You should be able to vary the volume online to OS/390 and back it up
with standard tools. You will want to restore it to a different volume
and bring it up first, before you start any maintenance, to verify that
your backup and restore works.
Here's an example of some JCL that someone sent me:
//BKSTEP01 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//DDLNS001 DD UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=LNS001,DISP=SHR
//TAPESQ01 DD UNIT=9840,DISP=(,CATLG),DCB=MODLDSCB,
// DSN=DSSBKFUL.OFFSITE.STLNS001(+1),
// VOL=(,RETAIN,,5),LABEL=(1,SL)
//SYSIN DD *
DUMP TRKS(0,0,3338,14) INDY(LNS001) ODD(TAPESQ01) -
ADMIN CPVOLUME CC OPT(4)
Of course you'll need to modify it to your needs...
On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 08:45, Geiger, Mike wrote:
> Okay. That sounds like a good start. How do I do this? And "IF" my Linux will no
> longer come up how do I restore these? I am running SLES8 in an LPAR, so I do not
> have any of the neat tricks and tools VM affords one. I am still very much a Linux
> (of any flavor) newbe.
>
> Michael A. Geiger
> Sr. Operating Systems Programmer
> CommerceQuest, Inc.
> 5481 W. Waters Ave.
> Tampa, FL 33634
> Tel. 813.639.6516
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Smrcina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 9:06 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Installing SP3 on SLES8
>
>
> I think there is an option to keep the old RPMs. But the safest method
> is to take a full backup (and maybe 2).
>
> On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 07:55, Geiger, Mike wrote:
> > Anyone have any ideas as to where to read or a methodology on how to begin/perform
> > this process in a safe and recoverable way?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Michael A. Geiger
> > Sr. Operating Systems Programmer
> > CommerceQuest, Inc.
> > 5481 W. Waters Ave.
> > Tampa, FL 33634
> > Tel. 813.639.6516
> >
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