> From: Dana Mitchell <[email protected]> > Subject: Easiest way to build a new SYSRES via Serverpac
> Software upgrade sounds like it is going to want to reach out and update my > existing running datasets Software upgrade does NOT upgrade your existing running dataset, that would be crazy. > I'd like a 3rd option - Create the SYSRES and DLB volume and leave it at that. This is exactly what the "Software upgrade" option does. Upgrading a z/OS from one relase to another using this option is one of the easiest methods IBM developed and made available to the customers. > Can a guy selectively skip some of the installation jobs if they are deemed > not needed? Of course you can. Beware what you skip, though. > If IBM could just provide a full volume backup of the sysres and dlib > volumes, Many moons ago we had this option available in Italy, where the majority of the customers wanted a new z/OS exactly in the form you mentioned. They did a restore, and that was it. This option is not available using a ServerPac/SystemPac. But I'm pretty sure some countries still deliver a z/OS as a full backup. Maybe Marna Walle or John Eells can provide more details on this. Walter Marguccio z/OS Systems Programmer BELENUS LOB Informatic GmbH Munich - Germany ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
