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	RCMF/PPRC
	GDPS/ PPRC HyperSwap Manager

	RCMF/XRC
	GDPS/XRC
	GDPS/PPRC

GDPS/Global Mirror

*Installation Services Prerequisites for GDPS/ PPRC HyperSwap Manager*
Prerequisite
Generally supported release of z/OS or z/OS.e
One of the following combinations of software products are required: IBM Tivoli System Automation for GDPS/PPRC HyperSwap Manager with NetView, V1.1 or higher or Generally supported release of IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS together with IBM Tivoli System Automation for GDPS/PPRC HyperSwap Manager, V1.1 or higher or Generally supported release of IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS together with Generally supported release of IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS
Storage Subsystems with PPRC CGROUP Freeze/Run support
Base or Parallel Sysplex (1)

Note 1: Certain GDPS configurations may not require a cross-site sysplex.

*Optional - Prerequisites for GDPS FlashCopy support*
Prerequisite
Storage subsystems with FlashCopy support

*Optional - Prerequisites for GDPS Open LUN support*
Prerequisite
IBM Tivoli Netview for z/OS V5.1 (or higher)
Generally supported release of IBM Tivoli Netview for z/OS
Storage subsystems with support for: Open PPRC Management via CKD device addresses Open PPRC SNMP alerts
a CKD utility device (i.e. CKD LSS) on the disk subsystems that house the distributed LUNs.

*Optional - Prerequisites for GDPS HyperSwap*
Prerequisite
Storage subsystems with Extended CQUERY support
PPRC Failover/Failback support required for additional HyperSwap performance for planned swaps and to avoid initial copy following an unplanned swap

*Optional - Prerequisites for GDPS DCM for Veritas Cluster Server*
Prerequisite
Veritas Cluster Server HA/DR 5.0 package or higher.
Distributed server hardware, the operating system release and service levels supported by Veritas Cluster Server

GDPS maintenance

Information APAR II12161 is regularly updated with the latest GDPS and GDPS-related maintenance and prerequisite information. You should review this APAR and apply any applicable maintenance identified during the GDPS installation. You should also plan to review this APAR on a regular basis and apply any APARs that are applicable to your environment.

Currently supported releases of Tivoli products can be found in:

Tivoli product lifecycle dates

Currently supported releases of z/OS and z/OS.e can be found in:

z/OS Support

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