Specifications

5102ch02.fm Draft Document for Review May 12, 2014 12:46 pm
62 IBM Power System S822 Technical Overview and Introduction
2.8.2 IBM System Storage
The IBM System Storage Disk Systems products and offerings provide compelling storage
solutions with superior value for all levels of business, from entry-level to high-end
storage systems. For more information a bout the various offerings, see the following website:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk
The following section highlights a few of the offerings.
IBM Network Attached Storage (NAS)
IBM Network attached storage (NAS) products provide a wide-range of network attachment
capabilities to a broad range of host and client systems, such as IBM Scale Out Network
Attached Storage (SONAS) and the IBM System Storage Nxxx series. For more information
about the hardware and software, see the following website:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/network
IBM Storwize family
IBM Storwize® family is the ideal solution to optimize the data architecture for business
flexibility and data storage efficiency. Different models such as the Storwize V3700, V5000,
and V7000 offer Storage virtualization, Real-time Compression™, Easy Tier, and much more
functionality. For more information, see the following website:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/storwize
IBM Flash Storage
IBM flash storage delivers extreme performance to derive measurable economic value across
the data architecture – servers, software, applications and storage. IBM offers a
comprehensive flash portfolio with the IBM FlashSystem™ family. For more information, see
the following website:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/flash
IBM XIV Storage System
IBM XIV® is a high-end disk storage system, helping thousands of enterprises meet the
challenge of data growth with hotspot-free performance and ease of use. Simple scaling, high
service levels for dynamic, heterogeneous workloads, and tight integration with hypervisors
and the OpenStack platform enable optimal storage agility for cloud environments.
XIV extends ease of use with integrated management for large and multi-site XIV
deployments, reducing operational complexity and enhancing capacity planning. For more
information, see the following website:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/xiv/index.html
IBM System Storage DS8000
The IBM System Storage DS8870 is a high-performance, high-capacity, secure storage
system designed to deliver the highest levels of performance, flexibility, scalability, resiliency
and total overall value for the most demanding, heterogeneous storage environments. The
system is designed to manage a broad scope of storage workloads that exist in today’s
complex data center, doing it effectively and efficiently.