A few years ago (2013) Linux started supporting "raw-track access mode" to ECKD DASD, beginning with Linux kernel Version 3.11. Eberhard Pasch briefly describes raw-track access mode here:
http://linuxmain.blogspot.sg/2013/11/raw-eckd-access-from-zlinux.html I'm wondering if anybody uses raw-track access mode to copy and backup z/OS volumes, including startable volumes, and what your experiences are. Please note that the z/OS volume(s) should be offline (to z/OS) before accessing them from Linux. Nonetheless, raw-track access mode seems like an interesting way to use Linux on z for certain z/OS-related maintenance tasks, especially for development and testing. Raw-track access mode also applies to the other operating systems that can use ECKD volumes (z/VM, z/VSE, z/TPF). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM z Systems, AP/GCG/MEA E-Mail: sipp...@sg.ibm.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
