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EMC InfoMover Product Description Guide
Table of Contents
3 Chapter 1: Introduction
3 Overview
3 The Value of EMC InfoMover
4 EMC E-Infostructure is where information lives`
5 Chapter 2: InfoMover Uses and Applications
5 Overview
5 Data Warehousing
5 E-Business
5 Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
6 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
6 Data Application and Migration
6 Billing Applications
6 Data Analysis
7 Chapter 3: Technical Overview
8 Architecture
10 Concurrent and Multihost File Transfer
11 File Transfer and Management
15 Chapter 4: Using InfoMover for File Transfer
15 Starting an InfoMover Server
15 Establishing an InfoMover Connection
15 Closing an InfoMover Connection
16 Setting up a Data Transfer
16 Executing a Data Transfer
16 Submitting Batch and Script Requests
16 Return Codes
16 SRDF R2 Support
17 TimeFinder Support
18 Chapter 5: Using InfoMover for File Sharing
18 InfoMover File System
18 Components on UNIX Hosts
18 Components on MVS Hosts
19 Operation
19 Data Transmission
19 Data Access
19 Data Types
20 User Interface
20 Supported Platforms
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Chapter 1Introduction
Overview EMC InfoMover™ is a unique, high-performance software solution that combines flexible
information transfer and sharing capabilities, enabling open access to information within the data
center. InfoMover copies bulk files bi-directionally between any combination of mainframe, UNIX,
or Windows NT/2000-based systems using the Symmetrix® Enterprise Storage™ system and
existing I/O channel connections instead of the network. InfoMover also enables UNIX systems to
directly read MVS files using the Symmetrix channels.
Mainframe, UNIX, and Windows NT/2000 systems can now access information regardless of
where it was created. Vital business and operations files residing on your mainframe systems can
be easily and quickly accessed by open systems. Files created on your open systems can be made
available for your mainframe, other open systems, and Windows NT/2000 applications.
InfoMover file copy can be implemented quickly and easily through a familiar FTP-like interface.
InfoMover also offers a GUI that supports "drag and drop" file copy, as well as automated script
generation so that file copy operations can be run later as batch processes.
InfoMover supports cross-platform file transfers for information resident on alternate sources.
Using InfoMover with Symmetrix, files can be copied to or from CLARiiON® storage arrays, MVS
magnetic tape, and other storage systems.
File transfer rates as fast as 36 MB per second for multiple concurrent file transfers can be achieved
with all I/O channel types: ESCON, SCSI, Ultra SCSI, or Fibre Channel. InfoMover also offers
UNIX users another way to read MVS data. InfoMover provides a high-speed, transparent file
system interface that allows applications on UNIX hosts to read MVS files stored on a Symmetrix
system to which both the MVS and UNIX hosts are connected. The MVS files must reside on a
Symmetrix on MVS and UNIX shared count key data (CKD) devices. The MVS data appears as if
it were ordinary UNIX directories and files.
Whether copying files from one platform to another, or directly reading MVS files from UNIX
systems, InfoMover uses the Symmetrix cache memory subsystem and existing I/O channels to copy
or access the data, instead of using the network. This enables files to be copied or shared at very high
speeds, while reducing network congestion for faster operation of other mission-critical applications.
The Value of InfoMover accelerates information delivery so that data is available where and when it is needed.
EMC InfoMover As a result, InfoMover delivers business advantage in three forms: business impact, operational
impact, and financial impact.
Business Impact Business impact translates into increased revenue generation, faster time-to-market, and ultimately
— competitive advantage. InfoMover delivers business impact by enabling:
• More timely information; data warehouses can be refreshed faster and more frequently, resulting
in more current information for business applications
• Sounder business decisions; decisions can be derived from the most current data available, regardless
of what system it was created on, resulting in faster time-to-market and increased revenue
Operational Impact Operational impact means improvement to enterprise processes that streamline operations,
enhance efficiency, and protect business assets. InfoMover delivers operational impact by enabling:
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21 Chapter 6: InfoMover Management Utility
21 Using the Command Line
21 Character Translation
22 Setting up the Translation Environment
22 Logging Management
22 Utility Output to a File
22 Displaying Diagnostic Information
22 Listing Connection Information
22 Displaying Configuration Parameters
23 Chapter 7: EMC Enterprise Storage Software Solutions and Service
23 Information Protection Software
23 Information Sharing Software
23 Information Management Software
24 Professional Services
24 Customer Services and Support
24 EMC Customer Support
25 Glossary of Terms
27 Appendix A
27 Installation Requirements
29 Formatting Transfer Volumes
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Chapter 1Introduction
Overview EMC InfoMover™ is a unique, high-performance software solution that combines flexible
information transfer and sharing capabilities, enabling open access to information within the data
center. InfoMover copies bulk files bi-directionally between any combination of mainframe, UNIX,
or Windows NT/2000-based systems using the Symmetrix® Enterprise Storage™ system and
existing I/O channel connections instead of the network. InfoMover also enables UNIX systems to
directly read MVS files using the Symmetrix channels.
Mainframe, UNIX, and Windows NT/2000 systems can now access information regardless of
where it was created. Vital business and operations files residing on your mainframe systems can
be easily and quickly accessed by open systems. Files created on your open systems can be made
available for your mainframe, other open systems, and Windows NT/2000 applications.
InfoMover file copy can be implemented quickly and easily through a familiar FTP-like interface.
InfoMover also offers a GUI that supports "drag and drop" file copy, as well as automated script
generation so that file copy operations can be run later as batch processes.
InfoMover supports cross-platform file transfers for information resident on alternate sources.
Using InfoMover with Symmetrix, files can be copied to or from CLARiiON® storage arrays, MVS
magnetic tape, and other storage systems.
File transfer rates as fast as 36 MB per second for multiple concurrent file transfers can be achieved
with all I/O channel types: ESCON, SCSI, Ultra SCSI, or Fibre Channel. InfoMover also offers
UNIX users another way to read MVS data. InfoMover provides a high-speed, transparent file
system interface that allows applications on UNIX hosts to read MVS files stored on a Symmetrix
system to which both the MVS and UNIX hosts are connected. The MVS files must reside on a
Symmetrix on MVS and UNIX shared count key data (CKD) devices. The MVS data appears as if
it were ordinary UNIX directories and files.
Whether copying files from one platform to another, or directly reading MVS files from UNIX
systems, InfoMover uses the Symmetrix cache memory subsystem and existing I/O channels to copy
or access the data, instead of using the network. This enables files to be copied or shared at very high
speeds, while reducing network congestion for faster operation of other mission-critical applications.
The Value of InfoMover accelerates information delivery so that data is available where and when it is needed.
EMC InfoMover As a result, InfoMover delivers business advantage in three forms: business impact, operational
impact, and financial impact.
Business Impact Business impact translates into increased revenue generation, faster time-to-market, and ultimately
— competitive advantage. InfoMover delivers business impact by enabling:
• More timely information; data warehouses can be refreshed faster and more frequently, resulting
in more current information for business applications
• Sounder business decisions; decisions can be derived from the most current data available, regardless
of what system it was created on, resulting in faster time-to-market and increased revenue
Operational Impact Operational impact means improvement to enterprise processes that streamline operations,
enhance efficiency, and protect business assets. InfoMover delivers operational impact by enabling:
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21 Chapter 6: InfoMover Management Utility
21 Using the Command Line
21 Character Translation
22 Setting up the Translation Environment
22 Logging Management
22 Utility Output to a File
22 Displaying Diagnostic Information
22 Listing Connection Information
22 Displaying Configuration Parameters
23 Chapter 7: EMC Enterprise Storage Software Solutions and Service
23 Information Protection Software
23 Information Sharing Software
23 Information Management Software
24 Professional Services
24 Customer Services and Support
24 EMC Customer Support
25 Glossary of Terms
27 Appendix A
27 Installation Requirements
29 Formatting Transfer Volumes
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Chapter 2InfoMover Uses and Applications
Overview InfoMover copies and shares files across server boundaries in virtually all industries and
applications. Industries such as financial services, telecommunications, transportation,
manufacturing, energy, government, wholesale/retail and others can all benefit from sharing
information quickly among heterogeneous systems through the use of InfoMover and EMC
Enterprise Storage.
Typical InfoMover uses and applications include:
• Data Warehousing
• E-Business
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Data and application migration
• Billing applications
• Data analysis
Data Warehousing Business success results from unlocking the potential of your data warehouse. By making the most
recent information available to a data warehouse, you gain an advantage to exploit new markets,
improve customer service, and discover sales leads. The data warehouse becomes a tool to
recognize opportunities and respond quickly and efficiently to customer needs and marketplace
issues, and grow your business like never before.
Historically, administrators and managers considered data warehouse loading to be a complex,
cumbersome, and time-consuming process. InfoMover changes all that by making data warehouse
loading faster and easier. Because InfoMover dramatically decreases the time required to load a
data warehouse, more frequent refreshes are possible. Fast access to the most current data results
in better, more informed business decisions and creates a time-to-market competitive advantage.
E-Business Most of today’s successful e-businesses require frequent, high-volume product or content additions
and changes. News and information services, retail product lines, and e-catalog sales are typical
examples. Response to competitive pressure is another. As networks grow and the volume of data
explodes, requests for information dramatically increase. The resulting increase in network traffic
negatively impacts the overall capabilities and effectiveness of this high-demand resource.
InfoMover is a unique solution that improves file transfers and enables direct data access while
offloading network traffic. Reduced traffic means more predictable operation. In the e-business
world, your information must be available 24 x forever, demanding a 100 percent predictable
operation. InfoMover provides transparent access to information and enables businesses to
manage the volume of information that drives their e-businesses quickly, safely, and simply.
Customer Relationship To understand your customers, you must have a full picture of their current dealings with your
Management (CRM) enterprise. Customer Relationship Management is a way for large organizations to gain this
picture. It helps you build customer satisfaction and loyalty, better focus marketing efforts, and
• Dramatically improved file transfer time, which accelerates the processing window for database,
application, and business activities
• Improved service as a result of network load reduction; increased network availability allows other
vital business operations to proceed more smoothly and rapidly; improved service also means
delaying expensive network upgrades and avoiding application downtime
• Shared access to mainframe data from UNIX applications, eliminating file transfers, saving time
and resources, and providing for faster operations and increased productivity
Financial Impact Financial impact results from cost savings. InfoMover delivers financial impact by:
• Leveraging existing information assets in the most efficient manner
EMC E-Infostructure is Taking full control of your information assets with an EMC E-Infostructure™ is a prerequisite to
where information lives™ success in today’s electronic economy. With EMC as the foundation of your E-Infostructure, there
are no more limits to the use of information. Regardless of your business or industry, an
E-Infostructure enables you to control all of your critical information — and build your business
around it. By connecting all of your stored information, an E-Infostructure gives you a total view
of your IT operation and key business processes for the ultimate in control. An E-Infostructure
provides the control you need to compete — to accelerate time-to-market and to quickly adapt to
technological and business change.
EMC Enterprise Storage, including the industry-leading Symmetrix® and CLARiiON® systems,
provides the foundation for a robust E-Infostructure. Adding this dimension to your IT
infrastructure enables you to begin its transformation into a powerful business tool that lets you
use information to achieve and sustain success.
Software from EMC builds on enterprise storage to add functionality, manage interdependencies,
and facilitate a rich, integrated environment.
Comprehensive services are available to help you assess, plan, design, implement, manage, and
maintain the solution that’s right for you. And to ensure that nothing stands between you and
your business success, all EMC products are backed by our award-winning service and
support organization.
Connectivity tools offer choices in access paths to information — Fibre Channel or IP-based
network connections.
InfoMover Enhances EMC InfoMover software is a key component of the E-Infostructure. InfoMover allows you to
the E-Infostructure readily share information across dissimilar servers, operating systems, applications, and databases,
so you can easily adapt to your ever-changing business climate.
E-Infostructure EMC makes a wide range of its application programming interfaces (APIs) available to developer
Developers Program program participants as part of the EMC E-Infostructure Developers Program™. By doing so,
independent software vendors (ISVs), system integrators, and system vendors are encouraged to
develop applications that are tightly integrated with EMC’s industry-leading storage systems and
software. Several of EMC's development partners’ software applications, Informatica
PowerCenter, PowerCenter.e, and PowerMart; Informix Ardent DataStage; and Torrent
Orchestrate, are integrated with EMC InfoMover to deliver solutions that are ideal for data
warehousing applications. Additional solutions will be available on a continuing basis.
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Chapter 2InfoMover Uses and Applications
Overview InfoMover copies and shares files across server boundaries in virtually all industries and
applications. Industries such as financial services, telecommunications, transportation,
manufacturing, energy, government, wholesale/retail and others can all benefit from sharing
information quickly among heterogeneous systems through the use of InfoMover and EMC
Enterprise Storage.
Typical InfoMover uses and applications include:
• Data Warehousing
• E-Business
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Data and application migration
• Billing applications
• Data analysis
Data Warehousing Business success results from unlocking the potential of your data warehouse. By making the most
recent information available to a data warehouse, you gain an advantage to exploit new markets,
improve customer service, and discover sales leads. The data warehouse becomes a tool to
recognize opportunities and respond quickly and efficiently to customer needs and marketplace
issues, and grow your business like never before.
Historically, administrators and managers considered data warehouse loading to be a complex,
cumbersome, and time-consuming process. InfoMover changes all that by making data warehouse
loading faster and easier. Because InfoMover dramatically decreases the time required to load a
data warehouse, more frequent refreshes are possible. Fast access to the most current data results
in better, more informed business decisions and creates a time-to-market competitive advantage.
E-Business Most of today’s successful e-businesses require frequent, high-volume product or content additions
and changes. News and information services, retail product lines, and e-catalog sales are typical
examples. Response to competitive pressure is another. As networks grow and the volume of data
explodes, requests for information dramatically increase. The resulting increase in network traffic
negatively impacts the overall capabilities and effectiveness of this high-demand resource.
InfoMover is a unique solution that improves file transfers and enables direct data access while
offloading network traffic. Reduced traffic means more predictable operation. In the e-business
world, your information must be available 24 x forever, demanding a 100 percent predictable
operation. InfoMover provides transparent access to information and enables businesses to
manage the volume of information that drives their e-businesses quickly, safely, and simply.
Customer Relationship To understand your customers, you must have a full picture of their current dealings with your
Management (CRM) enterprise. Customer Relationship Management is a way for large organizations to gain this
picture. It helps you build customer satisfaction and loyalty, better focus marketing efforts, and
• Dramatically improved file transfer time, which accelerates the processing window for database,
application, and business activities
• Improved service as a result of network load reduction; increased network availability allows other
vital business operations to proceed more smoothly and rapidly; improved service also means
delaying expensive network upgrades and avoiding application downtime
• Shared access to mainframe data from UNIX applications, eliminating file transfers, saving time
and resources, and providing for faster operations and increased productivity
Financial Impact Financial impact results from cost savings. InfoMover delivers financial impact by:
• Leveraging existing information assets in the most efficient manner
EMC E-Infostructure is Taking full control of your information assets with an EMC E-Infostructure™ is a prerequisite to
where information lives™ success in today’s electronic economy. With EMC as the foundation of your E-Infostructure, there
are no more limits to the use of information. Regardless of your business or industry, an
E-Infostructure enables you to control all of your critical information — and build your business
around it. By connecting all of your stored information, an E-Infostructure gives you a total view
of your IT operation and key business processes for the ultimate in control. An E-Infostructure
provides the control you need to compete — to accelerate time-to-market and to quickly adapt to
technological and business change.
EMC Enterprise Storage, including the industry-leading Symmetrix® and CLARiiON® systems,
provides the foundation for a robust E-Infostructure. Adding this dimension to your IT
infrastructure enables you to begin its transformation into a powerful business tool that lets you
use information to achieve and sustain success.
Software from EMC builds on enterprise storage to add functionality, manage interdependencies,
and facilitate a rich, integrated environment.
Comprehensive services are available to help you assess, plan, design, implement, manage, and
maintain the solution that’s right for you. And to ensure that nothing stands between you and
your business success, all EMC products are backed by our award-winning service and
support organization.
Connectivity tools offer choices in access paths to information — Fibre Channel or IP-based
network connections.
InfoMover Enhances EMC InfoMover software is a key component of the E-Infostructure. InfoMover allows you to
the E-Infostructure readily share information across dissimilar servers, operating systems, applications, and databases,
so you can easily adapt to your ever-changing business climate.
E-Infostructure EMC makes a wide range of its application programming interfaces (APIs) available to developer
Developers Program program participants as part of the EMC E-Infostructure Developers Program™. By doing so,
independent software vendors (ISVs), system integrators, and system vendors are encouraged to
develop applications that are tightly integrated with EMC’s industry-leading storage systems and
software. Several of EMC's development partners’ software applications, Informatica
PowerCenter, PowerCenter.e, and PowerMart; Informix Ardent DataStage; and Torrent
Orchestrate, are integrated with EMC InfoMover to deliver solutions that are ideal for data
warehousing applications. Additional solutions will be available on a continuing basis.
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Chapter 3Technical Overview
InfoMover is a software utility that transfers files between MVS-based, UNIX-based, or Windows
NT/2000 systems at high speeds.
Additionally, it allows the sharing of MVS datasets, which are resident on the Symmetrix as shared
CKD volumes, to UNIX-based platforms.
InfoMover uses a Symmetrix Enterprise Storage system as the base-enabling technology for these
features. For file transfers, the high-speed cache of the Symmetrix is used rather than the network.
For file sharing, the inherit capabilities of the Symmetrix are used to facilitate the direct access of
the MVS dataset.
The InfoMover software is installed on all systems involved in the transfer. InfoMover can be
operated interactively from an MVS Time Sharing Option (TSO) terminal, a UNIX or Windows
NT/2000 workstation, or through MVS batch and UNIX script requests.
InfoMover allows users to:
• Establish communication between heterogeneous or similar hosts
• Transfer files that reside on Symmetrix, CLARiiON, MVS magnetic tape, and other storage arrays
• Transfer bulk files and datasets between the source and target hosts through the high-speed
Symmetrix cache
• Use named pipes instead of creating intermediary files when moving data from one application to
another
• Control file transfers from an MVS TSO terminal or a UNIX or Windows NT/2000 workstation;
the UNIX or Windows NT/2000 workstation can be connected to the server either directly or
through TCP/IP
• Run InfoMover jobs in MVS or Windows NT/2000 batch or from a UNIX script
• Convert the data from one format to another using your own ASCII-EBCDIC translation tables or
alternative InfoMover single-byte language translation tables
• Obtain online assistance for the InfoMover commands
significantly increase sales. The integrated picture of the complete customer relationship, crucial to
making good business decisions, is derived from the flood of customer information obtained from
a variety of sources.
InfoMover provides the ideal solution for accessing data in the enterprise anywhere, at any time.
For instance, in a retail environment, a buyer may need access to a customer’s buying preferences
and to the next season’s purchasing information to plan a customer incentive campaign. The buyer
may need to access this information either at the company headquarters or at a remote store, at
9 a.m. or 9 p.m. on a Monday or a Sunday. Utilizing InfoMover, customer data gathered from
multiple sources can be transformed into coherent and cohesive information needed to beat the
competition and build long-term profitable relationships with existing and potential customers.
Enterprise Resource The enterprise-wide management of information includes a variety of systems, diverse
Planning (ERP) applications, changing technologies, and user expectations. The move to distributed computing to
reconcile these systems and share information among users has become a requirement. InfoMover
enables organizations to transform ERP data into reliable information for strategic business analysis.
Departments often need to share large volumes of information with other groups. InfoMover not
only lets you share information, but it also helps synchronize critical systems with your business. The
ability to share information as frequently as necessary makes the entire enterprise more productive.
Data and Application Today’s business cannot afford days of downtime to migrate to new applications. Using a high-speed
Migration and highly reliable tool to migrate the data is absolutely critical. InfoMover fits the bill. It
reduces the time and number of steps required to complete data migration between sending and
receiving platforms.
InfoMover also supports cross-platform file transfers for information resident on alternate sources.
Using InfoMover with Symmetrix, files can be moved to or from CLARiiON storage arrays, MVS
magnetic tape, and other storage systems. InfoMover eliminates the need to first land the data on
the target system and create intermediary files. Users can “pipe” the data directly into a database
or third-party application. Mainframe, UNIX, and Window NT/2000 systems can now access
information regardless of where it was created.
Billing Applications InfoMover helps retailers monitor sales and prepare appropriate invoicing. A billing application is
a good example of how InfoMover adds value and greatly improves data flow. A point-of-purchase
department may use a mainframe-based database to record sales and track inventory, and an open
systems application in the billing department may require daily updates of credit card purchases in
order to invoice the correct credit provider.
InfoMover can transfer the necessary data into the open systems server where the billing department
can summarize and share the information internally and with vendors. InfoMover gives two
departments, using two different platforms, an efficient, accurate, cost-efficient means to
communicate without using overloaded network resources.
Data Analysis Ongoing data analysis helps you make smart business decisions. To stay on top of a project,
extensive querying and reporting on a day-to-day basis is necessary. For example, data may be
captured in an application to report on new customers. Meanwhile, the failure and success of a
new sales-incentive program may be tracked and then correlated with the “new customer” data.
This data must then be consolidated to run reports for comparisons and projections. InfoMover
helps integrate all of this disparate data so you can spend your time and energy analyzing and
acting on information instead of trying to piece it together.
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Chapter 3Technical Overview
InfoMover is a software utility that transfers files between MVS-based, UNIX-based, or Windows
NT/2000 systems at high speeds.
Additionally, it allows the sharing of MVS datasets, which are resident on the Symmetrix as shared
CKD volumes, to UNIX-based platforms.
InfoMover uses a Symmetrix Enterprise Storage system as the base-enabling technology for these
features. For file transfers, the high-speed cache of the Symmetrix is used rather than the network.
For file sharing, the inherit capabilities of the Symmetrix are used to facilitate the direct access of
the MVS dataset.
The InfoMover software is installed on all systems involved in the transfer. InfoMover can be
operated interactively from an MVS Time Sharing Option (TSO) terminal, a UNIX or Windows
NT/2000 workstation, or through MVS batch and UNIX script requests.
InfoMover allows users to:
• Establish communication between heterogeneous or similar hosts
• Transfer files that reside on Symmetrix, CLARiiON, MVS magnetic tape, and other storage arrays
• Transfer bulk files and datasets between the source and target hosts through the high-speed
Symmetrix cache
• Use named pipes instead of creating intermediary files when moving data from one application to
another
• Control file transfers from an MVS TSO terminal or a UNIX or Windows NT/2000 workstation;
the UNIX or Windows NT/2000 workstation can be connected to the server either directly or
through TCP/IP
• Run InfoMover jobs in MVS or Windows NT/2000 batch or from a UNIX script
• Convert the data from one format to another using your own ASCII-EBCDIC translation tables or
alternative InfoMover single-byte language translation tables
• Obtain online assistance for the InfoMover commands
significantly increase sales. The integrated picture of the complete customer relationship, crucial to
making good business decisions, is derived from the flood of customer information obtained from
a variety of sources.
InfoMover provides the ideal solution for accessing data in the enterprise anywhere, at any time.
For instance, in a retail environment, a buyer may need access to a customer’s buying preferences
and to the next season’s purchasing information to plan a customer incentive campaign. The buyer
may need to access this information either at the company headquarters or at a remote store, at
9 a.m. or 9 p.m. on a Monday or a Sunday. Utilizing InfoMover, customer data gathered from
multiple sources can be transformed into coherent and cohesive information needed to beat the
competition and build long-term profitable relationships with existing and potential customers.
Enterprise Resource The enterprise-wide management of information includes a variety of systems, diverse
Planning (ERP) applications, changing technologies, and user expectations. The move to distributed computing to
reconcile these systems and share information among users has become a requirement. InfoMover
enables organizations to transform ERP data into reliable information for strategic business analysis.
Departments often need to share large volumes of information with other groups. InfoMover not
only lets you share information, but it also helps synchronize critical systems with your business. The
ability to share information as frequently as necessary makes the entire enterprise more productive.
Data and Application Today’s business cannot afford days of downtime to migrate to new applications. Using a high-speed
Migration and highly reliable tool to migrate the data is absolutely critical. InfoMover fits the bill. It
reduces the time and number of steps required to complete data migration between sending and
receiving platforms.
InfoMover also supports cross-platform file transfers for information resident on alternate sources.
Using InfoMover with Symmetrix, files can be moved to or from CLARiiON storage arrays, MVS
magnetic tape, and other storage systems. InfoMover eliminates the need to first land the data on
the target system and create intermediary files. Users can “pipe” the data directly into a database
or third-party application. Mainframe, UNIX, and Window NT/2000 systems can now access
information regardless of where it was created.
Billing Applications InfoMover helps retailers monitor sales and prepare appropriate invoicing. A billing application is
a good example of how InfoMover adds value and greatly improves data flow. A point-of-purchase
department may use a mainframe-based database to record sales and track inventory, and an open
systems application in the billing department may require daily updates of credit card purchases in
order to invoice the correct credit provider.
InfoMover can transfer the necessary data into the open systems server where the billing department
can summarize and share the information internally and with vendors. InfoMover gives two
departments, using two different platforms, an efficient, accurate, cost-efficient means to
communicate without using overloaded network resources.
Data Analysis Ongoing data analysis helps you make smart business decisions. To stay on top of a project,
extensive querying and reporting on a day-to-day basis is necessary. For example, data may be
captured in an application to report on new customers. Meanwhile, the failure and success of a
new sales-incentive program may be tracked and then correlated with the “new customer” data.
