Using BACKOUT AUTO recovery

When you request a point-in-time recovery, using the BACKOUT strategy is desirable. However, there are some restrictions that prevent an object from being backed out. The BACKOUT to forward strategy performs a BACKOUT on all eligible objects and automatically schedules a forward recovery for the ineligible objects, as well as any other objects that failed in the BACKOUT recovery step.

The BACKOUT installation option (BACKOUT-AUTO) defaults to AUTO. With this installation option set to its default value, if you are using a Recovery Management for Db2 password, point-in-time recoveries automatically use the BACKOUT AUTO recovery strategy. If you are not using a Recovery Management for Db2 password, point-in-time recoveries use a standard forward recovery. You can also request the BACKOUT to forward recovery strategy using the BACKOUT AUTO option (BACKOUT) on the OPTIONS command in the JCL.