Obtaining DFSMShsm-managed volume information

You can also obtain information about the contents of a particular level 0 volume when the latest or next-to-latest incremental backup was performed. The information can be obtained from the backup control data set, the migration control data set, or both. For information about the incremental backup, you can select information about multiple-volume or VSAM data sets.

To obtain information about the contents of a level 0 volume when the latest incremental backup was performed, issue the following command:

LIST PRIMARYVOLUME(volser) BCDS BACKUPCONTENTS(0)

If a volume is processed by both full-volume dump and incremental backup, DFSMShsm maintains VTOC copy data sets for both operations. To determine the most up-to-date copy, issue the following command:

LIST PRIMARYVOLUME(volser) BCDS

If the backup was more recent than the full-volume dump, use the preceding backup-related command to obtain the latest VTOC copy. If the dump was more recent than the backup, issue the following command:

LIST DUMPVOLUME(volser) CONTENTS

To obtain information about a DFSMShsm-managed volume that is contained in the migration control data set, issue the following command:

LIST PRIMARYVOLUME(volser) MIGRATIONCONTROLDATASET

To obtain information about the non-VSAM multiple-volume data sets that were on a level 0 volume at the next-to-latest incremental backup, issue the following command:

LIST PRIMARYVOLUME(volser) BCDS BACKUPCONTENTS(1) -
   SELECT(MULTIPLEVOLUME)

To obtain information about the VSAM data sets that were on a level 0 volume at the latest incremental backup, issue the following command:

LIST PRIMARYVOLUME(volser) BCDS BACKUPCONTENTS(0) -
   SELECT(VSAM)