On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 12:50:49 -0500, Chase, John wrote:
>If you found yourself with the opportunity to build (a) new datacenter(s)
>from scratch, how would you proceed?
>
>Assume you're currently running a z/OS 1.5 "Bronzeplex" of three LPARs on a
>pair of G5 boxes, with previous-generation DASD and tape. Your workload is
>"traditional mainframe", consisting mostly of CICS/DB2 online applications
>during the day and a "batch window" overnight that includes time for daily
>backups of everything important. Assume further that you have a "deadline"
>of March 31, 2007 to have the new datacenter(s) up and running a
>currently-supported z/OS.
>
>1. How would you provision the new datacenter(s)? (GDPS is an option.)
>
>2. How would you "move" existing workloads to the new datacenter(s)?
>
>TIA,
>
> -jc-
Those are my FAVORITE job parameters! I've done that before and its a FUN
job to do. (Well, the z/OS 1.5 part could be improved, but the "new
datacenter from scratch" part hits the target.)
I would, for starters, duplex the DASD ("second site" a.k.a. "second
sight") and I'd consider having no tape library beyond the tape
drives 'required' for import/export to other sites.
--
Tom Schmidt
Madison, WI
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