This data must then be consolidated to run reports for comparisons and projections. InfoMover
helps integrate all of this disparate data so you can spend your time and energy analyzing and
acting on information instead of trying to piece it together.
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Figure 2. MVS-to-UNIX/Windows NT/2000 file transfer.
InfoMover Server An InfoMover server resides on each host platform. The InfoMover server on the source file's host
(host A) facilitates the transfer of the source file to the InfoMover server on the other host (host B).
The InfoMover server on host B creates or replaces a target file.
In an MVS-to-UNIX or MVS-to-Windows NT/2000 file transfer, as shown in Figure 2, the
InfoMover client on the MVS system interprets the InfoMover commands and then sends a
transaction to the MVS InfoMover server. The MVS InfoMover server manages the request to
transfer the data and put the data on the UNIX or Windows NT/2000 system.
The file transfer occurs through transfer volumes on the Symmetrix, which acts as a staging buffer
and transport medium for the data. For example, with a transfer from an MVS system to a UNIX
or NT/2000 system, the MVS InfoMover server posts messages to a buffer in the Symmetrix
system. Then, the UNIX or NT/2000 InfoMover server can detect that file blocks are ready to be
transferred to the UNIX or NT/2000 disk. The data transfer is moved in 128 or 512 byte blocks
with the InfoMover servers on each host processing in parallel, providing very fast data movement.
When transferring a text file between MVS and UNIX or NT/2000 systems, binary transfer or
character translation can be specified. The UNIX or NT/2000 InfoMover server performs all
translations. It uses the InfoMover ASCII-EBCDIC translation tables, alternate InfoMover
language translation tables, or a user’s own translation tables.
MVS Agent The MVS agent runs as a started task on the MVS system. This agent communicates with the direct
access server running on the UNIX host. Opening a session using the InfoMover GUI starts an
MVS login. This login starts the communication between the UNIX server software and the MVS
agent. The MVS agent in turn communicates with the MVS resident security and catalog services
to validate the user making the request, locate the desired dataset(s), and then enqueue the desired
dataset(s) with a DISP=SHR. After the dataset(s) have been copied to the UNIX host (translation
from EBCDIC to ASCII is automatically performed), the enqueues are released and
communication between the MVS agent and the UNIX server ceases.
INFOMOVER CLIENT
INFOMOVERSERVER
CACHE
INFOMOVER SERVER
SOURCE FILE
TARGET FILE
TRANSFERDEVICES
SCSI, ULTRA SCSI, ORFIBRE CHANNELS
ESCON ORPARALLELCHANNELS
ESCON OR PARALLEL CHANNELS
SYMMETRIX
HOST A
MVS
HOST BUNIX OR WINDOWS NT
SCSI, ULTRA SCSI, ORFIBRE CHANNELS
Figure 1. InfoMover operations.
The operation for an MVS to UNIX or Windows NT/2000 transfer when the source and target
files reside on the same Symmetrix is shown in Figure 1.
1. The user or program initiates InfoMover file transfer from either host participating in the transfer.
The EBCDIC file is read by the mainframe from a CKD formatted device on the Symmetrix.
2. The data is written to an offline volume (cache) using its channel program.
3. Simultaneous to the mainframe writing the data, the data is read from cache by the UNIX or
Windows NT/2000 host.
4. The data is converted from EBCDIC to ASCII at the UNIX or Windows NT/2000 host.
5. The data is written to the UNIX or Windows NT/2000 file system.
Architecture The architecture of InfoMover consists of two possible paths, which are invisible to the user. The
first path consists of client and server software components that together control the movement
and conversion of data files. This is the default path for InfoMover (see below). The InfoMover
client makes a file transfer request. The InfoMover servers process the request, and the file transfers
occur using the host channel interfaces, thereby taking advantage of the data transfer rates of
high-performance channels.
The second path must be specifically configured and installed. If not installed, the first path
(previously referenced) will always be utilized by InfoMover. The second path consists of an agent
running on MVS and a server running on the UNIX system. The UNIX server requests access from
the MVS agent, which in turn validates the request by passing it to the resident MVS security. Once
the request is validated by MVS security, the request is passed to the MVS catalog to locate the
dataset. This allows the MVS datasets to be read and copied to the requesting UNIX host. This
path is only taken if the dataset desired is Symmetrix-resident on a CKD device that is set-up to be
shared by both the MVS host and the UNIX host involved in the transfer.
InfoMover Client The InfoMover client requests the transfer of the contents of a source file under the control of the
InfoMover servers to a target file.
Figure 2 illustrates the transfer of a source file on an MVS mainframe (host A) to a target file on a
UNIX or Windows NT/2000 host (host B). The file transfer occurs using the host channel
interfaces, taking advantage of the data transfer rates achievable by these channels. Source and
target files can reside on Symmetrix disks or on other disks attached to the host.
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Figure 2. MVS-to-UNIX/Windows NT/2000 file transfer.
InfoMover Server An InfoMover server resides on each host platform. The InfoMover server on the source file's host
(host A) facilitates the transfer of the source file to the InfoMover server on the other host (host B).
The InfoMover server on host B creates or replaces a target file.
In an MVS-to-UNIX or MVS-to-Windows NT/2000 file transfer, as shown in Figure 2, the
InfoMover client on the MVS system interprets the InfoMover commands and then sends a
transaction to the MVS InfoMover server. The MVS InfoMover server manages the request to
transfer the data and put the data on the UNIX or Windows NT/2000 system.
The file transfer occurs through transfer volumes on the Symmetrix, which acts as a staging buffer
and transport medium for the data. For example, with a transfer from an MVS system to a UNIX
or NT/2000 system, the MVS InfoMover server posts messages to a buffer in the Symmetrix
system. Then, the UNIX or NT/2000 InfoMover server can detect that file blocks are ready to be
transferred to the UNIX or NT/2000 disk. The data transfer is moved in 128 or 512 byte blocks
with the InfoMover servers on each host processing in parallel, providing very fast data movement.
When transferring a text file between MVS and UNIX or NT/2000 systems, binary transfer or
character translation can be specified. The UNIX or NT/2000 InfoMover server performs all
translations. It uses the InfoMover ASCII-EBCDIC translation tables, alternate InfoMover
language translation tables, or a user’s own translation tables.
MVS Agent The MVS agent runs as a started task on the MVS system. This agent communicates with the direct
access server running on the UNIX host. Opening a session using the InfoMover GUI starts an
MVS login. This login starts the communication between the UNIX server software and the MVS
agent. The MVS agent in turn communicates with the MVS resident security and catalog services
to validate the user making the request, locate the desired dataset(s), and then enqueue the desired
dataset(s) with a DISP=SHR. After the dataset(s) have been copied to the UNIX host (translation
from EBCDIC to ASCII is automatically performed), the enqueues are released and
communication between the MVS agent and the UNIX server ceases.
INFOMOVER CLIENT
INFOMOVERSERVER
CACHE
INFOMOVER SERVER
SOURCE FILE
TARGET FILE
TRANSFERDEVICES
SCSI, ULTRA SCSI, ORFIBRE CHANNELS
ESCON ORPARALLELCHANNELS
ESCON OR PARALLEL CHANNELS
SYMMETRIX
HOST A
MVS
HOST BUNIX OR WINDOWS NT
SCSI, ULTRA SCSI, ORFIBRE CHANNELS
Figure 1. InfoMover operations.
The operation for an MVS to UNIX or Windows NT/2000 transfer when the source and target
files reside on the same Symmetrix is shown in Figure 1.
1. The user or program initiates InfoMover file transfer from either host participating in the transfer.
The EBCDIC file is read by the mainframe from a CKD formatted device on the Symmetrix.
2. The data is written to an offline volume (cache) using its channel program.
3. Simultaneous to the mainframe writing the data, the data is read from cache by the UNIX or
Windows NT/2000 host.
4. The data is converted from EBCDIC to ASCII at the UNIX or Windows NT/2000 host.
5. The data is written to the UNIX or Windows NT/2000 file system.
Architecture The architecture of InfoMover consists of two possible paths, which are invisible to the user. The
first path consists of client and server software components that together control the movement
and conversion of data files. This is the default path for InfoMover (see below). The InfoMover
client makes a file transfer request. The InfoMover servers process the request, and the file transfers
occur using the host channel interfaces, thereby taking advantage of the data transfer rates of
high-performance channels.
The second path must be specifically configured and installed. If not installed, the first path
(previously referenced) will always be utilized by InfoMover. The second path consists of an agent
running on MVS and a server running on the UNIX system. The UNIX server requests access from
the MVS agent, which in turn validates the request by passing it to the resident MVS security. Once
the request is validated by MVS security, the request is passed to the MVS catalog to locate the
dataset. This allows the MVS datasets to be read and copied to the requesting UNIX host. This
path is only taken if the dataset desired is Symmetrix-resident on a CKD device that is set-up to be
shared by both the MVS host and the UNIX host involved in the transfer.
InfoMover Client The InfoMover client requests the transfer of the contents of a source file under the control of the
InfoMover servers to a target file.
Figure 2 illustrates the transfer of a source file on an MVS mainframe (host A) to a target file on a
UNIX or Windows NT/2000 host (host B). The file transfer occurs using the host channel
interfaces, taking advantage of the data transfer rates achievable by these channels. Source and
target files can reside on Symmetrix disks or on other disks attached to the host.
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Concurrent file transfer can also occur between two hosts. An InfoMover client for each transfer
session must be opened. Figure 4 shows the concurrent transfer of two MVS source files to two
Solaris target files (two styles of dashed arrows), while a Solaris source file is being transferred to an
MVS target file (solid arrows).
Figure 4. Concurrent file transfer.
File Transfer and InfoMover file transfer is similar to the file transfer protocol (FTP) of TCP/IP. Like FTP, InfoMover
Management transfers any MVS, UNIX, or Windows NT/2000 flat file.
On MVS systems, InfoMover transfers the following types of catalogued datasets:
• Members of partitioned datasets (PDS)
• Sequential datasets — files that consist of records with no embedded structure information; these
sequential datasets can have the following record formats: fixed block and variable block
• Generation Data Groups (GDG)
• MVS magnetic tape datasets (read/write)
InfoMover differs from FTP in a few significant ways. Designed for high-performance file transfer,
InfoMover is optimized for transferring large files. It implements the minimum command set
needed for this purpose. All file data is transferred by InfoMover servers using network-alternative
channels, thereby exploiting high-performance I/O channels and Symmetrix cache. The InfoMover
transfer volumes are Symmetrix cache and disks with fixed block architecture (FBA). They are
configured to be accessible by all hosts that are to participate in the data transfer. The transfer
volumes provide disk space for buffering and transporting the data during a file transfer. This disk
space may be spread across multiple logical volumes (as perceived by the host) or it may all be
located on a single volume. If character translation is required, the open system's host server will
provide that service.
INFOMOVERCLIENT
INFOMOVERSERVER
CACHE
SOURCE AND TARGET
SOURCE AND TARGET
TRANSFERDEVICES
SYMMETRIX
FILES
MVS
SOLARIS
INFOMOVERSERVER
INFOMOVERCLIENT
INFOMOVERCLIENT
FILES
Concurrent and Multihost Several hosts can exist in the InfoMover environment. These hosts can transfer different files
File Transfer concurrently in different directions. For each transfer session, an InfoMover client must be opened.
Figure 3 illustrates this capability. With the solid arrows, it shows the transfer of a Solaris source
file to an AIX target file. With the dashed arrows, it demonstrates the concurrent transfer of an
NT/2000 source file to a Solaris target file.
Figure 3. Multihost concurrent file transfer.
INFOMOVERCLIENT
INFOMOVERSERVER
CACHE
SOURCE TARGET
TRANSFERDEVICES
SYMMETRIX
FILES
SOLARIS
WINDOWS NT
INFOMOVERSERVER
INFOMOVERCLIENT
TARGET FILE INFOMOVERSERVER
AIX
SOURCE FILE
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Concurrent file transfer can also occur between two hosts. An InfoMover client for each transfer
session must be opened. Figure 4 shows the concurrent transfer of two MVS source files to two
Solaris target files (two styles of dashed arrows), while a Solaris source file is being transferred to an
MVS target file (solid arrows).
Figure 4. Concurrent file transfer.
File Transfer and InfoMover file transfer is similar to the file transfer protocol (FTP) of TCP/IP. Like FTP, InfoMover
Management transfers any MVS, UNIX, or Windows NT/2000 flat file.
On MVS systems, InfoMover transfers the following types of catalogued datasets:
• Members of partitioned datasets (PDS)
• Sequential datasets — files that consist of records with no embedded structure information; these
sequential datasets can have the following record formats: fixed block and variable block
• Generation Data Groups (GDG)
• MVS magnetic tape datasets (read/write)
InfoMover differs from FTP in a few significant ways. Designed for high-performance file transfer,
InfoMover is optimized for transferring large files. It implements the minimum command set
needed for this purpose. All file data is transferred by InfoMover servers using network-alternative
channels, thereby exploiting high-performance I/O channels and Symmetrix cache. The InfoMover
transfer volumes are Symmetrix cache and disks with fixed block architecture (FBA). They are
configured to be accessible by all hosts that are to participate in the data transfer. The transfer
volumes provide disk space for buffering and transporting the data during a file transfer. This disk
space may be spread across multiple logical volumes (as perceived by the host) or it may all be
located on a single volume. If character translation is required, the open system's host server will
provide that service.
