Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	[S.l.], : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, c2003
Descrizione fisica	xiv, 278 p. : ill
Disciplina	004/.35
Altri autori (Persone)	QuinteroDino
Collana	IBM redbooks
Soggetto topico	Parallel computers IBM RISC System/6000 computers File organization (Computer science)
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Overview of Cluster 1600 -- 1.2 Choosing PSSP or CSM -- 1.2.1 Cluster management with PSSP -- 1.2.2 Cluster management with CSM -- Chapter 2. Cluster 1600 hardware -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 Cluster 1600 hardware components -- 2.2.1 Nodes -- 2.2.2 Frames -- 2.2.3 Switches -- 2.2.4 PSSP control workstations -- 2.2.5 CSM for AIX management server -- 2.2.6 Hardware Management Console (HMC) -- 2.3 CSM and PSSP hardware support -- 2.3.1 CSM-managed node requirements -- 2.4 PSSP control workstation -- 2.4.1 Control workstation requirements -- 2.4.2 Supported control workstations -- 2.4.3 High Availability Control Workstation -- 2.4.4 HACWS limitations -- 2.5 CSM management server -- 2.5.1 Memory and disk space -- 2.5.2 Network requirements -- 2.5.3 Asynchronous card requirements -- 2.5.4 Using a Logical Partition (LPAR) as a CSM management server -- 2.6 Cluster 1600 server concepts -- 2.6.1 pSeries architecture -- 2.6.2 Cluster 1600 and the HMC -- 2.6.3 Firmware -- 2.6.4 Electronic Service Agent -- 2.6.5 Planning for Cluster 1600 servers -- 2.7 Hardware supported and currently marketed -- 2.8 pSeries servers -- 2.8.1 pSeries 615 server (7029-6C3 and 6E3 deskside) -- 2.8.2 pSeries 630 server (7028-6C4 and 6E4 deskside) -- 2.8.3 pSeries 650 server (7038-6M2) -- 2.8.4 pSeries 655 server (7039-651) -- 2.8.5 670 Server (7040-671) -- 2.8.6 690 server (7040-681) -- 2.8.7 xSeries servers -- 2.9 Switches -- 2.9.1 9076 model 555 -- 2.9.2 9076 model 556 -- 2.9.3 9076 model 557 -- 2.9.4 9076 model 558 -- 2.9.5 7045-SW4 pSeries HPS (High Performance Switch) -- 2.10 Switch adapters -- 2.10.1 Switch adapter placement restrictions -- 2.10.2 pSeries HPS switch network interface cards (SNI). 2.11 Legacy hardware supported but no longer marketed -- 2.11.1 pSeries 660 Model 6M1 (7026-6M1) -- Chapter 3. Network configuration -- 3.1 SP LAN Ethernet -- 3.1.1 Supported Ethernet adapters and their placement -- 3.1.2 Ethernet network topology -- 3.1.3 IP label convention -- 3.2 Switch network -- 3.2.1 Benefits of a Switch network -- 3.2.2 SP Switch2 -- 3.2.3 Switch IP network and addressing -- 3.3 Other networks -- 3.4 Network considerations -- 3.4.1 The RS-232 connection -- 3.4.2 System topology considerations -- 3.4.3 Boot/install server requirements -- 3.4.4 The SP Ethernet administrative LAN -- 3.4.5 Additional LANs - considerations -- 3.4.6 IP over the switch - considerations -- 3.4.7 Subnetting - considerations -- 3.4.8 HMC trusted network - considerations -- 3.4.9 Network router node considerations -- 3.4.10 Clustered server configuration considerations -- 3.4.11 SP-attached server considerations -- 3.5 Sample scenarios of Cluster 1600 managed by PSSP -- 3.5.1 CWS with two HMCs and four pSeries -- 3.5.2 One CWS, one HMC and one pSeries -- 3.5.3 CWS, two HMCs, two 9076s, with one pSeries and SP Switch2 -- 3.5.4 CWS, HMC, 9076 frame and pSeries with SP Switch -- 3.6 Networking for Cluster Systems Management (CSM) -- 3.6.1 CSM hardware control -- 3.6.2 Hardware and network requirements -- 3.6.3 Virtual LANs (VLANs) -- 3.6.4 Conceptual diagram for pSeries cluster -- 3.6.5 pSeries HPS switch network overview -- 3.6.6 Switch Network Manager (SNM) -- 3.6.7 Considerations for Cluster 1600 managed by CSM network -- 3.6.8 Examples -- 3.6.9 Redundant HMC Layout for pseries HPS in Cluster 1600 -- 3.6.10 Redundant layout for pSeries in the Cluster 1600 -- 3.6.11 Conceptual Cluster 1600 without a pSeries HPS -- 3.6.12 Management Server with two HMCs and four pSeries -- Chapter 4. Software support -- 4.1 Software components of the Cluster 1600. 