> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Rifkind > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Extent SMPPTS Question > > > I'm getting E37's when receiving new sysmods from tape into > the system. > > I added 2 DDDF's to the SMP structure and allocated the > datasets on two seperate volumes and when I run the job to > recieve the sysmods I'm still running out of room. > > What am I missing? > > How do concatnate the two new datasets on new volumes to > the SMPPTS file. > > Hope I got this right. Thanks. >
You should have a DDDEF for SMPPTS (original DSN), SMPPTS1 (second DSN), and SMPPTS2 (third DSN). SMP/E will try SMPPTS, if it fails due to out of space, it will compress and retry. If the retry fails, it will try SMPPTS1 and do the same series. If SMPPTS1 fails, it will try SMPPT2. Personally, I would make the SMPPTS datasets PDSEs not PDSes. The reason is that SMP/E is smart enough to know that you cannot compress a PDSE, so it will not even try. It will just try the next SMPPTSn dataset. As always, a PDS cannot span multiple volumes. You must use the SMPPTSn dd names, in the correct order. If you "skip" one, then SMP/E will not detect the "next" ones. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
