RE: Using RSTSTG with larger disks

[Evan Harris <spanner@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rob

I noticed when we tested this that some of the resource names 
changed, but I'm going to re-read the manual again to see is this was 
something we did or something we have to live with.

regar
ds
Evan Harris

At 05:31 a.m. 21/12/2006, you wrote:

> So, in summary, it seems that SAVSTG is usable.  I've even heard of a
> large multi shop, (one of those that purchase iSeries by the thousands),
> that uses SAVSTG to initialize all their new systems for deployment.
>
> Unload/reload does the nice disk spreadout.  Which, back in the day, made
> a huge difference.  However with STRASPBAL, is it still applicable?
>
> SAVSTG keeps the spool files.  Unload/reload, prior to V5R4 and changing
> the defaults, does not.
>
> Read chapter 13 of this manual closely.  Sounds like regardless of 21 or
> savstg you may have to configure disk protection manually.
> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/books/sc415304.pdf
>
> Not sure what the restore does to your System Resource Manager or SRM. One
> of those things that IBM cautions you mightily about when restoring to a
> different system.  But since you are using the same system it probably
> doesn't matter.  In Chapter 13 there is some consideration given to this.
>
> Rob Berendt
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