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by Chen Zhu, Michael Scott, Aderson Pacini, Joe Hew, Katja Denefleh, Larry Coyne
IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 with R3.1
- 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 (TVC)
- 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 TVC Cache management in a TS7740 stand-alone cluster
- 2.2.14 Expired virtual volumes and Delete Expired function
- 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 using 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 (TVC)
- 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 FlashCopy for disaster recovery testing R3.1
- 2.3.36 Service preparation mode
- 2.3.37 Service mode
- 2.4 Grid configuration examples
- Chapter 3. TS7700 usage considerations
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Gather your business requirements
- 3.3 What type of data do you store in your TS7700 environment
- 3.4 Features and functions
- 3.4.1 Stand-alone versus grid environments
- 3.4.2 Sharing a TS7700
- 3.4.3 Tape volume cache selection
- 3.4.4 Consistency policy
- 3.4.5 Override policies
- 3.4.6 Cluster family
- 3.4.7 Expire Time (resource efficient) versus previous implementations
- 3.4.8 Data security: Encryption
- 3.4.9 Allocation assistance
- 3.5 Operation aspects: Monitoring and alerting
- Chapter 4. Preinstallation planning and sizing
- 4.1 Hardware installation and infrastructure planning
- 4.1.1 System requirements
- 4.1.2 Tape drives and media support (TS7740 Virtualization Engine only)
- 4.1.3 Limitations
- 4.1.4 TCP/IP configuration considerations
- 4.1.5 Remote installations and FICON switch support
- 4.1.6 Factors that affect performance at a distance
- 4.1.7 Host attachments
- 4.1.8 FICON Director support
- 4.1.9 FICON channel extenders
- 4.1.10 Cascaded switches
- 4.1.11 Planning for LDAP for user authentication in your TS7700 subsystem
- 4.2 Planning for a grid operation
- 4.3 Planning for software implementation
- 4.3.1 Host configuration definition
- 4.3.2 Software requirements
- 4.3.3 System Managed Storage tape environments
- 4.3.4 Sharing and partitioning considerations
- 4.3.5 Sharing the TS7700 Virtualization Engine by multiple hosts
- 4.3.6 Partitioning the TS7700 Virtualization Engine between multiple hosts
- 4.3.7 Logical path considerations
- 4.3.8 Library names, Library IDs, and port IDs
- 4.4 Planning for logical and physical volumes
- 4.4.1 Logical volumes
- 4.4.2 Logical WORM (LWORM)
- 4.4.3 Physical volumes for TS7740 Virtualization Engine
- 4.4.4 Data compression
- 4.4.5 Secure Data Erase function
- 4.4.6 Copy Policy Override settings
- 4.4.7 Planning for cache thresholds and removal policies for a TS7720 cluster
- 4.4.8 Planning for tape encryption in the TS7740 Virtualization Engine
- 4.4.9 Planning for Cache Disk Encryption in the TS7700
- 4.5 Tape analysis and sizing the TS7700 Virtualization Engine
- 4.1 Hardware installation and infrastructure planning
- Part 2 Implementation and migration
- Chapter 5. TS7700 implementation
- 5.1 TS7700 Virtualization Engine implementation
- 5.2 TS3500 Tape Library definitions (TS7740 Virtualization Engine)
- 5.3 Setting up the TS7700 Virtualization Engine
- 5.4 Hardware configuration definition
- 5.5 Set values for the Missing Interrupt Handler
- 5.6 TS7700 Virtualization Engine software definitions
- Chapter 6. Hardware configurations and upgrade considerations
- Chapter 7. Migration
- 7.1 Migration to a TS7700 Virtualization Engine
- 7.2 Upgrading drive models in an existing TS7740
- 7.3 Moving data in and out of the TS7700 Virtualization Engine
- 7.4 Migration of DFSMShsm managed data
- 7.5 DFSMSrmm and other tape management systems
- 7.6 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
- 7.7 DFSMSdss
- 7.8 Object access method
- 7.9 Database backups
- Chapter 5. TS7700 implementation
- Part 3 Operation
- Chapter 8. Operation
- 8.1 User interfaces
- 8.2 TS7700 Virtualization Engine Management Interface
- 8.3 Common procedures
- 8.4 System-managed tape
- 8.5 Basic operations
- 8.6 Tape cartridge management
