Chapter 14. Designing An N Series Solution - IBM N Series Hardware Manual

Designing an N series solution
Chapter 14.
This chapter addresses the issues to consider when sizing an IBM System Storage N series
storage system to your environment. The following topics are addressed:
Performance and throughput
Capacity requirements
Effects of optional features
Future expansion
Application considerations
Backup and recovery
Resiliency to failure
Configuration limits
A complete explanation is beyond the scope of this book, so only high-level planning
considerations are presented.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Primary issues that affect planning
Performance and throughput
Summary
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