The DUMPCONDITIONING parameter of the DFSMSdss COPY FULL command allows both the source and target volumes to remain online after a full volume copy operation, thus creating an interim copy for a subsequent dump to tape that can be done using the same system.
When DUMPCONDITIONING is specified, the volser of the target volume does not change. The conditioned volume is not usable in its current state - except for the DFSMSdss DUMP operation, because the volser, the VTOC index and VVDS names are not consistent. A full volume dump of the conditioned volume results in a dump data set that looks like it was created by dumping the sourve volume. This allows the dump data set to be restored and used without having to clip back the volser. This is from Chapter 2 of: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg245680.pdf HTH, Greg -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Bielefeld Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Info on Setting Up an Lpar for Flashcopy Greg, The backup (Flash) will be done from the production Lpar. Because all the volsers on the backup copies are the same, we want to do the backups to tape on a separate lpar. I haven't worked with flashcopy before, so there may be something I am missing. Eric ---- Greg Shirey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric, > > Why do you want to do the backup (dump?) from a separate LPAR, if I may > ask? > > Greg Shirey > Ben E. Keith Company > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Eric Bielefeld > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 9:59 AM > > We just installed a new Shark DS8100 with Flashcopy. I was looking for > information on setting up an Lpar to copy all of the Flashed disks to > tape. We back up all of our DASD every week. We would like to be able > to mount the flashed copies in a separate Lpar using the same volsers as > the original, and then back them up. I have searched for documentation > on setting up Lpars to do just that, and haven't found anything. We > want a simple Lpar, if possible using a one pack system. We use Zara > for tape management. -- Eric Bielefeld Systems Programmer Washington University St Louis, Missouri 314-935-3418 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
