Backup Mission Considerations

The organization of backup missions is performed according to the backup cycles used at the site. A backup mission must be defined for each backup cycle.

Table 164 Backup Mission Cycle Example

Each backup mission archives on the same tape or cartridge all the reports assigned to it. The backup mission for archiving a report is selected in the job decollating parameters.

WHEN LINE 00001 - 00001 COL 00020 - 00080

    STRING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - DAILY

   DO ..

   DO BACKUP=BCK0031D

WHEN LINE 00001 - 00001 COL 00020 - 00080

    STRING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - BILLS

   DO ..

   DO BACKUP=BCK0007D

Different reports within the same job can be backed up for different retention periods.

The name of the backup mission is descriptive. The actual retention period is determined by parameter # OF DAYS/GENERATIONS TO KEEP in the backup mission. For example, backup mission BCK0031D can actually keep the reports on the tapes for 35 days.

Backup missions can be triggered based on the following:

• time (for example, 04:00 a.m.)
• automatic dependencies—when one or more specified jobs have been decollated
• manual dependencies—the operator can decide when to start the backup process
• a combination of the above