Barry Whyte and Andrew Martin : IBM Storage
Combining "An exchange and discussion of Storage Virtualization" & "Musings of the SVC, Storwize and FlashSystem Support Architect"
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... Continue Reading →
ORIGINALLY POSTED 18th December 2008 8,698 views on developerworks In the final part of my 'How it Works' series I'm looking at upgrades. Both software and hardware. Maintenance Windows As the world has moved to a 24x7x52 culture, nobody can really afford many, if any, 'maintenance windows' these days. I described in part2 that to... Continue Reading →
ORIGINALLY POSTED 23rd July 2008 14,567 views on developerworks I was catching up on a few interesting comments on BarryB's post about the evolution of DMX - notice how he deftly ignored my loaded questions about host side IOPs / MBs - but then we all know EMC, for some reason, just won't publish any... Continue Reading →
ORIGINALLY POSTED 7th October 2007 6,043 views on developerworks I've been meaning to post this entry in my Storage Virtualization part work for some time now. Day to day work, testing some new functions and customer commitments have left little, if any, time to dump my thoughts. This weekend has proved to be a good... Continue Reading →
