OP did not mention z/VM, but z/OS. So I'll bet DDR is not in the picture. The OP would need a standalone ADRDSSU (or FDR) IPLable tape. And maybe an IPLAble ICKDSF tape. Which, if his system is _down_, he cannot create.
On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Karl Severson <karl_j_sever...@raytheon.com>wrote: > >Last summer we had a DS6800 go casters up. IBM couldn’t fix it. We ended > up restoring everything to a DS8800. > > So is the DS8800 a more robust unit? I'm beginning to think the DS6800 on > this system is a lemon. > > > doubt you can IPL from tape because you don't have some of the requisite > volumes, e.g., page packs, available. In your environment I would perform > standalone restores until I had an IPLable system. Then I would IPL and > restore whatever is left. > > The UTILITY UTILTAPE command will create a bootable tape which will start > a DDR session so that volumes backed up with DDR can be restored. > > Karl > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- There is nothing more pleasant than traveling and meeting new people! Genghis Khan Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
