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GDPS

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GEO-561 (IBM) GEOMPARM Validation

Need the ability to validate GDPS/GM DASD configuration data (GEOMPARM) when the devices are not in a normal Global Mirror state.
over 8 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

equest nature/scope is to update GDPS so that falsely generate GEO558I event does not trigger FREEZE

Performing other testing which produced a message id of GEO550I caused a freeze to occur. As this was not the actual GEO550I the text was not the actual issue. It appears that other message ID's could also cause similar executions.
almost 5 years ago in GDPS 0 Planned for future release

Graceful Switch should be able to restart at the point of last break

GDPS/A-A 1.7 does not provide capability to restart the switch process at the last break point for graceful switch and force switch. It only provide a WTOR when STOP QREP timeout. It is far from customer's requirements.
about 7 years ago in GDPS 0 Planned for future release

Improved autonomics for Lifeline Advisor automatic takeovers

Several customers have asked for the ability to identify scenarios where a Lifeline Advisor takeover can be done automatically without risk of having two primary Lifeline Advisors active at the same time.
about 7 years ago in GDPS 0 Planned for future release

GDPS/A-A support for manual fence/unfence of DB2 workload tables

GDPS/A-A needs to provide the ability to manually fence and unfence the DB2 tables associated with a workload. The ROUTING SWITCH command performs fencing, but we need a means to manually control this. Needed to fix failures during the switch proc...
about 8 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

GEO-479 (Intesa) Support for percentage of track resynched in a GM/MGM environment

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: mauro.melli@intesasanpaolo.comSubmitters Company: Intesa Sanpaolo PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: GEO-479 (Intesa) Support for percentage of track resynched in a GM/MGM environmentHomework Assigned: NoRequirement...
over 8 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

AA-025 (BAC) A/A Sites workload definition at workload router by message content.

AA-025 (BAC) A/A Sites workload definition at workload router by message content. Required due to mixed workload delivery channels
about 9 years ago in GDPS 2 Planned for future release

AA-046 (ICBC) GDPS/A-A wait for the completion of qrep replication before switch workload to new site

AA-046 (ICBC) GDPS/A-A should has the ability to wait for the completion of qrep replication before switch workload to new site at the time of workload failure caused by CICS region failure.
about 9 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

PDMD0304-680 (DM Data) RACF security should be more granual to satisfy Audit requirements

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: jes.jessenSubmitters Company: DMdata PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PDMD0304-680 (DM Data) RACF security should be more granual to satisfy Audit requirementsHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: GDPS/HMGDPS...
over 9 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

PITA1201-384 GDPS - History-Log for all GDPS-actions. (Wolfgang Dungl)

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: CN=Arlene Berchtold/OU=Poughkeepsie/O=IBMSubmitters Company: IT Austria PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PITA1201-384 GDPS - History-Log for all GDPS-actions. (Wolfgang Dungl)Homework Assigned: NoRequirement Categ...
over 9 years ago in GDPS 2 Planned for future release