Bob, Issue SETPROG LNKLST,UNALLOCATE to have XCFAS remove its allocations from all LINKLIST volumes and see if that clears it up for you. If it does, then issue SETPROG LNKLST,ALLOCATE to put back the linklist allocations that are presently in-use (for protection)... after you get the offending volume offline.
-- Tom Schmidt Madison, WI On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:34:29 -0400, Dean Montevago wrote: >Did you close and unallocate the catalog from the CAS ? Even if you >rebuild the linklist I think XCFAS will still have an allocation to the >datasets. > >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Bob Henry > >I'm trying to vary a dasd device offline. It originally had ucat on it >but >I moved (merged) and disconnected it. It has nothing on it any more but >SYS1.VVDS & SYS1.VTOCIX (as well as USERCAT & USERCAT.INDEX space). >There >were also lnklst libs on it but I rebuilt lnklst, APF and LLA, etc. Now >I'm trying to vary offline but get "vary offline pending". A "d >u,,alloc" >of the device shows *MASTER* still has it allocated. Why would *MASTER* >still have it? How can I unalloc it? > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Bob Henry * Mgr., Rochester IT * SunGard * SCT Higher Education * 3000 >Ridge Rd. E., Rochester, NY 14622 >Tel 585-339-2366 * Mobile 585-330-5240 * Fax 610-578-3014 * >[EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sungardsct.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
