DFSMS/VM is not required. It is a chargeable option on VM. I use DDR that comes with VM to do backups and restores. Many people consider DDR hard to use. That is why there are so many commercial products available. But you don't need them, if you are willing to learn DDR and accept its limitations. Several people on this list have written free front ends for DDR to make it easer to use. You might like them. I just use DDR. See the "CP Commands" manual. The chapter on CP Utilities tells all about DDR.
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I'm trying to gather my options for backing up z/VM 5.2 & SLES 9 & 10 guests to an IBM TotalStorage VTS. So far I've been able to deduce that DFSMS/VM is required, though I'm still unclear as to whether or not it's included with z/VM 5.2. There seem to be quite a selection of commercial products available for VM & Linux, so the choices seem overwhelming. I'm not sure which ones will fit my needs and which are overkill. Can any one point me to some resources (How-tos, redbooks and the like) for someone who doesn't have years of experience in the mainframe world? I've been responsible for a z/VM system for about a year, having taken over for someone else when they left the organization. I've had some training, but my real strength is in the Linux arena. What I want to be able to do backups and restores of VM & all my Linux guests to the virtual tape system. Is this something that can be accomplished using OSS at free or low cost? Has anyone been down this road that can share their experience and wisdom? Many thanks, Dave Keeton Linux Systems Administrator Enterprise Systems Group Oregon State Data Center (503) 373-0832 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
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