Mike, > How does it restore the target and distlibs? Does it OVERLAY the current > libraries, which means the target system in question is not running or does > it use new DASD and load the datasets down.
As Shane already mentioned, target and DLIB will be allocated using an SSA prefix which you MUST give, no matter if your datasets are indirect cataloged or not. You'll have, say, a 'your_SSA.SYS1.LINKLIB' and a 'your_SSA.SYS1.ALINKLIB' allocated on the new packs. > That being said must the datasets be indirectly catalogued or not. > If not then how does it know what the "true" running datasets are. > If it is required then I can fully understand how it works and it can > be done on the target system while it's running. Uhm, my system has target libraries indirect cataloged since ages, and this makes the installation of a system by means of software upgrade a piece of cake. Honestly, I haven't think about how it works in case you haven't any target libraries indirect cataloged. > I have to say the online help and the printed documentation is poor, to be > kind, on this topic and poking around the CPPC screens doesn't give me any > inkling how it would works. Thanx all Maybe John Eells can tell you more on this. I used the software upgrade the first time a couple of weeks ago to install my zOS.e 1.7, and I find pretty straightforward. It took me two days to IPL the new system. But as ex-IBMer I used to work a lot with and for the CustomPac process, so I am a lot familiar with it. HTH. Walter Marguccio z/OS Systems Programmer Munich - Germany ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
