Mainstar Launches Database Backup and Recovery for IMS (DBR for IMS) on z/OS

DBR for IMS is a storage-aware backup and recovery solution that integrates storage processor fast-replication facilities with IMS backup and recovery operations to allow instantaneous backups with no downtime, reduce recovery time, and simplify disaster recovery procedures while using less CPU, I/O, and storage resources.

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Mainstar Offers a FREE HSM Health Check for z/OS Sites

Many organizations do not have the time or tools necessary to determine the health of their HSM environments. Mainstar is offering a FREE HSM "Health Check" for organizations that want to get a snapshot of how their systems are performing.

Request your free health check today to discover if you are wasting CPU resources or data is at risk.

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Catalog RecoveryPlus (CR+) Further Reduces Catalog Outages

Rapid, reliable catalog backups and comprehensive diagnostics

CR+ release 7.2 provides a new feature for moving catalog entries while the data sets are open, allowing users to move an alias level from one catalog to another while the data is in use. This feature enhances the existing high-availability support of CR+ provided by the REORG command to reorganize and repair catalogs dynamically.

CR+ provides a range of features which support high application availability, including rapid and reliable catalog backups and comprehensive diagnostics to identify problems and create fixes for problems before they can cause a catalog outage. The CR+ DIAGNOSE VVDS-VTOC command in particular is able to repair the VVDS VVCM chaining problem identified in IBM APAR OA27532 which affects VVDSs which are 85 tracks in size or larger and were created on z/OS 1.8 or later.

To learn more about improving catalog availability, please contact Mainstar at info@mainstar.com.

BRM Tip – Application Point-in-Time Backups Made Easy

The Backup and Recovery Manager (BRM) Suite has a number of useful functions that can be used to perform application-centric backups for specific cycle points in time. These functions can be used to identify application critical data sets based on application activity, track application backups created before, during or after the application cycle and inventory this information to support application recovery.

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Use DBR for DB2 to Transform Your DB2 Backup System

DBR for DB2 can drive the DB2 BACKUP SYSTEM utility to simplify, enhance, and improve its reliability.

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