Here is an example of using DSS to create a FlashCopy consistent clone. Note that for active data, this is considered a 'crash consistent' copy because the consistency is at a physical i/o level, not a logical transaction level.
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=group-example (DFSMSdss Storage Administration, 'Backing Up Volumes with FlashCopy consistency group') Glenn Wilcock DFSMS Chief Product Owner ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN