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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...
about 1 year ago in GDPS 16 Future consideration

Incrementally restore a subset of SGC volumes

PH44217 introduced incremental restore capability to Production but is currently an "all or none" approach. We believe there may be scenarios where specific volumes or applications might be affected by corruption and so we would like to have a sim...
almost 2 years ago in GDPS 15 Future consideration

GDPS PREVENTS USE OF XCF FUNCTION

Bradesco bank uses GDPS for all Sysplex related maintenance as recommended in the GDPS manuals. However, when there is a need for updates in the CFRM policy customer would like to make use of the DISPLAY XCF,REALLOCATE,TEST command to check for po...
over 3 years ago in GDPS 13 Future consideration

Execute Dump through GDPS in 3th site

In the 3th site there is no option to take a stand alone dump through GDPS. We experience issues with IPLing cyber vault systems. A stand alone dump is absolutely necessary for an accurate analysis and for the support from IBM side. There should b...
5 months ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

GDPS ability to have multiple flash copies in MGM 3-site

In a 3 site MGM environment , with virtual LCP copy & a testcopy, we are limited to only 1 testcopy flashcopy target. We have a requirement to take Flashcopies once a week along with having RC1 flashcopy taken daily. Currently, there is ...
about 1 year ago in GDPS 13 Future consideration

zVM shutdown via GDPS with Immediate option

Thru GDPS, zVM Lpars can be shutdown but the default is "signal shutdown all within ". cmd: received command #2039.14280 xdr.qshutdown -v 1 -c xxx -n xx -t yyy cmd: rc=0 for command 'xdr.qshutdown -v 1 -c xxx -n xxx -t yyy' sent to GDPS cmd: rece...
about 2 months ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

LCP: tagging/untagging using script or NetView command

Currently, the only way a capture can be tagged or untagged is from panel VPCPLCS0. Being able to take these actions using a NetView command or a GDPS script would help develop unattended procedures.
about 2 months ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

Extend Query Services to LCP

In standard GDPS, this functionality is very helpful to support local automatic processes. Here are some examples where Query Services may be helpful in a LCP environment: - Being able to see capture and recovery information before deciding which ...
about 2 months ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

Support of LCP with physical isolation along with MM4SITE support

The requirement requested in ZGDPS-I-221 for MM4SITE support is useful to allow a region switch without service interruption. Further to that LCP with physical isolation alongside with the MM4SITE support is needed for site already running LCP wit...
5 months ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

Setting IPLType on KG-Syestem versus setting on the (LCP) R-system should be same

In an LCP setup it is possible to set the IPLTYPE both on the KG-System as on the (LCP) R-System. When setting it on the KG-System it is also propagated to the R-system. The other way around this is not the case. So when setting the IPLTYPE on the...
about 1 year ago in GDPS 5 Future consideration

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