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In a sysplex configuration, the alternate sysplex root file system becomes a standby for the
sysplex root file system. The alternate sysplex root file system can be used to replace the
current sysplex root file system if the sysplex root file system becomes unavailable. The
alternate sysplex root file system is established by using the ALTROOT statement in the
BPXPRMxx parmlib member during OMVS initialization, or by using the SET OMVS command.
This support provides the capability to dynamically replace a failed or failing sysplex root
automatically or manually using an external command.
Using alternate sysplex root support, you can:
Replace the failed sysplex root automatically.
Or, replace the failed ...