The DASD route is unrealistic on several grounds as noted. I think tape has to be the solution. Could IBM (or intermediate reseller) loan a 'standalone' tape machine just for installation? We get loaner hardware on (rare) occasions as needed. This is a one-time problem that needs a one-time solution. The architecture vendor should be willing to step up. If the cartridge management strategy works, then your problem is solved.
You will also need an IOCDS. I've done this several times for brand new machines. You can create a standalone version of IOCDS via HCD on your current system and store it on a USB drive. Insert the USB at the new location, build a new IOCDS, store it into the appropriate location, then POR. I believe you have to do this at the SE rather than a network connected HMC. I made many trips to our new data center for this purpose, but I may not have had a 'distant' connection at that point. Check the doc on how to build a standalone IOCDS. . . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@att.net > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe > Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 10:44 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: [Bulk] Re: Stand-Alone DSS RESTORE with 3584 Library - How?? > > On 2/5/2016 9:40 AM, Gibney, David Allen,Jr wrote: > > Have your DS8xxx brought to your current location, hook it up and > > populate, power down, disconnect and ship it to the new place > > Haha! I didn't see the winking smiley ( ;-) ) but I assume it's there: > > 1. Purchase and install new FICON channel(s) on our local machine. > 2. Pay Time & Materials cost to uninstall and ship the DASD box 1200 miles. > 3. Pay Time & Materials cost to install the DASD locally. > 4. Format the DASD. Put data on it. IT IS NOT ENCRYPTED DASD! > 5. Pay Time & Materials cost to uninstall and ship the DASD box 1200 > miles -- incurring the risks of travel-related data loss. > 6. Pay Time & Materials to re-install the DASD at the remote location > and hope it still works. > 7. If there is significant travel-related data loss, repeat steps 1-6. > > > -- > Edward E Jaffe > Phoenix Software International, Inc > 831 Parkview Drive North > El Segundo, CA 90245 > http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
