Syntax of the HOLD command

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramHOLDABACKUP( agname)EODALLARECOVERAGGREGATE( agname)DATASETNAME( controlfiledsn)EODAUDITAUDITEXPIRATIONAUTOMIGRATIONAMIGBACKUP(AUTODSCOMMAND(DASDTAPESWITCHTAPES))COMMONQUEUECQUEUE(RECALL(PLACEMENTSELECTION))DUMP(AUTOFRBACKUP)ENDOFDATASETEODENDOFVOLUMEEOVEXPIREBVEVENTDRIVENMIGRATIONEDMFRBACKUPFRRECOV(DATASETTAPE)LISTLOGMIGRATION(AUTO)RECALL(TAPE(TSO))RECOVER(TAPEDATASET)RECYCLEREPORTTAPECOPYTAPEREPL
Note:
  1. The ENDOFDATASET and ENDOFVOLUME optional parameters affect the following optional parameters:
    • AUTOMIGRATION
    • BACKUP
    • BACKUP(AUTO)
    • DUMP
    • DUMP(AUTO)
    • DUMP(FRBACKUP)
    • MIGRATION
    • MIGRATION(AUTO)
    • RECOVER
    • RECOVER(TAPEDATASET)
  2. Although the HOLD command has no required parameters, you must specify at least one optional parameter if you want to prevent a DFSMShsm function from processing.
  3. In a multiple address space for DFSMShsm environment, ABARS commands, like HOLD ABACKUP or HOLD ARECOVER, can only be issued by the host identified as the main host. DFSMShsm ignores the ABARS commands if directed to a host identified as HOSTMODE=AUX.