Could you post your DFDSS control cards? Lizette
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Victor Zhang Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 10:43 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: DB2 image backup and DFSMSdss dataset backup Hello experts, Occasionally in my shop, DSS dataset backup will run concurrently with DB2 image backup, the targe devices are Oracle virtual tape storage, however, it is noticed that DSS backup will be slowed down by DB2 backup. For example, if DSS backup run indepently, it may run about 10 minutes, however if run concurrently with DB2 image backup, it may take about one hour to finish. Is there a method to allow DSS backup run more smoothly even if it is running concurrently with DB2 image copy? Regards Victor ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN