Providing VSAM sphere recovery parameters

If you select a recovery for the VSAM spheres and do not enter Y in the Use default parameters for selected spheres field, the VSAM sphere parameters secondary window is displayed.

This window is displayed for each of the VSAM spheres you select.

Figure 1. VSAM sphere parameters for recovery secondary window

                       CICSVR VSAM sphere parameters                         
                                                                             
 Press F4 when the cursor is in the Backup time field to obatin a list of data  
 set backup times. Press Enter to continue.                                  
                                                                             
   VSAM sphere . . . . . . : CICS10.ACCOUNT1.BASE                            
                                                                             
   New VSAM sphere name  . . ____________________________________________   
                                                                             
   Forward-recovery start time . . _______________  (YY.DDD HH:MM:SS)        
                                                                             
   Forward-recovery stop time  . . _______________  (YY.DDD HH:MM:SS)        
                                                                             
   Backup time . . . . . . . . . . _______________  + (YY.DDD HH:MM:SS)      
                                                                             
   Time format . . . . . Local  +    Backup type  . Logical_________  +      
                                                                             
   Volume for restore . . ______     Unit for restore . . . . . ________     
                                                                             
 Command ===> ____________________________________________________________   
  F1=Help        F4=Prompt      F5=GetDef      F6=SaveDef     F7=PrevVSAM    
 F12=Cancel

Here you can specify the following VSAM sphere parameters for inclusion in the recovery run:

A new name for the recovered VSAM sphere
The start time for forward recovery
The stop time for forward recovery
The backup time
The backup type
The time format used on the log, if you are using MVS™ log streams or QSAM copies of MVS™ log streams
The volume for the restored copy of the data set, if the backup is logical or a DFSMShsm™ full volume dump
The unit for the restored copy of the data set, if the backup is logical or a DFSMShsm™ full volume dump

Restriction: If the data set you are recovering is SMS-managed, the volume and unit values are ignored.

The first time you use this window the CICS® VR default values are displayed. Also, if a logical backup exists for the VSAM sphere, the backup time of the most recent logical backup is in the backup time field and forward recovery start time field.

You can perform the following tasks:

To obtain a list of logical backups known to CICS® VR: Move the cursor to the backup time field, and press F4. For further information, see Listing logical backups.
To obtain a list of available Time format options: Move the cursor to the time format field, and press F4. For further information, see Specifying time format.
To obtain a list of available Backup type options: Move the cursor to the Backup type input field, and press F4. For further information, see Specifying backup type.
To obtain the default values from the recovery control data set (RCDS): Press F5.
To save the currently displayed values: Press F6. The default update verification secondary window, shown in Applying entered parameters, is displayed.
To go back to the previous VSAM sphere: Press F7.

For detailed help information about any of these fields, move the cursor to the field and press F1.