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DS Open application programming interface
The 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 RAID5
and RAID10 volume spaces. The DS Open API also enables Copy Services
functions such as FlashCopy and Remote Mirror and Copy (formally known as
peer-to-peer remote copy).
The IBM TotalStorage DS Open API helps integrate DS configuration management
support into storage resource management (SRM) applications, which allow
customers to benefit from existing SRM applications and infrastructures. The DS
Open API also enables the automation of configuration management through
customer-written applications. Either way, the DS Open API presents another option
for managing storage units by complementing the use of the IBM TotalStorage DS
Storage Manager web-based interface and the DS command-line interface.
You must implement the DS Open API through the IBM TotalStorage Common
Information Model (CIM) agent, a middleware application that provides a
CIM-compliant interface. The DS Open API uses the CIM technology to manage
proprietary devices as open system devices through storage management
applications. The DS Open API allows these storage management applications to
communicate with a storage unit.
DS command-line interface
The IBM TotalStorage 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.
The command-line interface provides a full-function command set that allows you to
check your storage unit configuration and perform specific application functions
when necessary.
Note: Before you can use the DS CLI commands, you must ensure the following:
v
Your Storage Management Console must be equipped with the DS
Storage Manager graphical user interface (GUI).
v The GUI must have been installed as a Full Management Console
installation management type.
v Your storage unit must be configured (part of DS Storage Manager
postinstallation instructions).
v
You must activate your license activation codes (part of DS Storage
Manager postinstallation instructions) before you can use the CLI
commands associated with Copy Services functions.
v
You cannot install the DS CLI on a Windows 64-bit operating system.
The following list highlights a few of the specific types of functions that you can
perform with the DS command-line interface:
v
Check and verify your storage unit configuration
v Check the current Copy Services configuration that is used by the storage unit
v
Create new logical storage and Copy Services configuration settings
v Modify or delete logical storage and Copy Services configuration settings
Chapter 1. Introduction
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