Re: Using RSTSTG with larger disks

[Evan Harris <spanner@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Pat

thanks for the feedback, those were the kind of things I had wondered about.

Regards
Evan Harris

At 03:29 p.m. 20/12/2006, you wrote:

> Evan,
>
> I like the SAVSTG/RSTSTG option.  A couple of things
> to note.  You mentioned that you are at V5R3.  Ensure
> that PTF MF34142 is applied to your system prior to
> performing the SAVSTG.  Clean the tape drive before
> you perform the SAVSTG, and use new, (or relatively
> new) tapes to try and help minimize the chance of
> having a media error.  Also each tape that you use
> MSUT have a Volume ID os SAVEDS.  (If you use more
> than one tape, ensure that they ALL have a volume ID
> of SAVEDS).
>
> Otherwise, it works fine at V5R3, (and other
> releases).  I like it because you do not have to worry
> about any of the other save/restore gotchas, such aas
> cross-library logical dependancies, journaling issues,
> spool files.
>
> One thing to note, while you can perform a RSTSTG onto
> larger capacity drives, (e.g., 35GB to 70GB in your
> case), it will only restore onto the same number of
> drives.  If you have more drives in your new system
> than old, any additional drives will remain
> unconfigured.
>
> Regards
>
> Pat