IBM System Storage DS8000 series (machine types 2421, 2422, 2423, and 2424) delivers new functional capabilities

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1 IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG , dated October 23, 2007 IBM System Storage DS8000 series (machine types 2421, 2422, 2423, and 2424) delivers new functional capabilities Key prerequisites...2 AP distribution...2 Description...2 Product number... 4 Reference information Publications Services...13 Technical information...14 IBM Electronic Services...15 Terms and conditions Prices...16 At a glance New functional capabilities for the DS8000 series (machine types 2421, 2422, 2423, and 2424) include: IBM FlashCopy SE Dynamic Volume Expansion Storage Pool Striping (rotate extents) z/os Global Mirror Multiple Reader DS Storage Manager enhancements System Storage Productivity Center (SSPC) Intermix of DS8000 machine types Overview The IBM System Storage DS8000 series (machine types 2421, 2422, 2423, and 2424) provides new functional capabilities, allowing clients to better choose the combination of price and efficiency that is right for their application needs. New options include: IBM FlashCopy SE: Today, the DS8000 Point-in-Time Copy (IBM FlashCopy) function requires space to be set aside equal to the size of the volumes that are to be copied. IBM FlashCopy SE (space efficient snapshot capability) is intended to use only the amount of storage needed, which can help lower the amount of storage required by many clients. Dynamic Volume Expansion: This option provides the ability to increase the size of a logical volume while it is online to a host system (available for Open System and IBM System z hosts). Storage Pool Striping (rotate extents): This feature stripes new volumes across all ranks of an extent pool, which reduces administration required to balance system loads. z/os Global Mirror Multiple Reader (Enhanced Reader): This option can help improve throughput in busy z/os Global Mirror (XRC) environments. DS Storage Manager (GUI) enhancements: These offer you greater manageability capabilities for your DS8000. Support for the System Storage Productivity Center (SSPC): With this support, you can take advantage of a center-of-the-room management console for the DS8000. Intermix of DS8000 machine types: You can mix DS8000 expansion unit models with different warranty periods with DS8000 base unit models. This will allow clients to better match the warranty on newly IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 1

2 purchased expansion unit models with the remaining warranty of their installed base unit models. Enhancement for IBM DS Open API: This offers Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) 1.2 support. Key prerequisites All features and functions in this announcement are supported on the IBM System Storage DS8000 series, and require DS8000 Licensed Machine Code (LMC) level 5.3.0xx.xx (bundle version 63.0.xx.xx), or later. Product number: For details, refer to the Product number section in this announcement. Planned availability date December 7, 2007 Refer to the Planned availability dates section for more information. AP distribution Country/Region Announced AP IOT ASEAN* India/South Asia** Australia People's Republic of China Hong Kong S.A.R. of the PRC Macao S.A.R. of the PRC Taiwan Korea New Zealand Japan IOT Japan Announced *Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam **Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan Description IBM FlashCopy SE offers price and efficiency options Today, DS8000 Point-in-Time Copy (IBM FlashCopy) function requires space to be set aside equal to the size of the volumes that are to be copied. With this announcement, the IBM System Storage DS8000 series provides support for IBM FlashCopy SE (space efficient snapshot capability), which is intended to use only the amount of storage needed by the copy. This capability can help lower the amount of storage needed by many DS8000 clients today, and lower costs by significantly reducing disk capacity needed for copies. Reducing capacity in the DS8000 can also mean fewer drives and less power required for the overall system. IBM FlashCopy SE can be managed and configured via the DS Storage Manager, DS CLI, and DS Open API. All host systems supported by the DS8000 today are supported with FlashCopy SE (IBM System z servers require z/os 1.7, or later, for this support). For more information on implementation of this function, refer to the IBM System Storage DS8000 FlashCopy SE Implementation Considerations and Recommendations document located at s/atsmastr.nsf/webindex/flash10617 IBM FlashCopy SE is an optional feature on the DS8000 series, available with the SE indicator feature numbers 0730 and 730x-731x (or SE add indicator feature numbers 0733 and 733x-734x) and corresponding DS8000 series function authorization (239x-LFA SE feature numbers 730x-731x or 239x-LFA SE add feature numbers 733x-734x). IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 2

