Front cover CICS VR Version 4 Provides details about autonomic interaction with CICS Discusses enhanced backup support in CICS VR V4 Covers improved log stream copy function Chris Rayns Peter Klein Valery Koulajenkov Maxim Stognev John Tilling Tatiana Zhbannikova ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization CICS VR Version 4 May 2008 SG24-7022-01 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page xi. Second Edition (May 2008) This edition applies to Version 4, Release 2, CICS VSAM Recovery. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2008. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Notices . xi Trademarks . xii Preface . xiii The team that wrote this book . xiv Become a published author . xv Comments welcome. xvi Part 1. CICS VR functionality . 1 Chapter 1. An introduction to CICS VR . 3 1.1 What is CICS VR. 4 1.2 Terminology used . 4 1.3 The basic components and programs of CICS VR . 6 1.3.1 Forward recovery . 7 1.3.2 Forward recovery and backout . 9 1.3.3 Programs used by CICS VR . 11 1.3.4 DD names used by CICS VR . 12 1.4 How you can use CICS VR . 13 1.4.1 CICS VR ISPF dialog boxes . 13 1.4.2 VSAM forward recovery . 13 1.4.3 VSAM batch backout. 13 1.4.4 CICS VR VSAM batch logging . 14 1.4.5 Remote recovery site commands . 14 1.4.6 Change accumulation processing . 14 1.4.7 Reorganization . 14 1.4.8 Automated recovery . 15 1.4.9 Backup . 15 1.4.10 NOTIFY utility . 15 1.4.11 Journal print utility . 15 Chapter 2. CICS VR panels. 17 2.1 Panels overview . 18 2.2 The main menu, panel layout, and facilities . 18 2.2.1 Panel layout . 19 2.2.2 Online help . 23 2.2.3 Function keys and shortcuts . 24 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008. All rights reserved. iii 2.3 Customize the default JCL skeleton . 27 2.4 List VSAM spheres . 30 2.4.1 Menus for the VSAM Sphere List panel . 32 2.4.2 Using default recovery parameters . 34 2.4.3 Providing VSAM sphere forward recovery parameters . 39 2.4.4 VSAM sphere Administrate menu . 40 2.4.5 VSAM sphere Utilities menu . 41 2.4.6 VSAM sphere list sort . 57 2.5 List CICS TS log streams . 58 2.5.1 Menus for the Log Stream List panel . 59 2.5.2 Logs Stream Administrate menu options . 60 2.5.3 Log stream details list . 61 2.5.4 CICSVR SAM copy list . 62 2.5.5 Log Stream List Sort . 63 2.6 List CICS TS Log of Logs . 64 2.6.1 Menus for the Log of Logs List panel . 65 2.6.2 Log of Logs Administrate menu . 66 2.6.3 Log of Logs registration. 67 2.6.4 Scan Log of Logs . 68 2.6.5 Log of logs details list . 69 2.6.6 Log of logs list include panel . 70 2.6.7 Log of logs list sort panel . 71 2.7 Specify criteria for automatic deregistration . 72 2.7.1 Automatic log stream deregister . 73 2.7.2 Automatic individual log stream deregister . 74 2.7.3 Automatic backup deregister. 75 2.7.4 Automatic change accumulation data sets deregister. 77 2.8 List CICS Backout Failed spheres list . 78 2.8.1 Menus for the CICS Backout Failed list . 79 2.8.2 CICS Backout Failed sphere list Administrate menu . 80 2.8.3 CICS Backout Failed sphere details list . 82 2.8.4 CICS Backout Failed sphere list Utilities menu. 83 2.9 CICS VR Settings . 85 2.9.1 Menus for the Undo logs assignment panel . 87 2.9.2 Undo logs assignment Administrate menu . 88 2.9.3 Undo logs assignment View menu . 93 Part 2. CICS VR installation and customization. 95 Chapter 3. CICS VR installation . 97 3.1 Quick installation guide . 98 3.1.1 Updating LPALST . 98 3.1.2 Updating LNKLST . 99 iv CICS VR Version 4 3.1.3 Updating SYS1.PARMLIB. 100 3.1.4 Defining RCDS data sets . 102 3.1.5 Activating the CICS VR server address space . 103 3.1.6 Setting up the ISPF interface . 104 3.2 Executing the IVP jobs to verify CICS VR installation . 109 3.2.1 DWWASMLI job . 110 3.2.2 DWWVRDEF job. 110 3.2.3 DWWRUNAR job . 114 3.2.4 DWWCLIST job. 116 3.3 CICS VR setup considerations . 122 3.3.1 LPA and LNKLST customization. 122 3.3.2 System parameters . 123 3.3.3 CICS VR in a SYSPLEX . 123 3.3.4 Dynamically changing the IGDSMSxx member . 125 3.3.5 IFAPRDXX member . 125 3.4 CICS VR address space . 126.