Publications and related information
Product guides, other IBM® publications, and websites contain information that relates to the IBM DS8000® series.
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Publications
You can order or download individual publications (including previous versions) that have an order number from the IBM Publications Center website. Publications without an order number are available on the documentation CD or can be downloaded here.
| Title | Description | Order number |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Storage DS8000 (10th Generation) Introduction and Planning Guide | This publication provides an overview of the new IBM Storage DS8000 (10th Generation), the most current storage system in the DS8000 series. | V10.0 sc2795609.pdf |
| IBM DS8900F Introduction and Planning Guide | This publication provides an overview of the new DS8900F, the most current storage system in the DS8000 series. The DS8900F provides two system types: DS8910F Flexibility Class models 993 and 994, DS8950F Agility Class models 996 and E96, and DS8980F Analytic Class models 998 and E96. | V9.4 SC27-9560-08 V9.3.2 SC27-9560-07 V9.3.0 SC27-9560-06 V9.2.0 SC27-9560-05 V9.1.0 SC27-9560-04 V9.0.2 SC27-9560-03 V9.0.0 SC27-9560-02 |
| IBM DS8882F Introduction and Planning Guide | This publication provides an overview of the DS8882F, the most current storage system in the DS8000 series. The DS8882F provides the new model 983. This publication provides an overview of the product and technical concepts for DS8882F. |
V8.5.3 GC27-9259-02 V8.5.1 GC27-9259-01 V8.5.0 GC27-9259-00 |
| IBM DS8880 Introduction and Planning Guide | This publication provides an overview of the product and technical concepts for DS8880. It also describes the ordering features and how to plan for an installation and initial configuration of the storage system. | V8.5.3 GC27-8525-18
V8.5.1 GC27-8525-17 V8.5.0 GC27-8525-16 V8.4.0 GC27-8525-15 V8.3.3 GC27-8525-14 V8.3.1 GC27-8525-13 V8.3.0 GC27-8525-12 V8.2.3 GC27-8525-11 V8.2.1 GC27-8525-09 V8.2.0 GC27-8525-07 V8.1.1 GC27-8525-06 V8.1.0 GC27-8525-05 V8.0.1 GC27-8525-04 GC27-8525-03 V8.0.0 GC27-8525-02 |
| IBM DS8870 Introduction and Planning Guide | This publication provides an overview of the product and technical concepts for DS8870. It also describes the ordering features and how to plan for an installation and initial configuration of the storage system. | V7.5.0 GC27-4209-11 V7.4.0 GC27-4209-10 V7.3.0 GC27-4209-09 V7.2.0 GC27-4209-08 V7.1.0 GC27-4209-05 V7.0.0 GC27-4209-02 |
| IBM DS8000 Command-Line Interface User's Guide | This publication describes how to use the DS8000 command-line interface (DS CLI) to manage DS8000 configuration and Copy Services relationships, and write customized scripts for a host system. It also includes a complete list of CLI commands with descriptions and example usage. | V9.4 SC27-9562-07
V9.3.2 SC27-9562-06 V9.2.1 SC27-9562-05 V9.2.0 SC27-9562-04 V9.1.1 SC27-9562-03 V9.1.0 SC27-9562-02 V9.0.2 SC27-9562-01 V9.0.0 SC27-9562-00 V8.5.4 SC27-8526-11 V8.5.1 SC27-8526-10 V8.5.0 SC27-8526-09 V8.3.3 SC27-8526-08 V8.3.1 SC27-8526-07 V8.3.0 SC27-8526-06 V8.2.3 SC27-8526-05 V8.2.2 SC27-8526-04 V8.2.0 SC27-8526-03 V8.1.1 SC27-8526-02 V8.1.0 SC27-8526-01 V8.0.0 SC27-8526-00 V7.5.0 GC27-4212-06 V7.4.0 GC27-4212-04 V7.3.0 GC27-4212-03 V7.2.0 GC27-4212-02 V7.1.0 GC27-4212-01 V7.0.0 GC27-4212-00 V6.3.0 GC53-1127-07 |
| IBM DS8000 Host Systems Attachment Guide | This publication provides information about attaching hosts to the storage system. You can use various host attachments to consolidate storage capacity and workloads for open systems and IBM Z hosts. | V10.0 sc27956302.pdfV9.1.0 SC27-9563-01 V9.0.0 SC27-9563-00 V8.0.0 SC27-8527-00 V7.5.0 GC27-4210-04 V7.4.0 GC27-4210-03 V7.2.0 GC27-4210-02 V7.1.0 GC27-4210-01 V7.0.0 GC27-4210-00 V6.3.0 GC27-2298-02 |
| IBM DS8900F/DS8880 RESTful API Guide | This publication provides an overview of the Representational State Transfer (RESTful) API, which provides a platform independent means by which to initiate create, read, update, and delete operations in the DS8000 and supporting storage devices. | V9.4.0 SC27-9823-10 V4.0 SC27-9823-00 |
| IBM DS8800/DS8700 RESTful API Guide | This publication provides an overview of the Representational State Transfer (RESTful) API, which provides a platform independent means by which to initiate create, read, update, and delete operations in the DS8000 and supporting storage devices. | V1.3 SC27-9235-00 V1.2 SC27-8502-02 V1.1 SC27-8502-01 V1.0 SC27-8502-00 |
| Title | Location |
|---|---|
| IBM Warranty Information for DS8000 series | IBM Support Portal website |
| IBM Safety Notices | IBM Systems Safety Notices |
| IBM Systems Environmental Notices | IBM Systems Safety Notices |
| International Agreement for Acquisition of Software Maintenance (Not all software will offer Software Maintenance under this agreement.) | IBM Support Portal website |
| IBM License Agreement for Machine Code | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/631363 |
See the Agreements and License Information CD that was included with the DS8000
series
for the following documents:
- License Information
- Notices and Information
- Supplemental Notices and Information
Related websites
View the websites in the following table to get more information about DS8000 series.
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| IBM Support Portal website | Find support-related information such as downloads, documentation, troubleshooting, and service requests and PMRs. |
| IBM Directory of Worldwide Contacts website | Find contact information for general inquiries, technical support, and hardware and software support by country. |
| IBM DS8000 series website | Find product overviews, details, resources, and reviews for the DS8000 series. |
| IBM Redbooks® | Find technical information developed and published by IBM International Technical Support Organization (ITSO). |
| IBM System Storage® Interoperation Center (SSIC) website | Find information about host system models, operating systems, adapters, and switches that are supported by the DS8000 series. |
| IBM Entitled Systems Support (ESS) website | Download licensed machine code (LMC) feature keys that you ordered for your DS8000 storage systems. |
| IBM Fix Central | Download utilities such as the IBM Easy Tier® Heat Map Transfer utility. |
| IBM Java™ SE (JRE) | Download IBM versions of the Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE), which is often required for IBM products. |
| IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager online product documentation | This online documentation provides information about IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, which you can use to manage encryption keys and certificates. |
| IBM Spectrum Control online product documentation in IBM Documentation | This online documentation provides information about IBM Spectrum Control, which you can use to centralize, automate, and simplify the management of complex and heterogeneous storage environments including DS8000 storage systems and other components of your data storage infrastructure. |
| DS8900F Code Bundle Information website | Find information about code bundles for DS8900F. The version of the currently active installed code bundle displays with the DS CLI ver command when you specify the -l parameter. |