Tag Archives: DS8700
CMUA00007E error while running the IBM STAT tool
The IBM Storage Tier Adviser Tool (known as STAT for short) is a clever piece of software that lets you predict how much business value you would get from adding SSDs to your Storwize V7000, SVC, DS8700 or DS8800. … Continue reading
Posted in DS8800, IBM Storage, Storwize V7000, SVC
Tagged CMUA00007E, DS8700, DS8800, easy tier, heatmap, SSD, STAT, Storwize V7000, SVC
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Breaking through the 2TB barrier
There was a time when 32 bits was considered a lot. A hell of a lot. With 32 bits, you can create a hexadecimal number as big as 0xFFFFFFFE (presuming we reserve one bit). In decimal that’s 4,294,967,295. … Continue reading
Posted in DS8800, IBM XIV, Storwize V7000, SVC
Tagged 2 TiB, 2TB, DS8700, DS8800, MDisk, Pool, Storwize V7000, SVC, VDisk, XIV
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May 9 is here – get excited!
Its that time of the year again – announcement time! And the May 9 set of storage announcements by IBM is one of the richest set of announcements I have ever seen. Practically every storage product has received updates … Continue reading
