Object set health check and reporting

(SPE2104)

You can use the object set health check to check various aspects of objects in the object set.

You can produce the health check report for an object set with BMC AMI Recovery Manager in batch mode by using the ARMBGPV program (see ARMBGPV—Object set recovery revalidation). 

You can automatically generate health check JCL for one or more selected object sets from either the Object Set List panel or from the Object Set Edit panel.

Before you begin

You need EXECUTE authority for the BMC AMI Recovery Manager for Db2 plan.

To generate batch health check JCL for one or more object sets

1. In the BMC AMI Recovery for Db2 Main Menu, select 1. Appl object sets and press Enter. The Object Selection panel is displayed.
2. In the Object Set List panel, type a wildcard pattern or the name of a single object set in the format creator.name and press Enter. The object set or object sets that you specified are displayed.

3. To report on selected object sets only, type R beside one or more individual object sets. Type RA in any space in the Act column to report on all object sets. Press Enter.

   ========== Batch Object Set Report Options ==========
   Command ===> _________________________________________________________________
                                                                                 
   Type information below. Then press Enter.                                      
                                                                                 
   Report type . . . . . . . 3 1. Revalidation   2. Impact analysis3. Health check               
     Site type . . . . . . . 1 1. Local  2. Recovery                              
     JCL type. . . . . . . . 1 1. Local  2. DR                                    
     Recovery Resources. . . 1 1. Yes    2. No                                    
     Recoverability. . . . . 1 1. Yes    2. No                                    
     Tape pick list. . . . . 1 1. Yes    2. No                                    
     Data set recall list. . 1 1. Yes    2. No                                    
     Archive copy. . . . . . _ 1. Archive 1  2. Archive 2  3. Offsite Log
     Email Summary. _____________ EMAILDST Entry name
     Email at EOJ.. _____________ EMAILDST Entry name
     EOJ RC........____ Range 0-254
     Mirror System......2      1. Yes    2. No 

4. In the Batch Object Set Report Options panel, select 3. Health check at the Report type prompt. Accept the defaults or provide data as needed on the panel and then press Enter.

   For option descriptions, see SET-OPTIONS-for-ARMBGPV.

   ==========Batch Object Set Health Check ==================
   Command ===> _______________________________________________________
   
   Select one or more options with / or S and press Enter.
   
   _ Check for unrecoverable events
   _ Verify  required archive logs
   _ Verify image copies taken within ___ hours (max 960) or __ days (max 40)
   _ Check if changes made to objects since the specified recovery point
   _ Verify that objects are encrypted
   _ Check for objects in exception status(not RW)
   _ Check for entries in SYSCOPY/BMCXCOPY older than the timestamp
   
   Recovery point (enter one of the following)
   Timestamp.. . . 2020 - 12 - 15- 05 . 19 . 29 (YYYY-MM-DD-HH.MM.SS)
   Current minus hours .. _____ (1-960)
   Current minus days .. _____ (1-40)
   Copy type . . . . LP (LP,LB,RP,RB,FC)
   Rebuild indexes . . N (Y or N)
   Unrecover RC . . . .4__ Range 0-25
5. In the Batch Object Set Health Check panel, select the parameters for which you want to do a health check for and press Enter.
6. When the JCL Specification panel appears, enter a fully qualified output data set name. Be aware of the following information:
   • The output data set is used for saving the JCL and must be cataloged. If not enclosed in quotes, the output data set is prefixed by your TSO prefix.
   • The job statement must contain a symbolic variable (&#) for the job number. For more information, see Output-data-sets-job-cards-and-symbolic-variables.
7. Save the JCL data set or submit the job as required.