VMware Shared Storage - Virtualized Infrastructure, EMC Shared Storage Platforms

VMware Shared Storage

Reduce cost, increase availability, and leverage advanced functionality for a VMware infrastructure.

Descriptive Information

Solutions Guide: Using EMC Symmetrix Storage in VMware Virtual Infrastructure Environments
Solution Overview: Storage Resource Management in VMware and Virtual Provisioning Environments
TechBook: VMware ESX Server Using EMC CLARiiON Storage Systems Solutions Guide
Technical Documentation: Proven Solutions Guide: EMC Integrated Infrastructure for VMware Enabled by EMC Celerra NS-120
Video: EMC Integrates, Extends, and Accelerates VMware Environments

White Papers

EMC Virtual Infrastructure for Microsoft Applications - Data Center Solution Enabled by EMC Symmetrix V-Max - VMware vSphere 4 Applied Technology

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EMC VMware Shared Storage solutions enable you to integrate and extend VMware functionality to EMC shared storage platforms. Our shared storage platforms enable you to leverage multiple protocols to meet your VMware use case and configuration requirements—small, medium, and large. Get full support for all the connection protocols you may need including iSCSI, Fiber Channel, network-attached (NFS), and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).

Gain maximum capacity and the highest performance for your mission-critical applications through EMC storage systems that enable the secure, resilient, cost-effective consolidation of your applications and data.

Key Benefits

High availability — Gain highly available, scalable, and efficient storage, tailored for virtualized environments.
Reduced cost — Evaluate overall IT operations, policies, and procedures to cut down on your costs.
Greater efficiency — Deliver cost savings and tiered storage to improve efficiency across your organization.
Storage utilization — Increase storage capacity utilization, improve ease of use, and enhance performance for applications and workloads.
Connectivity options — Choose the appropriate shared storage solutions for your environment—iSCSI, Network File System (NFS), or Fibre Channel.

EMC will help you build your solution with the following products, services, and partners:

Data Center Consolidation and Migration Consulting - Find out how EMC Consulting helps you to streamline your data centers to realize cost, energy, and service delivery benefits.
Strategy and Transformation - EMC Consulting Strategy & Transformation can help you transform your infrastructure strategy into an action plan.