INFOMOVERCLIENT
INFOMOVERSERVER
CACHE
SOURCE AND TARGET
SOURCE AND TARGET
TRANSFERDEVICES
SYMMETRIX
FILES
MVS
SOLARIS
INFOMOVERSERVER
INFOMOVERCLIENT
INFOMOVERCLIENT
FILES
Concurrent and Multihost Several hosts can exist in the InfoMover environment. These hosts can transfer different files
File Transfer concurrently in different directions. For each transfer session, an InfoMover client must be opened.
Figure 3 illustrates this capability. With the solid arrows, it shows the transfer of a Solaris source
file to an AIX target file. With the dashed arrows, it demonstrates the concurrent transfer of an
NT/2000 source file to a Solaris target file.
Figure 3. Multihost concurrent file transfer.
INFOMOVERCLIENT
INFOMOVERSERVER
CACHE
SOURCE TARGET
TRANSFERDEVICES
SYMMETRIX
FILES
SOLARIS
WINDOWS NT
INFOMOVERSERVER
INFOMOVERCLIENT
TARGET FILE INFOMOVERSERVER
AIX
SOURCE FILE
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Figure 5. Types of InfoMover clients.
Security InfoMover uses the standard security features of UNIX, Windows NT/2000, and MVS systems.
On UNIX and NT/2000 systems, it uses the user names and passwords already established, or
those established just for InfoMover.
On MVS systems, InfoMover uses the System Authorization Facility (SAF) interface for access and
resource authorization. This interface, which is part of the MVS operating system, is compatible
with the IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) and the External Security Manager
packages (CA-Top Secret and CA-ACF2) available from Computer Associates. If a user does not
have one of these security packages, InfoMover bypasses security.
InfoMover maintains MVS data integrity through an InfoMover agent that provides MVS security
checking and MVS locking (enqueue/dequeue). Though MVS files appear local to open systems,
the data and existing MVS data management utilities remain on the MVS system.
When starting an InfoMover client on an MVS system, users have the option of using either the
default user name supplied by the TSO or BATCH, or entering another user name and password.
On MVS, NT/2000, and UNIX systems, InfoMover requires a user name and password to be
entered for a valid account when establishing an InfoMover connection to a server. InfoMover also
verifies that users have permission to perform the operation when entering an InfoMover command.
INFOMOVERCLIENT
INFOMOVERSERVER
CACHE
SOURCE AND TARGET
SOURCE AND TARGET
TRANSFERDEVICES
SYMMETRIX
FILES
MVS
UNIX OR WINDOWS NT
INFOMOVERCLIENT
INFOMOVERSERVER
INFOMOVERCLIENT
UNIX OR WINDOWS NT
FILES
SCSI, ULTRA SCSI, ORFIBRE CHANNEL
ESCON ORPARALLELCHANNELS
ESCON OR PARALLEL CHANNELS
TCP/IPNETWORK
SCSI, ULTRA SCSI, ORFIBRE CHANNEL
Performance Considerations Multiple instances may be started with InfoMover. A single instance of InfoMover consists of a source
server, a target server, three or four transfer devices (recommended) and up to six clients.
Consequently, as many as six concurrent transfers may be initiated with a single InfoMover instance.
Performance can vary depending on certain factors such as:
• Number of files being transferred concurrently
• Host type
• Number and type of host I/O channels
• Number of InfoMover transfer volumes
• Configuration of the datasets or files on the host, as well as contention for other applications run-
ning on each host
Performance is scalable based on available resources.
File transfer speed is determined by total throughput — the sum of the transfer rates for all files
being transferred concurrently. In most cases, maximum throughput is determined by host type
and host configuration of CPU, I/O channels, and the InfoMover segment size. Because InfoMover
can use multiple transfer volumes and multiple channels, total throughput is higher when transferring
multiple files concurrently than when transferring them sequentially. If the InfoMover transfer
volumes, and other volumes accessed by another host application, are configured on the same I/O
channel, performance will be affected. If the Symmetrix as a whole is heavily loaded, contention
for cache may also affect InfoMover performance. Additionally, throughput will improve if the
source and target files are isolated from the transfer volumes and I/O paths.
InfoMover Session To begin an InfoMover session, users must start an InfoMover server on each of the hosts to be
involved in the file transfer. Then users must start an InfoMover client from an MVS terminal,
UNIX workstation, UNIX server terminal, Windows NT/2000 workstation, or Windows
NT/2000 server window.
In an MVS environment, an InfoMover client connects to an InfoMover server using the
InfoMover protocol and the Symmetrix. In a UNIX or NT/2000 environment, an InfoMover client
connects to an InfoMover server over a local UNIX or NT/2000 TCP/IP network. The UNIX or
NT/2000 InfoMover clients may reside on the InfoMover server host or on a networked UNIX or
NT/2000 workstation, as shown in Figure 5.
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Figure 5. Types of InfoMover clients.
Security InfoMover uses the standard security features of UNIX, Windows NT/2000, and MVS systems.
On UNIX and NT/2000 systems, it uses the user names and passwords already established, or
those established just for InfoMover.
On MVS systems, InfoMover uses the System Authorization Facility (SAF) interface for access and
resource authorization. This interface, which is part of the MVS operating system, is compatible
with the IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) and the External Security Manager
packages (CA-Top Secret and CA-ACF2) available from Computer Associates. If a user does not
have one of these security packages, InfoMover bypasses security.
InfoMover maintains MVS data integrity through an InfoMover agent that provides MVS security
checking and MVS locking (enqueue/dequeue). Though MVS files appear local to open systems,
the data and existing MVS data management utilities remain on the MVS system.
When starting an InfoMover client on an MVS system, users have the option of using either the
default user name supplied by the TSO or BATCH, or entering another user name and password.
On MVS, NT/2000, and UNIX systems, InfoMover requires a user name and password to be
entered for a valid account when establishing an InfoMover connection to a server. InfoMover also
verifies that users have permission to perform the operation when entering an InfoMover command.
INFOMOVERCLIENT
INFOMOVERSERVER
CACHE
SOURCE AND TARGET
SOURCE AND TARGET
TRANSFERDEVICES
SYMMETRIX
FILES
MVS
UNIX OR WINDOWS NT
INFOMOVERCLIENT
INFOMOVERSERVER
INFOMOVERCLIENT
UNIX OR WINDOWS NT
FILES
SCSI, ULTRA SCSI, ORFIBRE CHANNEL
ESCON ORPARALLELCHANNELS
ESCON OR PARALLEL CHANNELS
TCP/IPNETWORK
SCSI, ULTRA SCSI, ORFIBRE CHANNEL
Performance Considerations Multiple instances may be started with InfoMover. A single instance of InfoMover consists of a source
server, a target server, three or four transfer devices (recommended) and up to six clients.
Consequently, as many as six concurrent transfers may be initiated with a single InfoMover instance.
Performance can vary depending on certain factors such as:
• Number of files being transferred concurrently
• Host type
• Number and type of host I/O channels
• Number of InfoMover transfer volumes
• Configuration of the datasets or files on the host, as well as contention for other applications run-
ning on each host
Performance is scalable based on available resources.
File transfer speed is determined by total throughput — the sum of the transfer rates for all files
being transferred concurrently. In most cases, maximum throughput is determined by host type
and host configuration of CPU, I/O channels, and the InfoMover segment size. Because InfoMover
can use multiple transfer volumes and multiple channels, total throughput is higher when transferring
multiple files concurrently than when transferring them sequentially. If the InfoMover transfer
volumes, and other volumes accessed by another host application, are configured on the same I/O
channel, performance will be affected. If the Symmetrix as a whole is heavily loaded, contention
for cache may also affect InfoMover performance. Additionally, throughput will improve if the
source and target files are isolated from the transfer volumes and I/O paths.
InfoMover Session To begin an InfoMover session, users must start an InfoMover server on each of the hosts to be
involved in the file transfer. Then users must start an InfoMover client from an MVS terminal,
UNIX workstation, UNIX server terminal, Windows NT/2000 workstation, or Windows
NT/2000 server window.
In an MVS environment, an InfoMover client connects to an InfoMover server using the
InfoMover protocol and the Symmetrix. In a UNIX or NT/2000 environment, an InfoMover client
connects to an InfoMover server over a local UNIX or NT/2000 TCP/IP network. The UNIX or
NT/2000 InfoMover clients may reside on the InfoMover server host or on a networked UNIX or
NT/2000 workstation, as shown in Figure 5.
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Chapter 4Using InfoMover for File Transfer
This chapter describes file transfer operations most commonly performed with InfoMover.
Starting an InfoMover Server Before initiating InfoMover clients for data transfer in an MVS, UNIX, or Windows NT/2000
environment, the InfoMover servers must be started. InfoMover servers may be started through a
series of simple commands on each of the platform types. In addition, the InfoMover server can be
configured to start automatically at boot time for Windows NT/2000. Before starting InfoMover
servers for the first time, the volumes that are being used for data transfer must be formatted using
the InfoMover Management Utility.
Starting a Client from MVS The InfoMover client controls all data transfer. A client can be started on either source or target
host. Before starting an InfoMover client from an MVS host, an InfoMover server must be started
on the same MVS host and the other host to be involved in the transfer. InfoMover clients can run
interactively under TSO or started under batch using JCL with message output going to standard
SYSOUT (refer to the Submitting Batch or Script Requests paragraph). The InfoMover client
cannot be executed as a started task.
Starting a Client from UNIX Before starting an InfoMover client from a UNIX host, an InfoMover server must be started on the
same UNIX host or another UNIX host connected by TCP/IP. A server must also be started on the
other host to be involved in the transfer.
A UNIX client can be started on, and control file transferred from, any node that is connected by
TCP/IP to the host node of the UNIX server. However, no matter where the client is started, file
transfer will always be from and to the InfoMover servers.
Starting a Client from Before starting an InfoMover client from a Windows NT/2000 workstation or server, an
Windows NT/2000 InfoMover server must be started, either on the Windows NT/2000 server where the client will
run, or on a TCP/IP-connected Windows NT/2000 server. A Windows NT/2000 client can be
started on, and control file transfers from, any Windows NT 4.0 platform connected to the
NT/2000-based InfoMover server via TCP/IP. However, no matter where the client is started, file
transfer will always be from and to the InfoMover servers.
Establishing an Before establishing a connection between InfoMover servers, an InfoMover client must be started.
InfoMover Connection Before transferring files between hosts or using any other InfoMover functions, a connection must
be established between the InfoMover servers on the hosts. The procedure is the same whether at
an MVS TSO terminal or a UNIX or Windows NT/2000 workstation.
Closing an InfoMover An InfoMover connection can be closed from the host on which the client is running. An
Connection InfoMover connection is automatically timed out after the InfoMover client is idle for more than
five minutes.
User Interface InfoMover provides a familiar FTP-like interface for quick and easy implementation. The
InfoMover user interface consists of an InfoMover prompt that allows input of various operator
commands. These commands manage file transfers and send messages between the InfoMover
servers on different hosts.
InfoMover also provides a new, easy to use GUI which supports "drag-and-drop" file transfers,
eases file transfer setup, saves time, and minimizes error. The GUI interface is supported on the
following platforms:
• Solaris (through Version 2.8)
• AIX Version 4.2 or greater
• HP-UX 11.0 or greater
• Windows NT/2000
To transfer a file using the CLI, a user must enter an InfoMover command that tells the InfoMover
client to establish a connection between the InfoMover servers. Then a user enters a command that
tells the InfoMover server to transfer a specified source file to a specified target file. InfoMover
transfers a copy of the source file to the target file and leaves the source file intact.
The file transfer process, which can be executed as a batch process, can also be saved into a file that
can be replayed or modified for future file transfers. The result is improved efficiency, reduced
costs, and faster exploitation of business opportunities.
To transfer a file using the GUI, create a session (or open an existing session) for the source (always
on the left side of the screen) and for the target (always on the right side of the screen). Simply select
the file or dataset from the source and drag it to the target to initiate the transfer. Once the transfer
has been completed, it can be saved as a script or batch file, which can be used at a later time on the
host that created it.
Named Pipes InfoMover supports named pipes on UNIX systems for data input or output, which enables users
to save time and simplify their data movement needs. Named pipes is used instead of creating
intermediary files when moving data from one application to another. For example, a database
could be moved from one UNIX platform to another and one database to another by running a
database unload utility, piping the output into InfoMover, and piping the InfoMover output into
another database load utility. This could be used to move a Sybase database on Solaris to an Oracle
database on HP-UX in one easy step.
