Effective Storage Management for Virtual Environments: Evaluating IBM SVC and TPC for Server Virtualization

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Document Category: Other

Subject: Management Software, Virtualization

Vendor: IBM

Keywords: IBM, SRM, SVC, TPC, Virtualization

Document Price: Free

Document Date: 2010-05

Document Number: 752

Author(s): John Webster

# of Pages: 8

Short Description:

We believe that server virtualization creates a new set of cases to be made for implementing storage virtualization technologies and SRM tools before, during, and after migrating critical applications. Here we look at IBM’s approach

Full Summary:

Many of Evaluator Group’s user clients are now migrating applications from standalone, single application servers to virtualized servers using hypervisors. It is typically the case that the servers deemed easiest to virtualize—test and development, print and file serving, and others that host less critical applications—are the first to make the move. However, as IT administrators move forward with these projects, they can encounter a number of unknowns.

How will we measure infrastructure performance while supporting business-critical applications?

·         Uncertainty over whether or not the application will deliver at least the same performance characteristics and service levels when embedded within a virtualized server as users experienced prior to virtualization.

Can we improve on the quality of IT services as experienced by the application user?

·         Lack of experience in maintaining the QoS levels required for critical applications in virtualized server environments
This paper covers the  considerations for managing storage in a virtual environment and then discusses the use of SVC and TPC.

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Effective Storage Management for Virtual Environments: Evaluating IBM SVC and TPC for Server Virtualization

Many of Evaluator Group’s user clients are now migrating applications from standalone, single application servers to virtualized servers using hypervisors. It is typically the case that the servers deemed easiest to virtualize—test and development, print and file serving, and others that host less critical applications—are the first to make the move. However, as IT administrators move forward with these projects, they can encounter a number of unknowns.

How will we measure infrastructure performance while supporting business-critical applications?

·         Uncertainty over whether or not the application will deliver at least the same performance characteristics and service levels when embedded within a virtualized server as users experienced prior to virtualization.

Can we improve on the quality of IT services as experienced by the application user?

·         Lack of experience in maintaining the QoS levels required for critical applications in virtualized server environments
This paper covers the  considerations for managing storage in a virtual environment and then discusses the use of SVC and TPC.