Software offers data management capabilities.
Press Release Summary:
TotalStorage® SAN Volume Controller v2.1.0 supports host servers running Novell NetWare, clustering for HP UNIX® hosts based on HP ServiceGard, and Sun Solaris hosts based on Veritas Cluster Server. Software facilitates data migrations between disparate disk arrays using SAN Volume Controller Migration. Users can combine multiple disk arrays into single pool of storage, managed from central point.
Original Press Release:
IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller V2.1.0 Enhances Host Interoperability and Increases Data Management Capabilities
Overview
IBM TotalStorage® SAN Volume Controller, a member of the IBM
TotalStorage Open Software Family, expands its support for more diverse storage environments with its latest software release, V2.1.0. This version:
o Delivers greater interoperability to extend the benefits of storage virtualization to even more customer environments
o Significantly expands storage software support for operating
systems running on attached host servers
o Supports host servers running Novell NetWare, including clustering; additionally supported is clustering for HP UNIX® hosts based on HP ServiceGuard, and for Sun Solaris hosts based on Veritas Cluster Server
o Supports SUSE SLES 8 on pSeries® and BladeCenter(TM) JS20, HS20, HS40
o Supports AIX® 5.2 on BladeCenter JS20
o Supports Multipathing I/O (MPIO), Volume Shadow Copy Services
(VSS), and Global Distribution System (GDS) for hosts running
Microsoft(TM) Windows(TM) 2003
In addition to support for EMC Symmetrix DMX Series storage
controllers recently added in SAN Volume Controller V1.2.1, SAN
Volume Controller V2.1.0 improves the connection to non-IBM storage with added support for the Sun StorEdge 9910, 9960, 9970, and 9980 Systems.
V2.1.0 of SAN Volume Controller Storage Software is also designed to simplify data migrations between disparate disk arrays using SAN Volume Controller Migration.
Currently entitled customers may download SAN Volume Controller Storage Software V2.1 product code from http://www.ibm.com/storage/support/2145
For greater ordering flexibility, SAN Volume Controller Storage Software is now available with per terabyte pricing, via IBM Passport Advantage® as well as AAS.
For the specific models and host environments supported, refer to the following support Web site http://www.ibm.com/storage
/support/2145
Key prerequisites
Refer to materials in the Hardware requirements and Software
requirements sections.
Planned availability dates
o March 11, 2005: Electronic availability via code download for
currently entitled AAS customers
o March 18, 2005: Electronic download and physical media
availability via Passport Advantage
o March 25, 2005: General availability for new product
orders via Passport Advantage and AAS
o April 1, 2005: Physical media availability for AAS orders of
optional media feature number 5819
At a glance
The IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller Storage Software, a
member of the IBM TotalStorage Open Software Family, can get you
started toward an on demand storage environment which can help reduce the complexity caused by storage growth by using your
existing storage assets more efficiently.
SAN Volume Controller can also help reduce the cost and
complexity of managing this growth by allowing you to combine
multiple disk arrays into a singlepool of storage, managed from a central point.
IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller V2.1.0 enhancements
include:
o Expanded host server and operating systems capabilities
with clustering support across more operating systems, and
enabling SAN boot with more operating systems to manage more diverse environments
o Increasing support for non-IBM storage controllers
o Improving data management capabilities with SAN Volume Controller Migration
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001
