Viewing a list of backups

IMS Recovery Expert only lists valid backups. If a backup failed and cannot be used to restore the system, it will not be displayed on the System Level Backup Display panel.

Procedure

Specify 1 (System Operations) on the Option line of the IMS Recovery Expert main menu panel (BSY$MAIN) and press Enter.
On the System Operations Menu panel (BSY$SYMN), specify 3 (System Level Backup Operations) on the Option line and press Enter.
Figure 1. System Level Backup Display panel (BSY$REST)
```
 BSY$REST V2R2   ------ System Level Backup Display ------ 2021/08/18  15:43:14 
 Option  ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE 
                                                                                
 Line Commands: S - Select for Restore D - Delete V - View Reports O - Offload  
                J - Object Report      F - Free Backup Disks  I - Image Copies  
                H - Health Check       G - Group Display                        
                                                                                
 IMS Subsystem ID  *                                                            
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Select a row from the list of recovery points displayed below.  To enter     
   a timestamp and have a recovery point automatically selected for you,        
   enter the RESTORE primary command followed by an IMS Subsystem/Group ID.     
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Row 1 of 12   +> 
                            Data  Mixed  On    On       Obj   Partial           
 Cmd  Date        Time      Only  Data   Disk  Offload  Rcvr  Backup   Type     
      07/03/2021  05:20:45  No    No     Yes   No       Yes   No       Flash    
      SSID: IAA                                                                 
      08/15/2021  11:17:24  No    Yes    Yes   Yes      Yes   No       Flash    
      SSID: IBA2                                                                
      08/15/2021  04:13:40  No    Yes    Yes   Yes      Yes   No       Flash    
      SSID: ICA2                                                                
      08/08/2021  00:25:47  No    Yes    Yes   Yes      Yes   No       DFdss    
```
On the System Level Backup Display panel, all subsystem IDs are listed by default. There is a two-line detail for each backup that contains the following information:

IMS Subsystem ID

The subsystem IDs being displayed. By default, all subsystems are listed. You can limit the display by specifying a subsystem name or mask in this field. Use the RIGHT and LEFT scroll commands (PF10 and PF11) to see all the available columns. Use the UP and DOWN commands (PF7 and PF8) to scroll through the list when there are more backups than can be displayed on one panel.

Date

The backup date.

Time

The time the backup was taken in hh:mm:ss format.

Data Only

If the backup profile specified a data only backup, then the value in this field is Yes. If backup scope was specified as full, then the value in this field is No.

Mixed Data

If IMS Recovery Expert detected log data sets on the same volume(s) as the data, then the value in this field is Yes and IMS Recovery Expert must restore both the logs and the data.

On Disk

If this backup has not been offloaded from its original location, then the value in this field is Yes and the restore will use the backup on disk.

On Offload

If the backup has been offloaded using the IMS Recovery Expert offload process, then the value in this field is Yes; for more information, see Creating and maintaining System Level Backup profiles. If the value in the On Disk field is No, then the restore will use the offloaded backup.

Obj Rcvr

If database restore was enabled for the backup, then the value in this field is Yes.

Partial Backup

If the backup taken was a partial backup, then the value in this field is Yes, and not all volumes associated with the IMS environment were included in the backup. This backup cannot be used for a system restore; however, it can be used for application restoration if the database restore function was enabled for the backup.

Type

The type of backup: BCV, SNAP, FlashCopy®, or DFSMSdss.

Nbr Vols

The number of volumes that were backed up.

Run by Userid

The TSO user ID of the person that ran the backup job.

Profile Name

The profile name used to create the backup.

Profile Creator

The TSO user ID of the profile creator.

Gen Nbr

The generation number for this backup.

Job Name

The backup job name.

Job Number

The backup job number.
On the Cmd line next to each backup, you can use the following commands:
- S to select a backup for the system restore.
- D to delete a backup from the list.
- V to view a summary report produced when the backup was performed.
- O to offload a backup.
- J to produce a report showing all objects included in the System Level Backup.
- F to free the disks holding the System Level Backup.
- I to produce image copies of selected objects from the System Level Backup.
- H to run a System Level Backup health check.
- G to display Combined SLB group members in the backup.