IEBCOPY for Xferring PDS between MVS systems.

genesis786 · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:34 pm

Hi,

I have some PDS (my rexx routines, cobol programs etc) in one of the MVS systems which I need to transfer to a new MVS system. I tried following:

1. Using IEBCOPY I unloaded the PDS into a RECFM=VS file.

2. FTP'ed it using B mode to the PC from MVS system 1.

3. FTP'ed the file to MVS system 2 using B mode.

4. Now when I try to load the PDS using IEBCOPY, it doesn't work because the RECFM of the PDS is FB and RECLEN also is different from what it was in System-1.

Is there a way the properties of the unlaoded PDS can be retained while FTP'ing process.

Thanks in advance. Please let me know if I wasn't clear anywhere.

expat · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:42 pm

Why not ftp direct to the target system ?

genesis786 · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:44 pm

Hi expat - actually I am moving out of my current organization, and want to take with me some of the tools I had built

.. so can't ftp directly. I need to get them to PC and then FTP back.

genesis786 · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:45 pm

so i simulated that scenario using the same mvs system but a different lpar.. but it didn't work there.

Robert Sample · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:16 pm

If I needed to do this (again), I would:
1. create directory on PC
2. FTP to old system issuing commands:
cd 'pds.file.name'
prompt
mget *
which will transfer each member individually to the PC directory.
3. FTP to new system issuing commands:
cd 'new.pds.file.name'
prompt
mput *
to transfer each member individually from the PC directory.

genesis786 · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:51 pm

thanks Robert. it helped.

Robert Sample · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:56 pm

Glad to hear that it helped!