IBM IMS Database Solution Pack for z/OS is a bundled set of IBM utilities designed to manage and maintain IMS full-function databases (including HALDB). The pack focuses on:
- reducing planned downtime (including support for online reorganization)
- improving CPU efficiency for load and reorganization activities
- verifying database integrity and pointers
- integrating with IBM tooling to simplify DBA workflows (for example, web console interfaces and autonomics automation)
IBM describes the pack as a collection of utilities intended to maintain IMS databases and to reduce the complexity of database maintenance operations.
Key capabilities identified in vendor materials include utilities to unload, load, build indexes, reorganize, perform backups, verify integrity, and generate reports for IMS full-function and HALDB databases.