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Drive Types Supported | SAS, SATA |
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Storage Type | SAN |
Host Interface | 4Gb Fibre Channel |
RAID Levels Supported | 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 |
Management Software | Storage Manager |
Model | IBM DS3000 |
Explains the purpose and components of the DS3000 Storage Manager for managing storage subsystems and performing administrative tasks.
Details the process of installing DS3000 Storage Manager components on host servers and management stations.
Guides through the essential steps of the Initial Setup Tasks wizard for quick and easy DS3000 installation.
Provides step-by-step instructions for installing DS3000 Storage Manager on a Windows system.
Explains how to install DS3000 Storage Manager on a Linux system using either GUI or text-based interface.
Details how to configure Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and install their drivers for host server connectivity.
Explains how to configure host access, covering automatic and manual methods for defining host servers.
Details manual host access configuration, including specifying host names, types, and HBA host ports.
Covers basic configuration tasks for storage, including automatic configuration, hot spares, and logical drive creation.
Guides through creating FlashCopy logical drives, explaining how it works and estimating repository capacity.
Explains VolumeCopy for data replication, backup, and restore, including its features and restrictions.
Explains iSCSI security settings, focusing on target authentication and mutual authentication using CHAP secrets.
Describes troubleshooting and maintenance tasks, including viewing event logs and gathering support information.
Details the installation of PCI Express SAS HBAs in the host server and their connection to the DS3200.
Describes how to configure host server access, covering automatic and manual methods for mapping hosts to logical drives.
Details the installation of PCI Express SAS HBAs in the host server and the SAS HBA driver installation for Linux.
Shows how to install the QLogic iSCSI HBA driver for Windows Server 2003.
Details configuring iSCSI HBA network settings using SANsurfer, including IP addresses and DHCP settings.
Guides through configuring iSCSI targets on the host using SANsurfer for discovered storage subsystems.
Explains how to implement initiator and target authentication for iSCSI connections using CHAP secrets.
Explains how to install and configure the OpeniSCSI software initiator on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Explains how to implement initiator and target authentication for iSCSI connections on Linux.
Details the installation of Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator on each cluster node.
Details the configuration of the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator for target discovery and connection.
Guides through configuring login to discovered iSCSI targets, including authentication settings.
Guides the installation of the cluster service on the first node of the cluster using the Cluster Administrator.
Guides through configuring Emulex HBAs for booting from SAN, including setting port switch speed and enabling adapter BIOS.
Details the steps for creating a Microsoft Cluster, including installing the cluster service on nodes and configuring network usage.
Guides through configuring the first FC HBA port, noting WWNs and enabling BIOS for SAN boot.
Guides through creating a logical drive on the DS3400 and mapping it to the Linux host server.
Explains how to configure the logical drive as the boot device using Fast!UTIL in the HBA BIOS.