IDMS support for z/OS Automatic Restart Manager (ARM) policy

Products

• IDMS
• IDMS - Database

Issue/Introduction

Does IDMS support ARM (automatic restart management) policy to restart a failed cv automatically?

Environment

Release: 19.0

Resolution

To use the z/OS Automatic Restart Manager (ARM) the started task must register with ARM. IDMS does not do any ARM registration so it cannot be used to restart an IDMS CV.

Additional Information

See IBM documentation section Requirements for participating in automatic restart management

To participate in automatic restart management:

• Your system must be running supported versions of z/OS and JES2 or JES3.

• A system must be connected to an ARM couple data set with an active automatic restart management policy.

• A batch job or started task must register with automatic restart management. (That is, it must issue the IXCARM macro. See z/OS MVS Programming: Sysplex Services Guide for more information on the IXCARM macro.)