I use the exact same backup procedure in my shop. Guest downtime is only 5-10 minutes.
Lea Stahr Linux/Unix Team 630-753-5445 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jon Brock Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Backup & Restore Since you are running MVS on your box, you can always (assuming you are sharing DASD) take your volume-level backups on the MVS side, which is what we do so far. To add to the fun, if your DASD has snapshot capability, you can get minimal guest downtime by: 1) Shut down a guest. 2) Snap its DASD on z/OS. 3) Start up the guest. 4) Back up the snapshot copy to tape. This is the procedure I use here for DR backups. File level backups are a whole different animal, though. Jon <snip> Primarily I need a DR solution; mainly to be able to bring the system back from a disaster in under a week. There are already DR processes in place for other systems on the mainframe(s), such as MVS, CICS, etc. I am behind on z/VM in that regard. </snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail, and any attachments and/or documents linked to this email, are intended for the addressee and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, proprietary, or otherwise protected by law. Any dissemination, distribution, or copying is prohibited. This notice serves as a confidentiality marking for the purpose of any confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the original sender. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
