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Notify or automatically withdraw LCP RECOVER background copy when it ends

Forgetting to ENDCOPY results in eventually running out of SGC captures since the captures involved in the RECOVER remain locked and can't be . Ideally, there would be an additional parameter to specify an automatic ENDCOPY when the background cop...
about 1 month ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

Fix of the issue where internal variables can be corrupted if a failure occurs during information transmission between GM-K and GM-R

Previously, there was a suggestion from the Development team that simultaneous initialization of GM-K and GM-R might corrupt internal variable information. However, even if we were to avoid simultaneous initialization, it was found that there is s...
3 months 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.
4 months ago in GDPS 4 Not under consideration

GDPS CA: GDPS ROUTING SCRIPT can end timely and do not wait for the end of workload monitoring

During workload switch with GDPS ROUTING script, customer found that ROUTING script did not end as soon as the switch was completed. Customer opened the case and was reply that 'After the workload switch completion as shown in message GEO4560I, th...
about 4 years ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

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

GDPS/ACTIVE-ACTIVE ZDL proxy system should support a separate PAM from target production system

GDPS/Active-Active V1.7 is delivered to support Zero Data Loss solution which requests customer to create new proxy systems with the target product systems in the same Sysplex of Site B. Because the target end systems in site B have the same volse...
almost 7 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

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

Unique GDPS/A-A SDF Alert Deleted Message ID

For messages that result in GDPS/A-A raising an SDF alert in NetView (GEO1108E for example), when GDPS/A-A deletes the SDF alert It doesn't have a separate message ID to say "SDF ALERT HAS BEEN DELETED", it reuses the original alert's message ID. ...
over 7 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

Unplanned switch for workload groups

Any workload grouping capability delivered in GDPS/A-A should equally apply to un-planned switches. In particular, it should be possible to configure invokation of an unplanned switch of a workload group by responding to a single WTOR relating to ...
over 7 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration