This IBM® Redbooks® publication captures several of the preferred practices and describes the performance gains that can be achieved by implementing the IBM SAN Volume Controller powered by IBM Spectrum® Virtualize Version 8.4.2. These practices are based on field experience.

This book highlights configuration guidelines and preferred practices for the storage area network (SAN) topology, clustered system, back-end storage, storage pools and managed disks, volumes, Remote Copy services and hosts.

It explains how you can optimize disk performance with the IBM System Storage Easy Tier® function. It also provides preferred practices for monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting.

This book is intended for experienced storage, SAN, IBM FlashSystem®, IBM SAN Volume Controller, and IBM Storwize® administrators and technicians. Understanding this book requires advanced knowledge of these environments.

Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM SAN Volume Controller

Chapter 2. Storage area network guidelines

Chapter 3. Planning back-end storage

Chapter 4. Planning storage pools

Chapter 5. Volumes types

Chapter 6. Copy services overview

Chapter 7. Meeting business continuity requirements

Chapter 8. Configuring host systems

Chapter 9. Implementing a storage monitoring system

Chapter 10. Maintaining storage infrastructure

Chapter 11. Troubleshooting and diagnostics

Chapter 12. IBM Real-time Compression

Chapter 13. IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud in IBM Cloud

Chapter 14. IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud in Amazon Web Services

Chapter 15. Automation and scripting

Appendix A. IBM i considerations