IBM TotalStorage Migration Guide for the SAP User

IBM TotalStorage Migration Guide for the SAP User

by Dave Lovelace, Sabine Kaschca, Bernd Mueller, Joe Meerscheidt
Released February 2005
Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
ISBN: None

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Book description

This IBM Redbooks publication demonstrates the relative ease with which SAP users can migrate to the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) 800. It describes how this can be accomplished in numerous ways, across a variety of hardware and software platforms.
The book offers migration scenarios for customers who want to migrate from OEM storage subsystems to the ESS, and it covers a variety of migration tools and methodologies you can use to perform these migrations.
In some cases, the use of software migration tools (such as FDRPAS) from third party vendors is described, while in other cases the use of the IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC) to migrate users in an open systems environment is detailed, demonstrating the added value of IBM's preferred migration tools, including the SVC and ISV partner tools.

Table of contents

  1. Notices
    1. Trademarks
  2. Preface
    1. The team that wrote this Redbook
    2. Become a published author
    3. Comments welcome
  3. Chapter 1: Overview and project summary
    1. Objective of this book
    2. SAP migration environment 1
      1. Software used for environment 1 SAP migration
      2. Hardware used in the environment 1 SAP migration
    3. SAP migration environment 2
      1. Software used in environment 2 SAP migration
      2. Hardware used in the environment 2 SAP migration
    4. IBM TotalStorage ESS 800 overview
      1. IBM TotalStorage Resiliency Family
      2. ESS 800 heterogeneous support
      3. ESS 800 highlights
      4. Benefits of the ESS 800
      5. ESS Copy Services
      6. FlashCopy
      7. ESS Specialist
    5. IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller overview
      1. Storage virtualization and the SVC
      2. SVC physical components
      3. SVC compatibility
      4. The SAN
      5. SVC multi-pathing
      6. SVC logical components
      7. SVC configuration
      8. Explanation of terms
  4. Chapter 2: Environment 1 SAP migration experiences using FDRPAS
    1. FDRPAS overview
      1. Supported hardware
      2. Supported software
      3. How does it work?
      4. Single system versus multiple system operation
      5. FDRPAS Tasks
    2. Install FDRPAS
      1. Basic installation steps
      2. The FDRPAS INSTALL ISPF dialog
      3. Additional installation tasks
    3. FDRPAS concepts
    4. FDRPAS SWAP via batch job
      1. Job control requirements
      2. SWAP/SWAPDUMP/SIMSWAP statement (1/2)
      3. SWAP/SWAPDUMP/SIMSWAP statement (2/2)
      4. EXCLUDE statement
      5. HISTORY statement
      6. LICENSE statement
      7. MONITOR statements
      8. MOUNT statements
      9. SWAPBUILDIX statement
      10. SIMSWAP scenario
      11. FDRPAS SWAP: one volume, single system
      12. FDRPAS sequential swap of five volumes on four systems
      13. FDRPAS concurrent swap of five volumes on four systems
      14. FDRPAS concurrent swap
    5. FDRPAS through ISPF Interface (1/2)
    6. FDRPAS through ISPF Interface (2/2)
    7. FDRERASE
      1. Considerations for erasing data from modern disks
      2. Types of erase
      3. FDRERASE JCL requirements
      4. FDRERASE control statements
      5. Usage of FDRERASE via ISPF panels (1/2)
      6. Usage of FDRERASE via ISPF panels (2/2)
  5. Chapter 3: Environment 2 SAP migration experiences
    1. Environment 2 SAP migration using SVC
      1. ESS 800 Open Systems configuration for AIX
    2. FlashCopy process (1/2)
    3. FlashCopy process (2/2)
    4. Using IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller to migrate
    5. General SVC planning guidelines
      1. Sizing the SVC
      2. Physical planning
      3. Network and IP addresses
      4. Naming convention
    6. Client host preparation
      1. Device drivers
      2. Hardware support
      3. SDD installation
    7. General SAN planning
      1. SAN zones
      2. SVC Master Console zone
    8. SVC planning
