Hi Lizette,

All the volumes are displayed in pool.


On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 8:25 AM, Lizette Koehler <[email protected]>
wrote:

> How does the storage group look in ISMF?  Are any volumes DISNEW, DISABLE,
> QUINEW?
>
> How did you determine the are not in the pool or not being used in the
> pool?
>
> It sounds like some of your volumes may not be in the pool the way you
> think they should be.
>
> Do you have Chicago Soft QuickREF?  It has a very nice Space display in it.
>
> It might be quicker to raise an SR with IBM for assistance.  We cannot see
> what things look like at your shop.
>
>
> Lizette
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
> > Behalf Of Rajesh Janakiraman
> > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 7:42 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: Initialization problem in Storage Group
> >
> > Hi Lizette,
> > All those volumes are already online.
> > And yes we are doing those steps which you have mentioned
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Lizette Koehler <[email protected]
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I am not sure I understand.
> > >
> > > When you initialize a volume for an SMS Managed pool the ICKDSF
> > > control cards need SG/STGR/STORAGEGROUP.
> > >
> > > Vary it online.
> > >
> > > Then you go to ISMF (my preference) and add the volume to the pool.
> > >
> > > Then you enable the volume or activate the SMS configuration to bring
> > > it into the pool.
> > >
> > > If you have place holder SMS Volume names for that pool, I think you
> > > can just enable the volume.  Otherwise I think you have to do an
> ACTIVATE.
> > >
> > > Are you doing all of those steps?
> > >
> > >
> > > Lizette
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List
> > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rajesh Janakiraman
> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 6:05 PM
> > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > Subject: Initialization problem in Storage Group
> > > >
> > > > Hi Mates,
> > > >
> > > > Our production system Storage Group initialization is not getting
> > > initialized
> > > > completely.
> > > >
> > > > Whenever we initialize the storage group by submitting jobs it is
> > > > not
> > > getting initialized
> > > > completely, for eg. before initialization if the storage group %
> > > > free
> > > space is 52%,
> > > > then same is shown after initialization.
> > > >
> > > > The initialization job contains following commands, below command is
> > > > for
> > > one
> > > > volume
> > > >
> > > > /*$VS, 'RO *ALL,V 1800,OFFLINE'
> > > >
> > > > INIT UNITADDRESS(1800) DEVICETYPE(3390)      -
> > > > VOLID(FC1800) INDEX(15,0,045) VTOC(0,1,224)  - PURGE MAP NOCHECK
> > > > STGR VERIFY(FC1800)
> > > >
> > > > /*$VS, 'RO *ALL,V 1800,ONLINE'
> > > >
> > > > There are total of 1200 volumes.
> > > >
> > > > Kindly provide a solution that to get the storage group initialized
> > > completely.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks & Regards,
> > > > Rajesh Janakiraman
> > > > Mainframe System Analyst
> > > >
> > >
>
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Regards,
*Rajesh Janakiraman*

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