Recovery

CA Top Secret provides recovery processing services for the security file through the TSSRECVR utility. (No other files can be recovered using this utility.)

The Recovery and Audit/Tracking Files cannot be recovered using CA Top Secret. To restore the recovery file use TSSRESTR. To archive the Audit/Tracking File see the TSSARCHI procedure.

TSSRECVR uses the records kept in the Recovery File to recover all changes made to the Security File. For TSSRECVR to be effective, the recovery control option, RECOVER(ON) must have been in effect. RECOVER(ON) is specified at installation time or by an operator O/S MODIFY or TSS MODIFY command.

The TSSRECVR utility requires the setup of the sample JCL TSSRCVR1 and TSSRCVR2 procedures placed in your PROCLIB during installation:

TSSRCVR1

Retrieves changes from the recovery file which occurred after the time and date specified in the EXEC PARM.

The recovery file changes are then copied into a temporary TSS command file. This procedure prevents duplicate updates.

TSSRCVR2

TSSRCVR2 reads the temporary TSS command file (created when you ran TSSRCVR1), retrieves those changes, and applies them to the active Security File, most likely the Backup Security File. (The Backup Security File after following the recovery procedures has become the primary security file. TSSRCVR2 cannot apply changes to a security file other than the currently active security file.)

You will need the CA Top Secret started task procedure, member name TSSB, as part of the recovery procedures. Member TSSB is a backup TSS STC procedure which points to the backup security file and does not use CA Top Secret automatic backup. TSSB STC is created during CA Top Secret installation.