DB2 9 & 10 for z/OS Overview

Migration Planning WorkshopBusiness value statements• Utilities are an integral part of DB2 to ensure availability whilemaintaining the highest degree of integrity and minimizingdowntime• Availability of the system catalog is improved by the removal ofUTSERIAL locks so more utilities an run simultaneously• Improved access to LOB data during REORG’s by allowingReorg share level change• We can now ensure utilities will complete by canceling blockingthreads• Recovery times can be minimized by rolling backward throughthe log177© 2011 IBM Corporation