3 Dynamic Volume Expansion supporting application data growth The IBM System Storage DS8000 series supports Dynamic Volume Expansion, which provides the ability to increase the size of a logical volume while it is online to a host system. This capability can simplify management by enabling easier online volume expansion to support application data growth. The maximum volume size is limited to the currently supported maximum sizes for DS8000: Open Systems (Fixed Block FB) volumes 2 TB System z (CKD) volumes 65,520 cylinders Volumes that are expanded can be online during and after the execution of the function. Volumes may not be in Copy Services relationships (Point-in-Time Copy, FlashCopy SE, Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, Metro/Global Mirror, and z/os Global Mirror functions) while expansion is taking place. The function can be managed and configured via the DS Storage Manager, DS CLI, and DS Open API. IBM System z and System p servers support and recognize the expanded volumes within the DS8000 (refer to the IBM System Storage DS8000 series Interoperability Matrix for more information). All other host servers may require additional steps in order to support and recognize the expanded volumes within the DS8000. The Dynamic Volume Expansion capability is provided with the DS8000 series at no additional charge. Today's IBM FlashCopy SE and Dynamic Volume Expansion announcement fulfills the "dynamic provisioning technology within the DS8000 series to support LUN/volume: dynamic expansion, and space efficient FlashCopy requiring minimal reserved target capacity" Statement of General Direction in Hardware Announcement AG , dated October 12, 2004, IBM TotalStorage DS8000 Series Setting new standards for on demand enterprise disk storage. Improved performance with Storage Pool Striping (rotate extents) The Storage Pool Striping (rotate extents) function optionally stripes new volumes across all ranks of an extent pool, which can help reduce administration required to balance system loads. With multiple rank allocation support, the system is designed to automatically perform close to the highest efficiency, requiring little or no performance administration. The effectiveness of performance management is enhanced since imbalances tend to occur as isolated problems. The Storage Pool Striping function can help automate hotspot avoidance to enable improved performance and response time without special tuning. The Storage Pool Striping function can be managed and configured via the DS Storage Manager, DS CLI, and DS Open API, and all host systems supported by the DS8000 today are supported. The Storage Pool Striping function is provided with the DS8000 series at no additional charge. Z/OS Global Mirror Multiple Reader innovation for System z environments z/os Global Mirror Multiple Reader (Enhanced Reader) allows automatic load balancing over multiple readers in a z/os Global Mirror (XRC) environment. The function can provide increased parallelism through multiple SDM readers and improved throughput for z/os remote mirroring configurations. z/os Global Mirror can also help maintain constant data consistency between mirrored sites and enable achievement of lower recovery point objectives. The function is supported on DS8000 series running on IBM System z servers with z/os 1.7, or later. z/os Global Mirror Multiple Reader is provided with the DS8000 series at no additional charge. Enhancements to IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager The DS Storage Manager is a single integrated Web-based (HTML) graphical user interface (GUI) that offers offline configuration, online configuration, and copy services configuration support. With this announcement, the DS Storage Manger has been enhanced to provide greater manageability capabilities within the DS8000 system. The GUI enhancements are intended to increase the ease-of-use by allowing selected online administrative configuration operations to be performed in fewer steps. The online configuration and copy services configuration are available via a Web browser interface installed on the DS8000 management console or the System Storage Productivity Center (SSPC). The DS Storage Manager is provided with the DS8000 series at no additional charge. Support for System Storage Productivity Center The System Storage Productivity Center (SSPC) provides the capability to consolidate your storage management infrastructure with a center-of-the-room management console. With this IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 3

