Only one HASPACE per JES2 Spool volume Lizette
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 8:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Spool file > > Issue a $DSPOOL,LONG and see what it shows > > Issue $DSPOOLDEF and see what it shows > > Next go to ISPF 3.4 > > Search > > ** in the dataset level > SPOOL* in the VOLSER and see what it shows > > I am not clear about your statement: The spool volumes are still on the same > pack. Please provide a display of what you are seeing. > > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Joseph Reichman > > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 7:48 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Spool file > > > > I have 3 vols SPOOL1 SPOOL2 and SPOOL3 > > > > In jes2 parmlib member on the spool def for volume I specify SPOOL and > > yet after ipl'ing > > > > And then going back to SDSF to look for the spool volumes are on > > still on the same pack > > > > > > > > > On Mar 21, 2017, at 11:20 AM, Lizette Koehler > > > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > The best practice for JES2 Spool file is standalone. Never put > > > anything on the same volume as either the SPOOL Space or the CKPT > datasets. > > > > > > That can lead to unintentional issues. > > > > > > Many shops in the past have tended towards multi-use volumes with > > > JES2. This is not recommended. > > > > > > With storage arrays, you can code a volume as a MOD9 (9GB, 10,017 > > > Cylinders) and only place the ckpt or the spool space (not both) on > > > it. The array will typically only hold the amount of storage on the > > > mod9 as is allocated. It does not hold the entire 10,017 cylinders > > > when you only have a 60 cylinder dataset on it. As the volume is > > > grown - the array will allocate more space to that device until it > > > reaches > > its maximum size. > > > > > > So, in my shop we have the ckpt on MOD3s and the Spool space on > > > MOD54s. The MOD3s only use a small portion for the ckpt as the ckpt > > > is > > under 1000 cylinders. > > > The MOD54s are maxed out as I have allocated the entire amount to > > > the Spool space. > > > > > > So even though there could be 3339 cylinders allocated for the MOD3, > > > I am using barely 15% of that. So the volume is not very large even > > > though it > > could be. > > > > > > Or your shop could elect to create MOD1s - which is any size you > > > wish to define > > > - for your ckpt and spool space to be considered stand alone. > > > > > > When you start to mix files on volumes that should be dedicated - > > > CA1 TMS, JES Spool or JES ckpt - you can enq that volume and cause > > > issues to > > those products. > > > > > > > > > Worst case scenario you might encounter is the need to cold start jes2. > > > > > > Lizette > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joseph Reichman > > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 5:47 AM > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Subject: Spool file > > >> > > >> Hi > > >> > > >> I'm having problems with my spool file > > >> > > >> SYS1.HASPACE > > >> > > >> > > >> It happens to be in the same pack as my parmlib And other important > > >> files > > >> > > >> I'm wondering can the spool file be on any pack ? > > >> > > >> Thanks > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
