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You can't afford to miss out -- register today: http://datacenterdecisions.techtarget.com/index.html?track=NL-16&ad=478471&Offer=dcdsur1 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DUMP PROCESSING RECOMMENDATIONS | Ask the Expert What would be the recommended changes to dump processing when going to z/OS on a z900 running with 10g of memory in 64-bit mode? >> For our expert's response to this question, CLICK: http://www.search390.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid576366_tax287555,00.html?track=NL-16&ad=478471 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXECUTING A STAND-ALONE DUMP | Ask the Expert I've never executed a stand-alone dump before but I need to do one now. Our processor is a z900 and I've run the stand-alone dump build job from the Serverpac. This job built the SAD program onto disk. How do I execute/IPL on the SAD? >> For our expert's response to this question, CLICK: http://www.search390.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid567615_tax287555,00.html?track=NL-16&ad=478471 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO RESTORE DUMPED GENERATION | Ask the Expert I'm using ADRDSSU to dump several datasets of type GDG. Only each current generation(0) of a dataset whose name matches a pattern HLQ.LLQ.*(0) should be selected. How can I restore all the dumped generation datasets to make them all to a new current generation, for example, HLQ.LLQ.*(+1)? >> For our expert's response to this question, CLICK: http://www.search390.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid521498_tax287555,00.html?track=NL-16&ad=478471 >> Got a question for one of our experts? 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