Re: Using RSTSTG with larger disks

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