Excellent checklist.

I would make just a couple of minor changes, as follows:

I would split step 10 into 2 steps:

step 10a:

:hello manager.sys
:outfence 14
:file t;dev=tape
:restore *t;;directory;show=offline

step10b:

:restore *t;@[log in to unmask]@-log####-nmlg####;show=offline;keep;create;olddate

I prefer to have my directory intact before restoreing any other files.

In both cases, you want ;show=offline to ensure you have an audit trail of
everything as well as having the restore process being displayed in
progress to the console - or wherever the restore was issue from. Nothing
is more frustrating than the listing disappearing off the top of the
screen, or not showing up at all until the process completes and the spool
file is available.

The ;create option ensures that ALL files are restored - regardless of
whether the file's creator is still present in the directory. Together with
the restore audit trail that you have (as the result of ;show=offline), you
can then refer to it to know which user.account's you should be purging
from you system. (After all, they did not exist prior to the install).

The outfence 14 ensures that the offline store listing is safely placed on
disk in the OUT.HPSPOOL group. You could look at it with the PRINT command
prior to printing it - in any case you could print it after re-booting with
"start norecovery"

You almost certainly will not need the BULDJOB files - but good thing to
create just in case.

Another SLT? Probably unecesary - the last one you created is just fine.
Another backup? What for? Unless perhaps you want a spare copy in a vault
somewhere.


At 02:54 PM 98/07/27 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>  I am planning to replace the disk drives currently making up the system
>  volume set (2 - 1GB SE SCSI drives A2445A) with newer SCSI drives (4 -
>  2GB SE SCSI-2 drives A3304A). There is also a nonsystem volume set
>  configured which will remain unchanged.
>
>  I have already added two of the new disk drives into the system, and
>  and they are currently in the "UNKNOWN" state. I now need to replace
>  LDEV1 and LDEV 2, configure the four disks as the system volume set,
>  and restore the files.
>
>  These are the steps I have outlined to do this. Could you look through
>  them and make any corrections / offer suggestions that would help, or
>  might make things safer and go more smoothly?
>
>  TIA for all your help!
>
>                    Chris
>
>
>
>DISK DRIVE REPLACEMENT (incl LDEV 1) STEPS
>
>1 - Use BULDACCT utility to create BULDJOB1 and BULDJOB2 files.
>
>2 - Create an SLT, also a full backup with the ;DIRECTORY option.
>
>     FILE  T;DEV=TAPE
>     STORE  @[log in to unmask]@;*T;DIRECTORY;ONVS=MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET,CVC_VOLUME_SET
>
>3 - Use VSTORE and verify the backup.
>
>4 - Make configuration changes in SYSGEN for LDEV 1 and LDEV 2
>     with MDEV specifying ID=product ID  (HOLD & KEEP)
>
>5 - Create another SLT, then mount the tape in the tape drive which
>      is the Alternate Boot Path
>
>6 - Power down and replace the disk drives, making sure the SCSI ID's
>     for the replacement disks are the same as the originals.
>
>7 - Startup the machine using the Alternate Boot Path and at the ISL
>      prompt do an INSTALL
>
>8 - At the second ISL prompt do a START  NORECOVERY  NOSYSSTART
>
>9 - Do a DSTAT ALL and then go into VOLUTIL  to add the remaining
>     disks needed into the system volume set with the NEWVOL  command.
>
>10 - Do a RESTORE  of  @[log in to unmask]@  with the DIRECTORY,  KEEP,  and
>     OLDDATE  options
>
>     FILE  T;DEV=TAPE
>     RESTORE  *T;@[log in to unmask]@-LOG####.PUB.SYS;DIRECTORY;OLDDATE;KEEP
>
>11 - Shutdown the system and reboot normally (Primary Boot Path and
>     START  NORECOVERY)
>
>12 - Check things out and do another SLT  (Maybe even another Full Backup)
>
>13 - Purge BULDJOB1 and BULDJOB2 files.
>
>
>
>
>
>***************************************************************
>
>Christopher H. Boggs         email:  [log in to unmask]
>Programmer/Analyst                   [log in to unmask]
>  & Systems Administrator    phone:  540/376-1041
>Clinch Valley College        fax #:  540/328-0115
>1 College Ave.
>Wise, VA 24293            <http://www2.clinch.edu/cvc/c_boggs>
>
>
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