DFSMSdss logical copy and dump notification

The CICS® VR server address space must be active for CICS VR to keep an inventory of DFSMSdss. Logical copies and dumps are created for VSAM data sets.

Additionally, a few keywords, as described in the sections below, need to be added to your copy and dump jobs. These keywords specify to DFSMSdss that the copy or dump is for use by CICS VR.

The ISMF panels that can be used to create a logical copy or dump for VSAM spheres also support CICS VR notification. When you enter the COPY or DUMP line operator or list command from ISMF, set the CICS VR backup input field to Y. This adds the appropriate keywords to the copy or dump job indicating the copy or dump is for use by CICS VR. See the CICS VR User's Guide for further information about ISMF support.

When the appropriate keywords have been added to the copy or dump job, DFSMSdss automatically notifies CICS VR about the logical copy or dump that was created for the VSAM data set. CICS VR receives this notification and stores information about the logical copy or dump in the RCDS. Additionally, CICS VR also provides a unique data set name to the copy job for all DFSMSdss logical copies of which it is notified.

Note: Notification of DFSMSdss logical copies and dumps is automatically performed by DFSMSdss. There is no need to call the CICS VR file copy notification service, as described in Using the CICS VR file copy notification service, for DFSMSdss logical copies or dumps.
Note: The CICSVRBACKUP DFSMSdss keyword required for CICS VR notification is mutually exclusive with the SPHERE keyword. Therefore, only a copy or dump of the VSAM base cluster can be created for use with CICS VR.