In an SMS environment, the management class determines whether a backup is taken and in such a case, a file will not migrate or age off the system if no backup is taken.
Thanks, Hervey -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Schwarz, Barry A Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 6:08 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Dataset Backup In HSM In addition to the backup command Darth mentioned, manual and automatic dumps also create backups that are managed in the BCDS. Barry Schwarz OS/390 System Programmer M/S 80-JE Phone: 253-657-5262 Fax: 253-657-8574 > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Phil Kingston > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 4:34 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Dataset Backup In HSM > > Hi All, > > Quick question on HSM..... > > If you have no Automatic Backup cycle defined, how come some datasets end > up backed up and with BCDS information that you can list? > > Does an ML0-->ML1 dataset movement, end up with a backup being taken of > the dataset anyway? > > Otherwise, when no Automatic Backup runs, how does HSM manage to take > backups? Because it certainly seems to at some point? > > Phil. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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: INFO IBM-MAIN
