I thought I'd provide an update and closure to this S213 abend issue. The solution was actually pretty embarrassing. The solution was to vary the device offline/online to the correct z/OS system.
I had recognized the need to vary the device offline/online before I even solicited input from the community. However, my backup job was redirecte d to a different z/OS system from the one where the varies occurred. So, there was no problem with the z/VM sysres volume which was built by t he installation process. Probable user error. Thanks to all of you for your input. Dennis On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:28:09 -0600, Dennis Schaffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi, > >I'm installing z/VM (v5.3) in a previously z/OS-only shop. Because ther e is >no existing VM, I'm doing a first-level installation and I'm also using the >FTP server method. The installation, while slow, has completed successf ully >and I'm able to IPL the newly-installed system. Thanks, IBM, for allowi ng >me to bypass all those tapes. > >I don't yet have access to any tape drives under VM so I'm depending on z/OS >to backup my newly-installed volumes, 530RES, 530PAG and 530SPL. > >However, I experience S213-04 abends (can't find SYS1.VTOC on the volume ) >attempting to backup these volumes using Innovation's FDR under z/OS. z /VM >was shutdown and I varied the volumes offline/online to z/OS following t he >first failure, hoping that might correct the problem. I've used the sam e >product/technique many times before in a past life and I know the proces s works. > >I suspect the installation process (whether its something inherent to v5 .3 >or something unique to the FTP server install process, I'm not sure) is not >initializing these volumes with the "dummy VTOC" required by z/OS. I di d >not override the default volume format option of the installation. > >I suspect I need to run ICKDSF CPVOLUME FORMAT (or CPFMTXA FORMAT) again st >cyl 0 on each of these volumes (first documenting and resbuilding the >allocation maps) and then run SALIPL to rewrite the Loader IPL text on >530RES. Be aware that I'll more than likely be doing this against a run ning >system without a backup (I'll probably try to DDR MAINT 123/124/125 to >another volume, for a small amount of insurance). > >I think that's what I need to do but I want to run it past the community >because I don't want to go through that multi-day installation again. D oes >this sound reasonable? Can you think of any other reason I'd be >experiencing this error? > >Thanks in advance for your assistance. > >Dennis Schaffer >======================== ========================= =======================
