We use two different levels of backup. File-level backup/restore is done from within the linux instance. We use Tivoli Storage Manager, but FDR/Upstream or even Bacula can be used.
Disaster Recovery backups are done with the linux instances down (logged off not just idle). I have used native z/VM DDR command and some other non-standard processes (pipeddr). You can also use a backup/restore like CA's VM:Backup. We currently use ADRDSSU on z/OS to backup all of the z/VM & Linux volumes together. Both levels of backup are really necessary for a full implementation of Linux under VM. For a POC, I would settle for the DR backups either native or under z/OS. The choice there being if you have any z/VM expertise on the project, go for the z/VM, if all of your experiences have been with z/OS, stick with what you know. /Tom Kern /U.S. Dept of Energy /301-903-2211 (Office) /301-905-6427 (Mobile) On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:52:22 -0400, Lizette Koehler <stars...@mindspring.com> wrote: >We are planning a Linux Partition under z/VM. I have been reading a lot of manuals and articles. > >My question is - Do you backup the volumes for Linux from the mainframe side - using something like FDR INSTANT? Or is there a more preferred way to backup Linux volumes? > >Lizette ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
