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Migration Process Guide

Using DIRMIG (Continued) 

Migrating Private Volume Environments 

DIRMIG displays the Private Volume Migration Menu shown in Example G-5
after one of the following actions has occurred:

   *   You selected option 3 from the Main Menu, and private volume
       definitions were appended to the file PVASSIST.PUB.SYS when you
       migrated one or more accounts to MPE/iX using DIRMIG's Directory
       Migration Menu.

   *   You selected option 7 from the Main Menu, and the file
       PVASSIST.PUB.SYS exists.

The data and environment found on MPE V/E private volume disk packs are
not directly transportable to an MPE/iX system.  In order to
migrate/recreate an MPE V/E private volume environment on your MPE/iX
system, it is necessary that you initialize the MPE/iX volumes using
VOLUTIL, MPE/iX's volume management utility.  The main purpose of
DIRMIG's Private Volume Migration Menu is to assist the private volume
migration process by generating command files for VOLUTIL. These files
contain the appropriate commands which, when supplied to VOLUTIL,
initialize MPE/iX volume media with MPE V/E directory information.


NOTE Read Overview of "Private Volume Migration" before using DIRMIG's Private Volume Migration Menu to generate VOLUTIL command files. For more information concerning VOLUTIL and volume management on MPE/iX, refer to the Volume Management Reference Manual (32650-90045).
Overview of Private Volume Migration. The Private Volume Migration Menu serves the purpose of generating command files you can use later with VOLUTIL, the MPE iX volume management utility. These command files enable you to recreate an MPE V/E private volume environment on your MPE/iX system. Private volume migration is a two-step process: 1. Using DIRMIG's Private Volume Migration Menu to generate VOLUTIL command files. 2. Using VOLUTIL to initialize MPE/iX volume media with MPE V/E directory information. Refer to Using VOLUTIL to "Complete Private Volume Migration" for details on this step of the private volume migration process. Using DIRMIG's Private Volume Migration Menu, you can create VOLUTIL command files. These command files contain VOLUTIL commands that are necessary to recreate the MPE V/E private volume environment on MPE/iX. If desired, the command files can contain MPE/iX commands that will build groups and accounts on the MPE/iX volumes. The command files are built based on the MPE V/E volume set information archived in the MPE/iX file PVASSIST.PUB.SYS. (PVASSIST is a binary file whose format is understood only by DIRMIG.) DIRMIG archives MPE V/E volume set information into PVASSIST.PUB.SYS from every Dirmig-migrated account containing volume set information. As additional accounts are migrated to MPE/iX, volume set information is appended to PVASSIST.PUB.SYS. By providing a central location of MPE V/E volume set information, you have the flexibility of migrating private volume information to MPE/iX at your leisure. You can restore the files associated with a private volume after you have successfully recreated that private volume's directory structure on MPE/iX. Two Types of Command Files. The Private Volume Migration Menu provides options to build two types of command files. The first type of file is a general command file that will migrate the entire MPE V/E private volume environment to MPE/iX. The name of this file is PVSUMARY.PUB.SYS. Before it can be used by VOLUTIL, however, you must customize it by providing specific logical device numbers. The second type of command file is called the volume set command file. Here, each command file will migrate one specific MPE V/E volume set to MPE/iX. The following points contrast the two types of files: * For each appropriate VOLUTIL command in PVSUMARY.PUB.SYS, logical device numbers are denoted by unique place holders; in volume set command files, the logical device numbers are included with the VOLUTIL commands. * Volume set command files contain a subset of information from PVSUMARY.PUB.SYS; specifically the commands to migrate one volume set to MPE/iX. * Volume set command files may be used with VOLUTIL as soon as they are created, while PVSUMARY.PUB.SYS must be customized first. Once created, either file type can be customized (edited) and/or used at any time. Refer to Using VOLUTIL to "Complete Private Volume Migration" for a description of customizing DIRMIG command files and using these files with VOLUTIL to complete private volume migration.
