DFSMShsm logical backup notification

As previously mentioned, CICS® VR can dynamically query the DFSMShsm inventory to retrieve and display a list of all DFSMShsm logical backups that exist for VSAM spheres.

If the CICS VR server address space is active, CICS VR can also be notified when DFSMShsm logical backups are created for registered VSAM spheres. Information about all DFSMShsm logical backups of which CICS VR is notified is then registered in the RCDS. This allows you to view the backup creation date and time in both local and GMT formats.

If change accumulation is enabled for the VSAM sphere for which the backup was created, then this notification occurs automatically. If change accumulation is not enabled for the VSAM sphere, you can still enable notification, although this is not required for DFSMShsm logical backups, by following the steps outlined in the section Restoring a DFSMShsm logical backup. However, please note that regardless of whether notification is enabled for DFSMShsm logical backups, if the CICS VR server address space is active, some additional tasks are required to set up DFSMShsm for use with CICS VR, as described in Activating the CICS VR server address space.