GDPS needs DS8k PPRC technology, but it works on the OS, swapping the UCBs of 
the primary and secondary devices. TPF does not work this was, nor has GDPS. 
However TPF does its own database duplication, but I must ask my colleagues how 
it handles a sudden down of one database, if you want.

Kees.

-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
Of Steve Beaver
Sent: 18 August, 2016 3:06
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Delta Outage

GDPS is a DS8 technology.  Like HDS G1000 and HUR

Steve   



-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
Of Ed Jaffe
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 6:36 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Delta Outage

On 8/17/2016 4:25 PM, Clark Morris wrote:
>  From one of the papers I skimmed, the outage may have been caused by 
> a failure in the backup power system or the changeover control system.
> Does Transaction Processing Facility (Nee Airline Control Program?) 
> support GDPS?

Delta's mainframe stayed up.
https://twitter.com/SoulEddieJ/status/764081680483098624

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