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Alias support for IMS Catalog

  • 1.  Alias support for IMS Catalog

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Oct 15, 2024 09:30 AM
    Database Management Solutions for IMS now support an aliased IMS catalog name in IMS-managed ACBs environments. To use the aliased catalog name, specify the DFSDF control statement or use the IMS Catalog Definition exit routine (DFS3CDX0). This feature requires that the IBM APAR PH39094/PTF UI93201 is installed. 
    Support for aliased IMS catalog names provides the following benefits:
    • Simplifies the verification of catalog database integrity
    • Enhances catalog availability and performance
    • Optimizes the generation of catalog recovery assets
    • Allows quick recovery of the catalog database
    Database administrators can now maintain multiple IMS catalogs in one DBRC, reducing the risk of a single point failure and improving scalability by allowing other IMS systems to handle the workload if one catalog goes down.
    For more information about the Database Management Solutions for IMS support for IMS catalog, see Support for IMS Catalog Database.
    Related PTF Numbers: LU14914, LU14913.