Thank you for you reply Bruce. I assumed that once I had the format, the data would also be available. We plan on using both attributes and data. I wanted to emphasis the VSAM aspect of this as oppossed to the sequential or volume backups.
No, our "DRP" site is not commercial. There is a specific application that is desired. We are trying to put together a cost-benefit analysis to show that the cost of a "single" custom built DRP solution, would "cost" not much more than "proper" generic DRP solution. So I have been asked to look at particular solutions and give an estimate of what it would take. I don't have the "big" picture assignment, just one of part of a little picture. Again thank you for your response Arturo ---Bruce Black Wrote---> What is the value of extacting the VSAM attributes from the DSS backup if you can't restore the data? Your DR site must not be a commercial site, as I expect all commercial DR sites to be licensed for all the backup software commonly required by their customers. But if your backups are DSS, how are you going to restore anything at all, including system volumes? -- Bruce A. Black Senior Software Developer for FDR Innovation Data Processing 973-890-7300 personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] sales info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tech support: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.innovationdp.fdr.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
