This IBM® IBM Redbooks publication explains how to install and configure the new independent auxiliary storage pool (IASP) functionality of OS/400® V5R2. It is designed to help IBM technical professionals, Business Partners, and Customers understand and implement IASP in the IBM eServer iSeries server and under OS/400 V5R2.

In addition, this book provides the background information that is necessary to plan, implement, and customize this functionality to your particular environment. It provides advice on running native OS/400 applications with either application data or most application objects residing in an IASP. Considering you can also use IASPs in a cluster environment, this book shows you the basic steps to make your IASP switchable between two iSeries servers in a high-speed link (HSL) loop.

Chapter 1. Introduction to independent auxiliary storage pools (IASPs)

Chapter 2. Planning for IASPs

Chapter 3. Configuration examples

Chapter 4. Application considerations

Chapter 5. Configuration and management

Chapter 6. Stand-alone IASP setup

Chapter 7. Switchable setup

Chapter 8. Installing applications

Chapter 9. An implementation example

Chapter 10. SAP in an IASP

Chapter 11. Backup and recovery

Appendix A. Prerequisite steps

Appendix B. Planning checklists

Appendix C. Disk unit selection criteria

Appendix D. The SETASPGRP command

Appendix E. Command-to-Navigator cross reference

Appendix F. Supported and unsupported objects, APIs