DFSMSdss logical
dump - at the primary site
- Define and load VSAM spheres.
- Create a DFSMSdss logical
dump of the VSAM spheres. Be sure the dump job includes the CICSVRBACKUP
keyword and the CICS® VR
address space is active when the job is submitted.
- Update the VSAM spheres with CICS applications, batch applications,
or both.
- Perform LOGOFLOGS
SCAN. Create log stream copies of the MVS™ log streams that contain the log records.
- Perform RCDS
EXPORT and specify the BACKUP keyword on the RCDS EXPORT command.
- Send the following to the remote site:
- DFSMSdss logical
dump
- Log stream copies
- Sequential data set that contains the exported RCDS
At the remote site: - Catalog the DFSMSdss logical
dump, log stream copies, and sequential data set that contains the exported
RCDS.
- Perform RCDS
IMPORT.
- Call the CICS VR
panel interface and select the appropriate DFSMSdss logical dump from the VSAM
sphere parameters secondary window. Specify QSAM copy as log stream type.
Submit the recovery job that CICS VR creates. The job restores the
VSAM spheres from the selected logical backup and forward recover the restored
VSAM spheres.