If they're defined as EDEVs then you can use DDR. FBA (EDEV or 3370, etc al) being fixed block, copying the whole disk will include the boot partition. (Partition tables are not really needed on fixed block disks, even laptop SSDs, but don't get me started.) Any "partition table", and all partitions, would be included in the DDR copy.
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022, 17:19 Martha McConaghy <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a few RHEL servers that run on z/VM but boot off of a direct > attached SAN LUN (not an EDEV or ECKD). They reside on an old DS8870 and I > need to move them to a new DS8910. (No PPRC, GDPS, etc.) Is there a way > that I could use VM to copy these LUNs to the new storage? I was looking > at DDR, but wasn't sure if the FB-512 type would work for these. They > aren't CMS format disks, obviously, so that isn't an option. I'm trying to > avoid having to attach them to a Linux server to do the work, but will if > that is the only option. Since these are boot volumes, I have to copy the > boot partition and boot record, not just the filesystems. So, a physical > copy would be the best. > > Any ideas? > > Martha > > > Martha McConaghy > > Marist: System Architect/Technical Lead > > SHARE Association: Secretary > > Marist College IT > > Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
