IBM® Db2® Mirror for i provides a new solution for continuous availability for an IBM i environment based on an active-active clustering design that uses a low-latency communication protocol for synchronous database replication. With Db2 Mirror, IBM i customers can benefit from continuous application availability for both planned and unplanned outages. Db2 Mirror can help reduce or eliminate application downtime for regular maintenance operations such as program temporary fix (PTF) installations, operating system (OS) upgrades, or for planned server outages. This IBM Redpaper publication provides a broad overview and understanding of this new solution by covering its architecture, positioning, planning, and implementation aspects. It provides an introduction reference for a seller or technical specialist audience to become familiar with the new Db2 Mirror solution.

Today’s global organizations depend on being able to unlock business insights from massive volumes of data. Now, with IBM® FlashSystem 900, powered by IBM FlashCore™ technology, they can make faster decisions based on real-time insights and unleash the power of the most demanding applications, including online transaction processing (OLTP) and analytics databases, virtual desktop infrastructures (VDIs), technical computing applications, and cloud environments. This IBM Redbooks® publication introduces clients to the IBM FlashSystem® 900. It provides in-depth knowledge of the product architecture, software and hardware, implementation, and hints and tips. Also illustrated are use cases that show real-world solutions for tiering, flash-only, and preferred-read, and also examples of the benefits gained by integrating the FlashSystem storage into business environments. This book is intended for pre-sales and post-sales technical support professionals and storage administrators, and for anyone who wants to understand how to implement this new and exciting technology. This book describes the following offerings of the IBM Spectrum™ Storage family: IBM Spectrum Storage™ IBM Spectrum Control™ IBM Spectrum Virtualize™ IBM Spectrum Scale™ IBM Spectrum Accelerate™

IBM® PowerHA™ SystemMirror for i is the IBM high-availability disk-based clustering solution for the IBM i 7.1 operating system. When combined with IBM i clustering technology, PowerHA for i delivers a complete high-availability and disaster-recovery solution for your business applications running in the IBM System i® environment. PowerHA for i enables you to support high-availability capabilities with either native disk storage or IBM DS8000® or DS6000™ storage servers or IBM Storwize V7000 and SAN Volume Controllers. The latest release of IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i delivers a brand-new web-based PowerHA graphical user interface that effectively combines the solution-based and task-based activities for your HA environment, all in a single user interface. This IBM Redbooks® publication provides a broad understanding of PowerHA for i. This book is intended for all IBM i professionals who are planning on implementing a PowerHA solution on IBM i.

This IBM® Redbooks® publication follows The IBM System Storage Tape Libraries Guide for Open Systems, SG24-5946, and can help you plan, install, and configure IBM Ultrium LTO tape drives, as well as the TS1120 Tape Drive and libraries in i5/OS® environments. The book focuses on the setup and customization of these drives and libraries. The first part of the book gives an overview of the System i™ family of servers and describes how to attach and configure the drives and libraries. It also covers basic installation and administration. We describe the sharing and partitioning of libraries and explain the concept and usage of the Advanced Library Management System (ALMS). In the second part of the book, we document how to use these products with Backup Recovery and Media Services (BRMS), how to implement Tape Encryption, and how to use the IBM TS7520 Virtualization Engine™ with i5/OS. This book can help IBM personnel, Business Partners, and customers to better understand and implement the IBM Ultrium LTO product line, and also the TS1120 Tape Drive attached to System i servers. We assume that the reader is familiar with tape drives and libraries and has a basic understanding of System i servers and i5/OS.