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Restore Targets and Methods

The following table provides information on restoring VOLSER restore jobs through TPI files.

Method

Entity to Restore

Possible Targets

TPI files

 

One file space

Any file space

Multiple file spaces in any user storage group or file pool

Same file spaces (CATSEARCH and VOLSEARCH); any file spaces (VOLSER)

One SFS directory

Same directory (CATSEARCH and VOLSEARCH); any SFS directory or minidisk (VOLSER)

Multiple SFS directories

Same directories (CATSEARCH and VOLSEARCH); any SFS directories or minidisks (VOLSER)

One SFS file

Any virtual reader (CATSEARCH); any file in same SFS directory (CATSEARCH and VOLSEARCH); any SFS file in any SFS directory, minidisk, or virtual reader (VOLSER)

Multiple SFS files

Any virtual reader (CATSEARCH); any file in same SFS directories (CATSEARCH and VOLSEARCH); any file in any SFS directories, minidisks, or virtual readers (VOLSER)

One BFS directory

Same BFS directory (CATSEARCH and VOLSEARCH); any BFS directory (VOLSER)

Multiple BFS directories

Same BFS directories (CATSEARCH and VOLSEARCH); any BFS directories (VOLSER)

One BFS file

Any file in same BFS directory (CATSEARCH and VOLSEARCH); any file in any BFS directory (VOLSER)

Multiple BFS files

Any file in same BFS directories (CATSEARCH and VOLSEARCH); any file in any BFS directories (VOLSER)

Submit Special SFS/BFS Restore screens

One SFS file space

Any SFS file space

One BFS file space

Any BFS file space

One user storage group

Any user storage group in any file pool

Multiple user storage groups

Same user storage group in any file pool

One file pool

Any file pool

RSPACE command

One SFS file space

Any SFS file space

One BFS file space

Any BFS file space

RGROUP command

One user storage group

Any user storage group in any file pool

RPOOL command

Multiple user storage groups

Same user storage group in any file pool

One file pool

Any file pool

XRESTORE command

 

Multiple CMS files

Any SFS directory, minidisk, or virtual reader

Multiple SFS files

Any SFS directory, minidisk, or virtual reader

Perform User Functions screens

One SFS file

Any SFS directory, minidisk, or virtual reader

Multiple SFS files

Any SFS directory, minidisk, or virtual reader

One BFS file

Any BFS directory

Multiple BFS files

Any BFS directory

One SFS directory

Any SFS directory or minidisk

One BFS directory

Any BFS directory

The following table shows the target and method information for CA VM:Backup expert users. Novice users cannot use the screens to restore SFS or BFS data. The types of restore requests that a particular user can submit are determined by the user's CA VM:Backup authorization and, with the exception of the XRESTORE command, their expertise level. Novice users can use the XRESTORE command to restore SFS data.

Expert User Restorable SFS and BFS Entities and Their Restore Targets:

Method

Entity to Restore

Possible Targets

Perform User Functions screens

 

One SFS directory

Any SFS directory in own file space or any of own minidisks

One SFS file

Own SFS directory or minidisk or any virtual reader

Multiple SFS files

Own directory or minidisk or any virtual reader

One BFS file

Any BFS directory to which the user has POSIX write access

Multiple BFS files

Any BFS directory to which the user has POSIX write access

XRESTORE Command

Multiple SFS files

Own directory or minidisk or own virtual reader