My bad, I allocate SMPWKDIR as a TFS but went with the default -b 0 which limits filesize to 2 Gig, reallocated with -b 1 and it worked fine.
-----Original Message----- Porowski, Ken Trying to install z/OS 1.11 but the RESTORE job gags on the restore of SMPPTS DATE 04/05/11 TIME 14:08:07 SMP/E 35.31 UNIX COMMAND OUTPUT > /bin/pax -zvrf /u/smpe/shopz/OS125185.content/S0898.CPPUNLD.OS125185.SMPE.SMP > PTS.pax.Z ./GIMFAF.XML ./GIMFAF.XML ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- DATE 04/05/11 TIME 14:24:27 SMP/E 35.31 UNIX COMMAND OUTPUT > /bin/pax -zvrf /u/smpe/shopz/OS125185.content/S0898.CPPUNLD.OS125185.SMPE.SMP > PTS.pax.Z ./GIMFAF.XML ./MVSFILE pax: FSUM6260 write error on file "./MVSFILE": EDC5119I File too large. I run a pax -vf -rwxrwxr-x 1 CNMSTASK NEWUSERS 1680 Oct 14 20:45 ./GIMFAF.XML -rwxrwxr-x 1 CNMSTASK NEWUSERS 2719681281 Oct 14 20:45 ./MVSFILE It appears that the ./MVSFILE is over 2 Gig Anyone know how I can restore this? Ken Porowski E: ken.porow...@cit.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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