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CA CSM Backup and Disaster Recovery

We recommend you perform periodic backups of your CA CSM environment in case of a disaster.

Before you start the disaster recovery process, back up all SMP/E environments and data sets managed by CA CSM.

When you perform disaster recovery, you do the following:

1. Recover all SMP/E environments managed by CA CSM.
2. Recover CA CSM itself.

CA CSM has to be recovered into an environment identical to the one that CA CSM was initially installed in. That is, the following configuration settings on the recovery system must be the same as on the original system:

• Operating system settings, such as TCP/IP ports, DASDs, and HLQs
• CA Datacom/MSM SVC
• Settings of APF-authorized data sets required for CA CSM
• Java

  Note: The Java version must be supported by CA CSM.

• TCP/IP configuration, host names, IP addresses, and CCI SYSID of systems specified in deployment

Notes:

• SAF settings for the recovery system must contain all changed SAF settings used when setting up CA CSM.
• Periodic backups of the CA Datacom/MSM database data areas, using the CA Datacom/DB utility function DBUTLTY, lets you safeguard your CA Datacom/MSM data during scheduled or unscheduled events that can impact accessibility to your product. For more information about how to reorganize your database, see the Best Practices Guide.