IBM DS8000 User Manual

Contents
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . .xi
Notices and publication information xiii
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Environmental notices . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . xiii
Battery return program . . . . . . . . . xiv
Conventions used in this guide . . . . . . . .xv
Related information . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
DS8000 series library . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Other IBM publications . . . . . . . . . xvii
Ordering IBM publications . . . . . . . . xxii
Web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii
How to send your comments . . . . . . . . xxiii
Summary of Changes for
SC26-7915-02 IBM System Storage
DS8000 User’s Guide . . . . . . . . xxv
Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM System
Storage DS8000 series . . . . . . . .1
Overview of the DS8000 series models . . . . . .1
DS8100 (Model 921 and Model 931) . . . . . . .4
DS8300 (Models 922, 932, 9A2, and 9B2) . . . . .5
Model comparison . . . . . . . . . . . .6
DS8000 physical footprint . . . . . . . . . .8
DS8000 series performance features . . . . . .10
DS8000 Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . .11
IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager . . .11
The DS command-line interface . . . . . . .12
DS open application programming interface . .13
IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Disk . .13
IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for
Replication . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
DS8000 hardware specifics . . . . . . . . .15
Storage unit structure . . . . . . . . . .15
Host attachment overview . . . . . . . .16
Processor memory . . . . . . . . . . .19
Overview of DS8000 power controls . . . . . .19
Powering a storage unit on and off (real-time
only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Unit emergency power off (UEPO) switch . . .20
Rack operator panel . . . . . . . . . .21
Data management features . . . . . . . . .21
RAID implementation . . . . . . . . . .21
Arrays across loops . . . . . . . . . . .23
Storage system logical partitions . . . . . .23
IBM System Storage Resiliency Family . . . .23
Comparison of licensed functions . . . . . .29
Parallel access volumes and IBM HyperPAV . .30
CKD extended address volumes - 3390 Model A 30
DS8000 series limitations . . . . . . . . . .31
Planning data migration . . . . . . . . . .32
Logical configuration overview . . . . . . . .32
Chapter 2. Installing the simulated
DS8000 Storage Manager interface . .35
Installing the DS Storage Manager on the Windows
operating system using the graphical mode . . . .36
Installing the IBM System Storage DS Storage
Manager on the Windows operating system using
unattended (silent) mode . . . . . . . . . .43
Removing the DS Storage Manager from a Windows
operating system . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Removing the DS Storage Manager from a Windows
operating system using the unattended (silent)
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Upgrading the DS Storage Manager on a Windows
operating system using the graphical mode . . . .51
Upgrading the DS Storage Manager on the
Windows operating system using unattended
(silent) mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Chapter 3. Installing the simulated IBM
System Storage DS8000 Storage
Manager on the Linux operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Installing the IBM System Storage DS Storage
Manager on a Linux operating system using the
graphical mode . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Installing the IBM System Storage DS8000 Storage
Manager on the Linux operating system in
unattended (silent) mode . . . . . . . . . .63
Removing the IBM System Storage DS Storage
Manager from a Linux operating system . . . . .70
Removing the DS8000 Storage Manager from a
Linux operating system using the unattended
(silent) mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Upgrading the IBM System Storage DS Storage
Manager on a Linux operating system . . . . .71
Upgrading the IBM System Storage DS8000 Storage
Manager on the Linux operating system in
unattended (silent) mode . . . . . . . . . .76
Chapter 4. DS Storage Manager
postinstallation instructions . . . . .79
Internet browser support . . . . . . . . . .79
Stop and start the DS Storage Manager Servers . .80
Stopping and starting the DS Storage Manager
servers on a Windows operating system . . . .80
Stopping and starting the DS Storage Manager
servers on a Linux operating system . . . . .80
Starting the DS Storage Manager program . . . .81
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IBM DS8000 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	DS8000
Category	Storage
Language	English