David,
it's easier than you might think.
I have done it several times with this procedure in user maint
1. attach new volumes to maint
2. copy all 530res, (if mod 3 530w01,530w02), 530pag and 530spl to new
volumes with DDR. You can of course also restore them from a backup.
3. CPFMTXA device-of-530res 530rs1 LABEL (530rs1 is the new label of the
new 530res disk), analog for all other volumes
4. Q MDISK 191 LOC
This shows the location of the maint 191 on 530res.
5. DEF MDISK 111 startcyl-of-step4 size-of-step-4 530rs1 (The MAINT user
must have OPTION DEVMAINT in user direct when using this command.)
AC 111 T
X USER DIRECT T
C /530RES/530RS1/** (or whatever new label you have set in step3),
analog for all other volumes
save the changes
DIRECTXA USER DIRECT T (The DIRECTORY statement in the new USER
DIRECT must point also to the new res. Because it is not the active res
it is only updated on disk, not made online)
6. Q MDISK CF1 LOC
7. DEF MDISK 111 startcyl-of-step6 size-of-step-6 530rs1
AC 111 T
X SYSTEM CONFIG T
C /530RES/530RS1/** (or whatever new label you have set in step3),
analog for all other volumes
eventually changes of the consoles, but this can also be overwritten
with the standalone loader
eventually changes of user_volume_include list etc. This depends if
you want to start the new vm in 2nd level or lpar. In 2nd level the
system sees only the volumes which you define to the user, in lpar it
sees all the volumes it is allowed to by iocds.
save the changes
8. ready to take IPL. You must do a FORCE start at first IPL
Hope this helps.
kind regards
Franz Josef Pohlen
Juarez, David T. schrieb:
We just unloaded z/VM 5.3 and would like to create an alternate RES
and spool pack. Current names are 530RES and 530SPL. Does someone have
simple procedures to create alternate res and alternate spool volumes
so we can IPL off the alternates and leave the original res and spool
untouched. The Guide for Automated Installation and Service shows how
to backup the Res and saved system and segments but the SPXTAPE
utility implies you want to restore to the current spool volume not an
alternate. Also is anyone using symbolics in system config and/or the
user directory like we do in z/OS parmlib? Thanks.
David T. Juárez
Department of Veterans Affairs
IT Specialist
