IBM SmartCloud Storage Access R1.2

IBM SmartCloud Storage Access includes the following enhancements:

Self-service storage provisioning for SAN storage systems (Storwize V7000, SVC, and XIV) and other storage systems when used in combination with SVC
Enablement of specialized users, such as email application owners, database administrators, and developers, to self-provision SAN Storage (LUNs) for their applications and development efforts
Third party ISV application integration through storage cloud API (RESTful API)
GUI improvements
Simple reporting and monitoring
Federated authentication for multiple AD servers
Storage usage metrics export function
Expiration policy for storage service automatic lifecycle management

As part of reference architecture for IBM SCSA, a new software PID for R1.2 (PID 5608-ACC) will be used for SmartCloud Storage Access Instrumentation Layer V5.2. SCSA R1.2 supports block provisioning and other features powered by Tivoli Storage Productivity Center that can be used on any SCSA deployment, regardless of the underlying infrastructure (file or block, IBM or non-IBM devices under SVC). This new PID license metric will be Per virtual server and will be required at least one per data center. In a DR environment, this new PID will be required in a quantity of one in the primary site, the same quantity as in the DR site.

Note: The new software PID for SmartCloud Storage Access Instrumentation Layer is not available separately from SCSA. This new PID 5608-ACC is not required if the SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center is used to manage the storage to be provisioned by SCSA. This new PID 5608-ACC is required if Tivoli Storage Productivity Center is used to manage the storage provisioned by SCSA, and the instrumentation layer PID must be installed and run from a separate server.

The following tables list the supported components
required by the IBM SmartCloud Storage Access server.

Supported VM hypervisors
VM / Versions / Notes

VMware ESX / 4.x (64bits) / With latest fix pack
VMware ESX / 5.x (64bits) /
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server / 6 / With latest fix pack

Supported database
VM / Versions / Notes

Integrated Derby / /

Supported user registries
User registry / Versions / Notes

LDAP Version 3 / Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.1 / With latest fix pack
Active Directory / Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012 / With latest fix pack

The following table lists the supported component versions for clients accessing the IBM SmartCloud Storage Access servers.

Note: Clients that are not listed here may still work.

Browser compatibility
Browser / Versions / Notes

Firefox / Version 4 and above / With latest fix pack, minimum resolution of 1024×728 (or greater)
Google Chrome / Version 23 and above / With latest fix pack
Microsoft Internet Explorer / Version 9.0 / With latest fix pack

IBM SmartCloud Storage Access R1.2 is dependent
on the following software and hardware:

Scale Out NAS or Storwize V7000 Unified file storage devices
SVC, Storwize V7000 and XIV block storage devices
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.2 for R1.1 Customers. However, SCSA R1.2 is tightly integrated with new Software PID IBM SmartCloud Storage Access Instrumentation Layer (5608-ACC) powered by TPC. TCP or VSC will be supported in case customers have the need to take full advantage of TPC or VSC capabilities.SmartCloud Storage AccessR1.2 is compatible with a specific version IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center.

Version support for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center or SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center is a new one created to work tightly with SCSA R1.2. The new PID 5608-ACC, IBM SmartCloud Storage Access Instrumentation Layer V5.2.0, is a prerequisite for SmartCloud Storage Access R1.2 and will be configured in AAS (eConfig) at the time 5641-SSA SW PID is configured. This new PID 5608-ACC cannot be sold stand alone. Following Tivoli Storage Productivity Center options are also supported when clients want to take advantage of the whole feature functions of TPC or VSC.

Tivoli Storage
Productivity Center Server / Versions / Notes

Tivoli Storage Productivity Center / Version 5.1.1 / Support file storage service only with latest fix pack
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center / Version 5.2.0 / Support file and block storage services
SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center / Version 5.1 / With latest fix pack

SmartCloud Storage AccessR1.2 is compatible
with specific firmware versions of storage devices.

Firmware version support for IBM storage devices
Storage Devices / Versions / Notes