HP XP7 for Business Continuity Manager 8.0.
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Version: 8.0.0-00 Description This document contains release notes for HP XP7 for Business Continuity Manager. About this release This release is a major release that adds new features. Superseded version 7.6.0-00 Operating system One of the operating system versions shown in the following table is required. Table 1 Applicable operating system Operating systems Required version z/OS V1R10–V2R1 License keys You cannot use license keys that you installed for release 05-03 or earlier.
Table 3 Supported enhancements and features in 8.0.0-00 Item New features and enhancements Storage system features HP XP7 Storage is now supported. Operation Improvement Support the copy group configuration (Cnt Ac-S/Cnt Ac-A) of Non Gen'ed Volume on P-VOL and S-VOL. Support the copy group configuration (BC/Cnt Ac-J) of Non Gen'ed Volume on both P-VOL and S-VOL. On the Command Device Status Panel, added the Online or Offline status of the volume.
Business Continuity Manager can use other functions by the storage system with the microcode shown by firmware levels. Prerequisites Prerequisite programs The following software programs must be installed to use Business Continuity Manager.
Table 7 Prerequisite programs when operating Business Continuity Manager z/OS on z/VM Program name Notes z/VM V5R3 (PTF is necessary) or higher Performing operations in a 2DC configuration with HyperSwap and Continuous Access Journal The following software program is required when running BCM in a 2DC configuration with HyperSwap and Continuous Access Journal.
The amount of memory required to use BCM Monitor is shown as follows. • For a user region less than 16 MB: 2,048 KB • For an extended user region of 16 MB or more: 6,000 KB + (3 × number-of-copy-pairs) KB + (C + S) × 1 KB C: Number of copy group parameters specified in the YKMONCG file. S: Number of action parameters specified in the YKMONCG file.
Known issues None. Installation instructions Installation precautions Review the following manual references for installation: • Before starting installation, ensure that there are sufficient dataset capacity and number of directories in the distribution libraries and the target libraries that are required for installation. • See the installation chapter of the HP XP7 for Business Continuity Manager Installation Guide for full details.
Compatibility/interoperability System configuration • BCM supports 2DC configurations (1:1). By making multiple units of 2DC configurations, it is possible to create N:N configurations. • BCM supports 3DC (Cnt Ac-S and Cnt Ac-J) configurations (Cascade configurations and Multi-Target configurations). Note that 3DC configurations are supported only when all storage systems in the configurations are XP10000/XP12000 disk arrays, XP20000/XP24000 disk arrays, XP P9500 Storage, or XP7 Storage.
Other • From BCM 04-00, CLI Command-Execution Logs are output to SYSLOG. This applies to the CLI commands that are executed from within the ISPF panels of BCM. Therefore, large amounts of data will be output to SYSLOG when you make frequent use of BCM or issue many CLI commands. • BCM does not support Data Exchange volumes. • From z/OS V1R8, a console ID cannot be specified to the CN operand of the TSO/E SEND command.
• • BCM does not support a recovery procedure from failure in 4x4x4 Multi-Target configuration with Delta Resync by misoperation. In this case, use the following assistance: If you need to call technical support, make sure to provide as much information about the problem as possible, including: ◦ The circumstances surrounding the error or failure. ◦ The content of any error messages displayed on the host systems. ◦ The content of any error messages displayed on Remote Web Console.
ISPF panels Panel name Specification in version 7.6.0-00 New specification in version 8.0.
Command Specification in version 7.6.0-00 New specification in version 8.0.0-00 • AttimeSplitMode=QUICK • AttimeSplitMode=QUICK • UR_PathID • UR_PathID • GroupID= YKY001I AGENT STARTED (-[-]) AGENT STARTED () YKZ422E — Newly added 4x4x4 Multi-Target configuration with Delta Resync Additional information and updates to the 4x4x4 Mutli-Target configuration with Delta Resync documentation.
Table 11 Additional information and documentation updates (continued) Guide name Location to be updated Updates command with the HOLD parameter to the dissolved Cnt Ac-J Z copy pairs or Delta Resync pairs, or issue the YKMAKE command with the SELECT(COND) parameter to (undissolved) Cnt Ac-J Z copy pairs to re-register them to the EXCTG. Table 12 (page 14), Table 13 (page 14), Table 14 (page 15), and Table 15 (page 16) show prerequisite conditions for 4x4x4 Multi-Target configuration with Delta Resync.
Table 14 Storage system settings Item Description Remarks Arbitration command devices Storage systems at the remote site: One Arbitration command devices must be set or more arbitration command devices up with Remote Web Console. for each subordinate DKC. Journal groups Journal groups for Cnt Ac-J. Timer type must be “System.” • Required at the Primary, Remote, and Local sites. • Journal groups must be set up with the Remote Web Console before running a script.
Table 15 Software settings (Operating system and BCM) Item Description Remarks Route list (Configuration file) As in the basic 3DC Multi-Target configuration with Delta Resync pairs, the host at each site must have its own route list. None See “Preparing the Software (OS, Business Continuity Manager)” in the User Guide to set up a route list. Cnt Ac-S copy group (Configuration file) • Cnt Ac-S Consistency Preservation function must be applied.
Table 16 Overview of CLI commands (continued) CLI command 4x4x4 configuration Differences from previous version Remarks to such copy pairs causes the Local and the Remote sites to YKZ296E error message to occur. re-register them to EXCTG.
Table 17 Operation procedure of 4x4x4 Multi-Target configuration with Delta Resync Operation procedure Description Configuration Difference from 3DC Multi-Target configuration • Bi-directional paths must be set between P-L, P-R and L-R sites. 1DC Arbitration paths and command devices for 4x4 configuration are necessary. Preparation Hardware setup • One or more Journal groups in each site. • Arbitration paths and arbitration command devices.
