Migrating data from an S/390 or zSeries host system to the DS6000 storage unit

You can use various methods to migrate data from an S/390 or zSeries host system to a DS6000™ storage unit. The correct method depends on your environment and system.

The following table highlights a few of the data migration methods available:
Environment or Operating System Data Migration Method
S/390 environment IBM® System Storage™ Global Mirror , Remote Mirror and Copy (when available)
zSeries environment IBM System Storage Global Mirror , Remote Mirror and Copy (when available)
z/OS operating system
  • DFSMSdss (simplest method)
  • DFSMShsm
  • IDCAMS EXPORT/IMPORT (VSAM)
  • IDCAMS REPRO (VSAM, SAM, BDAM)
  • IEBCOPY (partitioned data set (PDS), including load module libraries, and PDSE)
  • ICEGENER (SAM), part of DFSORT
  • IEBGENER (SAM)
  • Specialized database utilities for CICS, DB2, or IMS
  • Softek Transparent Data Migration Facility (TDMF), available from IBM as a data migration service
VM operating system DFSMS/VM with the following functions:
  • DASD Dump Restore—Used to dump data from disk to tape, restore data from tape to disk, and copy data between like disk drive volumes. You cannot use DDR to copy data between disk devices with different track formats.
  • CMDISK—A DIRMAINT command used to move minidisks from any device types that VM supports to any other type.
  • COPYFILE—A CMS command used to copy files or minidisks between devices with the same or different track modes.
  • PTAPE—A Control Program (CP) command used to dump spool files to tape and to load files from tape to disk.
VSE operating system
  • Backup and Restore dialogs
  • VSE fastcopy command to move volumes and files between devices with identical track formats.
  • VSE ditto command to copy files.
  • VSE power command to transfer the spool queue from one device to another.
  • VSE REPRO or EXPORT/IMPORT function to move any VSAM data set.
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