Good to hear it went well Skip Jerry Whitteridge Delivery Manager / Mainframe Architect GTS - Safeway Account 602 527 4871 Mobile [email protected]
IBM Services IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 06/14/2019 03:44:07 PM: > From: Jesse 1 Robinson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 06/14/2019 03:44 PM > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Volume compare utility > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > This thread was originally motivated by needing to move from an > older DS8 subsystem to a new one. We've done this repeatedly over > the years with a combination of utilities and IPLs spread over > several months. The goal this time was to do it in a big bang > allowing for several hours of down time but otherwise all in one > single window. The problem with our old way of doing things was that > we would encounter many separate periods of DR risk where we could > not recover the entire production environment. This time, by using > PPRC with all systems down, there was no risk window since no data > updates could occur in the meantime. > > I'm happy to report that the new procedure worked. We abandoned the > idea of 'comparing volumes' as taking too long with minimal payback. > We shut it all down, synched up data volumes via PPRC, and IPLed > everybody with an IODF that contained the new DS8 in place of the > old. It went even smoother that we hoped for. Lots of planning and > desk checking, no serious oversights. > > Thanks to all who contributed to this project! > > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 323-715-0595 Mobile > 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 1:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: (External):Re: Volume compare utility > > Success! We did the first 50+% this weekend (non-prod) in a little > over four hours total. Forewent any compare utility as a costly and > time consuming process of dubious value. Planning on the same > strategy for the prod farm in the next month or so. Thanks to all > who contributed. > > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 323-715-0595 Mobile > 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 12:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: (External):Re: Volume compare utility > > Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > > >Most folks seem to think that we're being a little silly, which is > actually reassuring. > > No, you are NOT silly. Trust me. Actually I appreciate your posts > here in IBM-MAIN. > > > >I did get one off-list offer of a product that that sounds pretty > >great, but we may just suck it up pretend we're grownups. 😉 > > Now and then I got similar off-list spam from IBM-MAIN members who > wants to try sell me a [junk?] product or two. > > Like you, I just suck it up because I am grownup ( ok, sort off :-D > ), or actually, I am not in a position to say to my management, "buy > this spammy thing". > > Groete / Greetings > Elardus Engelbrecht > > PS: some years ago, an IBM-MAIN member [0] spammed me for about 6+ > months trying to sell me a crappy product despite that I politely > told him the first time that I cannot accept his offers because I am > too low in the food chain to accept/recommend his spam z/OS products. > > [0] - I see this spammer is silent/lurking on IBM-MAIN these last > few months. Am I happy or am I that happy? ;-) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
