See inline below. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of suresh chacko > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 1:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization > > Hi Dave > > Thank you, > > Some thoughts... > > a. If we have an online application which switches its log datasets every 2 > to 3 > minutes, how we can manage the disconnect of catalog? Will it lead to an > allocation failure? In this situation how we can avoid an allocation failure, > what is the solution? >
I wouldn't count on or risk it. By quiet, I mean shortly before an IPL with most everything shutdown. You could try to define a new user catalog. REPRO MERGECAT and DELETE/DEFINE the ALIAS(s). Still very likely to take more time than you have. > b. Repro backup - understood. > > c. Delete and Define - In this step, is it better to use a new large dataset > or > delete and define the same as bigger? Either or. I'd keep the same name if it was me > > d. Populate - Is this is done by Import? If not kindly explain. Repro back in > > Are steps of Examine and diagnose required? If it's already broken, yes. > > Best regards, > Suresh > > > > > On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 11:32 PM, Gibney, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 1. Buy a tool. Dino, or CR+, or .... > > Or > > 2. At a very quiet time: a. Discconnect the catalog. b. back it up via > > repro. c. delete and defining it bigger. d. repopulate. e. import. > > And it would be a good idea to IPL here. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of suresh chacko > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:29 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization > > > > > > Hello Group, > > > > > > Like to know the best practices in z/OS Catalog dataset management > > > and what all are the steps involved in z/OS catalog dataset > > > re-organization > > activity. > > > > > > Kindly share from your expert experience and knowledge. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Suresh N C > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- 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 > > > > > > -- > *SureshNc* > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
