LEARNING: N series Technical Training Call - Improved TSM support with N series Snap functions

CALL: April N series RDS Technical Training Call - Improved TSM support with N series Snap functions - April 3 at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT

ABSTRACT: Join Toby Marek, IBM Software Developer , and Roland Tretau, EMEA N series ATS, in this interactive technical training session designed for N series FTSS Specialists, but open for all IBM and Business Partners to attend.
This in-depth IBM System Storage N series session provides detailed information for backing up the IBM System Storage N series using the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.1. We include descriptions and instructions for using the latest enhancements made to IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, specifically for the IBM System Storage N series and Network Appliance storage systems. We address the following topics:

• Backup scenarios using the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager software
• Backup-Archive Client with CIFS/NFS Access
• NDMP overview
• NDMP backup and restore operations using TSM
• Full TSM storage hierarchy integration
• TSM 6.1 updates
• Incremental Backups With Snapshot Comparisons
• Snapmirror to Tape integration
  

You will have the opportunity to ask questions of the subject matter expert panel when the presentation completes.

DATE: April 3, 2009
TIME: 11:00 a.m. New York(US & Canada), 4:00 p.m. London, 5:00 p.m. Paris, 16:00:00 GMT
DURATION: 90 minutes

TO ATTEND: IBMers and IBM Business Partners

Confirmation Code:		2559749
America
Tie Line		650-1381
Direct Dial		719-325-2271
Toll free		888-298-3490

INFORMATION: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on the IBM System x3950 M2

The IBM System x3950 M2 server provides extraordinary levels of scalability and processing power needed to run the most demanding enterprise database workloads. The x3950 M2 system is based on the fourth generation of IBM X-Architecture and is built on eX4 technology. As a scale-up platform, it offers unprecedented flexibility for supporting multi-node configurations using up to 96 processor cores.

The System x3950 M2 is the ultimate in scale-up design. Scale-up refers to the idea of increasing processing capacity by adding additional processors (and memory and I/O bandwidth) to a single server, making it more powerful. This is precisely what the x3950 M2 is designed to do: to scale up by adding chassis to a hardware partition to form two-node, four-node, and eight-node configurations. SQL Server 2008 is also designed for scale-up.

Thus, when your database application needs to scale-up to handle increased demands, the x3950 M2 and SQL Server 2008 together can grow from a one-node server to an enterprise-class four-node server with up to 96 processor cores and 1 TB of physical memory, which the 64-bit SQL Server 2008 x64 can take full advantage of.

This IBM Redbooks publication presents technical considerations and configuration examples for scaling up Microsoft SQL Server 2008 to support very high workloads.

x3950 M2 & SQL Server REDBOOK

INFORMATION - Blade S RESOURCES

If you require any information or tools on how to sell the BLADE S chassis and Blade Servers just take a look at the following resources.

Learn about the BLADE S

Take a 3D Tour

Blade S Guide

Implementing IBM Bladecenter S Chassis

Business Partner Resource Page

LEARNING - Blades & Virtualization

Don't miss the boat!

If your not selling Blade Servers and Virtualization your competition is or will be, as it is the Solution to sell in this market. There are just too many positive reasons not to look at the IBM Blade Chassis (S - E - H) and IBM Blade Servers.

(Watch out for new Blade Product March 31st from IBM)

Results are in from a survay done over the last two quarters by an industry consortium focused on the BladeCenter.

TAKE A LOOK - Blade.org

More Comments - vmblog.com

Question of the WEEK - Storage - DS3000 Family

DS3000 Battery Life

Question of the week:

Before the DS3000 Storage Subsystem Firmware release 7.35, the life of the battery was based on an age counter. H, with the 7.35.x code, it is based on learn cycle. I need to explain to my customers (hopefully with a screenshot) that after the upgrade we will just need to reset the age counter by few screenshot which I could not get on the latest demo. Could you please send me a screenshot for the advance learn cycle after the upgrade which shows the battery is healthy, and also one that shows how to configure the learn cycle.
On top of this, I was told that some of the initial batch of DS3000 systems were not delivered with SMART batteries. Is this true? After I upgrade the Firmware to 7.35, will the Storage Manager tell me if the system does not have a smart battery? If not, how could I tell from the StorageManager whether the battery is smart or not?

