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Need the ability to execute multiple GDPS scripts at the same time for parallelism

Mastercard is trying to reduce their RTO during standard IPLs, DR Tests and Region switches. With the restriction of only being able to execute one GDPS script at a time it’s hindering our RTO. If they had the ability of running multiple scripts a...

over 1 year ago in GDPS 16 Not under consideration

38 VOTE

Report possible active CC session(s) during a planned HyperSwap

A planned HyperSwap is not allowed if there is a DFSMS Concurrent Copy (CC) session present in the GDPS environment. GDPS reports this with "HyperSwap not possible due to CC session(s) in primary or secondary disks." The user has to use the F ANTM...

over 1 year ago in GDPS 9 Future consideration

52 VOTE

Check primary DASD devices on all lpars with TEST CONFIG

Currently GDPS dasd TEST CONFIG checks, on the system on which the DASD Config is run (ie. master K), if the primary devices are accessible. With this idea we would like to extend this check, performed on the master K, to all the lpars of the rele...

over 2 years ago in GDPS 6 Future consideration

32 VOTE

GDPS problem determination/detection tool

I would like to see a GDPS problem determination/detection tool that would be able to interrogate the netlog and identify better the cause of a particular failure. The error message reporting (although getting better in recent versions) in the Net...

over 1 year ago in GDPS 22 Future consideration

20 VOTE

Provide the possibility of having a consistent copy in Region A when we are in a Region Switch situation (Production in REGion B) in the GDPS MGM3SITE solution.

It is very dangerous to propose a Region Switch in MGM3SITE, since in that situation we will not have a consistent copy in Region A (copy between Region b and A in Global Copy format). In this situation if we have a problem in Region B, the data i...

12 months ago in GDPS 8 Not under consideration

10 VOTE

Enhance GDPS MGM 3site to support IPLs in Recovery region

In a MGM 3-site environment, major blocker with automating the region switch would be to IPL lpars in Recovery region. Since there is no Kp lpar in Recovery region, shutdown cannot be done from current Kr in recovery region. Only LOAD can be perfo...

6 months ago in GDPS 6 Not under consideration

56 VOTE

IBM should handle the location and moving of the CFRM Message-Based Manager

GDPS produces the following alert: GEOH125E VPC8C011 GDPS_CHECK_XCF CFRM Message-based manager system is a Controlling System This is an indication that a role is found active on the GDPS Controlling system which may lead to an impact or prevent G...

almost 3 years ago in GDPS 17 Planned for future release

13 VOTE

Show the occupancy level of the extended groups of GMFC and FC1 (ESE) disks in the GDPS MGM solution.

Good morning, In the KP-systems we have a query screen for the occupancy of the 'Pools' on the 'VPCPQSTM' screen, where you can check the occupancy level of the 'Storage Pool Capacity' of the primary and secondary units. In the case of GDPS MGM, t...

8 months ago in GDPS 16 Future consideration

37 VOTE

Checking connections between GDPS K-systems defined in GEOGROUP by GDPS Monitor I

GDPS has the ability that work in conjunction with Kp-systems, Kg-system, and Kr-system, such as the MGM3SITE and MGM4SITE procedures. To run the procedure, it is mandatory to establish connections between K-systems defined in GEOGROUP. But curren...

almost 2 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

33 VOTE

GDPS Standard Options 3 doesn't show enough information

It would be useful to have more information in panel 3 of Gdps 'standard options' to show the size of Memory of all lpars including CF. We now use GDPS to activate/load lpars and we need to check if a new memory profile updated has been taken into...

almost 2 years ago in GDPS 13 Future consideration

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