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IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud on AWS Implementation Guide

Author Kendall C Williams , Thomas Vogel , Jackson Shea , Jimmy John , Hemanand Gadgil , Jor
Release Date: 2020/02/01
ISBN: 9780738457840
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Book Description

IBM® Spectrum Virtualize is a key member of the IBM Spectrum™ Storage portfolio. It is a highly flexible storage solution that enables rapid deployment of block storage services for new and traditional workloads, whether on-premises, off-premises, or a combination of both.

The initial release of IBM Spectrum Virtualize™ for Public Cloud is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This IBM Redpaper™ Redbooks publication gives a broad understanding of the IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud on AWS architecture, and provides planning and implementation details of the common use cases for this new product.

This publication helps storage and networking administrators plan, implement, install, modify, and configure the IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud on AWS offering. It also provides a detailed description of troubleshooting tips.

Table of Contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Notices
    1. Trademarks
  3. Preface
    1. Authors
    2. Now you can become a published author, too!
    3. Comments welcome
    4. Stay connected to IBM Redbooks
  4. Chapter 1. Introduction
    1. 1.1 Introduction to IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud
    2. 1.2 IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud
      1. 1.2.1 Primers of storage virtualization and software-defined storage
      2. 1.2.2 Benefits of IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud
      3. 1.2.3 Features of IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud
    3. 1.3 IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud on AWS
  5. Chapter 2. Typical use cases for IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud
    1. 2.1 Deploying whole IT services in the public cloud
      1. 2.1.1 Business justification
      2. 2.1.2 Highly available deployment models
    2. 2.2 Disaster recovery
      1. 2.2.1 Business justification
      2. 2.2.2 Two common DR scenarios with IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud
    3. 2.3 IBM FlashCopy in the public cloud
      1. 2.3.1 Business justification
      2. 2.3.2 FlashCopy mapping
      3. 2.3.3 Consistency groups
      4. 2.3.4 Crash-consistent copy and host considerations
    4. 2.4 Workload relocation into the public cloud
      1. 2.4.1 Business justification
      2. 2.4.2 Data migration
      3. 2.4.3 Host provisioning
      4. 2.4.4 Implementation considerations
  6. Chapter 3. Architecture of the solution
    1. 3.1 Amazon Web Services
    2. 3.2 IBM Spectrum Virtualize
      1. 3.2.1 Nodes
      2. 3.2.2 I/O groups
      3. 3.2.3 System
      4. 3.2.4 MDisks
      5. 3.2.5 Storage pool
      6. 3.2.6 Volumes
      7. 3.2.7 Cache
      8. 3.2.8 IBM Easy Tier
      9. 3.2.9 Hosts
      10. 3.2.10 Host cluster
      11. 3.2.11 iSCSI
      12. 3.2.12 IP replication
      13. 3.2.13 Synchronous or asynchronous remote copy
      14. 3.2.14 IBM FlashCopy
    3. 3.3 Solution architecture
      1. 3.3.1 Overview
      2. 3.3.2 Objective
      3. 3.3.3 Considerations
  7. Chapter 4. Planning and preparation for the IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud on AWS deployment
    1. 4.1 Introduction
    2. 4.2 General planning introduction
      1. 4.2.1 Prerequisites for AWS
      2. 4.2.2 Prerequisites for IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud
    3. 4.3 Requirements and limitations
    4. 4.4 Amazon Web Services resources
      1. 4.4.1 Amazon EC2 instances
      2. 4.4.2 Amazon Elastic Block Store
      3. 4.4.3 Amazon Web Services cost estimation
    5. 4.5 Network and security
      1. 4.5.1 Data security
    6. 4.6 Storage performance optimization
  8. Chapter 5. Implementation
    1. 5.1 Implementing IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud on Amazon Web Services
      1. 5.1.1 Installing IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud on AWS
    2. 5.2 Logging in to IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud on AWS
      1. 5.2.1 Using SSH to access the Bastion host
      2. 5.2.2 Configuring the Bastion host
      3. 5.2.3 Logging in to the IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud cluster and completing the installation
    3. 5.3 Configuring the cloud quorum
    4. 5.4 Configuring the back-end storage
      1. 5.4.1 Configuring an IBM Spectrum Virtualize volume
      2. 5.4.2 Configuring the host and volume mapping
    5. 5.5 Configuring a site-to-site virtual private network IPSec tunnel for hybrid cloud connectivity in AWS Cloud
    6. 5.6 Configuring replication from on-premises IBM Spectrum Virtualize to IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud on AWS
  9. Chapter 6. Supporting the solution
    1. 6.1 Who to call for support
    2. 6.2 Working with AWS support
  10. Related publications
    1. IBM Redbooks
    2. Online resources
    3. Help from IBM
  11. Back cover
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