Restarting a failed restore job

If a job fails while restoring an IMS system from tape, you might be able to restart the restore job using a RESTART parameter. This parameter allows IMS Recovery Expert to bypass restoring volumes from tape that were successfully restored in the previous job.

Before you begin

The RESTART parameter can only be used for jobs that are restoring IMS systems from tape. This parameter is not required; if you resubmit the restore job without adding RESTART, the restore job will start from the beginning and all volumes will be restored.

Procedure

  1. In an edit session, open the restore job that failed.
  2. In the RBRREST step, find the RBRIN DD. Add the RESTART parameter anywhere after the RESTORE command, as shown in the following example: 
    //RBRIN    DD *                                                         
   RESTORE PDBOB."B81D - SNAP BACKUP"                                   
           GENERATION 01                                                
           DATE 03/31/2021                                              
           TIME 15:13:14                                                
           RESTART                                                      
/*                                                                      
//*
  3. Save the job and resubmit it.
    IMS Recovery Expert restore skips the tape restore for volumes that were previously successfully restored. Messages will be displayed in the restore report, listing the volumes that were bypassed.