Hitachi TrueCopy for z/OS (T1711-96009, June 2006)

46 TrueCopy for the XP1024/XP128/XP12000/XP10000
NOTE: Other XP disk arrays with TC390 installed can be used as an RCU connected to an
XP1024/XP128/XP12000/XP10000 MCU. For assistance with mixed disk array configurations,
contact your HP account support representative.
TC390 can coexist with CA (all copy modes) in the same XP1024/XP128/XP12000/XP10000.
Full Fibre Channel support will allow concurrent fibre-mode CA and TC390 operations.
The XP1024/XP128/XP12000/XP10000 may have additional installation requirements, such as
SVP modes, hardware features such as CHF WP411-B, additional cache, and so forth. For more
information on XP1024/XP128/XP12000/XP10000 SVP modes for TC390, refer to Table 4
on
page 20
.
• Serial remote copy connections (see ”Serial Remote Copy Connections” on page 52):
• Multimode serial interface (ESCON) cables are required at both the MCU and RCU.
• For distances from 3 km to 43 km (1.9 to 26.7 miles), single-mode serial interface cables with IBM
9032 or 9033 ESCON directors (ESCDs) and/or 9036 ESCON repeaters are required.
• For distances greater than 9 km (5.6 miles), the extended distance facility (XDF) provided by the
ESCDs and/or ESCON repeaters is required.
• For distances greater than 43 km (26.7 miles), approved third-party channel extender products and
telecommunications lines are required. Long-distance TC390 solutions are provided based on user
requirements and workload characteristics.
NOTE: Use of channel extenders may require additional XP1024/XP128/XP12000/XP10000
configuration (for example, mode 21).
All serial remote copy activities between two XP1024/XP128/XP12000/XP10000s, such as
TC390, TC390A, CA Sync, and CA Async, can share the same remote copy connections.
• Remote copy connections – Fibre Channel (see ”Fibre Remote Copy Connections” on page 50):
• Multimode or single-mode optical fibre cables are required at both the MCU and RCU.
• For distances from 0.5 km to 1.5 km (1,640 to 4,920 feet), multimode shortwave Fibre Channel
interface cables with up to two switches are required.
• For distances from 10 km to 30 km (6.2 to 18.6 miles), single-mode longwave Fibre Channel
interface cables with up to two switches are required.
• For distances greater than 30 km, approved third-party channel extender products and
telecommunications lines are required.
• zSeries and S/390 host: MVS/DFP® 3.2.0 + PTF, or VM/ESA® 2.1.0 + PTF.
• Optional error recover procedure (ERP) functions require MVS/DFP 3.2.0 or later.
• ICKDSF R16 + PTF functions require VM/ESA 2.1.0 or later.
• If the primary and/or secondary system consists of several CPU complexes, a SYSPLEX timer is
required to provide a common time reference for the host I/O time-stamping function.
• APAR OW36948 is required for 16-session support for HXRC.
• Command View XP management station and Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console software.
The Command View XP management station is supplied by the user. The Web browser is required to
operate the Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console Java™ Applet programs. Also, the license
key code is required to operate the TC390 software.
NOTE: Administrator access to the Command View XP management station or XP Remote Web
Console is required to perform TC390 operations. Users without administrator access can only view
TC390 information.