IBM Copy Services Manager V6.1 for z Systems Replication Management Solution

IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) V6.1 for z Systems replication management solution delivers simplified, automated, and central control of replication environment.

IBM CSM for z Systems is a replication management solution based on Tivoli Productivity Center Replication for z (TPC-R) technology that delivers central control of your replication environment while helping to simplify and automate your complex replication tasks. Using CSM, you can coordinate copy services on IBM Storage including DS8000, DS6000, SVC, Storwize V7000, and XIV. Additionally, you can help prevent errors and increase system continuity using source and target volume matching, site awareness, DR testing, and standby management.

CSM improves upon the functionality offered in TPC-R by:

• Adding multi-target support for Metro Mirror and Global Mirror with practice capability
• Supporting over 200 Global Mirror sessions

CSM for z Systems offers all the replication management technology in Tivoli Productivity Center Replication for z (TPC-R) and more.

CSM delivers support for the advanced copy services capabilities on the DS8000 and DS6000, in addition to the support for SAN Volume Controller, Storwize V7000, and XIV. This includes automating administration and configuration of these services, operational control (starting, suspending, resuming) of copy services tasks, and monitoring and managing the copy services sessions.

CSM supports Metro Mirror, FlashCopy, and Global Mirror on the DS8000 and SAN Volume hardware platforms. Advanced DR functions are also supported with failover/failback (planned and unplanned) from a primary site to a DR site. CSM also can monitor the performance of the copy services that provide a measurement of the amount of replication and the amount of time that is required to complete the replication operations. Additionally, CSM supports multi-target for both Metro Mirror and Global mirror, with practice capability. CSM Basic Edition for z Systems enables HyperSwap on z/OS, which allows the management of disk replication services using an intuitive GUI on z/OS systems.

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By using CSM for copy services management on the IBM DS storage devices, for example, tasks that took up to five steps can be accomplished in just one. The practice session in CSM enables to test DR environment without interfering with daily operations. This means you can run a practice session before you perform the actual action. CSM also improved functionality to support over 200 Global Mirror sessions to help data mining efforts.

Planned availability date: December 11, 2015