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4.3 Backing up zFS aggregates
You can back up zFS file systems by performing the following actions:
A zFS aggregate can be backed up and restored using IDCAMS REPRO.
The aggregate must be quiesced before the backup.
A zFS aggregate can be backed up and restored using DFSMSdss.
The aggregate must be quiesced before the backup.
When the aggregate is backed up, all the file systems in the aggregate are backed up. To
allow use of the file systems, after the backup is complete, use the unquiesce command or
use a batch job with PGM=IOEZADM.
When you create backups with DFSMS utilities HSM or ADRDSSU while the VSAM LDS ...