CICSVR usage guide / [Yolanda Cascajo Jimenez ... et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cascajo Jimenez, Yolanda.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

Redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Data recovery (Computer science).

Electronic data processing--Backup processing alternatives.

Electronic data processing.

Physical Description:

xviii, 114 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Jose, Calif. : IBM Corporation, International Technical Support Organization, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Tables

Examples

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 What is CICSVR?

1.1.1 Terminology used in this book

1.1.2 Programs used by CICSVR

1.1.3 DD names used by CICSVR

1.2 What can I do with CICSVR

1.2.1 CICSVR ISPF dialogs

1.2.2 VSAM forward recovery

1.2.3 CICSVR VSAM batch logging

1.2.4 Remote recovery site commands

1.2.5 Change accumulation processing

Chapter 2. Setting up CICSVR

2.1 CICSVR system setup

2.1.1 LPA customization

2.1.2 System parameters

2.2 CICSVR address space

2.3 RCDS definition

2.4 JCL skeleton

2.5 CICSVR utilities

2.5.1 Log of logs registration

2.5.2 Log of logs scan

2.5.3 Log stream copy

2.5.4 RCDS export/import

2.5.5 Migration utility

2.6 ITSO sample environment

Chapter 3. CICSVR VSAM batch logging

3.1 Batch logging description

3.1.1 Batch logging protects VSAM data sets

3.1.2 CICSVR batch logging benefits

3.1.3 Batch logging prerequisites

3.2 Batch logging and forward recovery implementation

3.2.1 ITSO batch logging environment

3.2.2 CICSVR server address space checking

3.2.3 MVS log stream definition

3.2.4 Batch logging enablement

3.2.5 VSAM data set backup

3.2.6 VSAM data set update

3.2.7 Batch logging checking

3.2.8 Forward recovery job creation

3.2.9 CICSVR forward recovery report

3.3 A specific recovery scenario

Chapter 4. CICSVR in a CICS TS environment

4.1 Forward recovery environment

4.1.1 VSAM data set definitions

4.1.2 CICS TS 1.3 file definition

4.1.3 VSAM data set backup

4.2 Automated restore and recovery

4.2.1 Step 1: List registered VSAM data sets

4.2.2 Step 2: Select criteria to filter the VSAM data sets.

4.2.3 Step 3: Select the VSAM data sets to recover

4.2.4 Step 4: Select recovery option

4.2.5 Step 5: Specify forward recovery parameters

4.2.6 Step 6: Select the log stream type

4.2.7 Step 7: Specify other options

4.2.8 Step 8: Forward recovery job submission

Chapter 5. Disaster recovery

5.1 What disaster recovery is

5.2 Disaster recovery strategy

5.2.1 Naming standard

5.2.2 Cataloging the data sets at the remote site

5.2.3 Frequency of the log stream copy

5.2.4 Frequency and time of the log of logs scan

5.2.5 Frequency and time of the RCDS export/backup

5.2.6 Selecting the backup method to use

5.2.7 What backup method to use to copy the RCDS

5.3 How to create the recovery job

5.3.1 Using the ISPF dialog interface

5.3.2 Using manual method

5.4 What you need to do before a disaster

5.4.1 What you need to do at the primary site

5.4.2 What you need to do at the remote site

5.5 What you need to do after a disaster

5.5.1 Restore the DFSMShsm CDSs

5.5.2 Restore the RCDS

5.5.3 Restore the VSAM data sets

5.5.4 Generate and run the recovery job

5.6 Overview of disaster recovery for CICS TS

5.7 Sample scenario for CICS TS

5.7.1 Disaster at primary site

5.7.2 Disaster recovery at the remote site

Appendix A. Additional information on APARS

A.1 APAR II13131

A.2 APAR OW53432

A.3 APAR OW53881

A.4 Dependency APARs

A.5 New CICSVR APARs

Appendix B. Problem diagnosis

B.1 CICSVR server problems

B.1.1 CICSVR server initialization failure

B.1.2 CICSVR server start failure (message DWW180E)

B.2 Problems backing up your VSAM data sets

B.2.1 DFSMSdss COPY fails (message ADR927E)

B.3 Batch logging problems

B.3.1 After-images not logged in the log stream

B.4 Hints and tips

B.4.1 Displaying SMS options

Appendix C. CICSVR for CICS V4.

C.1 Journal definition

C.2 Recovery parameters

C.3 JCL skeleton for archiving

C.4 Batch logging

Glossary

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Other resources

Referenced Web sites

How to get IBM Redbooks

IBM Redbooks collections

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

At head of title: IBM International Technical Support Organization.

"This edition applies to Version 3 Release 1 of CICS VSAM Recovery, program number 5655-H91, and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions?--Verso t.p.

"SG24-6563-00."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-110) and index.

OCLC:

560314500