I believe that this behavior is as old as OS/VS. I don't understand the logic except that it follows the principle that all connected devices are to be brought online unless specifically excluded in the (nowadays) IODF. It's all a bit counter intuitive considering that what *we* want is a particular volume to be online. Achieving that goal in the face of possibly several duplicate volsers can be daunting.
. . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Smith Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020 2:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: (External):Re: IEA213A DUPLICATE VOLUME *** EXTERNAL EMAIL - Use caution when opening links or attachments *** I wonder why the message asks for the unit to be kept *offline*. Seems like the inverse would be more logical. And what if you have ten volumes all named the same? Yes, this is merely a Friday curiosity. Presumably, the age-old maxim, "If it hurts, stop doing it" would cover most practical situations. sas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