Answer of the week:

First of all, a little background on batteries. There are “dumb” batteries like you put in flashlights, and there are “smart” batteries like the ones that go in laptops. The big difference is that the smart batteries can communicate and provide intelligence to the system like State of Charge and State of Health information. With dumb batteries, you don’t. So, smart batteries tell you when they need to be replaced, but with dumb batteries, you can either wait until the light grows dim (flashlight example) or the “average lifespan” time is up to replace the batteries.

The upside of smart batteries is that customers are not changing out perfectly good batteries. The downside to the smart batteries is complexity, cost, and the need to run periodic health checks (called the learn cycle). As with all “system maintenance” functions, it is best to run the learn cycle during a non-disruptive time (weekends, nights, etc) as it may have an impact on system performance (especially lower end systems

With the newer systems (DS3000’s, DS4000’s and DS5000’s), we’ve always utilized smart batteries (batteries with the smart circuitry). So, it is not necessary to try to determine if your system has smart or dumb batteries (DS4300 batteries are dumb, and DS3400 batteries are smart). With the older versions of firmware (pre-7.x), we didn’t implement the intelligence for taking advantage of the smart batteries. Instead, we just utilized the old method of checking their age (for various reasons). With the new version of firmware, the systems now take advantage of the smartness of the batteries. This does bring about changes to the StorageManager, and as pointed out above, those changes do not show up in the simulator (a simulator bug that will be resolved). So, below you will see a screenshot of the “Change Battery Settings” window (under Tools tab in the DS3000 StorageManager interface).

You will notice that you now can reset the age (which does very little), and also select when the learn cycle is run. I’ll also note that the learn cycle is run every 13 weeks, and the StorageManager displays when the next learn cycle will be executed.

Tech Data SEMINAR - March 18th

Come out to Tech Data in Mississauga to our ATSC (Advanced Solution Centre) for an afternoon filled with information.

Deliver on the PROMISE of an IBM VIRTUALIZED INFRASTRUCTURE

• How do you know when your customer should make the move to a virtual server and storage infrastructure?
• Does IBM have a set of infrastructure components that have been designed to build the right solutions for your customers?
• Does IBM have an advantage you can leverage to beat the competition?

IBM and Tech Data experts will help you answer these and other virtualization questions on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Tech Data's Advanced Solution Centre in Mississauga.

You will get to touch and see the BLADECENTER S and H, you will get to touch and see the DS3400 and DS4700 storage units.

• Consolidation: the reseller opportunity
• VMware Virtualization update
• IBM Bladecenter S - why is it a great fit for SMB customers
• IBM DS3000 Family of Storage - why is it a great fit for SMB customers
• ATSC Opportunity - How we can help close business for you
• Light discussion with Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres

PLEASE RSVP BY FRIDAY, March 13 to Aida Maia @ aida.maia@techdata.ca

March 18th - 2PM - 2:30PM registration - 2:30 - 5:30 LEARNING - Cocktails start @ 5:30 - 7PM

LEARNING - IBM Economic Stimulus Opportunity Slide Deck

Could not be at a better time to take a look at the following SLIDE deck that was presented today at the Business Partner Monthly Newsline Teleconference.

Need some help understanding where all the governments money is going, need to compare the LEASE promotions from other vendors to IBM Globel financing, want to earn points and money through KYI.

Lots of reasons to look this slide deck over and review the replay in a few days.

THE DECK

Need to have IBM PARTNERWORLD sign in to view

You are invited to join IBM Channel Marketing on March 4, 2009 for an exciting Business Partner Advantage Newsline webcast. While you may have read about the 2009 US economic stimulus opportunity, you are probably wondering what opportunities it offers your business. Gain valuable insight into these announcements and how your firm can participate. IBM Global Financing (IGF) will review the latest IBM stimulus financing programs available to help you close the deal. And finally, we will present what's new in the Know Your IBM (KYI) program for 2009. Be sure to share this notice with colleagues who won't want to miss this call.

Agenda

Welcome
The 2009 Economic Stimulus Opportunity -- what does it mean to your business
Global Financing Stimulus program to close the deal
2009 Know Your IBM (KYI) program
Q&A

Canadian Business Partners are invited to dial in to the Canadian BP Sales Teleconference conference call tomorrow, March 5, 2009 at 11:30 am ET. Call-in: 416-405-9300, 1-877-629-0392, confirmation code: 3275834. Materials at www.ibm.com/partnerworld/ca/en/resources

EVENT - IBM System x and BladeCenter Technical Conference

IBM System x and BladeCenter Technical Conference

Need to get educated on IBM products?
Want to hear from the experts from IBM?
Want to find out what's coming down the road?

This is the conference you should attend.

