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Status Planned for future release
Workspace GDPS
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 18, 2021

RELATED IDEAS

GDPS and LCP reporting

We don't want to face errors when using GDPS and LCP.
First suggestion.
We ask for a way to automatically monitor and a proactive report on the virtual Capacity used values before a volumes Safe Guarded Capacity(SGC) runs full.
Today in GDPS panel VPCPLCS3 we can view "Logical Corruption Protection SafeGuarded Copy Statistics".
But we need a batch function from which we can schedule TWS jobs that actively monitors if any of our volumes are in need of 'Dynamic Safeguarded Backup Volume Expansion' - before they run full!
A method where we can set our own defined alerting threshold.
Second.
It would be great if we could use sort on the VPCPLCS3 panel maybe in combination with the filter command. Ie a command like this:
filter used(80,gt) sorted descending
Third.
It would be great if GDPS could initiate the Dynamic SGC volume expansion instead of client should do it manually from DS8K GUI/CLI.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 2, 2021

    N/A

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 1, 2021

    We use not LCP

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 4, 2021

    Not implemented LCP, but fully supportive of this RFE.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 4, 2021

    Having not implemented this yet and commented on dynamic volume expansion already this type of reporting needs to be part of the end solution for us. We need to a have single point of control for all LCP actions and functions.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 27, 2021

    We haven't started implementing LCP - but we fully support this RFE - as monitoring is always essentiel to safe and stable operation.

  • Guest
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    |     Apr 22, 2021

    We worked together with IBM in a PoC using CSM on HMC workstation. We faced many times the condition out of space and it breaks the process, forcing to react and reconfigure the space dedicated to the retained versions.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 20, 2021

    We haven't implemented LCP yet. But if we come to it in the future I fully support this RFE and would like to see it implemented by then.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 16, 2021

    We're in the process of getting LCP implemented at this particular customer (hopefully in 2021); being able to monitor these statistics would help maintaining the SLA agreement and prevent unexpected events.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 16, 2021

    n/a

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 13, 2021

    We definitely want to see a mechanism in GDPS to monitor SGC before anything fills up, this is the purpose of our own RFE 148913 which may get duped this RFE in the long run.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 13, 2021

    LCP is a "young" feature, and these incremental improvements are a part of what is needed to make LCP a "mature" feature with wide application

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 22, 2021

    Automation and capture of 'running full' scenarios are so important. Recommends this suggestion.

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