Using HALDB utilities with an unregistered IMS catalog

All HALDB utilities are supported for an IMS catalog database that is registered in the RECON data set and managed by DBRC. Some restrictions apply to an unregistered catalog.

You can use the IMS Catalog Partition Definition Data Set utility to configure an IMS catalog database that is not managed by DBRC. Some of the standard HALDB utilities can be used with an unregistered catalog database, with certain restrictions.

Database Image Copy utility (DFSUDMP0): You can use this utility to make batch image copies of an unregistered IMS catalog database. Concurrent image copying is not supported for unregistered IMS catalog databases. Additionally, you must specify the Datain DD statement because dynamic data set allocation is not supported for an unregistered catalog database.
Note: See Backup and recovery of the IMS catalog for more information about recovering the IMS catalog database.
Batch Backout utility (DFSBBO00)
Database Recovery utility (DFSURDB0)
HALDB Index/ILE Dataset Rebuild utility (DFSPREC0)
HD Reorganization Unload utility (DFSURGU0)
HD Reorganization Reload utility (DFSURGL0): You can use these utilities with an unregistered IMS catalog database, but you must include the DFSDF= parameter for the utility EXEC statement. The DFSDF parameter specifies the 3-character suffix of the DFSDFxxx member of the IMS.PROCLIB dataset that specifies unregistered IMS catalog databases. The DFSDFxxx member specifies unregistered IMS catalog database names with the UNREGCATLG parameter of the DATABASE statement.
HALDB Partition Data Set Initialization utility (DFSUPNT0): This utility is not compatible with an unregistered IMS catalog database. The Catalog Populate utility (DFS3PU00) provides analogous support for registered and unregistered IMS catalog databases.