Author : Jon Tate
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
ISBN 13 : 0738438138
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (384 download)
Book Synopsis IBM SAN and SVC Stretched Cluster and VMware Solution Implementation by : Jon Tate
Download or read book IBM SAN and SVC Stretched Cluster and VMware Solution Implementation written by Jon Tate and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2013-07-28 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the IBM Storage Area Network and IBM SAN Volume Controller Stretched Cluster solution when combined with VMware. We describe guidelines, settings, and implementation steps necessary to achieve a satisfactory implementation. Business continuity and continuous application availability are among the top requirements for many organizations today. Advances in virtualization, storage, and networking have made enhanced business continuity possible. Information technology solutions can now be designed to manage both planned and unplanned outages, and the flexibility and cost efficiencies available from cloud computing models. IBM has designed a solution that offers significant functionality for maintaining business continuity in a VMware environment. This functionality provides the capability to dynamically move applications across data centers without interruption to those applications. The live application mobility across data centers relies on these products and technology: The industry-proven VMware Metro vMotion IBM System Storage® SAN Volume Controller Stretched Cluster solution A Layer 2 IP Network and storage networking infrastructure for high performance traffic management DC interconnect