Generating a batch ARMBSHC job interactively

BMC AMI Recovery Manager provides online support to create ARMBSHC batch jobs.

You can specify batch JCL generation from the Subsystem Health Check panel and then specify the recovery point and job information.

Before you begin

The following authorizations are required to run the ARMBSHC program:

• APF authorization for the BMC AMI Recovery Manager load library
• EXECUTE authority on the BMC AMI Recovery Manager plan
• READ authority for bootstrap data sets (BSDSs)

Db2 must be active when you run the generated JCL.

To generate a batch ARMBSHC job interactively

1. In the BMC AMI Recovery for Db2 Main Menu, select 3. System resources and press Enter
   The System Resource Recovery and Maintenance panel is displayed.
2. Select A. Subsystem Health Check and press Enter.
   The Subsystem Health Check panels are displayed.
3. Select the JCL type 1. Local 2. DR and press Enter.
4. Enter the SET OPTION information for the JCL type selected previously and press Enter.

5. Type Subsystem Validation information and press Enter.

   ====================== Subsystem Health Check - DEH5 ==========================
   Command ===> _________________________________________________________________
                                                                                  
    Type information below. Then press Enter to generate JCL.                      
                                                                                  
    Subsystem Validation                                                           
      SSID . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____  (DR only)  
      CatDir copies. . . . . . 1 1. Yes  2. No                                     
        Detail . . . . . . . . _ 1. Yes  2. No                                     
      Repository . . . . . . . 1 1. Yes  2. No                                     
        Detail . . . . . . . . _ 1. Yes  2. No                                     
      History file                                                                 
        Report . . . . . . . . 2 1. Yes  2. No (Print history file)                

6. Enter the information for thresholds, email, and Unrecover RC and press Enter.

   ====================== Subsystem Health Check - DEH5 ==========================
   Command ===> _________________________________________________________________
                                                                                 
   Type information below. Then press Enter to generate JCL.                      
                                                                                 
   Set Options                                                                    
     Bypass quiesced. . . . . 2 1. Yes  2. No (Data Sharing only)                 
     Thresholds . . . . . . . 1 1. WARN 2. FAIL                                   
       CatDir copies. . . . . __ Day or ___ Hour (max copies to use for recovery)
       Repository copies. . . __ Day or ___ Hour (max copies to use for recovery)
       Archives used. . . . . ____  (max archive logs to use for recovery)        
     Email Summary. . . . . . ________ EMAILDST entry                             
     Email at EOJ . . . . . . ________ EMAILDST entry  EOJ RC  ___ Range 0-254    
     Email threshold exceeded ________ EMAILDST entry                             
     Email recoverable. . . . ________ EMAILDST entry                             
     Unrecover RC . . . . . . ___ Range 0-254                              
7. Specify the JCL generation batch information and the job information and press Enter.

8. In the JCL Specification panel, enter a fully qualified output data set name.

   Important

   • The output data set is used for saving the JCL and must be cataloged. If not enclosed in quotes, the output data set will be 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.
9. Save the JCL data set or submit the job as required.