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General Information

These functions provide the backup, archive and delete capabilities for non-VSAM data sets, VSAM clusters and ICF catalogs at the data set level. For information on volume-level backup and recovery, see the chapter "VBACKUP/VRECOVER."

Under your control, the CA Disk archives can be on tape, cartridge or disk.

Note: Recent advancements in the cartridge technology field have substantially improved the CA Disk Backup/Archive processes. Cartridge capacities have increased allowing Data Centers to maintain a smaller number of ARCHVOLS. For an example of this technology, see the section's Storage Tek Redwood Device and IBM'S Magstar Tape Device in the chapter "General Information."