On 2015-07-21, at 11:08, Walt Farrell wrote: > On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:40:28 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > >> On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:31:50 -0500, David Evans wrote: >> >>> This dataset can be deleted using ISMF. It allows you to delete a dataset >>> that has the same name as a cataloged dataset. No rename required. >>> >> The obstacle isn't the catalog; the obstacle is the ENQ. > > And the way around the ENQ is a rename, with appropriate RACF FACILITY > authority as previously mentioned. > And previously mentioned that ISPF supports this, with a prompt for confirmation that the programmer is savvy and accepts responsibility for any damage.
Does ISPF simply front-end TSO front-ending IDCAMS? The confirmation is interactive; if the operation is performed in batch, is there a WTOR? Welcome to OS/360. One would think that by the 21st century there'd be a way that doesn't depend on the alertness of the administrator. A utility to vary offline and zap the VTOC? That protects the integrity of the OS; perhaps not of the VTOC. Does z/OS presume that when a volume is brought online the VTOC is intact? Something as basic as DSCBs describing overlapping extents would threaten system integrity. I think there's a verification utility (something like fsck?) Is this run automatically or electively? The hazard was greater in days of removable media. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
