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Data Replication: IMS / VSAM

Please certify the product IBM Data Replication IMS for z/OS Remote Source to run on zCX and/or Red Hat Openshift

We’ve achieved excellent results with the Db2 for Remote Source product, as it has significantly reduced CPU usage on the mainframe—an area where traditional data replication has historically been one of the top resource consumers. With the introd...
about 1 year ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for IMS for z/OS Delivered

Full GRAPHIC/VARGRAPHIC support by Classic CDC

In the current Classic CDC, there are cases where GRAPHIC / VARGRAPHIC data is replicated without being converted from the code page specified on the source side to the code page used on the target side. To eliminate this situation, please enhance...
8 months ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Classic Change Data Capture Delivered

Diff function for produce log records after VSAM files are REPROed

Many customers are using IDCAM REPRO to update/replace the whole VSAM file during a nightly batch job. The repro operation does not create records in the logstream. As a result, user has to perform REFRESH to resynchronize the target database. Som...
over 5 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for VSAM for z/OS Delivered

Provide a consolidate report that list all subscriptions and their STATE and STATUS on a specific source

We need a consolidate report that list all subscriptions and their state and status (similar to the CDA subscription display list that shows a list of all subscriptions and their state. Ideally we will like to have a Stand alone utility that conso...
almost 2 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for VSAM for z/OS Delivered

Provide a command to display the logstream starting point timestamp

The log scan starting point for a LOGSTREAM is based on all files defined to that LOGSTREAM , that value seem to be also store on the subscription Bookmark. We will like that starting point to be externalized via a command , at this moment that va...
over 2 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for VSAM for z/OS Delivered

Metrics for this product shoul be provided as regular SMF collection for historical and monitor reasons

While metrics are provided using CDA Tool, it requires the user to activate the data collection and thre is no mechanism for the product to provide a more historial data gathering. Also thre is no way to automatically see trends other than manual ...
almost 5 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for VSAM for z/OS Delivered

enable CDC command STOP,REPL,SUBSCR=subss_name,ABNORMAL on VSAM Classic

The command was given to us on a case to interupt a describe process that was stuck, but this command is not supported on Classic VSAM
about 1 year ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for VSAM for z/OS Delivered

CFC1 writer task should gracefully handle SYSID error when target CICS region has been shutdown

A CFC1 writer task should be able to handle a SYSID error when the target CICS region is being shutdown.
about 9 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM Delivered

Infosphere Data Replication for VSAM CFC1 & CFC3 CICS transactions should end at CICS Shutdown

Shutdown of the CICS 'Apply' CICS region is delayed by the CFC1 and CFC3 transactions. THese transactions should recognise that CICS is shutting down and end cleanly allowing CICS to shut down quicker.
over 9 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM Delivered

Log updates replicated by CFC1 writer tasks to the target file's logreplicate logstream

If an application owner asks if you can verify when or if a specific update was replicated to the target site, there isn't any diagnostic information available to confirm if/when the update was replicated, since the updates applied via a CFC1 writ...
almost 7 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for VSAM for z/OS Delivered

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