Authorizing user IDS to issue DFSMShsm commands

If you want to use DFSMShsm as your backup utility and the CICS® VR server address space is enabled, you must request that your user ID be authorized to issue DFSMShsm-authorized commands.

If RACF® is in place, ask your system programmer to grant your user ID access to discrete RACF FACILITY class profiles that protect the following DFSMShsm macros and commands:

For information about creating discrete RACF profiles, see the z/OS® DFSMShsm Implementation and Customization Guide.

If RACF is not active, ask your system programmer to add the following AUTH command to the ARCCMDxx member:
AUTH userid DATABASEAUTHORITY(USER)
where userid is the user ID of the person running CICS VR. USER authority is needed for CICS VR change accumulation processing for data sets that have been backed up by DFSMShsm.
Note: The AUTH command only needs to be issued if the CICS VR server address space is enabled.

For more information on the DFSMShsm AUTH command, see z/OS DFSMShsm User Commands Reference Summary.