It's been quite a while since I worked at that level but I didn't (don't)
think that CP is going to be able to sense anything that isn't defined in
the active IOCDS. It seems to me that was why I used to have to give a tape
to the CE to load a basic IOCDS that would be enough to start with.
I hope I'm wrong.
Jim
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Hi Peter, that is what I will do.
Just talked to the hardware installer. No, he is not going to create a
basic IOCP for us. But, he agreed to format the Shark for us to emulate
3390-3. He will also leave us a list on what CHPID the devices are
connected to.
I have managed to create a standalone IPLable tape with ICKDSF and DDR
before they took down the Hitachi. I would format the needed DASDs and
restore the CP OWNED volumns - 4 of them. Then I will try to IPL VM. At
that stage, I can use all 6 tape drives to restore the other 60 DASDs.
Hopefully, I can re-IPL to bring up the full VM system.
Since CP would sense all the devices, I think I can use the DCPRDEVS
utility to build a file of all real devices on the system. From there, I
can build the final IOCS file and put it back to the service element
using the IOCP command.
Thanks for your suggestions. Regards,
...Roland
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Hi Roland,
Well, if the 2003-204 is anything like our 2003-225, then you have some
work to do. First, VM/ESA 2.3 should run just fine; we ran it for
several years before upgrading to z/VM 3.1. You can forget the old IOCP
from the Hitachi box, or any IOCP from another shop.
The problem here is that the CHPID numbers on the 2003 start at x'40'
and go up, with some skips (e.g. No x'4F'). Have your hardware guy cable
up the equipment the way it makes most sense to him, and create a basic
IOCP.
I assume you are using the internal dasd. As per Rob van der Heij, have
your hardware guy set them up as 3390-3. You will also get some small
volumes in this configuration, watch out for them. They can be useful
later, but will be a pain right now.
IPL standalone ICKDSF from your backup tapes and format all the volumes.
Use standalone DDR to restore your backups. Try IPLing your system
residence volume when you have finished the restores. If you are lucky,
and the customer used sensible VM configuration options, you should get
at least OPERATOR up, and maybe the whole system.
Peter
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With best regards,
...Roland Chung
Senior Technical Specialist (S/390,VM/VSE,DB2/VSE&VM)
MAXC Consultants Inc.
Voice/Fax: 416-469-3280 (If busy, call: 416-469-2268)
197 Hastings Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M4L 2L6
** Life is short. Stop once in a while and smell the roses. **
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<div>Hi Peter, that is what I will do.</div> <div> </div> <div>Just
talked to the hardware installer. No, he is not going to create a basic
IOCP for us. But, he agreed to format the Shark for us to emulate 3390-3.
He will also leave us a list on what CHPID the devices are connected
to.</div> <div> </div> <div>I have managed to create a standalone
IPLable tape with ICKDSF and DDR before they took down the
Hitachi. I would format the needed DASDs and restore the CP
OWNED volumns - 4 of them. Then I will try to IPL VM. At that stage,
I can use all 6 tape drives to restore the other 60 DASDs.
Hopefully, I can re-IPL to bring up the full VM
system.</div> <div> </div> <div>Since CP would sense all the
devices, I think I can use the DCPRDEVS utility to build a file of all
real devices on the system. From there, I can build the final IOCS file
and put it back to the service element using the IOCP command.</div>
<div> </div> <div>Thanks for your suggestions.
Regards,</div> <div> </div>
<div>...Roland <BR><BR><B><I>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</I></B>
wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px;
MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hi Roland,<BR><BR>Well,
if the 2003-204 is anything like our 2003-225, then you have some<BR>work
to do. First, VM/ESA 2.3 should run just fine; we ran it for<BR>several
years before upgrading to z/VM 3.1. You can forget the old IOCP<BR>from
the Hitachi box, or any IOCP from another shop. <BR><BR>The problem here
is that the CHPID numbers on the 2003 start at x'40'<BR>and go up, with
some skips (e.g. No x'4F'). Have your hardware guy cable<BR>up the
equipment the way it makes most sense to him, and create a basic<BR>IOCP.
<BR><BR>I assume you are using the internal dasd. As per Rob van der
Heij, have<BR>your hardware guy set them up as 3390-3. You will also get
some small<BR>volumes in this configuration,
watch out for them. They can be useful<BR>later, but will be a pain
right now. <BR><BR>IPL standalone ICKDSF from your backup tapes and
format all the volumes.<BR>Use standalone DDR to restore your backups.
Try IPLing your system<BR>residence volume when you have finished the
restores. If you are lucky,<BR>and the customer used sensible VM
configuration options, you should get<BR>at least OPERATOR up, and maybe
the whole system.<BR><BR>Peter <BR><BR>---- snipped
----</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>With best regards,<br><br>...Roland
Chung<br>Senior Technical Specialist
(S/390,VM/VSE,DB2/VSE&VM)<br>MAXC Consultants Inc.<br>Voice/Fax:
416-469-3280 (If busy, call: 416-469-2268)<br>197 Hastings Ave., Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. M4L 2L6<br><br>** Life is short. Stop once in a while
and smell the roses. **
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Jim Bohnsack
Cornell Univ.
(607) 255-1760
