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GDPS

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New SAF call to protect execution of GDPS planned actions

We do now execute scripts from TWS via the GDPS REST Api interface. That gives us a new requirement for protection of our user scripts.User scripts are named and defined by the user(me) with our own naming conventions.
over 3 years ago in GDPS 3 Planned for future release

GDPS CA UI filter for the workload components

When Displaying the workload components in the UI for the workload , Ability to filter only the lines with status active,
about 2 years ago in GDPS 4 Future consideration

Query and Set the Fence status of Db2 IMS and VSAM for GDPS CA workload

This is will be a useful command to query the fence status of the databases, before the switch process, Also ability to set fence / unfence the databases to put it back in a right state so the next workload switch will work without failure
about 2 years ago in GDPS 4 Planned for future release

Need ability to migrate to new DASD under GDPS in MGM environment

Need ability to migrate to new hardware while keeping existing MGM DR and availability positions intact.
over 6 years ago in GDPS 11 Planned for future release

GDPS - Improve Master-Switch

The master function of a GDPS/PPRC K-System was not moved.
almost 6 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

Add the ability to MODIFY scripts for one shot executions

Currently the GDPS scripts must be updated in the XML file and then reloaded. It would be nice to add a function similar to the INGMDFY function in System Automation. This GDPSMDFY function would allow you to correct an issue in a script that was ...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

move GDPS to run under ansible as compare to NetView

Unify automation solution, increase UNIX usage on z/OS and reduce software cost.
9 months ago in GDPS 4 Not under consideration

Hyperswap in DR Campus for a 4 Sites Solution

We are moving to a 4 Sites solution using MGM and we would like that this solution add the possibility to perform Hyperswap in the DR Campus.
over 6 years ago in GDPS 11 Future consideration

Allow system shutdown phases in z/OS Proxy-managed systems

For GDPS managed systems, SA z/OS provides three distinct phases in the final shutdown processing that are defined using the special message id SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN message/user data policy item for the MVS Component entry type. This is not supported o...
almost 5 years ago in GDPS 6 Planned for future release

Avoid GDPS Healthcheck SPOF for single rack DASD subsystems

In TS003711052 we encountered an issue where GDPS/PPRC Healthcheck claimed to detect a single point of failure - "all paths share a SPOF on control unit interfaces". This is not a real issue because the DASD is a single rack subsystem and we expec...
over 4 years ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

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