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IBM TS7650 User Manual

IBM TS7650
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IBM System Storage TS7650 ProtecTIER Deduplication
Appliance
for ProtecTIER 3.1.8
Installation Roadmap Guide
GA32-0920-02
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Table of Contents

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IBM TS7650 Specifications

General IconGeneral
RAID SupportRAID 6
EncryptionAES 256-bit
Number of SlotsUp to 10, 000 virtual slots
ConnectivityFibre Channel
Dimensions/Form FactorRack Mountable
Host InterfaceFibre Channel, iSCSI
Maximum Virtual Tape Drives256
Maximum Virtual Volumes10, 000
Replication MethodReplication supported
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Operating SystemIBM ProtecTIER
CompressionHardware-accelerated compression
ModelIBM TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance

Summary

Safety and Environmental notices

Safety notices

General safety guidelines, danger, and caution notices for product usage.

Frame safety

Frame installation

Guidelines for installing equipment frames, including safety precautions.

Chapter 1. Overview

Chapter 2. Appliance configurations

About the 3958 AP1 server

Describes the TS7650 Appliance (3958 AP1) server and its configurations.

Chapter 3. Installing the TS7650 Appliance

Installation checklist

Provides an overview of the workflow for installing the appliance.

Installing the frame

Details the procedure for physically installing the AP1 frame at the customer site.

Cable Connections

Describes power, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel connections for appliance components.

Powering up the components

Provides instructions for powering up TS7650 Appliance hardware components.

Chapter 5. Setting up the TSSC

Configuring the TSSC

Instructions to configure TSSC for Call Home, firewall, and network communication settings.

Chapter 6. Enabling ProtecTIER RAS functions

RAS prerequisites

Prepares the ProtecTIER system for RAS configuration, ensuring requirements are met.

Testing Call Home

Provides steps to test the Call Home function for system monitoring and support.

Chapter 7. Configuring ProtecTIER

Logging in to the server

Describes how to log in to the server to configure ProtecTIER.

Configuring the server

Provides instructions for configuring TS7650 Appliance server with VTL or OpenStorage.

Performing a system health check

Tests the overall system health after installation and configuration.

Performing a cluster validation test

Runs system verification tests for clustered configurations.

Chapter 8. Installing ProtecTIER Manager on the ProtecTIER Manager workstation

Installing ProtecTIER Manager on the TSSC

Procedure to install ProtecTIER Manager on the TSSC.

Installing on a Windows workstation

Describes how to install ProtecTIER Manager on a Windows workstation.

Installing on a Linux workstation

Describes how to install ProtecTIER Manager on a Linux workstation.

Appendix B. IP address worksheet

Notices

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