Offline product integration
This topic discusses the advantages of combining and using the two products that comprise the Fast Path Offline Suite in an environment in which maintenance is handled within the constraints of the traditional batch processing window.
Fast Path Offline Suite System flow in offline mode and Sample JCL for multiple Fast Path Offline Suite offline functions show the functional flow and simple one-step JCL that is used for simultaneous execution of Fast Path Offline Suite database reorganization, analysis, and image copy functions in offline mode.
Sample JCL for multiple Fast Path Offline Suite offline functions
//STEPLIB DD DSN=BMC.PFP.LOAD,DISP=SHR
// DD DSN=IMS.RESLIB,DISP=SHR
//PFPSYSIN DD *
GLOBAL POINTER_VALIDATION=QUICK
IC DSNAME='dataset-name-mask',
UNIT=TAPE,DISP=(CATLG)
REORGANIZE DBD=dedb1,IAREA=ALL
REORGANIZE DBD=dedb2,IAREA=ALL
REORGANIZE DBD=dedbn,IAREA=ALL
/*
The following table provides a summary of the how the products in the Fast Path Offline Suite can be used with each other and with other BMC products for IMS to save time and resources when performing Fast Path database maintenance, analysis, and recovery tasks.
BMC IMS Fast Path product | Related BMC IMS product | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
Fast Path Reorg/EP | Fast Path Analyzer/EP | You can gather statistical information about your Fast Path database area and validate its pointers at the same time you are implementing a database reorganization, change or reload operation. |
Fast Path Reorg/EP | DATA PACKER/IMS | You can dynamically expand and compress segment data during an offline reorganization. |
Fast Path Analyzer/EP | IMAGE COPY PLUS | You can gather statistical information about your Fast Path database area and validate its pointers simultaneously with the creation of the image copy. |
Fast Path Analyzer/EP | RECOVERY PLUS for IMS | You can gather statistical information about your Fast Path database area and validate its pointers at the same time the recovery is being implemented. |
Fast Path Analyzer/EP | RECOVERY PLUS for IMS | RECOVERY MANAGER can be set up to initiate analysis of a DEDB following its recovery. |
Fast Path Analyzer/EP | MAXM Database Advisor for IMS | Fast Path Analyzer/EP statistics are written to the Database Advisor repositories if Database Advisor is active. |