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Hernando Bedoya Abdell Ali-Darwish Ingo Dimmer Sabine Jordan KyoSeok Kim Akinori Mogi Nandoo Neerukonda Tomasz Piela Marc Rauzier
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PowerHA SystemMirror for IBM i Cookbook
January 2012
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Notices ...... ix Trademarks ...... x
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Preface ...... xv The team who wrote this book ...... xvi Now you can become a published author, too! ...... xviii Comments welcome...... xviii Stay connected to IBM Redbooks ...... xix
Part 1. Introduction and background ...... 1
Chapter 1. Introduction to PowerHA SystemMirror for i ...... 3 1.1 IBM i Business Continuity Solutions ...... 4 1.1.1 PowerHA SystemMirror for i 7.1 availability capabilities ...... 6 1.1.2 PowerHA SystemMirror for i: 2011 enhancements...... 8 1.2 Choosing a solution...... 9
Chapter 2. Implementing an independent auxiliary storage pool ...... 13 2.1 IASP technology ...... 14 2.1.1 Name space ...... 15 2.1.2 Relational Database directory...... 16 2.1.3 Connections ...... 18 2.1.4 Object creation ...... 18 2.1.5 System-wide statement cache (SWSC) ...... 18 2.2 Creating an IASP ...... 18 2.3 Moving applications to an IASP ...... 26 2.3.1 Object considerations ...... 26 2.3.2 Accessing objects in an IASP ...... 28 2.3.3 Considerations for specific environments ...... 28 2.3.4 Steps for application migration ...... 33
Chapter 3. IBM i clustering ...... 35 3.1 Cluster...... 36 3.2 Cluster nodes ...... 38 3.3 Device domain ...... 39 3.4 Cluster resource group ...... 41 3.5 Advanced node failure detection...... 43
Chapter 4. PowerHA architecture ...... 45 4.1 PowerHA technologies ...... 46 4.1.1 Switched disks ...... 47 4.1.2 Host-based replication (geographic mirroring) ...... 49 4.1.3 Storage-based replication ...... 52 4.1.4 Administrative domain...... 55 4.2 ASP copy descriptions ...... 57 4.3 ASP sessions ...... 60
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2012. All rights reserved. iii 4.3.1 Start/end ...... 60 4.3.2 Changing attributes...... 61
Part 2. Concepts and planning ...... 65
Chapter 5. Geographic Mirroring...... 67 5.1 Concept of geographic mirroring...... 68 5.2 Synchronous geographic mirroring ...... 74 5.2.1 Synchronous geographic mirroring with synchronous mirroring mode ...... 74 5.2.2 Synchronous geographic mirroring with asynchronous mirroring mode ...... 74 5.3 Asynchronous geographic mirroring ...... 75 5.4 Switched disk for local HA and geographic mirroring for DR ...... 77 5.4.1 Switched disks between logical partitions...... 77 5.4.2 Combining geographic mirroring and switched disks ...... 78
Chapter 6. DS8000 Copy Services...... 81 6.1 DS8000 storage concepts...... 82 6.1.1 Hardware overview ...... 82 6.1.2 Array site...... 84 6.1.3 Array ...... 84 6.1.4 Rank ...... 85 6.1.5 Extent pools ...... 86 6.1.6 Volumes ...... 87 6.1.7 Volume groups ...... 91 6.1.8 Host connections ...... 92 6.1.9 Logical subsystems...... 93 6.2 Metro Mirror...... 93 6.2.1 Metro Mirror overview ...... 93 6.2.2 Metro Mirror operations...... 94 6.2.3 PPRC paths and links ...... 97 6.2.4 Metro Mirror and IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i...... 98 6.3 Global Mirror ...... 98 6.3.1 Global Mirror overview ...... 99 6.3.2 Global Mirror operations ...... 102 6.3.3 Global Mirror and IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i ...... 104 6.4 LUN-level switching...... 105 6.5 FlashCopy ...... 107 6.6 FlashCopy SE ...... 111
Chapter 7. Storwize V7000 and SAN Volume Controller Copy Services ...... 113 7.1 Storwize V7000/SAN Volume Controller storage concepts...... 114 7.1.1 Hardware overview ...... 114 7.1.2 Storage virtualization ...... 115 7.1.3 I/O processing...... 116 7.1.4 Copy Services...... 118 7.2 Metro Mirror...... 119 7.2.1 Bandwidth thresholds ...... 119 7.2.2 Remote copy relationship states...... 120 7.2.3 Consistency groups ...... 122 7.3 Global Mirror ...... 123 7.4 FlashCopy ...... 124 7.4.1 I/O indirection ...... 125 7.4.2 Background copy ...... 126 7.4.3 FlashCopy relationship states...... 127 iv PowerHA SystemMirror for IBM i Cookbook 7.4.4 Thin-provisioned FlashCopy ...... 128 7.4.5 Multi-target and reverse FlashCopy ...... 129
