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• Data Replication  
  Advanced approaches to disaster recovery always involve data replication...
• Ensuring Data Integrity with Asynchronous Replication  
  What does data integrity really mean? More importantly, why do we care about it?

IBM

• 28 secrets of J2EE performance on IBM System z (IBM)
  The 10 authors of this paper are J2EE architects, developers, consultants and technical support experts working across three continents. This paper is an excerpt of the IBM Redbooks Performance Monitoring and Best Practices for WebSphere® on z/OS®.
  Performance can determine the success or failure of enterprise applications: Is your audience applauding, or waiting impatiently for something to go right? Are you suffering from performance anxiety for your J2EE applications? Set the stage for better performance with 28 tips that should play a part in every application. Read J2EE application best practices for expert advice and sample code for J2EE performance on System z , including: Java coding best practices for XML parsing, object serialization, string operations, and exception/error management Web container best practices for minimizing HTTP session size, choosing the right include mechanism, implementing JSP custom tags and servlet caching options EJB container best practices for using EJB local interfaces, evaluating direct JDBC calls, wrapping entity and session beans, optimizing access intent level
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• About GDPS  
  GDPS helps automate recovery procedures...
• Business Continuity  
  New risks. New imperatives. A new approach.
• DS6K-DS8K Data Replication
  IBM Systems & Technology Group (STG) and IBM Advanced Technical Support (ATS)
  April 2007
  A two-page PowerPoint presentation describing the various data replication options available on the DS6K and DS8K storage subsystems.
  
• IBM GDPS versus EMC's GDDR Competitive Analysis
  IBM
  This 7 page paper compares IBM's GDPS against EMC's GDPS offering. This paper, written by a business continuity consultant, compares the functionality and positioning of both products
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• GDPS z/OS Global Mirror Versus Global Mirror Walter Muehlenstaedt(IBM)
  A look at IBMs BD/DR solutions including a Business Continuity Overview and a discussion of Business Continuity Objectives. An in-depth look a various Unlimited Distance D/R Solutions, including Global Mirror z/OS, Global Mirror and three-site CA/DR Solutions for z/OS® data only or z/OS® and Open data.
• Redbook: GDPS Family - An Introduction to Concepts and Capabilities
  Author{s) Frank Kyne, Noshir Dhondy, David Raften, Mark Ratte, Gene Sale
  30 March 2007
  Abstract This IBM Redbooks publication presents an overview of the GDPS family of offerings and the role they play in delivering a business IT resilience solution.
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  -   Overview of business resilience requirements
  -   Technologies that support IT resilience
  -   Introduction to GDPS family of offerings
  -   This Redbooks publication was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center.
  New Information
  -   This document has been updated to reflect changes and new capabilities in GDPS 3.3 and GDPS 3.4.
  -   A new section, “Synchronous vs. Asynchronous” on page 18, was added to explain the business impact of using Synchronous and Asynchronous remote copy technologies.
  -   A new Chapter, Chapter 7, “Combining Local/Metro HA with out-of-region DR” on page 121 discussing the GDPS/MGM and GDPS/MzGM offerings.
  -   MultiPlatform for System Z now supports native zLinux LPARs using CKD devices. -   GDPS/PPRC and GDPS HyperSwap™ Manager have been enhanced to provide coexistence support for HyperSwap and TDMF.
  -   IMS™ XRF coexistence support added to GDPS/PPRC and GDPS HyperSwap Manager. -   GDPS/PPRC provides for transparent exploitation of the PPRC Failover and Failback support if available in all disk subsystems.
  -   GDPS/Global Mirror has been enhanced to provide “No UCB FlashCopy®’ support. -   Zero Suspend FlashCopy support added to GDPS/XRC and GDPS/MzGM.
  -   Availability of a GDPS Qualification Program for vendor storage subsystems. -   New WEB GUI interface support added for GDPS/PPRC.
  -   GDPS/PPRC and GDPS HyperSwap Manager have been enhanced so that a HyperSwap can now be triggered by a non-responsive primary device, in addition to the existing error conditions that can cause a HyperSwap.
  -   GDPS/PPRC has been enhanced to support the new GDPS Enhanced Recovery Services in z/OS 1.8.
  -   The ability has been added to GDPS/PPRC to do a planned freeze covering both CKD and FBA devices.
  -   FlashCopy support for Open LUN devices has been added to GDPS/PPRC and GDPS HyperSwap Manager.
  -   GDPS/XRC has been enhanced to support the new asynchronous write support for system logger staging data sets added in z/OS 1.7.
  
• Redbook: IBM System Storage Business Continuity Solutions Overview
  Author(s) Charlotte Brooks, Clem Leung, Aslam Mirza, Curtis Neal, Yin Lei Qiu, John Sing, Francis TH Wong, Ian R Wright
  16 February 2007
  This IBM Redbook presents an overview and descriptions of IBM System Storage Business Continuity Solutions for Backup / Restore, Rapid Data Recovery, and Continuous Availability.
  IT Business Continuity concepts are discussed; advice, tips, and a roadmap for selecting the optimum IT Business Continuity solution for your organization is provided.
  
