Creating and running a backup job using the CICS VR ISPF dialog interface

Perform the following sequence of tasks to create and run a backup job from CICS® VR ISPF dialog interface.

Procedure

  1. Open the DWWSLIB library used in CICS VR ISPF dialog.
  2. Modify the JCL skeletons in the library for supported backup products such as DFSMShsm and DFSMSdss. Place custom JCL skeletons into the CICS VR DWWSLIB, with names that conform to the following convention:
    DWWprdnm

    where prdnm is the abbreviation of the backup product called in that skeleton.

    For example, the name of the CICS VR DWWSLIB member containing a JCL skeleton for a custom backup product might be DWWCSTPR.

    This product name abbreviation is needed later in the CICS VR VSAM sphere backup parameters secondary window.

  3. Open the CICS VR dialog interface.
  4. Select option 1 from the "CICS VR main menu". A secondary window is displayed.
  5. Specify the search criteria for the list of VSAM spheres, or specify the name of the data set that contains a list of VSAM spheres, press Enter. A list of CICS VR-registered spheres is displayed. These spheres either match the search criteria or are listed in the specified data set.
  6. Select the VSAM spheres to back up.
  7. Select the Utilities pull-down menu. Choose option 3 and press Enter. A secondary window is displayed.
  8. Enter the parameters for taking a backup, as described in Providing VSAM sphere backup parameters. Repeat this step, entering the backup parameters for all of the VSAM spheres selected for backup.

    Use the PrevVSAM, F7, key to return to the parameters for a previous sphere if needed.

    When you have entered all the necessary information on the panels, a message is displayed asking you to wait while the backup job is being constructed.

  9. Submit the job that has been created by CICS VR.

What to do next

See Running CICS VR forward recovery for additional information on using the main menu, working with VSAM sphere list, and CICS VR job submission.