MasterCopySet® for DB2 on z/OS

A Consistent Set of Image Copies for the Lowest Cost

A QUIESCE is sufficient.Thereafter, MasterCopySet works with:

• An available FIC
• Any IICs on the FIC
• Log data.

MasterCopySet recreates an FIC asynchronously for the QUIESCE.

MasterCopySet generates all these FICs for all the objects synchronized at a given time.

MasterCopySet generates true share level reference Full Image Copies asynchronously with respect to the active processes (see diagram below).

Essential for Recovery, Import, and Export.

MasterCopySet is a tool for implementing the company’s DB2 database management strategy:

• Reload of another DB2 using the Load from FIC option of InfoLoad
• Recovery at the synchronization point by InfoVic using the Recover option or the standard IBM tool
• Supply of a sequential file in user format using InfoUnload.

MasterCopySet reduces the number of IICs required for operation.