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BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for IBM® DS6000, DS8000 Series

BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for IBM DS6000, DS8000 Series is designed to enable BMC Atrium Orchestrator workflow processes to perform storage specialized functions with IBM DS6000, DS8000 storage systems. It provides the required interface between the workflow processes and the IBM Storage Manager to interact with the disk arrays.

How It Works

BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for IBM DS6000, DS8000 Series provides workflow processes that produce XML script files that are interpreted within the Atrium Orchestrator platform. A workflow is composed of a collection of actions designed to produce a specific output form when triggered by a specific event.

BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for IBM DS6000, DS8000 Series leverages IBM Storage Manager to apply specific workflows that interact with the IBM DS6000, DS8000 Series.

Key Features

  • Collect Information on Storage Systems, Disks, Host Groups and Storage Pools
  • Provision and decommission storage capacity
  • Integrate with BMC Storage Management module

Key Benefits

  • Reduce SAN management costs and project delays due to manual process steps
  • Improve operational efficiency through SAN orchestration
  • Reduce mean time to repair through accelerated, standardized, and policy-based response to events
  • Improve service quality by eliminating the service disruptions that result from operator and process errors

Supported Devices

  • IBM DS6000 Series
  • IBM DS8000 Series

Prerequisites

To manage IBM DS6000 and DS8000 storage equipment, BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for IBM DS6000, DS8000 Series leverages the IBM System Storage Manager (also known as DS Storage Manager). Installing and configuring the IBM System Storage Manager is therefore required to your IBM DS6000 and DS8000 storage equipment into the BMC Atrium Orchestrator environment.

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Licensing

To manage your IBM DS6000 and DS8000 storage equipment with BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for IBM DS6000, DS8000 Series, you need to purchase a "BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for IBM DS6000, DS8000 Series" license from BMC Software. This license entitles you to install and use BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for IBM DS6000, DS8000 Series on your entire BMC Atrium Orchestrator environment and interact with all the IBM DS6000, DS8000 Series in your SAN.