IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager Copy Services Guide

The purpose of this IBM® Redbooks® publication is to provide customers with guidance and recommendations for how and when to use the IBM System Storage® Copy Services premium features. The topics discussed in this publication apply to the IBM System Storage DS® models DS3000, DS4000®, and DS5000 running the firmware v7.70, and IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager v10.70.
Customers in today's IT world are finding a major need to ensure a good archive of their data and a requirement to create these archives with minimal interruptions. The IBM Midrange System Storage helps to fulfill these requirements by offering three copy services premium features:

IBM FlashCopy®
VolumeCopy
Enhanced Remote Mirroring (ERM)

This publication specifically addresses the copy services premium features and can be used in conjunction with the following IBM DS System Storage books:

IBM System Storage DS4000 and Storage Manager V10.30, SG24-7010
IBM System Storage DS3000: Introduction and Implementation Guide, SG24-7065
IBM System Storage DS3500: Introduction and Implementation Guide, SG24-7914
IBM Midrange System Storage Hardware Guide, SG24-7676
IBM Midrange System Storage Implementation and Best Practices Guide, SG24-6363