Backing up data sets from one or more non-SMS-managed volumes or from all primary volumes or dumping non-SMS-managed volumes

The BACKVOL command can be used to request that DFSMShsm back up eligible data sets from specific volumes or from all primary volumes, or that it dumps all the data sets from the specified volumes. When backing up non-SMS-managed volumes, you can specify, on the command, the type of backup to be done. You can choose to back up the following:
  • Data sets that have not been backed up for a specified number of days (FREQUENCY)
  • Data sets that have changed since the last backup (INCREMENTAL)
  • All data sets on a volume (TOTAL).
Parent topic: BACKVOL command: Backing up data sets from volumes or dumping volumes