To use a named pipe as a UNIX source or target file, users must create the pipe outside InfoMover
at some point before the transfer begins and start the process to the pipe either before the transfer
is started or within two minutes after the transfer is started.
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Chapter 4Using InfoMover for File Transfer
This chapter describes file transfer operations most commonly performed with InfoMover.
Starting an InfoMover Server Before initiating InfoMover clients for data transfer in an MVS, UNIX, or Windows NT/2000
environment, the InfoMover servers must be started. InfoMover servers may be started through a
series of simple commands on each of the platform types. In addition, the InfoMover server can be
configured to start automatically at boot time for Windows NT/2000. Before starting InfoMover
servers for the first time, the volumes that are being used for data transfer must be formatted using
the InfoMover Management Utility.
Starting a Client from MVS The InfoMover client controls all data transfer. A client can be started on either source or target
host. Before starting an InfoMover client from an MVS host, an InfoMover server must be started
on the same MVS host and the other host to be involved in the transfer. InfoMover clients can run
interactively under TSO or started under batch using JCL with message output going to standard
SYSOUT (refer to the Submitting Batch or Script Requests paragraph). The InfoMover client
cannot be executed as a started task.
Starting a Client from UNIX Before starting an InfoMover client from a UNIX host, an InfoMover server must be started on the
same UNIX host or another UNIX host connected by TCP/IP. A server must also be started on the
other host to be involved in the transfer.
A UNIX client can be started on, and control file transferred from, any node that is connected by
TCP/IP to the host node of the UNIX server. However, no matter where the client is started, file
transfer will always be from and to the InfoMover servers.
Starting a Client from Before starting an InfoMover client from a Windows NT/2000 workstation or server, an
Windows NT/2000 InfoMover server must be started, either on the Windows NT/2000 server where the client will
run, or on a TCP/IP-connected Windows NT/2000 server. A Windows NT/2000 client can be
started on, and control file transfers from, any Windows NT 4.0 platform connected to the
NT/2000-based InfoMover server via TCP/IP. However, no matter where the client is started, file
transfer will always be from and to the InfoMover servers.
Establishing an Before establishing a connection between InfoMover servers, an InfoMover client must be started.
InfoMover Connection Before transferring files between hosts or using any other InfoMover functions, a connection must
be established between the InfoMover servers on the hosts. The procedure is the same whether at
an MVS TSO terminal or a UNIX or Windows NT/2000 workstation.
Closing an InfoMover An InfoMover connection can be closed from the host on which the client is running. An
Connection InfoMover connection is automatically timed out after the InfoMover client is idle for more than
five minutes.
User Interface InfoMover provides a familiar FTP-like interface for quick and easy implementation. The
InfoMover user interface consists of an InfoMover prompt that allows input of various operator
commands. These commands manage file transfers and send messages between the InfoMover
servers on different hosts.
InfoMover also provides a new, easy to use GUI which supports "drag-and-drop" file transfers,
eases file transfer setup, saves time, and minimizes error. The GUI interface is supported on the
following platforms:
• Solaris (through Version 2.8)
• AIX Version 4.2 or greater
• HP-UX 11.0 or greater
• Windows NT/2000
To transfer a file using the CLI, a user must enter an InfoMover command that tells the InfoMover
client to establish a connection between the InfoMover servers. Then a user enters a command that
tells the InfoMover server to transfer a specified source file to a specified target file. InfoMover
transfers a copy of the source file to the target file and leaves the source file intact.
The file transfer process, which can be executed as a batch process, can also be saved into a file that
can be replayed or modified for future file transfers. The result is improved efficiency, reduced
costs, and faster exploitation of business opportunities.
To transfer a file using the GUI, create a session (or open an existing session) for the source (always
on the left side of the screen) and for the target (always on the right side of the screen). Simply select
the file or dataset from the source and drag it to the target to initiate the transfer. Once the transfer
has been completed, it can be saved as a script or batch file, which can be used at a later time on the
host that created it.
Named Pipes InfoMover supports named pipes on UNIX systems for data input or output, which enables users
to save time and simplify their data movement needs. Named pipes is used instead of creating
intermediary files when moving data from one application to another. For example, a database
could be moved from one UNIX platform to another and one database to another by running a
database unload utility, piping the output into InfoMover, and piping the InfoMover output into
another database load utility. This could be used to move a Sybase database on Solaris to an Oracle
database on HP-UX in one easy step.
To use a named pipe as a UNIX source or target file, users must create the pipe outside InfoMover
at some point before the transfer begins and start the process to the pipe either before the transfer
is started or within two minutes after the transfer is started.
Setting up a Data Transfer When transferring a file, users should know the characteristics of the data. When transferring files
between MVS and UNIX or Windows NT/2000, translation is done as default (EBCDIC to ASCII
or ASCII to EBCDIC). Otherwise, the default for InfoMover is bin (binary) translation.
InfoMover supports transfer of a dataset or file structured as a continuous sequence of data
bytes. This ensures that the correct record format is preserved in UNIX-to-UNIX or in
NT/2000-to-NT/2000 transfers.
In MVS-to-UNIX or MVS-to-NT/2000 transfers, although the data is preserved, the MVS file
structure and the size of the file may change. When setting up a data transfer, if translation is
necessary, ensure that all data can be translated by examining the translation tables being used and
that the target dataset or file system has enough free space for the target file, and check the current
file transfer settings.
Executing a Data Transfer The GET and PUT commands can be entered through an InfoMover prompt from either an MVS
terminal or UNIX or NT/2000 workstation to transfer data.
Submitting Batch and InfoMover can run file transfers in BATCH (MVS) or by script (UNIX and Windows NT/2000), as
Script Requests well as interactively by starting and entering commands from the user's terminal.
InfoMover, as an MVS batch job, can be run by supplying the JCL file. An InfoMover client can
also be run from a shell script under UNIX or as a batch file under Windows.
Return Codes At the termination of InfoMover client software, InfoMover returns a status code that indicates the
overall status of the client session or file transfer.
SRDF R2 Support As with the shared-access transfer path, InfoMover can transfer files from a Symmetrix Remote
Data Facility (SRDF) target volume (R2) to a co-located UNIX volume. This capability is an
option available from EMC on request.
The following conditions apply to any transfer from an SRDF R2 volume to a UNIX volume:
• The source MVS dataset must be on the source (R1) devices on the Symmetrix connected to the
mainframe host
• The link between the source volumes (R1) and the target volumes (R2) is physically and logically
active and in proper synchronization
• The client must control the transfer through the server on the AIX, HP-UX 11.x, Solaris, or Win-
dows host
• Remote clients controlling the transfer must meet the same requirements as remote clients in a
shared-access transfer
If you are using the GUI, you can perform the transfer using standard drag-and-drop techniques. If
you are using the CLI, you must use a special SRDF mode.
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SRDF Mode Special procedures apply if you are using InfoMover to transfer files from SRDF R2 volumes to
UNIX volumes. These procedures include:
• Opening SRDF servers
• Using CLI commands
For more information on SRDF, refer to the EMC ControlCenter™-SRDF Manager for the
UNIX Product Guide or the EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) Product Guide.
Contact your EMC customer representative for more information about using InfoMover with
SRDF R2 volumes.
TimeFinder Support If the Symmetrix is part of an EMC TimeFinder configuration, InfoMover can read data from a
mirrored volume that has been recataloged. Before you use InfoMover to read the data, you must
use a TimeFinder utility to change the VOLSER of the mirrored volume. For more information on
this utility, refer to Chapter 6, TimeFinder Utility, in the Symmetrix TimeFinder MVS Batch Utility
Product Guide.
For more information on TimeFinder, refer to the EMC ControlCenter-TimeFinder Manager
for UNIX Product Guide, or the EMC TimeFinder Command Line Interface for UNIX Product
Guide. Contact your EMC customer representative for more information about using InfoMover
with TimeFinder.
Setting up a Data Transfer When transferring a file, users should know the characteristics of the data. When transferring files
between MVS and UNIX or Windows NT/2000, translation is done as default (EBCDIC to ASCII
or ASCII to EBCDIC). Otherwise, the default for InfoMover is bin (binary) translation.
InfoMover supports transfer of a dataset or file structured as a continuous sequence of data
bytes. This ensures that the correct record format is preserved in UNIX-to-UNIX or in
NT/2000-to-NT/2000 transfers.
In MVS-to-UNIX or MVS-to-NT/2000 transfers, although the data is preserved, the MVS file
structure and the size of the file may change. When setting up a data transfer, if translation is
necessary, ensure that all data can be translated by examining the translation tables being used and
that the target dataset or file system has enough free space for the target file, and check the current
file transfer settings.
Executing a Data Transfer The GET and PUT commands can be entered through an InfoMover prompt from either an MVS
terminal or UNIX or NT/2000 workstation to transfer data.
Submitting Batch and InfoMover can run file transfers in BATCH (MVS) or by script (UNIX and Windows NT/2000), as
Script Requests well as interactively by starting and entering commands from the user's terminal.
InfoMover, as an MVS batch job, can be run by supplying the JCL file. An InfoMover client can
also be run from a shell script under UNIX or as a batch file under Windows.
Return Codes At the termination of InfoMover client software, InfoMover returns a status code that indicates the
overall status of the client session or file transfer.
SRDF R2 Support As with the shared-access transfer path, InfoMover can transfer files from a Symmetrix Remote
Data Facility (SRDF) target volume (R2) to a co-located UNIX volume. This capability is an
option available from EMC on request.
The following conditions apply to any transfer from an SRDF R2 volume to a UNIX volume:
• The source MVS dataset must be on the source (R1) devices on the Symmetrix connected to the
mainframe host
• The link between the source volumes (R1) and the target volumes (R2) is physically and logically
active and in proper synchronization
• The client must control the transfer through the server on the AIX, HP-UX 11.x, Solaris, or Win-
dows host
• Remote clients controlling the transfer must meet the same requirements as remote clients in a
shared-access transfer
If you are using the GUI, you can perform the transfer using standard drag-and-drop techniques. If
you are using the CLI, you must use a special SRDF mode.
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SRDF Mode Special procedures apply if you are using InfoMover to transfer files from SRDF R2 volumes to
UNIX volumes. These procedures include:
• Opening SRDF servers
• Using CLI commands
For more information on SRDF, refer to the EMC ControlCenter™-SRDF Manager for the
UNIX Product Guide or the EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) Product Guide.
Contact your EMC customer representative for more information about using InfoMover with
SRDF R2 volumes.
TimeFinder Support If the Symmetrix is part of an EMC TimeFinder configuration, InfoMover can read data from a
mirrored volume that has been recataloged. Before you use InfoMover to read the data, you must
use a TimeFinder utility to change the VOLSER of the mirrored volume. For more information on
this utility, refer to Chapter 6, TimeFinder Utility, in the Symmetrix TimeFinder MVS Batch Utility
Product Guide.
For more information on TimeFinder, refer to the EMC ControlCenter-TimeFinder Manager
for UNIX Product Guide, or the EMC TimeFinder Command Line Interface for UNIX Product
Guide. Contact your EMC customer representative for more information about using InfoMover
with TimeFinder.
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Operation You must mount the MVS device using IFS (similar to an NFS mount). Once mounted, you must
perform an ifslogin to the MVS host to access any datasets. You can use readily available,
plug-and-play applications or your own programs to read MVS datasets. The applications can
reside locally, on the same host as the IFS file server. The application can also reside remotely, on a
separate UNIX host connected by TCP/IP.
To read the MVS data, the UNIX application sends a command through the NFS client to the IFS
server to open a specified dataset. The IFS server then sends the command through TCP/IP to the
agent on the MVS system.
If file permissions match and if the dataset resides on a Symmetrix system shared by the MVS host
and the IFS server's UNIX host, the agent sends catalog information to the IFS server. Using that
information, IFS then reads the data from the Symmetrix to the local or remote application.
Data Transmission IFS on a UNIX host communicates with the mainframe over TCP/IP. Both hosts communicate
with the Symmetrix system through channel connections.
The mainframe and the common Symmetrix system can use any of the following types of
Symmetrix channel connections:
• ESCON
• Parallel
The UNIX host and the common Symmetrix system can use any of the following channel connections:
• Fast Wide SCSI
• Ultra SCSI
• Fibre Channel
As with file transfer, IFS transmits data through these high-speed Symmetrix channels instead of
through a general-purpose network. This makes IFS especially suited to the movement and sharing
of bulk data.
Potential applications for IFS include:
• Catalog and dataset browsing using standard UNIX tools such as Web browsers, graphical file
interfaces, and shell commands
• Data filtering, cleaning, and report generation using third-party vendor or standard UNIX tools
• Database and data warehouse loading
Data Access As with file transfer in shared-access mode, IFS does not require transfer devices. Because the data
on which IFS operates is stored on a shared Symmetrix system, IFS is able to move the data directly
from the dataset on the Symmetrix system to the requesting application.
