IMS System Utilities/Data Base Tools

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IMS database administration tools and utilities. Tools include:

• Fast ACB Generation - High speed ACB generation
• Image Copy Extensions - compress image copy output. Allow hash checking during image copies.
• Fast Prefix Resolution (FPR) - High speed prefix resolution. DFSURG10 replacement.
• Space Management Utilities (SMU) - Hierarchical direct (HD) pointer checker, HD tuning aid, database segment restructure, HDAM physical sequence sort/reload, space monitor.
• High Speed Sequential Retrieval (HSSR) - High performance database unload, sequential subset randomizer.
• Fast Reorganization Reload Utility (FRR) - high performance database reload. 
• Sequential Direct Access Method (DAM) Optimizer (SDO) - Create randomizer module for sequential processing of DEDB and HDAM.
• Library Management Utilities (LMU) - DBD/PSB/ACB compare, mapper and reversal.
• VSAM Zapper - Zap VSAM records
• DEDB Pointer Checker - detect fast path database pointer errors
• DEDB Tuning Aid - Model potential DEDB database changes
• DEDB Unload/Reload (DEDB U/R) - High speed fast path database unload and reload.

Amalgamtion of previous IMS database utilities. Separated into separate IMS database products in 2000. Support ended 2002. Replacement products:

• Fast ACB Generation - IMS Advanced ACB Generator
• Image Copy Extensions - IMS Image Copy Extensions
• Fast Prefix Resolution (FPR) - IMS High Performance Prefix Resolution
• Space Management Utilities (SMU) -  IMS High Performance Pointer Checker
• High Speed Sequential Retrieval (HSSR) - IMS High Performance Unload
• Fast Reorganization Reload Utility (FRR) - IMS High Performance Load
• Sequential Direct Access Method (DAM) Optimizer (SDO) - IMS Sequential Randomizer Generator
• Library Management Utilities (LMU) - IMS Library Management Utilities
• VSAM Zapper - IMS Database Repair Facility
• DEDB Pointer Checker - IMS Fast Path Basic Tools
• DEDB Tuning Aid - IMS Fast Path Basic Tools
• DEDB Unload/Reload (DEDB U/R) - IMS Fast Path Basic Tools

IBM Product IDs:

• V1.x Product ID: 5668-856
• V2.x Product ID: 5685-093