The prolog portion of the system recovery report provides general guidance for the recovery operation. The prolog begins with a listing of the selection criteria based on the parameters specified with the Start Recovery using BRM (STRRCYBRM) command parameters.
Selection Criteria Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *SYSTEM Start date and time . . . . . . : *BEGIN *AVAIL Ending date and time . . . . . . : *END *AVAIL Use save files . . . . . . . . . : *YES Use TSM . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES Use duplicate media . . . . . . : *NO User recovery information . . . : *NO Libraries to omit . . . . . . . : *DELETE System name . . . . . . . . . . : RCHASYUM Volume locations to include . . : *ALL Volume locations to omit . . . . : *NONE Recovery order List . . . . . . :
More importantly, this section identifies through the use of Attention blocks, possible problems that could prevent a successful recovery. Always review these attention blocks to determine if you need to modify your backup strategy to improve your chances of a complete recovery. The sections that follow discuss the attention blocks that could appear in the prolog.