We use automation to intercept the vary command and do some sanity checks - doesn't help if you fat finger inside of those checks though.
Jerry Whitteridge Lead Systems Programmer Safeway Inc. 925 951 4184 If you feel in control you just aren't going fast enough. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pinnacle Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 10:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: VARY OFFLINE fat finger I fat fingered a VARY OFFLINE command and took out half our DASD farm. I thought z/OS had a switch or a throttle to limit the damage, but darned if I can find it. Any help gets you a beer at SCIDS. Regards, Tom Conley -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN "Email Firewall" made the following annotations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warning: All e-mail sent to this address will be received by the corporate e-mail system, and is subject to archival and review by someone other than the recipient. This e-mail may contain proprietary information and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient(s), you are notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. ============================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
