Overview of HD Pointer Checker
The HD Pointer Checker utility detects and reports problems of direct pointers and other types of pointers. The reports generated by HD Pointer Checker pinpoint both the errors and their locations within IMS databases. HD Pointer Checker also produces many reports to help in database tuning such as redundant space in IMS databases.
You can use the HD Pointer Checker utility
to:
- Monitor databases regularly to detect either direct pointer errors or the need for a database reorganization.
- Analyze a corrupted database as part of the repair process, thus reducing the diagnostic and repair time spent by programmers or analysts.