I always terse the dump first, seems problematic if you don't. ADRDDSU DUMP, TERSE, FTP in Binary.
Reverse the process on the next MVS platform. On Sat, Apr 21, 2018 at 4:03 PM, CM Poncelet <[email protected]> wrote: > (a) Is the original ADDRSSU dump dataset still on the mainframe? If yes > transfer it to a *.dat (or *.bin) file on the PC, using e.g. TN3270 > Plus, and as binary (no EBCDIC to ASCII). You should then be able to > upload that from the PC to a preallocated mainframe dataset (specifying > BLKSIZE=27998). > (b) If the original dump dataset is no longer on the mainframe, *how* > was it transferred to the PC and to what file extension? If not to .dat > or .bin and the PC's OS is Windows, the file will need to be renamed to > *.dat (or *.bin) *after* it has been backed up 'just in case'. You > should then be able to upload it to a preallocated mainframe dataset > with BLKSIZE=27998 using e.g. TN3270 Plus. > (c) Else, please explain how the dump dataset was uploaded to the PC and > to what file name.extension - and also what the PC's OS is. > > Thanks, CP (retired sysprog) > > > > On 20/04/2018 15:35, Jerry Paper wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > this one is for the old-timers on the list (I guess :). > > A colleague has made a logical data set DUMP of important data and > downloaded to his PC in binary (by mistake, without additional steps). As > expected, after uploading from PC to z/OS, the format is broken, and > ADRDSSU doesn't recognize the DUMP (uploaded as blksize=27998, lrecl=0, > recfm=u). > > > > Any recovery ideas for this situation, how to recover the PC data to a > RESTORE-able dataset? :) > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jerry > > Mainframe Operations > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > -- Wayne V. Bickerdike ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
