> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jon Brock > Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 12:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Servicing z/OS R7 from z/OS R4 (SMPE) > > > This reminds me of two questions I have been meaning to ask: > > 1) How do most of you clone your HFS files? Do you just do a > DFDSS DUMP/RESTORE?
Yes. But the RESTORE is to a different high level qualifier, for now. > > 2) How do you point your SMPE environment to the cloned > system? Do you use different dataset names or just use the > SMPE JCL or DDDEFS to override the volume serial numbers for > the target datasets? You cannot do it that way. You must create a new set of "mount points" onto which to do MOUNT commands to mount the HFS files. That is the reason for the /Service subdirectory. You must then point the UNIX files' PATH entries in the DDDEFs to the /Service subdirectory. Once everything is MOUNT'ed correctly, the maintenance will go into the cloned HFS files. Once all the work is done, you must either rename the clone HFS files to have the "correct" name, or you must change the BPXPRMxx member to use the new HFS file names. I won't go into the volser renaming, but you may need to do that as well. It depends on how things are catalogued on your system. If done correctly, you can simply IPL from the new volumes. Again, my personal opinion is that the UNIX work can be very confusing unless you have some UNIX background. And it is even confusing then! > > > Thanks, > Jon -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
