IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i: Using DS8000 (Volume 2 of 4)

IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i: Using DS8000 (Volume 2 of 4)

by David Granum, Edward Grygierczyk, Sabine Jordan, Peter Mayhew, David Painter
Released June 2016
Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
ISBN: 9780738441818

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Book description

IBM® PowerHA® SystemMirror® for i is the IBM high-availability (HA), disk-based clustering solution for the IBM i operating system. When PowerHA for i is combined with IBM i clustering technology, PowerHA for i delivers a complete HA and disaster-recovery (DR) solution for business applications that run in an IBM i environment. With PowerHA for i, you can support HA capabilities with either native disk storage, IBM DS8000® storage servers, or IBM Storwize® storage servers.

This IBM Redbooks® publication helps you to install, tailor, and configure IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i with the IBM System Storage® DS8000 series. This publication provides you with planning information to prepare to use the various PowerHA offerings for the IBM DS8000 family. It also provides implementation and management information. It provides guidance about troubleshooting these solutions and identifies the documentation and data that you need to capture before you call IBM Support.

This book is part of a four-book volume set that gives you a complete understanding of PowerHA for i that uses native disk storage, IBM DS8000 storage servers, or IBM Storwize storage servers. The following IBM Redbooks publications are part of this PowerHA for i volume set:

  • IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i: Preparation, SG24-8400

  • IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i: Using IBM Storwize, SG24-8402

  • IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i: Using Geographic Mirroring, SG24-8401


    • Important: The information that is presented in this volume set is for technical consultants, technical support staff, IT architects, and IT specialists who are responsible for providing HA and support for IBM i solutions. If you are new to HA, review the information that is presented in the first book of this volume set, IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i: Preparation (Volume 1 of 4), SG24-8400, to get a general understanding of clustering technology, independent auxiliary storage pools (IASPs), and the PowerHA architecture.

    Table of contents

    1. Front cover
    2. Notices
      1. Trademarks
    3. IBM Redbooks promotions
    4. Preface
      1. Authors
      2. Now you can become a published author, too!
      3. Comments welcome
      4. Stay connected to IBM Redbooks
    5. Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on i with the DS8000
      1. 1.1 Value proposition
      2. 1.2 DS8000 terminology
        1. 1.2.1 Volumes
        2. 1.2.2 Volume groups
        3. 1.2.3 Resource group
        4. 1.2.4 Host connections
        5. 1.2.5 Logical subsystems
        6. 1.2.6 IBM PowerVM
        7. 1.2.7 Virtual I/O Server considerations
      3. 1.3 Metro Mirror
        1. 1.3.1 Metro Mirror operations
        2. 1.3.2 PPRC paths and links
        3. 1.3.3 Metro Mirror and IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i
      4. 1.4 Global Mirror
        1. 1.4.1 Global Mirror operations
        2. 1.4.2 Global Mirror and IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i
      5. 1.5 LUN-level switching
      6. 1.6 FlashCopy
        1. 1.6.1 Establishing a FlashCopy relationship
        2. 1.6.2 Terminating the FlashCopy relationship
        3. 1.6.3 FlashCopy SE
    6. Chapter 2. Planning
      1. 2.1 IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i preparation
        1. 2.1.1 Hardware
        2. 2.1.2 Software
      2. 2.2 Sizing the backup system
      3. 2.3 Synchronous versus asynchronous replication
      4. 2.4 Space-efficient LUNs
      5. 2.5 I/O adapter virtualization
        1. 2.5.1 N_Port ID Virtualization
        2. 2.5.2 Virtual SCSI
      6. 2.6 Calculating full synchronization time bandwidth
    7. Chapter 3. Implementation
      1. 3.1 Setting up DS8000 Copy Services
      2. 3.2 Configuring Metro Mirror
        1. 3.2.1 Configuring Metro Mirror: DS8000 steps
        2. 3.2.2 Configuring Metro Mirror: IBM i steps
      3. 3.3 Configuring FlashCopy
      4. 3.4 Configuring Global Mirror
        1. 3.4.1 Configuring Global Mirror: DS8000 steps
        2. 3.4.2 Configuring Global Mirror: IBM i steps
      5. 3.5 Configuring IBM i LUN-level switching
      6. 3.6 Full System scenarios
        1. 3.6.1 Full System FlashCopy by using Full System Copy Services Manager
        2. 3.6.2 PowerHA Full System replication for DS8000
      7. 3.7 HyperSwap
        1. 3.7.1 Full System HyperSwap
        2. 3.7.2 HyperSwap and Live Partition Mobility
        3. 3.7.3 HyperSwap and IASP
      8. 3.8 IASP Copy Services Manager
      9. 3.9 Multiple target replication
    8. Chapter 4. Monitoring and managing your environment
      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 cluster administrative domain status
        5. 4.1.5 Monitoring the Cluster Resource Group status
        6. 4.1.6 Monitoring the independent auxiliary storage pool status
        7. 4.1.7 Other monitoring considerations
        8. 4.1.8 IASP Copy Services Manager CHKPPRC command
      2. 4.2 Managing your environment
        1. 4.2.1 Adding disks to an IASP in a PowerHA environment
        2. 4.2.2 Removing disks from an IASP in a PowerHA environment
        3. 4.2.3 Adding users to the systems
        4. 4.2.4 Adding network printers and other SYSBAS objects to the systems
        5. 4.2.5 Upgrading your operating system
        6. 4.2.6 Powering off your system
        7. 4.2.7 Verifying the health of your replication solution
    9. Chapter 5. Switching and FlashCopy operations
      1. 5.1 Planned switching
        1. 5.1.1 Changing the node to switch to in a three-site configuration with the GUI
        2. 5.1.2 Changing the node to switch to in a three-site configuration with a command
        3. 5.1.3 Special considerations when you switch in a Global Mirror setup
      2. 5.2 Failover after a production system outage
      3. 5.3 Scheduled or unscheduled switching with IASP Copy Services Manager
      4. 5.4 Working with PowerHA FlashCopy
      5. 5.5 Integration between PowerHA and BRMS
        1. 5.5.1 Setting up the BRMS network group
        2. 5.5.2 Considerations when you use FlashCopy on a Global Mirror target
      6. 5.6 Using FlashCopy when you change your application
      7. 5.7 Working with Full System FlashCopy
      8. 5.8 Full System Copy Services Manager (FSCSM)
      9. 5.9 HyperSwap
        1. 5.9.1 User-initiated swap
        2. 5.9.2 Automatic swap
      10. 5.10 Full System replication switch
    10. Chapter 6. Troubleshooting
    11. Appendix A. PowerHA Tools for IBM i
      1. PowerHA Tools for IBM i
      2. IBM Lab Services Offerings for PowerHA for IBM i
    12. Appendix B. Additional material
      1. Locating the web material
      2. Using the web material
    13. Related publications
      1. IBM Redbooks
      2. Other publications
      3. Online resources
      4. Help from IBM
    14. Back cover

    Product information

    • Title: IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i: Using DS8000 (Volume 2 of 4)
    • Author(s): David Granum, Edward Grygierczyk, Sabine Jordan, Peter Mayhew, David Painter
    • Release date: June 2016
    • Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
    • ISBN: 9780738441818