IEBGENER Copy file from Disk to Tape

Copying files from disk to tape is a common operation in IBM mainframe environments, often used for archiving or backup purposes. Tape storage is typically used for long-term retention or for datasets that are not frequently accessed but need to be stored efficiently. IEBGENER can enable this transfer by selecting the disk dataset as the input (SYSUT1) and the tape dataset as the output (SYSUT2).

Practical Example -

Scenario - Copy a dataset from disk to tape.

Input PS File on disk - MATEPK.IEBGENER.INPUTPS

JCL -

----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+
...
//STEP10   EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUT1   DD DSN=MATEPK.IEBGENER.INPUTPS,DISP=SHR
//SYSUT2   DD DSN=MATEPK.IEBGENER.OUTTAPE,
//            DISP=(,KEEP),VOL=SER=012376,
//            UNIT=TAPE,LABEL=(,SL),
//            DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800)
//SYSIN    DD DUMMY
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