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IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Replication (TPC-R) Family

Helps to manage the advanced copy services

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Improve time to value, improve continuous availability of open systems servers and reduce downtime of critical applications with IBM TPC-R. Manage the advanced copy services provided by the IBM System Storage DS8000, DS6000 series, the IBM TotalStorage ESS Model 800 and the IBM System Storage SVC

Highlights

The IBM TPC-R V4.2 includes new capabilities and enhancements:

  • OpenSwap for Open systems; improves system availability
  • Enhanced PPRC Path Management; ensuring redundant port combinations
  • Disaster Recovery (DR) Planner; integrates storage and replication functions
  • DS8000 Multiple Global Mirror Support; improved performance enabling multiple GM sessions
  • Softcopy removal of copy sets: improved support for migration of sessions/copy services
  • Incremental FlashCopy Support for IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC).

The IBM TPC-R family helps to manage the advanced copy services provided by the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) Model 800, IBM System Storage DS8000, IBM DS6000 and IBM System Storage SVC.

IBM TPC-R V4.2

The basic functions of IBM TPC-R for Replication are designed to provide management of the advanced copy services – IBM FlashCopy, Metro Mirror and Global Mirror capabilities – for the IBM System Storage DS8000, IBM TotalStorage ESS Model 800 and the IBM System Storage SVC.

The IBM TPC-R for Replication Family can help simplify the management of advanced copy services by:

  • Automating administration and configuration of these services with wizard-based session and copy set definitions
  • Providing simple operational control of copy services tasks, including starting, suspending and resuming in the same direction or opposite directions
  • Offering tools for monitoring and managing copy sessions.

Feature Benefits
Open HyperSwap for AIX/DS8700
  • Continuous availability of open servers. No disruption to applications – DS8000 volumes can be swapped within seconds
  • Improves administrator productivity – doesn’t need human intervention; can be done automatically or command driven
Enhanced PPRC Path Management
  • Improves control on use of data paths, ensures redundant port combinations
  • Specific Port Pair function eliminates the need to run a separate script when establishing specific PPRC data paths
DR Planner
  • Plan for replication when storage is provisioned
  • Improved system availability
Multiple Global Mirror support
  • Enhanced monitoring capabilities
  • Ability to create more GM session, improving performance
Easy-to-use web-based user interface
  • Designed to ease management tasks for advanced copy services
  • Designed to improve administrator productivity
  • High performance and simple navigation to help improve ease of use
Fast installation and easy deployment
  • With two servers, one server can run in active standby ready to take over if the active server fails
Two-way site switch capability
  • Designed for quick implementation to get your replication solution up and running quickly
  • Designed for complex DR solutions
  • Local or remote capabilities

Storage systems supported
  • 2107 (DS8000)
    • microcode level 2.4 or higher
  • 2105-800 (ESS)
    • LIC level 2.4.4.45 or higher
  • 2145 (SVC)
    • SVC v3.1.0.2
    • CIM Agent (part of the Console code – 3.1.0.542)
Operating system
  • IBM System x
    • Microsoft® Windows 2003 SP1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 Update1 (Intel® x86)
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 SP2 (Intel x86)
  • IBM System p
    • IBM AIX 5.3 ML3
Minimum hardware requirements
  • 1 GHz processor
  • 8 GB Random Access Memory (RAM) minimum
  • Ethernet or token-ring card for network connectivity
  • External Internet connectivity is not required to install
  • CD-ROM drive
  • 4 GB of free disk space for software and data

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