Examples of how to code the BACKVOL command for non-SMS-managed volumes

The following examples present different ways to code the BACKVOL command for non-SMS-managed volumes:

Note: Any values specified here are only examples and should not be interpreted as the values to be used for your system.

Backing up control data sets

In this example, control data sets are backed up to DASD, using DFSMSdss as the datamover.

   BACKVOL CONTROLDATASETS(BACKUPDEVICECATEGORY(DASD) DATAMOVER(DSS))

The following example shows how to code the BACKVOL command to back up all defined control data sets according to options specified by the SETSYS CDSVERSIONBACKUP parameter or its defaults.

   BACKVOL CONTROLDATASETS

Nulling the journal

In this example, the journal is nulled and the control data sets are not backed up.

   BACKVOL CONTROLDATASETS(NULLJOURNALONLY)

Backing up all the data sets on a volume

In this example, all the data sets on a volume not managed by DFSMShsm are backed up. Because you have not specified TERMINAL, the data set backup messages go only to the backup activity log.

   BACKVOL VOLUMES(PUB025) UNIT(3390) TOTAL

Backing up eligible data sets on DFSMShsm-managed volumes

In this example, only two kinds of data sets are backed up:

Data sets that have never been backed up.
Data sets that have been changed since the last backup version was created and that meet the specified frequency of two days since the last backup version was created.

The backup versions of these data sets will reside on tape. The data set backup messages appear at the console and in the backup activity log.

   BACKVOL VOLUMES(VOL003,VOL004,VOL005) INCREMENTAL FREQUENCY(2) +
           BACKUPDEVICECATEGORY(TAPE) TERMINAL

Dumping a primary volume to a dump class

In this example, a primary volume, PRIM13, is dumped to a specific class, EXTRA, and assigns the dump copy a retention period of 10 days.

   BACKVOL VOLUMES(PRIM13)  +
           DUMP(DUMPCLASS(EXTRA) RETENTIONPERIOD(10))

In this example, the volume PRIM13 is dumped to a dump class called OLDCLASS. The retention period is the retention period of OLDCLASS.

   BACKVOL VOLUMES(PRIM13) DUMP(DUMPCLASS(OLDCLASS))

In this example, the volume PRIM13 is a primary volume dumped to the classes associated with it by the previous ADDVOL command with the AUTODUMP parameter.

   ADDVOL PRIM13 PRIMARY(AD(WEEKLY,MONTHLY))  +
          UNIT(3390)

   BACKVOL VOLUMES(PRIM13) DUMP

In this example, five dump copies are made of volume PRIM13. The retention periods for the first three dump copies are the retention periods for the corresponding dump classes. The retention period for the fourth dump copy is 60 days. The fifth dump class has an unlimited retention period.

   BACKVOL VOLUMES(PRIM13)  +
           DUMP(DUMPCLASS(WK,MNTH,DLY,VITREC,SPEC)  +
                RETENTIONPERIOD(*,*,*,60,NOLIMIT))