This IBM Redbook provides overviews and pointers for information on the most current IBM TotalStorage products, showing how IBM is uniquely positioned to help you build up an on-demand business, considering its depth and breadth of storage IT experience and strong lineup of products, solutions, and services.
This Redbook is divided into seven parts: Part 1 covers disk products including the recently introduced SATA disks and enhancements to the Enterprise Storage System (ESS). Part 2 is an overview of the optical and tape products. Part 3 starts by describing the different storage networking infrastructure and protocols, then presents the switches and directors to form SAN solutions, and finishes by reviewing the Network Attached Storage (NAS Gateway 500) and iSCSI products. Part 4 is about IBM TotalStorage software portfolio that comprises IBM TotalStorage Expert, DFSMS. Part 5 covers the IBM Tivoli family of storage products. Part 6 is new in this edition of the Redbook and introduces the IBM TotalStorage virtualization family including the IBM TotalStorage SAN file Server, the IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller and SAN Integration Server, and a preview of the Multiple Device Manager. Part 7 browses some of the solutions and services offered by IBM, like SAN solutions, Disaster Recovery and business continuity, life sciences, and digital media.