System z End-to-End Extended Distance Guide

Planning

This chapter provides information to help you create an end-to-end architecture that will support your current and future business requirements as they relate to a multisite interconnected configuration. Specifically, we will provide information about the following areas:

•Creating your connectivity architecture group

•Identifying your objectives

•Documenting your System z configuration

•Creating a balanced end-to-end configuration

•Security considerations

•IBM qualification for extended distance devices

•Selecting your extended distance ...