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Processing for Restore Jobs Submitted by an Authorized Client

This section explains how an authorized client, such as CA VM:Archiver, works with CA VM:Backup to restore data.

  1. The authorized client builds a restore job template file and an exception file in TPI format that specify data to restore from tape.
  2. The client issues the CA VM:Backup IMPORT command to copy the job template and exception files to the CA VM:Backup 191 minidisk, and to convert them to job template and exception files in CA VM:Backup internal format.
  3. When the template and exception files have been successfully imported, the client issues the CA VM:Backup SUBMIT command to submit the job for processing.

    Note: CA VM:Backup does not check authorizations when it receives a job from an authorized client. It is the client's responsibility to perform this function for both the data being restored and the target to which the data is being restored.

  4. CA VM:Backup processes the job as described in VOLSER Restore Jobs, restores the data directly to the target users, and creates the keyword data report for the job.
  5. When the job completes, CA VM:Backup issues the JOBEND command to tell the client that the job completed if the job template contained the JOBOPTIONS JOBEND NOTIFY record.
  6. If the job template contained the JOBOPTIONS ONETIME YES record, CA VM:Backup erases the job template and exception files for the job from its 191 minidisk.
  7. The client issues the CA VM:Backup GETRPT command to obtain the job's keyword data report.
  8. CA VM:Backup copies the keyword data report to the specified minidisk or directory and, if the transfer completes successfully, erases the keyword data report from its report minidisk. If the transfer does not complete successfully, the report remains on the report minidisk.

If a CA VM:Backup operator cancels a job before or during processing, CA VM:Backup logs this information in the keyword data report. If requested, CA VM:Backup then issues the JOBEND command to tell the client that the job ended.