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ICR™
Simplified, automated data cloning.
Many applications have critical requirements for quick and accurate cloning of entire IMS subsystems or select databases, due to the need for production or development copies, recovery initiatives, query-only access, reporting, or testing. Using current techniques, data cloning can require the better part of a day. With the ever-increasing demands for usable clones, you need an easy, automated data cloning process with minimal downtime. Now you can clone entire IMS® subsystems or select databases quickly and easily.
ICR clones IMS subsystems quickly by volume-level using any fast copy or onsite mirroring tool. ICR also takes care of updating the cloned IMS internals resulting in a clone that is ready in minutes versus hours. ICR provides greater data access by simplifying and automating the process of cloning entire IMS subsystems or databases quickly and easily.
RDR™ ICR’s selectable feature, Rapid Database Refresh for IMS, clones IMS databases quickly by data set using any fast or slow copy facility. RDR also reduces manual steps.
IMS Subsystem Cloning by Volume
The challenge of using volume replicas to clone an IMS subsystem is how to access the data from the same LPAR, since the cloned data looks like the source data. Renaming and cataloging of the data to produce a usable clone on the same LPAR is a manual and cumbersome process. As the demand for usable clones continues to grow, the jobs of Database Administrators (DBAs) and Storage Administrators become more complicated. With ICR, you can quickly provide usable data clones to meet the increased demand for data access.
By automating and simplifying volume data cloning you can:
- Clone an IMS subsystem offline
- Keep online systems up for inquiry access while batch updates are running
- Provide quality assurance
- Refresh test beds quickly
ICR quickly:
- Renames and catalogs the cloned data in record time
- Fixes the VTOC, VTOCIX, and VVDS conflicts
- Updates IMS internal control information
ICR is lightning fast - source volumes are available after the copy!
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An IMS subsystem on 403 volumes
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1 minute 33 seconds to copy (FlashCopy®V2)
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10 minutes to rename
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Less than a minute to update IMS
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ICR Benefits:
- Significantly reduce downtime
- Simplify IMS subsystem and database copies
- Reduce costs through automation
- Improve productivity
- Increase data availability
- Support business resiliency initiatives
Moving to IMS V10 but Concerned About Testing and Possible Impact?
Many DBAs want to move to IMS V10 to benefit from the latest enhancements. Some are hesitant, since all change involves some risk and can result in unexpected complications.
Stop fearing change in your IMS environment! If you are interested in taking advantage of the newest version of IMS or applying new maintenance - but want to avoid any potential problems – let ICR ease your fears by quickly cloning an IMS subsystem for you to test with. Find out how ICR can simplify and automate data cloning.
RDR™
Simplified, automated data cloning.
IMS Database Cloning by Data Set
The ICR selectable feature Rapid Database Refresh (RDR) for IMS automates and simplifies data set cloning of IMS Databases.
RDR:
- Simplifies the selection by finding all data set names from database names
- Eliminates copying unlike data
- Indexes can be included in the copy
- Faster than traditional utilities
- Copies IMS databases within a subsystem or to a different subsystem
- Invokes FlashCopy V2 or SnapShot (if available) to replicate data at incredible speeds
- Supports fast or slow copy utilities
- Reduces service demands on the DBA
- Updates target IMS
Find out how ICR and RDR can simplify and automate data cloning.
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