Date 27 Jul 2009 to 31 Jul 2009

Location Chicago, Illinois, USA

Duration 4.5 days

IBM System x and IBM BladeCenter® platforms are moving to the next generation of technology to deliver the mission-critical design and performance needed for growing application loads.

Attend this conference to hear about new product announcements and technologies that deliver the leading-edge capabilities users have come to expect. Come away from this event with the strategic and tactical knowledge of how to optimize every aspect of your x86 server network.

Over 100 sessions will cover the next generation of servers based on eX4 and BladeCenter technology, including:

• Hands-on test drives of the latest technologies
• IBM iDataPlex™ solution as the next-generation data server
• Cloud computing
• Major advancements in virtualization, VMware and IBM® Systems Director
• Mission-critical capability and scalability
• IBM System x™ eX4 generation processor
• Advantages of x86 and blade architectures
• IBM BladeCenter® Open Fabric Manager and IBM BladeCenter S chassis — a perfect fit for the small office
• Steps to a seamless virtual enterprise with BladeCenter technology
• New high-speed, low-latency interconnect technology for BladeCenter
• Leading advancements for green IT initiatives
• Web application design and optimization in a System x world
• Expanded options for IBM System i™ and IBM System z™ workload integration
• VMware ESXi

Don't miss our Solution Center filled with IBM and Business Partner products and solutions for System x and BladeCenter.

Who should ATTEND

The IBM System x and BladeCenter Technical Conference is intended for IBM customers, IBM Business Partners, IBM employees, Independent Software Vendors and System Integrators. The conference is primarily intended for technical specialists including:

• IT Managers
• System administrators
• System programmers
• Application programmers
• IT Architects
• Technical support managers
• Hardware planners
• Data center managers
• Performance analysts
• Capacity planners

LINK TO IBM Page for full details

LEARNING - Hyper-V Server R2 on BladeCenter S Tutorial

"Enterprise Virtualization in a Box" which was essentially an example of how to create a BladeCenter-contained VMware-enabled data center in a box (including servers, storage and networking). Using the Blade Center S with storage and Networking with Hyper-V.

FULL ARTICLE

Question of the week : Storage DS On/Off Command

Question of the week:

I’ve Can you verify there is no way to power down the SAN controllers? I have a customer looking to script shutdown sequences in case the UPS runs low on power, is it possible to do anything beyond powering off the hosts and flushing caches?

Answer of the week:

Yes, I will verify that there is no “power down” command for the DS3000/DS4000/DS5000 series storage arrays except for the physical switch on the power supply.

The engineering team has argued both for and against this feature for a long time. I, in fact, argued for a long time for the inclusion of a power-down command, but generally tend to agree with the engineering stance against it (which means they’ll probably add the capability someday)

The “downside” of having this seems to outweigh the convenience of having the feature. Downside being the unwanted result of someone accidently, or maliciously, executing a command which remotely turns off the SAN storage.

For the power-down situation mentioned above, the system is well prepared. Unlike our competitors, our system will automatically flush the write cache to disk after 10 seconds of inactivity (adjustable on a LUN-by-LUN basis). This means there are no worries from the storage side. As long as the servers are shut down in an orderly manner; applications are exited and the servers are shut down. The memory will be flushed to the storage array, and the storage array will push everything to disk. This is exactly the desired sequence and state of the machines for a controlled power-down. All data is consistent, and a smooth startup will occur.

NEWS - Good time for Virtualization

I thought this was a great piece that was posted on ItBusiness several months ago and thought it needed a 2nd look.

Bad economy good for client virtualization?

For example, if you have 10 desktops on a single server, you don't need 40 gig of memory. Because end user machines are very spiky in terms of usage and, frankly, under-utilized 99 percent of the time, a smaller amount of resource is required on the server. In other words, the resources can be multiplexed. This is financially savvy for two reasons: (1) Due to the multiplexing effect, you don't need to buy as much total resource capacity as you would if you were provisioning individual end points, each with sufficient capacity to support a Vista environment; and (2) buying in bulk for servers is, up to a certain point, less expensive than buying the same amount of capacity for individual end devices-in essence, you're paying wholesale rather than retail (so to speak) for hardware capacity.

Tech Data and IBM can help you move forward and take advantage of this type of solution using the best in class Blade, storage and software products.

