-based virtualization as the right solution for virtualization.
- Tags: Network, EMC Corp., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2005-10-31
- TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008: Server Virtualization Solution Scenario (Level 300)
- The powerful new Windows Server virtualization infrastructure is a core feature in Windows Server 2008. The attendee of this webcast will learn the right scenarios for server virtualization, how to identify virtualization opportunities, and the long-term strategy and road map for the Microsoft virtualization technologies. The focus is on the...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft TechNet, Windows Server Virtualization Infrastructure, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Servers, Storage, Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts 2007-05-21
- Hypervisor, Virtualization Stack, and Device Virtualization Architectures
- This presentation provides an overview of the powerful new virtualization infrastructure that is a core capability in Windows Server Longhorn and in subsequent releases. The presentation presents an architectural overview of the three pillars of Microsoft Windows virtualization: the hypervisor, the virtualization stack, and device virtualization.
- Tags: Hypervisor, Presentation, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Presentations 2006-09-21
- Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O
- Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) is the next important step toward comprehensive hardware support for the virtualization of Intel platforms. VT-d extends Intel's Virtualization Technology VT roadmap from existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium processor (VT-i) virtualization to include new support for I/O- device virtualization. This paper...
- Tags: I/O, Intel Corp., VT-d, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2006-08-09
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