Document Outline

• P9000 Continuous Access Synchronous for Mainframe Systems User Guide
• Contents
• 1 Continuous Access Synchronous Z overview
  • How Continuous Access Synchronous Z works
  • Typical components
  • Disk arrays
    • Main (MCU), remote (RCU) disk arrays
  • Volume pairs
  • Data path
  • Consistency groups
  • Interfaces
  • Failover software
  • Error reporting communications
  • Overview of initial, update copy operations
    • Initial copy
    • Update copy
• 2 Requirements and specifications
  • System requirements
  • BCM specifications
    • Command device
    • F/M = FB message output control option when operating R-VOLs
  • PPRC specifications, restrictions
    • Continuous Access Synchronous Z operations performed with PPRC
    • Continuous Access Synchronous Z options not supported with PPRC
    • PPRC, BCM command comparison
  • P/DAS support, restrictions
    • Restrictions
  • GDPS support
  • RMF PPRC Link-path statistical information support
  • TPC-R cooperation support
    • Cache failure
    • Unregistered error code for TPC-R
• 3 Planning for Continuous Access Synchronous Z
  • Preparing P9500 disk arrays
    • Ensuring adequate cache
    • Installing or removing cache memory/shared memory
    • Using DASD fast write
    • Using an earlier model storage system
    • Enabling R-VOL Read, other system options
  • Planning for system performance
  • Planning volume pairs
    • Volume pair requirements and recommendations
    • Handling duplicate VOLSERs
    • Planning I/O to the R-VOL
    • Managing differential data
    • Maximum number of pairs supported
      • Calculating maximum number of pairs
    • Priority set for initial copy operations and scheduling order
  • Planning data paths
    • Amount of bandwidth required
    • Fibre Channel requirements
    • Supported data path configurations
    • Planning ports
      • Port requirements
  • Error reporting communications
• 4 Sharing Continuous Access Synchronous Z volumes
  • Volume types that can be shared with Continuous Access Synchronous Z
  • Continuous Access Journal Z
  • Business Copy Z
    • Configurations with Business Copy Z S-VOLs
    • Configurations with Business Copy Z T-VOLs
    • Status reporting, data currency
  • Virtual LVI/LUN
  • Cache Residency
  • Compatible XRC and CC
  • Auto LUN
    • Restrictions
• 5 Configuration operations
  • Configuration workflow
  • Define port attributes
  • Configure disk arrays and define logical paths
  • Configure additional logical paths
  • Set number of volumes to be copied concurrently, path watch time
• 6 Pair operations
  • Pair operations workflow
  • Check pair status
  • Create pairs
  • Suspend pairs
  • Resynchronize pairs
  • Delete pairs
  • Change fence level, other pair options
• 7 Monitoring and maintenance
  • Monitor pair status
    • How pair status changes
    • Pair status definitions
      • Suspend types
      • System behavior
  • Export pair information
  • Monitor copy operations, I/O
    • Select data to be graphed
      • Resize graph, save data
  • Monitor, maintain logical paths
    • Logical path status definitions
    • Delete logical paths
  • RCU maintenance
    • Change minimum paths, round trip time, other RCU options
    • Add, delete SSIDs for an RCU
    • Delete Continuous Access Synchronous Z
  • Managing power-off for disk arrays and network devices
    • General information
    • Planned outage of the main disk array
    • Planned outage of the remote disk array or data path
    • Planned outage of the main and remote systems
  • Miscellaneous maintenance
    • ICKDSF maintenance
• 8 Data migration
  • Migrate data
• 9 Planning and procedures for disaster recovery
  • Disaster recovery overview
    • Transfer sense information between sites
    • File and database recovery
    • CSUSPEND/QUIESCE TSO command
    • IEA494I system console message
  • Switch operations to the remote site
    • Analyze R-VOL currency
  • Transfer operations back to the main site
• 10 Troubleshooting
  • General troubleshooting
  • Error codes and messages
  • Service Information Messages (SIMs)
  • Pinned track recovery
• 11 Support and other resources
  • Contacting HP
    • Subscription service
    • Documentation feedback
  • Related information
    • HP websites
  • Conventions for storage capacity values
  • Typographic conventions
• A Using PPRC commands for Continuous Access Synchronous Z
  • Overview of PPRC commands
  • CGROUP (FREEZE/RUN) support
    • Requirements
    • CGROUP (FREEZE/RUN) command
    • Using the CGROUP command
    • Using PPRC TSO commands with CGROUP support
  • IEA494I and IEA491E console messages
    • IEA494I message
    • IEA491E message
  • P9500 response characteristics to failure conditions
    • GDPS Continuous Access Synchronous Z Compatible XRC matrix
• B Continuous Access Synchronous Z scripting
  • Scripting overview
  • Scripting syntax
    • Syntax overview
    • Script file requirements
    • Script symbols
  • Execute a script
  • Delete script files
  • Export script trace files
  • Operation macro commands
    • Create pairs
    • Release pairs
    • Suspend pairs
    • Resynchronize pairs
    • Change pair options
    • Start a pair
    • Get pair status
    • Select devices
  • Internal macro commands
    • Internal macro command definitions
      • AddList
      • Delay
      • End
      • If / EndIf
      • MakeString
      • Message
      • SetList
      • Start
  • Work variables
  • Reserved variables
    • Reserved result variables
    • Reserved status variables
  • Optional script parameters
  • Error reporting
• C Continuous Access Synchronous Z GUI reference
  • Continuous Access Synchronous Z windows
  • Pair Operation window
    • Detailed Information dialog box
  • Add Pair dialog box
  • Suspend Pair dialog box
  • Resume Pair dialog box
  • Delete Pair dialog box
  • Change Pair Option dialog box
  • Display Filter dialog box
  • RCU Operation window
    • RCU Operations list when “MCU&RCU” selected
      • When LDKC, a CU group, or CU is selected in tree
      • When an MCU or RCU is selected in tree
    • RCU Operations list when “Port” selected
  • RCU Status dialog box
  • Add RCU dialog box
  • RCU Option dialog box
  • Add Path dialog box
  • Add SSID dialog box
  • Usage Monitor window
  • History window
    • History window notes
    • Export operations history
  • System Option window
• Glossary
• Index