The only expensive backups I've encountered were the ones that I didn't take but should have. But it's not my dog.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Jesse 1 Robinson <jesse1.robin...@sce.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 2:42 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE ACCEPT options So, all you chronic backer uppers, how many times have you resorted to restoring the whole shebang? Just wondering... . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW robin...@sce.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Allan Staller Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 11:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: SMPE ACCEPT options It is a common practice to back up everything before the accept. In my case, the entire SMP/e ENV is on one volume, so I just use df/dss. Any method that works for the backup is acceptable. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Bill Giannelli Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 12:03 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE ACCEPT options But first!!!!! Sooooo, before running an accept w/o check, I should backup my CSI? Should I do that "within" SMPE? Or can I just use idcams to backup my CSI cluster? thanks Bill ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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