4 announcement the DS8000 will support the SSPC, allowing clients to simply and quickly configure their systems as well as manage multiple DS8000 systems within a datacenter. The SSPC provides preloaded software including IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center Basic Edition and the enhanced DS Storage Manager. The enterprise edition of the SSPC also supports the option to install the IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Replication. The SSPC is a separately purchased product (using machine type 2805) for the DS8000 and is required for all new DS8000 machine orders, except for clients who already have TotalStorage Productivity Center (Version 3.3.1, or later) installed in their datacenter. Clients with currently installed DS8000 machines are not required to purchase the SSPC, including those machines that are upgraded to Licensed Machine Code (LMC) level 5.3.0xx.xx. Clients with currently installed DS8000 machines can continue to utilize the DS Storage Manager on the DS8000 management console for management and configuration activities. Intermix of DS8000 machine types offers additional flexibility Intermix of DS8000 machine types provides the ability to intermix DS8000 expansion unit models bearing different warranty periods with DS8000 base unit models. This is intended to allow clients to better match the warranty on newly purchased expansion unit models with the remaining warranty of their installed base unit models. The support includes intermix with the 2107 and 242x machine types. This capability is provided with the DS8000 series at no additional charge. Enhancement for IBM System Storage DS Open API Today, the DS Open API supports routine LUN management activities, such as LUN creation, mapping and masking, and the management of point-in-time copy and remote mirroring. It supports these activities through the use of a standard interface as defined by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S). The DS Open API is implemented through the IBM System Storage Common Information Model Agent (CIM Agent) for the DS Open API, a middleware application designed to provide a CIM-compliant interface. Today's announcement provides DS CIM Agent V5.3.0 compliance with SNIA SMI-S 1.2 support. This can allow interoperability support capabilities for storage provisioning, performance management, and data protection within the DS8000. The DS Open API and CIM Agent are provided with the DS8000 at no additional charge. The CIM Agent is available for the AIX, Linux, Red Hat, and Microsoft Windows operating system environments. Planned availability dates December 7, 2007 Plant and field installation: IBM FlashCopy SE Storage Pool Striping (rotate extents) z/os Global Mirror Multiple Reader DS Storage Manager enhancements System Storage Productivity Center (SSPC) Field installation only: Intermix of DS8000 machine types Accessibility by people with disabilities A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) containing details on accessibility compliance can be requested at Product number IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 4

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6 System Storage DS8000 Expansion Unit E Model 9xE Position Indicators: E position E position E position E position E position System Storage DS B2 Initial System Capacity: to TB capacity to TB capacity to TB capacity to TB capacity 0870 System Storage DS8000 Expansion Unit AE Model 9xE Position Indicators: - 9A2 -- 9AE position A2 -- 9AE position A2 -- 9AE position A2 -- 9AE position System Storage DS IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 6

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8 System Storage DS8000 Expansion Unit E Model 9xE Position Indicators: E position E position E position E position E position System Storage DS B2 Initial System Capacity: to TB capacity to TB capacity to TB capacity to TB capacity 0870 System Storage DS8000 Expansion Unit AE Model 9xE Position Indicators: - 9A2 -- 9AE position A2 -- 9AE position A2 -- 9AE position A2 -- 9AE position System Storage DS IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 8

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10 System Storage DS8000 Expansion Unit E Model 9xE Position Indicators: E position E position E position E position E position System Storage DS B2 Initial System Capacity: to TB capacity to TB capacity to TB capacity to TB capacity 0870 System Storage DS8000 Expansion Unit AE Model 9xE Position Indicators: - 9A2 -- 9AE position A2 -- 9AE position A2 -- 9AE position A2 -- 9AE position System Storage DS IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 10

