How to backup the VSAMFILE

Products

• Top Secret

Issue/Introduction

The TSS procedure has the following DDs:

 

//SECFILE      DD       DISP=SHR,DSN=&HLSEC..SECFILE                   
//BACKUP       DD       DISP=SHR,DSN=&HLSEC..BACKUP                    
...
//VSAMFILE     DD       DISP=SHR,DSN=&HLSEC..VSAMFILE      
//VSAMBKUP     DD       DISP=SHR,DSN=&HLSEC..VSAMBKUP  

What is the process to Backup the VSAMFILE ?      

Environment

Release : 16.0

Component : Top Secret for z/OS

Resolution

The VSAMFILE gets backed up with the SECFILE either when the time set in the BACKUP control option is hit or a TSS MODIFY BACKUP command is issued. 

During the BACKUP process the following messages are generated:

 

When the backup starts

TSS9096I SECURITY FILE BACKUP COMMENCING
TSS9145I VSAMFILE FILE BACKUP COMMENCING

When the Backup is finished :


TSS9094I SECURITY FILE BACKUP COMPLETE
TSS9146I VSAMFILE FILE BACKUP COMPLETE