NOTE Use volume set command files if the number of disk drives available on your MPE/iX-based system is less than the number of private volumes to be migrated. This facilitates incremental volume set creation.
New MPE/iX Volume Management Feature. A feature of MPE/iX volume management that sets it apart from its MPE V/E counterpart is that only the master of a volume set need be mounted to logically initialize several member volumes. Logically initializing member volumes means that the member volume information is written to the master volume, but the member volumes need not be mounted. When additional disk drives are configured, member volumes may be physically initialized with VOLUTIL. For example, suppose an MPE/iX-based system has only two disk drives configured for volumes and a particular volume set consists of one master and more than one member. As long as the master volume remains mounted, each member may be consecutively mounted, physically initialized, and dismounted in the other disk drive. No consecutive mounting and dismounting is necessary if the number of available disks/disk drives equal the number of members plus the master. Understanding this concept will facilitate both volume set command file generation and the customization of PVSUMARY.PUB.SYS. Command file customization is detailed in Using VOLUTIL to "Complete Private Volume Migration". Selecting Your Menu Option. From the Private Volume Migration Menu shown in Figure G-7 , you can choose the Private Volume migration option you wish. _________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | PRIVATE VOLUME MIGRATION | | ------------------------ | | CHOOSE FROM PRIVATE VOLUME OPTIONS BELOW: | | | | 0 - EXIT/(No Volume Set Migration) | | 1 - HELP | | 2 - LIST VOLUME SETS | | 3 - VISIT VOLUME SETS/ (Specified Accounts) | | 4 - GENERATE PVSUMARY COMMAND FILE/ (Specified Accounts) | | | | ENTER PRIVATE VOLUME OPTION | | >> | | | _________________________________________________________________________________ Figure G-7. Private Volume Migration Menu DIRMIG prompts you to select one of the above options. Entering only Return at the ENTER PRIVATE VOLUME OPTION prompt returns you to the same prompt. The following headings explain the different options available to you through the Private Volume Migration Menu. Exit/No Volume Set Migration (Option 0). If you select option 0 from the Private Volume Migration Menu, DIRMIG does not generate VOLUTIL command files. DIRMIG's next action is dependent upon which option you previously selected in the Main Menu: * If you selected option 3 from the Main Menu and you successfully migrated one or more accounts using DIRMIG's Directory Migration Menu, DIRMIG takes you to the UDC Environment/User Files Migration Menu (refer to "Migrating the UDC Environment and User Files"). * If you selected only option 7 from the Main Menu, DIRMIG terminates. HELP (Option 1). If you select option 1 from the Private Volume Migration Menu, the HELP facility is invoked. When you exit the HELP facility, you return to the ENTER PRIVATE VOLUME OPTION prompt of the Private Volume Migration Menu. List Volume Sets (Option 2). If you select option 2 from the Private Volume Migration Menu, DIRMIG displays all volume set information contained in PVASSIST.PUB.SYS. When DIRMIG finishes listing this information, you return to the ENTER PRIVATE VOLUME OPTION of the Private Volume Migration Menu. If you are running DIRMIG interactively, DIRMIG enables you to redirect output to an offline listing by prompting you with the following message: OFFLINE LISTING (YES/[NO])? >> * If you enter Y or YES at the prompt, DIRMIG redirects output to the device associated with the file LIST. The default device specification for LIST is LP, but a file equation can be created prior to running DIRMIG that redirects output to an alternate device (refer to "Redirecting DIRMIG Output"). * If you enter N, NO or Return or if DIRMIG is running in batch mode, output is directed to $STDLIST. If you are running DIRMIG interactively, DIRMIG allows you to specify the output format you want by prompting you with the following message: LONG FORMAT (YES/[NO])? >> * If you enter Y or YES at the prompt, or if DIRMIG is run in batch mode, DIRMIG generates an output listing similar in format to the MPE V/E command : LISTVS @.