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Status Delivered
Workspace GDPS
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 20, 2020

GDPS GUI automatically update GEODEF data set on both GDPS Control systems

GDPS GUI automatically updates GEODEF data set on both GDPS controlling systems whenever updates are made to the members.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Apr 4, 2024
    This requirement is satisfied by GDPS Metro 4.6 which is generally available on March 30, 2023.
  • Guest
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    Nov 11, 2020

    not currently using the GUI but this is a good idea - low priority

  • Guest
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    Nov 4, 2020

    When we eventually get to use the GUI, this will be nice to have - low priority

  • Guest
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    Oct 29, 2020

    Will be helpful- high

  • Guest
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    Oct 26, 2020

    Do not use GDPS GUI (yet) ... however ... this is a good idea and valid request ...

  • Guest
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    Oct 19, 2020

    A very good idea - Medium

  • Guest
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    Oct 15, 2020

    As part of the activation of a changed GEODEF member the new options should be synchronized by GDPS to keep the GEODEF members in sync and prevent problems in the future when nobody remembers what was changed and why GDPS behaves different. Prio: medium

  • Guest
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    Oct 6, 2020

    It is always possible that an update by use of the gui is followed by an event before you would manualy update the same dataset at the other lpar. It would be a very good addition to the gui to keep both sides in sync. (more reason to use it)

  • Guest
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    Sep 28, 2020

    Not using yet the GDPS GUI, but for sure we need to avoid risk of data sets members being OoS.

  • Guest
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    Sep 28, 2020

    Currently not using the GPS GUI, this doesn't apply (yet). But the options and scripts, which were previously kept in the SA policy, had to be maintained in sync (via "where used" constructs) and updates applied in sync, by the SA sysprog. Now that those have been "externalized" and are probably maintained by someone "other than" the SA sysprog, the need for synchronized distribution has not changed. I would not require GDPS to do the "update" of the GEODEF dataset.
    (no vote..)