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Automatic enablement of CBU for GDPS
The intent of the GDPS CBU is to enable automatic management of the reserved PUs
provided by the CBU feature in the event of a server failure and/or a site failure. Upon
detection of a site failure or planned disaster test, GDPS will concurrently add CPs to the
servers in the take-over site to restore processing power for mission-critical production
workloads. GDPS automation will:
Perform the analysis required to determine the scope of the failure; this minimizes
operator intervention and the potential for errors.
Automate authentication and activation of the reserved CPs.
Automatically restart the critical applications after reserved CP activation.
Reduce the outag ...