SHC-OSD provides integrated services for administering the supported storage systems in BS2000.
SHC-OSD provides information on the global configuration, the device configuration and the thin provisioning, Automated Storage Tiering (AST) and Storage Cluster Option (SCO) functions for ETERNUS DX/AF. SHC-OSD controls the replication functions QuickOPC, EC (Equivalent Copy), REC (Remote Equivalent Copy) and SnapOPC+ using BS2000 commands.
SHC-OSD controls the replication functions largely independently of the storage system using the same BS2000 commands. This reflects the high level of integration of the replication functions for the various storage systems. When BS2000 notation is used (e.g. pubset or mnemonic name) for the BS2000 volumes, SHC-OSD automatically recognizes the underlying storage system and executes the appropriate actions.
Control of the replication functions can be integrated in procedures. This results in a high level of automation and reliable processing in critical operating situations.
Use and control of supported functions are described in the sections below.
This chapter describes the requirements for the storage systems, the software product SHC-OSD with its component parts, the installation and configuration of SHC-OSD, and working with SHC-OSD.