IBM DS8000 User Manual

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IBM System Storage
Productivity Center
Software Installation and
User’s Guide
This publication describes how to install and use the IBM System Storage
Productivity Center software.
SC23-8823
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pbi.cgi
Note: Open the Web site in a new browser window by right clicking on the link
and selecting ″Open in New Window.″
Web sites
The following Web sites provide information about the IBM System Storage
DS8000 series and other IBM storage products.
Type of Storage Information Web Site
Concurrent Copy for System z and S/390
host systems
http://www.storage.ibm.com/software/sms/sdm/
DS command-line interface (DS CLI) http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=1113
&context=HW2B2&dc=DB500&uid=ssg1S1002949&loc=en_US&cs=utf-
8&lang=en
See Section 3.
DS8000 Information Center http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ds8000ic/index.jsp
DS8000 series publications http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ds8000ic/index.jsp
Click Publications.
FlashCopy for System z and S/390 host
systems
http://www.storage.ibm.com/software/sms/sdm/
Host system models, operating systems,
adapters, and switches that the DS8000 series
supports
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds8000/
Click Interoperability matrix.
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic/
Click New search.
IBM Disk Storage Feature Activation (DSFA) http://www.ibm.com/storage/dsfa
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IBM DS8000 Specifications

General

Data Encryption	Yes
High Availability	Yes
Drive Types	SSD, HDD
RAID Support	RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10
Interface	FICON, Fibre Channel, iSCSI
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
Operating Systems Supported	IBM z/OS, IBM i, AIX, Linux, Windows
Model	DS8000 series
Scalability	Highly scalable