@.@,1 * If you enter N or NO, or Return, DIRMIG generates an output listing similar in format to the MPE V/E command: LISTVS @.@.@,0 Visit Volume Sets (Option 3). If you select option 3 from the Private Volume Migration Menu, DIRMIG allows you to generate a command file for each specific MPE V/E volume set you want migrated to MPE/iX. Before generating command files, DIRMIG allows you to specify the accounts associated with the volume sets you want migrated. DIRMIG issues the prompt: ENTER ACCOUNT SUBSETS >> At this prompt, you can enter subsets, if the form of "accountsets", of the MPE V/E structures at the account level followed by Return (you cannot. specify group and user subsets). If you enter only Return at this prompt (without specifying any accountsets) DIRMIG returns you to the ENTER PRIVATE VOLUME OPTION prompt of the Private Volume Migration Menu. Accountsets are defined to be one or more MPE V/E account names, where: * MPE wild cards are allowed; for example, M@ specifies all accounts beginning with the letter "M". * Minus subsets are allowed for example, A@-ACCT@ specifies all accounts beginning with the letter "A" except for those accounts beginning with the four-letter string "ACCT". * Accountsets must be separated by commas. * You can enter as many accountsets as desired up to a maximum of 280 characters. You are repeatedly prompted for accountsets until you enter only Return at the ENTER ACCOUNT SUBSETS prompt. Once DIRMIG completes account selection, DIRMIG scans PVASSIST.PUB.SYS and locates all volume set definitions associated with the accounts you specified. For each volume set encountered, DIRMIG then displays the Volume Set Options Menu shown in Example G-6. DIRMIG will display this menu for each volume set definition located. Selecting a Volume Set Migration Option. If you selected option 3 from the Private Volume Migration Menu and specified account name(s) for volume set migration, DIRMIG will find all volume sets within the account(s) entered. DIRMIG displays the Volume Set Options Menu (shown in Figure G-8 ) for each volume set encountered, allowing you to generate a VOLUTIL command file for each MPE V/E volume set you want migrated to an MPE/iX system. ______________________________________________________ | | | | | CHOOSE VOLUME SET OPTION BELOW: | | | | 0 - EXIT (No Volume Set Migration) | | 1 - HELP | | 2 - LIST VOLUME SET DEFINITION | | 3 - GENERATE A COMMAND FILE | | 4 - DELETE VOLUME SET DEFINITION | | 5 - NEXT VOLUME SET DEFINITION | | | | ENTER VOLUME SET OPTION | | >> | | | ______________________________________________________ Figure G-8. Volume Set Migration Menu DIRMIG prompts you to select one of the above options. Entering only Return at the ENTER VOLUME SET OPTION prompt returns you to the same prompt. The following headings explain the different options available to you through the Volume Set Options Menu. Exit/No Volume Set Migration (Option 0). If you select option 0 from the Volume Set Options Menu, DIRMIG does not generate a VOLUTIL command file for the selected volume set definition. Instead, DIRMIG returns you to the ENTER PRIVATE VOLUME OPTION prompt of the Private Volume Migration Menu. HELP (Option 1). If you select option 1 from the Volume Set Options Menu, the HELP facility is invoked. When you exit the HELP facility, you return to the ENTER VOLUME SET OPTION prompt of the Volume Set Options Menu. List Volume Set Definition (Option 2). If you select option 2 from the Volume Set Options Menu, DIRMIG displays to $STDLIST information about the currently selected volume set definition, including: * The volume set name. * The names of volume set's member volumes. * The names of the volume set's member volume classes.
NOTE Volume member type information is displayed for consistency with the MPE V/E :NEWVSET syntax. This information is not required for creating volume sets in MPE/iX.
