DS6000™ Interfaces

This section describes the following interfaces:

• IBM^® System Storage™ DS Storage Manager
• IBM System Storage DS Command-Line Interface
• IBM System Storage DS Open Application Programming Interface
• IBM TotalStorage^® Productivity Center for Disk
• IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Replication

• IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager
  The IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager is an interface that is used to perform logical configurations, service, copy services management, and for firmware upgrades.
• DS6000 Storage Manager navigation overview
  From the DS Storage Manager, you can manage your configuration files, monitor your system, manage your hardware, configure your storage, and manage Copy Services.
• DS open application programming interface
  The IBM System Storage DS Open Application Programming Interface (API) is a nonproprietary storage management client application that supports routine LUN management activities, such as LUN creation, mapping and masking, and the creation or deletion of RAID 5 and RAID 10 volume spaces. The DS Open API supports these activities through the use of the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S), as defined by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA).
• The DS command-line interface
  The IBM System Storage DS command-line interface (CLI) enables open systems hosts to invoke and manage FlashCopy^® and Metro and Global Mirror functions through batch processes and scripts.
• IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Disk
  IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Disk (Disk Manager) is a storage management product that is designed for customers who want to reduce the complexities and costs of storage management, including the management of SAN-based storage.
• IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Replication
  IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Replication provides Copy Services functions such as the remote mirror and copy functions (Metro Mirror and Global Mirror) and the point-in-time function (FlashCopy).