Current Mainframe Initiatives DTI

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Current Mainframe Initiatives _at_ DTI

• A Systems Engineering Perspective

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Systems Engineer MF Support Goals

• Align the two DTI Data Centers to leverage
  resources
• Hardware Software - Processes Procedures
• Two deep in Critical Skills
• OS / CICS / Storage Mgt / Remote Printer Support
• Maintain Software Currency
• Software Maintenance verses Tasks
• Build/refine Metrics
• Availability / Performance / Customer
  Satisfaction

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Mainframe Data Centers

• WmPenn
• IBM z800 500 MIPS 3 Engines 8 GB Memory
• Shark ESS Disks 1.5 Terabytes
• 3592 Tape Drives
• OSA TCP/IP 4 ports
• 3745/46 Comm Cntrlr
• z/OS Version 1.5
• Many Customers

• Biggs
• IBM z890 212 MIPS 2 Engines 8 GB Memory
• COD
• Shark ESS Disks 1.5 Terabytes
• 3480/90 Tape Drives
• OSA TCP/IP 6 ports
• OS/390 Version 2.10
• Single Customer

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Consolidate Data Centers???

• Will this save dollars?
• Will this help align Data Centers?
• Will this help leverage resources?
• What about Disaster / Recovery issues?

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Current Work Underway _at_ WmPenn now thru Dec 2005

• Implement SFTP, will work with C/S Common
  Services - S
• Web access to CICS 2.2 transactions R
• Upgrade ACF2 S
• Upgrade NetView S
• Upgrade TLMS S

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Current Work Underway _at_ Biggs now thru Dec 2005

• Implement z/OS Version 1.5 S
• Est.Test Classes for Batch testing T
• SWAT Team Appl Devl performance - T
• Implement Secure of CD for HIPPA S
• Continue IP Printing extension T
• Exploit SMS w/new Shark disk space T
• Implement VIPA in remaining LPARs - T

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Near Term WmPenn Activities January to June 2006

• SunGard D/R test - T
• Replace CD w/SFTP S
• Upgrade SAS S
• Implement T-Rex S
• Exploit 3592 TP T
• Upgrade InterTest S
• Implement VIPA - T

• Replace 3745/45? - S
• Begin discontinue old versions COBOL S
• Begin replacement of Panvalet/PanAPT with ? - S

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Near Term Biggs Activities January to June 2006

• Implement SFTP S
• Exploit 3592 TP T
• Implement Mobius to repl View/Deliver S
• Upgrade ACF2 S
• Upgrade TLMS S
• Implement HSM S
• Implement NetView-S
• Upgrade DB2 - S

• Implement T-Rex S
• Complete IP Printing extension T
• Begin discontinue old versions COBOL S
• Begin replacement of ChangeMan with ?-S
• Begin consolidation to single Prod. LPAR T
• Implement ICC Support - T

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Longer Term WmPenn Activities July 2006 to June
2007

• Upgrade z/OS S
• Upgrade TMON S
• Upgrade ESP S
• Upgrade CIMS S
• Upgrade SyncSortS
• Finish discontinue old versions COBOL S
• Upgrade CICS S

• Support web access to CICS T
• Finish replacement of Panvalet/PanAPT with ? S
• Upgrade other software products S
• Investigate/implement Sysplex for DELJIS R/T

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Longer Term Biggs Activities July 2006 to June
2007

• Upgrade z/OS S
• Upgrade TMON S
• Upgrade ESP S
• Upgrade SyncSortS
• Upgrade ADS - S
• Upgrade other software products S
• Finish discontinue old versions COBOL S

• Upgrade CICS S
• Support web access to CICS - T
• Complete repl of ChangeMan with ?-S
• Finish consolidation to single Prod. LPAR T

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The Future of Mainframe Support

• Consolidate Data Centers?
• Further alignment of hardware software?
• Support further web/mainframe functionality?
• Simultaneous backup of disks at SunGard?
• Staff issues? Retention/recruiting/training?
• Simplify remote printing support?
• More comprehensive metrics to minimize SWAT
  responses?

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Questions?