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12 System Storage DS8000 Expansion Unit E System Storage DS B2 Initial System Capacity: to TB capacity to TB capacity to TB capacity to TB capacity 0870 System Storage DS8000 Expansion Unit AE Model conversions None There are no new model conversions with this announcement. This is a reminder that model conversions are disruptive. In addition, data may not be preserved during the model conversion. Feature conversions None Reference information For details, refer to the following announcements: Hardware Announcement AG , dated October 23, 2007 (IBM System Storage DS8000 IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 12

13 series Function Authorization for Machine type 239x IBM FlashCopy SE features) Hardware Announcement AG , dated October 23, 2007 (IBM System Storage Productivity Center [machine type 2805] offers consolidated storage management Software Announcement AP , dated October 23, 2007 (IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center Basic Edition V3.3.1 pre-installed on a new server that manages your IBM storage devices) Hardware Announcement AG , dated October 31, 2006 (IBM System Storage DS8000 series offers a one-year "Enterprise Choice" length of warranty) Hardware Announcement AG , dated October 31, 2006 (IBM System Storage DS8000 series offers a two-year "Enterprise Choice" length of warranty) Hardware Announcement AG , dated October 31, 2006 (IBM System Storage DS8000 series offers a three-year "Enterprise Choice" length of warranty) Hardware Announcement AG , dated October 31, 2006 (IBM System Storage DS8000 series offers a four-year "Enterprise Choice" length of warranty) Trademarks DS8000, System Storage, System z, and System p are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. FlashCopy, z/os, TotalStorage, and AIX are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Publications The following publication has been updated to reflect this announcement: Title Order number IBM System Storage(TM) DS8000(TM) Introduction and Planning Guide DS8000 publications are available at GC Publications can be ordered from your IBM representative, by direct order, or through the Publications Center Web site at applications/publications/cgibin/pbi.cgi The DS8000 information center is designed to provide comprehensive, browser-based information. It can help provide easy access to tasks, concepts, reference information, tutorials, code samples, scenarios, and other product information. It contains assistance for the tasks that users must perform and links to additional information. To find information, users can search, browse the contents, use the index, follow links from one topic to related topics, and print the topics they want to read offline. The information center is available at Services IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 13

14 Global Technology Services IBM services include business consulting, outsourcing, hosting services, applications, and other technology management. These services help you learn about, plan, install, manage, or optimize your IT infrastructure to be an On Demand Business. They can help you integrate your high-speed networks, storage systems, application servers, wireless protocols, and an array of platforms, middleware, and communications software for IBM and many non-ibm offerings. IBM is your one-stop shop for IT support needs. For details on available services, contact your IBM representative or visit For details on available IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services, contact your IBM representative or visit For details on education offerings related to specific products, visit Select your country, and then select the product as the category. Technical information EMC conformance Taiwan BSMI CNS13438 (Taiwan EMC Standard) ACA C-Tick (Australia and New Zealand) Hardware requirements: Licensed Machine Code All features and functions in this announcement are supported on the IBM System Storage DS8000 series and require DS8000 Licensed Machine Code (LMC) level 5.3.0xx.xx (bundle version 63.0.xx.xx), or later. Some DS8000 series features and functions may not be available or supported in all environments. Current information on supported environments, prerequisites, and minimum operating systems levels is available at Limitations For the Dynamic Volume Expansion function, volumes may not be in Copy Services relationships (Point-in-Time Copy, FlashCopy SE, Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, Metro/Global Mirror, and z/os Global Mirror) while expansion is taking place. The IBM FlashCopy SE function is not supported in DS8000 machines that have third and fourth expansion units attached. For more information on implementation of IBM FlashCopy SE, refer to the IBM System Storage DS8000 FlashCopy SE Implementation Considerations and Recommendations document available at s/atsmastr.nsf/webindex/flash10617 Planning information Customer responsibilities: Physical configuration planning IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 14

