Ibm System Storage Ds Storage Manager Software - IBM Midrange System DS4000 Series Hardware Manual

The EXP5060 is a 4U rack-mountable enclosure that supports up to 60 SATA Disk Drive
Modules (DDMs), offering up to 60 TB of SATA disk space per enclosure using 1 TB SATA
DDMs. The expansion enclosure contains 60 drive bays (arranged on five stacked drawers
with twelve drives for each drawer), dual-switched 4 Gbps ESMs, and dual power supplies
and cooling components. Coupled with a storage subsystem (DS5100 or DS5300), you
can configure RAID-protected storage solutions of up to 480 TB when using 1 TB SATA
DDMs and eight EXP5060 storage expansion enclosures, providing economical and
scalable storage for your rapidly growing application needs. The Attach up to 8 EXP5060s
feature pack must be purchased for the DS5100/DS5300 storage subsystem to enable it
to be connected to up to eight EXP5060 storage expansion enclosures.

1.4 IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager software

The IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager software (see Figure 1-3) is used to
configure, manage, and troubleshoot the DS4000 and DS5000 storage subsystems.
Figure 1-3 Storage Manager
It is used primarily to configure RAID arrays and logical drives, assign logical drives to hosts,
replace and rebuild failed disk drives, expand the size of the arrays and logical drives, and
convert from one RAID level to another. It allows for troubleshooting and management tasks,
such as checking the status of the storage server components, updating the firmware of the
RAID controllers, and managing the storage server. Finally, it offers advanced functions, such
as FlashCopy®, Volume Copy, Enhanced Remote Mirroring, and Disk Encryption.
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