RE: Using RSTSTG with larger disks

Pat,

Save storage basically saves a bit level image of the disk.

Obviously, it's quicker to save/restore than a Save Menu option 21.  But
unlike the option 21, you can't IPL from the resulting tape nor can you
use the save SAVSTG tape to restore individual objects.

Charles Wilt
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pat Barber
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:48 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: 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.

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