Peter, According to both the doc and personal experience, SPHERE should restore the AIX and PATH as part of restoring the base cluster.
Rex >From the doc: SPHERE specifies that for any VSAM cluster dumped with the SPHERE keyword, DFSMSdss must also restore all associated AIX clusters and paths. Individual sphere component names need not be specified; only the base cluster name is required. Notes: If an AIX is dumped without the SPHERE keyword, during a restore DFSMSdss treats the AIX as a normal VSAM KSDS. The base cluster name must be specified to process the entire sphere. If the SPHERE keyword is specified but the base cluster name is not, none of the associations will be processed. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Farley, Peter x23353 Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 9:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Can ADRDSSU restore AIX and PATH for KSDS files? A question for the ADRDSSU cognoscenti: Can the AIX and PATH of a VSAM KSDS can be restored by ADRDSSU after being backed up like this: DUMP OUTDD(DASDOUT) - DS (INCL(HLQ1.HLQ2.**)) - COMPRESS - OPT(3) - SPHERE - TOL(ENQF) - WAIT(2,7) The AIX and PATH are originally defined and created by: DEFINE AIX(NAME(HLQ1.HLQ2.DATAFILE.AIX) - RELATE(HLQ1.HLQ2.DATAFILE) - CYLINDERS (500 50) - SHAREOPTIONS (2) - SPEED )- DATA(NAME(HLQ1.HLQ2.DATAFILE.AIX.D) - KEYS (4 52)) - INDEX(NAME(HLQ1.HLQ2.DATAFILE.AIX.I)) DEFINE PATH ( - NAME(HLQ1.HLQ2.DATAFILE.PATH) - PATHENTRY(HLQ1.HLQ2.DATAFILE.AIX) - UPDATE) BLDINDEX IDS(HLQ1.HLQ2.DATAFILE) - ODS(HLQ1.HLQ2.DATAFILE.AIX) We restore the base file with this command: RESTORE DS(INCLUDE(HLQ1.HLQ2.DATAFILE)) - INDD(DUMPIN) - REPLACEUNCONDITIONAL - SPHERE Should the SPHERE option on the RESTORE also restore the AIX and PATH or do they need their own RESTORE command(s)? If so, what would the syntax of such a RESTORE command look like? TIA for any info or RTFM or other assistance you can provide. Peter -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
