the Volcat could also be called.
HLQ..VOLCAT.VA
HLQ..VOLCAT.VB
HLQ..VOLCAT.VC
HLQ..VOLCAT.V1
You an individual Volcats to hold ranges of tapes. Or one Giant VOLCAT.VGENERAL
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ida
c100/deftvc.htm
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ida
c100/hlq.htm#hlq
The high level qualifier of the tape volume catalog, xxxxxxxx, is 1 to 8
characters. It is specified by the LOADxx member in SYS1.PARMLIB. See Bypassing
SYSCATxx with LOADxx for a description of the format. When the system is
initialized with SYSP=xx, the tape volume catalog high level qualifier specified
in the LOADxx member is activated. After initialization, you should use the
MODIFY CATALOG,REPORT command to verify that the proper tape volume catalog high
level qualifier is selected. For an example of the MODIFY CATALOG,REPORT output
showing the high level qualifier, see Monitoring the Catalog Address Space.
Lizette
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
> Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 1:08 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Defining Global Volume Catalog
>
> Well, maybe we are talking about different datasets.
>
> An IBM Tapelibrary needs a dataset called hlq.VOLCAT.VGENERAL.
>
> Kees.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]]
> > On Behalf Of retired mainframer
> > Sent: 23 October, 2018 10:04
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: Defining Global Volume Catalog
> >
> > The only reference I can find for Global Volume Catalog is for CA VTape.
> > If
> > that is the system you will be using, the Global VCAT is just a VSAM
> > dataset that you can define in any catalog (and on any volume) you
> > choose. You just need to insure that the HLQ of the Global VCAT's DSN
> > relates to the catalog you want. Defining a dataset in any catalog,
> > including the master catalog, does not require an IPL.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On
> > > Behalf Of Gadi Ben-Avi
> > > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 11:40 PM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: Defining Global Volume Catalog
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > I am in the process of defining things for using a new TS7760.
> > > We've never had a tape library before.
> > >
> > > I would like to define the Global Volume Catalog with a high level
> > qualifier other than
> > > SYS1.
> > > How do I tell SMS to use a Global Volume Catalog with a high level
> > qualifier other
> > > than SYS1?
> > >
> > > The HLQ I want to use will cause the new catalog to be defined in
> > > the
> > master catalog.
> > >
> > > Can this be done without a IPL?
> > >
> > > I will be doing this on systems running z/OS v2.1 and v2.2.
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