Useful DFSMShsm User Commands

The following table describes the DFSMShsm user commands that can be used for storage administration:

Command Description
HALTERDS

HAL

Changes the data set parameters that affect backup. This command only applies to NON-SMS managed datasets.

Syntax:
HALTERDS (dsname/password…)
      FREQUENCY(days) or SYSFREQUENCY
      VERSIONS(limit) or SYSVERSIONS

Examples:
HALTERDS PARTSTST.CNTL VERSIONS(13) FREQUENCY(999)
HALTERDS COMTEST.CLIST SYSVERSIONS
HALTERDS VERSION1.TEXT FREQUENCY(10)

HBACKDS

HBACK

Backs up a specific data set.

Syntax:
HBACKDS (dsname/password…)
      NEWNAME(newdatasetname)
      DATE(yyyy/mm/dd)
      TIME(hhmmss)
      SPHERE(YES | NO)
      GENVSAMCOMPNAMES(YES | NO)
      EXTENDRC
      VOLUME(volid) UNIT(unittype)
      CHANGEDONLY
      TARGET (DASD | TAPE)
      CC ( STANDARD | PREFERRED | REQUIRED
      PHYSICALEND | LOGICALEND )
      RETAINDAYS(days)
      WAIT or NOWAIT

Examples:
HBACKDS MSTLEVEL.LINKLIST/WRITE VOLUME(GPAVU1) UNIT(3330) –               WAIT EXTENDRC
HBACKDS LEVELMST.OUTLIST TARGET(TAPE) NOWAIT

HBDELETE

HBDEL

Deletes a backup version of a data set.

Syntax:
HBDELETE (dsname/password…)
      FROMVOLUME(volid)
      VERSIONS(bvn…)
      DATE(yyyy/mm/dd) TIME(hhmmss)
      ALL

Examples:
HBDELETE CMD.CLIST
HBDELETE MATRIX.TEXT FROMVOLUME(VOL001) VERSIONS(2,3,10)

HCANCEL

HCAN

Cancels an existing queued request. Unless you are a DFSMShsm authorised user, you may only cancel requests submitted by your own userid.

Syntax:
HCANCEL
      DATASETNAME(dsn)
      REQUEST(number)
      USERID(userid)

Examples:
HCANCEL DATASETNAME(‘A999999.CLIST.CLIST’)
HCANCEL DATASETNAME(CLIST.CLIST)
HCANCEL REQUEST(9999)
HCANCEL USERID(A999999)

HDELETE

HDEL

Deletes a migrated data set on a level 1 or level 2 volume. You cannot delete datasets from primary volumes or backup volumes with this command.

Syntax:
HDELETE (dsname/password….)
      EXTENDRC
      PURGE
      WAIT or NOWAIT

Examples:
HDELETE TEXTVER1.TEXT PURGE WAIT EXTENDRC
HDELETE CCEL.*.LOADLIST
HDELETE (VER1TEXT.LIST,CLCE.BASICTST.VSBASIC)

HLIST

HL

Lists information from the migration and backup control data sets.

Syntax:
HLIST MIGRATIONVOLUME or MIGRATIONLEVEL1 or MIGRATIONLEVEL2
      or MIGRATIONLEVEL2(DASD) or MIGRATIONLEVEL2(TAPE)
      or PRIMARYVOLUME or VOLUME or VOLUME(volid)
      BACKUPCONTROLDATASET or MIGRATIONCONTROLDATASET
      or BOTH
      OUTDATASET(dsname) or SYSOUT or SYSOUT(class)
      or TERMINAL

HLIST BACKUPVOLUME or BACKUPVOLUME(volid)
      OUTDATASET(dsname) or SYSOUT or SYSOUT(class)
      or TERMINAL

HLIST USER or USER(userid)
      OUTDATASET(dsname) or SYSOUT or SYSOUT(class)
      or TERMINAL

HLIST DATASETNAME or DATASETNAME(dsname) or LEVEL
      or LEVEL(qualifier)
      BACKUPCONTROLDATASET or MIGRATIONCONTROLDATASET
      or BOTH
      INCLUDEPRIMARY
      OUTDATASET(dsname) or SYSOUT or SYSOUT(class)
      or TERMINAL
      SELECT(AGE(mindays) or AGE(mindays maxdays)
      MIGRATIONLEVEL1 or MIGRATIONLEVEL2
      or VOLUME(volser)
      RETAINDAYS or ACTIVE
      SMALLDATASETPACKING or NOSMALLDATASETPACKING
      VSAM)

Examples:
HLIST LEVEL(MST7707) MIGRATIONCONTROLDATASET TERMINAL
HLIST LEVEL(MST7707.A) BACKUPCONTROLDATASET SYSOUT(A)
HLIST
HLIST DATASETNAME BOTH SELECT(AGE(0 60)) ODS(‘CECL.OUT.HLIST’)
HLIST LEVEL(MST7707) SELECT(VOLUME(MVL003) SDSP) SYSOUT(A)

HMIGRATE

HMIG

Migrates a specific data set.

Syntax:
HMIGRATE (dsname/password…)
      EXTENDRC
      MIGRATIONLEVEL2
      WAIT or NOWAIT

Examples:
HMIGRATE TEXTVER3.TEXT/WRITE WAIT EXTENDRC
HMIGRATE GRPA.*.OUTLIST MIGRATIONLEVEL2 NOWAIT
HMIGRATE (VER3.TEXT/WRITE APG.LOAD/WRITE) ML2

HQUERY

HQ

Lists DFSMShsm requests.

Syntax:
HQUERY
      DATASETNAMES(dsname …)
      REQUESTS or REQUESTS(reqnum …)

Examples:
HQUERY
HQUERY DATASETNAMES(OUTTESTS.TESTLIST)
HQUERY REQUESTS(25,27,28)

HRECALL

HRECA

Recalls a specific data set.

Syntax:
HRECALL (dsname/password…)
      EXTENDRC
      VOLUME(volid) UNIT(unittype)
      WAIT or NOWAIT

Examples:
HRECALL COMM.CLIST/LK1 VOLUME(VOL005)   UNIT(3330-1) WAIT EXTENDRC
HRECALL (TEXTVER3.TEXT VER1TEXT.LIST ) WAIT
HRECALL ELMST.*.TEXT NOWAIT

HRECOVER

HRECOV

Recovers a backup version of a data set.

Syntax:
HRECOVER (dsname/password…)
      EXTENDRC
      FROMVOLUME(volid)
      GENERATION(gennum) or DATE(date) TIME(time) or VERSION(ver
      NEWNAME(newdsname/password)
      REPLACE
      TOVOLUME(volid) UNIT(unittype)
      WAIT or NOWAIT

Examples:
HRECOVER PARTSTST.CNTL TOVOLUME(VOL007) UNIT(3350) REPLACE
HRECOVER OUTTESTS.TESTLIST GENERATION(2) WAIT EXTENDRC

 

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