Making the copy usable

Once you have completed the preceding steps, you have a backup copy of the z/OS® product set. If you have used the recommended system layout (described in Recommended data set placement), used indirect and extended indirect cataloging (described in Using indirect catalog entries), used a consistent TVOLn naming convention that lets you use system symbols to derive the names of TVOL2-n, and avoided the use of explicit volume serials in the link, LPA, and APF lists, there should be very few other actions you need to take to use the copy as a backup suitable for IPL. Because the SMP/E zones were copied with the software, you can also query the level of any SMP/E-maintained part of this copy of the system at any time.

The one thing you will have to do is create another BPXPRMxx member of parmlib to point to the new HFS or zFS data sets.

If you have not followed these recommendation, you will have additional work to do. For example:

If you did not use indirect cataloging, you need to create a copy of the master catalog to IPL with the new backup volumes. For information about creating a copy of your master catalog, see z/OS DFSMS Managing Catalogs.
If you coded volume serials for z/OS product set volumes in the link, LPA, or APF lists, you need to create new parmlib members.
If your clone is for a new image, you need to copy image-related data sets. See Image-related data sets for information.
If your clone is for a sysplex, you need to copy sysplex-related data sets. See Cluster-related data sets for information.