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Features Unique to RECOVER Command

The following additional features are unique to RECOVER:

• SIMULATE mode — to see just what data sets will be recovered, based upon the supplied command and parameters.
• VTOC-based recovery — limiting data sets to those listed in the most recent backup copy of the volume's VTOC.
• Date and Time recovery - telling recovery to use only those backups that were taken within a specified time period.
• Backups-only selection — skipping the restores for those data sets that were scratched when placed in the CA Disk archives.
• Non-VSAM and VSAM-only separation — the ability to process these two distinctly different types separately if desired. Default processing will recover both types.

Note: If an OS CVOL or a VSAM ICF catalog resides on a volume being recovered and are selected for processing, they will be restored first. This permits any catalog updates done for the remaining recovered data sets to be properly entered. See below for detailed information regarding the recovery of ICF catalogs.

• Restart capability
• Implicit selection based upon fields unique to the DSNINDEX record