IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager 10.50

IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager is a centralized administration tool for IBM System Storage DS-series disk arrays. It provides an intuitive GUI and a scriptable CLI (SMcli) to discover, configure, and monitor DS3000, DS4000, and DS5000 systems in one place.

Key capabilities:

• Provisioning: Create disk groups and volumes, choose RAID levels, and map LUNs to hosts or host groups.
• Host management: Define host types, ports, and access permissions for Fibre Channel and iSCSI environments.
• Monitoring and alerts: Track the health of controllers, drives, enclosures, and power/cooling components, with configurable alerts and detailed event logs.
• Data protection: Configure hot spares and rebuild policies; use snapshot, cloning, and remote mirroring features when licensed.
• Maintenance: Perform controller and component firmware updates, collect support data, and manage configuration backups.
• Performance insight: View and export performance statistics to help with capacity planning and troubleshooting.
• Automation: Use the command-line interface to script repeatable tasks and integrate with operational workflows.

The client runs on Windows and Linux and is commonly used in virtualized and enterprise environments to simplify day-to-day storage provisioning and lifecycle management for DS-series arrays.

IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager is developed by IBM Corporation. The most popular version of this product among our users is 10.5.