IBM System Storage DS8700: Architecture and Implementation

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the concepts, architecture, and implementation of the IBM System Storage™ DS8700 storage subsystem.

This book has reference information that will help you plan for, install, and configure the DS8700 and also discusses the architecture and components.

The IBM System Storage DS8700 is the most advanced model in the IBM DS8000® series. It introduces new IBM POWER6®-based controllers, with a dual 2-way or dual 4-way processor complex implementation.

Its extended connectivity, with up to 128 Fibre Channel/FICON® ports for host connections, make it suitable for multiple server environments in both the Open Systems and System z® environments. Depending on your specific needs, the DS8700 storage subsystem can be equipped with SATA drives, FC drives, and Solid® State Drives. The DS8700 also supports Full Disk Encryption (FDE) feature.

Its switched Fibre Channel architecture, dual processor complex implementation, high availability design, and the advanced Point-in-Time Copy and Remote Mirror and Copy functions that it incorporates make the DS8700 storage subsystem suitable for mission-critical business functions.