Hi
I am getting ready for my first DR exercise with z/VM and z/Linux since we went live about a year and half ago. I am trying to figure out some of the basic steps that need to be done. I am using our Production LPAR as the clone for the DR test. Some questions I have are: 1. Should I just restore the z/VM packs at the DR site as is. That is , use the same DIRECTORY and SYS CONFIG files from the Cloned Production system or should I come up with a DR DIRECTORY and SYS CONFIG file? 2. If I use the DIRECTORY and SYS CONFIG files as is can I leave entries such as the PAGE packs in the SYS CONFIG and IPL, in other words will I have problem IPLING with these page packs defined if they are not present on the DR system? Do I need at least one page pack defined in the SYS CONFIG to come up? 3. I had planned on backing up my SPOOL volumes from the Clone system and restoring them as is. 4. I am using DFDSS on the DR z/OS floor system to restore all of the z/VM volumes. I backed them up with DFDSS on the home production system. 5. We are planning on bringing up one z/Linux guest during this test. I will backup the z/Linux DASD using DFDSS also. 6. When I INIT the packs at the DR site is there anything special I need to be aware of? If there is anything else you think may be helpful please let me know. I know there have been posts on this subject in the past but I did not run across some of my specifics. Thank You, Terry Martin Lockheed Martin - Citic z/OS and z/VM Performance Tuning and Operating Systems Support Office - 443 348-2102 Cell - 443 632-4191 WFH - Wed and Fri.
