Ed wrote on 18/06/2009 03:45:32 AM: > I would not write to tape. I would write several 3390s in parallel to > take advantage of SAD "striping" support. Very little hassle and keeps > down-time to a minimum.
Last time I tried it, it took "a few" - I killed it after about 5 or 6 I think. And that was *after* it had filled all my disk allocation. SAP can be such a ... This was a test (developers) environment, so I could afford a reasonable amount of time, and wanted to get the total dump. Never did anyway as it turns out - tape == looooong dump time. As for SL tapes - don't go there; especially if the tapes are known to a library and/or tape management software. I used to isolate some carts, re-init them as NL, and stick them in a box in the corner. Just hope they never get used. Shane ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
