Richard -
If you have a standalone system like Tom Kern suggested you would not
need to use SPXTAPE.
/Fran
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On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:11:30 -0800 Schuh, Richard said:
>Is there some reason to not DDR them? The system will be down, so they
>will not be active at the time.
>
>Our tape units are few and slow; dasd is fast.
>
>
>Regards,
>Richard Schuh
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>Behalf Of Fran Hensler
>Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 3:38 PM
>To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
>Subject: Re: Moving Spool
>
>Richard -
>
>I would not DDR any of my SPOOL dasd.
>
>I would use SPXTAPE to dump standard spool files. then another SPXTAPE
>to dump system files like NSS and IMG.
>
>Format new DASD with packs for SPOL, PAGE and DUMP.
>
>LOAD the system files then the spool files with SPXTAPE.
>
>/Fran Hensler at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania USA for 44
>years
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1.724.738.2153
> "Yes, Virginia, there is a Slippery Rock"
>
>On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:57:38 -0800 Schuh, Richard said:
>>Right after the first of the year, we will forced to move to new DASD.
>>My plan is to do as much while the system is running as I can, then
>>shut it down so that I can bring up a small system that has several
>>concurrently running DDRs as seems reasonable. My question is, is it
>>necessary to DDR the packs reserved for dumps, or, if there are no dump
>
>>files in spool, can I just substitute pre-formatted disks like I can
>>for the page packs.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Richard Schuh
>>
>>
>>
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