IBM System Recovery Boost

The IBM System Recovery Boost is a function on a z17 that is available with z/OS environments and with z/VM and z/TPF when running on general purpose processors. It can help recover workloads substantially faster than on prior systems. The System Recovery Boost expedites system shutdown processing, system IPL (Initial Program Load), middleware/workload restart and recovery, and the client workload execution that follows. It provides higher processor capacity for a limited period of time, called the “Boost period.”

IBM System Recovery Boost allows your system to return to work faster, not just from catastrophes, but after all kinds of disruptions, both expected and unexpected. It helps catch up for lost time and get back to production and recover lost business transactions faster than previously possible, reducing impacts to service level agreements (SLAs). The IBM System Recovery Boost provides you with the optional ability to allocate additional resources to get the system back and ready for work faster and catch up for lost time, without increasing monthly software costs. For planning considerations, see IBM System Recovery Boost planning considerations.