I would expect the REFVTOC to be a very quick operation. My concern would be getting control of the volume to perform the REFVTOC due to the high activity catalog.
This sounds like something to attempt @ 0-dark-thirty, notify everyone of risks and keep fingers crossed. HTH, -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe Ogle Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2019 5:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: REFVTOC with a user catalog on the volume? Client has a busted VTOC, and the volume has a high-impact user catalog on it. I’ve copied the volume and tested the REFVTOC successfully. I’ve largely talked myself into the notion that the VTOC and the catalog are two separate entities and there shouldn’t be an issue with doing the REFVTOC on the live volume, but still hesitant. Quiescing this catalog to move it to another volume would be an ordeal, but could be done. Obviously I would prefer the 30 second DSF job. Am I being overly cautious? Thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
