Listing data set entries from the backup control data set

Table 1 presents the following information from the BCDS for all data sets:

Table 1. Headings of Output for All Data Sets When You Request Information from the Backup Control Data Set
Printer Output Heading	Terminal Label	Description
DSNAME	DSN	This field contains the data set name of the data set that was backed up.
BACKUP FREQ	BACK FREQ	This field contains the minimum number of days that must elapse after a backup of the data set before another backup can be done during incremental backup processing.
MAX BACKUP VERSIONS	MAX VERS	This field contains the maximum number of versions of the data set to be kept. More than this number of backup versions may be listed if backup versions exist of uncataloged data sets with the same names as cataloged data sets or if you reduced the limit and no new backup versions were created.
BACKUP VERSION DATA SET NAME	BDSN	This field contains the data set name of the backup version.
BACKUP VOLUME	BACKVOL	This field contains the volume serial number of the volume on which the backup version resides. The volume can be a backup volume or a migration level 1 volume.
FROM VOLUME	FRVOL	This field contains the volume serial number of the user volume on which the data set resided when the backup version was made. If the data set was migrated at the time of the backup, this field contains the volume serial number of the user volume from which the data set migrated.
BACKUP DATE	BACKDATE	This field contains the date the backup version was created.
BACKUP TIME	BACKTIME	This field contains the time the backup version was created.
SYS CAT	CAT	YES indicates that the backup version was made from the cataloged data set.
GEN NMBR	GEN	This field contains the relative generation number of the backup version. The most recent backup version is number 0, the next most recent backup version is number 1, and so forth.
VER NMBR	VER	This field contains the version number of the backup version. This number is unique to the backup version during its entire life span. The numbering begins at 1 for the first backup version of a data set.
UNS/ RET	UNS/RET	This field indicates special conditions or exceptions. UNS indicates that the data set was unserialized when backed up. RET indicates that the version listed is a retired version. U/R indicates an unserialized, retired version. NO indicates a version that is neither unserialized nor retired.
RET DAYS	RETDAYS	This field contains the RETAINDAYS parameter specified at the time of backup. The value represents the minimum number of days that DFSMShsm maintains the backup copy. ***** indicates that RETAINDAYS is not specified.
RACF IND	RACF IND	YES indicates that the RACF® indicator was on at the time of backup. NO indicates that the RACF indicator was not on at the time of backup.
BACKUP PROF	BACK PROF	YES indicates that the RACF discrete backup profile exists. NO indicates that a RACF discrete backup profile does not exist.
NEWNAME	NEWNM	Y as the first character indicates that NEWNAME was specified at the time of backup. N as the first character indicates that NEWNAME was not specified at the time of backup. Y as the second character indicates that the data set was VSAM with associated AIX/PATH, and SPHERE(NO) was specified. N as the second character indicates the data set was VSAM with associated AIX/PATH and SPHERE(NO) was not specified. Y as the third character indicates the data set was VSAM and was uncataloged or migrated and the backup was processed with the GVCN(YES) option. * as the second character indicates the data set was non-VSAM or VSAM and no AIX/PATH existed. * as the third character indicates the data set was non-VSAM or was VSAM and cataloged and not migrated.
SPHERE(NO)	NOSPH	YES indicates the data set was VSAM with associated AIX/PATH and SPHERE(NO) was specified. NO indicates the data set was VSAM with associated AIX/PATH and SPHERE(NO) was not specified.
GENVSAMCOMPNAMES	GVCN	YES indicates the data set was VSAM and was uncataloged or migrated and the backup was processed with the GVCN(YES) option.

Figure 1 is a sample printer list of all data sets that contain the user’s identification as the specific set of initial characters of the data set name when you have specified the DATASETNAME and BACKUPCONTROLDATASET parameters. If you request information for a specific data set, the list contains the entries for only that data set.

Figure 1. Sample Printer List of All Data Sets When You Specify DATASETNAME and BACKUPCONTROLDATASET

1- DFSMSHSM CONTROL DATASET - BACKUP DATASET-- LISTING ----- AT 08:55:18 ON 09/03/06 FOR SYSTEM=3090


DSNAME = HSMATH0.SMSDS4.N01.KSDS             BACKUP FREQ = ***, MAX ACTIVE BACKUP VERSIONS = ***

BACKUP VERSION DATA SET NAME                 BACKUP FROM   BACKUP   BACKUP   SYS GEN  VER  UNS/ RET  BACKUP NEW
                                             VOLUME VOLUME DATE     TIME     CAT NMBR NMBR RET  DAYS PROF   NAME

DFHSM.BACK.T165308.HSMATH0.SMSDS4.J9065      A00138 SRC001 09/03/06 08:53:16 YES 000  002   NO 00300 NO     N**
DFHSM.BACK.T445208.HSMATH0.SMSDS4.J9065      A00136 SRC001 09/03/06 08:52:44 YES 001  001   NO ***** NO     N**

TOTAL BACKUP VERSIONS = 0000000002


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Figure 2 is a sample terminal list for all the data sets that contain the user’s identification as the specific set of initial characters of the data set name when you have specified the DATASETNAME, BACKUPCONTROLDATASET, and TERMINAL parameters. If you request information for a specific data set, the list only contains entries for that data set.

Figure 2. Sample Terminal List of All Data Sets When You Specify DATASETNAME, BACKUPCONTROLDATASET, and TERMINAL

DSN=HSMATH0.SMSDS4.N01.KSDS                       BACK FREQ = ***  MAX ACTIVE BACKUP VERSIONS = ***

BDSN=DFHSM.BACK.T371814.HSMATH0.SMSDS4.J9064     BACKVOL=MIG102
FRVOL=SMS001, BACKDATE=09/03/05  BACKTIME=14:18:37  CAT=YES  GEN=000  VER=001
UNS/RET= NO RACF IND=NO  BACK PROF=NO  NEWNM=NO  NOSPH=*** GVCN=*** RETDAYS=00002

TOTAL BACKUP VERSIONS = 0000000001