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OK...I'm a bit baffled and readily admit it. I've created an EXEC in REXX to create
a 12 step job to dump 420 DASD volumes to one 3592. Step one runs along fine
and stacks all the volumes, 35 of them, fine in the first step. When the next step
starts it belches on the tape so I know it's not passed correctly. I am sure it has
to do with the RETAIN option..so do I put that on the last file of the first step or
the first file of the next or both? This is a DR type of thing and the EXEC, which I
inherited with the job, works great.
And yes...I have read the JCL User guide but it ain't helping a lot...
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Let me suggest that you get together with a techie from Innovation. FDR
products, specifically ABR and FDRDRP can be your greatest friends in a
DR situation, provided you do the necessary legwork in getting FDRABR to
manage your backups. We were only restoring 80 volumes during DR testing
but FDRABR and FDRDRP cut our restore times to under 60 minutes on 3590
tapes.
And no, I don't work for Innovation. :-) I'm just very impressed with
their products.
Rick
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