We use the RESERVED keyword to keep spare volumes offline. It only appears on the INIT command, so you are also wiping out the volume. Clip only renames the volume and you can access the uncataloged datasets from another system or clip back to the original name.
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Mark Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know if this would help your problem, but take a look at ICKDSF APAR > PM16856 > > > PROBLEM SUMMARY: > **************************************************************** > * USERS AFFECTED: User's of theICKDSF INIT command. * > **************************************************************** > * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A new parameter called RESERVED has * > * been added to the INIT command. This * > * marks the volume as reserved. A volume * > * that is reserved has a volume serial * > * number but cannot come online to any * > * system. * > **************************************************************** > * RECOMMENDATION: * > **************************************************************** > The RESERVED parameter can be used to mark a volume reserved, so > that it can not come online to any system. > > > > > > > On 08/20/12 13:25, Linda wrote: >> >> Hi David, >> >> If there are only a few, it might make sense for you to simply reply to >> the messages, especially if the dups are 'ipl volumes'. >> >> For more than a few, and for non-ipl volumes, I have always clipped them >> prior to shutdown. I clip to change only the first character of the volser, >> zfsprd would become xfsprd, for example. >> >> HTH >> Linda >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Aug 17, 2012, at 8:56 AM, "O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) >> [C]"<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> >>> I'm copying a number of DASD volumes this weekend and have a question. >>> >>> Which comes first at IPL: >>> >>> execution of the Commndsx member of Parmlib or the duplicate volume msg.? >>> >>> I'm hoping I can prevent the dup msg. by coding COM='V 10EE,OFFLINE >>> ' for those volumes that won't vary offline to be clipped on my sandbox >>> due to Ucats and APF entries etc. >>> >>> Thank You, >>> Dave O'Brien >>> NIH Contractor >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >>> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> > > > > -- > Mark Jacobs > Time Customer Service > Tampa, FL > ---- > > The Doctor: You know when grown-ups tell you everything's going to be > fine, and you think they're probably lying to make you feel better? > Young Amy: Yes. > The Doctor: Everything's going to be fine. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
