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  • CHANGE ACCUMULATION PLUS
  • IMAGE COPY PLUS
  • RECOVERY MANAGER for IMS
  • RECOVERY PLUS for IMS
We are no longer updating the individual documentation spaces for these components.

Using the Index Rebuild function

The Recovery utility can invoke the Index Rebuild function to automatically rebuild primary and secondary indexes that are associated with HDAM and HIDAM databases and to rebuild indirect list data sets (ILDSs) that are associated with High Availability Large Databases (HALDBs). To use the Index Rebuild function, you must have a license for the following BMC product or products:

Related topics

Recovering-indexes

  • The BMC AMI Backup and Recovery for IMS product (no additional products are necessary)
  • The RECOVERY PLUS for IMS component and one of the following products:
    • One of the MAXM Reorg solution products
    • CONCURRENT REORG for IMS
    • SECONDARY INDEX UTILITY/EP
    • SECONDARY INDEX UTILITY

Important

We recommend that you keep all of these products at the same level set.

The following examples show the recommended JCL for executing the Recovery utility with the Index Rebuild function:

The remainder of this section describes several methods that you can use to rebuild primary and secondary indexes and ILDSs. It discusses the following keywords:

  • BLDILDS
  • BLDINDEX
  • SIUDSN

 

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