09/11/98

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3053: DFSMS/MVS Basics:

ABARS Basics

Project: MVS Storage Management (MVSS)

Session Number: 3053
Presented by: Tony Pearson
IBM Corporation
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ABSTRACT

The challenge in preparing for a disaster is making sure that all

the mission critical applications and their data are synchronized
and backed up together.This is especially true if some of the
data sets are used by more than one application. ABARS
simplifies the disaster backup process. Additionally, it can
move data across data centers and migrate applications to
other systems. This session will cover the basics of ABARS;
what it is, how it is used, what it can do, and why you should
care.

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Session 3053

DFSMS/MVS Basics: ABARS

Tony Pearson
IBM Corporation
Tucson, Arizona
tpearson @ us.ibm.com

ABARS

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The following are trademarks of the

International Business Machines Corporation:

IBM, DFSMS, DFSMS/MVS,

DFSMShsm, DFSMSrmm, DFSMSdss

The information contained in this presentation is

distributed on an 'AS IS' basis without any warranty
either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to,
the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose. The use of this information is a
customer responsibility and depends on the customer's
ability to evaluate and integrate it into the customer's
operational environment.

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Today's Agenda
Terms
Review ABARS concepts
ABARS Strengths
Defining the aggregate
ABACKUP Highlights
ARECOVER Highlights
ASAP and ABARS Manager
ABARS Update
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Terms
DFSMShsm = Data Facility Storage
Management System Hierarchical Storage
Manager
ML1 = Migration Level 1, DASD volumes
ML2 = Migration Level 2, usually tape
SDSP = Small Data Set Packing data set
used to consolidate small migrated data sets
on ML1 volume.

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Terms (cont)
TMP = Terminal Monitor Program - method to
submit TSO commands via batch job.
ISMF = Interactive Storage Management
Facility.

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ABARS Introduction
ABARS - Aggregate backup and recovery
support
Function of DFSMShsm
Aggregate = a group of data sets and their
associated control information
Backup and recovery at aggregate level
Logical dump and restore
Focus on critical data

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ABARS Introduction
ABACKUP - performs aggregate backup
ABACKUP requires SMS active
Only needed to retrieve aggregate group def
Not required to have data sets SMS managed
ARECOVER - performs recovery process
Does not require SMS active, unless
Recovering Extended format data sets

VSAM data sets in ALLOCATE list

Recommend having SMS Active

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The ABACKUP process

SMS non
SMS DSS data file
Internal data file
User DFSMS Instruction/Activity
Catalogs File
tape
Control File
MCDS

Activity BCDS
ML2
ML1 Log
tape Filter
SDSP SMF
Output
Dataset

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The ARECOVER process

Catalogs
MCDS
BCDS
SMS non
SMS
DFSMS
DSS data file User
Internal data file MCDS
tape
Instruction/Activity
File
Control File SMF ML1
ML2
Activity
tape
Log
Catalogs

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ABARS Strengths
Device Independence
Reduces storage requirements
Recovery site cost savings
Handles tape data sets
Process migrated data without recall
Simple data set selection criteria
Command or panel driven function

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ABARS Strengths
Data Integrity
All data sets backed up at one point in time.
Catalog Information Taken
CDS information taken for migrated data
GDG base information taken for GDG data sets
With or without backing up GDS(generation
data set)

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ABARS Strengths
Data Integrity
Eliminates out of synch conditions with your
data
ICF Catalogs
DFSMShsm control data sets

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ABARS Strengths
Extended data set conflict resolution options
Prioritize recovery of applications
Concurrent copy support
Allows local testing to whatever devices
available.
Rename during recovery.
Allows variable sized recoveries.
Can be used to define ICF User Catalogs

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ISMF

Defining the Aggregate

Aggregate is defined using ISMF
Aggregate group is an SMS construct
Aggregate attributes are:
Aggregate group name (1-8 characters)
Outputdataset prefix (1-35 characters)
Number of copies (1-15)
Selection data set name(s)
This is the key to ABARS!
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ISMF
Defining the Aggregate
Aggregate attributes (continued):
Instruction data set name
Management class name ( 1- 8 characters)
Description (1-120 characters)
Accounting Information (1-32 characters)
SMS Configuration must be activated after
modifying the definition
Selection and instruction data sets can
be modified at any time without reactivation
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ISMF

Define Management Class

Must be defined if management class name
specified in aggregate group definition.
If management class not specified ABARS
will use either default management class
or DFSMShsm defaults.
DFSMShsm 1.1.0 introduced mangement
class aggregate backup attributes.

