BCV4

BCV4 provides for fast copying of DB2 and IMS systems. Modern storage subsystems support mirroring of disk data where primarily you have the ability to separate and reconnect the mirror copy very quickly with your server (BCVs). However in the z/OS world such volumes are normally used only as backups. Duplicate VVDS names, duplicate VTOC index names and hundreds or thousands of duplicate dataset names prevent the immediate use of these target volumes. BCV4 offers the functionality to rename these volumes quickly and systematically. After processing through BCV4 the target volumes may be used by standard z/OS access methods. BCV4 offers complete "make usable" functionality after the creation of the mirrored environment, where all necessary work is carried out in a single job. BCV4 further offers the capability of adjusting DB2 system entries and internal catalog structures (catalog/index, Bootstrap, Logcopy, Logs, table spaces, ..) creating a "new" DB2 system on the mirror image.