Flashcopy does not account for any disk buffers linux still has cached and unwritten. It will mitigate the situation where the disk is changing while it is being backed up.
All in all, if you're talking about running images, full-pack backups are basically worthless. -- Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation .~. RO-OC-1-18 200 First Street SW /V\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ ----- ^^-^^ "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." On 8/16/10 9:38 AM, "Hans Rempel" <h...@hmrconsultants.com> wrote: > If you have flashcopy on your dasd that may be your best option. Use the > vmcp z/Linux module to invoke the FLASHCOPY command. > > Hans > > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On > Behalf Of Rich Smrcina > Sent: August-16-10 9:37 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: How to copy a disk using a z/Linux guest > > DDR won't care. It will take the VTOC with it. > > On 08/16/2010 08:29 AM, Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> I am trying to find out if there is a utility in z/Linux in my case RHEL > 5.2 that will >> allow me to copy a z/Linux formatted disk to another disk. >> >> Also do you know if DDR cares rather there is a VTOC on a volume if it is > used to >> backup the volume without a VTOC? >> >> /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/ >> >> / / >> >> /cid:image001.jpg@01C97FB5.5EAFD6C0/// >> >
