Configuring
Configure storage for a new DS8000® system or update the configuration of an existing storage system.
- Activating licensed functions
After the IBM® service representatives complete your DS8000 series installation, your first step is to activate your licensed functions. You can also activate new licenses if they are purchased after installation. Licensed functions are used to activate advanced features of the DS8000 storage system. - Configuring a system for an open-systems host
Configure a DS8000 storage system for an open-systems host by creating fixed block (FB) pools and volumes. After you complete these steps, connect the volumes to a host system. - Configuring a system for an IBM i host
Configure a DS8000 storage system for an IBM Power Systems™ host with an IBM i operating system by creating fixed block (FB) pools and volumes. After you complete these steps, connect the volumes to a host system. - Configuring a system for virtualization by SAN Volume Controller
Configure a DS8000 storage system for a SAN Volume Controller by creating one fixed block (FB) pool for each array that you want to virtualize, and then allocating one volume to each of those pools. After you complete these steps, map the volumes to a SAN Volume Controller host system. - Configuring a system for an IBM z Systems host
Configure a DS8000 storage system for an IBM z Systems™ host by creating count key data (CKD) pools, logical subsystems (LSSs), and volumes. After you complete these steps, configure the host to connect to the volumes. - Configuring I/O port protocols
Configure the protocol or topology for the I/O ports (also referred to as Fibre Channel ports) that connect the DS8000 storage system to hosts or other storage systems. - Configuring a syslog server
You can define servers that receive syslog information from the storage system. Syslog details include audit logs, GUI event information, and other internal messages. - Enabling host system I/O
After you configure your storage system, configure the host system to send I/O to the DS8000. - Managing Parallel Access Volumes
Parallel Access Volumes (PAVs), also referred to as aliases, provide your system with access to volumes in parallel when you use a z Systems host. - Creating custom pools
Create pools that have custom configurations by manually assigning arrays and RAID levels, and manually balancing spare drives and device adapter (DA) pairs. - Updating host ports
If your DS8000 storage system was updated from release 7.3 or earlier to release 7.4 or later, you must update host ports that were configured outside of the DS8000 Storage Management GUI by assigning them to hosts. You must complete this step before you can manage host configuration or map volumes to hosts with the GUI. - Migrating data to the storage system
After you configure your storage system, you can migrate data from another storage system or a host to the DS8000 storage system. For details and procedures, see the online product documentation about migrating data. - Preparing for disaster recovery
Having a disaster recovery plan can ensure that critical data is recoverable at the time of a disaster. Because disasters are unplanned, your disaster recovery plan must provide a way to recover your applications quickly, and, more importantly, to access your data. Consistent data to the same point-in-time across all storage units is vital before you can recover your data at a backup site. - Registering for My Notifications
Your IBM storage product is designed to deliver high performance services with quality and satisfaction. As part of IBM's ongoing quality improvement processes, IBM periodically issues product updates that help improve overall quality and reliability. IBM communicates new information of this nature through the My Notifications process. The information available to you covers a broad range of materials, including software knowledge-base documents, preventive service-planning information, fix information, security advisories, and more. - Setting up SNMP traps
Learn to configure SNMP trap alerts with the DS8000 command-line interface (DS CLI) and the HMC application. - Configuring remote event notification
You can receive storage system event notifications on up to eight remote servers through an Ethernet network. - Configuring a remote support connection
Configure a remote-support connection (RSC) so that storage system can use the call home feature to report failures and transmit pertinent debugging data to IBM. When call home is used, your technical support representative can quickly isolate and resolve potential issues with the storage system.