IBM DS8000 and Transparent Cloud Tiering

Requirements

In this chapter, we describe the requirements for Transparent Cloud Tiering, including DS8000, network and z/OS environment:

•4.1, “Ethernet connections on DS8000” on page 34

•4.2, “z/OS Level” on page 36

•4.3, “DS8000 Release Level” on page 37

•4.4, “Authentication information” on page 38

•4.5, “TLS/SSL considerations” on page 39

4.1 Ethernet connections on DS8000

In order to implement Transparent Cloud Tiering, you need IP connectivity from each of the DS8000 internal servers to the cloud object storage solution. The DS8000 offers ...