Description
BMC APPLICATION RESTART CONTROL for DB2 AR/CTL for DB2 enables you to resume failed or interrupted batch applications from the most recent checkpoint rather than from the beginning of the job step. It resets the working storage areas after a batch job failure. Faster restarts minimize contention between batch jobs and online processing. You can often implement the checkpoint/restart mechanism with no changes to application code or jobs. BMC AR/CTL for DB2 helps you helps you determine the best balance between performance, restart time, and checkpoint overhead by controlling the checkpoint frequency outside the application.