Re: Super Option 21 & PLIC

[Portal39@xxxxxxx]

AL
OK on your YES BUT ...

WHAT IS THIS "SUPER OPTION 21" IBM supplies? 
How does it get done in a single pass as you suggest across all partitions?

An IBM lab guy fat COMMON  in his talk on Intro to LPARS repeatedly said PLIC 
does not get backed up

In a message dated 06/04/2001 1:04:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
barsa@barsaconsulting.com writes:


> Subj: Re: What about the PLIC?
> Date: 06/04/2001 1:04:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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> So,  I'll ask again.
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> Is there a "Super"  option 21 that does what Charly is asking?
> A  "Backup whole machine" option
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> John Carr
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> So, does this mean that if I configure a system with two
> partitions, load up a bunch
> of stuff in each partition, and then do an option 21 save in each
> partition, that I will be able to take those 2 option 21 saves
> and recreate the whole mess on a similar set of hardware
> at a recovery site?  Or will I have to be doing the partition
> magic and configuring the hardware before I can restore at
> the recovery site?  Has anyone looked at the V5R1 Backup +
> Recovery manual to see what the procedure is?
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> Seems like the less that has to be done at the recovery site,
> the better.  Also seems like a partitioned system will
> be harder to setup at a recovery site.
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> Charly