Lars wrote ...
.....

>If the CVC_VOLUME_SET is not changed during the whole operation it might be
>a good idea to split the backup into two parts, one for each volume set...
>
>a) STORE  @[log in to unmask]@;*T;DIRECTORY;ONVS=MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET
>b) STORE  @[log in to unmask]@;*T;DIRECTORY;ONVS=                        CVC_VOLUME_SET
>
I agree. It's a good idea to create these separate backups - as long as the
reload is planned - and in this case it was.

Unfortunately it's not very practical for normal everyday partial or
everyweek full backups. May everybody's reloads always be planned ones.


>This way you'll only need the (a) backup for your RESTORE after the install
>and it should be smaller with less files to skip (due to ;KEEP) and thus
>will hopefully restore somewhat faster. The (b) backup is "just to be safe".
>
>Restore does not have an option to only restore files that belong to a
>specific volume set, so having a backup for each volume set can be handy.

I believe restore does have exactly that option.

Specfically,

:restore *t;@[log in to unmask]@;create;olddate;volset=volset1
:restore *t;@[log in to unmask]@;create;olddate;volset=volset2

will restore only the appropriate files only to their appropriate volume
sets - yes, even when specifying the "create" option.


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