tyvm, Dave. This is just what I need.
Dave Jones <[email protected]> Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> 10/06/2010 12:03 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: IPL VM/VM Issues I don't want to come across as bragging, but there is the SFB spool file backup/restore utility available now. It's: 1) free 2) backs up and restores SDF file to/from CMS files 3) can handle NSS as well as DCSS, IMG, RDR/PRT/PUN, NLS, SDFs 4) For RDR/PRT/PUN files, it groups all the UR spool files for a specific user into 1 backup file, so you don't have to manipulate each spool file individually. You can restore all of them at once or just specific ones. Yes, there are some caveats, and limitations on the NSS restore option but it seems to work for the majority of NSSs we've tried it against. You can download it from here: http://www.vsoft-software.com/downloads.html It's towards the bottom of the page. If anyone is interested in support for SFB, drop me a note, off-list, please. Thanks and have a good one. DJ On 10/06/2010 10:42 AM, RPN01 wrote: > I think this is an issue that needs to be addressed. This is a critical set > of files, which z/VM only has tools to back up to tape, and many sites no > longer even have tape drives to use to create these tape backups. We no > longer have any tape drives, real or virtual, attached to the systems, so > SPXTAPE does us absolutely no good. > -- Dave Jones V/Soft Software www.vsoft-software.com Houston, TX 281.578.7544
