Creating groups of VSAM spheres

When you have decided which VSAM spheres to protect, you can create groups of VSAM spheres that share common attributes, such as spheres that reside on the same volume or are updated by the same application, into groups.

These groups allow for a quicker and simplified recovery process when the VSAM spheres in a group need to be recovered.

CICS® VR provides multiple ways of creating groups of VSAM spheres. These groups can then be used by CICS VR to create a recovery job for the VSAM spheres in the group. The grouping feature of CICS VR can be divided into three sections as described.