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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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The IT number of the Beast - doubled!

Experimental jet-powered locomotive test bed Last year I blogged about 497 being the IT number of the beast . Why 497? Because if a product uses a 32 bit counter to record uptime, and that counter records a tick every 10 msec, then that 32-bit counter...

Published Tue, Mar 20 2012 3:28 PM by AussieStorBlog

Filed under: Brocade, IBM Storage, cisco
Installing the IBM XIV VASA Provider for VMware

If you have combined vSphere 5.0 with XIV, then you may want to try out the new IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA (vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness). You can download the installation instructions, the release notes and the current version...

Published Mon, Mar 19 2012 3:33 PM by AussieStorBlog

Filed under: VMware, IBM Storage, IBM XIV
Upgrading to ESXi 5.0? How to confirm VAAI status?

I am getting this question on a very regular basis: “We have just upgraded to ESXi 5.0 but we cannot find the VAAI driver on the IBM Website” The answer? There is no vendor supplied driver because no driver is needed. ESXi 5.0 uses a SCSI...

Published Fri, Dec 23 2011 11:24 AM by AussieStorBlog

Filed under: IBM Storage, VAAI, ESXi 5.0
IBM XIV GUI version 3.01 now available

IBM XIV GUI version 3.01 is now available for download from here . Fixes in this release include : An increased timeout value to prevent disconnects in slow network environments. Some compatibility fixes for using the GUI with XIVs on older firmware levels...

Published Tue, Nov 22 2011 6:18 AM by AussieStorBlog

Filed under: IBM Storage, Storage, IT Storage, IBM XIV GUI 3.01, Technology solutions
Australian IBM Tivoli User Group – Melbourne

If you’re in Melbourne (that’s Melbourne Australia, not Melbourne Florida) why not come along to the next Australian IBM Tivoli User Group meeting. The subject? Tivoli Storage! The time and date: 10am to 1pm on Friday Nov 25th, 2011 (lunch...

Published Wed, Nov 9 2011 12:53 AM by AussieStorBlog

Filed under: TSM, Australia, Tivoli Storage, IBM Storage

The IBM Edge conference offers over 350 sessions on IT and optimized systems, including IT Storage, SystemX, IBM Pure Systems, Cloud, Big Data, Virtualization and High performance computing. The conference will take place June 10-14 in Las Vegas, NV. For details visit the IBM Edge website.

Until April 28th, Storage Community members can take advantage of early bird pricing and save 15% off the regular price

Edge2013 will offer 4.5 days of world-class technical education for IT professionals and practitioners. This year, Edge will be bigger and better than ever, with an expanded agenda that includes:

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IBM XIV GUI version 3.01 now available

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