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IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS

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Add dataset type with the BKUPINFO report.

Add dataset type beside the dataset within the BKUPINFO report. EX:: SEARCH CRITERIA: DATASET => ** DATE FROM => *-1 DATE TO => * TYPE => ACDFGHIMNORSTUVWZ 1PAGE 1 CBTI - DATASET LIST DATASET NAME EVENT DATE TIME TYPE ------...
over 2 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

TABR - Capture retention date for tape backups

In the TABR reporting it dose not report on how long the backups will exists. It will be great to have a feature that captures the retention period for tape datasets to allow the user to understand how long the backup will be retained.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Requesting reporting feature to show what datasets are on what DASD Volumes

AB&R does not report on what dataset is on what DASD volume. This is an important time-saver that our current product, DR Manager, provides.
over 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Request that product provide a list of datasets excluded from restore

AB&R does not provide a listing of data sets excluded from the restore.
over 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Requesting reporting of total DASD utilization

AB&R does not supply us with total DASD utilization.
over 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Requesting feature to report on resource utilization by job name.

AB&R does not report on resource utilization by job name. Our current product, DR Manager includes such a feature and it helps us to manage our DR resources effectively.
over 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Include support for FDRSOS in CBT feature of ABR

Client is deploying Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS and uses FDRSOS to backup z/OS NFS file systems to z/OS managed tape. Client would like the Critical Backup Tracking and Inventory feature of Tivoli ABnR enhanced so that FDRSOS back...
over 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 1 Future consideration