Generate a Command File (Option 3). If you select option 3 from the Volume Set Options Menu, DIRMIG prompts you for a a command file name, where you can enter any legal MPE file designator (optionally qualified by group and account): ENTER COMMAND FILE NAME >> DIRMIG creates a command file for the currently selected volume set definition. DIRMIG prompts for logical device numbers in order to customize the command file for VOLUTIL use: ENTER LDEV NUMBER FOR INITIALIZING MASTER volume name >> ENTER LDEV NUMBER FOR INITIALIZING MEMBER volume name> >> ENTER LDEV NUMBER FOR INITIALIZING MEMBER volume name >> The following rules apply for these prompts: * The logical device number of zero for the master volume is not allowed. A command file will not be built if a zero is input for the master volume logical device number. * A logical device number of zero or Return for member volumes. DIRMIG generates commands which will result in the logical initialization of those volumes when the command file is used with VOLUTIL. * A logical device number of 1...255 for member volumes when the command file is used with VOLUTIL. * A logical device number may be repeated for member volumes. (The logical device number assigned to the master volume may not be repeated.) After prompting for logical device information, DIRMIG prompts for spanning information of all home group.accounts matching the current volume set name. For each group and account found DIRMIG issues the prompt: SPAN group.acct TO VOLUME SET volume set name (YES/[NO])? >> Affirmative responses place MPE/iX commands in the command file to create groups and accounts on the volume set. The spanning commands are added to the command file.
NOTE MPE/iX does not support spanning of volume classes. DIRMIG will not prompt for spanning information of home volume classes found within the current volume set name. All groups and accounts found in PVASSIST.PUB.SYS with home volume class information will be logged.
Delete Volume Set Definition (Option 4). If you select option 4 from the Volume Set Options Menu, DIRMIG deletes from PVASSIST.PUB.SYS the currently selected volume set definition. Specify this option when you do not want to migrate the current volume set definition. Next Volume Set Definition (Option 5). If you select option 5 from the Volume Set Options Menu, DIRMIG displays the next volume set in the pool of available migratable volume sets (as bounded by the accounts you selected). DIRMIG displays the Volume Set Options Menu for the newly selected volume set definition. A command file may now be created for the currently selected volume set. DIRMIG displays a Volume Set Options Menu for each volume set definition located, allowing you to choose your own migration option for each volume set definition. When no more volume set definitions are found in PVASSIST.PUB.SYS, DIRMIG returns you to the ENTER PRIVATE VOLUME OPTION prompt of the Private Volume Migration Menu. Generate PVSUMARY Command File (Option 4). If you select option 4 from the Private Volume Migration Menu, DIRMIG generates the command file PVSUMARY.PUB.SYS for MPE V/E private volume environments associated with selected accounts (you may specify volume sets at the account level only). DIRMIG issues the prompt: ENTER ACCOUNT SUBSETS >> At this prompt, you can enter subsets, in the form of "accountsets", of the MPE V/E structures at the account level followed by Return (you cannot specify group and user subsets). If you enter only Return at this prompt (without specifying any accountsets) DIRMIG returns you to the Enter Private Volume Option of the Private Volume Migration Menu. Accountsets are defined to be one or more MPE V/E account names, where: * MPE wild cards are allowed; for example, M@ specifies all accounts beginning with the letter "M". * Minus subsets are allowed for example, A@-ACCT@ specifies all accounts beginning with the letter "A" except those accounts beginning with the four-letter string "ACCT". * Accountsets must be separated by commas. * You can enter as many accountsets as desired up to a maximum of 280 characters. You are repeatedly prompted for accountsets until you enter only Return at the ENTER ACCOUNT SUBSETS prompt. Once DIRMIG completes account selection, DIRMIG proceeds to generate PVSUMARY.PUB.SYS. If PVSUMARY.PUB.SYS already exists, you are prompted for a new command file name. DIRMIG displays the following progress messages: PVSUMARY FILE CREATION IN PROGRESS... PVSUMARY FILE COMPLETED.
NOTE The VOLUTIL command file PVSUMARY.PUB.SYS contains all the commands necessary to recreate the private volume environments for the volume sets associated with the specified accounts. However, this file must be customized in order to make it usable by VOLUTIL. Refer to "Using VOLUTIL to Complete Private Volume Migration" for details on customizing PVSUMARY.PUB.SYS and using it with VOLUTIL.
