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I work for IBM Australia as a Storage Solutions Specialist. My goal is to share my knowledge and experience of using IBM Storage solutions and learn more along the way. You can also find me on IBM developerWorks. Please understand that the postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies or opinions. Constructive and useful comments are very very welcome.

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New SVC Storage Performance Council SPC-1 benchmark breaks 500,000 IOPS barrier

The IBM SVC has has been setting records in SPC-1 (OLTP-like) benchmarks for many years. However recently HP stole the crown with a 3Par benchmark of 450,212.66 IOPS. But in breaking news, the SVC is back on top with the very first SPC benchmark that...

Published Tue, Jan 31 2012 10:25 AM by AussieStorBlog

Filed under: storwize v7000, model CG8s, IBM SVC, IBM pSeries, IOPS, SPC-1, 3Par benchmark
IBM Storage Fix information as of January 29, 2012

My good friend Rob Jackard from the ATS Group has compiled this list of updates to the IBM Support site. It is a very comprehensive list of updates, flashes, tips and warnings and it is well worth spending a few minutes scanning the list to see if any...

Published Mon, Jan 30 2012 10:18 AM by AussieStorBlog

Filed under: IBM, storwize v7000, SAN, SVC, TPC-R, DS8000, Aussie Storage Blog, DS6000, AIX, DS4000, SSPC, TPC, DS5000, SONAS, ATS Group, 497 day bug, DS3000, XIV, N series
Storwize V7000 and SVC Release 6.3.0.1 is available for download

The first update for Storwize V7000 and SVC release 6.3 is now available. You will find it here for Storwize V7000 and here for SVC (note both links will require you to login to Fix Central with your IBM ID). As usual the new release contains a combination...

Published Sat, Jan 28 2012 9:20 AM by AussieStorBlog

Filed under: IBM, SVC, Storwize V7000 Release 6.3.0.1, Storwize, SVC Release 6.3.0.1
Wikipedia and Lady Gaga leave me speechless

Having survived Wikipedia’s 24 hour protest against SOPA and PIPA, a lot of people have suddenly discovered just how much they have come to rely on Wikipedia as an information source. Not that this is a bad thing, after all I love Wikipedia, I truly...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2012 5:35 PM by AussieStorBlog

Filed under: Wikipedia, PIPA, SOPA
XIV Host Attachment Kit 1.7.1 is now available

One of the many tools in your XIV toolkit is the Host Attachment Kit or HAK. Two of my favorite commands provided by the HAK are xiv_attach and xiv_fc_admin which we use to configure our hosts. Of course users want to be exactly sure what changes these...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2012 4:31 PM by AussieStorBlog

Filed under: XIV Host Attachment Kit
Storwize V7000 Disk Choices

With the announcement of 900GB 10K RPM drives for the Storwize V7000, the range of possible drives you can order is now even more outstanding. In the 2.5″ form factor IBM has the following 10K RPM drives: Feature 3203 300GB 2.5 inch. 10k SAS HDD...

Published Tue, Jan 17 2012 4:11 PM by AussieStorBlog

Filed under: storwize v7000

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January 2012 - The Business of IT Storage Blog

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New SVC Storage Performance Council SPC-1 benchmark breaks 500,000 IOPS barrier

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