Re: Using RSTSTG with larger disks

Sorry... I just can not seem to get the correct links
on a cut & paste while in the Information Centers....

I would load/unload because it requires nothing to do
this function and you get a nice balanced "scatter load"
on all drives using this method.

The "gig-mig" is a little more complicated and introduces
too many variables that might or might not go wrong.

I can't really give you a decent comparison between the
two methods since I have never used savstg.

I'm just not clear on why a savstg is any different than
a option 21 but I noted on the help screen that IBM
recommends savstg for "smaller" systems.

I "always" go with the most straight forward method...


Evan Harris wrote:

Hi Pat

You say that unload/reload remains the best way - what is it that makes you recommend that method over the SAVSTG/RSTSTG approach ? We haven't ruled an unload out by any stretch of the imagination, we were just assessing alternatives to replacing a bunch of disks that might save us time or effort.