IBM DS8000 and Transparent Cloud Tiering (DS8000 Release 9.1)

Configuring the DS8000 for TCT

This chapter describes how to configure the IBM DS8000 to support Transparent Cloud Tiering.

In the first part, we explain how to set up the network connection. Then, we describe how to set up the cloud connection, providing examples for most supported cloud target types.

Finally, we show how to set up the DS8000 HMC as cloud proxy for DFSMS.

This chapter includes the following topics:

•5.1, “Configuring the IBM DS8000 for TCT” on page 44

•5.2, “Maintaining the cloud server configuration” on page 51

•5.3, “Prepare ...