You can copy the LUNs with DDR, but you have to first define an EDEVICE for them.
Regards, Alan Alan Altmark Senior Managing z/VM Consultant IBM Systems Lab Services 1 607 321 7556 Mobile alan_altm...@us.ibm.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> On Behalf Of > Martha McConaghy > Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 5:20 PM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [LINUX-390] Moving LUNs using z/VM > > 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? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
