Setting offload options for IBM FlashCopy, EMC SNAP, EMC BCV, and DFSMSdss backups

When offloading backups to tape (or another disk location if you choose) for IBM® FlashCopy®, EMC BCV, EMC SNAP, and DFSMSdss backups including IBM/STK SnapShot, you can specify the backup destination, data set naming conventions, and other options to meet your site's needs.

1. The first time you create a profile, on the Update Backup Profile panel, specify Y in the Offload Options field and press Enter.
   Note: When you later edit a profile, specify U in the Offload Options field and press Enter.

    BSY$OFF1  V2R2 ------ Offload Options ----- 2021/01/31   15:51:25 
    Option   ===>                                                                  
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     Creator: PDBATA     Name: BAT                              SSID: EMC          
     Share Option: U  (Upd,View,No)    Description: ABC                            
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    Enter the Offload options to associate with this Backup profile:               
                                                                                   
     Local Primary            ==> N   (Yes/No/Update)                              
     Local Backup             ==> N   (Yes/No/Update)                              
     Recovery Site Primary    ==> N   (Yes/No/Update)                              
     Recovery Site Backup     ==> N   (Yes/No/Update)                              
                                                                                   
     Offload Generations      ==> 05  (1 - 99)                                     
     Delete Aged Backup files ==> Y   (Yes/No)                                     
     Compress Data            ==> N   (Yes/No)                                     
     Data Mover               ==> D   (Dfsmsdss, Fdr, or fdrInstant)               
     Encrypt Data             ==> N   (Yes/No/Update)                              
     Number of Tasks          ==> 02  (1 - 99)                                     
                                                                                   
     Use Multiple Jobs        ==> N   (Yes/No/Update)                              
   

2. On the Offload Options panel, specify information in the following fields:

   Local Primary/Local Backup/Recovery Site Primary/Recovery Site Backup

   To specify the backup type, specify Y in the appropriate field. At least one of the backup copy types is required. Initially, after you select the backup type and press Enter, the Offload Options panel appears. You must set additional offload options for the selected backup type.

   • If you select Local Primary, the backup will be kept on site.
   • If you select Local Backup, an additional backup can be created for the local site, the recovery site, or both.
   • If you select Recovery Site Primary, the backup will be shipped to a remote recovery site.
   • If you select Recovery Site Backup, an additional backup can be created for the local site, the recovery site, or both.

   Offload Generations

   Specify how many offline backups to keep. Note that the number of offline generations retained is not related to the number of backup generations specified on the Update Backup Profile panel.

   Delete Aged Backup Files

   If you specify Y in this field, when the oldest generation of the backup is deleted, IMS Recovery Expert will physically delete the backup data sets for the rolled-off generation.

   Compress Data

   If you specify Y in this field, IMS Recovery Expert will instruct the data mover utility to compress the data when it is copied.

   Data Mover

   Specify which program IMS Recovery Expert will use to move the offline backup:

   • D for DFSMSdss
   • F for FDR
   • I for FDRINSTANT

   Encrypt Data

   Specify Y to encrypt data when it is offloaded. Refer to Encrypting data for information about using data encryption. After you have set encryption options the first time, specify U in this field to edit these options, or N if you do not want data encrypted during the offload.

   Number of tasks

   Specify the number of subtasks for IMS Recovery Expert to use when offloading the backups. All backup types (LP, LB, RP, RB) are done simultaneously, so if you specify 4 backups to offload, and specify 4 tasks, then 4 tape drives are required.

   Use Multiple Jobs

   Using multiple jobs reduces the time it takes to perform offload and restore processes. Specify Y if you want the offload and restore processes to use multiple jobs, U to update the options, or N to use a single job. For more information, see Editing multijob options for offload.