When we do maintenance our standard is prior to touching ANYTHING we backup using DFDSS
SMPE Libraries (CSI + all SMPE related libraries) All Tgt Libraries in the CSI All Dist Libraries in the CSI According to our naming standards I'm able to do this by using 3 wild cards in the DFDSS job and catch everything. I wouldn't say I'm paranoid but I also then take another backup immediately following any activity. I've never heard of anyone complaining they had too many backups. Jerry Whitteridge Delivery Manager / Mainframe Architect GTS - Safeway Account 602 527 4871 Mobile [email protected] IBM Services IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 07/03/2019 10:40:28 AM: > From: Tom Marchant <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 07/03/2019 10:40 AM > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: SMPE ACCEPT options > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > On Wed, 3 Jul 2019 12:02:47 -0500, Bill Giannelli wrote: > > >But first!!!!! > >Sooooo, before running an accept w/o check, I should backup my CSI? > > Not exactly. A lot depends upon how you do things, but backing up just a > CSI isn't much use. If you are going to restore, you will need the entire > environment, including every library that was touched during the ACCEPT > (in this case). > > When you ACCEPT, you will be changing Distribution libraries. You will also > be updating the GLOBAL zone. If you have PURGE set in your options, > you will also REJECT, the accepted SYSMODs will also be deleted from the > SMPPTS, and any SMPTLIB data sets for any Functions will be deleted. > > SMPMTS, SMPSTS, and SMPSCDS may also be affected. > > >Should I do that "within" SMPE? Or can I just use idcams to backup > my CSI cluster? > > You can use ZONECOPY to copy your Target or Distribution zone. > ZONEEXPORT can back up Global, Target, or Distribution zones. > None of these are adequate by themselves. They will not back up any > of the other data sets that were updated by ACCEPT . > > -- > Tom Marchant > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
