Thanks again, Lizette, I had just read this in the IDCAMS manual as your note popped in. I think I have it...
Thanks to all who answered, and have a great weekend! On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Lizette Koehler <[email protected]> wrote: > Remember > > ADDVOLUMES(volser [ volser]) > This provides the volumes that are to be added to the list of > candidate volumes. You can use ALTER ADDVOLUMES to add candidate volumes to > non-managed VSAM data sets and SMS-managed VSAM, non-VSAM, and generation > data sets (GDS). Only nonspecific volumes can be added to SMS-managed, > non-VSAM data sets and GDS data sets. If an ALTER ADDVOLUMES is done to a > data set already opened and allocated, the data set must be closed, > unallocated, reallocated, and reopened before VSAM can extend onto the > newly added candidate volume. Adding a nonexistent volume to the list can > result in an error when the data set is extended. Ensure that the volume > exists and is online before attempting to extend the data set. > > Restriction: This does not work with non-SMS non-VSAM. > > SMS might not use candidate volumes for which you request specific volsers > with the ADDVOLUMES parameter. Sometimes a user-specified volser for an > SMS-managed data set results in an error. To avoid candidate-volume > problems with SMS, you can have SMS choose the volser used for a candidate > volume. To do this, you can code an * for each volser that you request with > the ADDVOLUMES parameter. If, however, you request both specified and > unspecified volsers in the same command, you must enter the specified > volsers first in command syntax. The system does not allocate space on > candidate volumes until VSAM extends to the candidate volume. This includes > SMS-managed data sets with Guaranteed Space. > > Abbreviation: AVOL > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Bill Ashton > > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 12:09 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: How to change SMS > > > > OK, this is some education for me...I saw the count in the Dataclass and > thought I > > would have to only increase that. I will make sure the Dataclass has the > right count > > of vols, and will also be sure the SMS group has those specific volumes > defined. > > > > Now to be sure I have the command right, since I have 3 vols, and am > adding > > 3 vols, I would do ALTER dsn AVOL(* * *), right? The file will be > deleted at end of > > January, and a new one created, so I can do that after I take out those > 3 extra vols. > > > > Thanks Lizette and everyone - I will let you know if I have further > questions. > > > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 2:38 PM, Lizette Koehler < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > So, > > > You will need to add more volumes to the SMS Pool Then go to the DATA > > > Class and ensure you are not setting things like Volume Count or Dyna > > > volume count to a number less then what you are providing your user. > > > > > > And ALTER dsn VOL(* * * * * ) however many stars to reflect the number > > > of volumes. > > > Also, do a LISTC ENT(dsn) ALL and see what the candidates look like > > > before you make changes. > > > > > > Also, remember that when the files allocate the new volume, You may > > > wish to place them in QUINEW or something similar so you can get them > > > back. Or is the user able to delete the file when you want the volumes > back. > > > > > > Lizette > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Ashton > > > > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 10:44 AM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: How to change SMS > > > > > > > > The file is currently on 3 volumes that are SMS managed in a > > > > Dataclass > > > that has 3 > > > > volumes. We want to add 3 more volumes to this Dataclass and have > > > > the > > > file > > > > automatically pick them up. I will look at the ALTER AddVolumes... > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 1:37 PM, Mark Jacobs - Listserv < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Can't you just do an ALTER ADDVOLUMES(* * *) on that dataset? > > > > > > > > > > Mark Jacobs > > > > > > > > > >> Bill Ashton <mailto:[email protected]> October 30, 2015 at > > > > >> 1:34 PM Hi friends! One of our users is working with a file that > > > > >> is currently defined to a special Dataclass with 3 volumes (it is > > > > >> pretty full already). > > > > >> They want to test an end-of-year process that will add a lot of > > > > >> data to this file, and I would like to add another 3 volumes > > > > >> temporarily to this class. > > > > >> > > > > >> Can I just add the vols to the SMS dataclass, and the file will > > > > >> automatically expand when she fills the 3 it had when defined, or > > > > >> would I need to back it up and reallocate it again to pick up the > > > > >> new > > > volumes? > > > > >> > > > > >> She is the only user of this Dataclass, and this is only > > > > >> temporary (until end of January). So I would need to know how to > > > > >> add the vols now, and then back them out again in 3 months. > > > > >> > > > > >> Thanks for your advice. > > > > >> > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Thank you and best regards, > > > > >> *Billy Ashton* > > > > >> > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Thank you and best regards, > > *Billy Ashton* > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > -- Thank you and best regards, *Billy Ashton* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
