BMC provides a set of tools and utilities that are designed to automate the complex processes involved in updating and managing DB2 environments with the aim of being easy to use, and fast and effective in their execution. BMC Database Administration for DB2 comprises the following tools and utilities:

BMC CHANGE MANAGER for DB2 - automates the change process

BMC CATALOG MANAGER for DB2 - automates the tedious, error-prone tasks of creating and dropping objects, maintaining user privileges, generating DB2 utility Job Control Language (JCL), and executing DB2 commands.

BMC UNLOAD PLUS for DB2 - unloads DB2 tables in the fastest time possible

BMC LOADPLUS for DB2 - loads DB2 tables (and subsets of data),

BMC COPY PLUS for DB2 - copies DB2 data and helps ensure recoverability.

BMC SNAPSHOT UPGRADE FEATURE - technology that allows concurrent application access during utility processing.

This paper goes on to discuss customer experiences, comments on quality, value, ease of use, and the value of automation.