Merge copying a table space

Use this window to make a merge copy of the data sets within a table space. This function merges image copies produced by the Copy utility or inline copies produced by the Load or Reorg utilities. You can merge several incremental copies of a table space to make one incremental copy, or you can merge incremental copies with a full image copy to make a new full image copy.

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To make a merge copy of a table space:

  1. Open the Merge Copy on a Table Space window.
  2. Select the partitions or data sets to be merged. You can select All or specify a number that is either a data set number or a partition number if the table space is a partitioned table space.
  3. Select a radio button to specify whether the output from the merge copy will be either full image copy, or incremental image copy at the local or recovery site. A full image copy creates a new recovery point.
  4. Optional: Use the Temporary work data set field to define a temporary data set to be used for intermediate merged output. This default is SYSUT1. You should use a temporary data set if you are not able to allocate enough data sets to use Merge Copy.
  5. Define at least one primary output data set to contain the resulting image copy data set at the local site. The default is SYSCOPY for this data set. You can also define a backup data set at the local. and recovery site data sets (primary and backup)for full image copy output.
  6. Click OK to process the Merge Copy utility.

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