    9. Back-end disk support
      1. ESS
      2. DS4000(FAStT)
    10. Sample configuration planning
      1. Sample vdisk mapping
    11. Configuring the ESS 800 and SVC for migration
      1. Modify hosts systems
      2. Modify Volume Assignments
      3. Configuring the SAN Volume Controller
      4. Start the SVC application
      5. Creating a host
      6. Creating managed disks
      7. Creating managed disk groups
    12. SVC migration
      1. Migrating a vDisk
      2. Migrating a vDisk between managed disk groups
    13. Install and configure the TSM Client
    14. Installation of the TSM Server
      1. Basic configuration
      2. Installation
      3. Configuration of the server
      4. Starting and Stopping the Server
      5. Starting and stopping an administrative client or the Web interface
      6. Increasing disk storage pool sizes
      7. Back up data for migration
      8. Restore to migrate data to the IBM ESS Storage Subsystem
    15. Environment 2 migration experiences: FDR/UPSTREAM
      1. Supported client environments
      2. Supported databases
      3. Client-server application
      4. FDR/UPSTREAM Reservoir server components
      5. FDR/UPSTREAM client-based components
      6. Installation (1/2)
      7. Installation (2/2)
    16. Configuring FDR/UPSTREAM Reservoir
      1. Removable Storage Manager
      2. FDR/UPSTREAM Reservoir overall parameter configuration
      3. Starting FDR/UPSTREAM Reservoir service
    17. Start the client service
    18. Backup
    19. Restore the data to IBM ESS
      1. Use FDR/UPSTREAM Reservoir for restoring
      2. Monitor your tasks
      3. Summary of the backup process
  6. Chapter 4: SAP operational activities after migration to ESS
    1. Tools to manage and monitor your database tasks
      1. SAP R/3 DBA Planning Calendar
      2. IBM DB2 UDB Control Center
    2. Online backup of the database
      1. Use SAP R/3 DBA Planning Calendar
      2. Use the IBM DB2 UDB Control Center
      3. Use the IBM DB2 command line
    3. Offline backup of the database
      1. Use SAP R/3 DBA Planning Calendar
      2. Use IBM DB2 UDB Control Center
      3. Use the IBM DB2 UDB command line
    4. Archive inactive logs
      1. Use SAP R/3 DBA calendar
    5. Back up tablespaces
      1. Use the IBM DB2 UDB Control Center
      2. Use the IBM DB2 UDB Command Line
    6. Restore databases
      1. Use the IBM DB2 Control Center
      2. Use the IBM DB2 command line
    7. Restore tablespaces
      1. Use the IBM DB2 UDB Control Center
      2. Use the IBM DB2 UDB command line
    8. Other daily activities
      1. Maintain statistics
      2. Update table statistics
      3. Reorganize tables
      4. Status of activities and tasks
      5. Database performance: Tables and indexes
      6. Overview of backup status
      7. Database Alert Monitor
      8. Database check
      9. Database Alert Monitor/System Check
      10. Database performance monitor
      11. Database snapshot analysis
      12. Deadlocks analysis
      13. Exclusive Lock Waits analysis
      14. Monitor scheduled jobs
      15. DB2 UDB diag log
      16. Transactions in an SAP R/3 environment with IBM DB2 UDB on zOS
      17. Summary of regular database activities and tasks
  7. Appendix A: INNOVATION Data Processing Corporation product information
    1. FDRPAS (1/7)
    2. FDRPAS (2/7)
    3. FDRPAS (3/7)
    4. FDRPAS (4/7)
    5. FDRPAS (5/7)
    6. FDRPAS (6/7)
    7. FDRPAS (7/7)
    8. FDR/UPSTREAM Overview (1/5)
    9. FDR/UPSTREAM Overview (2/5)
    10. FDR/UPSTREAM Overview (3/5)
    11. FDR/UPSTREAM Overview (4/5)
    12. FDR/UPSTREAM Overview (5/5)
    13. FDRERASE (1/3)
    14. FDRERASE (2/3)
    15. FDRERASE (3/3)
    16. Syntax For FDR Products
    17. How to read the syntax diagrams
  8. Related publications
    1. IBM Redbooks
    2. Other publications
    3. Online resources
    4. How to get IBM Redbooks
    5. Help from IBM
  9. Index (1/2)
  10. Index (2/2)
  11. Back cover

Product information

  • Title: IBM TotalStorage Migration Guide for the SAP User
  • Author(s): Dave Lovelace, Sabine Kaschca, Bernd Mueller, Joe Meerscheidt
  • Release date: February 2005
  • Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
  • ISBN: None