On Mon, 7 Oct 2019 08:55:55 -0500, Jeffrey Holst wrote: >I seem to recall that there is a program on CBTTAPE that can call IDCAMS or >IEHPROGM but intercepts the and ignores the ENQ on the dataset to be renamed >(or deleted). There is a certain danger to it, so it performs a security check >to try to restrict it use to only those who are authorized. I have used this >in the past to re-allocate perpetually allocated libraries on a cloned sysres >volume. And I have used it in circumstances such as the OP brought up. Just >use with extreme caution. > I believe IBM now supplies such a utility. It requires operator confirmation.
"perpetually allocated" in this case only because of a shortcoming of GRS design. It's ignorant that the ENQed DSN is actually on a different volume. Formerly, the alternative was to zap the VTOC. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