4.2 Parallel System Support Programs (PSSP) -- 4.2.1 Administration and operation -- 4.2.2 Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology (RSCT) -- 4.2.3 IBM Virtual Shared Disk (VSD) -- 4.2.4 Security -- 4.2.5 Communication subsystem -- 4.2.6 Network Time Protocol (NTP) -- 4.2.7 System availability -- 4.2.8 Other PSSP services -- 4.2.9 New in PSSP 3.5 -- 4.2.10 Software requirements -- 4.2.11 Software compatibility matrix -- 4.2.12 Documentation references - PSSP -- 4.3 Cluster Systems Management (CSM) -- 4.3.1 Administration and operation -- 4.3.2 Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology (RSCT) -- 4.3.3 New in CSM 1.3.2 for AIX -- 4.3.4 Supported platform -- 4.3.5 PSSP-to-CSM transition -- 4.3.6 Documentation references - CSM -- 4.4 General Parallel File System (GPFS) -- 4.4.1 Architecture -- 4.4.2 Administration and operation -- 4.4.3 Higher performance/scalability -- 4.4.4 Recoverability -- 4.4.5 Migration -- 4.4.6 New in GPFS 2.1 for AIX 5L -- 4.4.7 Software requirements -- 4.4.8 Documentation references -- 4.5 LoadLeveler -- 4.5.1 Administration and operations -- 4.5.2 Capabilities -- 4.5.3 New in LoadLeveler 3.2 -- 4.5.4 New in LoadLeveler 3.1 -- 4.5.5 Software requirement -- 4.5.6 LoadLeveler configuration suggestions -- 4.5.7 Documentation references - LoadLeveler -- 4.6 Scientific subroutine libraries -- 4.6.1 Engineering and Scientific Subroutines Library (ESSL) family of products -- 4.6.2 Operations -- 4.6.3 New in ESSL 4.1 -- 4.6.4 New in Parallel ESSL 3.1 -- 4.6.5 Software requirements -- 4.6.6 Documentation references - ESSL and PESSL -- 4.6.7 Mathematical Acceleration Subsystem (MASS) -- 4.7 Parallel Environment (PE) -- 4.7.1 Parallel Programming support -- 4.7.2 Operation -- 4.7.3 New in PE 4.1 -- 4.7.4 Software requirements -- 4.7.5 Documentation references - Parallel Environment (PE). 4.8 IBM High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing for AIX (HACMP) -- 4.8.1 HACMP operations -- 4.8.2 Administration and operation -- 4.8.3 New in HACMP 5.1 -- 4.8.4 Software requirements -- 4.8.5 Documentation references - HACMP -- 4.9 Performance Toolbox (PTX) and Performance AIDE (PAIDE) -- 4.9.1 Administration and operation -- 4.9.2 Platform requirements -- 4.10 Software ordering and configuration -- Chapter 5. Solutions and offerings "best practices" -- 5.1 High Performance Computing (HPC) environment -- 5.1.1 A hypothetical solution -- 5.1.2 Solution architecture -- 5.1.3 Solution discussion -- 5.1.4 Cluster management considerations -- 5.2 Transition from SP nodes to LPARs -- 5.2.1 System migration by utilizing alternate disk migration -- 5.3 Virtual Serial port implications with LPARS -- 5.3.1 Console device -- 5.3.2 Serial port implication in an LPAR/SP environment -- 5.3.3 Virtual terminal window -- 5.4 HMC considerations -- 5.4.1 Redundant HMC -- 5.5 Web-based System Manager client solutions -- 5.5.1 Web-based System Manager functionality through the firewall -- Appendix A. Performance -- A.1 Switch performance -- A.2 Adapter performance -- A.3 Node I/O slot performance -- A.4 Application performance -- A.5 MPI/user space -- A.6 TCP/IP -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other publications -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Index -- Back cover.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910825284803321

Autore	Jantti Jouko
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	San Jose, CA, : IBM International Technical Support Organization, 2003
Descrizione fisica	xii, 194 p. : ill
Altri autori (Persone)	StillwellBill WicksGary
Collana	Redbooks
Soggetto topico	Parallel computers Database management
