IBM Copy Services Manager Implementation Guide

IBM Copy Services Manager Implementation Guide

by William Rooney, Tariq Hanif, Gabriel Dragan, Dinu Stefan, Catalin Dumitriu, Robert Haimowitz, Octavian Lascu
Released September 2017
Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
ISBN: 9780738442730

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Book description

Abstract

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides an overview of IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) for IBM Z and open systems, and documents a set of scenarios for using IBM Copy Services manager to automate and manage replication tasks based on IBM Storage.

This book reviews and explains the usage of copy services functions and describes how these functions are implemented in IBM Copy Services Manager. IBM Copy Services Manager key concepts, architecture, session types and usage, and new functionality as of IBM Copy Services Manager version 6.1 are also described.

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Notices
    1. Trademarks
  3. Preface
    1. Authors
    2. Now you can become a published author, too
    3. Comments welcome
    4. Stay connected to IBM Redbooks
  4. Chapter 1. IBM Copy Services Manager introduction
    1. 1.1 Overview
    2. 1.2 New features in CSM 6.1
    3. 1.3 Terminology
    4. 1.4 Architecture
    5. 1.5 Managed storage systems and session types
      1. 1.5.1 Practice sessions
      2. 1.5.2 Monitoring sessions icons and symbols
      3. 1.5.3 Session types
      4. 1.5.4 Session commands
  5. Chapter 2. IBM Copy Services Manager deployment considerations
    1. 2.1 Planning considerations
      1. 2.1.1 High availability considerations
      2. 2.1.2 Security and users
    2. 2.2 CSM command-line interface (CLI)
      1. 2.2.1 Getting started with csmcli
      2. 2.2.2 Hints and tips
      3. 2.2.3 Advanced csmcli scripting examples
      4. 2.2.4 Remote CLI
  6. Chapter 3. Managing IBM FlashCopy and Metro Mirror sessions with IBM Spectrum Virtualize-based storage
    1. 3.1 Overview
    2. 3.2 Configuring and managing FlashCopy sessions
    3. 3.3 Configuring Metro Mirror sessions
      1. 3.3.1 Scenario overview
      2. 3.3.2 Creating the Metro Mirror relationship
    4. 3.4 Metro Mirror failover and failback testing
      1. 3.4.1 Failover (controlled)
      2. 3.4.2 Failback (controlled)
    5. 3.5 Enabling practice for Metro Mirror session
      1. 3.5.1 Scenario
  7. Chapter 4. Global Mirror Sessions with IBM Spectrum Virtualize-based storage
    1. 4.1 Configuring and managing Global Mirror sessions
      1. 4.1.1 Creating a Global Mirror session
    2. 4.2 Global Mirror failover and failback
      1. 4.2.1 Testing Global Mirror failover (controlled)
      2. 4.2.2 Testing Global Mirror failback (controlled)
    3. 4.3 Converting a Global Mirror session to a Global Mirror with Change Volumes
      1. 4.3.1 GM w/ CVs session preparation
      2. 4.3.2 Hint: exporting session copy sets data to a file
  8. Chapter 5. Managing IBM DS8000 replication
    1. 5.1 Migrating from Global Mirror replication to Multi-Target Metro Mirror - Global Mirror
      1. 5.1.1 Creating the GM session
      2. 5.1.2 Configuring a Multi-Target MM-GM session
    2. 5.2 Migrating from a Basic z/OS HyperSwap session to Multi-Target Metro Mirror - Metro Mirror
      1. 5.2.1 Creating the Basic HyperSwap session
      2. 5.2.2 Testing the HyperSwap functionality (z/OS)
      3. 5.2.3 Migrating to a Multi-Target MM-MM session
  9. Chapter 6. Implementing IBM DS8000 Multi-Target Metro Mirror - Global Mirror environment with high availability for the CSM Server
    1. 6.1 Introduction
      1. 6.1.1 Scenario overview
    2. 6.2 Configuring and testing high availability for the CSM Server
      1. 6.2.1 Configuring the Standby CSM Server on H3 HMC
      2. 6.2.2 Simulating (primary) CSM server and sysplex failure
      3. 6.2.3 Takeover on Standby CSM server
      4. 6.2.4 Recovering H1 and H2 sites and failback to H1
      5. 6.2.5 Recovering the initial CSM server
  10. Chapter 7. Securing IBM z/OS HyperSwap communication with IBM Copy Services Manager
    1. 7.1 IBM z/OS HyperSwap
      1. 7.1.1 Introduction
      2. 7.1.2 z/OS HyperSwap overview
      3. 7.1.3 Securing TCP/IP communication for CSM: An overview
      4. 7.1.4 Securing communication between z/OS HyperSwap and the CSM Server
      5. 7.1.5 Generating a self-signed (CA) certificate in z/OS
      6. 7.1.6 Preparing the CSM server for secure communication with HyperSwap
      7. 7.1.7 Configuring AT-TLS on z/OS
  11. Back cover

Product information

  • Title: IBM Copy Services Manager Implementation Guide
  • Author(s): William Rooney, Tariq Hanif, Gabriel Dragan, Dinu Stefan, Catalin Dumitriu, Robert Haimowitz, Octavian Lascu
  • Release date: September 2017
  • Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
  • ISBN: 9780738442730