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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Rifkind
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 12:31 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: SMP/E Upgrade to 3.3 Gone Bad.
>
>
> In the process of upgrading SMP/E to V3R3 the apply check ran
> without any issues, RC=0.
>
> Running the apply it blasted the day lights out of things
> starting with a failure on a GIM dataset which ran out of
> directory blocks.
>
> What would be the best way to back things out to prior to
> running the apply step.
>
> Thanks.
YOU UPDATED A RUNNING SYSTEM?!?
You did take backups before starting, right?
Restore from them. Note - be careful to only restore SMP/E
modules or you are likely to be SOL as your z/OS system dies a terrible
death (maybe).
No? You do have another set of volumes from which to copy the updated
modules, right?
Copy the modules, again being careful.
No? You do have a tape backup of your system datasets?
Restore them to different names and copy the SMP/E modules.
===
What I always do is run SMP/E on my production system, but update my
"sandbox" system's datasets. If I then need to do some SMP/E work on
production using the new version/maintenance, I STEPLIB to the "sandbox"
system's libraries. You could possibly do this here. I.e. STEPLIB to the
"sandbox" SYS1.LINKLIB and redo the APPLY. BE AFRAID! BE VERY, VERY
AFRAID! Updating a running system is DANGEROUS.
--
John McKown
Senior Systems Programmer
UICI Insurance Center
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