RELEASE NOTES

EMC® GDDR
Version 5.0

Release Notes
REV 01

March 22, 2016

These release notes contain supplemental information about EMC GDDR V5.0. Topics
include:
◆ Product description............................................................................................ 2
◆ New features and changes ................................................................................. 2
◆ Environment and system requirements............................................................... 2
◆ Known problems and limitations ........................................................................ 4
◆ Documentation .................................................................................................. 4
◆ Software media, organization, and files.............................................................. 5
◆ Installation......................................................................................................... 5
◆ Troubleshooting and getting help ....................................................................... 5
Product description

Product description
EMC® Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart (EMC GDDR) is a mainframe software
product that standardizes and automates business recovery following both planned
outages and unplanned disasters, including the total loss of a data center or both
data centers in a region. EMC GDDR achieves this goal by providing monitoring,
automation, and quality controls to the functionality of many EMC and third-party
hardware and software products required for business restart.

New features and changes

EMC GDDR V5.0 delivers the following new features and changes:
◆ Support for VMAX3™ Family systems, including support for 8-digit device
numbers and RDF group numbers
◆ Support for Mainframe Enablers version 8.0
◆ Support of TimeFinder SnapVX in GDDR scripts
◆ Support for the intermix of VMAX3 with SnapVX and older VMAX systems with
TimeFinder/Clone
◆ Ability to manage both Test and Gold copy BCV sets for consistency-protected
SRDF devices and for ADCOPY_DISK SRDF devices
◆ Updated GDDR utilities
◆ Accumulated maintenance and fixes

Environment and system requirements

Before you install EMC GDDR, make sure your VMAX system meets the requirements in
Table 1.

Table 1 VMAX system requirements

Item Requirements

Hardware All currently-supported VMAX and VMAX3 Family systems

Enginuity Systems that are at Enginuity level 5876.268.174 (VMAX) or HYPERMAX

OS 5977 (VMAX3)

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 Environment and system requirements

Note: Contact GDDRSolutionSupport@emc.com to verify that your Enginuity level

supports EMC GDDR V5.0.

Table 2 lists EMC GDDR hardware and software requirements. Before you install EMC
GDDR software, make sure your system meets these requirements.
Table 2 Mainframe hardware and software requirements

Item Requirements

Processor hardware configuration Any system that supports current IBM mainframe operating systems

Software • Any currently supported version of the z/OS operating system

• JES2 environment 1
• IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) API- BCPii

Logical processors Recommended: 2

Required: 1

MSU 15 on an IBM EC12 2827-417 (or equivalent, recommended)

Storage 1 GB

Physical paths to own local DASD 4 (recommended)

devices

Physical paths to managed DASD 4 (recommended)

devices
1. EMC GDDR supports JES2 environments. Contact GDDRSolutionSupport@emc.com for JES3 support restrictions.

The minimum software prerequisites needed to run EMC GDDR V5.0 are:
◆ EMC Mainframe Enablers version 8.0 at Enginuity level 5876.268.174 (VMAX) or
HYPERMAX OS 5977 (VMAX3).

IMPORTANT
The Mainframe Enablers level listed above is the minimum level at the time this
document was published. In addition, EMC has extensively qualified EMC GDDR at
selected maintenance levels that apply to the software listed above. These specific
maintenance levels are required for use with EMC GDDR V5.0.

Contact the EMC GDDR Solution Support team at GDDRSolutionSupport@emc.com

for the latest required maintenance levels or to inquire about supported software
levels for earlier versions of Enginuity.

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Known problems and limitations

Known problems and limitations

The EMC GDDR Service Notes describe any additional known problems or limitations
for EMC GDDR. You can download the Service Notes from Online Support. Keep in
mind that these Service Notes may be updated periodically.

Documentation
In addition to these EMC GDDR Release Notes, the EMC GDDR documentation set
consists of the following documents:
◆ EMC GDDR for SRDF/A Product Guide
EMC GDDR for SRDF/S with ConGroup Product Guide
EMC GDDR for SRDF/S with AutoSwap Product Guide
EMC GDDR for SRDF/Star Product Guide
EMC GDDR for SRDF/Star with AutoSwap Product Guide
EMC GDDR for SRDF/SQAR Product Guide
These documents describe operating concepts and explain how to install,
customize, and use GDDR for the specified configuration. They describe how to
use the GDDR online interface, run scripts for planned operations, and manage
unplanned events.
◆ EMC GDDR Message Guide
This document lists the messages reported by GDDR, the reason for each
message, and the recommended user action.
These documents are available in EMC Online Support. As information is added, new
versions of the EMC GDDR documentation may be released. Check to ensure that you
are using the latest versions of these documents.

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 Software media, organization, and files

Software media, organization, and files

The EMC GDDR Product Guide contains a description of the EMC GDDR software kit.

Installation
The software installation procedure is provided in the EMC GDDR Product Guide.

Troubleshooting and getting help

EMC support, product, and licensing information can be obtained though EMC Online
Support as described next.

Note: To open a service request through EMC Online Support, you must have a valid
support agreement. Contact your EMC sales representative for details about obtaining
a valid support agreement or to answer any questions about your account.

Product information
For documentation, release notes, software updates, or for information about EMC
products, licensing, and service, go to EMC Online Support (registration required) at:
https://support.EMC.com

Technical support
EMC offers a variety of support options.
Support by Product — EMC offers consolidated, product-specific information on the
Web at:
https://support.EMC.com/products

The Support by Product web pages offer quick links to Documentation, White Papers,
Advisories (such as frequently used Knowledgebase articles), and Downloads, as well
as more dynamic content, such as presentations, discussions, relevant Customer
Support Forum entries, and a link to EMC Live Chat.

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Troubleshooting and getting help

EMC Live Chat — Open a Chat or instant message session with an EMC Support
Engineer.

eLicensing support
To activate your entitlements and obtain your Symmetrix license files, visit the Service
Center on https://support.EMC.com, as directed on your License Authorization Code
(LAC) letter emailed to you.
For help with missing or incorrect entitlements after activation (that is, expected
functionality remains unavailable because it is not licensed), contact your EMC
Account Representative or Authorized Reseller.
For help with any errors applying license files through Solutions Enabler, contact the
EMC Customer Support Center.
If you are missing a LAC letter, or require further instructions on activating your
licenses through EMC Online Support, contact EMC's worldwide Licensing team at
licensing@emc.com or call:
◆ North America, Latin America, APJK, Australia, New Zealand: SVC4EMC
(800-782-4362) and follow the voice prompts.
◆ EMEA: +353 (0) 21 4879862 and follow the voice prompts.

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Published March 22, 2016
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