Working within system availability requirements, your iServe Consultant performs the database activities to ensure maximum performance and availability.

Your iServe Consultant tasks include 24x365 database monitoring, corrective actions, proactive management and support of the IMS database environment.

Tasks that you can select from the basic iServe database administration services include:

• Generate DBDs or PSBs. • Resolve ACBLIB out of synchronization with DBD or PSB issues. • Resolve a batch database recovery failure. • Perform database recoveries • Perform database reorganizations. • Make changes to the database, including adding free space to the IMS database segments. • Create new PSBs when needed. • Provide IMS application support and problem solving related to IMS DL/1 calls and status codes. • Assist application programmers in adding checkpoints for restart. • Interface with operations for problems DBAs handle.

By understanding and working within your system requirements, your iServe Consultant performs the system programming requirements to ensure a reliable IMS environment.

Tasks that you can select from the iServe Basic System Programming Services include:

• Evaluate and maintain IMS database software to maintain the customer’s business environment. • Perform hardware and software evaluations. • Support application code migrations and release deployments. • Support IMS version control, building, packaging, distribution, installation and configuration. • Standardize IMS environments for maintenance, production, application and software testing. • Provide IMS software configuration audits and review activities. • Build and execute IMS system generations. • Manage standard IMS SMP/E usermods and other IMS vendors’ tools. • Coordinate and implement IMS disaster recovery plans and procedures. • Implement local IMS system recoveries as needed.