On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:36:51 -0500, Tim Hare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>>
>> Obviously you meant to write "marked *not* scratch" above.
>>
>
>Yes I did, thanks for the correction
>
>
>>
>> Write procedures so you don't forget.  Put a note in the TAPEREQ member
>to remind you to check TMONSMxx when you make changes.
>
>Good suggestions
>
>>
>> I've never run into this but I haven't worked at a shop that used
>> TMONSMxx in a long time.   I just let TAPEREQ control what type
>> of media (virtual, physical 3490, physical 9840 etc.).
>
>So, you don't define any scratch pools in CA-1, or you just don't assign
>them in CA-1?
>

No pools.  I haven't been at a shop that needed them in a long time.
There are "natural" pools by media type and HSC knows which ones
to pick (after examining TAPEREQ) and what device type to use by virtue 
of SCRPOOL / VOLATTR / UNITATTR HSC parmlib members / statements. 

Regards,

Mark
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