On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:44:20 -0300, in bit.listserv.ibm-main_dummy Clark Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 24 Apr 2007 04:42:48 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Knutson, Sam) wrote: >I have never IPLed SAD off anything but disk. For the other things you >can IPL from a tape unit like FDR, DFDSS, ZZSA you can just repeat the >IPL function till you get past the labels to the program. I always kept >the FDR install tape in the computer room for just that reason as it was >a ready made Stand Alone tape. > >From the FDR doc > >"SAR SAR (Stand-Alone Restore) is an IPLable program <SNIP>which runs >without an operating system, whose main function is to restore FDR >full-volume backup tapes at a time when you cannot execute normal FDR >because your MVS system cannot be IPLed. This could occur if disk >volumes required for MVS IPL (such as residence volumes, paging volumes, >spooling volumes or library volumes) are unavailable due to hardware or >software problems. SAR can also be used to setup new data centers by >restoring backups of volumes prepared at another site. SAR is described >in detail in Section 15. > >There is an IPLable copy of SAR in the first file on every FDR >distribution tape, but since that is a labeled tape, five hardware IPL >functions are required to bypass the labels and load the program. >Innovation recommends that you copy the SAR IPL text to an unlabeled >tape or to one or more disk >volumes for quick IPL when required. Once loaded, SAR can restore >multiple FDR backup tapes without an additional IPL." > >Also of interest > >"SAR IPL OPTIONS >An IPLable copy of SAR (Stand Alone Restore and backup) is on every >Innovation documentation CD produced since September 2005. Section 15 >contains directions for IPLing SAR directly from the CD on your HMC >(Hardware Management Console). SAR is also available on the Innovation >FTP site. If your HMC has Internet access, you can IPL directly from >FTP, or you can copy the files to a CD and IPL from it." > My boss at a former installation had me put FDRSAR as the first file of every dump tape. That way we knew where the standalone restore was and also it was easy to make sure that the standalone restore matched the version of FDR we dumped the file with. If you had a dump and the tape was good (with 3420's that was a definite if), you definitely could restore it. > >Being prepared by having current and tested versions of the standalone >tools on CD, disk, or tape is a really good idea. > > > Best Regards, > > Sam Knutson, GEICO > Performance and Availability Management > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > (office) 301.986.3574 > >"Think big, act bold, start simple, grow fast..." > >> rest snipped. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
