On my 5.3 system, the 530W01 disk has been CP formatted, so I'm surprised yours seems not to. So try at least the CPVOL LIST.
2007/9/24, Anne D. Crabtree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > First, I assume you mean do this stuff to 530W01... > Second, the backup ran with the FULL ALLEXCP ADMINISTRATOR. > Do you think if I RESTORE it the same way, I will be able to use it? > I'm really nervous about doing anything to the volume at this point! (I > know big chicken) > > ________________________________ > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Kris Buelens > Sent: Mon 9/24/2007 3:58 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: ADRDSSU backup of VM volume > > > I guess that 510W01 was never formatted with CPVOL. Because, CPVOL is > supposed to not only create CP's allocation bytemap, but also a VTOC telling > z/OS (& co) that the disk is full. > So, > > > 1. Assure you have no minidisk on 510W01 starting in cylinder 0 (you > can ignore the minidisk of user $ALLOC$) > 2. Run ICKDSF, press enter twice (to indicate CONSOLE as in- and > output > > > 1. Link to a FULLPACK overlay on 510W01, or use DEFINE MDISK: > cp define mdisk 1234 0 end 510W01 > > 2. Verify that there is no CP area on the disk (it should > not, otherwise CPVOL would have created a dummy VTOC, but you wouldn't like > to loose a CP area). Run > cpvol list unit(1234) verify(510W01) > I expect it will tell: ICK33001I 510W01 CYLINDER ZERO NOT > IN CP FORMAT. If it would -unexpectedly- list CP areas (SPOL, PAGE, DRCT, > TEMP, ... stop here. > > 3. Format cylinder 0: > cpvol format unit(1234) verify(510W01) range(0,0) ) > volid(510W01) > 4. END > > 3. DETACH 1234 > > > > 2007/9/23, Anne D. Crabtree < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >: > > Converted to z/vm 5.3 recently. We normailly backup our VM pack > on Z/OS via ADRDSSU. I inadvertently left my 530W01 volume out of the > backup procedure. I added it into current job that backs up my old 510W01: > > //WORKVALT EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU > //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=(,),OUTPUT=(*.OUT1) > //DASD DD DISP=OLD,UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=510W01 > //TAPE DD UNIT=MAGS,DISP=(,CATLG), > // DSN=VALT.SY.TP510W01(+1), > // > DCB=(DUMMYDCB,RECFM=U,LRECL=0,BLKSIZE=0),LABEL=(1,SL,EXPDT=99000), > // VOL=(,RETAIN,,10) > //SYSIN DD * > DUMP IDD(DASD) ODD(TAPE) OPTIMIZE(4) - > TRACKS(0,0,10016,14) CPVOLUME ADMINISTRATOR > /* > //WRKVLT53 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU > //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=(,),OUTPUT=(*.OUT1) > //DASD DD DISP=OLD,UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=530W01 > //TAPE DD UNIT=MAGS,DISP=(,CATLG), > // DSN=VALT.SY.TP530W01(+1), > // > DCB=(DUMMYDCB,RECFM=U,LRECL=0,BLKSIZE=0),LABEL=(2,SL,EXPDT=99000), > // VOL=(,RETAIN,,10,REF=*.WORKVALT.TAPE) > //SYSIN DD * > DUMP IDD(DASD) ODD(TAPE) OPTIMIZE(4) - > TRACKS(0,0,10016,14) CPVOLUME ADMINISTRATOR > > I must have done something differently on 5.1 that I didn't do on > 5.3. WRKVLT53 gets the following error: > ADR307E (001)-OPNCL(11), UNABLE TO OPEN VOLUME 530W01, 16 > > Code 16 says "16 The VM-formatted volume does not have an > OS-compatible VTOC beginning > on track zero, record five." > So, now what do I do? We have DR exercise in two weeks and I must > have a backup of this volume! We back up linux volumes using: > DUMP IDD(DASD) ODD(TAPE) FULL ALLEXCP ADMINISTRATOR > > Would that work? > > > > -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support