-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 14:53 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Varying off path while it is in use
John McKown wrote: >The path is only needed while the SSCH is active (i.e. actual I/O is being >done). During this time, z/OS will not take the path offline. It will mark >>the path as pending offline and not use it for future I/O. Once the I/O is >complete, it will actually take the path offline. So, you should not need to >>worry. z/OS is a bit smarter than some of the other systems out their >(*cough* Windows *cough*). > >Yup. About windoze, try removing your USB stick while something is writing on >it. Safety of contents on that stick is NOT guaranteed. Or do a CD/DVD >eject >while doing a pirate copy of something... BTDT. ;-D If you compare, compare equal situations: I don't think z/OS will do better if you pull out the only channel to a device it is writing to... Kees. ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
