2020-10-19T09:33:38Z

What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Virtualize?

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
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ZvonimirFrlan - PeerSpot reviewer
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2023-07-05T14:43:12Z
Jul 5, 2023

Compared to other storage vendors, the solution is quite convenient to use.

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Nicolae Chirea - PeerSpot reviewer
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2022-09-19T09:43:41Z
Sep 19, 2022

I like that it can virtualize more than three hundred storage providers.

PK
Real User
2021-05-29T12:23:36Z
May 29, 2021

The ability to add the virtual machine on the Spectrum environment to sort out the data movers(DMs) and their schedules is a valuable feature. You are able to have, for example, four data movers to balance them so you do not have too much work on one data mover.

MD
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2021-04-01T09:28:00Z
Apr 1, 2021

I like all the features, but the most impressive recently has been the introduction of IBM's Flash Core Modules. They are a form of a flash drive, but they have many more features.

JJ
Real User
2020-10-19T09:33:38Z
Oct 19, 2020

There are many benefits to this solution. Storage virtualization and the ability to migrate massive amounts of data to other systems without impacting your client are the most valuable. It is non-disruptive for my users. We migrated 350 terabytes of data in one night to a new machine without a small system going down and a single user complaining about the performance.

You have to fine-tune a lot of storage machines constantly for performance and for making sure that they are optimal, but IBM Spectrum Virtualize does this by itself. It does the adjustment on its own, and it does it right. That's what makes it different. I had a huge VSP from Hitachi, which is also a type of virtualization-based engine but with a decent size. It was a continuous performance-tuning exercise. I never had that issue with IBM Spectrum Virtualize.

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