This IBM® Redbooks® publication details the configuration and best practices for using the IBM FlashSystem® family of storage products within a VMware environment. The first version of this book was published in 2021 and specifically addressed IBM Spectrum® Virtualize Version 8.4 with VMware vSphere 7.0. This second version of this book includes all the enhancements that are available with IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.5. Topics illustrate planning, configuring, operations, and preferred practices that include integration of IBM FlashSystem storage systems with the VMware vCloud suite of applications:
This book is intended for presales consulting engineers, sales engineers, and IBM clients who want to deploy IBM FlashSystem storage systems in virtualized data centers that are based on VMware vSphere.
Table of Contents
- Front cover
- Figures
- Tables
- Examples
- Notices
- Preface
- Summary of changes
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Host and storage connectivity
- Chapter 3. Storage consumption
- Chapter 4. Integrating with VMware by using IBM Spectrum Connect
- Chapter 5. VMware and IBM Spectrum Virtualize multi-site guidelines
- Chapter 6. Embedded VASA Provider for Virtual Volumes
- Chapter 7. IBM Storage Insights
- Chapter 8. Troubleshooting
- Related publications
- Back cover