Features and Benefits
VSAM Assist delivers
| Features | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Fast read/write technology | Reduce the time required to back up and restore data sets, enabling more frequent backups. |
| One-step backup | Enable consistent and reliable backups by capturing all datasets in a single step. |
| Flexible options | Backup and restore alternate indexes by dataset name or by association with the dataset’s base cluster. |
| Integrity validation | Ensure VSAM dataset integrity with VSAM Assist. |
| Logical backup/recovery | Implement more granular protection for data that is protected by physical, volume-level local or remote data mirroring technology. |

