On the restore - I'm wondering if you really need to specify CPVOL? Since it's a physical backup, I would think just writing it out would restore the CP volume 'vtoc'. I guess I'd try leaving off CPVOL on the restore before using ICKDSF, etc to make them look like VM volumes.
Scott On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:01 PM, James Stracka (DHL US) < [email protected]> wrote: > In preparation for a Disaster Recovery Test the Storage Group tested > DFSMSDSS to dump and restore a VM volume. The dump appears to work but > the restore failed. Does anybody know what magical incantation, > parameter, option or format of the restore to volume needs to be done in > order to get the restore to work? > > I do not wish to start the OS/VTOC on VM volume discussion all over > again, I just want to know what has to be done to get DFSMSDSS to > correctly DUMP at VM volume to tape then RESTORE that tape to a volume > as a VM pack. > > The following is what I was given: > > > Ok, here is what we have for the dump for 8003 which is VSCO05: > > DUMP - > > ADMINISTRATOR - > > INDDNAME(DISK) - > > OUTDDNAME(TAPE) - > > TRACKS(0,0,3338,14) - > > CPVOLUME - > > CANCELERROR - > > OPTIMIZE(4) > > > ADR101I (R/I)-RI01 (01), TASKID 001 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO COMMAND 'DUMP ' > > ADR109I (R/I)-RI01 (01), 2009.051 08:29:29 INITIAL SCAN OF USER CONTROL > STATEMEN > ADR016I (001)-PRIME(01), RACF LOGGING OPTION IN EFFECT FOR THIS TASK > > ADR006I (001)-STEND(01), 2009.051 08:29:29 EXECUTION BEGINS > > ADR006I (001)-STEND(02), 2009.051 08:30:56 EXECUTION ENDS > > ADR013I (001)-CLTSK(01), 2009.051 08:30:56 TASK COMPLETED WITH RETURN > CODE 0000 > ADR012I (SCH)-DSSU (01), 2009.051 08:30:56 DFSMSDSS PROCESSING COMPLETE. > HIGHEST > > READY > > > > Here are the restore parameters and error for 8003: > > > - RESTORE - > > TRACKS(0,0,3338,14) - > > CPVOLUME - > > ADMINISTRATOR - > > INDDNAME(TAPE) - > > OUTDDNAME(DISK) - > > PURGE > > > ADR101I (R/I)-RI01 (01), TASKID 001 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO COMMAND > 'RESTORE ' > ADR109I (R/I)-RI01 (01), 2009.050 08:58:47 INITIAL SCAN OF USER CONTROL > STATEME > ADR016I (001)-PRIME(01), RACF LOGGING OPTION IN EFFECT FOR THIS TASK > > 0ADR006I (001)-STEND(01), 2009.050 08:58:47 EXECUTION BEGINS > > 0ADR780I (001)-TDFP (01), THE INPUT DUMP DATA SET BEING PROCESSED IS IN > TRACKS ( > 1 RELEASE 8 MODIFICATION LEVEL 0 > > 0ADR307E (001)-OPNCL(11), UNABLE TO OPEN VOLUME VSCO05, 16 > > 0ADR006I (001)-STEND(02), 2009.050 08:58:49 EXECUTION ENDS > > 0ADR013I (001)-CLTSK(01), 2009.050 08:58:49 TASK COMPLETED WITH RETURN > CODE 0008 > 0ADR012I (SCH)-DSSU (01), 2009.050 08:58:49 DFSMSDSS PROCESSING > COMPLETE. HIGHES > TASK 001 > > > ADR307E: > > > Explanation: DFSMSdss is unable to OPEN volume volume_serial_number for > > the reason indicated by the reason code (reason_code). OBTAIN, RDJFCB, > or > OPEN passed the return code (return_code). The possible reason codes > are: > > > 16 The VM-formatted volume does not have an OS-compatible VTOC > beginning > on track zero, record five. > > > > Thank you, > Jim >
