Selecting the target volume for physical dump copy restore

Since DFSMSdss does not invoke SMS to select the target SMS volume for a physical data set restore, DFSMShsm selects the final target volume and passes that volume to DFSMSdss for a data set restore from a physical dump copy. The order of precedence of DFSMShsm target volume selection is:

  1. The source volume serial number of the dump copy, if FROMDUMP(DUMPVOLUME(volser)) is specified for a multiple-volume data set
  2. The volume serial number to which the target SMS data set is currently cataloged
  3. The volume serial number of the TOVOLUME parameter specified on the RECOVER command
  4. The volume serial number of the FROMVOLUME parameter specified on the RECOVER command
  5. The volume serial number to which the target non-SMS data set is currently cataloged
  6. The source volume serial number of the dump copy, if FROMDUMP(DUMPVOLUME(volser)) is specified on the RECOVER command
  7. The source volume serial number of the incremental backup version
  8. The volume serial number to which the original data set is currently cataloged, if the NEWNAME data set is not currently cataloged and an incremental backup version is not available

If the source and selected target device types are not similar, or if the target data set and the target volume are incompatible (that is, one is SMS managed and the other is non-SMS managed), DFSMShsm fails the restore of the data set from the dump copy. If this happens, you may be required to specify the target volume, either by cataloging the target data set or by using the TOVOLUME parameter of the RECOVER command.