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Roger On Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:20:04 +0000, listserv.ua.edu <[email protected]> wrote: >I have multiple SYSPlexes in different data centers, none of which share DASD >(some data centers have multiple SYSPlexes). All LPARs currently run zOS 3.1 >which is fairly up to date regarding maintenance. > >I have a common PDS (PDS-E actually) which is a commonly named PDS. Let's call >it AA.BB.CC . All updates to any member of AA.BB.CC should be via a TSO user >via ISPF edit. Thinking about it, I'd also like to sync members without the >ISPF timestamp, although if this occurred, not replace like members if they >didn't have the ISPF timestamp, since there's no way to know which one is >newest, > >The rule is, I have one LPAR where all of the updates should take place, >although I don't want to depend on that. So all the updates should be made on >LPAR A. But if someone did update a member on LPAR B in a different SYSSPlex, >all of the PDS's would get that update as well. > >Is there something in zOS FTP, or potentially a product (IBM or vendor), which >will allow me to "sync" the members? So that no matter which LPAR an update to >a member happened, all the datasets would get the newest member? > >This wouldn't have to be simultaneous ... I can run scheduled batch on one or >potentially all of the involved LPARS on all of the SYSPlexes on off hours. So >if the "sync" occurred once at night, that would be sufficient. And all of the >SYSPlexes are accessible to each other via TCP/IP. > >And yes, I could use RACF to lock out updating the dataset on LPARs wher it >shouldn't be updated, although I'd rather not do that. > >Does anybody else do this or have tackled this before? I'm trying not to >re-invent the wheel here. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
