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Add option to show exceptions only on GDPS PPRC link panel

When using the GDPS "PPRC Link Config Management" option (panel VPCPQMTV) in both Metro and Global, it shows a number for the the total, exceptions, and updated links. When there are a hundred or more links in the list it can be time consuming to ...
4 days ago in GDPS Submitted

Coordinate Logical Corruption Protection and Test Copy Manager to facilitate CyberVault and Patch testing on external DS8000

In a GDPS 4-site environment, we would like to maintain two virtually isolated SGC copy environments managed by LCP. To perform our Cyber Vault Validation as well as Security Vulnerability Patching, we would like Test Copy Manager to coordinate wi...
6 days ago in GDPS Submitted

Add LCP-SGC sequence number to LCP capture procedure

Adding the capture sequence number to the procedure trace entries from CAPTURE PROFILE(profilename) would be helpful for Cybervault (CV) validations so automation could keep a real time record of capture date/time associated with all sequence numb...
9 days ago in GDPS Submitted

Return to main geosec panel instead of exiting

When you invoke GEOSEC it does several things in the background to prep the building of rules etc. If you have several roles you need to review as well as reports etc the following process is very annoying. YOu select A1A for the role in question ...
9 days ago in GDPS Submitted

geosec enhancements to allow for adminstration as well as better usage

The Tool has several roles that have been defined. The access granted to these roles are based on IBM and not the customer. The tool provides a panel of the different access and allows the user to specify Y or N to that access. That decision is ov...
9 days ago in GDPS Submitted

CF Maint mode / no-structure status in GDPS panel

In GDPS panel, CF in Maint mode and no-str status are displayed with the same colour.It will be beneficial to use different colours to depict Maint mode and no-str status so that it is obvious if the CF is in Maint mode.
17 days ago in GDPS Submitted

GDPS Support PPRC command that would result in the relationship not creating MTIRs

Clients create ad-hoc replication jobs that don't require creation on MTIRs. DS8 development is creating a switch and request GDPS support his option.
18 days ago in GDPS Submitted

Create an SGC backup copy and a "GDASD TESTCOPY CAPTURE RC1" with the same timestamp

If we correctly understood the guidance from the GDPS LCP expert (Lukasz), whenever we want to perform periodic validation tests in RCx against an immutable Safeguarded Copy (that is, for routine verification rather than an actual recovery scenari...
20 days ago in GDPS Submitted

GDPS LCPm Support Multiple SGC Vaults for MGM 4-Site Topology

Looking for GDPS LCP Manager (LCPm) to support multiple SGC vaults for MGM 4-Site topology. A single Safeguarded Copy vault creates a single point of failure in an otherwise highly resilient 4-site GDPS architecture. LCP Manager must support multi...
about 1 month ago in GDPS Submitted

GDPS Requirement for Continuing to Take SGC captures when Current SGC Source Becomes Unavailable. In the event of a real DR failover, losing the D disk would also cause an LCP outage.

We would need to take cyber copies in the event of a real disaster
about 1 month ago in GDPS Submitted

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