We have opted for FLASHCOPY II on a shark. Different applications needed different point in time copies. With our big VSAM files spread over several packs it made sense to copy at the dataset level. We take all files in an application and flash them then back them up. The application is back up in less than 1 minute. We used snapshot the same way when we were on RVA's. We also use it for point in time reporting but that is a long story. It saved hours in our batch process.
George George A. Bly Senior Systems Programmer 331 Hayes Hall Information Technology Services Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 Office: (419) 372-7729 Fax: (419) 372-7723 Cell: (419) 260-4487 PS: A friend will help you move. A really good friend will help you move a body!!! e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Steely Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 4:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: FLASHCOPY We are z/OS V1R4. We are trying to justify the purchase of FLASHCOPY. What are the benefits of FLASHCOPY? How much time has FLASHCOPY saved ? Any help would be appreciated. Thank You ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
