Below is a quick list of some of the key AIX concept terminology. Cluster Loosely-coupled collection of independent systems (nodes) or logical partitions (LPARs) organized into a network for the purpose of sharing resources and communicating with each other. PowerHA defines relationships among cooperating systems where peer cluster nodes provide the services offered by…
Benefit for Mid-Sized Business’s Running on IBM Power8 (S814 & S824) Systems
We have upgraded a fair amount of our customers with older IBM Power Systems to IBM’s recently released Power8 systems. IBM has yet again made big strides in performance, reliability, and scalability within the system unit and the operating systems. Today I will not go into details about the performance specs or harp on the…
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IBM i POWER External Storage Support Matrix Power5 to V7R1
The “IBM i POWER External Storage Support Matrix Summary” provides you with a quick summary of all IBM supported external storage – native attached (fiber direct or SAN) or virtualized (PowerVM VIOS), and how it can be used.
IBM Calls on Watson Technology To Manage Storage | Sci-Tech Today
IBM Calls on Watson Technology To Manage Storage | Sci-Tech Today. The IBM Elastic Storage technology virtualizes storage, so a variety of systems and applications can share the same storage, which means applications do not need to be modified or storage management added. IBM’s analytics are used to move seldom-used data to low-cost tape drives,…