Compatibility with other utilities

Creates standard Db2 image copies available to any IBM Db2 RECOVERY utility

Creates special kinds of copies not registered to Db2 and used only by the BMC AMI Recover product

Coordinates table space or partition status settings with BMC utilities when running on the same space

Supports the BMC BMCHIST (HISTORY) table, which is also used by the BMC utilities REORG PLUS, LOADPLUS, UNLOAD PLUS, and CHECK PLUS

Supports the BMC BMCSYNC and BMCUTIL tables, which are also used by other BMC utilities

Allows specification of a BMC AMI Recovery Manager object set as an alternative object specification

Supports the SNAPSHOT UPGRADE FEATURE and EXTENDED BUFFER MANAGER products, which provides consistent copies while allowing updates to the table spaces being copied, including the ability to create restartable Snapshot Copies

Supports Instant Snapshot copies in conjunction with the SNAPSHOT UPGRADE FEATURE or EXTENDED BUFFER MANAGER product

Instant Snapshot copies use specialized hardware to make data set level copies for quick backup copies that can be restored using the BMC AMI Recover and BMC AMI Recovery Manager for Db2 products.

Supports the XBM Utility Monitor that is available with the SNAPSHOT UPGRADE FEATURE and EXTENDED BUFFER MANAGER products

The XBM Utility Monitor allows you to view the status of your copy job as it is running.

Performs compression of disk image copies when used in conjunction with the PACLOG product utilizing the BMC Extended Compression Architecture (XCA) technology

The compressed copies are usable by IBM Db2 RECOVER and DSN1COPY, and by the BMC utilities BMC AMI Recover and UNLOAD PLUS.

Optionally updates the BMCSTATS tables used by the BMC Administrative Products for DB2

Supports unloading by the UNLOAD PLUS product

You can unload copies made by BMC AMI Copy by using UNLOAD PLUS.