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ISMF
ISMF
Define Management Class
The aggregate attributes are:
Number of versions (1-9999 | NOLIMIT)
Retain ONLY version
(days | weeks | months | years | NOLIMIT)
Retain EXTRA versions
COPY SERIALIZATION
Continue or Fail
ABACKUP COPY TECHNIQUE
Standard | Preferred | Required
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Define Selection Dataset(s)

Where data set lists are maintained:
3 sets of keywords:
INCLUDE / EXCLUDE
Data sets to be copied
Application Owner
ALLOCATE / ALLOCATEEXCLUDE
Data sets to be allocated only (DASD)
GDG base names

ICF User Catalog names

ACCOMPANY / ACCOMPANYEXCLUDE
Data sets to be cataloged only (TAPE)

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Define Selection Dataset(s)

SYNTAX Critical
Dataset List
Fully or Partially qualified
Relative GDG names
Partially qualified makes aggregate dynamic
GDG bases retrieved for all GDSs
ICF User Catalogs and GDG base names can be
in ALLOCATE list
All associated Aliases obtained

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ABACKUP Highlights
VERIFY option - to test syntax of selection
data set and validate setup.
Backs up migrated data in compressed
format.
Obtains GDG base definition for GDGs.
Can backup ICF Usercatalog definition and
associated aliases
PROCESSONLY keyword to select specific
hierarchy levels.

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ABACKUP Highlights
Create record in the DFSMShsm BCDS to
track ABACKUPs.
Automatic "roll-off" processing
Can redirect output to DASD via ACS
routines.
Reports amount of storage backed up from
each level of hierarchy.
Stacking minimizes number of output
cartridges required per aggregate

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ARECOVER Highlights
PREPARE option - sets up aggregate
recovery environment.
VERIFY option - to test validity of aggregate
recovery and checks for data set conflicts.
RESTARTABLE - remembers what data sets
have been successfully recovered.
Data Set Conflict Avoidance
Data Set Conflict Resolution

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ARECOVER Highlights
Can detect "orphan catalog entries" when
performing conflict resolution.
Data set in catalog but volume not online
Data set in catalog, volume online, but data set
not on VTOC.
Data set migrated but no associated CDS record
Can define ICF User Catalogs and Aliases
Can define GDG base definition if it doesn't
already exist.

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ARECOVER Highlights
Can recover migrated data to ML1, ML2, or
SOURCELEVEL.
ACS routines invoked during data set
allocation.
Recovery site environment determines if data is
SMS managed or not

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ASAP and ABARS Manager

IBM software vendor marketing program
IBM marketing both ASAP and ABARS Manager,
products of Mainstar Software Corp.
Software Announcement 298-266, dated July 21,
1998
ASAP - helps installations define the data to
be backed up.
Automatically creates and maintains ABARS
selection data sets.
Uses various sources of information to build
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ASAP and ABARS Manager

ABARS Manager -
Manages ABACKUP output
Creates inventory that can be shipped to
recovery site
Provides expanded selection data set support.
ISPF front end to ABARS
Manages ABARS versions and keeps track of
success or failure.
provides individual data set restore.

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ABARS Update
OW29117 -
Allows ABARS selection data sets to be PDSEs
ABARS Utilities provided in DFSMShsm
130.
Shipped in SYS1.SAMPLIB(ARCTOOLS)
Assists in managing ABARS
Provides ABARS data set inventory
Allows for individual data set restore
Builds ARECOVER command syntax
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Summary
Reviewed ABARS terms and concepts
Highlighted features and functions of
ABACKUP and ARECOVER
Reviewed ISV products and other tools that
might be useful with ABARS

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