The most frustrating part of all of this is determining exactly what I need to get access to the 3495. Stephen Gentry said that SFS is a requirement, so okay; I'll go down that road next. In previous posts I've asked folks about using DDR and some have offered to send me REXX scripts that can accomplish what I want to do -- backup VM to the Virtual Tape Library.
So I have gone ahead and purchased DirMaint since it was listed as a requirement, even though I've never needed it; I've always done everything manually. Now I'm starting to think that I'm also going to need to purchase ISPF as well, even though it appears that all I want is the RMS component. Thanks for everyone's patience with my bone-head questions. Dave -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Greenberg Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 4:48 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: DFSMS/VM On: Tue, Aug 07, 2007 at 04:43:33PM -0500,Mike Walter Wrote: } From a die-hard VM'er since 1978, my advice would be to stick with } minidisks until you have a chance to experiment with SFS. It's a steep } learning curve to get to reach the shining light at the top. I will second what Mike said here, and will add that SFS is mainly useful in a heavy CMS usage shop. But when you get a few minutes to spare (ha!) you might set up some SFS filepools for the experience. -- Rich Greenberg N Ft Myers, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 239 543 1353 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red, Shasta & Casey (RIP), Red & Zero, Siberians Owner:Chinook-L Retired at the beach Asst Owner:Sibernet-L
