DS8000 PPRC replication resources

DS8000® series of products belong to IBM® System Storage® (DS) Family Storage Solutions. System Storage family products provide for an a robust, highly scalable storage solution. These products provide for rich set of storage management functions and additionally support both data mirroring for both shorter distances (100 to 200 KMs) and longer distances (1000's of KMs).

Shorter distance mirroring is typically performed synchronously and is called Metro mirroring. Longer distance mirroring is performed asynchronously and is called Global Mirror. For the DS8000 storage family you can use mirroring with PowerHA® SystemMirror® Enterprise Edition to provide High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solution across sites.