Human or machine error could cause the storage media of the log or the database to be unreadable or damaged. For these extreme cases, you must replace the damaged database VSAM file or VM minidisk and restart the application server in recovery mode.
Usually, the database administrator does the media recovery. Replacing a database VSAM file requires knowledge of the physical design of the database. Refer to the DB2 Server for VSE System Administration manual for media recovery procedures. Replacing a database minidisk requires knowledge of the physical design of the database. Refer to the DB2 Server for VM System Administration manual for media recovery procedures.
After you restore the VSE database, you must ensure coordinated recovery from multiple resource access as discussed in the previous section.