When I was doing SMP/e work at $previousjob, I did the same. Backup everything myself just to be sure.
Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get&[email protected] ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:55 PM, Jerry Whitteridge <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
