228
EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 Product Guide
Mainframe Features and Support
◆
It consists of a base package and optional plug-in modules. The
base package provides an infrastructure framework and
Symmetrix management.
◆
The optional family of plug-in functionality for z/OS Storage
Manager also includes z/OS Storage Manager for SMS.
Dynamic Channel
Management
The Symmetrix DMX supports the Dynamic Channel Management
(DCM) feature of the Intelligent Resource Director function inherent
in IBM zSeries mainframe processors. DCM allows dynamic
reconfiguration of channels between control units under the direction
of the Workload Manager component of z/OS. Support for DCM
requires the installation of a software module on the z/OS operating
system that describes a control unit's internal structure. This module
is called IOSTEMC and is available at the EMC FTP site:
ftp://ftp.EMC.com/pub/MVSsoft/DCM-IOSTEMC
Dynamic Path
Reconnection
Dynamic Path Reconnection (DPR) permits the Storage Control Unit
(SCU) to reconnect to the host on any available channel path between
the device and the host system if the original channel is busy with
other operations. Without DPR, the SCU waits for the original
channel path to become available again. The IBM 3390 Direct Access
Storage Introduction or the IBM 3380 Direct Access Storage Introduction
contains more information on this function.
The DPR option must be invoked in an ESCON or FICON
environment to facilitate reduction of director port busy conditions.
DPR must also be enabled when using extended platform functions,
such as IBM’s Concurrent Copy.
Note:
DPR support is enabled by the EMC Customer Engineer at installation
or service time. Consult your EMC Systems Engineer to determine if DPR is
appropriate for your operating environment.
Concurrent Copy
Symmetrix systems support the IBM Concurrent Copy facility.
Concurrent Copy can significantly reduce the time that data on the
Symmetrix system volumes is unavailable during backup operations.
To use Concurrent Copy, the Symmetrix system must be emulating
3990-6, 2105, or 2107 storage control, and 3390 DASD with Dynamic
Path Reconnect (DPR) and Symmetrix Differential Data Facility
(SDDF) must be enabled.
Содержание Symmetrix DMX-3
Страница 14: ...EMC Symmetrix DMX 3 Product Guide 14 Figures...
Страница 20: ...20 EMC Symmetrix DMX 3 Product Guide Warnings and Cautions...
Страница 44: ...44 EMC Symmetrix DMX 3 Product Guide Introducing the Symmetrix DMX 3...
Страница 100: ...100 EMC Symmetrix DMX 3 Product Guide Symmetrix DMX 3 Hardware...
Страница 114: ...114 EMC Symmetrix DMX 3 Product Guide Symmetrix DMX 3 Input Output Operations...
Страница 224: ...224 EMC Symmetrix DMX 3 Product Guide Data Integrity Availability and Protection...
Страница 254: ...254 EMC Symmetrix DMX 3 Product Guide Mainframe Features and Support...
Страница 282: ...282 EMC Symmetrix DMX 3 Product Guide Power Sequences...