Using the IBM Spectrum Accelerate Family in VMware Environments: IBM XIV, IBM FlashSystem A9000 and IBM FlashSystem A9000R, and IBM Spectrum Accelerate
By Markus Oscheka, Bert Dufrasne, Grant Kabobel & Abilio Oliveira
- Release Date: 2017-01-25
- Genre: System Administration
Description
This IBM® Redpaper™ Redbooks publication is a brief overview of synergistic aspects between various VMware offerings and the IBM Spectrum™ Accelerate family, including IBM XIV® and IBM FlashSystem® A9000 and IBM FlashSystem A9000R servers.
After reviewing different integration concepts and explaining general implementation aspects for attaching the IBM Spectrum Accelerate™ family to VMware ESXi deployments, the paper focuses on components that are enabled by IBM Spectrum Control™ Base Edition V3.1.
This paper is intended for planning to use or implementing the IBM Spectrum Accelerate family of storage systems in a VMware environment.