David, It is ALL possible and I recommend it. I have set up and run with shared SYSRES, a shared MASTERCAT, and one GLOBAL CSI for MVS. I know of no good reason to have multiple GLOBAL CSIs for MVS. I would retain a second set of SYSRES volumes and a spare mastercat volume to use for maintenance or new releases.
The IBM-Main archives contain a lot of discussions on this very topic: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html Bob Richards -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 1:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Zos 1.7 looking at some changes We currently run 4 LPARs each of which has its own: Mastercat Global CSI for MVS Sysres (actually a set of 4 3390-3) I'm wondering and the person doing the install is willing to consider consolidating some or all of these functions. Would anybody care to comment on the feasibility or advisability of running off of one set of sysres volumes as opposed to the 4 sets we currently. Is a single Mastercat possible? Is there any reason to have more than one Global CSI for Zos? All comments and suggestions are welcome. TIA, Dave O'Brien LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. SunTrust and Seeing beyond money are federally registered service marks of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
