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EXTENDED BUFFER MANAGER and SNAPSHOT UPGRADE FEATURE requirements


EXTENDED BUFFER MANAGER

 (

XBM

) and 

SNAPSHOT UPGRADE FEATURE

 (

SUF

) have the following requirements for their installation and configuration:

  • Any IBM-supported version of ISPF
  • IBM-supported version of Db2 or IMS, as appropriate

Important

  • Because SUF is a subcomponent of XBM, the process for installing and customizing the products is the same. Password authorization determines which features are enabled.
  • To use XBM for snapshot processing, you must also have a supported BMC utility and storage devices installed, if applicable.
  • To perform software snapshots of data sharing Db2 or IMS objects, you must define a cache and a list coupling facility structure for XBM to use.
  • To access XBM via BMC AMI Storage, BMC AMI Storage Reporting requires version 5.4.00 or later of XBM.
  • To use the hardware snapshot function with Dell EMC devices, the Dell EMC TimeFinder API must be available in the XBM STEPLIB or in linklist.

 

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