I am pleased to inform you that today IBM Redbooks team published the following two DS8000 Redbooks publications.

IBM Storage DS8A00 Architecture and Implementation Guide: Updated for Release 10.1 https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/sg248559.html

Chapter 1.  Introducing the IBM DS8000 G10 storage system  Chapter 2.  IBM DS8A00 hardware components and architecture  Chapter 3.  Virtualization concepts  Chapter 4.  IBM DS8A00 reliability, availability, and serviceability  Chapter 5.  IBM DS8A00 physical planning and installation  Chapter 6.  IBM DS8A00 Management Console planning and setup  Chapter 7.  IBM DS8000 G10 features and licensed functions  Chapter 8.  IBM DS8000 G10 configuration flow  Chapter 9.  IBM DS8000 G10 Storage Management GUI  Chapter 10.  IBM DS8A00 Storage Management Command-line Interface  Chapter 11.  Licensed Machine Code  Chapter 12.  Monitoring and support  Chapter 13. Optimizing performance: Practical tips and references   Chapter 14. Ransomware Threat Detection

The book provides reference information to assist readers who need to plan for, install, and configure the IBM DS8000® G10 systems. This edition applies to DS8000 G10 systems with Licensed Machine Code (LMC) 7.10.10 (bundle version 10.10.xxx.x), referred to as Release 10.1.

Like previous models, the DS8000 series continues to support advanced disaster recovery and business continuity solutions, as well as thin provisioning. In addition to several performance enhancements, they offer data compression and real-time threat detection capabilities. All of these features are covered in detail in this publication.

IBM Storage DS8000 Safeguarded Copy: Updated for DS8000 Release 10.1 https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp5506.html

Chapter 1. Introduction and concepts  Chapter 2. Planning and considerations  Chapter 3. Capacity sizing by using the IBM Copy Services Manager SGCSizer function  Chapter 4. Implementation and management

This Redpaper provides an in-depth overview of the IBM Storage DS8000 Safeguarded Copy function. Safeguarded Copy enables organizations to strengthen their cyber resilience by creating frequent, immutable, point-in-time backups of critical data—minimizing operational impact while optimizing resource utilization. 

Note that we are currently working on two additional IBM DS8000 Redbooks, scheduled for publication in December 2025.

• IBM DS8000 Copy Services: Updated for Release 10.1
• Best Practices for DS8000 and z/OS HyperSwap with Copy Services Manager:  Updated for Release 10.1

I hope you enjoy these publications. If you have any comments or questions, please use the Comments section of this entry. Thank you.