If you are going to DDR, or DFDSS for that matter, the linux should be down. If you take a DDR dump while the guest is still up and running your restore has a good chance of not running.
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Frank M. Ramaekers <framaek...@ailife.com>wrote: > I don’t know if a different product is what you have in mind. We use FDR > (Innovation) to back up z/OS, z/VSE, z/VM and z/Linux DASD. > > > > > > Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) > *Sent:* Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:44 AM > *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > *Subject:* DR Backup using DFDSS > > > > Hi > > > > I have a dilemma. All of my z/Linux DASD volumes are formatted for a VTOC > on cylinder zero so that I can leverage the z/OS DFDSS backups of these > volumes. No problem, however I am getting this one guest ready for DR and as > such running DFDSS on z/OS to accomplish this. This particular guest has 2 > volumes that do not have z/OS VTOC (Dedicating them in the Directory entry) > therefore DFDSS receives the *ADR307E*: error message basically because > there is no z/OS VTOC. > > > > I know I could use DDR on z/VM to get around this but the problem is that > these volumes are in use and I need to attach them to whatever machine I am > going to do the DDR from and cannot go to another LPAR because these > particular volumes were not gen’ed to be accessible from any other LPAR but > the production (separation requirement). > > > > So is there any way I can get these backed up given the above? > > > > Thanks > > > > *Thank You,* > > * * > > *Terry Martin* > > *Lockheed Martin - Citic* > > *z/OS and z/VM Performance Tuning and Operating Systems Support* > > *Office - 443 348-2102* > > *Cell - 443 632-4191* > > * * > > *[image: cid:image001.jpg@01C97FB5.5EAFD6C0]*** > > > _____________________________________________________ This message > contains information which is privileged and confidential and is solely for > the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, be > aware that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the > contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > in error, please destroy it immediately and notify us at > privacy...@ailife.com. > -- Mark D Pace Senior Systems Engineer Mainline Information Systems
