Restore BFS data through the end user screens

Products

• VM:Backup for z/VM
• VM:Backup High-Speed Disaster Recovery Option (HiDRO)

Issue/Introduction

What does the VM:Backup service virtual machine need to restore BFS data through the end user screens?

Resolution

The VM:Backup service virtual machine must be authorized to identify the APPC/VM resource.  

An IUCV *IDENT directory statement in the service virtual machine directory entry provides this authorization. The form of the statement depends on whether VM:Backup is in a SSI environment.

Non-SSI:  Local authorization:

In a non-SSI environment, limit the server to being used from only the local system. To define a RESID to be visible only on the local system, the following statement must be in the directory entry for the VM:Backup service virtual machine:

  IUCV *IDENT resid LOCAL

SSI:  Global authorization

In an SSI environment, VM:Backup needs to be useable from all members of the complex. To define a RESID to be visible on all members on an SSI complex, the following statement must be in the directory entry for the VM:Backup service virtual machine:

   IUCV *IDENT resid GLOBAL

Restart VM:Backup after you change the directory entry.