Mainstar Database Backup and Recovery for IMS

Simplify IMS backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations

Rocket Mainstar Database Backup and Recovery for IMS (DBR for IMS) is a storage-aware backup and recovery solution that integrates storage processor fast-replication facilities with IMS backup and recovery operations to allow instantaneous backups, reduce recovery time, and simplify disaster recovery procedures while using less CPU, I/O, and storage resources. Use DBR for IMS to:

Perform IMS system-level backups instantaneously with no impact to the business
Reduce fast restore and parallel recovery time and complexity
Transform disaster recovery into a disaster restart process reducing RTO
Reduce costs by using less CPU and I/O resources
Reduce storage costs by using one backup for multiple purposes
Eliminate backup windows and extend batch processing windows.
Achieve successful recoveries - every time - by performing backup validation.
Provide IMS recovery tool integrationvia managed recovery processes
Use a sophisticated ISPF interface and meta-data repository to manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processing
Perform IMS system cloning operations from a system-level backup

DBR for IMS facilitates an IMS system-level backup methodology. It coordinates IMS system and storage-based fast-replication facilities to backup IMS systems fast and effectively without using host CPU and I/O resources. DBR for IMS generated system level backups can be used for IMS system recovery, application recovery, database recovery, and for IMS disaster recovery purposes. Using an effective DBR for IMS system-level backup methodology allows IMS system level backups to be used for multiple recovery purposes saving CPU, I/O, and storage resources required to create multiple backups for specific uses.

DBR for IMS features summary

Create instant point-in-time IMS system level backups without affecting application availability.
Use storage-aware database utilities use storage processor fast-replication to copy the data.
Provide support for IBM®, EMC®, and Hitach®i Data Systems storage systems and fast replication processes.
Use a specialized meta-data repository to correlate IMS storage volumes with backup volumes and recovery information.
Create a system-level backup that can be used for system recovery, application recovery, database recovery, or disaster recovery using disaster restart procedures.
Discover IMS systems and provide configuration advice for data set layouts.
Define the backup type, fast replication usage, volume mappings, and retention period options needed to perform and record a system level backup.
Validate that IMS backups are complete and can be used for recovery.
Integrate IMS recovery tools into a DBR for IMS recovery management process.
Backup and restore a subset of the IMS system.
Archive disk-based backups to tape or disk, including remote disk. Use archive copies for subsequent recoveries.
Provide the effective restore of an IMS system and recover the system in parallel to help reduce recovery time and application down time.
Perform application and database level recovery from a system backup.
Transform traditional IMS disaster recovery procedures into an IMS tape-based disaster restart process.

Request more info

Document Actions

Send this

Product Datasheet: Mainstar Database Backup and Recovery for IMS

Click here

Rocket Software develops, licenses, and supports enterprise infrastructure software and solutions. Rocket services customers in all geographies through our worldwide sales force, support team, and R&D labs. Our customers deploy our products in these strategic infrastructure domains: application development, application modernization, business intelligence, compliance and security, consumer productivity, database servers, database tools, file transfer, mainframe productivity, network management, publishing and search, SOA and integration, storage management, terminal emulation, and text mining.