Setting up files for Datacom DBUTLTY RECOVERY function

Products

• Datacom
• Datacom/AD
• Datacom/DB

Issue/Introduction

When something happens to a Datacom/DB or Datacom/AD database file to cause the data to be incorrect or corrupted, it may be necessary to "back out" the database changes from a specific process. In some cases, it may be necessary to restore the data from a known backup point and then "roll forward" changes that had already been made. In many cases, multiple Recovery Files are needed. How are they coded in the JCL so that they are processed in the correct order?

Environment

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Resolution

The RECOVERY function of DBUTLTY protects the integrity of the database. It provides the ability to restore a database or a portion of a database from a previously stable point (forward recovery), or to undo the transactions of one or more jobs that contaminated the database (backward recovery). With either forward or backward recovery, logging must be active for the tables to be recovered. Changes to the data in the database table are logged in the Log Area (LXX), and periodically moved to more permanent storage in Recovery files (RXX).

If forward or backward recovery will need to process transactions from more than one Recovery File (RXX), it is important that the files be coded in the JCL in the correct order to ensure they are processed correctly. Regardless of the type of recovery, the files allocated to the RXX DD Statement must be entered in the order they were created, from oldest to most recent.

For example, if using a GDG, and if three RXX files are needed, you might code it this way:

//RXX       DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=MY.RXX.FILE(-2),. . . 
//          DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=MY.RXX.FILE(-1),. . . 
//          DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=MY.RXX.FILE(0),. . .

or if using the absolute filenames:

//RXX       DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=MY.RXX.FILE.G0143v00,. . .
//          DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=MY.RXX.FILE.G0144v00,. . .
//          DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=MY.RXX.FILE.G0145v00,. . .

Additional Information

For more information about Recovery of your Datacom databases, please refer to the documentation topic Using Recovery (Version 15.1)

For details of the DBUTLTY process, please refer to the DBUTLTY function documentation topic RECOVERY (Rebuild a Database) (Version 15.1)

As always, please contact Broadcom support for Datacom if you have further questions.