The daily backup is created from the SFS system via backup. Which since it has no parameters associated with it, I am assuming that everything is backed up. Phil
"Imler, Steven J" <steven.im...@ca.com> Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> 12/23/2008 08:36 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: SFS Restore? You said your weekly backups are done with DDR, you didn’t mention what method you use for your daily backups. If you only have DDR backups, then there is no easy way to get one (or any) individual file(s) restored … you have to restore the DDR for *all* minidisks that make up the FilePool. JR (Steven) Imler CA Senior Sustaining Engineer Tel: +1 703 708 3479 steven.im...@ca.com From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Phillip Parmelee Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 08:21 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: SFS Restore? I've never worked with SFS before. The SFS was designed and put into 24x7 production use circa 1996. There are few trails to follow. Presently there is a daily backup of the system plus weekly DDR's of the volumes. Due to production I cannot shutdown for much more time than the backup takes. I need to restore or somehow obtain a program (deleted by a programmer), and only that file. The manuals I have found are not too clear regarding recovery/restore of SFS. Can one file be easily obtained from a backup? Phil
