The answer Mike suggested is using the ICKDSF interface. An alternative way to do this is with the TSO commands documented in DFSMS Advanced Copy Services. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=descriptions-cestpair-establishing-volume-pairs.
Regards, Dave David Shackelford [email protected] z/OS DFSMS Architecture On Mon, 9 Jun 2025 12:47:58 -0500, Mike Schwab <[email protected]> wrote: >https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=commandsckd-pprcopy-suspendsuspending-pairs > >Use the PPRCOPY SUSPEND command to suspend PPRCOPY operation between a >primary and secondary volume pair. When the PPRCOPY SUSPEND command is >directed to the primary or secondary device of a PPRCOPY volume pair, the >pair is suspended, and data is no longer transferred to the secondary >volume. The primary device records which cylinders are no longer >synchronous. When the pair is reestablished with the PPRCOPY ESTPAIR >command, you can use MODE(RESYNC) to synchronize the volume again. > >If the PPRCOPY ESTPAIR MODE(RESYNC) does not work, then you would delete >pairs and re-establish as brand new copies, which would include updating >unchanged tracks. > >On Mon, Jun 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM גדי בן אבי <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> Hi, >> About a week and a half ago we had a problem with the only communication >> line used for replication between our two sites. >> This evening, the line was reestablished. >> >> When I try to use CSM to start the replication session, I get this message: >> Malam_new_MM that resulted in a hardware error for copy set >> DS8000:2107.LKX01:VOL:0182 with source DS8000:2107.LKX01:VOL:0182(MKB9A9) >> and target DS8000:2107.KRL21:VOL:0182(MKB9A9) in role pair H1-H2. The >> hardware returned an error code of 0f12. >> >> When I look at what 0f12 means, I get: >> >> For an Establish Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy Pair command with full copy or >> nocopy, the primary and secondary devices are not Simplex. >> Explanation: >> Attempt to establish a PPRC pair with full copy or no copy and the primary >> and secondary devices are not Simplex >> >> Can anyone suggest how to continue? >> >> Thanks >> >> Gadi >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> > > >-- >Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA >Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
