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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1997
Thomas Richard Crowley, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael Steven Faunce, Rochester, MN (US);
Dennis R. Martin, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael James McDermott, Oronoco, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for recovering a computer system from a loadsource direct access storage device located at a remote location. In accordance with the method and system of the present invention, after a catastrophic damage and the installation of a local loadsource direct access storage device, an indicator within the local loadsource direct access storage device is set such that the local loadsource direct access storage device cannot be utilized for initial program load. Thereafter, the contents of the entire loadsource direct access storage device located at a remote location are copied to the replacement local loadsource direct access storage device. The indicator within the replacement local loadsource direct access storage device is reset such that the replacement local loadsource direct access storage device can be utilized for initial program load again. Finally, an initial program load is performed from the replacement local loadsource direct access storage device.