Restoring one or more objects from a multiple-object backup

Follow the instructions in this section to:
  • Restore all of the objects from a multiple-object backup.
  • Restore some of the objects from a multiple-object backup.
  • Restore one of the objects from a multiple-object backup.
In any of these cases, specify:
  • The input data set, according to the normal rules for sequential input or VSAM input functions.
  • Which object or objects you want to restore. You can restore all of the objects in the data set, or you can restore a subset of the objects based on these criteria:
    • Collection name
    • Object name or generic object name
    • The limit parameter, to restore only objects that were backed up from DASD, from optical disks, or from a specific optical disk volume.
    • The earliest creation date
    • The latest creation date
  • The storage class and management class.
  • Whether you want to replace any existing object with the same name in the same collection.

The object or objects that meet the specified criteria are restored. Each object has the same object name and the same collection as it had before it was backed up. You cannot change the object name or collection name with this function.