IBM System Storage DS8000 Copy Services for Open Systems

Resource Groups

There is a trend to consolidate multiple separate storage systems in fewer and larger ones. Company acquisitions, mergers, or outsourcing contracts create the need to accommodate different organizations (in this context, they are usually called tenants) on the same storage system. This multi-tenancy often mandates a clear separation of administrative access to certain resources and functions.

This appendix describes how the IBM System Storage DS8000 family can handle multi-tenant Copy Services configurations using a feature called ...