Enabling XBM to process software snapshots
Tasks for enabling software snapshots
Task | How to complete this task | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Specify the characteristics of the extended buffer by defining a configuration. | To perform this task, choose the cache types and sizes that you want to use for the buffer that will contain the pre-images for the snapshot-enabled utilities. | |
Create a snapshot template in a management set to define the cache and snapshot attributes. | Through the ISPF interface, define the cache size, and compression options that XBM uses for each data set that undergoes snapshot processing. | |
Activate the configuration. | Through the ISPF interface, activate the configuration to indicate that your configuration is ready to participate in a snapshot. | |
Activate the snapshot template. | Through the ISPF interface, activate the management set that contains the snapshot template that you want to use. | |
Plan for a point of consistency. | Use the methods available for your snapshot-enabled utility to establish the consistency point. | |
Run the utility job. | Specify the appropriate syntax in your utility’s job control card, and submit the job. |