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Search results: Data Replication: IMS / VSAM

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Suppress DD-level accounting information in the SMF type 30 EXCP section for individual DDs.

We found that E-Private SP230 Key0 storage growth was occurred in IIDR Classc Capture service. It was due to SMF type 30 EXCP information at DD name dynamic allocation. Our case was 100 thousand DD Dynamic allocation for IMS OLDS open. . Then, I'...
almost 6 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for IMS for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Delete/Define operation on Vsam file needs to be logged

This RFE is for the VSAM development team.if a vsam file is enabled for replication using LOGREPLICATE, it can be enabled for replication using Classic CDC. if such file is DELETE/DEFINE which is very common for end of day processing, the replicat...
about 7 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 3 Not under consideration

Create SQL reference manual for InfoSphere Classic Federation Server for z/OS

My customer is developing an application that issues SQL to DB2 using the CLASSIC FEDERATION.The available SQL was answered with DB2 V4 equivalent on the PMR, but LOCK was not available.Application development is delayed and the customer is strong...
about 7 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 0 Not under consideration

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

Additional CDC monitoring feature

hi, As you know Classic CDC for IMS providing basic support. Nowadays it's important to monitor subscriptions' latencies, status or states for IMS side. It is posibble to monitor cdc for DB2 via API but we need same development for IMS. Before thi...
about 4 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 2 Future 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

Infosphere Classic CDC - Notification when Classic CDC stops reading IMS logs

As a result of PMR 73348,101,616 and a subsequent meeting held between the client and the CDC development team, we were told that the CDC tool did not identify well when the log reading process was stopped due to an old SSID record in the RECON. T...
over 8 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 0 Delivered

Infosphere Classic CDC - INCLUDESSID option

As a result of PMR 73348,101,616 and a subsequent meeting held between the client and the CDC development team, we discussed the creation of a new option to INCLUDESSID as an alternative to EXCLUDESSID. At this meeting we were requested to raise t...
over 8 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 1 Not under consideration

Retrun SQL code to verify

My customer is developing an application that issues SQL to DB2 using the CLASSIC FEDERATION(CF).CF handles the SQL code other than 0 and +100 as errors and does not return it.The user is unable to handle the SQL code and is unable to develop a va...
over 6 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 0 Not under consideration

Adding the Batch job name in the message CECZ0993E when Batch Job has DBRC=N

We are having problem when in Dev/PROD regions DBRC is not enforced. Whenever any Batch JOB submitted with DBRC=N, it hanged entire subscription and lot other problem appeared. e.g. Subscription failures, OLD logs to be looked for whenever CDC tas...
over 6 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM 0 Not under consideration