Host attachment general considerations

General conceptual overviews provide information on key topics that apply to all DS8000 host attachments.

Multipathing
Installing a multipathing driver on the host provides redundancy for failed paths and failed storage controllers. The DS8000® system supports various multipathing drivers, depending upon the operating system. Refer to IBM® System Storage® Interoperation Center (SSIC) website for the correct multipathing driver.
Attachment restrictions for Copy Services
Certain attachment restrictions can apply to standard FlashCopy® and Remote Mirror and Copy features with regard to the host system of the target and source volumes.
Host attachment path considerations for a storage system
Path considerations affect the performance and availability of a storage system.
Fibre Channel host attachment
The DS8000 series supports Fibre Channel (FC) attachment to a wide range of host systems.