We are planning our Y2K test and recovery for next week. I am interested in hearing ideas, experiences, and opinions about the preferred way to recover after testing. Our system is a 918LX with 4 2.0 Gb drives, all in the system volume set. This is our only HP3000 so it is the production system. The tentative testing plan is to use SETCLOCK to set the clock ahead to the following dates and times, e.g., SETCLOCK DATE=12/31/1999;TIME=23:50. 12/31/1999 23:50 to observe date rollover to 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 09:00 for user testing 02/28/2000 23:50 to observe date rollover to 02/29/2000 02/29/2000 10:00 for user testing 02/29/2000 23:50 to observe date rollover to 03/01/2000 03/01/2000 11:00 for user testing For recovery there seem to be three alternatives. 1. INSTALL from the current SLT Change the date at the prompt. Use VOLUTIL to scratch and redefine the system volume set. Restore (with KEEP option) all files from our Road Runner backup tapes. 2. Normal START NORECOVERY Change the date at the prompt. Use MPEX to identify files created, modified, or accessed after 12/31/1999. Delete or restore these files. Restore user databases from our Road Runner backup tapes. 3. Normal START NORECOVERY Change the date at the prompt. Use FIXDATE from Allegro to set any future dates to today. Restore user databases from our Road Runner backup tapes. #1 seems to be the cleanest, but the risk of a bad tape has severe consequences. #2 seems to be the most straightforward, but runs the risk of some system or log files still having future dates. #3 seems to depend on FIXDATE, but might provide an audit trail for those files changed during the test, i.e., they would all have a timestamp shortly after the restart. All ideas, experiences, opinions (even rants, I suppose) welcome. TIA. Bruce. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce J. Senn Phone: (518) 388-6664 Senior System Manager FAX: (518) 388-6458 Union College Internet: [log in to unmask] Schenectady, NY 12308 ----------------------------------------------------------------------