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Dr. D
Dr. D is a fast and flexible disk utility system. It provides the fastest backup and restore functions currently available and can be used to satisfy the needs of users in the following situations:
• Disaster recovery backup with standalone/VM restore
• Disk compacting
• Library backup and reorganization
• Convert files and libraries to different disk types
• VSAM reorganization
• Test file creation
• VSAM listcat, file definition, file delete and verify
• Tape copy and tape test
• Disk manager pool reorganization/defragmentation
• Disk manager pool backup/restore
• Individual and pool list VTOC
Dr. D is especially useful and fast for a wide range of SAVE, RESTORE, and COPY functions.
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Dr. D allows you to save any volume, logical disk file or library to tape or disk file.
Dr. D allows you to restore any volume, logical disk file or library from tape (or disk file) to disk.
Dr. D allows you to copy any volume, logical disk file or library from disk to disk. Dr. D manipulates the three entities most needed from a disk utility: disk volumes, data files and libraries. It also provides a number of miscellaneous functions.
Dr. D SAVES, RESTORES or COPIES the entire or just active portions of a disk. It can also create IPL'able backup tapes so they may be restored in a standalone fashion (including under VM).
Dr. D Saves, Restores or Copies entire logical disk files. These files may be VSAM, direct access, sequential or indexed sequential, multivolume, multiextent, contain user labels, be split cylinder, or any combination thereof. The restored or copied file does not need to be returned to the same disk location, it need not be the same size, it need not contain the same number of extents, and it need not reside on the same type of disk as the saved file. Moreover, a DA file may be restored or copied as an SD and vice versa. VSAM or ISAM files will be automatically reorganized upon being restored or copied.
Dr. D SAVES, RESTORES or COPIES all VSE libraries. The restored or copied library does not need to be restored to the same disk location, it need not be the same size, nor need it reside on the same disk type as the saved library. Also, a library may be restored in a manner so as to add its contents to an already existing library. All libraries are automatically condensed upon being restored or copied.
Dr. D replaces:
FAVER
FAVER2
WESTI/DUSP
MAXBACK
IDCAMS (most functions)
Dr. Ditto is an alternative to the VSE/DITTO utility. It provides the basic functions needed in all mainframe environments.
Dr. Ditto is compatible with any VSE, VSE/ESA, z/VSE or DOS/MVT/VSE system and supports any disk or tape device supported by those operating systems.
Dr. A is a high speed, automatic alternative to the IDCAMS BLDINDEX function. The Dr. A VSAM build alternate index feature:
• Builds up to 99 separate indexes via a single pass of the base cluster
• Builds alternate indexes up to 10 times faster than the IDCAMS BLDINDEX facility
• Builds alternate indexes for KSDS and ESDS files
• Allows cluster records for build to be selected using record selector statements
• Allows non-unique AIX keys to be made unique by the addition of a binary suffix to each key
Dr. A is compatible with any VSE, VSE/ESA, z/VSE or DOS/MVT/VSE system and supports any disk or tape device supported by those operating systems.
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