Copy Library Server notes files
Description
Users can make comments in book topics by creating notes that are appended to the end of each topic. If you do not copy these notes to the new system, they will be lost.
Table 1 provides more details about this migration action. Use this information to plan your changes to the system.
| Element or feature: | Library Server. |
|---|---|
| When change was introduced: | General migration action not tied to a specific release. |
| Applies to migration from: | z/OS V2R1 and z/OS V1R13. |
| Timing: | Before the first IPL of z/OS V2R2. |
| Is the migration action required? | Yes, if you intend to preserve notes from release to release. |
| Target system hardware requirements: | None. |
| Target system software requirements: | None. |
| Other system (coexistence or fallback) requirements: | None. |
| Restrictions: | None. |
| System impacts: | None. |
| Related IBM® Health Checker for z/OS® check: | None. |
Steps to take
Copy all the files from your existing notes directory to the new one. The default directory for saving book notes is /usr/lpp/booksrv/public/bookmgr/notes. You can override this default by specifying a directory on the NOTEDIR parameter of the bookmgr.80 configuration file.
Reference information
For a description of each parameter of the Library Server configuration files, see z/OS Program Directory at the z/OS installation related information website.