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Search results: Data Replication: IMS / VSAM

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Allow mapping of character fields > 254 Bytes in CDA

Currently Classic Data Architect (CDA) skips over any COBOL Copybook field greater than 254 Characters. It does not issue a warning or error it just skips the field and goes on to mapping the next field. This request will have CDA map character fi...
over 5 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Classic Federation Server for z/OS 1

Replication support for CICS Logstreams

My firm is currently using RRDF from E-Net to replicate CICS logstreams from a primary site to a contingency site. This is being done to support forward recovery of VSAM file updates in our CICS environment as well as replication of CICS user logs...
over 2 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for VSAM for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Infosphere Data Replication for VSAM CFC1 & CFC3 CICS transactions should end at CICS Shutdown

Shutdown of the CICS 'Apply' CICS region is delayed by the CFC1 and CFC3 transactions. THese transactions should recognise that CICS is shutting down and end cleanly allowing CICS to shut down quicker.
over 8 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Delivered

High availability for IMS CDC in a SYSPLEX environment

We are currently implementing CDC for IMS in our Production environment. This consists of 2 IMS v15.2 systems running on 2 different LPAR's, in a SYSPLEX. The OS on both are currently z/OS 2.3. CDC for IMS runs on 1 LPAR, replicating the LOGS o...
over 4 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Classic Change Data Capture 2 Not under consideration

NMI enhancement

add Restart Latency value to the NMI data captured in the target server.
over 5 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for VSAM for z/OS 0 Delivered

Classic CDC needs to alert on Delete/Define operation on source VSAM file

when a delete/define operation occurs on a source vsam file which is enabled for replication (LOGREPLICATE), it puts the source and target data out of sync and hence may cause replication to break. A warning message (CEC*W) may be helpful for oper...
about 7 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 0 Not under consideration

needs a quick detection solution about a connection loss without depending on TCP/IP

Please refer to the PMR 11064,69G,760.----------------------------------------Customer would like to detect a connection loss when HEARTBEATTIMEOUT=3M (3 minutes) is expired without depending on TCP/IP when the target server running LPAR is down.B...
over 7 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Not under consideration

InfoSphere Data Replication for VSAM - request to remove the need of CICS

In some banking customers, OLTP server is pure IMS. They mix the use of IMS DB and VSAM files. The complete GDPS A-A solution need to replicate DB and VSAM to site 2. However, current VSAM replication need CICS been start in site 2 to apply change...
about 8 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Not under consideration

Customer needs a new function that can easily compare source and target.

My customer is using IIDR for IMS for z/OS.(all DEDB)They need a new function that can easily compare source DB and target DB.As an alternative, there is a way to compare both unload data, but there are two problems.- Both unloads must be executed...
over 8 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Not under consideration

Classic CDC for IMS - Enhanced Z/OS monitoring ability

When conducting CDC for IMS Publishing to MQ we are able to start an online trace in the Classic Data Architecht tool which provides ud with multiple information among others the ability to see if the CDC for IMS Capture task is keeping up pace wi...
over 8 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Not under consideration

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