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“These aren’t the pages you are looking for”… If google brought you here from a link on the old sites, please use the local site search to find the post you were looking for… After over 12 years, and for the second time since I started blogging IBM has sunset the platform we were using…
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BW: Its been a while since I had a guest post and who better to complete the series of articles discussing the latest Policy Based Replication functionality the replication development lead himself, Chris Bulmer. [BW: Where I have added some commentary it is in this blue italic text.] Policy-based replication IBM SAN Volume Controller, and…
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Last month I discussed the switch of the management interfaces to start implementing new features using a Policy Based Management philosophy. That post discussed the simple Provisioning Policies that can be created, here we are going to talk about FlashCopy 2.0 – or at least a new way to manage a subset of the FlashCopy…
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It’s been far too long since I posted on here. I do have a good excuse in that almost all of my “spare time” has been consumed by what started as a hobby and kind of spiraled into a boutique synthesiser brand… (for those interested see Ge0sync Synth) … anyway… I can make all the…
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Introducing IBM Cyber Vault with the new FlashSystem 7300, FlashSystem 9500 and SVC SV3 You are prepared. You have the monitoring. You have the protection. You feel safe. But if the worst happens and your data is held ransom after a latent ransomware trojan is triggered, how long would you take to recover? You figure…
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2021 saw the first full year of the new LTS/CD delivery mechanisms for software functionality updates within Spectrum Virtualize. With 8.4.0 initially being released this time last year, the LTS version is now classed as a recommended level and I discussed its contents, and some things to consider regarding pre-reqs, end of support etc in…
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Some of you may have noticed that we haven’t really posted about the new features and functions that have been introduced over the last year in Spectrum Virtualize. I figured that i the same way that we have now modified our release strategy (check out the details on LTS and CD releases) but it would…
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Earlier this year IBM introduced the FlashSystem 5200, a new form factor for FlashSystem, being only 1U in height, but with all the smarts, ease of use and performance you’d expect from a system utilising Spectrum Virtualize and FlashCore Modules (FCM). The reviews and experiences have been exceptional, and just this week IBM has launched…
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Supported Clustering Hardware Configurations Please note, this is aimed to provide guidance and is correct at the time of publishing. Update – 21st July 2021 – as a result of this post, my friends in support thought this a worthy topic and have created an official support document that will be kept up to date.…
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As a lot of you know, IBM helps to run a set of world-wide user groups across many of its products. Pre-COVID I had the pleasure of meeting many of our Virtualize family world-wide, and over the last 18 months we’ve continued these events, all be it in a virtual form. The Nordic User Group,…
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We often get asked what is the recommended code level that a client should use. While this isn’t as difficult a question as anything performance related, I’m afraid the answer still often starts with “it depends” ! V.R.M.F – Version Release Maintenance Fix First off its worth ensuring you understand the code numbering. Everything Spectrum…
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