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Mainframe Enablers TimeFinder SnapVX and zDP 8.5 Product Guide

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Summary of operations

Managing snapshots

Table 1. Managing snapshotsThe following table lists operations for managing snapshots.
Operation Control
Create snapshot
Activate snapshot ACTIVATE command
Activate secure snapshot
Set snapshot expiration date CONFIG command, EXPIration parameter
Rename snapshot RENAME command
Link snapshot to device LINK command
Unlink snapshot from device UNLINK command
Delete snapshot TERMINATE command

Viewing snapshots

Table 2. Viewing snapshotsThe following table lists operations for viewing snapshots.
Operation Control
View snapshots QUERY SNAPSHOT command
View only secure snapshots
View snapshots by emulation type
View snapshots by linking status
Include detail query lines for each snapshot
Include status summary for each snapshot
Include CUU information QUERY SNAPSHOT command, DISPLAY_CUU parameter
Sort snapshots by date QUERY SNAPSHOT command, SORT parameter
View tracks to be freed up QUERY FREE command

Linking, unlinking, and copying

Table 3. Linking, unlinking, and copyingThe following table lists operations for linking, unlinking, and copying.
Operation Control
Enable or disable softlinking
Enable or disable soft restore
Select background copy mode
Link and overwrite data on existing target device
Allow linking to R1s with NOCOPY mode
Monitor target SRP used capacity when linking GLOBAL command, SRP_PERCENT parameter
Create snapshot of source when linking target back to source LINK command, REStore_create parameter
Unlink after full copy
Unlink after terminate
Wait for target track definition before unlinking
Clear in-memory track pointers of a device
Activate automatically for multiple LINK requests with no ACTIVATE
Release a hold on the target device CONFIG command, RELEASE parameter

Fine-tuning snapshot processing

Table 4. Fine-tuning snapshot processingThe following table lists operations for fine-tuning snapshot processing.
Operation Control
Set up snapshot postprocessing ACTIVATE command, POSTSNAP parameter
Set up snapshot preprocessing ACTIVATE command, PRESNAP parameter

Setting up consistency

Table 5. Setting up consistencyThe following table lists operations for setting up consistency.
Operation Control
Use ECA
Set up consistency when using ECA
Set ECA timeout

Controlling device status

Table 6. Controlling device statusThe following table lists operations for controlling device status.
Operation Control
Ensure that the target device is offline before processing
Ensure that target device is online after processing
Check target online or offline status of paths to other CPUs
Make target device ready

Conditioning target volume

Table 7. Conditioning target volumeThe following table lists operations for conditioning the target volume.
Operation Control
Condition new target volume
Rebuild VTOC of the larger target volume
Issue VCLOSE CAS for target volume
Create a new volume ID

Managing groups of statements

Table 8. Managing groups of statementsThe following table lists operations for managing groups of statements.
Operation Control
Define group of statements DEFINE GROUP command
End group of statements END GROUP command
Delete group of statements DELETE GROUP command
View contents of one or all groups QUERY GROUP command
Include syntax statements and recent action and resulting statuses

Miscellaneous SnapVX settings

Table 9. Miscellaneous SnapVX settingsThe following table lists operations to make miscellaneous SnapVX settings.
Operation Control
Set up subtasking
Set command processing type GLOBAL command, TYPRUN parameter
Allow or prohibit command execution against FBA meta devices
Improve job completion times for jobs with >500 devices
Set up messaging
Turn debugging on or off
View global settings QUERY GLOBAL command
View site options QUERY GROUP command

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