Re: System Migration/No Tape Drive Compatibility

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Luis.

On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Luis Rodriguez <luisro58@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jack,
>
> I have posted a simple CL program (a lot missing in the error-checking
> area)
> at:
>
> http://code.midrange.com/89778d8195.html
>
> We used something like it some years ago when going from a 720(V4R5) to a
> 520(V5R3). Sadly, I think that the original code was lost with the old
> system...
>
> HTH,
>
> Luis Rodriguez
> IBM Certified Systems Expert — eServer i5 iSeries
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
> > Disk storage is not an issue on the destination system, I was actually
> > going
> > to do what LUKAS wrote to start out then realized I would be out of disk
> > before I started.  Can you create 1 save file then append information to
> > it,
> > I see a oversavf command, so far no luck wiht that.  I recall an old
> > taatool
> > where you could save many libraries but I don't have that either.
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:37 AM, DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > > Lukas,
> > >
> > >   I think you missed the line "disk storage is an issue."  Otherwise
> > > great plan!
> > >
> > >  - DrFranken
> > >
> > > On 4/15/2010 10:59 AM, Lukas Beeler wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 16:20, Jack Kingsley<
> iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >  wrote:
> > > > > Looking for alternatives to moving *ALLUSR libraries between 2
> > systems,
> > > > > original approach was going to create save file for every library
> > > excluding
> > > > > '#' and 'Q's on the system then FTP them over, disk storage is an
> > issue.
> > > > > Could you drag and drop them via ISERIES access??  Going from V5R4
> to
> > > V6R1
> > > > > machine, looking for alternative(s).
> > > > Do a Save 21 to a virtual tape on the V5R4 machine.
> > > >
> > > > FTP the virtual tape to the V6R1 machine.
> > > >
> > > > DUPTAP the virtual tape to V6R1's system's tape.
> > > >
> > > > Proceed as usual. You now have a Save 21 from the old machine in the
> > > > new tape format.
> > >
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