The problem with doing the full volume copy even with nocopy is that track 0 is always copied which indicates where the VTOC is. So if both of the volumes do not have the VTOC in the same location then the volume will need to be initted so that track zero VTOC field points to the true location of the VTOC. If they are in the same place, then its possible that the tracks of the VTOC or VTOCIX of the source are updated and this kicks off a background copy of the changed track which could then screw up the VTOC or VTOCIX on the target volume if its position overlaps with the source volume.
DFSMSdss has been changed in APAR OA18929 to perform a volume INIT when FCWITHDRAW is specified on the DUMP when it is detected that it is needed. Justin Eastman DFSMSdss Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
