Hi, I'm installing z/VM (v5.3) in a previously z/OS-only shop. Because there is no existing VM, I'm doing a first-level installation and I'm also using t he FTP server method. The installation, while slow, has completed successfu lly and I'm able to IPL the newly-installed system. Thanks, IBM, for allowin g me to bypass all those tapes.
I don't yet have access to any tape drives under VM so I'm depending on z /OS to backup my newly-installed volumes, 530RES, 530PAG and 530SPL. However, I experience S213-04 abends (can't find SYS1.VTOC on the volume) attempting to backup these volumes using Innovation's FDR under z/OS. z/ VM was shutdown and I varied the volumes offline/online to z/OS following th e first failure, hoping that might correct the problem. I've used the same product/technique many times before in a past life and I know the process works. I suspect the installation process (whether its something inherent to v5. 3 or something unique to the FTP server install process, I'm not sure) is n ot initializing these volumes with the "dummy VTOC" required by z/OS. I did not override the default volume format option of the installation. I suspect I need to run ICKDSF CPVOLUME FORMAT (or CPFMTXA FORMAT) agains t cyl 0 on each of these volumes (first documenting and resbuilding the allocation maps) and then run SALIPL to rewrite the Loader IPL text on 530RES. Be aware that I'll more than likely be doing this against a runn ing system without a backup (I'll probably try to DDR MAINT 123/124/125 to another volume, for a small amount of insurance). I think that's what I need to do but I want to run it past the community because I don't want to go through that multi-day installation again. Do es this sound reasonable? Can you think of any other reason I'd be experiencing this error? Thanks in advance for your assistance. Dennis Schaffer
