On 4/3/06, Terry Sambrooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Johnny, > > With regard to your query - > > "I've dumped some of my data sets via dfdss.These data sets include > ordinary PDS, load module libraries and VSAM.It's a logical data set dump > and the output > is a PS data set on dasd(recfm=u,lrecl=0,blksize=27998)." > > I had a similar problem when I wanted to migrate some data from my old > z/OS 1.3 system to my z/OS 1.6 system. The method I employed was to do a > TSO TRANSMIT against the DF/DSS output data set which produced a new data > set LRECL=80,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE-3120 if I remember correctly. > > I then FTP's the output from TSO TRANSMIT to my Windows/XP system, and > from the FTP's it to z/OS 1.6 then reversed the process, i.e. did a TSO > RECEIVE, followed by a DF/DSS restore. > > This overcame the error which stated that the first record was not a > DF/DSS record. It might be a lengthy solution, but it worked for me. > > I hope this helps. > > Kind regards - Terry
Terry, Thanks a lot for your help.I've made a xmit file from my DSS dump and will carry it home to upload and restore on another site.After that,I'll give the feedback. Paul, Following your suggestion,I've tried 'trsmain' with my DSS dump.It's really terrific that the output data set is much smaller,thus making transfer easier.(The original dump data set is about 97 cylinders on a 3390-3 dasd volme and the output from 'trsmain' is only 14 cylinders) But there is a question:How to download the output data set from 'trsmain' to my pc? I noticed this on IBM's trsmain site: *Caution: *A dataset compressed by PACK or SPACK should not be modified in any way. If such a dataset is modified, the UNPACK routines are unable to reconstruct the original dataset. (i.e. if using FTP to transfer the dataset, specify binary mode.) Does this mean that we cannot transfer a data set compressed by trsmain to pc? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
