• Migrating from basic device management to storage management applications that provide higher-level
functions
For more information, see IBM Spectrum Control online product documentation in IBM Knowledge Center
(www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter).
IBM Copy Services Manager
IBM Copy Services Manager controls Copy Services in storage environments. Copy Services are features
that are used by storage systems, such as DS8000, to congure, manage, and monitor data-copy
functions.
IBM Copy Services Manager provides both a graphical interface and command line that you can use for
conguring and managing Copy Services functions across storage units. Copy Services include the point-
in-time function – IBM FlashCopy and Safeguarded Copy, and the remote mirror and copy functions –
Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, and Metro Global Mirror. Copy Services Manager can automate the
administration and conguration of these services; and monitor and manage copy sessions.
You can use Copy Services Manager to complete the following data replication tasks and help reduce the
downtime of critical applications:
• Plan for replication when you are provisioning storage
• Keep data on multiple related volumes consistent across storage systems for a planned or unplanned
outage
• Monitor and track replication operations
• Automate the mapping of source volumes to target volumes
Starting with DS8000 Version 8.1, Copy Services Manager also comes preinstalled on the Hardware
Management Console (HMC). Therefore, you can enable the Copy Services Manager software that is
already on the hardware system. Doing so results in less setup time; and eliminates the need to maintain
a separate server for Copy Services functions.
You can also use Copy Services Manager to connect to an LDAP repository for remote authentication.
For more information, see the Copy Services Manager online product documentation at http://
www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSESK4/csm_kcwelcome.html. The "What's new" topic
provides details on the features added for each version of Copy Services Manager that can be used by
DS8000, including HyperSwap for multi-target sessions, and incremental FlashCopy support.
DS8000 Storage Management GUI web browser support and conguration
To access the DS8000 Storage Management GUI, you must ensure that your web browser is supported
and has the appropriate settings enabled.
The DS8000 Storage Management GUI supports the following web browsers:
Table 11. Supported web browsers
DS8000 series version Supported browsers
9.0
Mozilla Firefox 68
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Edge 44
Google Chrome 76
IBM supports higher versions of the browsers as long as the vendors do not remove or disable
functionality that the product relies upon. For browser levels higher than the versions that are certied
with the product, customer support accepts usage-related and defect-related service requests. As with
operating system and virtualization environments, if the support center cannot re-create the issue in the
our lab, we might ask the client to re-create the problem on a certied browser version to determine
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