The CGCREATED command signals that a FlashCopy® Consistency Group has been formed or aborted. I/O activity can resume on the "frozen" FlashCopy source volumes previously established by specifying FCCGFREEZE on the COPY command.

The CGCREATED operation is processed at logical subsystem (LSS) level. It thaws all the volumes currently in "frozen for consistency grouping" state in the LSS that received the command. When a "thaw" command is received by an LSS that does not have any frozen volumes in a FlashCopy Consistency Group, the command is accepted, but no actual processing takes place.

The freeze and thaw operations require the specified devices support the FlashCopy Consistency Group function. Appropriate LIC level is required on the ESS Model 800, the DS8000®, or the DS6000™.

The CGCREATED command is restricted by RACF® FACILITY-Class profile 'STGADMIN.ADR.CGCREATE'.

For additional information about creating consistent copies with FlashCopy Consistency Group, refer to Backing up volumes with FlashCopy consistency group.

For additional information about FlashCopy Consistency Group, refer to z/OS DFSMS Advanced Copy Services and the IBM® TotalStorage ESS User's Guide.

For additional information about RACF authorization, refer to Protecting DFSMSdss functions.

For additional information about RACF FACILITY class profiles, refer to z/OS Security Server RACF Security Administrator's Guide.