Published on 26 February 2016, updated 14 April 2016
ISBN-10: 0738454990
ISBN-13: 9780738454993
IBM Form #: REDP-5308-00
Authors: Octavian Lascu, Randy Brewster, Rich Conway, Andrei Socoliuc and Andrei Vlad
This IBM® Redpaper™ publication describes IBM Spectrum Scale™ for Linux on z Systems™.
This paper helps you install and configure IBM Spectrum Scale (formerly GPFS™) in a disaster recovery configuration. Scenario testing is described for various events: Site failure, storage failure, node failure. Recovery procedures from each tested scenario are provided.
This paper also provides an installation and configuration scenario for saving data stored in a Spectrum Scale file system by using IBM Spectrum Protect™ integration features. Multi-node backup usage is described.
Chapter 1. Overview and scenarios
Chapter 2. Implementing Spectrum Scale synchronous mirroring using GPFS replication on Linux on z Systems
Chapter 3. Common administrative tasks