Re: GO SAVE-Option 21

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects, LLC


On 9/1/2010 11:45 AM, Darell Wheeler wrote:
> Hi,
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> I have to take he full system backup using GO SAVE option 21.I have to do this thru the Primary Console.Can you please let me know he following:
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> 1.Once I am on primary console,do I have to do any other thing
> apart from taking option 21.
 Answer: No you dont have to do anything. The control language program 
that runs will guide you through the process.

> 2.Do I have to specifically take ENDSYS or ENDSBS (*ALL) and then do option 21
Answer:  Again the CLP will do this for you anyway so no need to worry, 
I would check to be sure all the jobs are shut down properly and that 
servers such as Domino, WAS etc are shut down manually first.
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> 3.Any other precaution I have to take?Will the system automatically come up after option 21 excutes fully?
Answer:  Yes it will come back and optionally IPL (you will be presented 
with a choice)
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> 4.I guess opion 21 will not throw me out of the system as I will be logged in to QCTL.
Answer:  You can only run it from the console since it is a restricted 
state save (another good argument for the HMC BTW) Since you are on the 
console you will stay active.
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> 5.I also need to initialize an existing tape of Volume ID DX0091 which has been used before on the same system.Is the following INZTAP command correct:
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> INZTAP DEV(TAP03) NEWVOL(DX0091) CHECK(*NO) DENSITY(*FMT3590E)
Answer:  I would use *devtype instead of setting a density.
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> I am not sure about the DENSITY parameter.Is the *FMT3590E correct?he tape media type which shows is L3 and Media Class is Ultrium3 and device type is 3580.
>
> Thanks