DS6000 series library

These customer publications make up the DS6000™ series library.

Unless otherwise noted, these publications are available in Adobe portable document format (PDF) on a compact disc (CD) that comes with the storage unit. If you need additional copies of this CD, the order number is SK2T-8825. These publications are also available as PDF files by clicking on the Documentation link on the following Web site:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk

See Ordering IBM publications for information about ordering these and other IBM publications.

Title Description Order Number
IBM® System Storage™ DS: Command-Line Interface User's Guide This guide describes the commands that you can use from the command-line interface (CLI) for managing your DS6000 configuration and Copy Services relationships. The CLI application provides a set of commands that you can use to write customized scripts for a host system. The scripts initiate predefined tasks in a Copy Services server application. You can use the CLI commands to indirectly control Remote Mirror and Copy and FlashCopy® configuration tasks within a Copy Services server group. GC26-7681 (See Note.)
IBM System Storage DS6000: Host Systems Attachment Guide This guide provides guidelines for attaching the DS6000 to your host system and for migrating to fibre-channel attachment from a small computer system interface. GC26-7680 (See Note.)
IBM System Storage DS6000: Introduction and Planning Guide This guide introduces the DS6000 product and lists the features you can order. It also provides guidelines for planning the installation and configuration of the storage unit. GC26-7679
IBM System Storage Multipath Subsystem Device Driver User's Guide This publication describes how to use the IBM Subsystem Device Driver (SDD) on open-systems hosts to enhance performance and availability on the DS6000. SDD creates single devices (vpaths) that consolidate redundant paths for logical unit numbers. SDD permits applications to run without interruption when path errors occur. It balances the workload across paths, and it transparently integrates with applications. SC30-4096
IBM System Storage DS Application Programming Interface Reference This publication provides reference information for the IBM System Storage DS application programming interface (API) and provides instructions for installing the Common Information Model Agent, which implements the API. GC35-0493
IBM System Storage DS6000 Messages Reference This publication provides explanations of error, information, and warning messages that are issued from the DS6000 user interfaces. GC26-7682
IBM System Storage DS6000 Installation, Troubleshooting, and Recovery Guide This publication provides reference information for installing and troubleshooting the DS6000. It also discusses disaster recovery using Copy Services. GC26-7678
IBM System Storage DS6000 Quick Start Card This is a quick start guide for use in installing and configuring the DS6000 series. GC26-7685
Note: No hardcopy book is produced for this publication. However, a PDF file is available from the following Web site: http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk
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