Image-copy option

Selecting the image-copy option with HSSP reduces the total elapsed times of DEDB updates and subsequent image-copy operations.

As database administrator, you decide whether to make an image copy of a database using HSSP. If you specify image copying, HSSP creates an asynchronous copy that is similar to a concurrent image copy.

The image copy process can only be done if a database is registered with DBRC. In addition, image copy data sets must be initialized in DBRC.

HSSP image copies can also be used for database recovery. However, the Database Recovery Utility must know that an HSSP image copy is supplied.