Configuring Combined SLB

After you configure IMS Recovery Expert, you can activate the Combined SLB option.

About this task

Before you activate the Combined SLB option, you must perform the configuration steps in Configuring IMS Recovery Expert.

Procedure

  1. Update the BSYSYSGR member in the SBSYSAMP library, and submit the job. This job creates the VSAM control file used by IMS Recovery Expert, which contains the Combined SLB group information. You can find instructions in the member.
  2. Edit your IMS Recovery Expert invocation CLIST, member BSYV220 in SBSYSAMP, and specify the repository data set name created by BSYSYSGR in the RBRGROUP() variable. This variable identifies (to the ISPF interface) the name of the VSAM data set to use for storing Combined SLB groups, and activates the Combined SLB feature.

What to do next

After you perform these steps, the Combined SLB feature is active for IMS Recovery Expert in local mode. To enable Combined SLB in shared mode, perform these additional steps:

  1. Perform the steps in Connecting IMS Recovery Expert and Db2 Recovery Expert to connect the two products. If you do not perform these steps, then the Combined SLB shared mode will not be activated.
  2. Edit your Db2 Recovery Expert invocation CLIST, member ARYV320 in SARYSAMP, and specify the same data set name in the RBRGROUP() variable as specified in BSYV220. The RBRGROUP repository must be shared between IMS Recovery Expert and Db2 Recovery Expert to activate shared mode.
  3. The repository data set names used by IMS Recovery Expert and Db2 Recovery Expert must be shared. If you currently use both IMS Recovery Expert and Db2 Recovery Expert, and you are not using shared repositories, see Creating shared repositories. The following variables in the BSYV220 and ARYV320 CLISTs must specify the same data set names:
    • Db2CNTFL
    • RBRBPROF
    • RBRBPMAP
    • RBRBPCAT
    • RBRSBACK
    • RBRSBVOL
    • RBRSBSSD
    • RBRPOBJS
    • RBRBREPT
    • RBRBOFFL
    • RBRMOVER
    • RBRGROUP

The following variables and the related repositories are not shared:

  • RBRSBOBJ: This repository is used by both IMS Recovery Expert and Db2 Recovery Expert, but the structure of this repository is different; each product specifies its own unique repository data set.
  • RBRARCH: This repository is used by IMS Recovery Expert only.
  • RBRSSRBA: This repository is used by Db2 Recovery Expert only.
  • RBRBCPRF: This repository is used by both IMS Recovery Expert and Db2 Recovery Expert, but it is specified only in the Db2 Recovery Expert ARYV320 CLIST.