Don't forget VM:Tape. It or a similar product from another vendor is pretty much required if you want to automats the operation.
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Munson > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Backup CMS files > > Brent, > > As much as I love IBM and the people who work for IBM ;-) > > The CA-VM:Manager Suite of products are a complete package: > > VM:Secure is a Security and Directory product in one. > VM:Backup, VM:Backup-HiDRo, and VM:Archive for cms and dasd backup. > there are other products but these are the most widely used, > by most VM shops. > > good luck > > VM System Programmer > Office of Information Technology > State of New Jersey > (609) 984-4065 > > President MVMUA > http://www.marist.edu/~mvmua > > > > Brent Litster wrote: > > Hello all. We are a new z/VM 5.2 shop. We are in the process of > > "hardenin g" > > our z/VM environment prior to installing our first > production system. > > We > > > > want to have a good backup/restore process in place where we can > > backup > > > > minidisks/CMS files with the ability to restore any 1 or more > > individual > > > > files if we need to. What is everyone out there using? We > have heard > > of "Amanda" and Bacula". Is there a product used by a large > number of > > sho ps like FDR for z/OS? We are a z/OS 1.7 shop with 1 > lpar running > > z/VM 5.2 an d it is this z/VM environment we are concerned about. > > Thanks, > > Brent Litster > > Zions Management Services Company > > Salt Lake City > > >
