Kevin..thanks for the jcl. I am very visual that this helps a ton On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Kevin Mckenzie <[email protected]>wrote:
> This is the JCL I use to do a pack to pack copy of our IPL pack: > > //COPY1 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU,REGION=4096K,TIME=(1440 > //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=(*,,STD) > //DASDIN DD UNIT=SYSALLDA,VOL=SER=D83TL9,DISP=SHR > //DASDOUT DD UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=D83RL9,DISP=SHR > //SYSIN DD * > COPY INDD(DASDIN) OUTDD(DASDOUT) CONCURRENT - > ALLDATA(*) PURGE > > This copies everything, including the IPL record. RACF needs to be set up > appropriately to allow access to all datasets on the pack, or you can use > the ADMIN statement to allow access, if you have the appropriate FACILITY > class enabled. > > And I may be missing something, or you may be using some sort of addon to > the HMC I'm unfamiliar with, but you need to specify the device address of > the IPL pack to IPL, not the volser. > --- > Kevin McKenzie > > External Phone: 845-435-8282, Tie-line: 8-295-8282 > z/OS BCP SVT, Dept FXKA, Bldg 706/2D38 > > > > larry macioce <[email protected]> > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > 03/23/2009 11:51 AM > Please respond to > IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > > To > [email protected] > cc > > Subject > Re: Question on creating a maint pack > > > > > > > Another question. If I do a pack to pack copy do I still need to put the > ipl > record on the new pack or will those copy too?thanks > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Kevin Mckenzie > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > You can do a pack-to-pack copy. We do it all the time. If you want to > > IPL off of it, you'll need to make sure your catalog will allow that. > > --- > > Kevin McKenzie > > > > External Phone: 845-435-8282, Tie-line: 8-295-8282 > > z/OS BCP SVT, Dept FXKA, Bldg 706/2D38 > > > > > > > > larry macioce <[email protected]> > > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > 03/23/2009 10:40 AM > > Please respond to > > IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > > > > > To > > [email protected] > > cc > > > > Subject > > Question on creating a maint pack > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to copy my sysres pack to an empty vol. I know I need to clip it, > > but > > can I then just do a pack to pack copy to will I have to dump it then > > restore to the new pack?Also if I have to dump it, will I need to do a > > logical dump so I can preserve the volser? > > thanks In advance > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

