Idms/r Systems Desk Reference

Provides a step-by-step guide to implementing a new IDMS/R environment from installation through generation of multiple systems. Focus is on system implementation and support functions of IDMS/R. Text is based on the authors' practical experience with a wide variety of clients, and the information presented here was heretofore scattered throughout the many Cullinet manuals or could be obtained only through experience. Main topics covered are: choosing Central Version of local mode operating environment for batch program execution, selecting security facilities appropriate for the installation, implementing backup and recovery procedures, creating separate test and production systems (each tailored to different processing requirements), maintaining the systems, troubleshooting systems problems, and tuning the systems to achieve maximum performance.