> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Zelden > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 1:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CA ESD files > > > On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:26:32 -0600, McKown, John > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >I use our IBM VTS to "restore" ESD files from CA. I really dislike it > >because I cannot change the virtual volser (without causing > problems). > > > The newer restore program (CAESDR) - which isn't so new > anymore (I started > using it in Sept. 2005) - lets you restore to any volser and > change the data > set name of the first file. This is what I used to create > the install tapes > on virtual. However, we are a Sun/STK shop. If this is > what you use, > what problems do you run into with IBM VTS? > > Mark > --
The problem is one of two. If I try to change the virtual volume's volser, then I cannot mount the volume by the "new" volser. The VTS only remembers the original volser. If I don't change the volser, then I must modify all the example JCL to the actual volser in the VTS. Instead of being simple, I must remember to edit each JCL member and vette it. No, not really difficult, just "fiddling" that I'm too lazy to want do. CA could simplify this by having a INCLUDE member which has all the symbolics used by all their jobs. I could update this one member and know that the changes are globally made. However, this is not how CA does it. I guess that it is "too new" to be a part of their processes. "If it works, then don't touch it!" seems to be many vendor's credo for this sort of thing. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