DIRMIG's next action is dependent upon which option you previously selected in the Main Menu: * If you selected option 3 from the Main Menu and you have successfully migrated one or more accounts using DIRMIG's Directory Migration Menu, DIRMIG takes you to the UDC Environment/User Files Migration Menu. * If you selected only option 7 from the Main Menu, DIRMIG terminates. Migrating the UDC Environment and User Files DIRMIG displays the UDC Environment/User Files Migration menu shown in Example G-7 only after one of the following actions has occurred: * You selected option 3 from the Main Menu and you have successfully migrated one or more accounts from the Directory Migration Menu. * You selected option 6 from the Main Menu and you have successfully migrated one or more accounts from the Directory Migration Menu. Selecting Your Menu Option. From the UDC Environment/User Files Migration Menu (shown in Figure G-9 (*)), you can choose the UDC and user files migration option you wish. ________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | UDC ENVIRONMENT/USER-FILES MIGRATION | | ------------------------------------ | | CHOOSE FROM UDC/RESTORE OPTIONS BELOW; | | | | 0 - EXIT/No UDC Environment/User-Files Migration) | | 1 - HELP | | 2 - MIGRATE UDC ENVIRONMENT ONLY | | 3 - MIGRATE UDC ENVIRONMENT/RESTORE USER FILE SUBSETS | | 4 - MIGRATE UDC ENVIRONMENT/RESTORE ALL FILES | | | | ENTER UDC/RESTORE OPTION | | >> | | | ________________________________________________________________________ Figure G-9. Environment Migration Menu DIRMIG prompts you to select one of the above options. If you enter only Return at the ENTER UDC/RESTORE OPTION prompt, DIRMIG returns you to the same prompt. The following headings explain the different options available to you through the UDC Environment/User Files Migration Menu.
NOTE Options 2,3, and 4 of the UDC Environment/User Files Migration Menu follow the same sequence of five steps to accomplish UDC environment migration. The only difference between these three options lies in the choices DIRMIG gives you concerning restoration of user files associated with the accounts you migrated from the MPE V/E SYSDUMP tape (using DIRMIG's Directory Migration Menu). For this reason, options 2, 3, and 4 are discussed together under the common heading "Migrate UDC Environment/Restore User Files".
Exit/No UDC Environment/User Files Migration (Option 0). If you select option 0 from the UDC Environment/User Files Migration Menu, DIRMIG does not migrate UDC environments and user files. DIRMIG terminates. HELP (Option 1). If you select option 1 from the UDC Environment/User Files Migration Menu, the HELP facility is invoked. When you exit the HELP facility, you return to the ENTER UDC/RESTORE OPTION prompt of the UDC Environment/User Files Migration Menu. Migrate UDC Environment/Restore User Files (Options 2, 3, 4). If you select option 2, 3, or 4 from the UDC Environment/User Files Migration Menu, DIRMIG proceeds to migrate the UDC environments associated with the account structures you successfully migrated during directory migration (refer to "Migrating the Directory Structure").
NOTE DIRMIG invokes the RESTORE facility twice during UDC migration. If you used the MPE V/E GETUDC utility to place UDC environment files at the beginning of the RESTORE portion of the SYSDUMP tape, DIRMIG takes substantially less time to restore UDC environment files. (Refer to Appendix F, "Using the GETUDC Utility."
