@John Eells We would not consider using z/OSMF for creating SYSRES volumes or rolling out fixes. It does not allow for our Naming convention for Datasets to work with it.
Our naming convention should not be usurped by any vendor to use their tools. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of John Eells > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 7:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: EAV volumes and SYSRES > > R.S. wrote: > > [...] > > List - > >> Just curious if the EAV volumes can be used for SYSRES volumes or if > >> there are any concerns with using them for SYSRES volumes? > >> > >> If they can be used for SYSRES, any considerations with using them? > >> > >> > >> > >> Just looking for advise. > > > > IMHO there are few things to consider: > > > > 1. EAV consist of EAS (upper space) and traditional "track-addressable" > > space. SYSRES and probably everything else can be placed below the > > line of 65520 cyl, because it is regular "legacy" 3390-54 volume. > > True. > > > 2. What can be placed "above the line" (that means in EAS)? That's the > > question. I would not try to place there any of operational datasets > > like RACF db, logrec archive, SYS1.MANx, etc. UNLESS it is clearly > > documented. > > Right. Not sure we have documented this well, though, so if you find some > missing things, please submit RCFs. > > > From the other hand - SYSRES is NOT the place for operational datasets! > > I certainly agree! > > > This is a room for target libraries. I would not worry about non-LPA > > and non-LNKLST libraries and non-IPL_LNKLST (dynamically added) libraries. > > And most non-executable (RECFM=U) libraries. > > For this and #3, see the list I posted in response to Lizette's original > post. > > > 3. What about ZFS and HFS? I would check it again, but IMHO all of > > them can be placed in EAS. > > > > 4. What about ServerPac Installation Dialog? Does it support EAV yet? > > It does not. It likely will never do so. We are moving in a different > direction, with z/OSMF Software Management as our installer in a few years, I > hope. > > > -- > John Eells > IBM Poughkeepsie > [email protected] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
