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DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8 Performance Topics - IBM Redbooks

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► DSN: Unique <strong>DB2</strong> product identifier.<br />

► $: Delimiter.<br />

► locn-name: <strong>DB2</strong> location name.<br />

► cp-type: copy pool type. Use DB <strong>for</strong> the database copy pool and LG <strong>for</strong> the log copy pool.<br />

You have to set up both copy pools properly in order to successfully implement system level<br />

point-in-time recovery:<br />

The “log” copy pool should be set up to contain the volumes that contain the BSDS data sets,<br />

the active logs, and their associated ICF catalogs.<br />

The “database” copy pool should be set up to contain all the volumes that contain the<br />

databases and the associated ICF catalogs.<br />

Important: Make sure that the ICF catalog <strong>for</strong> the data is on an other volume than the ICF<br />

catalog <strong>for</strong> the logs.<br />

Three new DFSMShsm commands are introduced to support this new function, and other<br />

commands are changed to provide new in<strong>for</strong>mation related to the DFSMShsm Fast<br />

Replication function:<br />

► FRBACKUP: Create a fast replication backup version <strong>for</strong> each volume in a specified copy<br />

pool.<br />

► FRRECOV: Use fast replication to recover a single volume or a pool of volumes from the<br />

managed backup versions<br />

► FRDELETE: Delete one or more unneeded fast replication backup versions.<br />

LIST and QUERY commands are modified to aid monitoring of the fast replication backup<br />

versions.<br />

Prepare <strong>for</strong> fast replication<br />

After establishing the copy pools, the storage administrator issues FRBACKUP PREPARE<br />

against each copy pool. The PREPARE allows you to validate your fast replication<br />

environment <strong>for</strong> DFSMShsm. DFSMShsm preassigns the required number of target volumes<br />

to each source volume in each storage group in the specified copy pool. When you specify<br />

the PREPARE keyword, DFSMShsm verifies that there is a sufficient number of eligible target<br />

volumes in the specified copy pool backup storage group.<br />

For instance, if you specified in the copy pool definition that DFSMShsm should keep two<br />

backup versions, then DFSMShsm preassigns two target volumes to each source volume in<br />

the copy pool.<br />

You should use the PREPARE keyword whenever there is a change in the fast replication<br />

environment. Changing any of the following definitions will change the fast replication<br />

environment:<br />

► The volumes in the copy pool or copy pool backup storage groups are changed or<br />

removed.<br />

► The number of backup versions <strong>for</strong> DFSMShsm to maintain is changed.<br />

► The storage groups defined to the copy pool have changed.<br />

Important: It is recommended to run the PREPARE after each copy pool assignment since<br />

it removes the time <strong>for</strong> target volume selection from the BACKUP execution window.<br />

Otherwise the prepare phase will be executed implicitly when the backup starts and will<br />

elongate its execution.<br />

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