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Article ID: 100226

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Disk Backup and Restore - MVS DISK BACKUP AND RESTORE- ADD-ON OPTIO DISK BACKUP AND RESTORE

Issue/Introduction

The CA Disk output is directed to the device specified by a Sysparm and that device is addressed via the esoteric it was defined as in the IODF.

Environment

Release: SMDI3900200-12.5-Disk-Backup and Restore-for z/OS
Component:

Resolution

To allocate a tape device for output of the DMS and ARCHIVE procs, specify the Sysparms   ARC0TYPE and ARCCTYPE with one of the values below.  For the MERGE proc output, specify Sysparms MERP1TYP and MERC1TYP with one of these values:
  TAPE       This should never be specified.  This was for old ROUND 2400 ft. tapes
  
3480         For 3480 and 3490 “square” tape
  
DYNn       For any large capacity tape - (n = 1 thru 9)
   DYnn        For any large capacity tape - (nn = 10 thru 20)
  
DISK        Archvol written to a disk volume (ML1)
  
NULL       Specify only with ARCCTYPE or MERC1TYP so a copy is not created

These values indicate a type of device used only internally by CA Disk and are not esoterics.

The sysparms noted above can be specified in the Sysparms member in Parmlib, or in the JCL as an override:  //SYSPARMS DD * .  But, specifying in Sysparms is preferred.

The type of device noted above will direct CA Disk to other Sysparms where the device esoteric name is provided.  The type value and the associated Sysparms are:
   TAPE       DYNTUNIT               For ROUND tape, only.  Do not use!
   3480        DYNCUNITesoteric     For 3480 and 3490 “square” tape
   DYNn       DYNnUNITesoteric      For large capacity tapes (n = 1 thru 9) 
   DYnn        DYnnUNITesoteric      For large capacity tapes (nn = 10 thru 20)

For Auto Restore, you must also provide the device esoteric name with these Sysparms:
   TAPE       ARESUNIT               For ROUND tape, only.  Do not use!
   
3480        ARESUNICesoteric     For 3480 and 3490 “square” tape
    DYNn       ARESUNInesoteric     For large capacity tapes (n = 1 thru 9)
   
DYnn        ARESUNnnesoteric     For large capacity tapes (nn = 10 thru 20)

Specify the DYN… and ARES… Sysparms only in the Sysparms member in Parmlib.

Example
:  If you want CA Disk to write to device esoteric “V3590”, specify the following Sysparms  (assuming that “DYN1” is not already in use)
    ARC0TYPEDYN1   Primary output
   
ARCCTYPEDYN1   Duplicate copy
   
DYN1UNITV3590     The esoteric for the DYN1 device for write and reading
   
ARESUNI1V3590   The esoteric for the DYN1 device for Auto Restore

When a new device is acquired that CA Disk is to use, that device will be identified with another of the DYNn values.  Assuming “DYN2” has not been used, specify the device esoteric of “C9840” with these Sysparms and values in your Sysparms member:
        DYN2UNITC9840
        ARESUNI2C9840

To have CA Disk write to the DYN2 media, specify these sysparms and values:
        ARC0TYPEDYN2       Primary output
    
ARCCTYPEDYN2      Duplicate copy to DYN2 or “NULL”

You can have as many pairs of DYNnUNIT and ARESUNIn specified in SYSPARMS as you have different devices.  To avoid confusion, these Sysparms should be specified in the SYSPARMS member only, and not with the override DD in the JCL.
You must leave the DYNnUNIT and ARESUNIn pairs in your SYSPARMS member as long as you have that media type in the CA Disk Archives.
 

Additional Information

Merge Setup to Copy Old Tapes to New Media
This example assumes that the OLD tapes are esoteric V3590 and the NEW tapes are esoteric C9840.
To Merge all the V3590 tapes that had been created as unit type DYN1, to new tape media C9840, the setup would be as follows:
In the Sysparms member in CA Disk Parmlib, add these entries:
    ARESUNI2C9840
  DYN2UNITC9840
  CARTCALCY      * TO INSURE LARGE CAPACITY TAPES PROPERLY USED

The Merge job setup would be as follows: 
//STEP1    EXEC MERGE
//SYSIN    DD *
  MERGE TYPES=DYN1,MULTVOL
//SYSPARMS DD *
  MERREPLYY        * ISSUE WTOR SO MERGE CAN BE SAFELY SHUTDOWN
  MERGSORTS        * MERGE ARCHVOLS IN ORDER OF LEAST SPACE USED
  MERP1TYPDYN2     * NNEW MERGE TAPES CREATED ON DYN2 DEVICE
  MERC1TYPDYN2     * SPECIFY DYN2 FOR NEW TAPES OR “NULL”
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If you have any questions, please contact CA Technical Support.