Any physical full pack backup, whether using VM's DDR or z/OS's DFDSS, or any other system's anybackup, is of little use without a hardcopy of the directory, or a diskmap. You can only restore an mdisk if you know what cylinders to restore.
In your case, since the system that lost the mdisk is still up and running, I would suggest doing: Q MDISK USER MAINT 49E LOC DRCT This will display the cylinders in use by MAINT 49E. Hopefully, the DFDSS backup/restore program includes the ability to restore specific cylinders??? Good luck, Shimon ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:57:40 -0700 >From: Daniel Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: I just wiped out my 49E disk (LE) by accident. >To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > I do not have a z/VM DDR backup. I do have a z/OS > DFDSS backup. > > Daniel Allen | Senior Systems Programmer | > 1-800-457-3736x11241 > Serena Software - The Mashups Are Coming > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike > Walter > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 12:54 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: I just wiped out my 49E disk (LE) by > accident. > And if the various recent posts to the list about > wiped out files and mdisks has not convinced your > management to take regular backups, now is the time > to point out the follies of not doing so and get > them scheduled. > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do > not necessarily represent the opinions or policies > of Hewitt Associates. > >"Michael Donovan" To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc > Subject Re: I just wiped out my >Sent by: "The IBM z/VM 49E disk (LE) by >Operating System" accident. ><IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > >03/10/2008 02:44 PM > >+---------------------------+ >| Please respond to | >| "The IBM z/VM Operating | >| System" | >| <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> | >+---------------------------+ > > Daniel, > > The LE shipped with z/VM 5.2.0 consists of the base > LE shipped with z/VM 4.4.0 plus all service up > through the end of z/VM 5.2.0 development. > > There used to be a table somewhere that listed where > the various minidisks were on the installation DDR. > I don't remember where that table is documented > though. Sorry. > > You can have VMSES/E reconstruct the contents of the > 49E at the latest level of applied service by > issuing from MAINT, the command "VMFBLD PPF 4VMVMQ40 > LE ( ALL", sans quotation marks. This will take a > while to run as there are a lot of parts to rebuild > from scratch. > > Mike Donovan > > Daniel Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Daniel Allen To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc >Sent by: The IBM z/VM Subject I just wiped out my 49E >Operating System disk (LE) by accident. ><IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > >03/10/2008 03:07 PM > >+---------------------------+ >| Please respond to | >| The IBM z/VM Operating | >| System | >| <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> | >+---------------------------+ > > No DDR backup exists. I do have a DFDSS backup. > We have not put any maintenance on 49E (LE) unless > it came with the installation. > Two questions. > 1. How can I tell if any maintenance went on LE with > the installation of z/VM 5.2 ? > 2. Is there a map of the installation tape to point > me to where 49E data exists so I can reload it ? > Daniel Allen | Senior Systems Programmer | > 1-800-457-3736x11241 > > ********************************************************************** > > This email and any files transmitted with it are > confidential and intended solely for the use of the > individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any > unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution > is prohibited. If you are not the intended > recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail > and destroy all copies of the original message. > > ********************************************************************** > > ------------------------------------------------ > > The information contained in this e-mail and any > accompanying documents may contain information that > is confidential or otherwise protected from > disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of > this message, or if this message has been addressed > to you in error, please immediately alert the sender > by reply e-mail and then delete this message, > including any attachments. Any dissemination, > distribution or other use of the contents of this > message by anyone other than the intended recipient > is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and > from this e-mail address may be monitored as > permitted by applicable law and regulations to > ensure compliance with our internal policies and to > protect our business. E-mails are not secure and > cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be > intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain > viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks > if you communicate with us by e-mail.
