You can, but you'll be backing up a live system. If you have to restore
it, it will go through spool recovery. Your choice. If you can, I
would shut it down, back it up, then bring it back up. It shouldn't
take that much longer.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
so i can't back it up while the system is up?
prg
Phillip Gramly
Systems Programmer
Communications Data Group
Champaign, IL
The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> wrote on
08/09/2007 10:23:36 PM:
> If your second level VM is down, I'd just back them up from the first
> level system with the first level DDR. Attach the volumes to someone
> and use DDR.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > i am preparing to install RSU tapes on a second level VM system.
> > this is our 'as shipped' zVM 4.4 system.
> > i am attempting to make a backup before i start installing service
> > but when i create a DDRXA tape and ipl it, then attempt to backup
> > 440RES, 440W01, and 440W02 i get an error:
> > HCPDDR704E DEVICE 0210 NOT OPERATIONAL
> >
> > a #CP Q DASD shows 0210 as CP OWNED
> > can I back up these volumes on a running system?
> > or do i have to backup them up at first level?
> >
> > prg
> >
> > Phillip Gramly
> > Systems Programmer
> > Communications Data Group
> > Champaign, IL
>
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