- 8.7 Managing logical volumes
- 8.8 Messages and displays
- 8.9 Recovery scenarios
- 8.10 TS7720 Virtualization Engine operational considerations
- Chapter 9. Performance and monitoring
- 9.1 Overview
- 9.2 TS7700 Virtualization Engine performance characteristics
- 9.3 Performance overview
- 9.3.1 TS7700 components and task distribution
- 9.3.2 Grid Considerations and Replication Modes
- 9.3.3 Workload profile from your hosts
- 9.3.4 Lifecycle Management of your data
- 9.3.5 Parameters and Customization of the TS7700
- 9.3.6 Types of throughput
- 9.3.7 Throttling in the TS7700
- 9.3.8 TS7740 tape drives usage considerations
- 9.4 Monitoring TS7700 Virtualization Engine performance
- 9.5 TS7700 cache throughput
- 9.6 Adjusting the TS7700
- 9.7 Bulk Volume Information Retrieval
- 9.8 IBM Tape Tools
- 9.9 Using VEHSTATS and VEHGRXCL for monitoring and reporting
- 9.10 z/OS commands for monitoring
- 9.11 What to look for and where
- 9.12 Virtual Device Allocation in z/OS with JES2
- Chapter 10. Disaster recovery
- 10.1 TS7700 Virtualization Engine grid failover principles
- 10.2 Failover scenarios
- 10.3 Planning for disaster recovery
- 10.4 High availability and disaster recovery configurations
- 10.5 Copy Export overview and Considerations
- 10.6 Implementing and running Copy Export
- 10.7 Using Copy Export Recovery
- 10.8 Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex for z/OS
- 10.9 Disaster recovery testing basics
- 10.10 Disaster recovery testing detailed procedures for Flash Copy
- 10.11 Disaster recovery testing detailed procedures for alternatives before R3.1
- 10.12 A real disaster
- Chapter 8. Operation
- Part 4 Appendixes
- Appendix A. Feature codes
- Appendix B. IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Implementation for z/VM, z/VSE, TPF, and z/TPF
- Appendix C. JES3 examples and information
- Appendix D. DEVSERV QLIB command
- Appendix E. Sample JCL
- Appendix F. Library Manager volume categories
- Appendix G. TS7700 parameter examples
- Appendix H. Extra IODF examples
- Appendix I. Case study for logical partitioning of a two-cluster grid
- Related publications
- Back cover
- IBM System x Reference Architecture for Hadoop: IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Reference Architecture
- Introduction
- Business problem and business value
- Reference architecture use
- Requirements
- InfoSphere BigInsights predefined configuration
- InfoSphere BigInsights HBase predefined configuration
- Deployment considerations
- Customizing the predefined configurations
- Predefined configuration bill of materials
- References
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This IBM Redbooks publication highlights TS7700 Virtualization Engine Release 3.1. It is intended for system architects who want to integrate their storage systems for smoother operation. The IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 offers a modular, scalable, and high-performing architecture for mainframe tape virtualization for the IBM System z environment. It integrates 3592 Tape Drives, high-performance disks, and a new disk cache subsystem into a storage hierarchy. This storage hierarchy is managed by robust storage management firmware with extensive self-management capability. It includes the following advanced functions:
•Policy management to control physical volume pooling
•Cache management
•Redundant copies, including across a grid network
•Copy mode control
The TS7700 Virtualization Engine offers enhanced statistical reporting. It also includes a standards-based management interface for TS7700 Virtualization Engine management.
The new IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Release 3.1 continues the next generation of TS7700 Virtualization Engine servers for System z tape:
•IBM Virtualization Engine TS7720 Server Model VEB with 3956-CS9 and 3-TB SAS drives with RAID 6 protection
•IBM Virtualization Engine TS7740 Server Model V07 with 3956-CC9 with 600-GB SAS drives with RAID 6 protection
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