Resume a save storage operation

You can use this procedure only if the following conditions are true:

The save storage operation finished saving the Licensed Internal Code.
The save storage operation completed writing to at least one tape during the save storage operation.
You attached all disk units, and the disk units are operating.

If an error occurs that stops a save storage operation (for example, server power loss, operator error, or tape drive error), you can start the save storage operation again.

Do the following to resume the save storage operation:

Select manual mode on the control panel of your processor.
Power on the server by using the Power switch or the Power button. The IPL or Install the System menu is shown.
Select option 3 (Use Dedicated Service Tools (DST)) and press the Enter key.
Sign on DST by using the password that is assigned to your server for full DST authority. The Use Dedicated Service Tools (DST) menu that appears on the console.
From the Use Dedicated Service Tools (DST) menu, select option 9 (Work with save storage and restore storage) and press the Enter key.
Select option 4 (Resume save storage) and press the Enter key.
If the server does not allow you to resume the save storage operation, a display with an explanation appears on the console.
If you see the Resume Save Storage display on the console, load the tape that the server last wrote to when the save storage operation stopped. Press the Enter key.
If the volume identifier of the tape that is loaded is different from the volume identifier of the first save storage tape, the Device Intervention Required display appears. The message at the bottom says that the Wrong volume loaded.
To continue the save operation, type SAVEDS on the "New volume" line and select option 4 to format the tape.