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introduction to IMSplex planning -- 1.1 Planning for migration -- 1.1.1 Planning phase -- 1.1.2 Preparation phase -- 1.1.3 Implementation phase -- 1.1.4 Operational phase -- 1.2 Planning phase -- 1.2.1 Understand the existing environment -- 1.2.2 Define and redefine the target environment -- 1.2.3 Define degraded mode environment -- 1.2.4 Develop the plan -- 1.3 Preparation phase -- 1.4 Implementation phase -- 1.5 Operational phase -- 1.6 Now what? -- Chapter 2. Introduction to the Parallel Sysplex -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 What is a Parallel Sysplex? -- 2.2.1 Some components and terminology of a Parallel Sysplex -- 2.2.2 OS/390 component and subsystem software -- 2.3 Sysplex services -- 2.4 Sysplex services for communications -- 2.4.1 XCF groups -- 2.4.2 XCF group services -- 2.4.3 XCF signaling services -- 2.4.4 XCF monitoring services -- 2.5 Sysplex services for recovery -- 2.5.1 Sysplex failure management -- 2.5.2 Automatic Restart Manager (ARM) -- 2.6 Sysplex services for data sharing -- 2.6.1 Structures, connectors, and services -- 2.6.2 Connectors and connection services -- 2.6.3 Cache structures and cache services -- 2.6.4 Lock structures and lock services -- 2.6.5 List structures and list services -- 2.7 Other connection services -- 2.7.1 Structure delete -- 2.7.2 Structure event notification -- 2.7.3 Structure rebuild -- 2.7.4 Structure alter -- 2.8 Other sysplex services -- 2.9 Objective of Parallel Sysplex development -- 2.9.1 Benefits of a Parallel Sysplex configuration -- 2.10 IMS in the Parallel Sysplex -- Chapter 3. Planning for block level data sharing -- 3.1 Block level data sharing -- 3.1.1 IMSplex data sharing components -- 3.2 Objectives and expectations. 3.2.1 Objectives -- 3.2.2 Expectations -- 3.3 Functional planning -- 3.3.1 Data sharing function -- 3.3.2 Special application considerations -- 3.3.3 Dealing with the side effects -- 3.4 Configuration, security, implementation, and operations -- 3.5 Data sharing planning summary -- Chapter 4. Shared queues planning considerations -- 4.1 IMS shared queues -- 4.1.1 Shared queues components -- 4.2 Objectives and expectations -- 4.2.1 Objectives -- 4.2.2 Expectations -- 4.3 Functional planning -- 4.3.1 Planning considerations for shared queues functionality -- 4.3.2 Sizing the shared queues structures -- 4.4 Configuration, security, implementation, and operations -- Chapter 5. Planning for the Common Service Layer -- 5.1 The Common Service Layer -- 5.1.1 Components of the Common Service Layer -- 5.2 Objectives and expectations -- 5.2.1 Objectives and expectations for implementing CSL -- 5.2.2 CSL functions -- 5.3 Functional planning -- 5.3.1 Automatic RECON loss notification (ARLN) -- 5.3.2 Coordinated global online change -- 5.3.3 Sysplex terminal management -- 5.3.4 Automated operations using OM interface -- 5.4 Configuration planning -- 5.5 Configuration, security, implementation, and operations -- Chapter 6. Planning for IMSplex connectivity -- 6.1 Introduction to IMS network connectivity -- 6.2 VTAM network connectivity -- 6.2.1 SLUTYPE2 (3270) -- 6.2.2 SLUTYPE1 (printers) -- 6.2.3 SLUTYPEP, FINANCE, and ISC -- 6.2.4 Intersystem communication (ISC) -- 6.2.5 APPC (LU6.2) -- 6.2.6 Multiple systems coupling (MSC) -- 6.2.7 Rapid Network Reconnect (RNR) -- 6.2.8 VTAM Generic Resources (VGR) -- 6.3 TCP/IP network connectivity -- 6.3.1 Open transaction manager access (OTMA) -- 6.3.2 IMS Connect -- 6.3.3 WebSphere MQ -- 6.3.4 Virtual IP Addressing -- 6.3.5 Network Dispatcher: WebSphere Edge Server -- 6.3.6 Sysplex Distributor. 6.4 IMS database connectivity -- 6.4.1 BMP access to shared data -- 6.4.2 CICS database control connectivity -- 6.4.3 Database connectivity through ODBA -- 6.5 Summary of connectivity options -- Chapter 7. Putting it all together -- 7.1 Configuration planning -- 7.1.1 Data sharing configuration -- 7.1.2 Shared queues configuration -- 7.1.3 Common Service Layer configuration -- 7.1.4 Getting the work to IMS -- 7.2 Security planning -- 7.2.1 Data sharing security -- 7.2.2 Shared queues security -- 7.2.3 Common Service Layer security -- 7.2.4 Structure security -- 7.2.5 User IDs for started procedures -- 7.3 Implementation and operational planning -- 7.3.1 Preparing for implementation -- 7.3.2 Cutover to operational status -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other resources -- Referenced Web sites -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- IBM Redbooks collections -- Index -- Back cover.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910825142903321

