You cannot backup all SDF files with DCSSBKUP; only DCSSes, not NSSes nor UCR, IMG, TRF or NLS files.
-----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 4:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Saving a backup copy of NSSs with no tape drive You can save all sdfs except for the NSSs that can be IPLed to disk using DCSSBKUP. DCSSRSAV can restore them. Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Lee Stewart > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 1:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Saving a backup copy of NSSs with no tape drive > > > Hi... I suspect the answer is no, but it never hurts to ask... > > We're about to put maintenance on a system that has no tape drives... > (Yes there are drives in the shop, but not defined to the VM > LPAR, and > they don't do dynamic I/O, and the POR window is too far out to help.) > > Is there any way to copy/save/backup the system data files > (NSSs etc.) > in the spool without a tape drive? > > Thanks, > Lee > -- > > Lee Stewart, Senior SE > Sirius Enterprise Systems Group > Phone: (303) 798-2954 > Fax: (720) 228-2321 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.siriuscom.com > -------------------------------------------------------- If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms relating to this e-mail. http://www.ml.com/email_terms/ --------------------------------------------------------
