I haven't used the backup in quite a while, however a colleague with less experience ended up having to do a full reinstall of a ServerPac starting from the Restore Datasets step because the policy wasn't followed.
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 07/03/2019 11:42:37 AM: > From: Jesse 1 Robinson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 07/03/2019 11:43 AM > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: SMPE ACCEPT options > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > So, all you chronic backer uppers, how many times have you resorted > to restoring the whole shebang? Just wondering... > > . > . > 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 Allan Staller > Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 11:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: (External):Re: SMPE ACCEPT options > > It is a common practice to back up everything before the accept. > In my case, the entire SMP/e ENV is on one volume, so I just use df/dss. > > Any method that works for the backup is acceptable. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Bill Giannelli > Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 12:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: SMPE ACCEPT options > > But first!!!!! > Sooooo, before running an accept w/o check, I should backup my CSI? > Should I do that "within" SMPE? Or can I just use idcams to backup > my CSI cluster? > thanks > Bill > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
