To do an incremental backup I need to backup those VSAM files that were changed since the last backup.
The last update date is in the VSAM catalog as System-Timestamp field, but I did not find reference to that field in CA FAVER2 VSAM Data Protection for z/VSE user guide.
Can CA FAVER2 VSAM Data Protection for z/VSE do incremental Backup ?
By itself CA FAVER2 VSAM Data Protection for z/VSE cannot,
it works in conjunction with CA MasterCat VSAM Catalog Management for z/VSE
and CA MasterCat VSAM Catalog Management for z/VSE can search files by LASTUPDATED and build a "FVRLIST".
This list is a SAM file in CA FAVER2 VSAM Data Protection for z/VSE format.
Once this list is built, CA FAVER2 VSAM Data Protection for z/VSE with OPTION MCTLIST can BACKUP/RESTORE from that list.
from the CA FAVER2 VSAM Data Protection for z/VSE User Guide:
MCTLIST
Use the MCTLIST parameter to restore clusters using a list of names generated by MASTERCAT.
The ddnames specified in MCTLIST point to DLBLs that
describe the data sets that contain the CA MasterCat VSAM Catalog Management for z/VSE generated lists (see the
CA MasterCat VSAM Catalog Management for z/VSE User's Guide for details on generating name lists).
You may specify one or more ddnames with the MCTLIST parameter and
optionally specify additional cluster names via the DSN parameter.