> Can I format the new volume to have 2000 cylinder of paging and > 1339 cylinders of spool? > I mean I can do it but is it a good idea?
It's not a good idea. Both paging and spooling use channel programs that *can* be interrupted, but it costs you plenty in performance. If your spool is not very active, then you might be able to get away with it, but it's not good practice. Also keep in mind that if you spool the consoles of your guests, that activity goes to spool, so you may be doing more spooling than you think. > I was not planning on doing a cold drain but that may happen. > I will have a SPXTAPE DUMP 580 SPOOL done right before shutdown, > and earlier. Probably wise. If spool areas are going away, it's a good idea just in case, especially since saved segments are stored in spool. -- db
