Page help

The page help in this category covers the range of functions that are available in the DS Storage Manager. Clicking on the Arrays topic, for example, presents a list of the help that is available for the specified array-related pages.

• Arrays
  The topics in this section provide page help related to using the various array pages. If the pages are displayed in a wizard, they are listed in the order that they are displayed.
• Configuration files
  The topics in this section present information related to managing and creating enterprise configuration files. The information includes the purpose of a page, its field definitions, and a menu path to find it.
• Configure storage
  The topics in this section present information related to configuring storage. The information includes the purpose of a page, its field definitions, and a menu path to find it.
• Extent pools
  The topics in the section provide information that is related to using the extent pool pages. If the pages are displayed in a wizard, they are listed in the sequence that they are displayed.
• FlashCopy
  FlashCopy^® is an optional feature that makes an instant, point-in-time copy from a source volume on a storage unit to a target volume on the same storage unit. Use the tasks provided to help you create, monitor, and manage your FlashCopy operations.
• Global Mirror
  This topic provides information to help you get started using Global Mirror functions. Global Mirror asynchronously copies data from a host to a remote site, and maintains data on a storage unit at the remote site.
• Host systems
  The topics in this section present information that is related to using the host systems pages. If the pages are displayed in a wizard, they are listed in the sequence that they are displayed.
• Long running task properties
  This page displays when you invoke a long running task.
• Metro Mirror
  The Metro Mirror function guarantees data consistency by ensuring that a write complete operation is only received by the host application after a remote copy has been committed to the target storage unit and acknowledged by both the source and target storage units.
• Monitor system
  The topics in this section present information that is related to using the Monitor System pages. If the pages are displayed in a notebook, they are listed in the sequence that they are displayed.
• Open systems volumes
  The topics in this category provide information that is related to using the open systems volumes pages. If the pages are displayed in a wizard, they are listed in the sequence that they are displayed.
• Open systems — volume groups
  The topics in the section provide information that is related to using the open systems volume groups pages. If the pages are displayed in a wizard, they are listed in the sequence that they are displayed.
• Paths
  Before you can create Metro Mirror and Global Mirror volume paths, you must create paths. Paths are needed to communicate between the volume pairs and to copy data from the source volume to target volume.
• Ranks
  The topics in this section provide information that is related to using the ranks pages. If the pages are displayed in a wizard, they are listed in the sequence that they are displayed.
• Storage complexes
  The topics in this section provide information that is related to using the storage complex pages. If the pages are displayed in a wizard, they are listed in the sequence that they are displayed.
• Storage units
  The topics in this category provide information that is related to using the storage unit pages. If the pages are displayed in a wizard, they are listed in the sequence that they are displayed.
• User administration
  The topics in the category provide information that is related to using the user administration pages. If the pages are displayed in a wizard, they are listed in the sequence that they are displayed.
• zSeries logical control units
  The topics in this section provide page help related to using the various zSeries® logical control unit (LCU) pages. If the pages are displayed in a wizard, they are listed in the sequence that they are displayed.
• zSeries volumes
  The topics in this section provide page help related to using the various zSeries® volumes pages. If the pages are displayed in a wizard, they are listed in the sequence that they are displayed.