Chapter 8. Planning for PowerHA ...... 131 8.1 Requirements for PowerHA ...... 132 8.1.1 Licensing considerations...... 132 8.1.2 PRPQ ordering information...... 134 8.1.3 Power Systems requirements ...... 135 8.1.4 Virtual I/O Server considerations ...... 137 8.1.5 Storage considerations ...... 139 8.2 PowerHA Copy Services Support considerations ...... 141 8.2.1 Global Mirror symmetrical and asymmetrical configurations...... 141 8.2.2 FlashCopy NoCopy/full copy/incremental/reverse ...... 143 8.3 Sizing and performance considerations ...... 144 8.3.1 Geographic mirroring ...... 144 8.3.2 Virtual I/O Server ...... 153 8.3.3 Copy Service bandwidth ...... 154 8.3.4 FlashCopy space-efficient relation ...... 155
Chapter 9. PowerHA user interfaces ...... 157 9.1 Command line ...... 158 9.1.1 The Work with Cluster (WRKCLU) command...... 158 9.1.2 The Configure Device ASP command ...... 159 9.1.3 Configure Geographic Mirroring command...... 160 9.2 PowerHA GUI ...... 160 9.2.1 Accessing the PowerHA GUI ...... 161 9.2.2 Managing the cluster...... 161 9.3 Cluster Resource Services GUI ...... 164 9.4 High Availability Solution Manager GUI ...... 165
Chapter 10. Advanced Copy Services for PowerHA ...... 167 10.1 Advanced Copy Services interface ...... 168 10.2 DS storage management ...... 178 10.3 FlashCopy on Global Mirror target site ...... 186 10.4 Metro/Global Mirror and TPC-R support ...... 187 10.5 Custom programming ...... 189 10.6 IBM i full-system FlashCopy replication ...... 192
Part 3. Implementation examples and best practices ...... 197
Chapter 11. Creating a PowerHA base environment ...... 199 11.1 Creating a cluster ...... 200 11.2 Setting up cluster monitors ...... 208 11.3 Creating an IASP ...... 215 11.4 Setting up an administrative domain ...... 225
Chapter 12. Configuring and managing Geographic Mirroring ...... 235 12.1 Setting up geographic mirroring ...... 236 12.2 Managing geographic mirroring ...... 253 12.2.1 Administrative domain...... 253 12.2.2 Planned switchover...... 257 12.2.3 Deconfiguring geographic mirroring ...... 260
Chapter 13. Configuring and managing DS8000 Copy Services ...... 263 13.1 Setting up IBM i DS8000 Copy Services...... 264
Contents v 13.1.1 Configuring IBM i DS8000 Metro Mirror (GUI and CL commands)...... 264 13.1.2 Configuring IBM i DS8000 FlashCopy (CL commands) ...... 294 13.1.3 Configuring IBM i DS8000 Global Mirror (CL commands) ...... 311 13.1.4 Configuring IBM i DS8000 LUN-level switching ...... 317 13.2 Managing IBM i DS8000 Copy Services ...... 320 13.2.1 Switchover and switchback for a Metro Mirror or Global Mirror planned outage 320 13.2.2 Using CL commands for DS8000 LUN-level switching...... 346 13.2.3 Failing over and back for an unplanned outage ...... 350 13.2.4 Detaching and reattaching a remote copy ASP session...... 362 13.2.5 Managing FlashCopy ...... 366
Chapter 14. Configuring and managing CSVC/V7000 Copy Services ...... 371 14.1 SVC/V7000 Copy Services ...... 372 14.1.1 Setting up an IBM i SVC/V7000 Copy Services environment...... 373 14.1.2 Configuring IBM i SVC/V7000 remote Copy Services ...... 375 14.1.3 Configuring IBM i SVC/V7000 FlashCopy...... 381 14.2 Managing IBM i SVC/V7000 Copy Services ...... 386 14.2.1 Displaying and changing a remote copy ASP session ...... 387 14.2.2 Suspending a remote copy ASP session ...... 387 14.2.3 Detaching and reattaching a remote copy ASP session...... 388 14.2.4 Planned switchover...... 390 14.2.5 Unplanned failover ...... 391 14.2.6 Displaying and changing a FlashCopy ASP session ...... 394 14.2.7 Reversing a FlashCopy ASP session ...... 395 14.2.8 Using incremental FlashCopy ...... 395
Chapter 15. Best practices ...... 397 15.1 Clustering configuration ...... 398 15.1.1 PowerHA license consideration ...... 398 15.1.2 Requirements ...... 398 15.1.3 Independent ASP ...... 398 15.1.4 Communications ...... 398 15.1.5 Failover wait time and default action...... 400 15.1.6 Administrative domain...... 400 15.2 Journaling ...... 400 15.2.1 Journal performance impact ...... 401 15.2.2 Journal management effort ...... 403 15.3 Best practices for planned site switches ...... 407 15.3.1 Regular tests...... 407 15.3.2 Check cluster and replication health ...... 407 15.3.3 Reverse replication ...... 408 15.3.4 Ending applications using the IASP before a switchover ...... 408 15.4 Best practices for unplanned site switches ...... 408 15.5 Best practices for reducing IASP vary on times ...... 409 15.5.1 Keeping as few DB files in SYSBAS as possible ...... 409 15.5.2 Synchronizing UIDs/GIDs ...... 409 15.5.3 Access path rebuild...... 410 15.5.4 System Managed Access Path Protection ...... 410 15.6 Switching mirroring while detached...... 412 15.7 Resolving a cluster partition condition...... 412 15.8 IBM i hosting environments...... 413 15.9 Upgrading IBM i and PowerHA release ...... 414 15.9.1 Performing a rolling upgrade in a clustering environment...... 414
