On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:49:04 -0600, Jerry Whitteridge 
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In service mode the /etc and /var directories are supposed to be true 
>directories so maintenance can be applied. When you clone them to become the 
>running versions there is a script to run to switch to a symlink. Look in the 
>doc for the Installation of the serverpac and at the server pac jobs.
>


I have never done this.   You're correct that if maintenance hit my service
directory /etc or /var it would update the live /etc or /var on the
system I ran the APPLY on due to the symlinks.  I didn't think that
was an issue though (see #2 below).

1) Other than the RESTORE job documentation that states it converts
   /etc and /var to symlinks, I can't find another reference to changing
   them back and forth for maintenance / cloning etc.    Can you point me
   to where this is documented.

2) I didn't think IBM ever serviced /etc or /var via maintenance.

John Eells or Marna Walle (if you are lurking),  can you comment on #2?

Regards,

Mark
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