
Chapter 7. IMS repository 201
Figure 7-1 Components of the IMS repository
7.3 Repository Server
The user repository that contains MODBLKS stored resource definitions is managed by a
new address space called the
Repository Server (RS). The RS, in turn, works with the RM
address space whenever access to the user repository is requested. It also has its own
repository called the
RS catalog repository, which is explained in 7.4.1, “Repository Server
catalog repository” on page 202. A single master RS manages access to the repository data
sets, but several subordinate Repository Servers can take over for the master RS if it fails.
The master RS is ...