Hello, Why not use Spill volumes. Create a STOrGRPP called SGSPILL put it under your Dump volumes enable it to spill and problem solved.
Tobias Cafiero Data Resource Management Core Systems Technology Lead System Architect DTCC New York Office: 212-855-1117 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.dtcc.com <http://www.dtcc.com/ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 2:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SMS STORGRP question You should implement TIERING. SMS first fills the first mentioned SG and only if it has not enough space, SMS will go to the second SG. Kees. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson > Sent: 22 April, 2017 2:43 > To: [email protected] > Subject: SMS STORGRP question > > 'Forever' we have directed DUMPSRV SVC dumps via ACS routine to > STORGRP 'SVCDUMP', which is defined to a small set of volumes called > SVCDxx. We had a (major) problem a while back when DB2/CICS wanted to > take a humongous dump that exceeded the available capacity of of the > SVCDxx volumes. So we *added* group 'OVERFLOW' to the ACS routine > expecting this much larger group to accommodate dumps that SVCDUMP > could not handle. Much to our chagrin, from that moment forward, *all* > SVCDUMPs went directly to OVERFLOW without even trying to find space > in group SVCDUMP. We have an RYO mechanism to manage dumps created on > volume SVCDxx, so dumps created elsewhere are a problem we can live > with on occasion but not regularly. > > I know there are various ways to resolve to this problem, but I want > to know why SMS is behaving this way and whether there is a purely SMS > solution: try SVCDUMP first; if no room, then try OVERFLOW. In that > order. > > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 323-715-0595 Mobile > 626-543-6132 Office <===== NEW > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN DTCC DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately and delete the email and any attachments from your system. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
