There is no explicite switch like "DUMP LOGICAL" or "DUMP PHYSICAL". However other parameters determina kind of DUMP.

BTW: AFAIK FDR always make physical dump but restore can be physical or logical. And that's why FDR is faster for logical processing.

Disclaimer: I don't work for FDR.

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Stan Weyman pisze:
  My area isn't really DFDSS but the format of the command used to create the 
backup determines whether the backup is a logical or physical one.  A logical 
backup can be restored to most any DASD type whereas a physical must be 
restored to the same DASD format from which it was backed up.

    I'm sure there are other differences but for my understanding this is the 
basic one.  I had a colleague who was handed a bunch of tapes and asked to 
restore some old files.  Recovery went well until he realized he had a physical 
backup from an old 9345 DASD volume.
Regards,
      Stan


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What makes a DFDSS back-up a logical dump as opposed to a physical dump?



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