Small thing, we back up all of our drives, including 200's, through MVS and then do the Linux minidisks through TSM. This allows us the ability to easily retrieve individual files, but the MVS DASD backups are the way to go when a Linux box goes belly up.
David Dean Information Systems *bcbstauthorized* ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary Anne Matyaz Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:13 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Linux guest 191/200 disk question Hello all. We're bouncing around an idea to change the way we allocate Linux guests. Currently, we have a mdisk that has all of the Linux 191 disks on. We then have separate 200 disks (mod9's). We're thinking of combining the two, such that we have a 1 cylinder 191 mdisk, then 10015 cylinders for the 200 disks. This would allow us to move the linuxes from one lpar to another as needed. It would also make them more self-contained. We're facing a dasd upgrade in the near future, and this would make that a little easier. Other than the fact that the 200 disk is backed up by TSM and the 191's via MVS's FDR, can you guys shoot some holes in this theory? Let me know if you see any other problem areas that I haven't thought of? Thanks! MA Please see the following link for the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee E-mail disclaimer: http://www.bcbst.com/email_disclaimer.shtm
