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BMC AMI Application Restart Control 4.x: Fundamentals Concepts for Db2®, IMS™, and VSAM (WBT)

BMC AMI Application Restart Control (AR/CTL) enables to resume failed or interrupted batch applications from the most recent checkpoint rather than from the beginning of the job. It helps implement checkpoint/restart functionality with no changes to application code or jobs. AR/CTL helps determine the best balance between performance, restart time, and checkpoint overhead by controlling the checkpoint frequency outside the application.

AR/CTL is integrated with other BMC AMI products to provide suspend-and-resume processing to obtain a point of consistency required for reorganization or recovery in BMC AMI Backup and Recovery for IMS™, BMC AMI Online Reorg for IMS™, BMC AMI Fast Path Online Restructure for IMS™, and BMC REORG PLUS for Db2® Online Feature.

This course introduces the fundamentals of BMC AMI AR/CTL for Db2®, IMS™, and VSAM including Batch Control Facility (BCF) concepts, product features, and key benefits. This course also covers services provided by BMC AMI AR/CTL, such as checkpoint/restart services, data services, and operational services.

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Course Abstract

Major release:

BMC AMI Data 4.x

Good for:

Administrators, Developers

Course Delivery:

Web Based Training (WBT) | 2 Stunden

Course Modules

  • Getting Started with BMC AMI Application Restart Control
    • BMC AMI Application Restart Control Overview
      • Need of BMC AMI AR/CTL
      • Key benefits of BMC AMI AR/CTL
    • BMC AMI Application Restart Control Components
      • List of BMC AMI AR/CTL components
      • Function of each component
      • Product tasks
      • BMC Software subsystems concepts
    • Data sets Used by BMC AMI AR/CTL
      • Registration data sets and its types
      • Record key concept
      • History data set
      • Trace data set
      • Checkpoint/restart data set
      • VSAM file control table data set
  • Understanding Batch Control Facility (BCF)
    • Introduction to Batch Control Facility (BCF)
      • Fundamentals of BCF
      • BCF environment
      • Tasks performed to support the BCF
      • BCF components
    • Batch Control Facility - Key Benefits and Features
      • BCF features
      • Data Management goals
      • BCF benefits
    • Working with REGISET and BCF Processing Options
      • Different record types in REGISET used by BCF
      • Primary log volume and secondary log volume
      • concepts
      • BCF processing options and their levels
  • BMC AMI Application Restart Control - Key Functions and Services
    • BMC AMI AR/CTL Checkpoint/Restart Services
      • Methods used for requesting checkpoint/restart services
      • Restart processing
      • Checkpoint processing
      • Automated checkpoint data set processing
      • Determining automated checkpoint/restart
      • Checkpoint control
      • Application reattach options
    • BMC AMI AR/CTL Data Services
      • Sequential file interception
      • Local VSAM access
      • Remote VSAM access (file sharing)
      • GSAM replacement
      • ASAM callable interface
      • Db2 cursor repositioning
      • Program exception handling
      • SQL return code handling
      • Methods for using data services
    • BMC AMI AR/CTL Operational Services
      • Suspend-and-resume interfaces
      • Early termination support
      • On-demand snap dumps
      • Enhanced call tracing

Related Learning Paths

BMC AMI Data Training