Just a guess, but it looks like you may need to use ICKDSF or CPFMTXA to format cylinder 0 of the target disk.
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of James Stracka (DHL US) > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 12:02 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: DFSMSDSS and VM Volumes > > In preparation for a Disaster Recovery Test the Storage Group > tested DFSMSDSS to dump and restore a VM volume. The dump > appears to work but the restore failed. Does anybody know > what magical incantation, parameter, option or format of the > restore to volume needs to be done in order to get the > restore to work? > > I do not wish to start the OS/VTOC on VM volume discussion > all over again, I just want to know what has to be done to > get DFSMSDSS to correctly DUMP at VM volume to tape then > RESTORE that tape to a volume as a VM pack. > > The following is what I was given: > > > Ok, here is what we have for the dump for 8003 which is VSCO05: > > DUMP - > > ADMINISTRATOR - > > INDDNAME(DISK) - > > OUTDDNAME(TAPE) - > > TRACKS(0,0,3338,14) - > > CPVOLUME - > > CANCELERROR - > > OPTIMIZE(4) > > > ADR101I (R/I)-RI01 (01), TASKID 001 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO > COMMAND 'DUMP ' > > ADR109I (R/I)-RI01 (01), 2009.051 08:29:29 INITIAL SCAN OF > USER CONTROL STATEMEN ADR016I (001)-PRIME(01), RACF LOGGING > OPTION IN EFFECT FOR THIS TASK > > ADR006I (001)-STEND(01), 2009.051 08:29:29 EXECUTION BEGINS > > ADR006I (001)-STEND(02), 2009.051 08:30:56 EXECUTION ENDS > > ADR013I (001)-CLTSK(01), 2009.051 08:30:56 TASK COMPLETED > WITH RETURN CODE 0000 ADR012I (SCH)-DSSU (01), 2009.051 > 08:30:56 DFSMSDSS PROCESSING COMPLETE. > HIGHEST > > READY > > > > Here are the restore parameters and error for 8003: > > > - RESTORE > - > > TRACKS(0,0,3338,14) > - > > CPVOLUME > - > > ADMINISTRATOR > - > > INDDNAME(TAPE) > - > > OUTDDNAME(DISK) > - > > PURGE > > > ADR101I (R/I)-RI01 (01), TASKID 001 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO COMMAND > 'RESTORE ' > ADR109I (R/I)-RI01 (01), 2009.050 08:58:47 INITIAL SCAN OF > USER CONTROL STATEME ADR016I (001)-PRIME(01), RACF LOGGING > OPTION IN EFFECT FOR THIS TASK > > 0ADR006I (001)-STEND(01), 2009.050 08:58:47 EXECUTION BEGINS > > 0ADR780I (001)-TDFP (01), THE INPUT DUMP DATA SET BEING > PROCESSED IS IN TRACKS ( > 1 RELEASE 8 MODIFICATION LEVEL 0 > > 0ADR307E (001)-OPNCL(11), UNABLE TO OPEN VOLUME VSCO05, 16 > > 0ADR006I (001)-STEND(02), 2009.050 08:58:49 EXECUTION ENDS > > 0ADR013I (001)-CLTSK(01), 2009.050 08:58:49 TASK COMPLETED > WITH RETURN CODE 0008 0ADR012I (SCH)-DSSU (01), 2009.050 > 08:58:49 DFSMSDSS PROCESSING COMPLETE. HIGHES > TASK 001 > > > ADR307E: > > > Explanation: DFSMSdss is unable to OPEN volume > volume_serial_number for > > the reason indicated by the reason code (reason_code). > OBTAIN, RDJFCB, or OPEN passed the return code (return_code). > The possible reason codes > are: > > > 16 The VM-formatted volume does not have an OS-compatible VTOC > beginning > on track zero, record five. > > > > Thank you, > Jim >