Autore	Jäntti Jouko
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	San Jose, CA, : IBM International Technical Support Organization, 2003
Descrizione fisica	xii, 194 p. : ill
Altri autori (Persone)	StillwellBill WicksGary
Collana	Redbooks
Soggetto topico	Parallel computers Database management
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910449724203321

Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	[S.l.], : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, c2003
Descrizione fisica	xx, 566 p. : ill
Disciplina	004/.35
Altri autori (Persone)	QuinteroDino
Collana	IBM redbooks
Soggetto topico	Electronic data processing personnel - Certification Parallel computers IBM RISC System/6000 computers
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Book organization -- 1.2 The test scenario -- Part 1 System planning -- Chapter 2. Validate hardware and software configuration -- 2.1 Key concepts you should study -- 2.2 Hardware -- 2.2.1 Overview of the available frames -- 2.2.2 Tall frames -- 2.2.3 Short frames -- 2.2.4 SP Switch frames -- 2.2.5 Power supplies -- 2.2.6 Hardware control and supervision -- 2.3 Cluster 1600 nodes -- 2.3.1 Internal nodes -- 2.3.2 External nodes -- 2.3.3 POWER4™ technology -- 2.4 Dependent nodes -- 2.4.1 SP Switch Router -- 2.4.2 SP Switch Router attachment -- 2.5 Control workstation -- 2.5.1 Supported control workstations -- 2.5.2 Control workstation minimum hardware requirements -- 2.5.3 High Availability Control Workstation -- 2.6 Hardware Management Console (HMC) -- 2.7 Cluster 1600 feature codes -- 2.8 Boot/install server requirements -- 2.9 SP Switch and SP Switch2 communication network -- 2.9.1 Adapter placements for SP Switch and SP Switch2 adapters -- 2.9.2 SP Switch hardware components -- 2.9.3 SP Switch networking fundamentals -- 2.9.4 SP Switch network products -- 2.10 Peripheral devices -- 2.11 Network connectivity adapters -- 2.12 Space requirements -- 2.13 Software requirements -- 2.14 System partitioning with the SP Switch -- 2.15 Cluster 1600 configuration rules -- 2.15.1 Short frame configurations -- 2.15.2 Tall frame configurations -- 2.16 Numbering rules -- 2.16.1 The frame numbering rule -- 2.16.2 The slot numbering rule -- 2.16.3 The node numbering rule -- 2.16.4 The switch port numbering rule -- 2.17 Sample questions -- 2.18 Exercises -- Chapter 3. Cluster 1600 networking -- 3.1 Key concepts you should study -- 3.2 Name, address, and network integration planning. 3.2.1 Configure SP Ethernet admin LAN adapter -- 3.2.2 Set routes -- 3.2.3 Host name resolution -- 3.2.4 DNS -- 3.3 Networks -- 3.3.1 The SP Ethernet admin LAN -- 3.3.2 Frame and node cabling -- 3.3.3 SP LAN topologies -- 3.3.4 Additional LANs -- 3.3.5 Switch network -- 3.3.6 Subnetting considerations -- 3.4 Routing considerations -- 3.5 Using NIS in a Cluster 1600 configuration -- 3.6 Using AFS® in a Cluster 1600 configuration -- 3.7 Related documentation -- 3.8 Sample questions -- 3.9 Exercises -- Chapter 4. I/O devices and file systems -- 4.1 Key concepts you should study -- 4.2 I/O devices -- 4.2.1 External disk storage -- 4.2.2 Internal I/O adapters -- 4.3 Multiple rootvg support -- 4.3.1 The Volume_Group class -- 4.3.2 Volume group management commands -- 4.3.3 How to declare a new rootvg -- 4.3.4 Booting from external disks -- 4.4 Global file systems -- 4.4.1 Network File System (NFS) -- 4.4.2 The DFS and AFS file systems -- 4.5 Related documentation -- 4.6 Sample questions -- 4.7 Exercises -- Chapter 5. Cluster 1600 installation and administration -- 5.1 Key concepts -- 5.2 Hardware attachment -- 5.2.1 Cluster 1600 overview -- 5.2.2 Cluster 1600 scaling limits and rules -- 5.2.3 External node attachment -- 5.3 Cluster 1600 installation