• Redbook: IBM System Storage Business Continuity: Part 1 Planning Guide
  Author(s) Charlotte Brooks, Clem Leung, Aslam Mirza, Curtis Neal, Yin Lei Qiu, John Sing, Francis TH Wong, Ian R Wright
  07 March 2007
  This IBM Redbook introduces the importance of Business Continuity in today's IT environments. It provides a comprehensive guide to planning for IT Business Continuity and can help you design and select an IT Business Continuity solution that is right for your business environment.
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  A disruption to your critical business processes could leave the entire business exposed. Today's organizations face ever-escalating customer demands and expectations. There is no room for downtime. You need to provide your customers with continuous service because your customers have a lot of choices. Your competitors are standing ready to take your place. As you work hard to grow your business, you face the challenge of keeping your business running without a glitch. To remain competitive, you need a resilient IT infrastructure.
  This Redbook discusses the concepts, procedures, and solution selection for Business Continuity in detail, including the essential set of IT Business Continuity requirements that you need to identify a solution. It also presents a rigorous Business Continuity Solution Selection Methodology that includes a sample Business Continuity workshop with step-by-step instructions in defining requirements. This IBM Redbook is meant as a central resource book for IT Business Continuity planning and design.
  
  It discusses the concepts, procedures, and solution selection for Business Continuity in detail, including the essential set of IT Business Continuity requirements that you need to identify a solution. It also presents a rigorous Business Continuity Solution Selection Methodology that includes a sample Business Continuity workshop with step-by-step instructions in defining requirements. This IBM Redbook is meant as a central resource book for IT Business Continuity planning and design.
• Redbook: IBM System Storage Business Continuity: Part 2 Solutions Guide
  Author(s) Charlotte Brooks, Clem Leung, Aslam Mirza, Curtis Neal, Yin Lei Qiu, John Sing, Francis TH Wong, Ian R Wright
  08 March 2007
  This IBM Redbook is a companion to IBM System Storage Business Continuity: Part 1 Planning Guide, SG24-6547 . We assume that the reader of this book has understood the concepts of Business Continuity planning described in that book.
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  This Redbook explores IBM System Storage solutions for Business Continuity, within the three segments of Continuous Availability, Rapid Recovery, and Backup and Restore. These solutions are then positioned within the Business Continuity tiers.
  This IBM® Redbook is a companion to the IBM System Storage Business Continuity Guide: Part 1 Planning Guide, SG24-6547. IBM System Storage Business Continuity Guide: Part 1 Planning Guide. It is assumed that the reader of this book has understood the concepts of Business Continuity planning described in part 1.
  The solutions available in each segment are described and presented in more detail on many of the products. In each case, we point the reader to sources of more information.

