Database Recovery Control and recovery

The IMS Database Recovery Control (DBRC) facility makes it easier for you to recover IMS databases by extending the capabilities of IMS utilities for database recovery. DBRC can help recover both DL/I databases and Fast Path data entry databases (DEDBs).

DBRC offers two levels of control: log control and share control.

When you use log control only, DBRC controls the use and reuse of OLDSs for IMS.

When you use share control, DBRC:

• Controls the use and reuse of OLDSs for IMS
• Records recovery-related information in the Recovery Control (RECON) data set
• Assists in recovering databases
• Generates job control language (JCL) for recovery-related utilities
• Registers and controls the scheduling of databases