In addition to migrating the UDC environment, DIRMIG gives you the opportunity to: * Restore selected file subsets (if you select option 3). * Restore all file subsets (if you select option 4). If you are running DIRMIG interactively, DIRMIG allows you to redirect output to an offline listing by prompting you with: OFFLINE LISTING FOR FILES TO BE RESTORED (YES/[NO])? >> * If you enter Y or YES at the prompt, DIRMIG redirects output to the device associated with the file LIST. The default device specification for LIST is LP, but a file equation can be created prior to running DIRMIG that redirects output to an alternate device (refer to "Redirecting DIRMIG Output"). * If you enter N, NO, or Return, or if DIRMIG is running in batch mode, output is directed to $STDLIST. UDC migration is divided into five steps, described below. 1. Obtain MPE/iX UDC environment information. If COMMAND.PUB.SYS exists on the MPE/iX system, DIRMIG performs these actions on COMMAND.PUB.SYS to obtain MPE/iX UDC information and to preserve the current MPE/iX UDC environment: * Copies UDC information from COMMAND.PUB.SYS to a temporary data structure. * Renames COMMAND.PUB.SYS to SAVECMD.PUB.SYS. DIRMIG later modifies SAVECMD.PUB.SYS when migrating the MPE V/E UDC environment to MPE/iX. * Copies the contents of COMMAND.PUB.SYS to the file COPYCMD.PUB.SYS. DIRMIG can return the original version of COMMAND.PUB.SYS if an error occurs during UDC environment migration. If the MPE/iX COMMAND.PUB.SYS has an EOF equal to zero, the file is purged and DIRMIG continues with the assumption that there is no UDC environment on the MPE/iX system. 2. Obtain MPE V/E UDC environment from the SYSDUMP tape. DIRMIG prompts you to mount the SYSDUMP tape in order to restore the MPE V/E file COMMAND.PUB.SYS: MOUNT MPE SYSDUMP TAPE AND PLACE TAPE DRIVE ON-LINE After the SYSDUMP tape is mounted on the tape device and placed online, DIRMIG displays the following progress messages to indicate success of file restoration: RESTORING COMMAND.PUB.SYS RESTORE OF COMMAND.PUB.SYS SUCCESSFUL After the MPE V/E system file COMMAND.PUB.SYS is successfully restored on the MPE/iX system, DIRMIG collects the names of the UDC files for those accounts and users successfully migrated. These are the UDC files that are restored during Step 3 (see below). Once these names are collected, DIRMIG purges the COMMAND.PUB.SYS file restored from the SYSDUMP tape and renames the MPE/iX file SAVECMD.PUB.SYS (see Step 1) back to COMMAND.PUB.SYS. 3. Restore UDC files/user files from the SYSDUMP tape. Step 3 varies depending upon whether you selected option 2, option 3, or option 4 from the UDC Environment/User Files Migration Menu. In all three cases, DIRMIG restores those UDC files whose names were collected in Step 2. DIRMIG restores files by invoking the :RESTORE facility with the KEEP and OLDDATE options enabled. (Refer to the :RESTORE command in the MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90003) for details.) _________________________________________________________________ NOTE DIRMIG assumes disk file space limits for group and account entries will be sufficient. DIRMIG lists files that are not restored because of insufficient disk space. _________________________________________________________________ * Migrate UDC Environment Only (Option 2). DIRMIG proceeds to restore from the MPE V/E SYSDUMP tape the UDC files whose names were collected in Step 2. DIRMIG does not restore user files from the SYSDUMP tape. DIRMIG prompts you to mount the SYSDUMP tape: MOUNT MPE SYSDUMP TAPE AND PLACE TAPE DRIVE ON-LINE After the SYSDUMP tape is mounted and placed online, DIRMIG displays the following messages to indicate progress and success of UDC file restoration: RESTORING UDC FILES RESTORE OF UDC FILES SUCCESSFUL * Migrate UDC Environment/Restore User File Subsets (Option 3). DIRMIG displays the following prompt: ENTER FILE SUBSETS >> At this prompt you can enter file subsets you want to migrate. File subsets are defined to be one or more MPE V/E file names (valid to the MPE/iX :RESTORE command), where file subsets are separated by commas, and MPE wild cards are allowed; for example, M@#.@.