If you have flashcopy on your dasd that may be your best option. Use the vmcp z/Linux module to invoke the FLASHCOPY command.
Hans -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rich Smrcina Sent: August-16-10 9:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How to copy a disk using a z/Linux guest DDR won't care. It will take the VTOC with it. On 08/16/2010 08:29 AM, Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) wrote: > > Hi > > I am trying to find out if there is a utility in z/Linux in my case RHEL 5.2 that will > allow me to copy a z/Linux formatted disk to another disk. > > Also do you know if DDR cares rather there is a VTOC on a volume if it is used to > backup the volume without a VTOC? > > /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/ > > / / > > /cid:[email protected]/// > -- Rich Smrcina Phone: 414-491-6001 http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2011 - April 15-19, 2011 Colorado Springs, CO
