Backup requirements
About this task
Backup cycle for point-of-failure DRP defines the backup intervals required to ensure you can successfully restore to point-of-failure. Some data sets need only be backed up weekly; others are required to be backed up after every CP or JS backup. N/A shows that a backup is not applicable for DRP purposes.
ddname | Format | Defines | Backup interval |
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EQQADDS | VSAM | Applications and JCL variables | Daily |
EQQCKPT | PS | Checkpoint data set | N/A |
EQQCP1DS | VSAM | Current-plan-1 data set | N/A |
EQQCP2DS | VSAM | Current-plan-2 data set | N/A |
EQQCXDS | VSAM | Current-plan-extension data set | N/A |
EQQDLnn | PS | Dual job-tracking-log data set | N/A (already in secondary) |
EQQEVDS | PS | Event data set for the event-writer task | N/A |
EQQEVDnn | PS | Event data set for an event-reader task | N/A |
EQQHTTP0 | PS | Event data set for end-to-end scheduling with z-centric capabilities | N/A |
EQQINCWK | PS | JCC incident work file | N/A |
EQQJBLIB | PDS | JCL library data set | Minimum weekly, daily if high activity |
EQQJCLIB | PDS | JCC message-table data set | Minimum weekly, N/A if same as primary |
EQQJS1DS | VSAM | JCL-repository-1 data set | See note 1 |
EQQJS2DS | VSAM | JCL-repository-2 data set | See note 1 |
EQQJTARC | PS | Job-tracking-archive data set | See note 2 |
EQQJTnn | PS | Job-tracking-log data set | N/A |
EQQLDDS | VSAM | Work data set for long-term-plan batch jobs | See note 3 |
EQQLTBKP | VSAM | Long-term plan backup | See note 3 |
EQQLTDS | VSAM | Long-term plan data set | See note 3 |
EQQMLIB | PDS | Message library | N/A (already in secondary) |
EQQMLOG | PS | Message log | N/A |
EQQNCPDS | VSAM | New-current-plan data set | After every NCP |
EQQNCXDS | VSAM | New-current-plan extension data set | After every NCP |
EQQOIDS | VSAM | Operator-instruction database | Minimum weekly, daily if high activity |
EQQPARM | PDS | Initialization-statement-parameter library Initialization-statement- parameter library |
Minimum weekly, daily if high activity |
EQQPRLIB | PDS | Automatic-recovery-procedure library | Minimum weekly, daily if high activity |
EQQRDDS | VSAM | Special resource descriptions | Daily |
EQQSCLIB | PDS | Scripts and Commands definition library | Minimum weekly, daily if high activity |
EQQSIDS | VSAM | ETT criteria and configuration data | Minimum weekly, daily if high activity |
EQQSTC | PDS | Started-task-submit data set | N/A |
EQQSUDS | PS | Submit/release data set | N/A |
EQQTWSCS | PDSE | End-to-end data set for centralized script support | N/A |
EQQWSDS | VSAM | Workstation, calendar, and period definitions | Minimum weekly, daily if high activity |
STEPLIB | PDS | HCL Workload Automation for Z load-module library | N/A, already in secondary |
user-defined | PS | Submit/release data set | N/A |
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