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We use the term “storage-aware” all the time – but what does it really mean, and how does it fit in with our product line? Here is a short primer on what we are talking about, and how it relates to our IMS and DB2 products:
What is “Storage-Aware"?
Storage-aware tools integrate storage processor fast-replication facilities with IMS and DB2 backup, recovery, and cloning operations to provide high availability solutions. Storage-aware tools provide instantaneous backups, reduce recovery time, simplify disaster recovery procedures, and provide fast cloning while using less CPU, I/O, and storage resources.
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By Ron Haupert, Senior Technologist, Rocket Software
Rocket Mainstar Backup and Recovery 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, reduce recovery time, and simplify disaster recovery procedures while using less CPU, I/O, and storage resources.
Database Backup and Recovery for IMS (DBR for IMS) integrates storage-based fast-replication services and exposes them to IMS DBAs in a transparent manner. IMS system-level backup methods are the foundation for these backup and recovery processes. IMS system-level backups performed using fast-replication from IBM, EMC, or HDS have many operational advantages
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BRM V6.2 contains a number of enhancements we think you will find valuable. Some were requested by our BRM users, and others were initiated by our development team. This release includes ASAP, DAD, and Aggregate LoadBalancer Functional enhancements, Tape Management Metadata Support for RMM and CA1, and DB2 Image Copy Backup Inventory Support, as well as numerous other enhancements. Click here to learn more about the BRM V6.2 enhancements.
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Clone IMS Systems without Shutting Down IMS
Clone and Rename for IMS (ICR) provides improved data access by simplifying and automating the process of cloning entire IMS subsystems or databases quickly and easily. ICR - and its Rapid Database Refresh for IMS (RDR) feature - are storage-aware solutions that use storage processor fast-replication facilities to clone IMS systems and refresh databases quickly and effectively. ICR and RDR simplify, automate, and speed up IMS system cloning and database refresh operations, while at the same time using fewer CPU, I/O, and storage resources than traditional methods by offloading the copy process to the storage processor.
ICR clones IMS systems without your having to shut down IMS, which maintains high availability of production data by suspending log updates for the milliseconds it takes to copy the IMS volumes with fast replication. IMS system clones are often used to create test, QA or read-only production (for reporting or to run pointer checker utilities from the clone) or to upgrade to new releases of IMS. Instead of waiting for hours, you can have a clone in mere minutes at a lower cost without affecting production.
For more information:
Mainstar Solutions for Cloning IMS Systems and Databases - www.mainstar.com/pdf/mainstar-imscloning-print.pdf Got 20 Minutes? Learn how ICR clones IMS Subsystems & Databases - www.mainstar.com/products/ms/msicr/
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