requirements -- 5.3.1 System specific requirements -- 5.3.2 Software requirements -- 5.4 Installation and configuration -- 5.5 PSSP support -- 5.5.1 SDR classes -- 5.5.2 Hardmon -- 5.6 User interfaces -- 5.6.1 Perspectives -- 5.6.2 Hardware Management Console -- 5.7 Attachment scenarios -- 5.8 Related documentation -- 5.9 Sample questions -- 5.10 Exercises -- Chapter 6. Cluster 1600 security -- 6.1 Key concepts -- 6.2 Security-related concepts -- 6.2.1 Secure remote execution commands -- 6.2.2 Using the secure remote command process -- 6.3 Defining Kerberos -- 6.4 Kerberos -- 6.4.1 Kerberos daemons. 6.4.2 Kerberos authentication process -- 6.5 Kerberos paths, directories, and files -- 6.6 Authentication services procedures -- 6.7 Kerberos passwords and master key -- 6.8 Kerberos principals -- 6.8.1 Add a Kerberos principal -- 6.8.2 Change the attributes of the Kerberos principal -- 6.8.3 Delete Kerberos principals -- 6.9 Server key -- 6.9.1 Change a server key -- 6.10 Using additional Kerberos servers -- 6.10.1 Set up and initialize a secondary Kerberos server -- 6.10.2 Managing the Kerberos secondary server database -- 6.11 SP services that utilize Kerberos -- 6.11.1 Hardware control subsystem -- 6.11.2 Remote execution commands -- 6.12 Sysctl is a PSSP Kerberos-based security system -- 6.12.1 Sysctl components and process -- 6.12.2 Terms and files related to the sysctl process -- 6.13 Related documentation -- 6.14 Sample questions -- 6.15 Exercises -- Chapter 7. User and data management -- 7.1 Key concepts -- 7.2 Administering users on a Cluster 1600 system -- 7.3 SP User data management -- 7.3.1 SP User Management (SPUM) -- 7.3.2 Set up SPUM -- 7.3.3 Add, change, delete, and list SP users -- 7.3.4 Change SP user passwords -- 7.3.5 Login control -- 7.3.6 Access control -- 7.4 Configuring NIS -- 7.5 File collections -- 7.5.1 Terms and features of file collections -- 7.5.2 File collection types -- 7.5.3 Predefined file collections -- 7.5.4 File collection structure -- 7.5.5 File collection update process -- 7.5.6 Supman user ID and supfilesrv daemon -- 7.5.7 Commands to include or exclude files from a file collection -- 7.5.8 Work and manage file collections -- 7.5.9 Modifying the file collection hierarchy -- 7.5.10 Steps in building a file collection -- 7.5.11 Installing a file collection -- 7.5.12 Removing a file collection -- 7.5.13 Diagnosing file collection problems -- 7.6 SP user file and directory management -- 7.6.1 AIX Automounter. 7.7 Related documentation -- 7.8 Sample questions -- 7.9 Exercises -- Part 2 Installation and configuration -- Chapter 8. Configuring the control workstation -- 8.1 Key concepts -- 8.2 Summary of CWS configuration -- 8.3 Key commands and files -- 8.3.1 setup_authent -- 8.3.2 chauthts -- 8.3.3 k4init -- 8.3.4 install_cw -- 8.3.5 .profile, /etc/profile, or /etc/environment -- 8.3.6 /etc/inittab -- 8.3.7 /etc/inetd.conf -- 8.3.8 /etc/rc.net -- 8.3.9 /etc/services -- 8.4 Environment requirements -- 8.4.1 Connectivity -- 8.4.2 Disk space and file system organization -- 8.5 LPP filesets -- 8.5.1 PSSP prerequisites -- 8.6 PSSP filesets installation on the CWS -- 8.6.1 Copy of the PSSP images -- 8.6.2 Move prerequisite files for PSSP 3.5 -- 8.6.3 Copy the minimum AIX image (mksysb) -- 8.6.4 Install PSSP prerequisites -- 8.6.5 Install the runtime files -- 8.6.6 Install the RSCT files -- 8.6.7 Install the HMC-controlled server files -- 8.6.8 Installation of PSSP filesets on the CWS -- 8.7 Setting the authentication services on the CWS -- 8.7.1 Authentication setting on the CWS for remote commands -- 8.7.2 Setting the authentication method for PSSP trusted services -- 8.8 Configuring and verifying the CWS -- 8.9 Sample questions -- 8.10 Exercises -- Chapter 9. Frame and node installation -- 9.1 Key concepts -- 9.2 Installation steps and associated key commands -- 9.2.1 Enter site environment information -- 9.2.2 Enter Hardware Management Console (HMC) information (HMC-controlled servers only) -- 9.2.3 Enter frame information -- 9.2.4 Check the level of supervisor microcode -- 9.2.5 Check the previous installation steps -- 9.2.6 Define the nodes' Ethernet information -- 9.2.7 Discover or configure the Ethernet hardware address -- 9.2.8 Configure additional adapters for nodes -- 9.2.9 Assign initial host names to nodes. 