BMC AMI Recover (OUTCOPY) options

You can use BMC AMI Recover to make updated image copies from typical recovery resources such as prior image copies, change accumulation files, and Db2 logs.

During an OUTCOPY ONLY operation, BMC AMI Recover writes the output to a sequential image copy data set instead of a Db2 space, which enables you to make copies without accessing the Db2 space or interfering with normal Db2 access in any way. If you elect to end the process at any of the following points, the new copy, if registered, is registered as a SHRLEVEL REFERENCE full image copy:

  • The log point of a SHRLEVEL REFERENCE incremental
  • The log point of a quiesce point
  • The log point of the last -ARCHIVE MODE(QUIESCE) command
  • The last successful subsystem shutdown (in a non-data-sharing environment)

Related topics

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Important

OUTCOPY cannot be used for compressed indexes.

For more detailed information about the BMC AMI Recover OUTCOPY option, see the BMC AMI Recover for Db2 documentation

The BMC AMI Recover OUTCOPY options are listed alphabetically in the following table along with the defaults that apply in this case.

Option

Default

Description

ANALYZE

YES

Prints information about objects that are targeted for recovery when you execute the recovery JCL, as follows:

  • Yes—prints a recovery plan before performing the recovery.
  • No—prints only a small subset of the recovery plan information.
  • Only—terminates execution of the recovery JCL after the plan is printed.

AUTOSIZE

YES

Turns dynamic sizing for output image copies or changes accumulation output files on or off:

  • Yes—specifies dynamic sizing for output image copies or change accumulation output files allocated to DASD.
  • No—specifies that output image copies or change accumulation output files are allocated to DASD using the primary and secondary quantities that are specified in the R+/CHANGE ACCUM repository.

EARLYCAT

YES

Verifies that data sets that are marked as cataloged during the ANALYZE phase actually exist in the operating system catalog.

Specify No to delay verification until the data sets are allocated.

EARLYRECALL

YES

Retrieves archived image copies and log data sets during the ANALYZE phase

Specify No to delay recall until the data sets are accessed or allocated.

MAXDRIVES

BMC AMI Recover configuration option

Specifies the maximum number of tape drives to be used during backup. The default is the value of the BMC AMI Recover MAXDRIVES configuration option.

MAXPRIM

0

Sets a maximum amount of disk space (in the units specified by SPACE) to allocate as primary space.

Valid values are 0 through 65535. A nonzero value establishes an upper limit for primary space allocation; 0 specifies no limit.

SORTDEVT

BMC AMI Recover SORTDEVT configuration option

Specifies the device type for temporary work data sets that are required for log sorts

Important

If no configuration option value is specified, this option defaults to the system sort routine installation default.

TOLOGPOINT

CURRENT

Specifies the point in the Db2 log to which the backup copies should be made, as follows:

  • Current—make backup copies of all recoverable objects in the object set to the current time.
  • LASTQUIESCE—make a backup of each recoverable object to the last quiesce that is registered in SYSCOPY for that object.
  • Specific RBA—make backup copies of all objects in the object set to the same RBA. Specify that RBA at the Specific RBA prompt.
  • LASTARCHQUIESCE—make backup copies of each object in the object set to the point in the log that is established by the most recent ARCHIVE LOG MODE(QUIESCE) for the Db2 subsystem.
  • LASTSHUTDOWN—make backup copies of all objects in the object set to the point in the log that is established by the most recent STOP Db2 command.
  • LASTCOMMONQUIESCE—make backup copies of all objects in the object set to the point in the log that is established by the most recent common point.
  • TIMESTAMP—make backup copies of all objects in the object set to the RBA associated with the timestamp in the format YYYY-MM-DD-HH.MM.SS.
  • LOGMARK—make backup copies of all objects in the object set to the RBA associated with the logmark.

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