READ FULL STORY

WEBCAST: Exceeding Service Levels with DS4000/DS5000, VMware and Site Recovery Manager

IBM System Storage™
The Power to Break Through
IBM DS series University Program:

DS4000 / DS5000 with VMware and Site Recovery Manager

VMware is one of the top IT priorities, even in consideration of our current economy.. This webcast will include presenters from VMware and IBM on why to sell VMware and storage. New sales tools including a brief on Site Recovery Manager channel and a general materials refresh. Gain a greater understating of how the DS4000 and DS5000 Series of storage systems interact with VMware solutions and SRM The webcast will also include information on upcoming PoC / ESG white paper – Real-World Disaster Recovery solution using SRM and ERM.

After watching this webcast, you should be able to: · Understand why to sell VMware and SRM · Understand the value propositions for DS Series of storage systems and VMware · Backup and Recovery for virtual machines and files · Disaster Recovery – Affordable, Automatic Failover Solution · Understand the sales tools available for these solutions The VALUE comes in helping your customers solve their data and business issues with the RIGHT choice!

Target Audience for this series: IBM Business Partners- Sales and Technical, Brand Sales Specialists, S&D (SMB and LE) Client Reps, BPO, Channel Reps, and CTSS.

IBM DS3000 series Webcast:
Trainers: Mark Dayan, Solutions Marketing Manager, LSI Engenio Storage Group.

Audio Portion (by phone):

Dial In # 1-800-375-2612– passcode 426373000

International: 1-719-955-1670

Follow the URL below to watch this webcast:

URL: http://mt202.centra.com/main/Customers/Engenio/fasttu/User/GuestAttend.jhtml?s_guid=000001ed13da0000011f024b3878348b

February 17^th, 2009 - Webcast will be presented at the time listed below:

8:00 am Pacific

9:00 am Mountain

10:00 am Central

11:00 am Eastern

If you receive an error when joining the webcast, follow the steps (Windows XP) below to reinstall the Centra Client Software:

1. Go to START > control panels > add and remove programs > remove Centra client
2. Using your web browser, go to http://cs1.saba.com/main/Install/win32/setup.jhtml
3. Download the Setup.exe to your computer, and then run it locally.
4. Rejoin the webcast.

Technical Information

• First time users please run a system check: http://sym6.centra.com/SiteRoots/main/SystemCheck/LaunchSystemCheck.jhtml?sessionid=1153854116937148099&locale=en_US

• Upon login you may need to hold the control key while the webcast client downloads or disconnect VPN.

• Audio is also available Voice over IP through the webcast provider.

• Webcasts are recorded for future playback.

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Please forward to IBM sales specialists, systems engineers and Business Partners. To be added or removed from the mailing list for IBM DS4000 University trainings brought to you jointly by IBM and LSI, please send an e-mail to: training@ds4000series.com

WEBCAST - IBM and Hyper-V - FEB11th - 1-2PM

To compete in today’s economy you need to make IT decisions that will drive business success. With IBM, you have an alternative: a simpler, flexible infrastructure with a lower total cost of ownership. Our Virtual Conference Series, designed to put you in touch with industry experts, will help you discover how IBM can provide you the innovative technology and world-class expertise to set you on the right path for years to come.

Join us for the Virtual Conference Series, brought to you by IBM and Intel to access:

1. Expert advice on today's most important technical issues
2. Webcasts from industry luminaries
3. New chat, network, and blog capabilities
4. The premier Virtual Conference Series from the convenience of your desktop

February 11, 2009, 1-2pm EST

Hyper-V : Microsoft's virtualization technologies and IBM BladeCenter & System x

The benefits of deploying Microsoft Windows Server 2008 virtualization on a resilient Intel based server infrastructure.

Join us for a straight forward look at Microsoft Windows Server 2008 virtualization deployed.

The intent of this session is to look at the virtualization offering shipping with Microsoft Server 2008 and discuss what to consider when planning for a production Hyper-V deployment.

High Availability, Disaster Recovery, I/O, network, storage, memory, processor, workload selection, migration, and remote management are all considerations for any production deployment of a virtualized workload.

What Attendees Will Learn:

1. Attain an understanding of Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 virtualization offerings
2. Benefits of server and workload consolidation with Hyper-V
3. What Intel processors are best leveraged by Hyper-V
4. Hyper-V planning and deployment tips from IBM's Microsoft Lab team

REGISTER

LEARNING : IBM Laying the Ground Work for Success in 2009

IBM SYSTEM x & EXPRESS SELLER - Laying the Ground Work for Success in 2009

* Join the Call to Learn the Facts (2/10 @ 11am ET)

On Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 11am ET, IBM will share via conference call the earnings and profit potential available in the Mid Market with System x and Express Seller. The call will be hosted by Gary Isaacs, Director of Mid Market Channels Sales. The Vice President of Americas System x Sales, Wilfredo Sotolongo, will review Project x - IBM's strategic plan for capturing greater market share in the WinTel space. Finally, the creative and lucrative marketing and sales plays/offerings will be reviewed to ensure you have the tools to be successful in 1Q,'09.

