Run a consolidate on the dataset or defrag the volume (which would also release extents, which could be bad on system data sets that are limited to 1 extent).
Say, could we make that a customer request? "Defrag should not release space if the secondary space amount is 0." On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 6:51 AM, O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C] <[email protected]> wrote: > George, > > There is an informational APAR describing how to do this, except you don't > really need to. Just rename your current backup versions and allocate new > ones using the same versions. > > Regards, > Dave O'Brien > > -----Original Message----- > From: George Rodriguez [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 7:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Changing Size of DFSMShsm Auto Backups of the Control Datasets > > I found in the z/OS DFSMShsm Implementation and Customization Guide, member > ALLOCBK1, which provides a sample job that defines four backup versions of > each control dataset and allocates those backup versions on DASD volumes. I > modified the JCL to allocate six backup versions that mirrors what's out > there now, but I don't know how to get DFSMShsm to use the new allocations. > > My original problem is that the MCDS is under allocated cylinders (20,5) and > I've reached the 16 extent limit. > > Thanks in advance for the help! > * > * > *George Rodriguez* > *Specialist II - IT Solutions* > *Application Support / Quality Assurance* *PX - 47652* > *(561) 357-7652 (office)* > *(561) 707-3496 (mobile)* > *School District of Palm Beach County* > *3348 Forest Hill Blvd.* > *Room B-251* > *West Palm Beach, FL. 33406-5869* > *Florida's Only A-Rated Urban District For Eighth Consecutive Years* > > -- > > > *Accredited District Since 2008; Re-certification - January 2013* > > Home of Florida's first LEED Gold Certified School > > Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want > your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not > send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or > in writing. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -- 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
