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Preface
This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides guidance about how to configure, monitor, and
manage your IBM System Storage® DS8800 and DS8700 storage systems to achieve
optimum performance. It describes the DS8800 and DS8700 performance features and
characteristics, including IBM System Storage Easy Tier® and DS8000® I/O Priority
Manager. It also describes how they can be used with the various server platforms that attach
to the storage system. Then, in separate chapters, we detail specific performance
recommendations and discussions that apply for each server environment, as well as for ...