RE: Using RSTSTG with larger disks

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
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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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