Overview
IMS High Performance Pointer Checker provides utilities to help ensure IMS databases are operational and ready for use.

Ensure your IMS databases have the highest availability by checking for potential problems early and often.
- Hierarchical Direct (HD) Pointer Checker validates databases, detecting any potential pointer problems and reporting them.
- HD Tuning Aid evaluates data distribution and setup parameters to help optimize performance.
- DB Historical Data Analyzer reports data captured during Pointer Checker operation and provides trending, usage, and other types of statistical analysis.
- Space Monitor provides information on data set space utilization.
- DB Segment Restructure Utility provides the capability to add, drop, and otherwise manipulate database segments.
- DB Repair provides the capability to locate and fix problem pointer situations.
- Program number: 5655-U09
- Operating systems supported: z/OS
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