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Updated xx-xx-12. Visit the VSC wiki: http://ibm.co/H0Ckqb. IBM Virtual Storage Center – 2014 Offerings Competitive VSC Suite for Enterprise to Mid-market and GB customers. Which VSC offering is right for my environment? Easy as 1, 2, 3
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Updated xx-xx-12 Visit the VSC wiki: http://ibm.co/H0Ckqb IBM Virtual Storage Center – 2014 Offerings Competitive VSC Suite for Enterprise to Mid-market and GB customers Which VSC offering is right for my environment? Easy as 1, 2, 3 #1 Do you have a medium to large storage configuration (> 200 TB) possibly with a variety of storage systems to manage, and high performance on that virtualized storage is mandated? • License Standard VSC • SAN Volume Controller (SVC) is the storage engine of choice • ‘Per TB’ price metric with tiered capacity pricing #2 Are you managing a smaller storage configuration (< 200 TB) possibly with a variety of storage systems to manage, and high performance on that virtualized storage is mandated? • LicenseVSC Entry • Restricted to 250 TB’s and 2 SVC I/O groups • SAN Volume Controller (SVC) is the storage engine of choice • ‘Per TB’ price metric at $2,500 USD list price • Includes all features of standard VSC license (virtualization, FlashCopy, Mirroring, Advanced Analytics) • Leverage Real-Time Compression to extend capacity management beyond 250 TB #3 Are you managing a small to medium storage configuration (100 TB - 1 PB) where the the storage virtualization investment is largely with Storwize V7000 and/or Storwize V5000 which may manage some variety of storage systems under them? • LicenseVSC for Storwize Family • Restricted to deployment on Storwize V7000 and V5000 hardware • ‘Per Enclosure’ price metric at $10,000 USD list price • Includes all features of VSC (external virtualization, Mirroring, Advanced Analytics); • License does not include base SW license for Storwize HW
Updated xx-xx-12 Visit the VSC wiki: http://ibm.co/H0Ckqb VSC is the Full Bundle PLUS