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Allow DEDB Area Level Change with FPSI defined, while DEDB is active to the IMS Control Region.

We add FP areas to the end of DEDBs while the DEDB is active to the IMS control Region (DBCTL), using BMC Software's Delta IMS product to execute DEDB Area Level Change. When attempt is made to execute DEDB Area Level Change for a DEDB with FPSI d...
about 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 2 Not under consideration

DEDB alter - manual steps for shadow and shadow IC

DEDB alter enhancement to simplify DEDB alter process with fewer manual steps.
about 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 0 Not under consideration

DEDB alter utlitiy - parallel run of multiple area for same DBD

DEDB alter utility supports one area per DBD per utility execution. We need to run DEDB alter multiple area of the same DBD in parallel.
over 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

DEDB initialzation with DBD defintion in case of no SDEP

With PMR 12291, IBM PMR asks us why we allocate 37 times oversize compare to the necessary size for the reloaded ADS and also calculates the exact required size x'DD388000' for this DEDB. Then even the customer specifies unreasonable size, IMS DED...
over 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 2 Not under consideration

DEDB ALTER REPLRAND - no change to randomizer name

We can replace an active DEDB database randomizer while the DEDB database remains accessible online by using the REPLRAND function of the DEDB alter utility. Current support of this function requires users to change RMNAME parameter on the DBD, DB...
almost 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

FPBP64M does not take effect to current working (scheduling) applications

We found that FPBP64M potential system outage risk like a real storage shortage, the FPBP64M current design is not able to protect the real storage shortage because current applications can expand the FPBP64 pool unlimitedly beyond the value of FP...
about 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

DEDB DBFUMIN0 DB utility and ACBLIB

DBFUMIN0 requires the ACBLIB library. During IMS version migration in an IMSPLEX environnement, the utility fails because it ran in IMS V12 and ACBLIB was still in V11. DBFUMIN0 should be able to run with the DBDLIB to be not release dependant.
about 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

DEDB Area Data Set Create Utility (DBFUMRI0) should always format the whole destination ADS

OAE calls DBFUMRI0 to copy Original ADS to Temporary ADS, then copy Temporary ADS back to Extended Original ADS. Even though Temporary ADS is allocated to 2 volumes, if the primary volume is enough for copy, the candidate volume remains unused and...
almost 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

IMS DEADLOCK Information

When our customer(MIZUHO BANK) experienced DEADLOCK on IMS DB,they investigate following materials to determine Winner and Loser transaction. 　・DEADLOCK ANALYSIS REPORT(DFSERA10 +DFSERA30 (67FF))　・IRLM LOCK TRACE(DFSERA10 +DFSERA30 (67FA))　・SYSLOG...
almost 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 3 Not under consideration

'DEDB Alter' may support adding segments dynamically

IMS users ask the function of 'DEDB Alter' can support to add new segments dynamically.
almost 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 3 Not under consideration

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