Alan makes a good point - call IBM support if you are unsure how to
proceed.  There are documented ways to back off service with VMSES/E and
they work well.  This assumes you have not deviated from the standard
Install and Service of course.

Check out VMFREM.  This handy utility will allow you to back-off full
service levels.  Fortunately if you did the RSU install using SERVICE, then
it did good hygiene and did a merge of the apply disks which makes VMFREM
work well.  You will have to do VMFREM for each component, but that should
not be too difficult.

Do a  HELP VMSES VMFREM or look in the VMSES manual for help/details about
that command.

Once you are done removing service with VMFREM, you will need to run the
VMFBLD process (again) to built the "new" parts (ones w/o service applied to
them).

I hope that helps get you started.

Jim Vincent

On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> On Monday, 09/29/2008 at 02:35 EDT, Michael Coffin
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Yeah,  restore from backup was the first thing I thought of - but I'll
> have to
> > give up  some work I've completed since the last backup (no big deal, I
> can
> > redo it easy  enough).  It just seemed like SOMEWHERE in the giant world
> of SES
> > there  might be a relatively easy way of saying "remove all service" and
> let
> > the system  revert back to it's "base" state (prior to any RSU/COR
> > applications).
> >
> > I'll  start scanning my backup tapes............ :(
>
> Before resorting to backups, I would suggest talking to the Support Center
> and asking how to do it.  If anyone knows the One True Answer, it is the
> z/VM Installation and Service team.
>
> Alan Altmark
> z/VM Development
> IBM Endicott
>

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