@ specifies all files beginning with the letter "M" and ending with a numeric character. You are repeatedly prompted for filesets until you enter only Return at the ENTER FILE SUBSETS prompt. DIRMIG prompts you to mount the SYSDUMP tape: MOUNT MPE SYSDUMP TAPE AND PLACE TAPE DRIVE ON-LINE After the SYSDUMP tape is mounted and placed online, DIRMIG displays the following messages to indicate progress and success of UDC file restoration: RESTORING UDC FILES/USER-DESIGNATED FILES RESTORE OF UDC FILES/USER-DESIGNATED FILES SUCCESSFUL * Migrate UDC Environment/Restore all Files (Option 4). DIRMIG proceeds to restore from the MPE V/E SYSDUMP tape the UDC files whose names were collected in Step 2, as well as all user files associated with the accounts migrated during directory migration (except those files in PUB.SYS). DIRMIG prompts you to mount the SYSDUMP tape: MOUNT MPE SYSDUMP TAPE AND PLACE TAPE DRIVE ON-LINE After the SYSDUMP tape is mounted and placed online, DIRMIG displays the following messages to indicate progress and success of UDC file restoration: RESTORING UDC FILES/ALL USER-FILES RESTORE OF UDC FILES/ALL USER-FILES SUCCESSFUL 4. Modify the MPE/iX UDC Environment. DIRMIG modifies the MPE XL COMMAND.PUB.SYS file to include UDC environment information migrated from the MPE V/E system. _________________________________________________________________ NOTE If an MPE/iX user also exists on the MPE V/E SYSDUMP tape, that user's MPE/iX UDC environment is replaced by the MPE V/E UDC environment found on the MPE V/E SYSDUMP tape. _________________________________________________________________ 5. Update the MPE/iX Directory. User and account entries within the MPE/ iX directory are updated to reflect the information found in the new MPE/iX system file COMMAND.PUB.SYS. This action enables the MPE/iX UDC environment without the need to use the :SETCATALOG command. Once DIRMIG has completed updating the MPE/iX directory, DIRMIG terminates. Exiting DIRMIG Each menu in DIRMIG has an optional selection that allows you to exit DIRMIG normally.
CAUTION You should not interrupt or abnormally terminate DIRMIG once it is started, since it is running in Privilege Mode updating MPE/iX system tables and allocating directory space. Use exit options provided to exit DIRMIG safely.
Redirecting DIRMIG Output When you select the offline option available through several DIRMIG menus, you direct the text output to the DIRMIG list file LIST. By default this file is assigned to the system line printer (DEV=LP). If you want to redirect the output to a different device, you must, prior to running DIRMIG, create an MPE file equation to redefine the characteristics for LIST. This file equation is invoked only when you respond Y or YES to an OFFLINE LISTING (YES)/[NO]) prompt. For example, the file equation below redirects output to device name EPOC: :FILE OTHER;DEV=EPOC :FILE LIST=*OTHER
NOTE When DIRMIG is run in batch mode, the output always defaults to :$STDLIST; the detailed format is to be used where applicable.
Examining DIRMIG Log Files DIRLOGnn.PUB.SYS, DIRMIG's log file, is created to track the progress of each component's migration. You should always examine DIRLOGnn after running DIRMIG. This file provides information for debugging and troubleshooting if a problem occurs. The files are numbered (maximum number 99) so you can maintain a log file history of every run of DIRMIG. DIRMIG searches only for the maximum sequence numbered DIRLOG file before creating a new log file. For example, if DIRMIG finds that the log file DIRLOG01.PUB.SYS already exists, DIRMIG creates DIRLOG02.PUB.SYS. If DIRLOG99.PUB.SYS already exists, DIRMIG disables the logging facility and asks you if you want to continue execution with logging disabled: * If your enter Y or YES to the prompt, DIRMIG continues execution with logging disabled. * If you enter N, NO, to the prompt, DIRMIG terminates. You can purge or rename DIRMIG log files (highest to lowest), then rerun DIRMIG. DIRLOGnn contains: * Progress messages displayed to $STDLIST. * Progress messages for directory migration. * Error messages indicating a component has not been migrated. Verifying Directory Migration To verify that the correct data has been migrated check the system components, listed in the first column, by using the commands listed in the second column. To check: Use: RINs :SYSGEN (MISC Configurator) User-Logging IDs :LISTLOG Directory :REPORT :LISTACCT :LISTGROUP :LISTUSER Mountable Volumes :DSTAT :VOLUTIL UDCs :SHOWCATALOG Files :LISTFILE or :LISTF


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