Constructing Profiles

An FDR/UPSTREAM Profile is an identifier of a set of customized features and supporting configuration data that provide for the storage and retrieval of user data or in support of a system utility function. The most direct method of creating a profile is to utilize the FDR/UPSTREAM TSO/ISPF Interface. You can enter this interface via the supplied USTALLOC CLIST or a menu option that your systems programmer has supplied via one of the ISPF menus. The FDR/UPSTREAM Director interface is also a excellent approach for creating Profiles.

Profiles consist of four major types: Backup, File Transfer, PC File Migration, and Reserved Profiles. Backup Profiles are profiles that are created expressly for the purpose of being the target of backup and restore operations. Each USS File System will, in general, have a single backup profile that you will specify as the target for its backups. File Transfer Profiles are used to perform file transfer operations only. They can not be the target of backup or restore operations. A PC File Migration Profile is used as the target of a special file migration operation and can also not be used for backups. A restore operation is the method to get migrated UNIX files from these profiles. Reserved Profiles are a set of special purpose profiles that have specific names. These profiles are used by the FDR/UPSTREAM system for special system functions and to control the processing of the system utility programs.

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