Mount yourself a brand new empty ZFS or HFS file and mount it at /To_Directory/ then go into OMVS (TSO OMVS) and issue following commands: cd /from_directory/ pax -rvwkC -pe * /To_Directory/
Michael ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Charles Mills <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 11:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: How best to copy all UNIX files one z/OS to another [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization. Unless you trust the sender, Don’t click links or open attachments as it may be a Phishing email, which can steal your Information and compromise your Computer.] I have two z/OS systems joined by a real fast TCP connection. (They're actually two guests on the same VM, but seeing as how I have relatively little knowledge or authority on the VM side of things it may be simpler to just think of them as two adjacent machines.) This is the IBM Dallas "Innovation Center," FWIW. What would be the best way of replicating all of the "user" UNIX files from one to the other? I can of course identify the "user" files by their highest directory name. I want to propagate all of the permissions and so forth. Is there a good way to do that? FWIW I have complete authority on the z/OS machines; I can run SPECIAL and/or OPERATIONS if necessary. Related question: the UNIX file system on the "old" machine is a hodgepodge of VSAM LDS. Every time we needed a bunch more space we simply defined a big enough VSAM LDS and mounted it as whatever we needed. There's no advantage to keeping the existing structure, is there? I should just define a single space big enough to hold everything? I have no idea what the future might hold but I don't think the UNIX file inventory is going to shrink significantly. Thanks, all. Charles ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: ________________________________ The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. ________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