vi PowerHA SystemMirror for IBM i Cookbook 15.9.2 Performing release upgrade while retaining current production system ...... 415 15.10 Integration with BRMS ...... 415 15.10.1 Normal BRMS usage ...... 416 15.10.2 Production IASP copy save-to-tapes on backup nodes ...... 416 15.10.3 Run production IASP copy saves to tapes after a roles switch...... 421 15.10.4 Specific system synchronization ...... 425 15.10.5 User-defined IASP timestamps...... 425 15.10.6 SYSBASE save-to-tape considerations ...... 425 15.11 Hardware replacement in a PowerHA environment ...... 426 15.11.1 Server replacement...... 426 15.11.2 Storage system replacement ...... 427 15.12 Problem data collection...... 428 15.12.1 IBM i clustering ...... 428 15.12.2 PowerHA GUI ...... 438 15.12.3 The Must Gather Data Collector ...... 438 15.12.4 PowerVM Virtual I/O Server ...... 448 15.12.5 DS8000 Copy Services...... 448 15.12.6 SVC/V7000 Copy Services ...... 449
Appendix A. IBM i data resilience options ...... 451 IBM i full-system storage-based Copy Services solutions ...... 452 Cloning IBM i...... 452 Full system FlashCopy ...... 453 Full system replication by Metro Mirror or Global Mirror ...... 453 Logical replication solutions ...... 455 Comparison characteristics ...... 457
Related publications ...... 459 IBM Redbooks ...... 459 Online resources ...... 459 Help from IBM ...... 460
Index ...... 461
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IBM® PowerHA® SystemMirror for i is the IBM high-availability disk-based clustering solution for the IBM i 7.1 operating system. When combined with IBM i clustering technology, PowerHA for i delivers a complete high-availability and disaster-recovery solution for your business applications running in the IBM System i® environment. PowerHA for i enables you to support high-availability capabilities with either native disk storage or IBM DS8000® or DS6000™ storage servers or IBM Storwize® V7000 and SAN Volume Controllers.
The latest release of IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i delivers a brand new web-based PowerHA graphical user interface that effectively combines the solution-based and task-based activities for your HA environment, all in a single user interface.
This IBM Redbooks® publication gives a broad understanding of PowerHA for i. This book is divided into three major parts: Part 1, “Introduction and background” on page 1, provides a general introduction to clustering technology, independent ASPs, PowerHA SystemMirror products, and PowerHA Architecture. Part 2, “Concepts and planning” on page 65, describes and explains the various interfaces that PowerHA for i has. It also explains the HA concepts as they pertain to Geographic Mirroring, DS8000 Copy Services, Storwize V7000 and SAN Volume Controller Copy Services, and Advanced Copy Services. It also shows you licensing and ordering information and outlines several considerations to remember when sizing and performance of the HA solution that you are planning to deploy using IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i. Part 3, “Implementation examples and best practices” on page 197, walks you through several scenarios with a step-by-step approach for configuring and managing your IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i solution. For each scenario, we show you how to perform a planned switchover, and we also discuss the procedures for unplanned failover. In Chapter 15, “Best practices” on page 397, we share our recommendations and best practices to follow in a Highly Available environment that uses various components of the IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i product.
If you are new to high availability, we recommend that you follow the general structure and flow of this book so that you can start by learning the concepts and progress into the implementation scenarios.
If you are familiar with high availability building blocks or have previous experience with any of the solutions that we discuss in this book, then we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the changes that are new to the latest release of the product.
Since the original writing of this book, IBM iCluster® for IBM Power Systems™, a logical replication software product for high availability and disaster recovery that runs on the IBM i operating system, has been acquired by Rocket Software, Inc. HA Assist, a derivative offering of the iCluster product, was also included in the sale to Rocket Software. HA Assist for IBM i is a specially priced and packaged offering of iCluster, which can be used in conjunction with PowerHA SystemMirror for i for specific situations.
