If you browse or edit any dataset on dasd, and display the dasd, you should see the A, meaning that the volume is allocated.
Until people log on and/or batch work starts, O (online) is pretty common. HTH, Linda Sent from my iPhone On Jul 22, 2014, at 10:45 AM, Rajesh Janakiraman <[email protected]> wrote: > Mates, > > I can read the file and i can also take backup and restore on that > particular volumes. But i dunno what will be the issue in future for the > status *O* because earlier these volumes status were *A*. > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 7:33 PM, Mike Schwab <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> O is Online, but no files in use. >> A is Active, online and at least 1 file open. >> So, start an application that uses a file on the desired volume. >> >> On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 11:12 PM, Rajesh Janakiraman >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Dear Mates, >>> >>> Its really urgent, DASD volumes in PRODUCTION box is not active. >> Actually it is after the successful completion of DR Drill activity. >>> >>> I've made the volumes online by issuing the vary commands but the status >> of the volumes are still O. >>> >>> Pls let me know how to make these online volumes Active. >>> >>> P.S.: I can access all datasets from those volumes which were online. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> >> >> -- >> Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA >> Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> > > > > -- > Regards, > *Rajesh Janakiraman* > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
