Not really a problem, copying 530RES to another volume name, and IPLing that volume. But you have to do a lot of things first.
1. Go to your SYSTEM CONFIG file (MAINT's CF1) and save your current SYSTEM CONFIG under another name. This SYSTEM CONFIG is used for your original system. 2. Edit SYSTEM CONFIG and change 530RES to 531RES (for example). That is for the new system. 3. Edit your USER DIRECT and change all 530RES to 531RES. This includes the first statement which says where the location of this directory is located (now on 531RES). Save under a new name. DO NOT DIRECTXA it. The directory statement looks like: DIRECTORY 123 3390 520RES 3. COPY your 530RES to 531RES (for example). 4. Now, on your current system, DIRECTXA your new directory (which will be witten to 531RES. You need to detach Maints virtual address of 123 and attach your 531RES volume to Maint as 123, then do the DIRECTXA. 5. Before you forget, go back to MAINTs CF1 disk and put back your original SYSTEM CONFIG, so you can still IPL your production system. 6. Detach Maint's 123 just so you don't accidently use a wrong volume later on. Now you can IPL the new volume. Of course, in your USER DIRECT and SYSTEM CONFIG, you also need to make volume changes for your paging pack names, spool pack names, and any other volumes that you may wish to copy (like where you put your SFS packs). For me, I have the following volumes for VM (I'm z/VM 5.2) 520RES 520W01 System software and VMSYS: 520W02 System software 520W03 System software 520PG1 paging 520PG2 paging 520PG3 paging 520SP1 Spool 520SP2 Spool My VMSERVU SFS user, has it's software and catalogs on 520W02, but the storage pools are on dedicated user packs. I thought I could get away from duplicating the VMSERVU packs, but I can't. I do the above process to create my Linux LPAR system. The packs are all 521xxx on that side. Well, with more paging packs and one less spool pack. I then have to delete 390 only products not licensed for the IFL (but they run there just fine). Like VTAM, and TubesGCS and some other venders products that have a VM component. They run fine on an IFL, they just don't have anything to connect to (like VSE <G>). Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting Law of Cat Acceleration A cat will accelerate at a constant rate, until he gets good and ready to stop. >>> "Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5/14/2008 1:05 PM >>> >>> z/VM 5.1 to 5.3 upgrade handholding We are starting our upgrade from z/VM 5.1 to z/VM 5.3. We use z/VM strictly for Linux. We are all old MVSers that originally installed z/VM 5.1. Now we are rethinking our z/VM installation and maintenance methodology. We have talked to various VMers but have become overwhelmed with the many methods of accomplishing this. Here is what we wish to do. We wish to install z/VM 5.3 as a second level guest in our current z/VM 5.1 system. We wish to develop an environment where we can test the hell out of it and once we are happy with it, we wish to implement it into production by simply changing the IPL address for our z/VM LPAR. This methodology will hold true for z/VM maintenance as well. Another words, we will always have a production and a test z/VM. This is not uncommon as we all know. We have chosen to install second level using FTP from the install DVD on a Linux server. We are calling our second level VM VMTESTSV and created the following entry (please provide comments if this entry is not all that it can be). USER VMTESTSV VMTES530 256M 256M BG ACCOUNT SYSTEMS IPL CMS MACH XA OPTION LNKNOPAS CONSOLE 0009 3215 NICDEF 0600 TYPE QDIO LAN SYSTEM VSWTCH00 SPOOL 000C 2540 READER * SPOOL 000D 2540 PUNCH A SPOOL 000E 1403 A LINK MAINT 0190 0190 RR LINK MAINT 019E 019E RR MDISK 0191 3390 371 25 VMUSR0 MR MDISK 2222 3390 241 5 VMUSR0 MR MDISK 22CC 3390 246 5 VMUSR0 MR MDISK 2CF1 3390 251 120 VMUSR0 MR We will install z/VM to the following DASD volsers: Pack Type Prod Test RES 530RES (can we change this volser?) SPOOL VMSPLP VMSPLT PAGE VMPAGP VMPAGT USER1 VMWK01 VMWK01 (shared) USER2 VMWK02 VMWK02 (shared) USER3 VMWK03 VMWK03 (shared) I know, we have to migrate our customization and users over after we install. Let?s say we do all that and completed our testing and are ready for production implementation. We wish to copy the RES volume to another volser and IPL the LPAR from that address. Is this possible and what will be involved? Are we on the right track? Go slow, remember we are old MVSers and very young VMers. Thanks as always. Peter This Email message and any attachment may contain information that is proprietary, legally privileged, confidential and/or subject to copyright belonging to Pepco Holdings, Inc. or its affiliates ("PHI"). This Email is intended solely for the use of the person(s) to which it is addressed. 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