© 2009 IBM Corporation Ian Shave IBM Systems and Technology Group A New Era in Midrange Storage.

© 2009 IBM Corporation

Ian ShaveIBM Systems and Technology Group

A New Era in Midrange Storage

2 © 2010 IBM Corporation

What if there was a Midrange Storage System that…

Grow as your needs grow

Combines high performance with ease of use

Advanced storage efficiency capabilities built in



Billions of dollars of IBM investment In essential technologies

IBM VirtualizationSolid-State Storage

Hard Disks

IncredibleEase of Use

Storage Virtualization

Easy Tier

DS8000

XIVSAN Volume Controller


For the first time, essential technologies in a midrange offering

Incredible Ease of Use


Easy Tier

IBM VirtualizationSolid-State Storage

Hard Disks

IncredibleEase of Use


Easy Tier

DS8000

XIVSAN Volume Controller

IBM Storwize V7000


IBM Storwize V7000

Enterprise capability at a midrange price that grows as your needs grow

Breakthrough ease of use increases storage administrator efficiency

High storage efficiency

Reduce and Control costs

Start small Think BIG


Start with 1 control enclosure – Dual controllers built in – No rack space needed

– 12x3.5” and 24x2.5” drive bays

Add up to 9 expansion enclosures– 3.5” and 2.5” drive bays

– Expand up to 240 drives

Drive capacities can be intermixed– 2.5” SSD and SAS drives

– 3.5” 2TB Nearline SAS drive

Start small. Expand easily

Grows as your needs grow

Start Small

Expand Easily

20u


New Easy-to-Use Graphical Interface Eliminates Complexity

Browser-based interface with easy navigation aids included

Auto-discovery and presets reduce complexity

IBM Systems Director and TPC component-level integration

Easy to administer


Advanced capabilities are built-in

and ready to use

Improve storage efficiency at every step

Provision Storage

Migrate Data

Protect Data

Tune Performance

Advanced Storage Efficiency built in


Efficient Storage Provisioning

100% virtualized storage. Enables flexible provisioning from a central storage pool. Included.

High-performance thin provisioning is included

Multiple internal mirroring options – RAID levels – included



Efficient Data Migration

Migrate data online, with no performance impact

Migrate to thin provisioned volumes to reclaim space

One-time data migration from external systems included



Efficient Data Protection

Space-efficient snapshots (FlashCopy) included

Reverse FlashCopy enables restores in minutes

Remote replication add-on option, Metro and Global Mirror, enables fast reliable alternate site failover



Efficient Tuning

IBM Easy Tier is included

Boost performance up to 100% while lowering per transaction costs up to 30%, using as little as 6% solid-state storage*

Simple to set up. Runs automatically.


* Source: IBM Internal Study of Benchmark Factory transactional database workload using IBM Storwize V7000, IBM Easy Tier and SSD. The performance data contained herein was obtained in a controlled, isolated environment. Actual results that may be obtained in other operating environments may vary significantly. While IBM has reviewed each item for accuracy in a specific situation,

there is no guarantee that the same or similar results will be obtained elsewhere.


Expand virtualization benefits to more storage systemsExtend Storwize V7000 advanced capabilities

Storage resource pooling Fast, efficient thin provisioning Online data migration Space-efficient snapshots IBM Easy Tier solid-state optimization Advanced Graphical User Interface When licensed:

–Remote mirroring

–Tivoli Service Management

IBM Storwize V7000

IBMEMC

HP

Note: External virtualization is pre-installed, but licensed separately


IBM Storwize V7000 Graphical User Interface demonstration


Example:Three VM1 SW licenses

Switch-on pre-installed licensed features– External storage virtualization– Remote replication with Metro and Global Mirror

Expand in the same rack space– Tivoli Management Server– ProtecTIER deduplication – LTO Tape with Long Term File System

Leverage IBM experts and resources– Storwize V7000 deployment consulting– Financing

Expand IBM Storwize V7000 functionality whenever you’re ready Easy to add accessories, separately priced


Modular midrange storage that grows as your needs grow

Easy to set up and manage reliable, high performance storage solutions

Advanced storage efficiency and data protection capabilities built in

IBM Storwize V7000 A new era in midrange storage begins today …



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