Invest the time to join us for this call in "Laying the Ground Work for Success in 2009"

Date & Time: Tuesday, 2/10/09 @ 11am ET
Dial In Number: 888-510-1786
Passcode: 4847286
Log On: Go to the URL – http://www.webdialogs.com/
Click “Join a Meeting” button on the top right corner of the page
Enter Conference ID 3494067
Enter your name and email address
Click the “Log In” button

LEARNING - Webcast Invitation: IBM N series: Extreme Efficiency and Unrivaled Data Protection - Virtualizing the Desktop: The Path to Lower Costs and Increased Security with N series and VMWare

Webcast: February 12 9:00 AM PST, 12:00 PM EST

IBM N series: Extreme Efficiency and Unrivaled Data Protection

With the current economic climate, customers are looking for every opportunity to save money and drive business forward - with no negative trade-offs. At the same time, organizations are still required to adhere to government and industry regulations regarding personal privacy, data retention and data protection. Accomplishing all these objectives simultaneously is a big challenge.

Many organizations are saving money while increasing security and enhancing IT compliance by implementing virtual desktop infrastructure solutions. Attend this webcast to learn how IBM’s N series unique storage and data management solutions provide unsurpassed bottom-line impact in VDI environments built around the VMware View solution, including:

At least 50 percent savings in storage, power and cooling requirements.

• Flexible and operationally efficient storage solutions for VDI environments.
• Improved security and compliance with best-in-class data protection and business continuance.

This webcast session will last approximately one hour and will include live Q&A.

REGISTER TODAY!

LEARNING: NEW Storage Competitive Tool

Is IBM Storage Competitive ?

• Below is a link to a great IBM Storage Tool.
• The tool gives competitive information for SAN solutions at the Entry, Mid and Enterprise classes and is a great way to get an immediate high level grasp of how we effectively compete against, EMC, HP, Dell, HDS, etc

Are you selling storage from other vendors or losing deals to others with IBM, then this is the tool to use. It will allow you to talk to your clients intelligently about the differences between manufactures and get them buying IBM Storage.

Before going to the link below - please make sure you are signed into PartnerWorld.

THE LINK

LEARNING - N series Release 15 Technical Training Call - Feb. 13 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

N series Release 15 Technical Training

CALL: N series R15 Technical Training Call – Feb. 13

ABSTRACT: N series Release 15 includes the new IBM System Storage N6060 storage controller in single and dual node, configurable as a filer or a gateway. This technical training call will cover the new N6060 models and other features and functions associated with the R15 release. You will have the opportunity to ask questions of the subject matter expert panel when the presentation completes.

DATE: February 13, 2009

TIME: 11:00 a.m. New York(US & Canada

DURATION: 1 hour

TO ATTEND: IBM Business Partners

Call-in information if buttons do not work:

IBM Business Partners

Confirmation code: 1374540

Tie Line:650-1376

Direct 719-325-2201

US Toll free: 888-542-1136

Storage - Question of the WEEK

Question of the week:

In the last few months, I’ve been involved with a couple of Proof-of-Concepts. Two of these had the element of doing a bake-off between the competition (one was EMC, the other was NetApp). In both cases, the IBM system was the DS4700. Because both of these competitors have lots of features and impressive marketing, I was expecting a very competitive fight. What I wasn’t expecting, was that in both instances, the customer wanted me to explain exactly why our system, and their applications, ran so much faster than the competitions. In the case of the EMC bakeoff, during degraded mode testing, the application actually failed when the Clariion was put into a degraded mode (when cache was disabled). The only noticeable difference when the same condition was experienced on the DS4700 was a slight increase in host CPU utilization.

With the NetApp bake-off, I’ll just insert a quote from the account team;

The NetApp box is a FAS2050. In the DS4700, the LUN used for testing is striped (RAID5) across 30 physical drives; on the FAS2050, it is distributed across 26 physical drives (RAID5 or RAID6, I’m not sure). The NetApp SE spent two days configuring the 2050 in accordance with NetApp best practices. Our SE set up the DS4700 in 4 hours. The test workload the customer is using is not very big, and consists almost entirely of database reads. The customer reports 40% better performance when the test is run on the DS4700.