Data Types IFS can read the following types of MVS datasets from Symmetrix systems:
• Physical sequential datasets
• Partitioned dataset (PDS) members
• VSAM entry sequence datasets (ESDS)
• Multivolume datasets
• Generation datasets (GDS) in generation data groups (GDG)
Chapter 5Using InfoMover for File Sharing
This chapter describes file-sharing operations most commonly performed with InfoMover.
InfoMover File System InfoMover File System (IFS) provides UNIX users with another way to read MVS data. IFS is a
high-speed, transparent file system interface that allows applications on a UNIX host to read MVS
catalogs and datasets stored on a Symmetrix system to which both the MVS and UNIX hosts are
connected. Through IFS, the MVS data appears as if it was ordinary UNIX directories and files. As
with the file transfer capability, IFS uses the Symmetrix system's high-speed channels to minimize
the impact on your network.
Components on UNIX Hosts IFS has components on UNIX hosts and MVS hosts. On UNIX hosts, IFS replaces the Network
File System (NFS). Any NFS or IFS implementation consists of a number of:
• Clients
• Servers
The NFS client is an implementation of a UNIX file system, but it differs from most file system
implementations in that operations issue requests over the network instead of to a local disk. On
the other end of the network from the NFS client is a server process that satisfies the requests by
executing them on a local file system.
IFS is implemented as an NFS server that receives requests from NFS clients. Since the IFS server
complies with NFS protocol, it appears to the NFS clients as any ordinary NFS server. IFS,
however, differs from traditional NFS in that the files it exports come from mainframe hosts rather
than from a UNIX system.
Therefore, with IFS, applications can access MVS files as they would ordinary NFS or local UNIX
File System (UFS) files. The MVS files must be stored on Symmetrix CKD devices to which both the
UNIX host and the MVS host share access.
Components on MVS Hosts On MVS hosts, IFS uses the same MVS agent used by the InfoMover file transfer capability. As
with file transfer, the agent manages MVS file access and security.
The agent is used for both file sharing and file transfer, so you only have to install the agent once. If
you are using both InfoMover components, EMC recommends that you install InfoMover file
transfer first and install the agent through this component.
Follow the MVS installation steps documented in IFT Installation and Configuration on MVS and
in the InfoMover File Transfer System Administrator's Guide if you plan to use both file sharing
and file transfer.
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Operation You must mount the MVS device using IFS (similar to an NFS mount). Once mounted, you must
perform an ifslogin to the MVS host to access any datasets. You can use readily available,
plug-and-play applications or your own programs to read MVS datasets. The applications can
reside locally, on the same host as the IFS file server. The application can also reside remotely, on a
separate UNIX host connected by TCP/IP.
To read the MVS data, the UNIX application sends a command through the NFS client to the IFS
server to open a specified dataset. The IFS server then sends the command through TCP/IP to the
agent on the MVS system.
If file permissions match and if the dataset resides on a Symmetrix system shared by the MVS host
and the IFS server's UNIX host, the agent sends catalog information to the IFS server. Using that
information, IFS then reads the data from the Symmetrix to the local or remote application.
Data Transmission IFS on a UNIX host communicates with the mainframe over TCP/IP. Both hosts communicate
with the Symmetrix system through channel connections.
The mainframe and the common Symmetrix system can use any of the following types of
Symmetrix channel connections:
• ESCON
• Parallel
The UNIX host and the common Symmetrix system can use any of the following channel connections:
• Fast Wide SCSI
• Ultra SCSI
• Fibre Channel
As with file transfer, IFS transmits data through these high-speed Symmetrix channels instead of
through a general-purpose network. This makes IFS especially suited to the movement and sharing
of bulk data.
Potential applications for IFS include:
• Catalog and dataset browsing using standard UNIX tools such as Web browsers, graphical file
interfaces, and shell commands
• Data filtering, cleaning, and report generation using third-party vendor or standard UNIX tools
• Database and data warehouse loading
Data Access As with file transfer in shared-access mode, IFS does not require transfer devices. Because the data
on which IFS operates is stored on a shared Symmetrix system, IFS is able to move the data directly
from the dataset on the Symmetrix system to the requesting application.
Data Types IFS can read the following types of MVS datasets from Symmetrix systems:
• Physical sequential datasets
• Partitioned dataset (PDS) members
• VSAM entry sequence datasets (ESDS)
• Multivolume datasets
• Generation datasets (GDS) in generation data groups (GDG)
Chapter 5Using InfoMover for File Sharing
This chapter describes file-sharing operations most commonly performed with InfoMover.
InfoMover File System InfoMover File System (IFS) provides UNIX users with another way to read MVS data. IFS is a
high-speed, transparent file system interface that allows applications on a UNIX host to read MVS
catalogs and datasets stored on a Symmetrix system to which both the MVS and UNIX hosts are
connected. Through IFS, the MVS data appears as if it was ordinary UNIX directories and files. As
with the file transfer capability, IFS uses the Symmetrix system's high-speed channels to minimize
the impact on your network.
Components on UNIX Hosts IFS has components on UNIX hosts and MVS hosts. On UNIX hosts, IFS replaces the Network
File System (NFS). Any NFS or IFS implementation consists of a number of:
• Clients
• Servers
The NFS client is an implementation of a UNIX file system, but it differs from most file system
implementations in that operations issue requests over the network instead of to a local disk. On
the other end of the network from the NFS client is a server process that satisfies the requests by
executing them on a local file system.
IFS is implemented as an NFS server that receives requests from NFS clients. Since the IFS server
complies with NFS protocol, it appears to the NFS clients as any ordinary NFS server. IFS,
however, differs from traditional NFS in that the files it exports come from mainframe hosts rather
than from a UNIX system.
Therefore, with IFS, applications can access MVS files as they would ordinary NFS or local UNIX
File System (UFS) files. The MVS files must be stored on Symmetrix CKD devices to which both the
UNIX host and the MVS host share access.
Components on MVS Hosts On MVS hosts, IFS uses the same MVS agent used by the InfoMover file transfer capability. As
with file transfer, the agent manages MVS file access and security.
The agent is used for both file sharing and file transfer, so you only have to install the agent once. If
you are using both InfoMover components, EMC recommends that you install InfoMover file
transfer first and install the agent through this component.
Follow the MVS installation steps documented in IFT Installation and Configuration on MVS and
in the InfoMover File Transfer System Administrator's Guide if you plan to use both file sharing
and file transfer.
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Chapter 6 InfoMover Management Utility
The InfoMover Management Utility, imManager, is supplied with InfoMover and provides access
to the functions listed here. Access to the Management Utility is from any system on which the
InfoMover configuration file resides. The Management Utility can be run from either the menu
options or command line entries to:
• Format transfer devices or volumes
• List data about Symmetrix devices or volumes
• Convert translation files
• Log output from the Management Utility to a file
• Display diagnostic information, such as:
— Listing information about connections between servers
— Auditing connection status from the list of connections
— Looking up error code information
— Displaying configuration parameters
— Displaying capacities of Symmetrix devices or volumes
Using the Command Line Command line entries allow users to run the InfoMover Management Utility through a shell script
or MVS TSO session. Additionally, users can combine several keywords or option numbers in any
order to execute several functions with one command line entry.
Formatting Transfer The InfoMover Management Utility formats the Symmetrix volumes that are designated as the
Devices transfer volumes in the MVS, UNIX, or NT/2000 configuration files. All transfer devices, including
mainframe transfer devices, must be FBA devices on the Symmetrix. InfoMover transfer volumes
must be formatted to prepare them for use with the InfoMover server and client software.
Formatting sets up the control and data transfer buffers on the Symmetrix according to the
parameters in the configuration file. If no parameter is specified, InfoMover gives a warning and
prompts the user for confirmation.
Listing Data about Users can list the following data about any or all Symmetrix devices or volumes configured for the
Devices host: raw device name, last two digits of the Symmetrix serial number, Symmetrix logical device
number, Symmetrix SA connection, and SA port of the device in question. By querying devices or
volumes, users can check that a volume or volumes are valid for use with InfoMover.
Converting a InfoMover uses a default translation table (ASCII to EBCDIC or EBCDIC to ASCII). It also allows
Translation File users to access an alternate translation table in place of the default translation table. The Convert
command reads the specified conversion table and creates an equivalent InfoMover translation
table. If needed, users can modify the InfoMover translation table. Conversion tables are files that
contain a literal hexadecimal representation of each character in the character set.
Character Translation InfoMover gives users the option of transferring text files among MVS, UNIX, and NT/2000
systems either with or without character translation. If users want to transfer files without
translation, they can use the binary transfer mode in which data is transferred byte-by-byte.
User Interface The IFS interface is a command-line interface. It offers a series of commands that you can execute
at the system prompt or include in script files. The commands allow you to:
• Control IFS administrative functions
• Start and stop the IFS server
• List login credentials
• Log into and out of an IFS server
• Mount an IFS file system
Supported Platforms IFS is available for the following host platforms and operating systems:
• Sun systems running Solaris 2.8
• IBM RISC System/6000 running AIX 4.2
• HP 9000 running HP-UX 11.00
• MVS 4.3
See the InfoMover File System Administrator's Guide for a list of the operating system versions
supported.
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Chapter 6 InfoMover Management Utility
The InfoMover Management Utility, imManager, is supplied with InfoMover and provides access
to the functions listed here. Access to the Management Utility is from any system on which the
InfoMover configuration file resides. The Management Utility can be run from either the menu
options or command line entries to:
• Format transfer devices or volumes
• List data about Symmetrix devices or volumes
• Convert translation files
• Log output from the Management Utility to a file
• Display diagnostic information, such as:
— Listing information about connections between servers
— Auditing connection status from the list of connections
— Looking up error code information
— Displaying configuration parameters
— Displaying capacities of Symmetrix devices or volumes
Using the Command Line Command line entries allow users to run the InfoMover Management Utility through a shell script
or MVS TSO session. Additionally, users can combine several keywords or option numbers in any
order to execute several functions with one command line entry.
Formatting Transfer The InfoMover Management Utility formats the Symmetrix volumes that are designated as the
Devices transfer volumes in the MVS, UNIX, or NT/2000 configuration files. All transfer devices, including
mainframe transfer devices, must be FBA devices on the Symmetrix. InfoMover transfer volumes
must be formatted to prepare them for use with the InfoMover server and client software.
Formatting sets up the control and data transfer buffers on the Symmetrix according to the
parameters in the configuration file. If no parameter is specified, InfoMover gives a warning and
prompts the user for confirmation.
Listing Data about Users can list the following data about any or all Symmetrix devices or volumes configured for the
Devices host: raw device name, last two digits of the Symmetrix serial number, Symmetrix logical device
number, Symmetrix SA connection, and SA port of the device in question. By querying devices or
volumes, users can check that a volume or volumes are valid for use with InfoMover.
Converting a InfoMover uses a default translation table (ASCII to EBCDIC or EBCDIC to ASCII). It also allows
Translation File users to access an alternate translation table in place of the default translation table. The Convert
command reads the specified conversion table and creates an equivalent InfoMover translation
table. If needed, users can modify the InfoMover translation table. Conversion tables are files that
contain a literal hexadecimal representation of each character in the character set.
Character Translation InfoMover gives users the option of transferring text files among MVS, UNIX, and NT/2000
systems either with or without character translation. If users want to transfer files without
translation, they can use the binary transfer mode in which data is transferred byte-by-byte.
User Interface The IFS interface is a command-line interface. It offers a series of commands that you can execute
at the system prompt or include in script files. The commands allow you to:
• Control IFS administrative functions
• Start and stop the IFS server
• List login credentials
• Log into and out of an IFS server
• Mount an IFS file system
Supported Platforms IFS is available for the following host platforms and operating systems:
• Sun systems running Solaris 2.8
• IBM RISC System/6000 running AIX 4.2
• HP 9000 running HP-UX 11.00
• MVS 4.3
See the InfoMover File System Administrator's Guide for a list of the operating system versions
supported.
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ParametersChapter 7EMC Enterprise Storage Software Solutions and Service
Information Protection Optional, integrated information protection software and service offerings include products that
Software increase operational efficiency, such as solving the problem of competing workloads, backing up
data while leaving production applications online, and simultaneous testing with copies of actual
data before committing changed software to the live environment. Information protection
software from EMC also provides the world's leading disaster recovery solution that enables
offsite mirrors of production data for fast application restart following a planned or unplanned
outage at the primary site. Information protection software includes:
• Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF)
• EMC TimeFinder
• EMC CopyPoint™
• CopyCross™
• EMC Data Manager (EDM™)
• Symmetrix Data Migration Services (SDMS)
• The EMC Foundation
Information Sharing Symmetrix provides centralized, sharable information storage that supports changing
Software environments and mission-critical applications. This leading-edge technology begins with physical
devices shared between heterogeneous operating environments and extends to specialized
software that enhances information sharing between disparate platforms. Information sharing
software includes:
• Symmetrix Enterprise Storage Platform™ (ESP)
• EMC Celerra™ File Server
Information Management Symmetrix systems improve information management by allowing users to consolidate storage
Software capacity for multiple hosts and servers. EMC offers powerful graphical user interface (GUI)-based
tools that dramatically simplify and enhance Symmetrix configuration, performance, and status
information gathering and management. Symmetrix leverages EMC management software to
enable businesses to raise service levels, lower operational costs, and accelerate time to market.
