The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> wrote on 10/29/2008 05:51:10 AM:
> On a similar but disparate subject: Why do we have to use tape to move SDF > type files from one system to another? I just want to move CMS, GCS and the > various system files from one system within CSE to another... But to do it, > I have to have a tape drive. It's the only use I have for a tape drive now, > and it keeps us from getting rid of otherwise unneeded hardware in a data > center with no space or power to install new systems. > > The other problem with this is that we only have a tape drive on one of the > two z/VM LPARs, so to do the transfer at all, I have to bring up the second > system second-level on the first system. Give SPXTAPE another media, or come > up with another tool for moving these files, please! This is one of the > biggest headaches I have to deal with; thank goodness it only occurs when we > want to upgrade z/VM, but should a problem ever occur that needed SDF > quickly rebuilt on the tapeless system, it'd be chaos. Look at the V/Seg-V/Spool feature of CA's VM:Spool. It might be cheaper than a tape drive and has a utility to back up and restore any SDF to/from disk. Can also be set up automatically to restore them all, a great feature for DR.
