Creating a full dump policy

Related topics

Defining policies

Creating a new policy

Before you begin

Follow the steps outlined in Creating a new policy.

To create a full dump policy

To define a policy for full-volume dumps, select Full Dump in the Type field.

Schedule

For a description of how to use the Schedule tab, see Schedule.

Options

Common options

For a description of the following options, see Options:

Compression type
Use SMS policy
# of generations

Policy-specific options

Option	Description
Is z/VM CP Volume	Check this option to have the policy perform a dump of z/VM CP volumes only. A policy can process either z/OS volumes or z/VM CP volumes.
Concurrent copy	Specifies the concurrent copy option to be used during the full volume dump processing

Filters

For a description of how to use the Filters tab to select resources for processing, see Filters.

Run log notes

For volumes with a conditional name assigned, both the original name and the conditional name will be presented when these volumes are processed. For example:

Processing for BR5988 (original name: STRA01) ended - status: Ended OK