IBM Storage hardware Redbooks

21 January 2026, Redpaper

Building on 25 years of virtual tape experience, the IBM® TS7700 now can store virtual tape volumes in object storage. This IBM Redpaper publication helps you set up and configure the cloud object storage support for IBM Cloud® Object Storage or Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). The TS7700 supported offloading to physical tape for over two decades. Using a TS7700 to offload to physical ...

13 January 2026, Redpaper

This IBM® Redpaper publication provides an overview of the IBM Storage Scale and IBM Storage Scale System (Formally known as IBM Elastic Storage® Server (IBM ESS) and IBM Elastic Storage System (also formally IBM ESS)). These scalable, high-performance data and file management solution, are built on IBM Storage Scale technology. Providing reliability, performance, and scalability, can be ...

06 January 2026, Redbooks

Cyberattacks and data corruption threats continue to escalate, which makes cyber resiliency a critical component of an enterprise IT strategy. Although traditional disaster recovery (DR) focuses on physical failures, cyber resiliency addresses logical corruption that is caused by ransomware, malware, or insider threats. This IBM Redbooks® publication introduces the IBM Z® Cyber Vault solution, ...

05 January 2026, Redpaper

The IBM TS7700 features a functional enhancement so that an IBM TS7700 can act as an object store for IBM DS8000® Transparent Cloud Tiering for an IBM DS8000, DFSMShsm (hierarchical storage management (HSM)), and native DFSMSdss (DSS). You can use this function to move datasets directly from a DS8000 to a TS7700. This IBM Redpaper publication provides a functional overview of the features, ...

11 December 2025, Draft Redbooks

This IBM Redbooks publication provides comprehensive guidance to plan, install, configure, and manage Copy Services on IBM DS8000® systems in both IBM Z® and Open Systems environments. It is designed to help you design and implement a new Copy Services solution or migrate from an existing configuration, apply best practices, hints, and tips to maximize the effectiveness of your implementation, ...

08 December 2025, Draft Redbooks

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the concepts, architecture, and implementation of the IBM DS8A00 family. The book provides reference information to assist readers who need to plan for, install, and configure the DS8000 G10 systems. This edition applies to DS8000 G10 systems with Licensed Machine Code (LMC) 7.10.0 (bundle version 10.0.xxx.x), referred to as Release 10.0. The DS8000 G10 ...

05 December 2025, Redbooks

The IBM FlashSystem® grid is an innovative and efficient solution for overcoming data storage management challenges. This federated, scalable storage platform enables unified management of multiple IBM FlashSystem and IBM Storage Virtualize (IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC)) controllers. Its key strengths include unmatched scale-out capability and streamlined, non-disruptive management across ...

05 December 2025, Redpaper

This IBM® Redpaper® Product Guide describes the IBM Storage FlashSystem® 7300 solution, which is a next-generation IBM Storage FlashSystem control enclosure. It combines the performance of flash and a Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe)-optimized architecture with the reliability and innovation of IBM FlashCore® technology and the rich feature set and high availability (HA) of IBM Storage ...

13 November 2025, Draft Redpaper

This IBM® Redpaper™ publication provides an in-depth overview of the IBM Storage DS8000® Safeguarded Copy function. Safeguarded Copy enables organizations to strengthen their cyber resilience by creating frequent, immutable, point-in-time backups of critical data—minimizing operational impact while optimizing resource utilization. This paper is intended for IT security and storage architects ...

30 October 2025, Draft Redpaper

IBM Storage Insights is a cloud-based service providing essential observability for analyzing, protecting, and optimizing your storage infrastructure. It gives administrators critical metadata-derived metrics on performance, capacity, and security. To enhance operational efficiency and proactive issue resolution, this metadata can be disseminated to various ecosystem services throughout your ...