> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donald Likens > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 6:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: VSAM tracking > > Do you want to track when the VSAM file is updated and by who > is doing it (MEAS can do this > http://www.infosecinc.com/meas.php). If you want to see the > before and after image of the records, I am not sure how to do that.
We track updates to VSAM records within specific datasets using a product called CA-FileSave to get before and after images of VSAM records. http://www.ca.com/us/products/detail/ca-filesave-rcs-automated-recovery.aspx We do this because we take a DR backup IN THE MIDST OF CYCLE PROCESSING. We simply cannot take the time to needed to do the backup after cycle is complete. The file is not in use at the time of the backup, but the backups of various files are not in sync. CA-FileSave logs the before and after images. So we can restore the backups (which are not in sync) and apply the CA-FileSave logs to get an end of cycle synchronized image of all files. It's tacky, but it does work for us. Personally, I don't like it. But management doesn't really care what I like or don't like. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
