The Repository

In the event of a failure that involves the repository, you can continue to use BMC AMI Recovery Manager to create object sets and generate backup and recovery JCL online; however, you cannot save object set information or retrieve information that is already saved. You should, therefore, be in a position to recover the repository quickly whenever the need arises and you should back up the repository table spaces and indexes on a regular basis.

You can group the repository objects by selecting the Repository item in the System Resource Recovery and Maintenance menu. This method automatically lists all of the repository objects for you. If installed, the R+/CHANGE ACCUM repository objects are also included. You can then proceed to change backup or recovery options, select a recovery point, add objects to the object set, exclude objects from the object set, or generate backup or recovery JCL in the same way as you would any other object set.

Db2 must be active to perform this task.

The tables in the repository contain the following information:

• Object set definition
• Object set SQL definition
• Object set options
• Product registration
• Object set authorizations
• Subsystem backup options
• Object set backup options
• BMCUTIL and BMCSYNC tables
• Coordinated disaster recovery points
• Transaction recovery information
• Data collection information for actual, simulated, and estimated disaster recoveries

Additionally, BMC common tables that are used by BMC AMI Recovery Manager and the R+/CHANGE ACCUM repository objects (if installed) are treated as part of the repository for backup and recovery purposes.

Use the procedure described in Creating a repository object set for backup or recovery to create a object set of repository table spaces and indexes.

Creating a repository object set for backup or recovery

This procedure shows you how to create a object set comprising the table spaces and indexes in the repository and then generate backup or recovery JCL.

Before you begin

To perform this procedure, you need the following:

• EXECUTE authority for BMC AMI Recovery Manager
• Db2 to be active
• Authority to execute backup or recovery JCL

To create a repository object set

Start this procedure at the BMC AMI Recovery for Db2 Main Menu.

1. Select System resources then press Enter.
2. In the System Resource Recovery and Maintenance panel, select Repository to see a list of all table spaces and indexes in the repository.
3. When the Object List panel appears, you can choose from the following tasks:

   • Exclude one or more objects from further processing

     Type X in the Act (action) column by the object and then press Enter.

   • Exit or save the object set to the repository for later processing

     Press F3 to display the Object Set Save Confirmation panel. Follow the instructions on the panel, and select Save, SaveAs, Exit, or Cancel as required.

     Important

     If you save the object set under a new name, the name must be in the form creator.name. The first part of the name cannot exceed 8 characters; the second part cannot exceed 18 characters. The creator term can be PUBLIC.