Information management software includes:
• EMC ControlCenter
• EMC Navisphere® Manager
• EMC PowerPath
• EMC Volume Logix™
• EMC Connectrix Manager
Using the binary command, users can set up transfer data without translation.
Users can transfer files using the InfoMover ASCII-EBCDIC translation tables, the alternative
InfoMover single-byte character translation tables, or their own custom translation tables.
Setting up the Users control character translation through the settings in the UNIX or NT/2000 configuration file
Translation Environment and the use of InfoMover commands. InfoMover uses the file translation tables to translate the
source file data. It uses the protocol translation tables to translate the protocol data necessary for
server-to-server communications, such as server names, user IDs, passwords, source file name, and
target file name. When setting up the translation environment, users have the following
setting options:
• Use the InfoMover ASCII-EBCDIC translation tables. These tables are the default setting when
InfoMover is first installed. The InfoMover ASCII-EBCDIC translation tables convert ASCII to
EBCDIC or EBCDIC to ASCII using a single-byte, English language ASCII translation table.
• Use alternative InfoMover translation tables such as those that support international characters.
• Use custom translation tables. Users can specify their own file and protocol translation tables. Each
translation table in a text file can have a 256-byte hexadecimal representation of the translation
table, comma delimited. Users can also use the InfoMover Management Utility to convert a literal
character representation table to the hexadecimal translation table that InfoMover requires.
For data sent, users can specify the same or different translation tables for file and protocol
translation. For data received, users can specify the same or different translation tables for file and
protocol translation.
Logging Management Users can keep a record of the output from any functions run with the InfoMover Management
Utility in a log file.
Utility Output to a File With logging, the Management Utility displays output on the screen and writes the same output to
a log file.
Displaying Diagnostic The InfoMover Management Utility provides several options for displaying information used to
Information diagnose issues, including:
• Listing information about connections between servers
• Removing unresponsive connections from the list of connections
• Looking up error code information
• Displaying configuration parameters
• Displaying capacities of Symmetrix volumes
Listing Connection Users can list information on all connections between InfoMover servers, including information
Information such as process ID number, initiator name of server on host A, connector name of server on host B,
and status of commands in progress. If a file transfer is in progress, it also lists source and
target files.
Displaying Configuration Displays parameters of the InfoMover configuration file.
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ParametersChapter 7EMC Enterprise Storage Software Solutions and Service
Information Protection Optional, integrated information protection software and service offerings include products that
Software increase operational efficiency, such as solving the problem of competing workloads, backing up
data while leaving production applications online, and simultaneous testing with copies of actual
data before committing changed software to the live environment. Information protection
software from EMC also provides the world's leading disaster recovery solution that enables
offsite mirrors of production data for fast application restart following a planned or unplanned
outage at the primary site. Information protection software includes:
• Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF)
• EMC TimeFinder
• EMC CopyPoint™
• CopyCross™
• EMC Data Manager (EDM™)
• Symmetrix Data Migration Services (SDMS)
• The EMC Foundation
Information Sharing Symmetrix provides centralized, sharable information storage that supports changing
Software environments and mission-critical applications. This leading-edge technology begins with physical
devices shared between heterogeneous operating environments and extends to specialized
software that enhances information sharing between disparate platforms. Information sharing
software includes:
• Symmetrix Enterprise Storage Platform™ (ESP)
• EMC Celerra™ File Server
Information Management Symmetrix systems improve information management by allowing users to consolidate storage
Software capacity for multiple hosts and servers. EMC offers powerful graphical user interface (GUI)-based
tools that dramatically simplify and enhance Symmetrix configuration, performance, and status
information gathering and management. Symmetrix leverages EMC management software to
enable businesses to raise service levels, lower operational costs, and accelerate time to market.
Information management software includes:
• EMC ControlCenter
• EMC Navisphere® Manager
• EMC PowerPath
• EMC Volume Logix™
• EMC Connectrix Manager
Using the binary command, users can set up transfer data without translation.
Users can transfer files using the InfoMover ASCII-EBCDIC translation tables, the alternative
InfoMover single-byte character translation tables, or their own custom translation tables.
Setting up the Users control character translation through the settings in the UNIX or NT/2000 configuration file
Translation Environment and the use of InfoMover commands. InfoMover uses the file translation tables to translate the
source file data. It uses the protocol translation tables to translate the protocol data necessary for
server-to-server communications, such as server names, user IDs, passwords, source file name, and
target file name. When setting up the translation environment, users have the following
setting options:
• Use the InfoMover ASCII-EBCDIC translation tables. These tables are the default setting when
InfoMover is first installed. The InfoMover ASCII-EBCDIC translation tables convert ASCII to
EBCDIC or EBCDIC to ASCII using a single-byte, English language ASCII translation table.
• Use alternative InfoMover translation tables such as those that support international characters.
• Use custom translation tables. Users can specify their own file and protocol translation tables. Each
translation table in a text file can have a 256-byte hexadecimal representation of the translation
table, comma delimited. Users can also use the InfoMover Management Utility to convert a literal
character representation table to the hexadecimal translation table that InfoMover requires.
For data sent, users can specify the same or different translation tables for file and protocol
translation. For data received, users can specify the same or different translation tables for file and
protocol translation.
Logging Management Users can keep a record of the output from any functions run with the InfoMover Management
Utility in a log file.
Utility Output to a File With logging, the Management Utility displays output on the screen and writes the same output to
a log file.
Displaying Diagnostic The InfoMover Management Utility provides several options for displaying information used to
Information diagnose issues, including:
• Listing information about connections between servers
• Removing unresponsive connections from the list of connections
• Looking up error code information
• Displaying configuration parameters
• Displaying capacities of Symmetrix volumes
Listing Connection Users can list information on all connections between InfoMover servers, including information
Information such as process ID number, initiator name of server on host A, connector name of server on host B,
and status of commands in progress. If a file transfer is in progress, it also lists source and
target files.
Displaying Configuration Displays parameters of the InfoMover configuration file.
Professional Services EMC Professional Services help EMC clients optimize their storage infrastructures’ return on
investment by ensuring that the storage infrastructure, as implemented, is fully compliant with the
specific business needs and goals. Only by understanding the current and anticipated demands on
the business can an infrastructure be defined that adds value, not cost, to a business. In particular,
data security, data availability, adaptability, flexibility, scalability, and operational effectiveness are
all-important issues that must be carefully considered.
Customer Services EMC meets customer needs through its extensive service and support organizations.
and Support • Customer service personnel operate worldwide teams that provide high-level technical expertise.
• EMC Customer Support offers direct support for EMC hardware and software products.
EMC Customer Support The EMC Customer Support Center, headquartered in the United States, directly supports
EMC hardware and software products. Use the following numbers to contact EMC and obtain
technical support:
U.S.: (800) 782-4362 (SVC-4EMC)
Canada: (800) 543-4782 (543-4SVC)
Worldwide: 1 + (508) 497-7901 (or contact the nearest EMC office)
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Glossary of Terms
This glossary contains terms related to disk storage systems and InfoMover that are used in this
Product Description Guide.
ASCII — American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
Cache — Random access electronic storage used to retain frequently used data for faster access by
the channel.
Channel Director — The component in the Symmetrix system that interfaces between the host
channels and data storage. It transfers data between the channel and cache.
CKD — Count Key Data – a data recording format.
Dataset — In an MVS system, a collection of data in one of several prescribed arrangements and
described by control information to which the system has access. See Partitioned Dataset.
DASD — Direct Access Storage Device.
Data Availability — Access to any and all user data by the application.
Device — A uniquely addressable part of the Symmetrix system that consists of a set of access
arms, the associated disk surfaces, and the electronic circuitry required to locate, read, and write
data. See Volume.
Device Address — The hexadecimal value that uniquely defines a physical I/O device on a channel
path in an MVS environment.
Device Number — The value that logically identifies a disk device in a string.
Diagnostics — System level tests or firmware designed to inspect, detect, and correct failing
components. These tests are comprehensive and self-invoking.
Director — The component in the Symmetrix system that allows Symmetrix to transfer data
between the host channels and disk devices.
Dynamic Sparing — A Symmetrix feature that automatically transfers data from a failing disk
device to an available spare disk device without affecting data availability. This feature supports all
non-mirrored devices in the Symmetrix system.
EBCDIC — Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.
ESCON — Enterprise Systems Connection.
ESCON Director — Device that provides a dynamic switching function and extended link path
lengths (with XDF capability) when attaching an ESCON channel to a Symmetrix serial
channel interface.
Professional Services EMC Professional Services help EMC clients optimize their storage infrastructures’ return on
investment by ensuring that the storage infrastructure, as implemented, is fully compliant with the
specific business needs and goals. Only by understanding the current and anticipated demands on
the business can an infrastructure be defined that adds value, not cost, to a business. In particular,
data security, data availability, adaptability, flexibility, scalability, and operational effectiveness are
all-important issues that must be carefully considered.
Customer Services EMC meets customer needs through its extensive service and support organizations.
and Support • Customer service personnel operate worldwide teams that provide high-level technical expertise.
• EMC Customer Support offers direct support for EMC hardware and software products.
EMC Customer Support The EMC Customer Support Center, headquartered in the United States, directly supports
EMC hardware and software products. Use the following numbers to contact EMC and obtain
technical support:
U.S.: (800) 782-4362 (SVC-4EMC)
Canada: (800) 543-4782 (543-4SVC)
Worldwide: 1 + (508) 497-7901 (or contact the nearest EMC office)
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Glossary of Terms
This glossary contains terms related to disk storage systems and InfoMover that are used in this
Product Description Guide.
ASCII — American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
Cache — Random access electronic storage used to retain frequently used data for faster access by
the channel.
Channel Director — The component in the Symmetrix system that interfaces between the host
channels and data storage. It transfers data between the channel and cache.
CKD — Count Key Data – a data recording format.
Dataset — In an MVS system, a collection of data in one of several prescribed arrangements and
described by control information to which the system has access. See Partitioned Dataset.
DASD — Direct Access Storage Device.
Data Availability — Access to any and all user data by the application.
Device — A uniquely addressable part of the Symmetrix system that consists of a set of access
arms, the associated disk surfaces, and the electronic circuitry required to locate, read, and write
data. See Volume.
Device Address — The hexadecimal value that uniquely defines a physical I/O device on a channel
path in an MVS environment.
Device Number — The value that logically identifies a disk device in a string.
Diagnostics — System level tests or firmware designed to inspect, detect, and correct failing
components. These tests are comprehensive and self-invoking.
Director — The component in the Symmetrix system that allows Symmetrix to transfer data
between the host channels and disk devices.
Dynamic Sparing — A Symmetrix feature that automatically transfers data from a failing disk
device to an available spare disk device without affecting data availability. This feature supports all
non-mirrored devices in the Symmetrix system.
EBCDIC — Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.
ESCON — Enterprise Systems Connection.
ESCON Director — Device that provides a dynamic switching function and extended link path
lengths (with XDF capability) when attaching an ESCON channel to a Symmetrix serial
channel interface.
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Appendix A
Installation Requirements
MVS System Table 1 lists the minimum hardware and software requirements for installing InfoMover on
an MVS system. Contact EMC for the most current list of supported platforms and operating
system versions.
Table 1. Minimum MVS System Requirements.
Item Minimum Requirements
Hardware Configurations • Any hardware that supports:
— MVS/SP 4.3 (MVS/ESA) or higher
— OS/390 2.4 or higher
— Two 6MB address spaces
• Either of the following types of channels:
— One ESCON channel (may be shared via EMIF
or a director)
— One parallel bus and tag channel
• 200KB of space in an APF-authorized library
• A small amount of space in a Procedure and CLIST library
Software Configurations • Either of the following platforms:
— MVS/SP V4R3 (MVS/ESA) or higher
— OS/390 V2R4 or higher
Important: MVS must run either native or under VM as a
V=R with CCTRAN off. MVS cannot be run under VM
when V=V guest. VM in LPAR mode is not supported.
• Language Environment for MVS 1.7 or higher
with patches
See InfoMover product manual for required IBM patches.
• RACF level 1.9 or higher, CA-Top Secret, or CA-ACF2
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Fixed Block Architecture (FBA) — A data recording format that employs data blocks of fixed size.
The blocks are addressed by block numbers relative to the beginning of the particular file.
Flat File — A file that consists of records of one type. A flat file has no embedded structure
information governing relationships between the records.
Generation Data Groups (GDG) — MVS allows users to catalog successive updates or generations
of related data into groups.
Hyper-Volume Extension — The ability to define more than one logical volume on a single physical
disk device making use of its full formatted capacity. These logical volumes are user-selectable in
size. The minimum volume size is one cylinder, and the maximum size depends on the disk device
capacity and the emulation mode selected.
