parallel sysplex
GDOC: Geographically Dispersed Open Clusters Providing Continuous Availability & Disaster Recovery for Distributed Systems
White Paper This white paper describes the GDOC solution in the context of distributed systems (such as AIX, Solaris, HP/UX, Linux, and Microsoft Windows) and it also describes an interface to Geographically Dispersed Parallel... [14 Jul 2009]
IBM HyperSwap Technology
White Paper Customers have implemented Parallel SYSPLEX to provide the highest availability available today. IBM has extended the availability features of SYSPLEX and Parallel... [29 May 2009]
GDPS: The Enterprise Continuous Availability / Disaster Recovery Solution
White Paper GDPS is designed to provide not only resource sharing, workload balancing, and near continuous availability benefits of a Parallel Sysplex environment, but it can enhance the capability of an enterprise... [01 Apr 2009]
SAP Transaction Banking: IBM System z DB Server Using DB2 V9.1 for z/OS Large Database Measurements
White Paper These measurements, as well as the previous TRBK measurements, show that both the posting and balancing workloads can exploit Parallel Sysplex well. It also has a lower Parallel... [12 Jun 2008]
Parallel Sysplex Performance: XCF Performance Considerations (Version 3.1)
White Paper Some installations implementing parallel sysplex have seen performance issues due to XCF signaling. XCF signaling is used to communicate between various members of a sysplex. These... [30 Apr 2008]
IMS Disaster Recovery With Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex
White Paper This paper discusses the key concepts and definitions to gain an understanding of how IMS works in a Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) Disaster Recovery solution. For any Disaster Recovery... [09 Apr 2008]
Clustering Solutions Overview: Parallel Sysplex and Other Platforms
White Paper This paper provides an informed comparison of Parallel Sysplex against clustering implementations on other platforms. Paper starts by describing the basic components of Parallel... [31 Oct 2007]
Database Availability Comparison
White Paper The comparison looks at DB2 for z/OS in a Parallel Sysplex implementation, DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows with the new HADR feature of v8.2 and Oracle 10g Real Application Clusters. There has been an... [30 Aug 2006]
Best Practices for End-to-End zSeries Application Availability and How They Help You Avoid the Risk of Business Interruption
White Paper The combination of GDPS (Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex), Tivoli System Automation for z/OS, and Tivoli NetView for z/OS provide a powerful solution to minimize the risk of business interruption. [16 Apr 2005]
IBM upgrades OS/390
News These enhancements include the dynamic management of virtual private network keys through the Internet Key Exchange (IKE), improved management and administration of digital certificates used by both server applications and end users,... [25 Aug 1999]
HDS unveils storage initiative
News HDS will also provide remote copy support for IBM's Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) facility, which allows the mirroring of data and balancing of workload on systems at sites up to 40km... [16 Jul 1999]
Online share trader announces IBM deal
News The deal will see Charles Schwab supplied with IBM's geographically dispersed parallel sysplex technology (GDPS) which enables servers in different locations to share information as if they were linked... [17 Jun 1999]