Not clear what you perceive a 'typical open environment methodology' might be.
A typical MF backup strategy is driven by the business needs and the disaster recovery plan. A 'versioning' plan might be one that gives users a number of PIT backups to choose from. A real necessity for some user populations. There are a number of fine Redbooks that discuss this topic. HTH and good luck. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Deaver Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 9:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Align MF & Open backups? Has anyone totally scrapped the idea of 'version based' MF backups driven by SMS Management Class and switched over to a typical open environment backup methodology in their MF environment? I know certain products easily facilitate this type of backup. And I know I've read conversations here pertaining to shops which use Full volume + Incrementals for DR type backups. But in browsing the archives I did not find anyone stating that they had totally eliminated the SMS driven, file level backups using HSM or CA-Disk type products. Doing so feels as if we would be walking away from SMS somewhat. However, I can see advantages to aligning my MF backup methodologies, file level backups anyway, with that of the open environment, with the number one reason being that it makes it easier to understand for the users. Has anyone gone through the process? Thanks. Jeffrey Deaver, Senior Analyst, Systems Engineering 651-665-4231 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
