Chapter 12. FlashCopy usage with z/OS products

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FlashCopy usage with z/OS products

This chapter presents some examples of the usage of FlashCopy with some z/OS tools and products. It includes the following topics:

•Using FlashCopy for COPY, DUMP, and RESTORE

•Using FlashCopy for DEFRAG

•DFSMShsm Fast Replication

•Using FlashCopy with DB2 for z/OS

12.1 Using FlashCopy for COPY, DUMP, and RESTORE

We already described the usage of FlashCopy for disk-to-disk copy operations with DFSMSdss. The FASTREPLICATION(REQUIRED | PREFERRED | NONE) keyword tells DFSMSdss how you want to use Fast Replication ...

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