Within IPCS output, go to the bottom, and use the command REPORT VIEW to get into an ISPF edit of the output. You can then delete irrelevant stuff, and perhaps write an ISPF macro to process the data.
Colin On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 05:48, Roger Lowe < [email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 7 Mar 2026 16:20:23 -0600, Steve Estle <[email protected]> wrote: > > >All, > > > >I have (inherited) a ZOS environment with many duplicate volsers spread > across two LPAR's: Prod & Test. Right now Test LPAR is down and we are > needing to restart / ReIPL the Test LPAR but getting many duplicate volsers > during IPL process. I'm looking for tool / utility that I can use / run > from Production LPAR that will list out all duplicate volsers and related > unit addresses within the defined DASD environment - of course this means > the utility needs to interrogate all configured DASD volumes whether online > or not. > > > >Anything out there? - I tried ISMF and don't see a way to do thru the > ISPF interface but possibly a trick or two with ISMF I'm not aware of? > > > >Anyways open to any / all ideas - have to believe there is a way. > Possibly CBT? > > > Steve, > Do you have an old SVC Dump from the TEST LPAR that you can get > to from the PROD LPAR? If so, you could use IPCS and the LISTUCB subcommand > to display the UCB and VOLSER from your TEST LPAR. Then do the same process > on the PROD LPAR. You will then need to capture the output from the LISTUCB > subcommand and process it and strip out the UCB and VOLSER and identify the > duplicate volsers that way. > > If you don't have an old SVC Dump from the TEST LPAR, then you could try > and IPL the TEST LPAR and then take a SAD of the TEST LPAR and do the same > process as above but not sure if when you IPL the TEST LPAR and then get > the very first message about duplicate volser (which one to use) will list > ALL duplicate volsers (I suspect not) and you will then have to go thru > replying to each one which effectively means you have the TEST system up at > a stage where you will know what all the duplicate volsers are anyway. > > Roger > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