9.2.10 PSSP security installation and configuration -- 9.2.11 Start RSCT subsystems -- 9.2.12 Set up nodes to be installed -- 9.2.13 spchvgobj -- 9.2.14 Verify all node information -- 9.2.15 Change the default network tunable values -- 9.2.16 Perform additional node customization -- 9.2.17 spbootins -- 9.2.18 Setting the switch -- 9.2.19 Configuring the CWS as boot/install server -- 9.2.20 Verify that the System Management tools were correctly installed -- 9.2.21 Network boot the boot/install server and nodes -- 9.2.22 Verify node installation -- 9.2.23 Enable s1_tty on the SP-attached server (SAMI protocol only) -- 9.2.24 Update authorization files in restricted mode for boot/install servers (optional) -- 9.2.25 Run verification tests on all nodes -- 9.2.26 Check the system -- 9.2.27 Start the switch -- 9.2.28 Verify that the switch was installed correctly -- 9.3 Key files -- 9.3.1 /etc/bootptab.info -- 9.3.2 /tftpboot -- 9.3.3 /usr/sys/inst.images -- 9.3.4 /spdata/sys1/install/images -- 9.3.5 /spdata/sys1/install/< -- name> -- /lppsource -- 9.3.6 /spdata/sys1/install/pssplpp/PSSP-x.x -- 9.3.7 /spdata/sys1/install/pssp -- 9.3.8 image.data -- 9.4 Related documentation -- 9.5 Sample questions -- 9.6 Exercises -- Chapter 10. Verification commands and methods -- 10.1 Key concepts -- 10.2 Introduction to Cluster 1600 system checking -- 10.3 Key commands -- 10.3.1 Verify installation of software -- 10.3.2 Verify system partitions -- 10.3.3 Verifying the authentication services -- 10.3.4 Checking subsystems -- 10.3.5 Monitoring hardware status -- 10.3.6 Monitoring node LEDs: spmon -L, spled -- 10.3.7 Extracting SDR contents -- 10.3.8 Checking IP connectivity: ping/telnet/rlogin -- 10.3.9 SMIT access to verification commands -- 10.4 Graphical user interface -- 10.5 Key daemons -- 10.5.1 Sdrd -- 10.5.2 Hardmon -- 10.5.3 Worm. 10.5.4 Topology Services, Group Services, and Event Management.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910810921503321

Autore	Jantti Jouko
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	San Jose, CA, : IBM International Technical Support Organization, 2003
Descrizione fisica	xiv, 268 p. : ill
Disciplina	004/.35
Altri autori (Persone)	MartinezJuan Jesus Inlesta KubeinKnut StillwellBill WicksGary
Collana	Redbooks
Soggetto topico	IMS/VS (Computer system) Parallel computers Parallel processing (Electronic computers) Database management
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introduction to the Parallel Sysplex -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What is a Parallel Sysplex? -- 1.2.1 Some components and terminology of a Parallel Sysplex -- 1.2.2 OS/390 component and subsystem software -- 1.3 Sysplex services -- 1.4 Sysplex services for communications (XCF) -- 1.4.1 XCF groups -- 1.4.2 XCF group services -- 1.4.3 XCF signaling services -- 1.4.4 XCF monitoring services -- 1.5 Sysplex services for recovery (ARM) -- 1.6 Sysplex services for data sharing (XES) -- 1.6.1 Structures, connectors, and services -- 1.6.2 Connectors and connection services -- 1.6.3 Cache structures and cache services -- 1.6.4 Lock structures and lock services -- 1.6.5 List structures and list services -- 1.7 Other connection services -- 1.8 Objective of Parallel Sysplex development -- 1.8.1 Benefits of a Parallel Sysplex configuration -- 1.8.2 Why move your IMS environment to a Parallel Sysplex? -- Chapter 2. Introducing IMS data sharing -- 2.1 Data sharing overview -- 2.2 Current IMS N-way data sharing components -- 2.2.1 IMS data sharing subsystems -- 2.2.2 Coupling Facility -- 2.2.3 Sysplex services for data sharing -- 2.2.4 IMS block level data sharing use of Coupling Facility structures -- 2.2.5 IMS Database Recovery Control (DBRC) -- 2.2.6 The DBRC RECON data set -- 2.2.7 Internal Resource Lock Manager -- 2.3 IMS features associated with block level data sharing -- 2.3.1 IMS Version 6 features related to block level data sharing -- 2.3.2 IMS Version 7 features related to block level data sharing -- 2.3.3 IMS Version 8 features related to block level data sharing -- Chapter 3. Data sharing integrity components -- 3.1 Data sharing integrity -- 3.2 Database authorization. 