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How BES Primary Database Recovery Works

The following points outline how the recovery of the BES primary database works:

• Stop all BES address spaces that share the BES primary database that you want to recover.
• Delete and redefine the BES primary database.

  You can use the sample JCL member BESPALC to delete and redefine the BES primary database.

• Use care when specifying the space requirements for the BES primary database. Use the current space requirements of the BES mirror database for allocating the new BES primary database.

  It is likely that the BES mirror database has grown since it was first allocated. Because of this, the space requirements for the BES primary database will have changed also.

• Use IDCAMS REPRO or the backup utility of your choice to copy the BES mirror database into the new BES primary database.
  • You can use the sample JCL member BESPCOPY.
  • This job must complete with a return code of 0.
• Start the BES address spaces that share the BES primary database.