Step 6: IMS cloning

This step is part of the larger task of creating volume copies with FlashCopy® or SnapShot. You can clone an IMS subsystem offline (while IMS is stopped) or online (while IMS is running) to create a second subsystem. You can then use the new subsystem for accessing the renamed data sets.

To do so, complete the steps for conditioning the clone in one of the offline or online cloning procedures in Cloning IMS subsystems before Step 7. See IMS offline cloning procedures or IMS online cloning procedures.