Thanks Greg. I hadn't found that book yet, and am downloading it now. Unfortuneatly, we don't have DFDSS here, only FDR. This book looks like it will help me.
Eric ---- Greg Shirey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- 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
