Thanks, That link didn't work for me as looked for it before this post. Ms Terri E Shaffer Senior Systems Engineer, z/OS Support: ACIWorldwide - Telecommuter H(412-766-2697) C(412-519-2592) [email protected]
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Brian Westerman Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 1:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: VolCat - Reallocate ? EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. You should stop all tape processing, (RMM or CA-1, or whatever you have), because while the VOLCAT is not available no changes will work correctly. Actually IBM says: Quiesce tape library management with console command V SMS,LIBRARY(libname),ALL,OFFLINE for each library sharing the volume catalog to be moved. Even if your volcat is really-really big, it should take no longer than a minute or two. Don't skip steps in the example. For a site that volsers all start with "V" you will probably have to do both. If you have multiple Volser ranges you might have more. SYS1.VOLCAT.VGENERAL SYS1.VOLCAT.VV (this is called a specific volcat, hlq.VOLCAT.Vx ('x' being first character of a volser)) Library records reside in the general VOLCAT Volume records may reside in either the general or specific VOLCAT - specific VOLCAT searched first. If one is created with imbed and replicate, the other will likely be as well. You can run the diagnose and examine ahead of time and get them out of the way (and to make sure you don't have anything to fix). When you export the catalog(s), do it twice as in the suggestion within step 3 because you can never have too many backups. Don't worry about the info apars for making it faster, because unless you have millions of volumes the time saved will not really be measurable You will need to skip step 4 because you are changing the attributes of your new catalog. There are some special directions if you have multiple master catalogs that you can skip if you have just one master catalog. Incidentally if you ever want to just move the volcat and not change anything, IBM has another page at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/how-move-volcat-new-volume that covers it. Let me know if you need help building the JCL, It seems like a lot of work, but it's actually quite straightforward if you read the directions. Brian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ________________________________ [https://go.aciworldwide.com/rs/030-ROK-804/images/aci-footer.jpg] <http://www.aciworldwide.com/> This email message and any attachments may contain confidential, proprietary or non-public information. The information is intended solely for the designated recipient(s). If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this email. Any review, dissemination, use or reliance upon this information by unintended recipients is prohibited. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the author personally. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
