DBRC tasks
There are several tasks that are automatically performed by DBRC and a few additional ones that you initiate with a command or request to DBRC.
DBRC automatically performs the following tasks:
- Records and manages information about logs for IMS
- Records recovery information in the RECON data set
- Verifies that database utilities have the correct input
- Controls the recovery of databases that are registered with DBRC
- Controls the access authorization information for the control and serialization of shared databases
You can perform the following tasks and more when you initiate them by passing commands or requests to DBRC:
- Start or stop the DBRC application programming interface (API)
- Record recovery information in the RECON data set
- Generate JCL for various IMS utilities and generate user-defined output
- List general information in the RECON data set
- Gather specific information from the RECON data set
Related reading:
- See Recording and controlling log information for additional information about DBRC's logging support.
- See Supporting data sharing for additional information about DBRC's data sharing support.
- See IMS Version 15.4 Commands, Volume 3: IMS Component and z/OS® Commands for detailed information about the DBRC commands.
- See IMS Version 15.4 System Programming APIs for detailed information about the DBRC API requests.