NBSpool for MPE Reference Guide

Chapter 3
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RESTORE
The
RESTORE
command recreates spool files that were stored using the NBSpool
STORE
command.
When restoring, a specific tape file or all tape files may be specified for searching and restoring.
This command normally executes much more quickly than the same command in
SPOOK
. Pressing
Ctrl+y
will stop the restore in progress. Incomplete spool files will be not be restored.
To denote the restored files, the job/session number will be altered to include an apostrophe, for
example
#J’8
. By default, the original
OUTPRI
of the spool file will be retained. If a file to be
restored resides on the second or later reel of a volume set, all reels must be searched to find the
file. The formal file designator for the tape open is
NSPOOL
, which may be changed with a file
equation if the volume name is different than the default.
A temporary file is created during the execution of this command. If disk space problems are
experienced, the file limit may be reduced from the default of
1023
. Reducing this file’s size may
reduce restore performance on large restores or on heavily loaded systems. For example:
:FILE NBTAPEMF;DISK=500
RESTORE Syntax
O> RESTORE subset [;DEV ={class }]
[ ={ldev1 }]
[;SEQ ={@} ]
[ {seq#} ]
[;ALTDEV={class }]
[ {ldev2 }]
[;PRI =outpri ]
RESTORE Parameters
Parameter Description
subset
This parameter specifies the subset of spool files stored. Turn to Chapter 2 for
information on using subsets. String and Forms message selection is not
supported with this command.
class
This parameter specifies the device class name of the tape or serial disk device
to be used for the restore.
ldev1
This parameter specifies the logical device number of the tape or serial disk
device to be used for the restore.
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