Object

An object can be data sets, volumes, and/or catalogs, depending on the structure of the DSCL command.

After the operator replies to the messages, processing completes and all reports and statistics will be generated as normal.

The following illustration is an example of a DSCL Graceful Shutdown.

While reviewing this example, make note of the following time stamps:

16.58.56—This is the outstanding message generated by using DSCLRPLY. This message remains on the console for the duration of the DSCL job.
17.00.55—The operator replied, END. This instructs DSCL to begin termination. The elapsed time DSCL takes to complete the termination is variable, depending on the object being processed. If the objects are data sets, termination can be immediate. However, if the objects are volumes or catalogs, the elapsed time can be much longer.
17.01.15—The graceful shutdown starts. Each job step completes as it normally would, including the PRINT step. The PRINT step produced all the normal reports for the data sets that were backed up.

For more information, see the sysparm description for DSCLRPLYn in the Systems Guide.