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Put New Catalog Files on the Production Server

When you are ready to put the new catalog files on the production server, use the VMBMCOPY SWAPCAT command. VMBMCOPY SWAPCAT links the production server catalog disk. The command also swaps the new catalog files on the VMBMCOPY user ID A-disk with the old catalog files on the catalog disk. VMBMCOPY swaps the files for the following reasons:

Before you use SWAPCAT, be sure to back up the VMBMCOPY user ID A-disk and the production catalog disk. To back up these disks, VMBMCOPY requires two separate backup jobs. A backup of CA VM:Backup minidisks cannot include any other user data. A special CA VM:Backup backup job template with a default name of VMBACKUP exists to backup only the user ID running CA VM:Backup.

To swap the catalog files, log off the production CA VM:Backup server and issue the VMBMCOPY SWAPCAT command. You see messages similar to the following ones:

vmbmcopy swapcat 29
 
CA VM:Backup Media Copy Utility, Function Level 1
File 00000029 DUMPJOB A1 renamed to 00000029 $DUMPJOB A1 

DMSCPY721I Copy 00000029 DUMPJOB C1 to 00000029 
File 00000029 DUMPJOB C was erased
DMSCPY721I Copy 00000304 DETAIL C1 to 00000304 DETAIL A1 (new file) 
File 00000304 DETAIL C was erased
DMSCPY721I Copy CA4851 FILE0001 C1 to CA4851 FILE0001 A1 (new file) 
File CA4851 FILE0001 C was erased
DMSCPY721I Copy 00000029 $DUMPJOB A1 to 00000029 DUMPJOB C1 (new file)

DMSCPY721I Copy 00010008 DETAIL A1 to 00010008 DETAIL C1 (new file) 
DMSCPY721I Copy CA4882 FILE0001 A1 to CA4882 FILE0001 C1 (new file) 
DMSCPY721I Copy 00010009 DETAIL A1 to 00010009 DETAIL C1 (new file) 
DMSCPY721I Copy CA4883 FILE0001 A1 to CA4883 FILE0001 C1 (new file) 

DASD 11B0 DETACHED
The new 00000029 catalog is now on the catalog disk 
The old 00000029 catalog is now on your A-disk
Ready;