Sorry - looks like you need to use HELP CPQUERY FLASHC to display help... Scott Rohling
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Scott Rohling <scott.rohl...@gmail.com>wrote: > CP QUERY FLASHCOPY -- and there are several operands to query different > aspects of the persistent flashcopy relationship table.. I'm pretty sure > there are also some ICKDSF functions that do this also... > > Anyway - HELP CPQUERY FLASHCOPY for more info on that.. > > Scott Rohling > > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Edward M Martin <emar...@aultman.com>wrote: > >> Hello Everyone,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> On the z/VSE side the commands will show the relationships of source to >> target volume. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> IXFP STATUS**** >> >> STATUS,CUU**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I am sure there is a z/VM query command but I can’t find it (again).**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Ed Martin**** >> >> Aultman Health Foundation**** >> >> 330-363-5050**** >> >> Ext 35050**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] *On >> Behalf Of *Scott Rohling >> *Sent:* Friday, June 17, 2011 1:34 PM >> >> *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >> *Subject:* Re: CLONEBKP: New package at zVM/downloads**** >> >> ** ** >> >> It will likely fail, with a message that the target is not in the required >> state and is the target of an existing flashcopy... until the background >> copying finishes -- you won't be able to flash to the same target.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Scott Rohling**** >> >> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Alain Benveniste <a.benveni...@free.fr> >> wrote:**** >> >> What would happen if we have flashcopy and we execute the same command 2 >> times in sequence ? >> >> Alain >> >> Envoyé de mon iPhone >> >> Le 17 juin 2011 à 17:44, Tom Duerbusch <duerbus...@stlouiscity.com> a >> écrit :**** >> >> >> > To throw another tangent to this.... >> > >> > On z/VSE, FCOPY detects the present of FLASHCOPY and will use FLASHCOPY >> when available and it makes sense to use it. >> > >> > I got plenty of calls from Operations when a DS8100 was brought in and >> we intended to phase in FLASHCOPY. FCOPY "phased" it in, very quickly <G>. >> > >> > Tom Duerbusch >> > THD Consulting >> > >> >>>> Scott Rohling <scott.rohl...@gmail.com> 6/16/2011 3:45 PM >>> >> > No - the CP FLASHCOPY command only works with the flashcopy feature on >> the >> > DASD -- it will simply fail if it's not enabled. You may have been >> using a >> > 'wrapper' EXEC that did that for you a while ago or something. >> > >> > Even if FLASHCOPY is specified for an option in the CLONEBKUP tool - I >> would >> > suggest it fall back to DDR if flashcopy fails -- as it will if you are >> > copying dasd that are on different subsystems.. >> > >> > Scott Rohling >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Davis, Larry (National VM/VSE >> Capability) < >> > larry.dav...@hp.com> wrote: >> > >> >> I Believe Flashcopy uses DDR, if Flashcopy is not available on the >> >> subsystem, But that was a while ago. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Larry Davis** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] >> *On >> >> Behalf Of *Scott Rohling >> >> *Sent:* Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:16 PM >> >> >> >> *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >> >> *Subject:* Re: CLONEBKP: New package at zVM/downloads >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> key word 'option' .. it's pretty easy to code for doing either a >> >> flashcopy or ddr, whether passed as an option, or even detected >> >> automatically (try a flash and if it fails do the ddr). >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Scott Rohling >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Mark Post <mp...@novell.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>>>> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >>**** >> >> ** ** >> > >