Thanks all for the comments. I cannot go into extreme detail on this due to confidentiality issues. But, let's say I'm a zOS shop with no VM experience. I suddenly have access to VM machine and I want to do full volume backups because that's all I know how to do in zOS. Will putting an osvtoc on my VM 'sysres' volumes cause problems? The answer I've gleaned is 'yes' if it is the cp volumes i.e., 520RES, 520W01, etc. We do full volume backups on 7 'system' drives. All other backups are taken care of by using a 3rd party product, which is to say we don't do full volume back ups on these.
I have nothing personal against zOS. EVERY operating system has it's strengths and weaknesses. It's when factions put blinders on and only see their o/s as an end all is when I get a little passionate about operating systems.
Thanks again to all that have responded.
Steve G.
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Hello Stephen,
Hopefully by now you've got the idea that the, "How" of an OS VTOC is
quite straightforward - but have we really answered your question /
resolved your problem? I'm not sure. I think it'd help us if you could
give a bit more background on what exactly you're trying to achieve - if
it's as simple a just getting a VM volume online to zOS for (say) taking
full-volume backups then you probably now have all you need ... but I've
got a sneaking feeling that you're looking for something more.
Can you share some of the, "why" (you want an OS VTOC) with us? That way
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if we haven't done so already - we might be able to help resolve whatever
your, "real problem" might be.
Regards
Jeff Gribbin
(P.S. Joking aside, never feel the need to have to apologise when you
acknowledge zOS' existence on this list - most folk here actually have a
deep respect for its power and capabilities - "He Aint Heavy - He's My
Brother".)
