Mainframe Business Continuity – SRDF/Star Solutions (MFSTAR)

This course is intended for any person who will:

• Manage and administrate Symmetrix-based STAR data replication using the SRDF suite of products in z/OS environments.
• Architect and position mainframe STAR business continuity customer solutions using EMC software applications.

To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student must have a suitable knowledgebase/skill set. The student must have an understanding of:

• z/OS operating environment; ability to utilize TSO, SDSF and ISPF while performing online hands-on labs
• Symmetrix architecture, concepts, and theory of operations
• SRDF architecture, concepts, and theory of operations
• Existing hands-on experience with EMC’s host based software solutions

A list of specific prerequisite courses can be found in EMC Education Services Learning Management System.

This specialization level course provides participants with lecture and hands-on experience in building EMC’s Concurrent and Cascaded STAR Replication Solution and performing various STAR Recovery scenarios in a z/OS environment. This course expands on a students existing knowledge of ResourcePak Base, Host Component, Consistency Groups and introduces the STAR Recovery Panels. The course reviews business continuity considerations and their practical applications for a STAR configuration.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Describe and demonstrate the benefits, architecture and management of Concurrent and Cascaded STAR in a z/OS environment
• Utilize the following EMC mainframe products to build, operate, failover and failback STAR solutions:
  • SRDF/S, SRDF/A and MSC
  • Resource Pak Base (SCF)
  • SRDF Host Component
  • SRDF Consistency Group
• Describe the architecture and usage of Automated recovery operations using EMCSTAR1

Modules

These modules are designed to support the course objectives. The following modules are included in this course:

• S00 - Course Agenda Lecture
• S01 - Introduction to Star Lecture
• S02 - SRDF Review and Consistency Group Lecture
• S03 -SRDF/A Lecture
• S04 - Transmit Idle Lecture
• S05 - MSC Lecture
• S06 - Concurrent Star Lecture
• S07 - Manual Failover and Recovery Lecture
• S08 - Concurrent Star Automated Panel Recovery Lecture
• S09 - Cascaded Star Lecture
• S10 – Cascaded Concurrent Manual Switching
• S11 - GDDR Lecture

Labs

Labs reinforce the information you have been taught. The labs for this course include:

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• Customize SCF and HC, Build GNS and SRDF/S
• Customize Consistency Group
• Build Concurrent SRDF/A
• SRDF/A MSC
• Customize and start STAR
• Manual Unplanned Failover and Planned Fail back
• Phase 3 to complete manual failover
• Create Procedure 21 Planned Failover jobs for DC1
• Execute a Procedure 21 Planned Failover
• Create Procedure 21 Planned Failover jobs for DC2
• Execute a Procedure 21 Planned Failover
• Run EMCSTAR1 for Procedure 33 FailBack
• Execute Procedure 33 FailBack
• Switch from Concurrent to Cascaded Star
• Switch from Cascaded to Concurrent Star

Modules

Assessments validate that you have learned the knowledge or skills presented during a learning experience. This course includes successful completion of hands-on lab exercises to validate learning.