If you select a recovery for the VSAM spheres and do not enter Y in
the Use default parameters for selected spheres field,
the "VSAM sphere parameters" secondary window is displayed, as shown
below.
This window is displayed for each of the VSAM spheres you select.
Figure 1. VSAM sphere parameters for recovery
secondary window CICSVR VSAM sphere parameters
Press F4 when the cursor is in the Backup time field to obatin a list of data
set backup times. Press Enter to continue.
VSAM sphere . . . . . . : CICS10.ACCOUNT1.BASE
New VSAM sphere name . . ____________________________________________
Forward-recovery start time . . _______________ (YY.DDD HH:MM:SS)
Forward-recovery stop time . . _______________ (YY.DDD HH:MM:SS)
Backup time . . . . . . . . . . _______________ + (YY.DDD HH:MM:SS)
Time format . . . . . Local + Backup type . Logical_________ +
Volume for restore . . ______ Unit for restore . . . . . ________
Command ===> ____________________________________________________________
F1=Help F4=Prompt F5=GetDef F6=SaveDef F7=PrevVSAM
F12=Cancel
Here you can specify the following VSAM sphere parameters for inclusion
in the recovery run:
- A new name for the recovered VSAM sphere
- The start time for forward recovery
- The stop time for forward recovery
- The backup time
- The backup type
- The time format used on the log, if you are using MVS™ log streams or QSAM copies of MVS log streams
- The volume for the restored copy of the data set, if the backup
is logical or a DFSMShsm full
volume dump
- The unit for the restored copy of the data set, if the backup
is logical or a DFSMShsm full
volume dump
Restriction: If the data set you are recovering is SMS-managed,
the volume and unit values are ignored.
The first time you use this window the CICS® VR default values are displayed. Also,
if a logical backup exists for the VSAM sphere, the backup time of the most
recent logical backup is in the backup time field and forward recovery start
time field.
You can perform the following tasks:
- To obtain a list of logical backups known to CICS VR
- Move the cursor to the backup time field, and press
F4. For further information, see Listing logical backups.
- To obtain a list of available Time format options
- Move the cursor to the time format field, and press
F4. For further information, see Specifying time format.
- To obtain a list of available Backup type options
- Move the cursor to the Backup type input field,
and press F4. For further information, see Specifying backup type.
- To obtain the default values from the recovery control data set (RCDS)
- Press F5.
- To save the currently displayed values
- Press F6. The default update verification secondary window, shown in Applying entered parameters, is displayed.
- To go back to the previous VSAM sphere
- Press F7.
For detailed help information about any of these fields, move the cursor
to the field and press F1.