DB2 Version 4 data sharing. (IBM's DB2 for MVS 4.1 database management software) (Product Information)

Enterprise Systems Journal,  April, 1997  by Smith, Rick

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IBM's DB2 for MVS 4.1 database management software uses a Parallel Sysplex configuration to support data sharing across multiple MVS images and among multiple DB2 instances. However, the availability and flexibility of this technology also presents system administrators with some unique challenges and options.

A DB2 data sharing group is similar to a DB2 that does not share, except all member DB2s share the same directory, user data and directory. This allows user objects to be managed from any member DB2. The Group Bufferpool Recovery Pending (GRECP) and Logical Page List (LPL) are two new ...

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