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.

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

AIX® 6.1, 7.1, 7.2
Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux [RHEL] 4, 5, 6, and 7
Linux, SUSE Linux, Enterprise Server (SLES) 10, 11, and 12
VMware ESX 5, 5.1, 5.5, 6 Console
IBM i 7.1, 7.2
Oracle Solaris 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2012 and Windows 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. For more information about security requirements, see documentation about configuring your environment for NIST SP 800-131A compliance .