IF you have the ability to rename the current production dataset, I believe you could do the following:
1. rename current dataset to a temporary name (don't forget to rename the data/index/aix etc, not just the cluster name). 2. restore the backed up dataset - I don't think it would need to go the same volume but may be wrong, yes you can restore a single dataset from a full volume backup. 3. It's been a while since I've done this, but you may need to do an IDCAMS DEFINE RECATALOG step here to get the dataset cataloged - I don't remember what the requirements are for SMS managed datasets. 4. Rename the just-restored dataset to something else. 5. Rename you temporarily-renamed production dataset back to its original name. I'm sure others will chime in here if I have something incorrect or am missing steps. I'm giving this procedure based on fading brain cells... Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rajesh Janakiraman Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Restoring a VSAM dataset in Production It is DFSMSdss backup and yes it is physical backup On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 5:21 PM, Peter X. DeFabritus <[email protected]>wrote: > What product took the backup? FDR? DFSMSdss? If the latter, was it a > full-volume, i.e physical backup? > > On Thu, 20 Mar 2014 06:22:55 -0500, Rajesh Janakiraman < > [email protected]> wrote: > > >Friends, please help me in restoring a VSAM dataset from tape in > Production system. I don't want to replace the existing VSAM dataset in the > system, since it is the production system i need to restore the VSAM > dataset by renaming it. Kindly help me in it. > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Regards, *Rajesh Janakiraman* +91 9790851126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
