IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i: Using Geographic Mirroring (Volume 4 of 4)

Table of contents

1. Front cover
2. Notices
   1. Trademarks
3. IT Solutions Group, Inc.
4. IBM Redbooks promotions
5. Preface
   1. Authors
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6. Chapter 1. Introduction to geographic mirroring
   1. 1.1 Value proposition
   2. 1.2 Concept of geographic mirroring
   3. 1.3 Prerequisites and editions
   4. 1.4 Modes of operation
7. Chapter 2. Planning
   1. 2.1 Storage options
   2. 2.2 Synchronous and asynchronous mode considerations
      1. 2.2.1 Synchronous transmission mode
      2. 2.2.2 Asynchronous transmission mode
      3. 2.2.3 Geographic mirroring operations summary
   3. 2.3 Other geographic mirroring considerations
      1. 2.3.1 Tracking space
      2. 2.3.2 Suspend timeout
   4. 2.4 Communication considerations for geographic mirroring
      1. 2.4.1 Network topology and configuration
      2. 2.4.2 Synchronization priority
   5. 2.5 Determining bandwidth requirements
      1. 2.5.1 Calculating full synchronization time bandwidth
      2. 2.5.2 Calculating runtime bandwidth
   6. 2.6 System performance considerations
      1. 2.6.1 General performance guidelines
      2. 2.6.2 Production and backup system comparison
      3. 2.6.3 CPU considerations
      4. 2.6.4 Memory considerations
      5. 2.6.5 Disk subsystem considerations
   7. 2.7 Backup planning for geographic mirroring
8. Chapter 3. Implementing geographic mirroring
   1. 3.1 Gathering information
   2. 3.2 Configuring geographic mirroring
9. Chapter 4. Monitoring and managing IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i
   1. 4.1 Monitoring your environment
      1. 4.1.1 QSYSOPR message queue
      2. 4.1.2 Monitoring the status of your replication
      3. 4.1.3 Monitoring the status of cluster nodes
      4. 4.1.4 Monitoring the status of the cluster administrative domain
      5. 4.1.5 Monitoring the cluster resource group status
      6. 4.1.6 Monitoring the status of the independent auxiliary storage pool
      7. 4.1.7 Other monitoring considerations
   2. 4.2 Managing your environment
      1. 4.2.1 Verifying the health of your replication solution
      2. 4.2.2 Adding users to the systems
      3. 4.2.3 Adding network printers and other SYSBAS objects to the systems
      4. 4.2.4 Powering down your system
      5. 4.2.5 Upgrading your operating system
      6. 4.2.6 Adding disks to an IASP in a PowerHA environment
      7. 4.2.7 Removing disks from an IASP in a PowerHA environment
      8. 4.2.8 Server replacement
      9. 4.2.9 Unconfiguring geographic mirroring
10. Chapter 5. Switching a geographic mirroring environment
    1. 5.1 Synchronization
    2. 5.2 Planned switch
       1. 5.2.1 Performing a planned switch by using the PowerHA GUI
       2. 5.2.2 Performing the switch operation by using control language commands
       3. 5.2.3 Additional considerations when you use Storwize or DS8000 and FlashCopy
    3. 5.3 Unplanned site failover
       1. 5.3.1 Primary node failure that triggers an automatic failover event
       2. 5.3.2 Sudden primary node or cluster communications failure
11. Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and collecting data for problem determination
    1. 6.1 Reducing the likelihood of errors
       1. 6.1.1 Verifying the PTF level for the system and PowerHA SystemMirror for i
       2. 6.1.2 Configuring and managing the PowerHA environment
    2. 6.2 Common tools and commands used for troubleshooting
       1. 6.2.1 MustGather Data Collector Tool (QMGTOOLS)
       2. 6.2.2 GEOSTAT
       3. 6.2.3 ASMINFO
       4. 6.2.4 DSMINFO
    3. 6.3 Methods for troubleshooting
       1. 6.3.1 Ensuring that job descriptions have the correct logging levels
       2. 6.3.2 Using the command line interface when you re-create problems
    4. 6.4 Common return codes when you manage geographic mirroring
12. Appendix A. PowerHA Tools for IBM i
    1. PowerHA Tools for IBM i
    2. IBM Lab Services Offerings for PowerHA for IBM i
13. Appendix B. Worksheet for configuring geographic mirroring
14. Appendix C. Additional material
    1. Locating the web material
    2. Using the web material
15. Related publications
    1. IBM Redbooks
    2. Online resources
    3. Help from IBM
16. Back cover