Recovery procedure

The recommended recovery procedure using User Image copy is as follows:

Procedure

  1. Check User Image Copy
    Build and run a recovery job with the Build Recovery JCL Only option to check that the User Image Copy is eligible for recovery.
  2. Restore DBDS
    If no errors are detected in the previous step, restore DBDS from User Image Copy according to your backup method.
  3. Run database recovery job
    Run the recovery job without the Build Recovery JCL Only option. You can turn off the Build Recovery JCL Only option by removing the JCL DD statements for JCLONLY and BSYJCLO.
    Caution: You must use User Image Copy that is consistent with the UIC RUN and UIC STOP timestamps. If any inconsistency exists, DBDS will be in an unpredictable state.