ALL, BACKUPCONTROLDATASET, MIGRATIONCONTROLDATASET, and OFFLINECONTROLDATASET: Requesting an audit of data sets

Explanation: ALL, BACKUPCONTROLDATASET, MIGRATIONCONTROLDATASET, and OFFLINECONTROLDATASET are mutually exclusive parameters that you use to audit sources of data set names, such as all control data sets or a specific control data set. Each of these represents a source of data set names.

ALL is specified to audit the migration control data set, the backup control data set, and the offline control data set. ALL is not used to audit the common queues.

BACKUPCONTROLDATASET is specified to audit the DFSMShsm backup control data set.

MIGRATIONCONTROLDATASET is specified to audit the DFSMShsm migration control data set.

OFFLINECONTROLDATASET is specified to audit the DFSMShsm offline control data set. The TTOC records are the source of information to determine which data sets are audited. DAILY | ML2 | SPILL | ALL are mutually exclusive, optional subparameters of the OFFLINECONTROLDATASET parameter used to specify which tape volumes to audit.
Subparameter Explanation
DAILY OFFLINECONTROLDATASET(DAILY ) is specified to audit tape daily backup volumes. For DAILY(day), substitute a decimal number from 1 to 31 to represent the day in the backup cycle. If you do not specify a particular day, the audit output occurs in the following order:
  • All volumes assigned to day 1
  • All volumes assigned to day 2
  • And so forth, until all tape daily backup volumes have been audited
For each day, the order of the audit output is in ascending volume serial number sequence.
ML2 OFFLINECONTROLDATASET(ML2) is specified to audit all tape migration level 2 volumes. The order of audit output occurs in ascending volume serial number sequence for migration level 2 volumes.
SPILL OFFLINECONTROLDATASET(SPILL) is specified to audit all tape spill backup volumes. The order of audit output occurs in ascending volume serial number sequence for spill volumes.
ALL OFFLINECONTROLDATASET(ALL) is specified to audit all tape volumes. The audit output occurs in the following order:
  • All daily backup volumes. The daily backup volumes are listed for each day, and the volumes assigned to each day are listed in ascending volume serial number sequence.
  • All spill backup volumes. The spill backup volumes are listed in ascending volume serial number sequence.
  • All unassigned backup volumes. The unassigned backup volumes are listed in ascending volume serial number sequence.
  • All migration level 2 volumes. The migration level 2 volumes are listed in ascending volume serial number sequence.
Note:
  1. When you request an audit of the MCDS or BCDS, DFSMShsm uses the VTOC of the primary volumes to ensure that the volume specified in the catalog contains the data set referred to. Therefore, those primary volumes (including those managed by SMS) must be mounted.
  2. If you specify the OFFLINECONTROLDATASET parameter without a subparameter, the AUDIT command fails.
  3. Dump volumes are not audited.