15 Physical configuration planning is a customer responsibility. Your disk marketing specialist can help you plan and select the DS8000 series physical configuration and features. Introductory information, including required and optional features, can be found in the IBM System Storage DS8000 Introduction and Planning Guide (GC ). Capacity and performance planning assistance is also available. Through the use of Disk Magic, your disk marketing specialist can help you plan and anticipate performance characteristics for specific workloads by modelling proposed configurations. Installation planning Installation planning is a customer responsibility. Information about planning the installation of your DS8000 series, including equipment, site, and power requirements, can be found in the IBM System Storage DS8000 Introduction and Planning Guide (GC ). Logical configuration planning and application Logical configuration planning is a customer responsibility. Logical configuration refers to the creation of RAID ranks, volumes, and/or LUNs, and the assignment of the configured capacity to servers. Application of the initial logical configuration and all subsequent modifications to the logical configuration is a customer responsibility. The logical configuration can be created, applied, and modified using the DS Storage Manager, DS CLI, or DS Open API. IBM Global Services will also apply and/or modify your logical configuration (fee-based services). Licensed Machine Code planning and application IBM may release changes to the DS8000 series Licensed Machine Code. IBM plans to make most DS8000 series LMC changes available for download by the DS8000 series system from the IBM System Storage technical support worldwide Web. Please note that not all LMC changes may be available via the support Web site. If the machine does not function as warranted and your problem can be resolved through your application of downloadable LMC, you are responsible for downloading and installing these designated LMC changes as IBM specifies. IBM has responsibility for installing changes that IBM does not make available for you to download. The DS8000 series includes many enhancements to make the LMC change process simpler, quicker, and more automated. If you would prefer, you may request IBM to install downloadable LMC changes; however, you may be charged for that service. Calculating physical and effective capacity Refer to the IBM System Storage DS8000 Introduction and Planning Guide (GC ) for capacity calculation guidelines. You are responsible for downloading or obtaining from IBM, and installing designated Machine Code (microcode, basic input/output system code [called "BIOS"], utility programs, device drivers, and diagnostics delivered with an IBM machine) and other software updates in a timely manner from an IBM Internet Web site or from other electronic media, and following the instructions that IBM provides. You may request IBM to install Machine Code changes; however, you may be charged for that service. Cable orders: No cables are required. Security, auditability, and control This product uses the security and auditability features of the host hardware, host software, and/or application software to which it is attached. The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities. IBM Electronic Services IBM has transformed its delivery of hardware and software support services to help you achieve higher system availability. Electronic Services is a Web-enabled solution that offers an exclusive, no-additional-charge enhancement to the service and support available for IBM servers. These services are designed to provide the opportunity for greater system availability with faster problem resolution and preemptive monitoring. Electronic Services comprises two separate, but complementary, elements: Electronic Services news page and Electronic Services Agent. The Electronic Services news page is a single Internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 15

16 points traditionally used to access IBM Internet services and support. The news page enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in resolving technical problems. The Electronic Service Agent is no-additional-charge software that resides on your server. It monitors events and transmits system inventory information to IBM on a periodic, client-defined timetable. The Electronic Service Agent automatically reports hardware problems to IBM. Early knowledge about potential problems enables IBM to deliver proactive service that may result in higher system availability and performance. In addition, information collected through the Service Agent is made available to IBM service support representatives when they help answer your questions or diagnose problems. Installation and use of IBM Electronic Service Agent for problem reporting enables IBM to provide better support and service for your IBM server. To learn how Electronic Services can work for you, visit Terms and conditions MES discount applicable: No Field-installable feature: Warranty period Machine type 2421: One year Machine type 2422: Two years Machine type 2423: Three years Machine type 2424: Four years Customer setup: No Licensed internal code: Same license terms and conditions as designated machine Prices For all local charges, contact your IBM representative. Trademarks System Storage, DS8000, IBMLink, and Electronic Service Agent are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. FlashCopy and z/os are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, or visit the IBM worldwide contacts page at: IBM Asia Pacific Announcement AG IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 16