> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of retired mainframer > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2019 8:26 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: DFHSM FIXCDS before start-up? > > Why would overwriting the CDSs during a CDS backup be a problem? You still > have the media they were restored from and can recreate that version at > will.
The CDS backup overwrite fails because the DISP is NEW, but cataloged entries exist. And, It may be that these ideas below are answers. Just asking if I'm missing something.... > > If you don't want to run a special ARCCMDxx and you don't want to issue the > FIXCDS command manually, what other approach did you have in mind? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > > Behalf Of Gibney, Dave > > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2019 3:19 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: DFHSM FIXCDS before start-up? > > > > I am refining our DR procedures. After I restore the DFHSM CDSs from > > the > most > > recent back-up, I need to update so as to not overwrite that back-up > > with > the next > > occurrence of CDS backup. The fine manual says to use FIXCDS S MHCR > > PATCH(X'B1' nnnnnnn) to set the next back-up number. > > FIXCDS requires an active DFHSM. Is there a supported way to make this > update > > BEFORE starting DFHSM on the recovered system? > > > > I have thought of running DFHSM itself with a specifically tailored > > parm > to come up, > > FIXCDS, and stop, but this seems overkill. I can also do it "manually" > during the steps > > documented for first IPL of recovered system, but this is more prone > > to > error or > > omission. S DFHSM is in my COMMNDxx parmlib member. > > > > Dave Gibney > > Information Technology Services > > Washington State University > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