I/O Device — An addressable input/output unit such as a disk device.
JCL — Job Control Language.
JES — Job Entry Subsystem.
Logical Volume — A user-defined storage device. The user can define a physical disk device as one
or two logical volumes.
Mirroring — The Symmetrix maintains two identical copies of a designated volume on separate
disks. Each volume automatically updates during a write operation. If one disk device fails,
Symmetrix automatically uses the other disk device.
Mirrored Pair — A logical volume with all data recorded twice, once on each of two different
physical devices.
MVS — Multiple Virtual Storage.
Named Pipes — A software connection between two programs. The pipe makes the output of one
command or program into the input of another.
Partitioned Dataset (PDS) — In an MVS system, a dataset that is divided into partitions, called
members, each of which can contain a program, part of a program, or data. See Dataset.
RACF — Resource Access Control Facility.
SAF — Security Access Facility interface.
SCSI Adapter — A card in the Symmetrix subsystem that provides the physical interface between
the disk director and the disk devices.
Sequential Dataset — A dataset with records organized on the basis of their successive physical
positions.
TSO — Time-Sharing Option.
Volume — A general term referring to a storage device. In the Symmetrix system, a volume
corresponds to a single disk device.
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Appendix A
Installation Requirements
MVS System Table 1 lists the minimum hardware and software requirements for installing InfoMover on
an MVS system. Contact EMC for the most current list of supported platforms and operating
system versions.
Table 1. Minimum MVS System Requirements.
Item Minimum Requirements
Hardware Configurations • Any hardware that supports:
— MVS/SP 4.3 (MVS/ESA) or higher
— OS/390 2.4 or higher
— Two 6MB address spaces
• Either of the following types of channels:
— One ESCON channel (may be shared via EMIF
or a director)
— One parallel bus and tag channel
• 200KB of space in an APF-authorized library
• A small amount of space in a Procedure and CLIST library
Software Configurations • Either of the following platforms:
— MVS/SP V4R3 (MVS/ESA) or higher
— OS/390 V2R4 or higher
Important: MVS must run either native or under VM as a
V=R with CCTRAN off. MVS cannot be run under VM
when V=V guest. VM in LPAR mode is not supported.
• Language Environment for MVS 1.7 or higher
with patches
See InfoMover product manual for required IBM patches.
• RACF level 1.9 or higher, CA-Top Secret, or CA-ACF2
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Fixed Block Architecture (FBA) — A data recording format that employs data blocks of fixed size.
The blocks are addressed by block numbers relative to the beginning of the particular file.
Flat File — A file that consists of records of one type. A flat file has no embedded structure
information governing relationships between the records.
Generation Data Groups (GDG) — MVS allows users to catalog successive updates or generations
of related data into groups.
Hyper-Volume Extension — The ability to define more than one logical volume on a single physical
disk device making use of its full formatted capacity. These logical volumes are user-selectable in
size. The minimum volume size is one cylinder, and the maximum size depends on the disk device
capacity and the emulation mode selected.
I/O Device — An addressable input/output unit such as a disk device.
JCL — Job Control Language.
JES — Job Entry Subsystem.
Logical Volume — A user-defined storage device. The user can define a physical disk device as one
or two logical volumes.
Mirroring — The Symmetrix maintains two identical copies of a designated volume on separate
disks. Each volume automatically updates during a write operation. If one disk device fails,
Symmetrix automatically uses the other disk device.
Mirrored Pair — A logical volume with all data recorded twice, once on each of two different
physical devices.
MVS — Multiple Virtual Storage.
Named Pipes — A software connection between two programs. The pipe makes the output of one
command or program into the input of another.
Partitioned Dataset (PDS) — In an MVS system, a dataset that is divided into partitions, called
members, each of which can contain a program, part of a program, or data. See Dataset.
RACF — Resource Access Control Facility.
SAF — Security Access Facility interface.
SCSI Adapter — A card in the Symmetrix subsystem that provides the physical interface between
the disk director and the disk devices.
Sequential Dataset — A dataset with records organized on the basis of their successive physical
positions.
TSO — Time-Sharing Option.
Volume — A general term referring to a storage device. In the Symmetrix system, a volume
corresponds to a single disk device.
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h. Sequent 4.4.2 (Symmetry or NUMA-Q) has a kernal limitation (6) on the number of devices that
may be opened on a single cable. This value can be changed by changing the kernal parameter
SCSI_PASS_MAX and recompiling the kernal.
i. InfoMover can co-exist on a Sequent system that uses multiporting, but InfoMover must bypass
multiporting.
j. MP-RAS 3.0.1 requires patch PKERN3012.98.05.13.12 to be able to run InfoMover.
Windows NT/2000 System Table 3 lists the minimum hardware configuration and software requirements for a Windows
NT/2000 system.
Table 3. Minimum Windows NT/2000 Requirements.
a. InfoMover supports all EMC-qualified Intel-based Windows NT/2000 servers. Have your EMC
customer representative consult his or her Open Systems Support Matrix for qualified host models
and servers.
UNIX Environments Some 32-bit UNIX systems have a 2 GB file limit. To transfer files of 2 GB or larger, InfoMover can
with Large Files be used with MVS, Digital UNIX, HP-UX 10.20 or 11.x, Sun Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, AIX 4.2 or 4.3,
and DYNIX 4.4.4. Large file support for other supported platforms is being evaluated. The
software may not work correctly with software from third-party vendors that extends the
operating system to allow creation of, and access to, files that are 2 GB or larger on a 32-bit system.
Formatting Transfer Users must format the InfoMover transfer volumes to prepare them for use with InfoMover server
Volumes and client software. The transfer volumes are the Symmetrix volumes entered in the MVS,
NT/2000, and UNIX configuration files. Formatting sets up the control and data transfer buffers
on the Symmetrix according to the parameters specified in the configuration file.
Item Minimum Requirements
Hardware Configurations • Windows NT/2000 (Intel-based) system configured to run
in a network environment with SCSI, Ultra SCSI, or Fibre
Channel adapters with appropriate drivers installeda
• 31MB of storage space for program files
Software Configuration • To run InfoMover server and client: Windows NT/2000
Server 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or 5
• To run InfoMover client only: Windows NT/2000
Workstation 4.0 or NT/2000 Server with Service Pack 4 or 5
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Workstation
UNIX System Table 2 lists the minimum hardware configuration and software requirements for a UNIX system.
Table 2. Minimum UNIX System Requirements.
a. InfoMover supports all EMC-qualified open systems. Have your EMC customer representative
consult his or her Open Systems Support Matrix for qualified host models and series.
b. For best performance, EMC recommends that an HP 9000 system be configured with an HSC or
GSC fast-wide SCSI board. InfoMover can be used with an HP 9000 system configured with an
HP-PB (NIO) fast-wide SCSI board. InfoMover can be used with an HP system configured with an
HP-PB (NIO) fast-wide board. Testing has indicated, however, that degradation in throughput of
as much as 30 percent occurs with the use of an NIO board.
c. AIX 4.2 is required for large file support.
d. Solaris 2.5 requires patch 103936-01. These patches keep the SCSI controller from going offline
when heavy contention for the Symmetrix system occurs.
e. Solaris 2.6 is required for large file support.
f. HP-UX 10.20 requires patch PHCO_15453.
g. HP-UX 11.0 requires patches PHCO_16438 and PHKL_17368.
Item Minimum Requirements
Hardware Configurations • IBM RISC System/6000 with FWD & Ultra-SCSI or
Fibre Channels
• Sun SPARC and ULTRASPARC with FWD & Ultra SCSI
or Fibre Channels
• HP 9000, D Class, K Class with HSC, GSC, or
HP-PB (NIO) FWD SCSI or an Ultra SCSI boardb ,
channels or HP fibre board for Fibre Channelsa
• DEC/Compaq Alpha with FW or Ultra SCSIa
• Sequent Symmetry with SCSI or Ultra SCSI a
• Sequent NUMA-Q with SCSI or Ultra SCSIa or Fibre
Channel supported with dedicated switch
• NCR 34xx/35xx/51xx with SCSI or Ultra SCSIa
• SGI Origin Series with SCSI or Ultra SCSIa
Software Configurations • AIX 4.2 or 4.3c
• Solaris 2.5d, 2.6e, 2.7, or 2.8
• HP-UX 10.20f or 11.0g
• Tru64 UNIX through 4.0f D, E, F
• DYNIX/ptx 4.4.2h and 4.4.6 with Sequent Symmetry
• MP-RAS 3.0.1j
• UNIX System V 4.3.0 or higher
• IRIX 6.4
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h. Sequent 4.4.2 (Symmetry or NUMA-Q) has a kernal limitation (6) on the number of devices that
may be opened on a single cable. This value can be changed by changing the kernal parameter
SCSI_PASS_MAX and recompiling the kernal.
i. InfoMover can co-exist on a Sequent system that uses multiporting, but InfoMover must bypass
multiporting.
j. MP-RAS 3.0.1 requires patch PKERN3012.98.05.13.12 to be able to run InfoMover.
Windows NT/2000 System Table 3 lists the minimum hardware configuration and software requirements for a Windows
NT/2000 system.
Table 3. Minimum Windows NT/2000 Requirements.
a. InfoMover supports all EMC-qualified Intel-based Windows NT/2000 servers. Have your EMC
customer representative consult his or her Open Systems Support Matrix for qualified host models
and servers.
UNIX Environments Some 32-bit UNIX systems have a 2 GB file limit. To transfer files of 2 GB or larger, InfoMover can
with Large Files be used with MVS, Digital UNIX, HP-UX 10.20 or 11.x, Sun Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, AIX 4.2 or 4.3,
and DYNIX 4.4.4. Large file support for other supported platforms is being evaluated. The
software may not work correctly with software from third-party vendors that extends the
operating system to allow creation of, and access to, files that are 2 GB or larger on a 32-bit system.
Formatting Transfer Users must format the InfoMover transfer volumes to prepare them for use with InfoMover server
Volumes and client software. The transfer volumes are the Symmetrix volumes entered in the MVS,
NT/2000, and UNIX configuration files. Formatting sets up the control and data transfer buffers
on the Symmetrix according to the parameters specified in the configuration file.
Item Minimum Requirements
Hardware Configurations • Windows NT/2000 (Intel-based) system configured to run
in a network environment with SCSI, Ultra SCSI, or Fibre
Channel adapters with appropriate drivers installeda
• 31MB of storage space for program files
Software Configuration • To run InfoMover server and client: Windows NT/2000
Server 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or 5
• To run InfoMover client only: Windows NT/2000
Workstation 4.0 or NT/2000 Server with Service Pack 4 or 5
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Workstation
UNIX System Table 2 lists the minimum hardware configuration and software requirements for a UNIX system.
Table 2. Minimum UNIX System Requirements.
a. InfoMover supports all EMC-qualified open systems. Have your EMC customer representative
consult his or her Open Systems Support Matrix for qualified host models and series.
b. For best performance, EMC recommends that an HP 9000 system be configured with an HSC or
GSC fast-wide SCSI board. InfoMover can be used with an HP 9000 system configured with an
HP-PB (NIO) fast-wide SCSI board. InfoMover can be used with an HP system configured with an
HP-PB (NIO) fast-wide board. Testing has indicated, however, that degradation in throughput of
as much as 30 percent occurs with the use of an NIO board.
c. AIX 4.2 is required for large file support.
d. Solaris 2.5 requires patch 103936-01. These patches keep the SCSI controller from going offline
when heavy contention for the Symmetrix system occurs.
e. Solaris 2.6 is required for large file support.
f. HP-UX 10.20 requires patch PHCO_15453.
g. HP-UX 11.0 requires patches PHCO_16438 and PHKL_17368.
Item Minimum Requirements
Hardware Configurations • IBM RISC System/6000 with FWD & Ultra-SCSI or
Fibre Channels
• Sun SPARC and ULTRASPARC with FWD & Ultra SCSI
or Fibre Channels
• HP 9000, D Class, K Class with HSC, GSC, or
HP-PB (NIO) FWD SCSI or an Ultra SCSI boardb ,
channels or HP fibre board for Fibre Channelsa
• DEC/Compaq Alpha with FW or Ultra SCSIa
• Sequent Symmetry with SCSI or Ultra SCSI a
• Sequent NUMA-Q with SCSI or Ultra SCSIa or Fibre
Channel supported with dedicated switch
• NCR 34xx/35xx/51xx with SCSI or Ultra SCSIa
• SGI Origin Series with SCSI or Ultra SCSIa
Software Configurations • AIX 4.2 or 4.3c
• Solaris 2.5d, 2.6e, 2.7, or 2.8
• HP-UX 10.20f or 11.0g
• Tru64 UNIX through 4.0f D, E, F
• DYNIX/ptx 4.4.2h and 4.4.6 with Sequent Symmetry
• MP-RAS 3.0.1j
• UNIX System V 4.3.0 or higher
• IRIX 6.4
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