DS command-line interface

The IBM® DS command-line interface (DS CLI) can be used to create, delete, modify, and view Copy Services functions and the logical configuration of a storage system. These tasks can be performed either interactively, in batch processes (operating system shell scripts), or in DS CLI script files. A DS CLI script file is a text file that contains one or more DS CLI commands and can be issued as a single command. DS CLI can be used to manage logical configuration, Copy Services configuration, and other functions for a storage system, including managing security settings, querying point-in-time performance information or status of physical resources, and exporting audit logs.

Note: Java™™ 1.8 must be installed on systems that run the DS CLI.

The DS CLI provides a full-function set of commands to manage logical configurations and Copy Services configurations. The DS CLI is available in the DS8000® Storage Management GUI. The DS CLI client can also be installed on and is supported in many different environments, including the following platforms:

  • AIX® 7.1, 7.2
  • Linux®, Red Hat Enterprise Linux [RHEL] 6 7
  • Linux, SUSE Linux, Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 12
  • VMware ESX 5.5 6 Console
  • IBM i 7.1 7.2
  • Oracle Solaris 10 11
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 , 2008 7 8, 8.1, 10
Note: If the storage system is configured for NIST SP 800-131A security conformance, a version of Java that is NIST SP 800-131A compliant must be installed on all systems that run DS CLI client. For more information about security requirements, see documentation about configuring your environment for NIST SP 800-131A compliance .