I've heard that someone had written REXX routines with PARMLIBs where you define you environment and once you execute the REXX(s) routine(s), that you would be prompted for certain information and then it would build all of the JCL needed to do it. This is not needed for 1 or 2 volumes, but more when you have 30, 40, 100 volumes. I'm just inquiring if anyone has something similar that they may have built or know where to find something like it. We don't want to reinvent the wheel to accomplish this.
Thanks -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Radoslaw Skorupka Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 11:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Mass Volume Inits W dniu 04.02.2025 o 21:20, S Guynes pisze: > Does anyone know of program/routine that does mass volume inits. I've heard > the term VINIT/AINIT used. I believe it automated the process of selecting > the volumes, varying the devices offline/online, initializing them, as well > as defining the VVDS. Anyone heard/have such a routine or know where I can > get it? You don't have to offline the device before init. That require slightly different command parameters. Regarding mass change - IMHO it is not an issue of "wizard", because you have to provide a list of device numbers. It need not to be consecutive. More: the devices may have various size, which could mean different VTOC/VTOCIX/VVDS sizing. Of course, for many repeating mass actions one may want to create simple REXX script: read a record containing dev num and size, generate offline MVS command (and ONLINE as well), generate INIT ICKDSF command, generate "DEF VVDS" IDCAMS command. Then submit four jobs. For single action - ISPF Editor is IMHO enough. BTDT. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
