The purpose of this IBM® Redbooks® publication is to provide customers with guidance and recommendations for how and when to use the IBM System Storage® Copy Services premium features. The topics discussed in this publication apply to the IBM System Storage DS® models DS3000, DS4000®, and DS5000 running the firmware v7.70, and IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager v10.70.
Customers in today’s IT world are finding a major need to ensure a good archive of their data and a requirement to create these archives with minimal interruptions. The IBM Midrange System Storage helps to fulfill these requirements by offering three copy services premium features:
This publication specifically addresses the copy services premium features and can be used in conjunction with the following IBM DS System Storage books:
Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM Midrange System Storage Copy Services
Chapter 2. FlashCopy
Chapter 3. VolumeCopy
Chapter 4. ERM concepts, planning, and design
Chapter 5. ERM implementation
Appendix A. Additional instructions for FlashCopy logical drives