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    Issue a Geo-message, with the name of the management profile, showing a capture is being taken

    We just started implementing GDPS 4.8 Before GDPS 4.8 we used a batch script, via a NetView timer, to take a capture. The netlog would show: GEO304I BATCH SCRIPT LCPCAPTURE STARTED GEO305I BATCH SCRIPT LCPCAPTURE ENDED SUCCESSFULLY Between these m...
    about 2 months ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

    GDPS LCP - Z Cyber Vault - Include Control Script statements to issue FlashCopy Withdraw against RC1 volumes to terminate persistent FlashCopy sessions

    If during z CyberVault validation a persistent FlashCopy is established (FlashCopy NOCOPY or Incremental FlashCopy) and is never withdrawn within the same validation session, it will prevent subsequent failures of a CyberVault validation to run du...
    3 months ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

    IDAA support for DR Testing in MGM4SITE

    Currently GDPS supports bringing up IDAA on a suspended PPRC secondary, but does not support an ability to bring IDAA up using a flashcopy version of data. We'd like to enable support of this functionality, preferably using multiple MSS support fo...
    5 months ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

    Update GEO2942W to include specific reasons for no captures being released, making it easier to distinguish between different scenarios.

    When there are no eligible captures available for release, GDPS issues an informational message: **GEO2942W ZERO SAFEGUARD CAPTURES WERE RELEASED IN MANAGEMENT PROFILE S1PLEX (AS1KR)** However, there can be different reasons for this, as highlight...
    8 months ago in GDPS 2 Future consideration

    External GDPS SCRIPT log for evidence retention

    Currently, GDPS script messages (GEOTRACE) are sent to NETLOG and CANZLOG, therefore whenever we need to get evidence of script execution and times (e.g. RTO for a Site Switch process), we need to scan logs manually, and if the scripts were execut...
    9 months ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

    zVM shutdown via GDPS with Immediate option

    Thru GDPS, zVM Lpars can be shutdown but the default is "signal shutdown all within ". cmd: received command #2039.14280 xdr.qshutdown -v 1 -c xxx -n xx -t yyy cmd: rc=0 for command 'xdr.qshutdown -v 1 -c xxx -n xxx -t yyy' sent to GDPS cmd: rece...
    10 months ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

    Extend Query Services to LCP

    In standard GDPS, this functionality is very helpful to support local automatic processes. Here are some examples where Query Services may be helpful in a LCP environment: - Being able to see capture and recovery information before deciding which ...
    10 months ago in GDPS 1 Future consideration

    Support of LCP with physical isolation along with MM4SITE support

    The requirement requested in ZGDPS-I-221 for MM4SITE support is useful to allow a region switch without service interruption. Further to that LCP with physical isolation alongside with the MM4SITE support is needed for site already running LCP wit...
    about 1 year ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

    Add Support for Multi-Target Global Mirror Introduced in DS8900F Release 9.4

    This would allow us to take two distinct sets of Safeguarded Copies from a single environment, each set making use of different parameters. For instance, we could thus address the requirements of the business (captures every 30 minutes, kept for 1...
    about 1 year ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

    Have FCWITHDRAW check if volumes are online

    When running a script to take a TESTCOPY, the first step is to do a FCWITHDRAW of the existing flashcopy. If a system is active using this TESTCOPY, this will cause I/O errors and may cause the system to crash. The TESTCOPY CAPTURE runs, but it pe...
    over 1 year ago in GDPS 12 Future consideration

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