Don't you still need to format 1-END? In my experience, you can end up with paging errors if the dasd isn't initialized/formatted. Haven't tried just cylinder 0 though, so I could be wrong..
Scott Rohling On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 6:06 AM, Gentry, Steve < steve.gen...@westernsouthernlife.com> wrote: > We backup cyl 0 (zero) of the page packs just to avoid having to run ICKDSF > to put a label on the packs. We then, of course, restore that cyl 0 at DR. > **** > > Steve**** > > ** ** > > *From:* The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *Crabtree, Anne D > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 09, 2011 8:03 AM > > *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > *Subject:* z/vm page packs at DR**** > > ** ** > > 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**** > > ** ** >
