On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 6:39 AM, Scott Rohling <scott.rohl...@gmail.com>wrote:
> No need to re-ipl .. just format the page volumes, allocate as page, label > correctly and attach them to the system... > > Scott Rohling > > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 6:13 AM, Rich Smrcina <r...@velocitysoftware.com>wrote: > >> For your initial IPL at DR, you won't need your PAGE packs at all... yes, >> the IPL will complain. As long as AUTOLOG1/2 isn't kicking off lots of other >> machines at DR time, you'll be just fine. Then an exec can format the page >> volumes... re-ipl and all is good. You will need spool space, so you might >> as well copy it (or keep a small spool area available only with the NSS >> files, JUST for DR). >> >> >> On 08/09/2011 07:03 AM, Crabtree, Anne D wrote: >> >>> >>> I currently back up all my z/vm packs (res,page,spool) via an adrdssu job >>> on z/os each Sunday. At the DR site, I run an adrdssu restore job for these >>> packs. >>> >>> This method works fine, however, I’m wondering if backing up the page >>> packs is necessary? I was thinking that maybe I could backup only 1 page >>> pack so that I can get z/vm up and then just init the remaining packs after >>> coming up. Since the page packs are listed as cpvols in system config, would >>> z/vm even come up if it couldn’t find all of them? Seems like a waste of >>> time to back them up… >>> >>> At DR site, we bring up a z/os “rescue” system in order to run restore >>> jobs for both z/os and z/vm volumes. Afterwards, our z/vm and z/os systems >>> run as second level guests. Maybe I need a “rescue” z/vm system as well? >>> >>> Just wondering what everyone else does. >>> >>> Anne D. Crabtree >>> >>> System Programmer >>> >>> WV Office of Technology Data Center >>> >>> 1900 Kanawha Blvd East >>> >>> Charleston, WV 25305 >>> >>> (304)558-5914 ext 58292 >>> >>> (304)558-1441 fax >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Rich Smrcina >> Velocity Software, Inc. >> http://www.velocitysoftware.**com <http://www.velocitysoftware.com> >> >> Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org >> WAVV 2012 - April 13-17, 2012 Covington, KY >> > >
