Abstract
This IBM Redbooks publication provides comprehensive guidance to plan, install, configure, and manage Copy Services on IBM DS8000® systems in both IBM Z® and Open Systems environments.
It is designed to help you design and implement a new Copy Services solution or migrate from an existing configuration, apply best practices, hints, and tips to maximize the effectiveness of your implementation, and leverage tools and automation products that simplify and streamline Copy Services operations.
This book is intended for IT professionals who require a detailed and practical understanding of DS8000 Copy Services.
This edition has been updated for DS8900 Release 10.1.
Note that the Safeguarded Copy feature is covered in IBM Redpaper "IBM DS8000 Safeguarded Copy, REDP-5506".
Table of Contents
Part 1. Overview
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Licensing
Part 2. Interfaces
Chapter 3. Copy Services interfaces overview
Chapter 4. DS command-line interface
Chapter 5. IBM Z interfaces
Part 3. FlashCopy
Chapter 6. FlashCopy overview
Chapter 7. FlashCopy options
Chapter 8. FlashCopy interfaces
Chapter 9. Cascading FlashCopy
Chapter 10. Remote Pair FlashCopy
Chapter 11. FlashCopy performance
Chapter 12. FlashCopy examples
Chapter 13. FlashCopy usage with z/OS products
Part 4. Metro Mirror and Global Copy
Chapter 14. Metro Mirror overview
Chapter 15. Global Copy overview
Chapter 16. Metro Mirror and Global Copy paths
Chapter 17. Metro Mirror and Global Copy operations
Chapter 18. Metro Mirror and Global Copy implementation considerations
Chapter 19. Metro Mirror and Global Copy interfaces and examples
Chapter 20. Global Mirror overview
Chapter 21. Global Mirror operations and recovery
Chapter 22. Global Mirror interfaces and examples
Chapter 23. Global Mirror Accelerator
Part 6. Solutions
Chapter 24. IBM GDPS
Chapter 25. IBM Copy Services Manager
Chapter 26. z/OS HyperSwap
Chapter 27. VMware Site Recovery Manager
Part 7. MultiSite configurations
Chapter 28. Metro/Global Mirror overview
Chapter 29. Metro/Global Mirror configuration and setup
Chapter 30. Metro/Global Mirror operations
Chapter 31. Metro/Global Mirror recovery scenarios
Chapter 32. Metro/Global Mirror disaster recovery test scenarios
Chapter 33. Metro/Global Mirror incremental resynchronization
Chapter 34. Multiple Target PPRC overview
Chapter 35. Multiple Target PPRC topologies
Chapter 36. Multiple Target PPRC architecture and design
Chapter 37. Implementing a two Metro Mirror topology
Chapter 38. Implementing a Metro Mirror and Global Mirror topology
Chapter 39. Implementing a Multi-Target Global Mirror and Global Mirror topology
Chapter 40. Implementing a Metro/Global Mirror and Metro Mirror topology
Chapter 41. MultiTarget PPRC with cascaded Metro/Global Mirror
Chapter 42. Using Multiple Target PPRC for migration
Chapter 43. Multi-site replication scenario examples
Appendix A. z/OS concurrent copy function
Special Notices
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