The doc says online, offline and both earlier in the doc. Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 4, 2018, at 3:42 PM, Pommier, Rex <rpomm...@sfgmembers.com> wrote: > > Actually I think an English major would disagree with your documentation > assessment. 3-Either means if it is either online or offline, add it to the > list, 3-Both says it has to be both online and offline to get included. :-) > > Rex > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Bill Wilkie > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2018 2:09 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: [External] Getting a VOLSER for a disk that is a member of a copy > pair > > I have a program that reads VOLSERS for offline volumes. It works fine for > several flavors of VM and Z/OS, and returns the data in a few MS. But takes a > minute when issued to a device in a copy pair. If I issue it a second time, > it runs fast, so I suppose it could be coming from CACHE or some bit has > changed that allows for the faster I/o or it gets the VOLSER form a control > block. > > > I noticed that when I use the ISMF screen in ISPF option 2.1 it comes Up > right away. So If there is anyone listening from the ISMF group, can you tell > me if you do I/O to get the volser or do you get it from a control block > somewhere. It would be greatly appreciated. > > > BTW, I just sent in a correction to the manual for ISMF. Here is a line from > the screen: > > > Type of Volume List . . . 2 (1-Online,2-Not Online,3-Either) > > > I think it should be 1 for ONLINE, 2 for OFFLINE and 3 for BOTH(not either). > > > Thanks > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from > disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is > not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering > this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in > reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in > electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN