Part 2 Implementation and migration
by Chen Zhu, Michael Scott, David Reich, Aderson Pacini, Rex Newton, Joe Hew, Katja
IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 with R3.0
- Front cover
- Notices
- Preface
- Part 1 Architecture and planning
- Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700
- Chapter 2. Architecture, components, and functional characteristics
- 2.1 TS7700 Virtualization Engine architecture
- 2.2 Stand-alone cluster: Components, functionality, and features
- 2.2.1 Views from the Host: Library IDs
- 2.2.2 Tape volume cache
- 2.2.3 Virtual volumes and logical volumes
- 2.2.4 Mounting a scratch virtual volume
- 2.2.5 Mounting a specific virtual volume
- 2.2.6 Logical WORM (LWORM) support and characteristics
- 2.2.7 Virtual drives
- 2.2.8 Selective device access control
- 2.2.9 Physical drives
- 2.2.10 Stacked volume
- 2.2.11 Selective Dual Copy function
- 2.2.12 General TVC management in a stand-alone cluster
- 2.2.13 Expired virtual volumes and Delete Expired function
- 2.2.14 TVC Cache management in a TS7740 stand-alone cluster
- 2.2.15 TVC management processes for TS7740
- 2.2.16 TS7720 TVC cache management
- 2.2.17 Copy Consistency Point: Copy policy modes in a stand-alone cluster
- 2.2.18 TVC selection in a stand-alone cluster
- 2.2.19 TVC encryption
- 2.2.20 Logical and stacked volume pooling
- 2.2.21 Logical and stacked volume management
- 2.2.22 Secure Data Erase function
- 2.2.23 Copy Export function
- 2.2.24 Encryption of physical tapes
- 2.2.25 Security identification via Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
- 2.2.26 Service preparation mode
- 2.2.27 Service mode
- 2.3 Multicluster grid configurations: Components, functionality, and features
- 2.3.1 Rules in multicluster grid
- 2.3.2 Required grid hardware
- 2.3.3 Data integrity by volume ownership
- 2.3.4 I/O TVC selection
- 2.3.5 Copy Consistency Points
- 2.3.6 Cluster family concept
- 2.3.7 Override settings concept
- 2.3.8 Host view of a multicluster grid and Library IDs
- 2.3.9 Tape Volume Cache
- 2.3.10 Virtual volumes and logical volumes
- 2.3.11 Mounting a scratch virtual volume
- 2.3.12 Mounting a specific virtual volume
- 2.3.13 Logical WORM (LWORM) support and characteristics
- 2.3.14 Virtual drives
- 2.3.15 Allocation assistance
- 2.3.16 Selective Device Access Control
- 2.3.17 Physical drives
- 2.3.18 Stacked volume
- 2.3.19 Selective Dual Copy function
- 2.3.20 General TVC management in multicluster grids
- 2.3.21 Expired virtual volumes and Delete Expired function
- 2.3.22 TVC management for TS7740 in multicluster grid
- 2.3.23 TVC management for TS7720 in a multicluster grid
- 2.3.24 TVC management processes in a multicluster grid
- 2.3.25 Copy Consistency Point: Copy policy modes in a multicluster grid
- 2.3.26 TVC (I/O) selection in a multicluster grid
- 2.3.27 Remote (cross) cluster mounts
- 2.3.28 TVC encryption
- 2.3.29 Logical and stacked volume management
- 2.3.30 Secure Data Erase
- 2.3.31 Copy Export
- 2.3.32 Encryption of physical tapes
- 2.3.33 Autonomic Ownership Takeover Manager
- 2.3.34 Selective Write Protect for disaster recovery testing
- 2.3.35 Service preparation mode
- 2.3.36 Service mode
- 2.4 Grid configuration examples
- 2.5 TS7700 Virtualization Engine hardware components
- 2.5.1 Common components for the TS7720 Virtualization Engine and TS7740 Virtualization Engine models
- 2.5.2 TS7720 Virtualization Engine components
- 2.5.3 TS7740 Virtualization Engine components
- 2.5.4 TS3500 Tape Library
- 2.5.5 IBM TotalStorage 3592-J1A Tape Drive
- 2.5.6 IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive
- 2.5.7 IBM System Storage TS1130 Tape Drive
- 2.5.8 IBM System Storage TS1140 Tape Drive
- Chapter 3. TS7700 usage considerations
- Chapter 4. Preinstallation planning and sizing
- 4.1 Hardware configurations
- 4.2 Hardware installation and infrastructure planning
- 4.3 Remote installations and FICON switch support
- 4.4 High availability grid considerations
- 4.5 Planning for software implementation
- 4.6 Planning for logical and physical volumes
- 4.6.1 Logical volumes
- 4.6.2 Logical WORM (LWORM)
- 4.6.3 Physical volumes for TS7740 Virtualization Engine
- 4.6.4 Data compression
- 4.6.5 Secure Data Erase function
- 4.6.6 Copy Policy Override settings
- 4.6.7 Planning for cache thresholds and removal policies for a TS7720 cluster
- 4.6.8 Planning for tape encryption in the TS7740 Virtualization Engine
- 4.6.9 Planning for Cache Disk Encryption in the TS7700
- 4.7 Planning for LDAP for user authentication in your TS7700 subsystem
- 4.8 Tape analysis and sizing the TS7700 Virtualization Engine
- Part 2 Implementation and migration
- Chapter 5. Hardware implementation
- 5.1 TS7700 Virtualization Engine implementation and installation considerations
- 5.2 TS3500 Tape Library definitions (TS7740 Virtualization Engine)
- 5.2.1 Defining a logical library
- 5.2.2 Adding drives to the logical library
- 5.2.3 Defining control path drives
- 5.2.4 Defining the Encryption Method for the new logical library
- 5.2.5 Defining Cartridge Assignment Policies
- 5.2.6 Inserting TS7740 Virtualization Engine physical volumes
- 5.2.7 Assigning cartridges in the TS3500 Tape Library to the logical library partition
- 5.3 Setting up the TS7700 Virtualization Engine
- 5.3.1 TS7700 Virtualization Engine definition with the MI
- 5.3.2 Verifying the composite and distributed library sequence numbers
- 5.3.3 Defining VOLSER ranges for physical volumes
- 5.3.4 Defining physical volume pools (TS7740 Virtualization Engine)
- 5.3.5 Defining scratch (Fast Ready) categories
- 5.3.6 Defining the logical volume expiration time
- 5.3.7 Events
- 5.3.8 Defining TS7700 constructs
- 5.3.9 TS7700 licensing
- 5.3.10 Defining Encryption Key Server addresses
- 5.3.11 Defining Simple Network Management Protocol
- 5.3.12 Enabling IPv6
- 5.3.13 Enabling IPSec
- 5.3.14 Security Settings section
- 5.3.15 Inserting logical virtual volumes
- 5.4 Virtualization Engine multicluster grid definitions
- 5.4.1 Data access and availability characteristics
- 5.4.2 TS7700 grid configuration considerations for a two-cluster grid
- 5.4.3 Defining grid copy mode control
- 5.4.4 Defining scratch mount candidates
- 5.4.5 Retain Copy mode
- 5.4.6 Defining cluster families
- 5.4.7 TS7720 cache thresholds and removal policies
- 5.4.8 Backup and restore construct definitions
- 5.4.9 Data management settings (TS7740 Virtualization Engine)
- 5.5 Implementing Outboard Policy Management for non-z/OS hosts
- Chapter 6. Software implementation
- 6.1 Host implementation considerations
- 6.2 Hardware configuration definition
- 6.3 TS7700 Virtualization Engine software definitions for z/OS
- 6.4 Implementing Selective Device Access Control
- 6.5 TS7700 SETTING function
- 6.6 Software implementation in z/VM and z/VSE
- 6.7 Software implementation in Transaction Processing Facility
- Chapter 7. Upgrade considerations
- Chapter 8. Migration
- 8.1 Migration to a TS7700 Virtualization Engine
- 8.2 Configuration upgrades
- 8.3 Upgrading drive models in an existing TS7740
- 8.4 Moving data in and out of the TS7700 Virtualization Engine
- 8.5 Migration of DFSMShsm-managed data
- 8.6 DFSMSrmm and other tape management systems
- 8.7 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
- 8.8 DFSMSdss
- 8.9 Object access method
- 8.10 Database backups
- Part 3 Operation
- Chapter 9. Operation
- Chapter 10. Performance and monitoring
- 10.1 TS7700 Virtualization Engine performance characteristics
- 10.2 TS7700 components and task distribution
- 10.3 Throttling, tasks, and knobs
- 10.4 Virtual Device Allocation in z/OS with JES2
- 10.5 Data movement through Tape Volume Cache
- 10.6 Monitoring TS7700 Virtualization Engine performance
- 10.7 Tuning the TS7700
- 10.8 TS7700 Virtualization Engine statistical data
- 10.9 Bulk Volume Information Retrieval
- 10.10 IBM Tape Tools
- 10.11 Using VEHSTATS and VEHGRXCL for monitoring and reporting
- 10.12 z/OS commands for monitoring
- 10.13 What to look for and where
- Chapter 11. Disaster recovery
- 11.1 TS7700 Virtualization Engine grid failover principles
- 11.2 Failover scenarios
- 11.3 Planning for disaster recovery
- 11.4 High availability and disaster recovery configurations
- 11.5 Copy Export overview and Considerations
- 11.6 Implementing and executing Copy Export
- 11.7 Using Copy Export Recovery
- 11.8 Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex for z/OS
- 11.9 Disaster recovery testing considerations
- 11.9.1 The test environment represents a point in time
- 11.9.2 Breaking the interconnects between the TS7700 Virtualization Engines
- 11.9.3 Writing data during the test
- 11.9.4 Protecting production volumes with Selective Write Protect
- 11.9.5 Protecting production volumes with DFSMSrmm
- 11.9.6 Control of copies
- 11.9.7 Return-to-scratch processing and the test use of older volumes
- 11.9.8 Copies flushed or kept as least recently used
- 11.9.9 Ownership takeover
- 11.10 Disaster recovery testing detailed procedures
- 11.11 A real disaster
- Part 4 Appendixes
- Appendix A. Feature codes
- Appendix B. IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 implementation steps
- Appendix C. TS3500 and TS7700 checklists
- Appendix D. JES3 examples and information
- Appendix E. Case study for logical partitioning of a two-cluster grid
- Appendix F. Sample JCL
- Appendix G. DEVSERV QLIB command
- Appendix H. Library Manager volume categories
- Appendix I. TS7700 parameter examples
- Related publications
- Back cover
Implementation and migration
This part provides you with all the information required to implement the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7740 R3.0 and the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7720 in your environment, or to migrate from another tape solution to the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 R3.0.
This part contains the following chapters:
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