Hi Janne, If you want to use DDR to dump DASD to DASD just specify another DASD for your OUTPUT statement and use COPY instead of DUMP, i.e.
INPUT 1111 DASD VMLEF3 OUTPUT 2222 DASD SCRATCH SYSPRINT CONS COPY ALL Another means of doing this would be to use the CMSDDR package on the VM download page and dump your DASD images to CMS files, HOWEVER - be advised that you cannot do stand-alone restores from these. With DDR COPY you'll have exact copies of your DASD ready to use, no RESTORE required. And of course, a much better means of doing this is to use FlashCopy or SnapShot on suitable DASD (and if using FlashCopy, use Space Efficient FlashCopy to save space, otherwise your backend storage requirement is 1:1). If you still want to use tape, look at the simple mod I provided earlier to HCPDDR to call an external exit to handle EOT processing. You can then span as many tape volumes as you want, your exit will simply mount and ready each tape (and hopefully save the volsers used so you know what was written to each tape.....). :) -Mike -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Järvinen, Janne Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 4:15 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: DDR multivolume tape as output Thanks for Dick about this, but it did not solve my original problem: two 3490 (compacted) are not enough to dump 3390-9 and looks like You can not mount the third (and fourth volume needed). Looks like DDR is supposed to act like this ("Two tape limit" does not feel very sophisticated). Maybe I should use some other sw/pgm to take z/VM backups (?) Any suggestions what other (maybe better) method to use ? One option ofcourse, is to make DDR DUMP DASD to DASD. Janne J -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Dick van der Sluiszen Sent: 2. joulukuuta 2010 18:13 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: DDR multivolume tape as output It is very simple. Look to this ddr command file: INPUT 1111 DASD VMLEF3 OUTPUT 0181 TAPE 182 (COMPACT SYSPRINT CONS DUMP ALL Now you only have to attach a scratch on 181 and 182. So mount a scratch on a real device uuuu and attach it to your machine with vdev 181, also, mount a scratch on rdev xxxx and attach the rdev to your machine as 182. If the tape on 181 is full, output will be continued to 182. Also with dfsmsrm: dfsmsrm mount vol vvvvvv (rdev uuuu vdev 181 attach * dfsmsrm mount vol wwwwww (rdev xxxx vdev 182 attach * The volumes must be in the scratch pool you are using in your VM environment! After the mount simply give the command: DDR DDRCOM FILE A (DDRCOM FILE is the name of the command file on the a- disk this mostly your 191 minidisk). Think green - keep it on the screen. This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.
