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GDPS

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GDPS/MTMM Automation enhancement to issue an Informational/Warning Message before varying an Application Lpar out of plex.

As a reult of Site1 BCOPY Disk failure (Rank Failure) GDPS Performed a Hyperswap in error to the failed disk thereafter it quiesced the Application Lpar's before taking it out of the plex. This was identified to be a bug with GDPS. Ref APAR :PH060...
over 5 years ago in GDPS 3 Planned for future release

GDPS A-A Sites / FIS Connex Interoperability

The client has GDPS A-A sites implemented in an Active Standy configuration in production with a FIS Connex workload. However, since Connex requires exclusive access to its VSAM files, compromises have been required to implement IIDR for VSAM. Pri...
over 6 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

Return Home Procedure improvement

CHINA MENTCHANTS BANK is using GDPS/MGM 3.13 3-site with IR function now. We use GDPS/MGM Return Home procedure to do planned site switch. We have the requirement to keep SITE2 data as a golden copy, but current procedure doesn't support. Could GD...
over 6 years ago in GDPS 0 Planned for future release

Combine GDPS 4-site and A/A controlling LPAR support

 Requesting the extension of GDPS support for a GDPS/Active-Active environment that will be integrated with the existing GDPS/MGM 4-site environment. This support allows running the GDPS/Active-Active controller functions on existing controlling ...
over 7 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

Make "Q"ueryXDR option available on panel VPCPSTA1

In working with z/OS Proxy clients it is often necessary to check on status of individual clients from the "Standard Actions" panel (VPCPSTD1). However, when trying to diagnose problems with hyperswap enablement we frequently need to use the secon...
about 8 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

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.
almost 9 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

GEO-494 (RABO Bank) GDPS should suspend mirroring after failing Hyperswap Resync

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Angela LabateSubmitters Company: Other Customer PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: GEO-494 (RABO Bank) GDPS should suspend mirroring after failing Hyperswap ResyncHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: GDPS/PPRC...
almost 9 years ago in GDPS 2 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...
over 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.
over 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...
over 7 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

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