Shirley, it could be coded to detect the presence of FLASHCOPY support for every DASD to be copied and choose Flashcopy for those with that support and DDR (or some other process, perhaps HiDRO, VM:Backup, etc.) to copy those that do not support Flashcopy.
That "detection" code, and the alternative copy options could even be in a called sub-routine (or and external exit, tho I'm fond of keeping small utilities self-contained). For those who code the sub-routine or exit wrong... well: "Shanna, they bought their tickets, they knew what they were getting into. I say, let 'em crash". ;-) Mike Walter Aon Corporation The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:14 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: CLONEBKP: New package at zVM/downloads >>> On 6/16/2011 at 08:06 AM, "Frank M. Ramaekers" <framaek...@ailife.com> >>> wrote: > 1 suggestion: FLASHCOPY option (to replace DDR) Which would then break on all the systems where it hasn't been purchased. Mark Post
