Syntax of the ABACKUP command


>>-ABACKUP--agname--+-EXECUTE-+--+----------------+--+------+--->
                    '-VERIFY--'  '-UNIT(unittype)-'  '-MOVE-'   

>--+----------------------------------+------------------------->
   '-+-FILTEROUTPUTDATASET-+-(dsname)-'   
     '-FODS----------------'              

>--+---------------------------------------------+-------------->
   '-+-PROCESSONLY-+-(-+-+-LEVEL0-+----------+-)-'   
     '-PONLY-------'   | '-L0-----'          |       
                       +-+-MIGRATIONLEVEL1-+-+       
                       | '-ML1-------------' |       
                       +-+-MIGRATIONLEVEL2-+-+       
                       | '-ML2-------------' |       
                       '-USERTAPE------------'       

>--+---------+--+------------------+---------------------------->
   +-STACK---+  '-OPTIMIZE(option)-'   
   '-NOSTACK-'                         

>--+------------------------------+--+---------------+---------><
   '-SKIP(-+-NOPPRC-+-+-NOXRC-+-)-'  '-LIST(SKIPPED)-'   
           '-PPRC---' '-XRC---'

Note:

SMS must be active on your system before you can issue the ABACKUP command.
The SETSYS MAXABARSADDRESSSPACE command determines the number of ABACKUP commands that can run at one time. The maximum number is 64.
Only one ABACKUP command for each aggregate group name can process at one time.
In a multiple address space for DFSMShsm environment, ABARS commands, like ABACKUP, can only be issued by the host identified as the main host. DFSMShsm ignores the ABARS commands if directed to a host identified as HOSTMODE=AUX.