Thanks. The "problem" is that this is done in a production job and it doesn't have a LISTCAT in it before and after the restore, so I couldn't answer. And updating production JCL is a PITA. Less than a minute to update, 4 days to process the change request (minimum of 4 approvals required).
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of O'Brien, David W. > (NIH/CIT) [C] > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:52 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: ADRDSSU logical dump of VSAM & restore > > A Listcat of the restored file should answer that question. > I think Idcams Export/Import is invoked under the covers but > I could be mistaken about that. > > -----Original Message----- > From: McKown, John [mailto:john.mck...@healthmarkets.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:42 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: ADRDSSU logical dump of VSAM & restore > > I've been asked a question that I can't find the answer to. > We are dumping VSAM KSDSes using ADRDSSU in logical dump > mode. We then do a RESTORE. Does this "reorganized" the file, > removing CA and CI splits and "compressing" the data back in > physical/logical order? Or is it more like a physical restore > of CAs or tracks? > > > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT > > Administrative Services Group > > HealthMarkets(r) > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > (817) 255-3225 phone * > john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain > confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail > and destroy all copies of the original message. > HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten > and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, > Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West > National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA > Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html