John, Is anyone experimenting with copy products (TrueCopy, FlashCopy, Shadowimage)?
Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Hal Merritt > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Volume ID Gone > > Yes, observed something very similar once. The volume was not offline to all > LPARs' when some volume level work was done. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > John Argall > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 7:50 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Volume ID Gone > > Good Evening, > > I am hoping someone may have seen a simliar issue occur else where. > > Recently we experienced an issue where volume id on a 9980V disappeared > and became unuseable to the operating system it was attached too. The first > symptom of the problem occurred when IOS071I - missing channel and device > end messages began being issued by the operating system. > > The volume was brought online to another system, and it showed that it had > lost its volume identifier. The volume was clipped and further analysis showed > that the VTOC and the data set (SYS1.HASPACE) was listed there. > > An attempt to bring the volume to the owner was unsucessful. > > There is no evidence of external access & activities being the cause of the > volume identifier disappearing. > > The issue is under investigation from many sources. > > Thanks in advance. > > John > > > NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are > intended > exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The > message, > together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged > information. > Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or > distribution > is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please > immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

