So allocating via ISPF 3.2 and using that IDCAMS repro is not correct ? Or else I have allocate them exclusively in batch during runtime?
On Mon, 22 Dec 2025, 23:59 Michael Watkins, < [email protected]> wrote: > IDCAMS: > > ALTER <DSN NAME or DATA component> ADDVOL(* * * * * *) > > Will add 6 volumes to an SMS-managed data set. > > If not SMS-managed, the volumes must be explicitly named. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf > Of Peter > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2025 1:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Multi volume dataset copy > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Texas Comptroller's > email system. > DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you expect them from the > sender and know the content is safe. > > There are no problems with any volume as I tested on all volumes by > allocating a small dataset. > > The only problem I see it cannot beyond 6th volume . > > Like I said.. initially you will see the first volume as it continues to > grow ..and automatically it spans over to second volume and so on. Until it > spans from 1st volume to second you cannot see the dataset being available > on second volume. > > Once the first volume reaches 100%, then automatically it grows to the > second till 6th volume. > > So no problem with volume > No duplicates > All the volumes were empty prior running the idcams repro.(validated via > ISPF 3.4) > > > > On Mon, 22 Dec 2025, 22:41 Jon Perryman, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:49:40 -0600, Mike Schwab > > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > >> IEC032I E37-08 , IFG0554P. > > >VOLUME has a default count of 5. > > > > This isn't the OP's problem. He's getting RC=8 instead of RC=4 and > > it's after 6 volumes. The problem is with his 7th volume. His problem > > is either, free space, extents, vtoc, vtoc index, dsn already exists on > volume or ???. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
