Use the DSMUPGRD PREPAREDB utility to prepare a server database for upgrade to V7.1. You must run this utility before using the DSMUPGRD EXTRACTDB utility.
Syntax
>>-DSMUPGRD -+---------------+--+-------------------+-----------> | (1) | '- -o -options_file-' '------- -quiet-' (2).- -k--Server1--. >------+---------------+--PREPAREDB-----------------------------> '- -k--key_name-' >--MEDIASERVER-=-media_server_name--+------+------------------->< | (3) | '------'
Notes:
- The option applies to AIX®, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and z/OS® systems.
- Windows only: This option is required if the server name is not SERVER1.
This parameter is required
on z/OS systems.
Parameters
-quiet- Specifies that messages to the console are suppressed. This parameter is optional.
- -o options_file
- Specifies an options file to use. This parameter is optional.
-k key_name- Specifies the name of the Windows registry key from which to retrieve information about the server. The default is SERVER1. This parameter is optional.
- MEDIASERVER
- Specifies the name of the server to be used as the z/OS media server. The server must have been defined by using the DEFINE SERVER command before using the DSMUPGRD PREPAREDB utility.
Example
dsmupgrd preparedb