Re: HMC backup

["Dave Snyder" <DSnyder@xxxxxxxx>]

   That is not VERY encouraging.
    
   Dave
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     To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
     From: Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
     Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
     Date: 03/03/2009 05:09PM
     Subject: Re: HMC backup

     We also made the backups which didn't take but some minutes.

     Then we completely lost the HMC to some vague corruption issue.

     The IBM tech got us to the point where we could use the backup and told
     us that using the backup was a good idea if we had a couple of extra
     hours at which point we would have to start from scratch anyway.

     ie:  in essence....the HMC backups are useless.

     Jerry

     Dave Snyder wrote:
     >    
     >    I just upgraded our HMC from 7.3.2 to 7.3.4 (with MH01152) - very
     smoothe
     >    and farely quick process.
     >    
     >    I did backups before to DVD-RAM and it took more than 1 hour.
     >    I did a backup after to DVD-RAM and it took about two minutes.
     >    These were the full HMC backups, not just the upgrade backup.
     >    
     >    I am all for picking up the pace, just want to make sure I am not
     taking
     >    speed and ignoring a problem. The boot process of the HMC seemed
     much
     >    faster as well.
     >    
     >    Anyone else experience such a thing? Should I be concerned or any
     way to
     >    test and make sure the backup worked? The dialog box did say it was
     doing
     >    the integrity checking.
     >    
     >    Thanks.
     >    Dave
     >    
     >    
     >    

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