This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the new IBM i Midrange External Storage solutions available for IBM POWER™ Systems POWER6™ servers with IBM i being a client of IBM Virtual I/O Server (VIOS). It introduces the VIOS virtualization concepts and IBM DS Midrange External Storage Systems architecture of the supported models DS3400, DS4700, DS4800, and DS5000, discusses planning and sizing for IBM i Midrange External Storage, and provides detailed implementation procedures including IBM DS Midrange Storage Copy Services. Finally, it provides monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting hints for the triumvirate of IBM i, VIOS, and IBM DS Midrange External Storage.

The information provided by this book will help customers, business partners, and IBM service professionals with planning and implementing IBM i Midrange External Storage solutions.

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Midrange Storage architecture

Chapter 3. IBM i Midrange Storage solution examples

Chapter 4. Planning for Midrange Storage

Chapter 5. Sizing for Midrange Storage

Chapter 6. Implementing Midrange Storage

Chapter 7. Using the DS Storage Manager Client

Chapter 8. Using Midrange Storage Copy Services

Chapter 9. Monitoring and managing Midrange Storage Solutions

Appendix A. VIOS error log message for DS Midrange Storage Systems