We are considering an EMC XtremIO flash array for a large database application. I am trying to find out whether Flashcopy Manager supports this device. IBM seems to be unable to state a consistent position on this. Some IBM Web pages state that the only storage arrays supported by Flashcopy Manager are IBM arrays and non-IBM arrays accessed through the IBM SVC. Other IBM Web pages and some Rocket Software Web pages indicate that some EMC arrays are supported with the help of the Rocket Device Adapter Pack. All such pages I have found so far agree that VNX and VMAX arrays are supported; they split on whether support extends to the non-VMAX portion of the Symmetrix product line. We recently had a meeting with IBM to discuss the possibility of migrating from value unit licensing to capacity licensing for TSM and related products. One of the IBM representatives told us that Flashcopy Manager supports EMC arrays by way of a non-IBM adapter. His phrasing implied that this support extends to all EMC storage arrays.
Does Flashcopy Manager support the XtremIO array or not? Thomas Denier Thomas Jefferson University The information contained in this transmission contains privileged and confidential information. It is intended only for the use of the person named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. CAUTION: Intended recipients should NOT use email communication for emergent or urgent health care matters.
