FDRINSTANT is a additional cost FDR facility for non-disruptive backup. It works in concert with Snapshot, a feature of the IBM 9393 RVA (RAMAC Virtual Array) which allows for the "instant" creation of exact duplicates of existing DASD volumes.
FDRINSTANT enhances:
FDR full volume backup
FDRDSF data set backup
FDRCOPY data set copy FAST COMPAKTOR volume reorganization
It provides non-disruptive backup of offline MVS DASD volumes, both SMS and non-SMS, using technology developed by Innovation Data Processing.
Traditional backups may be disruptive of normal operations. It obviously takes some time to backup a data set or volume. If data sets are being updated by some application while they are being backed up, the backup may not be valid and the data sets may not be usable when they are restored. The usual response to this problem is to quiesce all updates to the data during the backup, disrupting normal operation until the backup is complete.
When used with IBM's Snapshot feature, FDRINSTANT allows you to instantly freeze a copy of an online disk volume and easily backup or copy data from that frozen copy as if it was coming from the original volume. Updates to the data need to be quiesced only for the few moments necessary to create the frozen copy.
FDRCOPY has been enhanced to use Snapshot. When copying or moving data sets with FDRCOPY, if the input volume and the output volume for a given data set are both within the same RVA. FDRCOPY will issue direct Snapshot commands to copy that data set, resulting in almost instantaneous copies. If the input and output volumes for a data set are not in the same RVA, normal reads and writes are done to copy the data. This feature is automatic; no special options are required to invoke it.
If you are licensed for COMPAKTOR, FDRINSTANT also enhances FAST COMPAKTOR (FASTCPK) to use a the Snapshot facility to move tracks internally without sending the track contents to the host and back again (READ and WRITE). If you specify SNAPSHOT=YES on the COMPAKT statement, FAST COMPAKTOR will use Snapshot to move tracks on the volume being COMPAKTed, resulting in a savings in elapsed time.
InstantBackup Now Supports ABR
NEW!We are pleased to announce that InstantBackup, the product that is revolutionizing the way in which backups are taken, now supports ABR!
Solve your backup window - in an instant!
InstantBackup version 5.3/30 now support ABR as well as FDR and CPK. It exploits the latest technology developed by IBM/STK with Snapshot Copy. The effect is dramatic.
With InstantBackup and ABR
- There is no longer a need to compromise on the backups you take because of batch window constraints.
- Because the impact of backups on data availability is reduced to an 'instant', your batch window can be increased or your production day started sooner.
- You can take more effective backups because they can be scheduled during the online day.
- You can obtain near 24*7 data availability.
You don't have to change your existing backup infrastructure and you can still take full advantage of the benefits offered by ABR.
InstantBackup, working with IBM/STK Snapshot Copy works like this to provide Full Volume and Incremental Backups in an instant.
- Close down you applications.
- Run ABR InstantBackup to take 'instant' Full Volume or Incremental bacukups of your DASD volumes.
- Restart your applications.
- Move the ABR instant backups off to tape.
From this point, it is as though you had take a backup direct to tape, but the whole process would have taken just seconds, with near 24*7 data availability !
InstantBackup now allows ABR to move the data from the offline volume to tape with all the high-speed and resource benefits normally associated with standard ABR backups will be exactly the same as backups taken in the traditional way. The volume serial number of the backup is the same as the source, the MVS update bits are managed correctly and any request to restore data at any point will be managed as though the backup had been taken in the normal way.
BACKUP TECHNOLOGY FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM - AVAILABLE TODAY !
Product Highlights
- ABR Volume & Incremental functions now supported.
- A revolutionary way to take backups.
- Near 24*7 data availability.
- Shrinks the backup window to almost zero.
- Exploits advanced technology already in place.
- Stretches the batch window, or adds hours to the online day.
- Super-fast datset copy.
- Super-fast Compaktions.
- Installation and implementation in a few hours.
Links to further Information
FDRINSTANT Simple Non-Disruptive Backup of SNAPPED Volumes
