Recording DFSMShsm backup times in GMT format

If change accumulation is enabled for a VSAM sphere, CICS® VR is notified of DFSMShsm logical backups created for the VSAM sphere. You can then view the backup times of the DFSMShsm logical backups in both local and GMT format through the CICS VR panel interface.

However, if change accumulation is not enabled for a VSAM sphere, you can only view the DFSMShsm logical backup times in local format through the CICS VR panel interface. If you want to view the DFSMShsm logical backup times in GMT format, and do not want to activate change accumulation for the sphere, you can perform the following tasks for each sphere:

  1. Create an initial DFSMShsm backup of the VSAM sphere, if none currently exists. An example of creating a DFSMShsm logical backup is shown in step STEP1:
  2. Run the FIXCDS command for the VSAM sphere, as shown in step STEP2:
Figure 1. Creating a DFSMShsm logical backup and running the FIXCDS command
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
//* ISSUE DFSMSHSM HBACKDS  (BACKUP DATA SET)                         */
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
//STEP1    EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSIN  DD *
HBACKDS  'CICS33N.HSM' WAIT
HLIST DSNAME ('CICS33N.HSM') BCDS SYSOUT(H)
/*
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
//* ISSUE DFSMSHSM HSEND FIXCDS TO ENABLE CICSVR NOTIFICATION         */
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
//STEP2    EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSIN  DD *
HSEND FIXCDS B CICS33N.HSM  PATCH(X'2E' BITS(.....1..))
HLIST DSNAME ('CICS33N.HSM') BCDS SYSOUT(H)
/*
Issuing the FIXCDS command enables CICS VR to be notified of all further DFSMShsm backups made for the sphere. The notification includes the backup times in both GMT and local time formats.
Note: DFSMShsm logical backups created with the Backup-While-Open (BWO) facility for non-RLS VSAM spheres must use the recovery syncpoint in local time format. Therefore, the backup and recovery times of BWO non-RLS DFSMShsm logical backups is available only in local format, even if these steps are followed.