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This book was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center.
Hernando Bedoya is a Senior IT Specialist at STG Lab Services and Training, in Rochester, Minnesota. He writes extensively and teaches IBM classes worldwide in all areas of DB2® for i. Before joining STG Lab Services he worked in the ITSO for nine years writing multiple IBM Redbooks publications. He also worked for IBM Colombia as an IBM AS/400® IT Specialist doing pre-sales support for the Andean countries. He has 25 years of experience in the computing field and has taught database classes in Colombian universities. His areas of expertise are database technology, performance, and data warehousing. He has a master’s degree in Computer Science from EAFIT, Colombia.
Abdel Ali-Darwish is a IT Specialist for IBM i and a Technical Solution Architect working in the IBM Global Technology Services® support organization in Lima, Perú. He has eight years of experience with IBM i systems. Over the years he has participated in several pre-sales and post sales support roles including the midrange platform. He currently provides technical pre-sales support to IBM Multicountry for Power Systems with emphasis on IBM i. His current responsibilities include designing solutions and configurations, providing marketing information, and serving as a subject matter expert in technical and delivery assessments.
Ingo Dimmer is an IBM Consulting IT Specialist for IBM i and a PMI Project Management Professional working in the IBM STG Europe storage support organization in Mainz, Germany. He has 12 years of experience in enterprise storage support from working in IBM post-sales and pre-sales support. His areas of expertise include IBM i external disk and tape storage solutions, I/O performance, and high availability. He has been an author of several white paper and IBM Redbooks publications. He holds a degree in electrical engineering from the Gerhard-Mercator University Duisburg.
Sabine Jordan is a Consulting IT Specialist working in IBM Germany. She has worked as a Technical Specialist in the IBM i area for more than 20 years, specializing in high availability since 2004. She has worked on IBM PowerHA System Mirror for i implementations for both SAP and non-SAP environments using geographic mirroring and DS8000 remote copy services. Among these implementations, she has created concepts for the design and implemented the entire project (cluster setup, application changes), in addition to performing customer education and testing. In addition, Sabine presents and delivers workshops (internal and external) on IBM PowerHA System Mirror for i and high availability and disaster recovery.
KyoSeok Kim is a Senior IT Specialist for IBM i working for IBM Global Technology Services in Korea. He has 17 years of experience with AS400, iSeries®, System i, i5/OS®, and IBM i. He is second-level support (Top Gun) for IBM i and Power System for IBM Korea. His areas of expertise include internal, performance, database, and IBM i problem determination. He holds a master’s degree in computer engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Korea University.
Akinori Mogi is an IBM Consulting IT Specialist for IBM i and the Power Systems platform. He works in the Technical Sales division in IBM Japan. He has over 20 years of experience in AS/400, iSeries, System i, and IBM i pre-sales and post sales support activities as a technical expert. His areas of expertise are high-availability solutions, virtualization, and system performance of the IBM i environment. He has recently joined Power Systems Technical Sales is responsible for ATS and FTSS. Akinori is also an instructor of information technology at a university.
Nandoo Neerukonda is an IBM i Consultant specializing in performance management, query optimization on DB2 for i, high availability, systems programming, and security. He has 15 xvi PowerHA SystemMirror for IBM i Cookbook years of experience with IBM i and its predecessors and has worked for Countrywide Financial (now Bank of America) and Penske Truck Leasing. He currently provides consulting services through his own corporation, Metixis, Inc. He is a speaker at COMMON and a co-author for two other IBM Redbooks, DB2 Universal Database for iSeries Administration: The Graphical Way on V5R3, SG24-6092, and End to End Performance Management on IBM i, SG24-7808. Nandoo can be contacted via email at [email protected].
Tomasz Piela is an IT Specialist working in the IBM support organization in Katowice, Poland. He has 13 years of experience with IBM i support, consulting and solution implementation. He holds a degree in computer science from Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. His areas of expertise include IBM i system performance, HA, and DR solutions for IBM i.
Marc Rauzier is an IBM Certified IT Specialist working for IBM France in Global Technology Services - Services Delivery organization in Lyon. He has more than 20 years of experience in information technology, focusing on AS/400, iSeries, System i, i5/OS, and IBM i. He is responsible for the architecture, design, and implementation of IBM Power Systems and the IBM i based-solution for strategic outsourcing of customers in France. His areas of expertise include IBM i, HMC, VIOS, SAN, 35xx series tape libraries, and DS8x00 series external storage related to the IBM i environment.
Figure 1 From left to right: Ingo Dimmer, Akinori Mogi, Tomasz Piela, Sabine Jordan, Abdell Ali-Darwish, Nandoo Neerukonda, Marc Rauzier, and KyoSeok Kim
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