Is this a JES2 spool volume? If yes, has JES2 already allocated it during a normal running of the system?
If yes, then it should be online at IPL Time. JES2 knows to look for volumes at IPL time that have a specific prefix. Use the $DSPOOLDEF command and determine if the volume is the same as the VOLSER Next, JES2 at START UP will look for the dataset name specified in the $DSPOOLDEF command. If it is there, then JES2 will allocate the volume. If the dataset is not on the volume, you should see a message that JES2 could not find a SPOOL SPACE on that volume. Everything will depend on what JES2 is to look for at IPL time. I would not vary any volume that JES2 could use a SPOOL SPACE offline. If that is needed, then clip the volume to something that is not a JES2 SPOOL Volume name What problem are you trying to solve? Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Sankaranarayanan, Vignesh > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 4:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Spool volume > > Hello List! > > Let's say there is a mod27 volume of unit abcd. > This is available to an LPAR (via IODF), but is defined with OFFLINE=YES, so > not immediately available at IPL, but can be brought online (vary ad-hoc or > via COMMNDxx). > > Is there any constraint that a spool volume needs to be OFFLINE=NO in the > IODF.. or is COMMNDxx read before the JES2 startup (JES2's PARMLIB member), > that an IODF change is not required? > > Thank you! > > - Vignesh > Mainframe Infrastructure > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