3.2.1 When authorization occurs -- 3.2.2 Access intent -- 3.3 Database Recovery Control and the RECON -- 3.4 Lock management -- 3.4.1 Lock properties -- 3.5 Full function locking overview -- 3.5.1 Database record locks -- 3.5.2 Block locks -- 3.5.3 Busy locks -- 3.5.4 Extend locks -- 3.5.5 Data set reference locks -- 3.5.6 Command locks -- 3.6 Fast Path DEDB locking overview -- 3.6.1 Control interval locks -- 3.6.2 Unit of work locks -- 3.6.3 AREA locks -- 3.6.4 AREA notify locks -- 3.6.5 Fast Path command lock -- 3.6.6 Fast Path buffer overflow locks -- 3.6.7 Summary of Fast Path locking -- 3.7 Specific use of locks and their effect in data sharing -- 3.8 IRLM Version 2 Release 1 -- 3.8.1 Deadlock control -- 3.8.2 Storing lock information -- 3.8.3 The lock structure in the Coupling Facility -- 3.8.4 Following a lock request -- 3.9 The buffer invalidation process -- 3.9.1 OSAM and VSAM buffer invalidation using XES services -- 3.9.2 Buffer invalidation and Fast Path DEDBs -- 3.10 The IMS interface to the notification process -- 3.10.1 Global database commands -- 3.10.2 Database write errors -- 3.10.3 Data set extensions -- 3.10.4 The Coupling Facility and notifications -- 3.11 Components involved in preserving database integrity -- Chapter 4. Additional data sharing facilities -- 4.1 OSAM Coupling Facility data caching -- 4.1.1 Why use OSAM CF data caching -- 4.1.2 Requirements for OSAM CF data caching -- 4.1.3 The store-through cache structure -- 4.1.4 Requesting data caching -- 4.1.5 An OSAM cache modification example -- 4.1.6 General guidelines to improve performance with OSAM DB CF caching -- 4.2 Fast Path DEDB VSO sharing -- 4.2.1 Components of the VSO data sharing solution -- 4.2.2 VSO store-in cache structure and host elements interface -- 4.2.3 IMS Version 8 additional Coupling Facility support for SVSO. 4.3 Sharing Fast Path DEDB sequential dependent segments -- 4.3.1 The shared SDEP enhancement -- 4.4 Fast Database Recovery (FDBR) -- 4.4.1 Environments where FDBR is supported -- Chapter 5. IMS shared queues -- 5.1 Shared queues overview -- 5.1.1 Description of facility and use of Parallel Sysplex -- 5.2 Shared queue components -- 5.3 Common Queue Server (CQS) -- 5.3.1 Base Primitive Environment -- 5.3.2 Components of a list structure -- 5.3.3 List headers -- 5.3.4 List entries -- 5.3.5 Unit of work ID -- 5.3.6 Lock table -- 5.3.7 Event monitor controls -- 5.3.8 CQS queue types -- 5.3.9 Private queue types -- 5.3.10 Full function queue types -- 5.3.11 Fast Path queue types -- 5.3.12 Queue names -- 5.3.13 IMS queue manager -- 5.4 Register interest -- 5.4.1 Registering interest in PSBs for Fast Path -- 5.4.2 Registering interest in terminals -- 5.5 Significant status -- 5.6 Accessing shared queues -- 5.6.1 Message queue overflow structure -- 5.6.2 Overflow processing -- 5.6.3 Processing without an overflow structure -- 5.6.4 Full structure -- 5.6.5 CQS checkpoint data sets -- 5.6.6 CQS structure recovery data sets -- 5.6.7 Structure integrity -- 5.6.8 CQS security -- 5.6.9 OS/390 System Logger -- 5.6.10 OS/390 logging structure -- 5.6.11 System Logger data space -- 5.6.12 OS/390 staging log data set -- 5.6.13 Log data sets -- Chapter 6. Transaction flow in a shared queues environment -- 6.1 Processing a full function transaction -- 6.1.1 Local processing -- 6.1.2 Global processing -- 6.1.3 Scheduling for full function transaction -- 6.1.4 Full function transaction flow -- 6.2 Processing a Fast Path transaction -- 6.2.1 Local only -- 6.2.2 Local first -- 6.2.3 Global only -- 6.2.4 Fast Path transaction flow -- Chapter 7. Common Service Layer (CSL) components -- 7.1 IMS architecture overview -- 7.1.1 Architecture in IMS Version 6 and Version 7. 