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Perform these steps to restore virtual server disks:
1.
Mount the archive tape on a tape drive.
2.
Attach the tape to MAINT. Type this command and press the Enter key:
attach rdev maint 181
where rdev is the real device address of the tape drive.
3.
Link to the test Linux virtual server disk to which you want restore the
archive. From the command line, type this command and press the Enter
key:
link userid vdev1 vdev2 w
where vdev1 is the virtual device address of the Linux minidisk and vdev2 is
an available virtual device address in MAINT's configuration.
Example: To link MAINT to LINTEST's 150 minidisk, issue this command:
link lintest 150 950 w
4.
From the CMS command line, type the DDR command and press the Enter
key:
ddr
z/VM DASD DUMP/RESTORE PROGRAM
ENTER:
DDR prompts for control statements by issuing the ENTER: prompt.
5.
At the ENTER: prompt, type this command and press the Enter key:
sysprint cons
6.
Designate the tape from which DDR restores the data. Type this command
and press the Enter key:
input 181 tape
7.
Designate the disk to which the data is to be restored. Type this command
and press the Enter key:
output vdev2 dasd
where vdev2 is MAINT's virtual device address (corresponding to the test
Linux virtual server disk).
Example:
output 950 dasd
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