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An overview of the Parallel Sysplex and Coupling Facility on the IBM Z Mainframes

An overview of the Parallel Sysplex and Coupling Facility on the IBM Z Mainframes

by Subhasish Sarkar | Sep 10, 2020

Parallel Sysplex - a type of Clustering Technique Parallel Sysplex on the IBM Z Mainframes is nothing but a type of clustering technique. Almost all mainframe installations (except, maybe, the smallest installations) typically use clustering techniques. There can be...

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Always On: Achieving continuous availability for non-data sharing workloads in a z/OS Parallel Sysplex

Always On: Achieving continuous availability for non-data sharing workloads in a z/OS Parallel Sysplex

by Mike Fitzpatrick | Nov 7, 2018

Introduction The z/OS Parallel Sysplex® technology provides a highly reliable, redundant, and robust environment by clustering together multiple z/OS systems with one or more coupling facilities to achieve near-continuous availability. However, simply running your...

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