Overview
As of the 8th October 2013 IBM have released details of the new software for the IBM Storwize family, In addition to the software there are new models appearing in the range as well.
The key point for the work I do is that the v7000 now suports IP Replication without employing FCIP (Fibre Channel) IP Routers (FCIP Gateways) such as the IBM SAN06B-R.
IBM are expecting to release this version of software on 29th November 2013.
IBM are expecting to release this version of software on 29th November 2013.
Functionality
IBM Storwize Family Software V7.2 provides software-defined storage capabilities
across a variety of platforms including SAN Volume Controller, Storwize V7000
(Unified), Flex System V7000, Storwize V5000, and Storwize V3700 and V3500.
These offerings help customers reduce the complexities and cost of managing their
storage through:
• Centralizing management of storage volumes, enabling administrators to manage storage volumes from a single point
• Improving utilization of storage capacity with virtual volumes, enabling businesses to tap into previously unused disk capacity
• Avoiding downtime for backups, maintenance, and upgrades
• Performing data migration without disruption to applications
• Enabling all storage devices to be organized into storage pools from which virtual volumes, whether standard, compressed, or thin-provisioned, are created with the desired characteristics
• Delivering automation of storage management with the Virtual Storage Center, Tivoli® Storage Productivity Center (as applicable by platform), and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager (as applicable by platform)
• Increasing the performance efficiency of storage pools that use SSDs with Easy Tier
• Restoring data access quickly with near and remote copy capabilities across Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and IP networksIBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Software Announcement ZP13-0608
More information can be found on the IBM website this is a link to the document.
across a variety of platforms including SAN Volume Controller, Storwize V7000
(Unified), Flex System V7000, Storwize V5000, and Storwize V3700 and V3500.
These offerings help customers reduce the complexities and cost of managing their
storage through:
• Centralizing management of storage volumes, enabling administrators to manage storage volumes from a single point
• Improving utilization of storage capacity with virtual volumes, enabling businesses to tap into previously unused disk capacity
• Avoiding downtime for backups, maintenance, and upgrades
• Performing data migration without disruption to applications
• Enabling all storage devices to be organized into storage pools from which virtual volumes, whether standard, compressed, or thin-provisioned, are created with the desired characteristics
• Delivering automation of storage management with the Virtual Storage Center, Tivoli® Storage Productivity Center (as applicable by platform), and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager (as applicable by platform)
• Increasing the performance efficiency of storage pools that use SSDs with Easy Tier
• Restoring data access quickly with near and remote copy capabilities across Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and IP networksIBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Software Announcement ZP13-0608
More information can be found on the IBM website this is a link to the document.