Backup and recovery of data sets

HCL Workload Automation for Z is, in a sense, an online system that creates and manages two resources, the long-term plan (LTP) and the current plan (CP). These two resources and the data sets needed to re-create them are important assets that must be protected from damage. To do this, you should establish data set backup procedures to enable the administrator of HCL Workload Automation for Z to recover these resources if they are damaged or lost.

The task of submitting and tracking your batch processing is necessarily complex and involves a number of data sets. For this reason, HCL Workload Automation for Z automatically handles the backup and synchronization of the current plans. This process is explained in detail in Managing the Workload

Your recovery procedures can include the use of HCL Workload Automation for Z hot standby facilities. If the z/OS system that your controller resides on fails, or the controller itself fails, the HCL Workload Automation for Z controller function can be transferred to a standby z/OS system. To use this facility, your systems must be running in a z/OS sysplex using the cross-system coupling facility (XCF).