IBM DS8870 Copy Services for Open Systems

IBM i overview

This chapter provides insight into IBM i business continuity solutions that are based on the IBM System Storage DS8000 Copy Services.

IBM i supports each of the following connections to the DS8000 series:

•Native attachment

Native attachment is a connection to a DS8000 using adapters in the IBM i server. IBM i is in a partition of an IBM POWER® system or in a former IBM System i model.

•Attachment through virtual input/output server Node Port ID Virtualization (VIOS NPIV)

•Attachment through virtual input/output server (VIOS) using ...