Holding ABARS functions

You can use the DFSMShsm HOLD command to hold ABARS functions and to designate a specific aggregate group or control file data set name to be held. The commands HOLD ABACKUP or HOLD ARECOVER may be used to hold ABARS functions, and the commands HOLD ABACKUP(agname) or HOLD ARECOVER [DATASETNAME(controlfiledsn) | AGGREGATE(agname)] may be used to hold a specific aggregate group or control file within the ABARS functions.

If the HOLD EOD option is specified for ABACKUP or ARECOVER, the following processing takes place:
Note: If an aggregate group or control file data set name is specified, this processing takes place only when the specified name matches a currently running or pending ABACKUP or ARECOVER command.
If the HOLD command is specified for the ABACKUP or ARECOVER function (without the EOD option), the following processing takes place:
Note: If an aggregate group or control file data set name is specified, this processing takes place only when the specified name matches a currently running or pending ABACKUP or ARECOVER command.
When the HOLD command is specified for an ABACKUP or ARECOVER command using an aggregate group or control file data set name and the command is neither running nor pending, subsequent commands issued using that name are held.
Note: During ABACKUP processing, if the control file has already been written and a HOLD EOD is issued, ABACKUP completes normally. However, if ABACKUP has been issued with the MOVE option, ABACKUP will be held.