Re: Restore basics

> 1. I have a SOURCE library saved in V5R2M0.  Is there a better way of
> restoring this library of source code than restoring to a V5R2M0 box and
> then FTP'ing the members, one by one, to the old V3R2M0 box?  I know a
> single member works because I did a single member a few weeks ago and it
> worked just fine.  What I want is a way to get them all moved over without
> having to do them one by one.

Use FTP's mput (or mget if appropriate) to transfer the members.  Then you
won't have to type each one individually.


> 2. I have a library of physical files.  Is there an expedient way to move
> these?  Restore to a V5R2M0 box and FTP them and their data, one by one?  I
> haven't ever FTP'd a physical file before (usually just FTP save files) so
> can I just FTP the physical files over regardless of OS level?

The file's data can be transferred, but not the object description, member
descriptions, record format, etc.   The solution is to first CRTPF on the
V3R2 machine, and then use FTP (in binary mode) to copy the data from one
machine to the other.

Obviously, you'll need to transfer the source first so you can CRTPF, etc.


> 3. I have a library of program objects, most of which where compiled to be
> able to run on a V3R2M0 box, some of them cannot. If I restored them to a
> V5R2M0 box, saved them TGTRLS V4R5M0, and restored them to a V4R5M0 box and
> THEN saved them to a V3R2M0 level would that work?  I understand that the
> programs that were compiled to only run on a higher release level won't
> save, that is OK.  The crux of the matter is, if an object was compiled on a
> V3R2M0 box, restored to a V4R5M0 box and then saved and restored to a V5R2M0
> box does the compatibility to a V3R2M0 release still apply?

The big problem here is that your V5R2 box is a RISC machine and the V3R2
machine is a CISC machine.  When the V3R2 data was copied over, it was
converted to RISC.

I have no idea if a V3R2 box can convert a RISC object back to CISC.  You
may have to recompile them from source.

Good Luck