Determining the dump copy data set name

DFSMShsm generates a unique data set name for each dump copy that it has created through DFSMSdss. This data set name must be known in order to allocate the dump volumes. If you need to perform a restore using DFSMSdss directly without DFSMShsm, you need the DFSMShsm-generated data set name. This name can be obtained by issuing the following command:
LIST DUMPVOLUME(volser) DUMPCONTENTS

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For more information about the format of these data set names and how to determine the name of a specific dump copy, see Names of dump copy data sets.