7.1.2 Architecture in IMS Version 8 -- 7.2 Common Service Layer (CSL) architecture -- 7.2.1 CSL address spaces -- 7.2.2 CSL servers and clients -- 7.2.3 CSL configuration -- 7.2.4 IMSplex configuration -- 7.2.5 IMSplex environmental factors -- 7.2.6 IMS Version 8 in a sysplex -- 7.3 Base Primitive Environment (BPE) -- 7.4 Structured Call Interface (SCI) -- 7.4.1 SCI components -- 7.4.2 SCI user exit routines -- 7.4.3 SCI IMSplex member exit routines -- 7.5 Operations Manager (OM) -- 7.5.1 IMSplex components related to OM -- 7.5.2 OM infrastructure -- 7.5.3 OM services -- 7.5.4 OM command entry routing and response consolidation -- 7.5.5 OM command security -- 7.5.6 OM APIs -- 7.5.7 OM clients -- 7.5.8 Command processing (CP) clients -- 7.5.9 AO clients -- 7.5.10 Commands from the OM API -- 7.5.11 IMSplex commands -- 7.5.12 Classic IMS commands -- 7.5.13 IMS asynchronous command response -- 7.5.14 Presence of resource structure -- 7.5.15 Commands indifferent to IMSplex -- 7.5.16 OM user exit routines -- 7.6 Resource Manager (RM) -- 7.6.1 IMSplex components related to RM -- 7.6.2 Resource management functions -- 7.6.3 Resource management infrastructure -- 7.6.4 RM clients and their roles -- 7.6.5 Resource structure -- 7.6.6 Resource Manager (RM) address space -- 7.6.7 RM user exit routines -- 7.6.8 Common Queue Server (CQS) -- 7.6.9 CQS requirements -- 7.6.10 CQS components -- 7.6.11 Supporting multiple clients -- Chapter 8. Sysplex terminal management (STM) -- 8.1 STM objectives -- 8.2 STM environment -- 8.2.1 STM configurations -- 8.3 IMSplex resources -- 8.3.1 Statically defined VTAM resources (not parallel-session ISC) -- 8.3.2 Dynamic (ETO) resources -- 8.3.3 Single session ISC resources -- 8.3.4 Parallel session ISC resources -- 8.3.5 MSC logical links (MSNAMEs) -- 8.3.6 Static transactions -- 8.3.7 APPC CPI-C driven transactions. 8.3.8 APPC output descriptors -- 8.3.9 Message destinations -- 8.3.10 Summary of IMS resources managed by STM -- 8.4 STM terms and concepts -- 8.4.1 Resource type consistency -- 8.4.2 Resource name uniqueness -- 8.5 Resource status -- 8.5.1 Command status -- 8.5.2 End-user status -- 8.5.3 Recoverable status -- 8.5.4 Non-recoverable status -- 8.6 Significant status -- 8.6.1 Command significant status -- 8.6.2 End-user significant status -- 8.7 Resource status recovery -- 8.7.1 Significant status -- 8.7.2 Status recovery mode (SRM) -- 8.7.3 Status recoverability (RCVYxxxx) -- 8.8 Status recovery examples -- 8.8.1 Status recovery (SRM=GLOBAL) -- 8.8.2 Status recovery (SRM=LOCAL) -- 8.8.3 Status recovery (SRM=NONE) -- 8.9 Ownership and affinities -- 8.9.1 Resource ownership and RM affinity -- 8.10 Resources and the resource structure -- 8.10.1 Resource structure components and characteristics -- 8.11 Resource entries in the resource structure -- 8.11.1 IMSplex entries -- 8.11.2 Sysplex terminal entries -- Chapter 9. Other functions utilizing CSL -- 9.1 Online change -- 9.1.1 Changing resources by online change -- 9.1.2 Review of local online change -- 9.1.3 Overview of global online change -- 9.1.4 Components -- 9.1.5 OLCSTAT data set -- 9.2 Single point of control (SPOC) -- 9.2.1 CSL components -- 9.2.2 Command behaviors -- 9.3 TSO SPOC application -- 9.3.1 SPOC registers with local SCI -- 9.3.2 IMS provided TSO/ISPF single point of control (SPOC) -- 9.3.3 TSO SPOC functions to an IMSplex -- 9.3.4 DFSSPOC inputs and outputs -- 9.4 Operations Manager programming interface -- 9.4.1 AOP starting steps -- 9.5 Automatic RECON loss notification (ARLN) -- 9.5.1 Process notification -- 9.5.2 Redefining the RECON discarded -- 9.6 Language Environment (LE) -- 9.6.1 New run time LE services -- Chapter 10. Introduction to IMSplex connectivity. 10.1 IMS connections.
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