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Backing Up to Tape

Make two backup copies of the TMC. Write one (primary copy) to a non-labeled tape and the other (alternate copy) to file ALTTMC BACKUP on the B disk. Do not back up the Audit file. Discard audit records and display informational messages at the terminal. For example:

vmtape mount scratch (label nl nowait
MOUNT 181 REQUEST ACCEPTED
READY;

filedef tmcbkp1 tap1 nl 1 (block 3400 recfm fb
READY;
filedef tmcbkp2 disk alttmc backup b1 (block 3400 recfm fb
READY;
filedef auditbkp dummy
READY;

vmtbkp backup (type volid test01
‘1F2’ REPLACES ‘ F (1F2) ’
F (1F2) R/O
‘1F3’ REPLACES ‘ G (1F3) ’
LAST BACKUP WAS ON yyddd AT hh:mm tO VOLUME VMT1F3 WITH DSN TMCBKP1
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 5 AUDIT RECORDS IN USE AND THE AUDIT DISK IS 32% FULL
SUSPEND COMPLETION CODE=0
BACKUP OF CMS TMC FILE VMTAPE TMC F COMPLETE - RECORDS=64
BREAKDOWN: CONTROL=3, TMC=61, DSNB=0
BACKUP OF CMS AUDIT FILE VMTAPE AUDIT G COMPLETE - RECORDS=30
CMS AUDIT FILE VMTAPE AUDIT G1 SUCCESSFULLY REINITIALIZED
READY;