On Wed, 7 May 2014 20:05:58 -0400, Ed Finnell <[email protected]> wrote: >Think the key is get a working VM system by whatever means available. From >there validate IO config.
The only z/VM things you can IPL from tape are a z/VM installation tape, IOCP, ICKDSF, DDR, and standalone dump. Tape volumes created by DDR are not IPLable unless you go through a specific process to place DDR on the front of the tape. You can also IPL the z/VM installation DVD and use the starter system. If the IPLable utility tape was created on a labeled tape, then it isn't going to work and you have no choice but to IPL the installation media. (A power outage isn't going to affect a tape that's not in a drive.) The thing about recovery procedures is that you need to test them before you need them! Alan Altmark IBM Lab Services z/VM Consultant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
