RE: LPAR - What are the ways to refresh a partition containing test data?

Steve,

The LPAR stuff can confuse the issue.  I find it easier to just pretend
that I have two network-connected systems.  If I have the OptiConnect
feature installed, then they are connected via the bus, otherwise the
partitions will talk over the network via their respective network
cards.

The SAVRSTLIB (Libraries), SAVRSTDLO (Documents), and SAVRST (IFS
Directories) will handle almost everything.  Check the documentation for
the specific libraries and other limitations, but you might be able to
get away with using *IBM and *ALLUSR on the SAVRSTLIB.

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse

> admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of Steve Landess
> Subject: LPAR - What are the ways to refresh a partition containing
> test data?
>
> The system administrator in the shop where I am working is setting up
a
> new
> 830 as our development/testing/production system, with partitions for
> each
> environment.   Not having prior experience with partitioned systems,
> I'm
> hoping that you guys can point us int the right direction.
>
> He called me yesterday with the following question and comments:
>
> What is the best way to refresh a test partition with data from the
> production partition?  This includes all objects down to the
> "T".....this
> includes IBM libraries, user libraries, documents, and everything else
> in
> the IFS.  Pretty much, it HAS TO BE a replica of production when the
> users
> come in on Monday morning.
>
> I do not care to hear about purchasing a third party software like
> DataMirror, I am looking for a poor man's solution.  My current plan
> includes CLRLIB followed by a CPYLIB, then doing a restore of the
> SAVCHGOBJ
> as time goes on.
>
> Thanks in advance for your assistance...
>
> Steve Landess