Answer of the week:

The quick answer is that the DS4000 line was built for speed. Our engineers maintain that as a top priority in the design process because performance is what provides the customer the best ROI day-in and day-out for the life of the system. This is also why we run SPC-1 benchmarks on every system we make. If you look at www.storageperformance.org, you’ll realize that our competition will only report certain systems, if they report any at all.

One thing that you should keep in mind is that many companies had different groups, with different goals. Typically, the storage group does not put performance at the top of their list, but concentrates on “ease of use”. While our systems are very easy to use, others remove the raid set definition from the required configuration steps as an ease-of-use feature (HP’s EVA, Equallogic, etc). This step may ease the storage administrators’ tasks by one step, but it does not help performance at all, which is why HP hasn’t published SPC-1 benchmarks on the EVA in over 6 years (Equallogic never published them). So, bake-off’s turn out to be a fantastic venue for us to showcase our products. Even storage groups can recognize the value of high performance, but it’s hard to capture that benefit from comparing PowerPoint presentations.

With respect to EMC, there are several factors that come into play. First and foremost is that they generate RAID parity on general purpose processors with their firmware. We have dedicated specialized hardware that offloads the process. The DS4000 has a full switch-based architecture that enables both controllers to have dual paths to each drives. We also have a compact firmware load that is designed around cache management with independent front-end and back-end DMA IO processing. On top of this, we have imbedded various cache optimization techniques like dynamic read-ahead and dynamic write-through. The FLAIR OS running on the EMC systems typically is a memory hog that utilizes a lot of DLL’s to expand their capability. This has some plusses, but the downside is that we usually see a performance difference in the neighborhood of 100 IOPS/drive in comparable configurations (that is huge in case you’re wondering).

With respect to NetApp, the key is that they implement Block-Level IO on top of their WAFL (write anywhere file layout) system. This means that they have a very difficult time with sequential read IOs (nothing is sequential, it’s always random). Since most “real world” applications are 80% read, the apparent write advantage of WAFL when writing data becomes a liability when reading data. To counter this effect, they employ a “reallocation scheme” process that will rearrange data on the drives to be more sequential friendly. Of course, all this effort is quickly negated when the customer starts using the storage system, so it must be run often (using many storage subsystem processing cycles).

So, as the customer base is looking for more efficient storage and more productivity out of their system, don’t be afraid to enter into a bake-off with the DS4000 product line.

Coming from the desk of:

James Latham
DS3000/DS4000 Product Specialist

Storage Solutions Engenio Storage Group

LSI Logic Corporation

jim.latham@lsi.com
www.lsi.com/engenio

LEARNING - NSeries RELEASE 15 Sales Training - NEW N6000 Series

IBM System Storage N series

Join the Release 15 Sales Training call on February 9

ABSTRACT: The N series Release 15 Sales Training will cover the new N6000 series offering, SnapLock support in DOT 7.3.1, 8 Gbps FC PCIe target adapter, SnapManager for SAP 3.0 and the new 42U rack/cabinet.

DATE: February 9, 2009

TIME: 11:30 a.m. New York(US & Canada),

DURATION: 30 minutes

TO ATTEND: IBM Business Partners

Call-in information if buttons do not work:

Confirmation code: 9401051

Tie Line:650-0800

Direct 719-325-2134

US Toll free: 888-297-8911

LEARNING - Announcing the new NetApp OEM Learning Center

Where IBM Business Partners can now access online NetApp University course schedules and register for TUITION FREE courses!

IBM and Business Partners now have direct access to the NetApp University OEM Learning Center online schedule and course catalog! You will be able to browse the current schedule and register for a wide range of TUITION FREE NetApp web-based and instructor led courses in worldwide NetApp University locations. You will be able to launch and complete web courses from this site, and the system will retain the history of courses you have completed and tests you have taken in your NetApp University profile. A NetApp NOW account is NOT required to access this new resource. Note that most of the courses accessed via this resource are NetApp branded.

The NetApp OEM Learning Center is accessible via a link on the IBM Video Portal (must access the learning portal via this link as domain referral is used for security purposes). Use the following links to get to the IBM vPortal - and look for the News Item on the NETAPP OEM LEARNING CENTER at the top center of the page. This news item will link you to resources that will describe how to register for and use the Learning Center, and also provide a direct link to the site itself. Check it out!

Partnerworld: NETApp OEM Learning Center