Mainstar MS/VCR : The Tool for Efficient Device Cloning.

Front cover -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Examples -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Summary of changes -- July 2005, Second Edition -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Point-in-time (PIT) concept -- 1.1.1 Point-in-time copies taken with FlashCopy or SnapShot -- 1.1.2 Point-in-time copies taken with a PPRC split mirror -- 1.2 How you can use the copies -- 1.3 The data access dilemma -- 1.3.1 Introduction to MS/VCR -- Chapter 2. Planning for volume copies and data set renames -- 2.1 MS/VCR functionality overview -- 2.2 MS/VCR requirements for FlashCopy and SnapShot -- 2.3 Overview of MS/VCR implementation steps -- 2.3.1 MS/VCR for point-in-time copy situations -- 2.3.2 MS/VCR for Split of Continuous Mirror situations -- 2.3.3 Optional MS/VCR commands -- 2.3.4 A batch implementation example overview -- 2.4 Identify what you want to clone -- 2.4.1 Encompassing all required data -- 2.4.2 Migrated data -- 2.4.3 Understanding FlashCopy and SnapShot pairing rules -- 2.4.4 Selecting volumes by volser mask or storage group -- 2.4.5 Source volume status and considerations -- 2.4.6 Identification of source volume catalogs with FINDUCATS -- 2.4.7 Using empty or populated catalogs for target volume data sets -- 2.4.8 SMS class assignments -- 2.4.9 Identify target data set rename masks -- 2.4.10 Not renaming all data sets -- 2.4.11 MS/VCR COPY SIMULATE command -- 2.4.12 MS/VCR RENAME SIMULATE command -- 2.4.13 MS/VCR RENAME SAFE command -- 2.4.14 MS/VCR DB2UPDATE SIMULATE command -- 2.4.15 MS/VCR DB2FIX SIMULATE command -- 2.4.16 MS/VCR DB2SQL SIMULATE command -- 2.5 Potential errors -- Chapter 3. Using MS/VCR for cloning an online DB2 subsystem -- 3.1 Overview of the sample environment -- 3.2 MS/VCR commands -- 3.3 Pre implementation setup and simulation.

3.3.1 Step 1 - Execute MS/VCR FINDUCATS -- 3.3.2 Step 2 - Execute MS/VCR COPY SIMULATE -- 3.3.3 Step 3 - Execute MS/VCR RENAME SIMULATE -- 3.3.4 Step 4 - Define target user catalog and target aliases -- 3.4 Production implementation -- 3.4.1 Step 1 - Run DB2 commands -- 3.4.2 Step 2 - Execute MS/VCR COPY command -- 3.4.3 Step 3 - Resume access to the source DB2 subsystem -- 3.4.4 Step 4 - Execute MS/VCR RENAME command -- 3.4.5 Step 5 - Execute MS/VCR DB2UPDATE command -- 3.4.6 Step 6 - Start the target DB2B subsystem in maintenance mode -- 3.4.7 Step 7 - Execute MS/VCR DB2FIX command -- 3.4.8 Step 8 - Execute DB2 SQL commands -- 3.4.9 Step 9 - Execute the DB2FIX command -- 3.4.10 Step 10 - Stop target DB2B subsystem in maintenance mode -- 3.4.11 Step 11 - Start target DB2B subsystem with zparm DSNZPARA -- 3.4.12 Step 12 - Begin application access to target volumes -- 3.4.13 Step 13 - Repetitive cloning cleanup -- 3.4.14 Step 14 - Execute MS/VCR BCSCLEAN command -- 3.5 Conclusion -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other publications -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Index -- Back cover.

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