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IMS Database Recovery Control (DBRC)

Course Abstract: This course is designed to provide the student with a working knowledge of the management and recovery of databases, systems and logs under IMS V9 DBRC.

Duration: 5 days

Primary Audience: IMS system programmers, technical support staff, DBAs and senior IMS application programmers requiring a detailed knowledge of DBRC and its use in managing and recovering IMS logs, databases and systems.

Prerequisites: TSO/ISPF, MVS JCL, VSAM AMS, an understanding of the IMS database utilities and on-line logging.

Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Allocate, initialize, maintain and recover RECON datasets
• Use the GENJCL function to build JCL for IMS database utilities
• Use and maintain log dataset information
• Register full function and Fast Path databases in order to manage recovery and to protect against invalid use
• Describe the authorization process and its function in protecting database integrity
• Describe the interaction between IMS database utilities and DBRC
• Use and maintain DBRC’s information about database reorganizations, image copies, change accumulations, recoveries and batch backouts
• Understand, use, and maintain the information in your installation’s RECON

Class Format: Lecture with hands-on exercises.

Cost: In-house: $9,000 for up to 15 students; $500 for each additional student. Public: $2,830

Topics:

• The RECON Datasets
• Generating JCL
• Log Control; Recovery and Share Control
• Reorganizations and Image Copies
• Change Accumulation
• Database Recovery
• Batch Backout Scenarios
• Review and Discussion of Your RECON