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4.3.3.3.5 BACKUP Job Steps

The actions being performed within each step of the BACKUP
job are discussed below.

Step BKUP900:  Database backup.

  1.  Verify that prerequisite step completed successfully.
  2.  Update the Checkpoint File -- BKUP900 in progress.
  3.  Back up the Checkpoint File.
  4.  Create and save the CMPSFILE macro after the checkpoint
      data.  (CMPSFILE contains a list of all files present
      in the database that are compressed.)
  5.  Copy online Database files to timespan backup data
      sets.
  6.  Update Operational Status and Tracking control tables.
      a.  Store BACKUP job status.
      b.  Update the backup log.
  7.  Update the Checkpoint File -- BKUP900 completed.


Step BKTLIB:  Backup sharedprefix.MICS.ISPTLIB (PRIMARY unit
              Database only).

  1.  Copy sharedprefix.MICS.ISPTLIB to the ISPTLIB backup
      file.


Step BKUPRSR:  Run Status Report.

  1.  Generate CA MICS Run Status Report
  2.  Update Operational Status and Tracking control tables.
      a.  Store BACKUP job status.
      b.  Update the processing schedule for the next 7 days.
      c.  Update the operational job log.


Step IDCAMS:  Produce CA MICS Catalog List.

  1.  Generate Catalog List for all 'prefix.MICS' entries.