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12 Copy Services and IBM i
12.1 DS4000 and DS5000
IBM has conducted some basic functional testing of DS4000 and DS5000 and Copy Services
with IBM i as client of VIOS. In this section, you will find information on the scenarios tested and
the resulting statements of support for using DS4000 and DS5000 Copy Services with IBM i.
12.1.1 FlashCopy and VolumeCopy
12.1.1.1 Test scenario
Figure 11 shows the test environment used for FlashCopy and VolumeCopy:
Figure 11Test environment for Flashcopy an d volume copy.
12.1.1.2 FlashCopy and VolumeCopy support statements
The use of DS4000 and DS5000 FlashCopy and VolumeCopy with IBM i as a client of VIOS is
supported as outlined in this section. Note that to implement and use this solution, multiple
manual steps on the DS4000 or DS5000 storage subsystem, in VIOS and in IBM i are
required. Currently, no toolkit that automates this solution exists and it is not part of IBM