Physical data set attributes

You can use BMC AMI Recovery Manager to generate JCL for an IDCAMS LISTCAT job that reports on the attributes of the data sets that you specify.

You can specify one or more data sets for the current Db2 subsystem in a single job, as follows:

  • system data sets

    Select one or more of the following data sets:

    • The BSDSs
    • The active log data sets
    • The archive log data sets

Related topics

Managing-DB2-Subsystem-Toolbox

Db2-system-resource-maintenance-and-recovery

  • non-system data sets

    Supply the VCAT name, the database name, and the space name.

    To generate JCL for additional non-system data sets, you must repeat the procedure for each data set. Use the procedure Generating an IDCAMS LISTCAT job to view physical attributes for the data set.

Generating an IDCAMS LISTCAT job

This procedure shows you how to generate IDCAMS LISTCAT JCL to view physical data set attributes.

Before you begin

To perform this procedure, you need these authorizations:

  • EXECUTE authority for BMC AMI Recovery Manager
  • Authority to use the Print Log Map utility

Start this procedure at the BMC AMI Recovery for Db2 Main Menu.

To generate an IDCAMS LISTCAT job

  1. In the BMC AMI Recovery for Db2 Main Menu, select 3. DB2 Subsystem Toolbox.
  2. In the Db2 Subsystem Toolbox panel, select 6. IDCAMS LISTCAT, enter information as required, and then press Enter.
  3. 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 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.
  4. Submit the JCL to obtain the target data set attributes.

 

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