I would restore OS and all from your tape.
There is a warning in the backup and recovery manual about restoring to a
different system.
Appendix D is the classic Bible on doing an unload/reload to a different
system.
The thing you are concerned about is:
<snip>
If you are restoring to a different system, or a
different logical partition, you must specify
ALWOBJDIF(*ALL) or ALWOBJDIF(*COMPATIBLE) on
the RSTxxx commands and SRM(*NONE) on the
Restore Configuration (RSTCFG) command.
</snip>
Or from the menu restore option pay attention to
<snip>
On the Specify Command Defaults display, enter the name of the tape drive
that you are using for the restore.
Set Prompt for command to N.
Set Message queue delivery to *NOTIFY.
Set Restore to different system to Y.
Set Spooled file data to *NEW.
</snip>
especially the "Restore to different system" prompt This will change the
defaults to match the commands above.
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_71/rzarm/rzarmsteps2.htm
Failure to change SRM can <expletive deleted> up your system, big time.
Of course, BRMS prints a nice recovery checklist which I've actually used
to do unload/reload from P6 to P8.
Jim scoff's at the idea of using BRMS to do a planned unload/reload
because he's so comfortable doing these. And he may be right. Me? I
figure it was a good test of their recovery procedures.
Basically, just follow the fine manual. They did not write this manual
for people like Jim, Larry, Pete. They wrote it for the masses.
Rob Berendt
midrange.com