White Papers

• Backup-to-Disk: Building an Effective Long-Term Strategy  (EMC)
  August, 2006
  This white paper outlines options for helping you gain long-term value from your backup-to-disk solution. It highlights strategies for achieving the optimal mix of backup and recovery capabilities while maximizing flexibility. Review key guidelines that can help you evaluate approaches for backup and recovery, and ensure that you achieve appropriate service levels at the right price. White Paper
• Backup-to-Disk Guide with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. Best Practices Planning (EMC)
  EMC CLARiiON Backup Storage Solutions
  October, 2006
  This white paper describes hot to configure EMC CLARiiON CX Series storage systems with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for optimal Performance when backing up to disk. TSM White Paper
• Business Continuity and the Hitachi TagmaStore® Universal Storage Platform and Network Storage Controller (HDS)
  By Christophe Bertrand, Roselinda Schulman, Bill Martin, and Claus Mikkelsen
  This white paper introduces the business continuity capabilities supported by the Hitachi TagmaStore® Universal Storage Platform and Network Storage Controller.
• Business Continuity Is Essential - IBM   When the unexpected happens, you want to be ready and resilient.
• Disaster Recovery Insourcing - McData  With shorter recovery windows, growing data and problems with disaster recovery testing, more and more companies are looking at insourcing disaster recovery
• Comprehensive IMS Database Reorganization Solutions Significantly Reduce IMS's Total Cost of Ownership  (IBM)
  This whitepaper demonstrates the business value that is associated with IBM's IMS database reorganization solutions.
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• DB2 9 for z/OS - Data On Demand  (IBM)
  This paper provides a high-level overview of the major features of IBM DB2 9 for z/OS from an IT Executive s perspective, with the emphasis on the underlying business value that the new release can deliver. The availability of pureXML features in DB2 9 represents the beginning of the next major step in the product s evolution. It is now possible to build a whole new class of XML-based enterprise applications.
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• Disaster Recovery Issues and Solutions (HDS)
  By Roselinda R. Schulman/span>
  September, 2004
  Well-planned business continuity and disaster recovery solutions are critical to organizations operating in 24/7 environments. Minimal to zero disruption is the goal of today’s enterprises when faced with planned or unplanned outages. In addition to these business needs, recent government recommendations are driving businesses to look at out-of-region replication options, to enable them to recover from larger-scale events.
  This paper considers technological approaches to meeting disaster recovery needs, and emerging configuration alternatives and technologies that provide cost-effective solutions for disaster recovery and business resilience. Many copy technologies today can be considered when implementing business continuity solutions, especially when you include traditional backup methods of copying data sets. This is why it is important to choose only from best-of-breed solutions when addressing disaster recovery objectives. Hitachi Data Systems provides not only a superior range of offerings in this area, but also the expertise necessary to help you achieve your disaster recovery goals..
• Disaster Recovery as Business Continuity (EMC)
  EMC Corporation
  June 2002
  IT professionals can no longer afford the luxury of removing information from service for any reason. In the event of a computer disaster or other service interruption, rapid restart capability has become mandatory for businesses of all types. EMC Corporation, Mission Critical, High Availability White Paper
• GDPS: The e-business Availability Solution - IBM   How would a shutdown of your z/OS® system affect your business?
• Essentials of z/OS Storage and Copy Services Performance Analysis (IntelliMagic)
  Date: 24 May 2007
  This guide provides a roadmap for enterprise storage and performance professionals who need to monitor and manage I/O service levels. It also includes a practical overview of the most important performance metrics for shared disk subsystems and for copy services environments such as SRDF, XRC, Global Mirror, and PPRC. This paper includes many samples and rules of thumb that will be of interest to storage management, performance, capacity planning, and storage architecture.
• Planning and Monitoring an EMC SRDF/A Configuration Using RMF Magic (IntelliMagic)
  Date: 29 March 2006
  This white paper describes how EMC’s Symmetrix Remote Data Facility / Asynchronous (SRDF/A) product operates, and how RMF Magic can be used to plan or monitor activity and bandwidth for a remote data mirroring configuration based on SRDF/A.
  This paper provides guidelines on how the bandwidth can be best configured depending on your workload characteristics on the one hand and the recovery point objectives on the other hand.
• Split Mirror Backup & Recovery with SAP, Oracle8i and ESS on SUN Solaris (IBM)
  By Sathees Kodi, Advisory Software Engineer, IBM
  This solution will provide the High Availability and disaster Recovery capability for IBM storage servers environment White Paper
• Storage Virtualization from IBM: Leveraging Information (IBM)
  One of the most formidable challenges faced by IT operations across the globe is the ever-increasing volume of data to manage. A recent Computerworld article noted that storage volumes are growing as much as 70 percent annually, and storage management is having a profound impact on IT budgets.
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• Use Good Business Continuity Management to Prepare for a Disaster - Gartner  Technical and management techniques can help companies be more resilient after catastrophic events.
• Using RMF Magic to Plan and Monitor IBM Global Mirror (IntelliMagic)
  Date: 12 April 2006
  The Global Mirror white paper describes how Global Mirror works, and discusses in particular the trade-offs between bandwidth, recovery point objective (RPO) and recovery time objective (RTO). The paper also explains in detail how RMF Magic can be used to assist in the planning and monitoring process.
• XRC Planning and Monitoring  (IntelliMagic)
  Published: 22 December 2005
  This white paper contains valuable information about the performance considerations associated with implementing and using IBM’s XRC protocol for remote copy services. It also describes how RMF Magic improves the ease and accuracy of planning and monitoring the activity and bandwidth requirements for Extended Remote Copy (XRC) System Data Movers (SDMs) and Readers. It also covers XRC in a GDPS environment.

Publications by Members

• Demystifying Enterprise Tiered Storage (Part 1)
    By Mike Smith (published January 2007 by Enterprise Systems).
• Demystifying Enterprise Tiered Storage (Part 2)
    By Mike Smith (published January 2007 by Enterprise Systems).
• Designing a Fault-Tolerant Channel Extension Network for Internal Recovery
    By Mike Smith (from the July 2006 issue of Technical Support).
  Michael L Smith Published Works, See http://recoveryspecialties.com for additional information.
• Tips for Managing a Mainframe Internal Recovery Project
    By Mike Smith (Published in the Disaster Recovery Journal, Winter 2007 Volume 20, Issue 1)

Other Resources

• Interagency Concept Release: Draft Interagency White Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U. S. Financial System The Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Securities and Exchange Commission published this draft white paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System for comment. The New York State Banking Department and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York also participated in drafting the paper. The New York State Banking Department is issuing the paper separately for comment by interested persons. The federal agencies and the New York State Banking Department are referred to as the "agencies" in the paper. The paper discusses the views of the agencies on sound practices based on discussions with industry representatives on how the events surrounding September 11, 2001, have altered business recovery and resumption expectations for purposes of ensuring the resilience of the U.S. financial system and seeks comments on those views. Note: This is the original draft. These regulations were not inacted.
• FRB: Supervisory Letter SR 03-9 on Interagency Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System -- May 28, 2003
  BOARD OF GOVERNORS, FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
  May 28, 2003
  Supervisory letter to the Federal Reserve Bank. Subject: Interagency Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System. post 9/11 regulations
• Implementing GDPS Hyperswap Manager at KBC
  Customer Presentation
• The Paradox of Distance in Business Continuance
  Mehran Hadipour
  A discussion of the distance factor as it applies to Business Resilience following the draft post 9/11 financial recomendations.

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