The next-generation of IBM Storage DS8000, generally available on October 25, 2024, is the latest innovation in enterprise-class storage for IBM Z mainframe architectures. Designed to harness the full power of IBM Z, this latest generation of IBM Storage DS8000 is designed to provide organizations access to critical workloads, consistent and optimized data performance, and a modular architecture to adopt the latest IBM research- backed technologies to fuel business growth while monetizing data.
IBM® Transparent Data Migration Facility (TDMF®) z/OS® is the premier software tool that enables local or global data migration for storage attached to IBM z/OS mainframes across multivendor environments. It provides data migration for both z/OS and z/VM and end-to-end, non-disruptive data mobility to help you avoid data loss.
TDMF will support the new IBM DS800, 10th generation, ensuring high data integrity and application availability during the migration.
TDMF is vendor independent as well as user-initiated and controlled. It allows for full system sharing throughout the data center and guarantees full access to the data at any point during a migration operation. It also supports dynamic takeover on the part of the target device while applications remain online. New storage subsystem technologies can be brought in with minimal disruption.
IBM Storage offers TDMF z/OS and z/VM for migrating your data onto or across your IBM Storage systems, including IBM DS8900. TDMF z/OS 5.11 with z/VM Agent for TDMF z/OS 5.11 enables volume-based, heterogeneous storage migrations with continuous transparent access to all applications and data without disruption or the limitations presented by having multiple storage vendors.
TDMF z/OS 5.11
TDMF z/OS host-based data migration software enables you to migrate your storage data locally or remotely at the volume level from IBM and non-IBM storage systems while your applications remain online. TDMF z/OS 5.11 contains enhancements designed to improve your data migration experience:
- z/OSMF plug-in as an alternative to advanced JCL generation option
- z/OSMF workflow as an alternative to DevOps JCL Wizard
- TCPIP connection resilience
- zEDC compression for TCPIP
- z16 processor compatibility support
- Documentation improvements for FlashCopy® support
- Various defect fixes
z/VM Agent for TDMF z/OS
z/VM Agent for TDMF z/OS 5.11 offers support for TDMF session monitor for data migrations in a z/VM environment.
- TDMF CMS session monitor enables you to check the status of TDMF migrations directly from z/VM.
- The monitor can be invoked by any CMS user who has access to the application (GTDVMON MODULE).
- The z/VM monitor is a read-only application. User interactions, such as prompt replies, are still performed in the z/OS monitor application.
This software offering is ideal for moving data onto new or updated storage systems with minimal disruption. TDMF z/OS software is available for purchase based on the full-capacity million service unit (MSU) rating for the machines in your zSystems environment. z/VM Agent for TDMF z/OS software is available for purchase based on the full-capacity central processor engine rating for the machines in your z/VM environment. TDMF z/OS is a prerequisite and corequisite for the z/VM Agent for TDMF z/OS. IBM Services™ continue to remain available to assist you in performing the data migration planning and performance of your data migration projects
Product information, including system requirements, tech notes, training, support, and more, will be available on or before general availability in IBM Documentation.
